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Civil servants pay hike met with excitement – Premier calls out ‘bad actors’ and warns of impending productivity audit

BY DELANA ISLES The news of the week is undoubtedly the long-awaited salary increases for civil servants, following the conclusion of an independent pay and grading review, but the government is not done there.

On Monday, December 4, Premier, the Honourable Charles W. Misick and the Deputy Governor, HE Anya Williams, broke the news of the pay increases, which implements a minimum of 10% increase on employees’ net pay effective December 1, 2023.

In announcing the $18.2m investment in manpower the government has made, Premier Misick said “a promise made, and a promise kept”.

The announcement was live-streamed on the Premier’s Facebook page, receiving much positive feedback from citizens and residents.

The general consensus was that it was long overdue, much-needed and a step in the right direction for ensuring proper remuneration for workers, not just in the public service but in the private sector as well, which will certainly now be in competition with the government for the recruitment of workers.

The Premier announced: “In 2015, we increased the minimum wage and promised that we would

make further increases on a needs basis, and as dictated by the cost of living, we delivered on that earlier this year.

“And now this comprehensive review of the public service pay has resulted in a reorganisation of the structure and scale to align with modern competitiveness, and when the new management system is added civil servants will be more accountable, but it does not stop there.

“I have asked, and Cabinet has agreed to extend the consultancy to include a productivity audit of the entire public service.

“We simply cannot and should not reward poor performance or worse, dishonesty in the delivery of service to the public who are paying for the service. The public service deserves better, and we promise them better.

“We cannot and will not allow a few bad actors to spoil the reputation of the hardworking, honest man and woman of our civil service. The same admonition I issue to public servants, I issue to ministers and parliamentary colleagues who have also after almost 12 years received an uplift in pay for the very first time.”

The Premier has clarified that politicians do not give themselves increases, “politicians salaries are determined, agreed and signed off by the Integrity Commission”.

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He further noted: “It is socially unjust, inequitable and unconscionable to ignore the need of our pensioners and recognise their service and the hardship they face in trying to live off of a pension that has been eroded by inflation.”

In that regard, the Premier said the consultants will now turn to reviewing the pensions of former civil servants with a mandate to have it completed by the end of the 2023/2024 financial year (March 31, 2024).

He said when this is done a retroactive increase in pension will be implemented, effective December 1, 2023.

The Premier also announced the commission of an actuarial review of vulnerable Turks and Caicos Islanders aged 70 and over with the aim of purchasing an annuity to provide a guaranteed cost of living assistance of $1000 monthly.

“There are a number of persons in this country over 70 who are at a vulnerable stage and a complete disadvantage, and it is my government’s intention, and we have already started to do the work, to ensure that constituency of people are properly looked after by ensuring that we can provide them a guaranteed cost of living assistance.”

Misick said the government will be paying the National Insurance Board to administer the programme, which will become effective on April 1, 2024.

The Premier stated that it is their

Premier, the Honourable Charles Washington Misick during this week’s announcement of the salary increases (Photo: TCIG)

intention to ensure the government is no longer the last choice of employment.

“That is why we have injected equality, equity and need in our remuneration structure and hope that our private sector partners will do the same.

The Pay and Regrading Exercise

was conducted by consultants with Ernst & Young Services Limited, an international accounting firm.

They were tasked with conducting a comprehensive analysis of public service pay across the region and making recommendations to the government.

Public Appeal The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force is appealing to any member of public who may have any information on any crimes. They can contact Chalk Sound Police Station on 338-5901 or make use of the confidential reporting system through Crimestoppers on 1-800-8477.

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Integrity Commission being reviewed for competence and effectiveness

BY DELANA ISLES The effectiveness, accountability and transparency of the work and governance of the Integrity Commission are coming up for scrutiny, and the public will get an opportunity to weigh in.

This is according to a joint statement from the Governor’s Office and the Integrity Commission on Thursday, December 7.

The announcement came from the desks of the Governor, HE Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam and the Chairperson of the Integrity Commission Honourable Justice Tanya Lobban Jackson, with the support of the Board of Commissioners.

The effectiveness review – which will be conducted by an independent entity - will assess the accountable and transparent discharge of the Commission’s constitutional duties.

The statement outlines that the review will look at the effectiveness of the Commission’s governance and compliance framework and its

resourcing and the discharge of its enforcement powers. Notably, public consultation will form a key part of the review.

Commenting on the new development, Her Excellency the Governor noted: “The Integrity Commission holds a significant role within the governance of the Turks and Caicos Islands affirming standards of accountability for individuals holding public office.

“The review will ensure the effective fulfilment of the Integrity Commission’s duties and provide public confidence in our governance of public standards of accountability.”

Chairperson of the Commission, Hon. Justice Lobban Jackson said they welcome the review so as to ensure the Commission is performing its constitutional duties to maximum effect, and to reassure the public’s confidence in the institution.

News of the review comes on the heels of an impending judicial review into a decision taken by the Integrity Commission against a sitting Minister of Government.

Last month, Hon Justice

Anthony Gruchot approved an application from Minister Arlington Musgrove for a judicial review to be conducted into a decision by the Commission that a conflict of interest exists between his personal interest in a property and his public duties as minister.

The property at the centre of the dispute is the land - parcels 60611/111 and 112 - on which the Detention Centre is constructed.

That decision was handed down on November 14. No date has as yet been set for the judicial review to be conducted.

According to court documents submitted by the minister, the existence of the lease for the land was disclosed to the Integrity Commission in the minister’s biannual statutory as required by the Integrity Commission Ordinance.

Musgrove is also seeking the court’s determination of the commission’s decision to recommend or direct the Governor and the Premier that he be immediately assigned another Cabinet portfolio or Ministry.

The judge has granted a stay of the latter decision until the judicial

review is completed.

The minister has called the Commission’s decisions irrational, unlawful and unconstitutional.

It is his contention that the Commission’s determination that he is in breach of the Code of Conduct is based on an over rigid policy.

Another minister of government had come under scrutiny as a result of similar circumstances.

In 2017, the then Minister of Tourism, Hon. Ralph Higgs had been advised of a potential conflict of interest and breach of the code of conduct in relation to his vested interest in a hotel in North Caicos when the Hotel and Restaurant (Service Charge) 2018 had come up for debate in the House of Assembly if he did not recuse himself from all discussions, debate or voting regarding the Bill.

Higgs was advised that in future he alert the Premier and the Speaker of the House of potential conflicts of interest.

Other notable moves being made by the commission - just months prior to the announcement

of the effectiveness review – is the announcement of investigations, prosecutions and impending trials of several civil servants suspected of corruption in office.

That announcement was made in April by the deputy director of the Integrity Commission, Richard Been during a regional conference in Guyana.

Among those awaiting trial for various acts of corruption are a former director and a senior executive of a TCI statutory body, two police officers and several employees from the Department of Immigration.

The commission has been investigating government employees implicated in acts of corruption, people trafficking, sex trafficking and smuggling contraband, Been had told the regional gathering.

Meanwhile, as it relates to the impending effectiveness review, the Governor and Chair of the Commission have promised to issue further details on how individuals and organisations will be engaged as part of the public consultation in January 2024.

Deputy Premier hopes civil service wage hike will inspire private sector

BY OLIVIA ROSE

Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, Investment and Trade Hon Erwin ‘Jay’ Saunders

Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, Investment and Trade Hon Erwin ‘Jay’ Saunders is optimistic that the government’s historic public servants pay increase will motivate the private sector to follow suit.

His remarks come as the Turks and Caicos Islands Government at a press conference on Monday, December 4, 2023, announced significant pay hikes for civil servants across the board following a pay and grade review undertaken by the government earlier this year.

Hon Saunders who made the promise back in 2021 that once the government achieved revenue of $400m, it would raise public servants’ salaries said the TCI Government has now become the “Employer of Choice”.

In keeping with the promise, the government announced a 25% increase for all public servants.

During his remarks at the press conference, Hon Saunders expressed optimism that the civil service will now attract the best talents from the private sector.

He said: “People will say I can do better with the civil service, the top graduates when they come home they’re gonna work with the civil service and that’s going to push up the efficiency.

“I’ve heard people say, Oh, why don’t we do a poll and see what the public think about the public service? The public service will automatically become energised to work because they know that their government is looking after them and they’re going to feel better, they’re going to do a much better job.”

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salaries the private sector will be forced to improve their salary scales as well.

He said: “This is what’s going to happen, as the private sector employers realise that they can’t retain the top employees anymore, they’re going to match government salary, and so everybody’s salary over time will start to increase.

“So when people start to say, Oh, the country has been doing very, very well. How is it that it’s trickling down to us? This is an example of the benefits of the country doing well… and the private sector will follow suit and will trickle down to everybody.

“This is an example also of the Turks and Caicos Islands government leading from the front.”

Saunders who encouraged civil servants to work harder to deliver better services for the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands, stressed that once the territory has more revenue at its disposal the government will continue to revisit salaries.

“Now because our revenues are now higher than $400m, we can do this, but imagine that we reach 500m, we would be able to do so much more, so I’m encouraging the civil servants to work hard, and to ensure that we can become more compliant with collections and be able to grow the country.”

He stressed that his government is aiming to make the Turks and Caicos Islands civil service the best in the Caribbean region.

The government has budgeted some $19.1m in the next budget to be able to underwrite this increased expenditure.

Back in May 2023, the TCI government inked a contract with Ernst and Young Chartered Accountants (Kingston, Jamaica) to conduct the pay and grade review which aims to improve salaries and working conditions of staff across the government.

As the demands and expectations of the Public Service continue to expand, alongside increased costs of living due to inflation and other factors, the review was undertaken to ensure that staff are appropriately compensated for the work that they do.

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CONSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENTS: HIT OR MISS?

Constitutional talks have been the talk of the town for several weeks now, and although an agreement has been reached for three out of the 28 to be granted in time for election 2025, not all agree that all of the measures need to be in place for the next poll day.

Last week Leader of the Opposition, Hon Edwin Astwood, sought to break down the talks that have so far taken place with the representatives of the United Kingdom, while offering his take on some of the measures to be introduced. “I want to categorically state that while I support that all members of the House should be elected, I do not think that needs to come in place for the next election. It can be in place but take effect after the next elections, we have to go to the people,” Astwood stated. What are your thoughts?

Playing games It begs a critical question why the UK is playing games with the TCI and these constitutional talks?

Three out of 28 ‘agreed’ represents a weak achievement and represents a critical setback for the TCI. It is clear that HMG and the “powers that be” in the TCI are not ready to let “My People Go”. A review of the government’s agenda on the talks will show that their approach is more cosmetic than substantive. There are some fundamental issues that would change the ‘trajectory’ of where these islands are ‘going’ and where they are ‘headed’ that are not being addressed. Seeking to extend the term of the Parliament will not change anything except the move will be seen as “a power grab”.

Speaking ‘generally’ to the words of the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon Edwin Astwood, speaking for the PDM, ‘if you cannot get it done in four years’, an additional year won’t help you’. Right now what TCI needs is a “Moses”, a vision, an idea and concept on how to move these islands and the people forward. This whole exercise, especially the three ‘agreed points of change’ exposes how vapid, weak and shallow the talks were and how shallow the government’s position is. It is little wonder that three small cosmetic points were agreed to by King Charles III’s government. It is too little and not much of anything.

Bold and substantive vision needed Like any ‘rich or emerging nation’ there will be a fight for control of the wealth and destiny of a people. Such struggles have been going on at all times but alas, ‘after it is all over’ and ‘paradise is lost”.

It is clear that the British are ‘soft soaking’ the electorate and are holding out on critical changes that would enable a leader with vision to run his country.

Another ‘game and battle’ seems to be afoot here. It is not even worth speaking,

debating or fighting over these ‘non-issue’ points as they really ‘go nowhere’.

There is a need for a bold and substantive vision for these islands and will not take a “five-year” parliamentary term or call the “Parliament”- by the verb and noun, “Parliament”. Rather tautologous and ‘going nowhere’ any time soon. Expanding the elected component of elected officials to the Parliament is also a ‘non-starter’ and adds to the confusion of managing a “parliamentary system.

Glorified “waste of time” Why are they still seeking to focus on non-issues such as giving a “good or bad” government five years, calling the House of Assembly “Parliament” and electing all 19 MPs? The word Parliament comes from a French word to “speak”, so they are already in session, wasting time, “speaking though not French” but either engaging in the business of talking. In other words, the House of Assembly is already “Parliament”.

What they need to be doing is finding a way to expand the wealth and to secure the welfare of the People. Where is the eGovernment project?

What about a rule, that if one writes a government department that a response is required in two weeks, “or something like that”. How about expanding the reserve category of business licensing and providing low-interest finance for the TCI business-man? Seeking all of the other ‘non-issue’ reforms amounts to “much ado about nothing”.

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New initiative aims to educate TCI and other nations about sargassum challenges

BY OLIVIA ROSE A dynamic project to address the widespread challenge of sargassum across the region is being implemented in several overseas territories including the Turks and Caicos Islands.

In recent years the TCI along with the wider Caribbean region has been experiencing sudden standings of large seaweed masses on coastlines due to the effects of climate change.

Sargassum is a genus of large brown seaweed (a type of algae) that has an unpleasant odour as it rots.

The presence of the algae has become more pronounced in the territory as it drifts on beaches of Turks and Caicos and is seen as detrimental to TCI’s tourist-based

economy The pioneering initiative spearheaded by the School for Field Studies (SFS) along with Marine Conservation without Borders (MCB) and Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire (STINAPA) is dedicated to enhancing access to ecosystem education resources in the Caribbean.

The project, which will be implemented under the theme “Novel Educational Tools to Foster Local Ecosystem Sustainability Practices”, is a 14-month initiative that is being supported by a US$355,406 grant from the European Union for the Resilience, Sustainable Energy and Marine Biodiversity (RESEMBID) programme which aims to create ecosystem education materials that are more accessible

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Sargassum seaweed on a beach in the Turks and Caicos Islands

through a multilingual podcast and an online ‘Sargassum Champions Course’.

According to a statement from the School for Field Studies, it will also see the development of a multilingual biocultural curriculum on local marine ecosystems for primary and secondary school students.

“These novel tools will provide not only a better understanding of the ecological impacts of the influx of sargassum but will also help raise awareness on the challenges brought about by climate change and its effects on ecosystems, as well as new business opportunities that can provide solutions.

“The podcast, available on four social media channels, features interviews with different sargassum stakeholders, and highlights useful

information to users and listeners interested in learning about the challenges and opportunities of sargassum.”

The project is expected to benefit an estimated 2,450 people, including adults and students.

The new digital tool coverage is accessible to anyone interested, from Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) and the wider Caribbean.

The sargassum podcast has published over 64 interviews with experts and stakeholders who are either impacted by sargassum or working on solutions. This EUfunded grant makes it possible for the podcast to continue for another 20 episodes and feature more people from the OCTs. Local residents from OCTs will learn about Sargassum beaching

events, including methods of Sargassum removal and potential Sargassum byproducts.

Residents will learn how Sargassum is managed in their countries and territories.

In 2021, under the Darwin Plus Sustainable Solutions for Sargassum inundations in Turks & Caicos, students/citizen scientists assessed the extent and composition of macroalgae on the shoreline to contribute to finding a solution while promoting biodiversity/ environmental awareness.

The Darwin Plus feasibility explored exploiting the macroalgae, specifically, the potential for anaerobic digestion for biogas and composting as an alternative to disposal as waste to help reduce current dependence on oil as a fuel.

Tourism stakeholders’ consultation underway

BY OLIVIA ROSE A series of consultative meetings are underway with a wide crosssection of tourism stakeholders in the Turks and Caicos Islands as the Department of Tourism Regulations (DTR) actively drafts new regulations for the sector to improve the territory’s bread and butter industry.

The DTR, the Government’s new watchdog body was formally established earlier this year to safeguard the territory’s tourism product by improving tourism services and guest experiences.

Guided by the Tourism Regulation and Licensing Ordinance 2023, passed in the House of Assembly this year, the DTR will seek to ensure sustainable tourism on all fronts.

As such, the Tourism Regulation and Licensing Ordinance 2023, represents a major change in the way the tourism industry is regulated and makes provisions for licensing all businesses that provide tourism services.

This means that a tourism license is now required as mandated by the government to conduct any profitable business in the sector.

To this end, the department has

Tourism Stakeholders recently attended TIDES training workshops

rolled out a series of stakeholder consultations to allow tourism stakeholders to share their invaluable insights and experiences, contributing to discussions on how implementing regulations will affect their businesses.

The meetings which got underway on November 28 and will run until December 12, will target members of the Taxi Association, Tiki Bar operators, Water Sports operators, Horseback Riding operators, Casinos, Spas, and Automotive rentals.

Director of Tourism Regulations Mr Avi Adams in his message prior to the meetings urged stakeholders to participate in the meetings designed to influence the tourism

experience in the TCI. Adams, who affirmed his dedication to shaping regulations that prioritise innovation and stakeholder input, urged stakeholders to participate in the upcoming meetings.

“I am thrilled about the journey ahead with our stakeholders, these upcoming meetings are more than just discussions; they are a chance for us to chart a course together, sharing stories, ideas, and laughter.

“Your presence as stakeholders is not just welcomed; it is the compass guiding us to craft regulations that not only stand the test of time but also create waves of positive change in our beloved tourism industry.”

The department stressed that active participation from stakeholders is crucial as it works to “develop regulations that enhance tourist safety, safeguard livelihoods, and prioritise the needs and concerns of stakeholders, upon whom the tourism industry heavily depends”.

“By actively participating and expressing their opinions, stakeholders reduce the risk of introducing regulations that could negatively impact them.

“Therefore, it is essential for stakeholders to be included in this process. The Department of Tourism Regulations is fortunate to have a competent and considerate staff dedicated to the best interests of our public service license

holders”, the department stated.

Regulations Development Specialist, Ms Sasha Arthur also stressed the importance of stakeholders’ input.

“As a Regulations Development Specialist, I strive to craft a regulatory landscape that not only ensures compliance but also fosters innovation, prioritises stakeholder input, and contributes to the sustainable growth of industries.

I believe in regulations that serve as catalysts for positive change, balancing the needs of today with the vision for a better tomorrow.

“While some stakeholders may have encountered me during our TIDES training sessions, this setting provides an opportunity for deeper engagement in discussions focused on policy matters, tourist security, and their pivotal role in facilitating industrial change.”

The department has also engaged stakeholders in several training sessions under the TIDES certification programme.

The TIDES certification programme is a mandatory training and certification programme for all PSL holders. It is designed to ensure that PSL holders have the knowledge and skills to provide tourists with high-quality services.

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Significant increase in public service salaries in line with regional standards – Deputy Governor says

BY DELANA ISLES An $18.2m investment by the government will see salary increases across the board for public employees and the restructuring of the pay grade for key sectors to ensure competitiveness, equitable pay and retention of staff.

Detailing the investment by the government, was Head of the Public Service, Deputy Governor H.E. Anya Williams during a press conference this past Monday, December 4.

The increases – slated to take effect from December 1 - follows a pay and regrading review conducted by international accounting firm Ernst & Young Services Ltd. The Deputy Governor said the findings from the review found that the public service – which is the largest employer in TCI - has grown in both size and levels of responsibility since its last pay and grading review in 2015.

She said it found that there had been significant changes in economic conditions due to the impacts of inflation, which had resulted in the current levels of public service pay not being commensurate with the roles that staff play or with resident living conditions.

“This was evidenced in the market survey which was carried out as a part of this review, which found public service pay to be, in some cases, significantly lower than that of government statutory bodies, the local private sector, as well as regional public services.

“The review therefore concluded that while the current pay structure was suitable to be retained, that changes needed to be made to make the structure, including rate of pay, including the overall remuneration package more competitive,” Williams explained.

RECOMMENDATIONS The Deputy Governor said the consultants made their recommendations to the government and they were approved by Cabinet at its November 29 meeting.

The recommendations are: “That a minimum 10% increase is to be applied to all grade structures across the government and that a new grade structure is to be implemented for the health sector both effective December 1, 2023.

Her Excellency Deputy Governor and Head of the Civil Service, Anya Williams (Photo: TCIG)

“That the previous 10-point grade system be expanded to include an eleventh grade for senior professionals, as well as three grade bands for executive staff.

“That the following allowances are to be absorbed into basic pay: Providenciales allowance, duty allowance, child allowance and professional allowance.

“And that the previous grade structure for the police and teachers to be retained with modifications and that increases are to be implemented in a number of frontline special allowances.”

REVIEW RESULTS Williams said the $18.2m invested is an overall increase of 22% in manpower costs and will facilitate the implementation of the first phase of the pay regrading exercise.

“Every member of staff, in every island, in every sector of the Turks and Caicos Islands Government will receive a minimum 10% increase in their net pay following the absorption of certain allowances, effective December 1st, 2023, with certain key sectors receiving higher levels of increases,” she stated.

Thirteen point one million dollars ($13.1m) or 72% of the total $18.2m budget has been allocated towards salary increases for key sectors such as policing, healthcare, education, front line, administrative and support staff.

The Deputy Governor said these sectors account for 1,568 employees or 79% of the current workforce.

In the education sector, a total of $3,941,608 or 27.1% of the pay and grading budget has been allocated towards increases.

The increases for 374 staff in the teaching sector are: for trained teachers 12.8%, graduate teachers 25%, heads of department 29.9%, vice principals 42% and principals 57.1%.

In dollar figures this means that the basic salary for a graduate teacher has been increased to $48,320, for a head of department increased to $56,037, for vice principals increased to $66,610, and for principals increased to $79,178.

Williams said all teachers will continue to receive a materials allowance of $100 per month or $1,200 per annum in addition to their basic pay.

“The compensation package for our 286 graduate teachers will be increased to $60,320 per annum, which places us at the upper point of the teaching scales in the region,” she stated.

Healthcare accounts for a total of $1,880,441 or 10.4% of the pay and grading budget.

The Deputy Governor said the 173 staff in the Ministry of Health will receive their increases as outlined below, following the absorption of the Providenciales, duty and professional allowances.

Namely: community health aide will receive 28.9% increase in pay, community mental health nurse 28.6%, registered/community health nurse 27.4%, registered nurse/midwife 20.8%, and medical officers 22.9%.

She said, where appropriate, staff will receive a telephone and transportation allowance.

As for front-line staff a total of 3,229,292 or 18% of the overall total cost of the 2023 pay and grading review has been allocated towards their pay increases.

The 378 staff in grade 5 which includes immigration, customs, prison, road safety, fire safety, fisheries, maritime, compliance, administrative and other officers will receive a net pay increase of 28.3% The basic pay for these posts has been increased to $38,691, and duty and Provo allowance has been absorbed into basic pay.

Immigration task force officers

will receive an additional $800 per month allowance and supervisors will receive $1,000 per month, $12,000 per annum.

In addition to the $3.2m allocated for front line officers, a total of $1,770,115 has been allocated towards increases for senior front-line officers, the Deputy Governor announced.

She said 209 senior front-line officers in grade 6 - which includes senior immigration, senior customs, senior prison, senior fire safety, senior administrative, finance and tax officers following the absorption of Provo and duty allowance - will receive a net increase of 22.5%.

The basic salaries for these posts have been increased to $46,992, and staff where appropriate will receive a telephone and transportation allowance.

Meanwhile, the police sector has been allocated a total of $1,480,449 towards additional pay increases.

The Deputy Governor said 317 staff in the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force will receive the following net pay increases in addition to the 14% across the board salary increase they received in 2022/2023 These categories are district constables 18.8%, constables 12.2%, sergeants 12.8%, inspectors 12.6%, assistant superintendents 13.6% and superintendents 17.7%.

In dollar figure these increases translate to salaries for police constable has been increased to $37,748; sergeant $49,528; inspector $56,037; assistant superintendent $63,400; and superintendent $73,525.

All police officers will continue to receive a housing allowance.

Detective, Marine, Close Protection and Tactical Allowances will be increased by 100% from $500 to $1,000 per month or $12,000 per annum.

She said combining the 14% salary increase awarded to the police in October 2022 with the increases to be awarded in December 2023, police salaries are being increased by 25-30%.

The 117 support staff in grade 4 are receiving a total of $805,866, this means administrative assistants will receive a 27.3% net pay increase raising their basic salary to $32,550 following the absorption of Provo allowance.

With regards to the other grade of employees, the Deputy Governor outlined the following: “Four staff in grade 2 will receive a 40.4% net pay increase, 37 staff in grade 3 will receive a 38.7% net pay increase, 123 staff in grade 7 will receive a 19.1% net pay increase, 93 staff in grade 8 will receive a 16.5% net pay increase, 67 staff in grade 9 will receive a 13.9% net pay increase, 34 staff in grade 10 will receive a 13.8% net pay increase, and eight members of staff will be included in the new Grade 11.

She added that deputy permanent secretaries will be included in the new executive 1 scale, permanent secretaries will be included in the new executive 2 scale and the attorney general and deputy governor will be included in the executive 3 scale.

As it relates to the House of Assembly, Williams noted that since 2012 there has not been a review of Ministers and Members of the House of Assembly remuneration, but with the approval of the Integrity Commission, a new remuneration package has also been approved for Ministers and Members of the House of Assembly.

A total of $600,000 or 3% of the total pay and grading budget has been allocated to facilitate these adjustments.

Wrapping up her presentation, the Deputy Governor noted that this is “the largest single-phased increase ever implemented by the Turks and Caicos Islands Government”.

She noted: “When the funding request was made, the Premier questioned whether we were sure that we could deliver the findings in six months or before the end of both the calendar and also the financial year.

“We did not only deliver the findings Honourable Premier, we are actively working towards implementation within that timeframe as well, which could not have been done without you and your Cabinet’s support,” Williams said.

She said this marks a significant investment in the public service.

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Residents listen to plans to enhance the Grand Turk communities at a town hall meeting

$1.2m approved for Grand Turk’s facelift

BY OLIVIA ROSE The Turks and Caicos Islands government has approved $1.2m to enhance Grand Turk’s historic infrastructure and inject new life into the island’s economy.

Residents of Grand Turk can expect to see more aesthetically pleasing buildings and public spaces in the near future after bemoaning the dilapidated infrastructure that have become an eyesore, and the lack of activities to attract more visitors to the island.

To address many of these issues the government is looking to roll out several projects to enhance communities in Grand Turk including repairs to perimeter walls, street lighting – Middle Street and Duke Street, cleaning of township, signage for historical and heritage sites, signage for street names, removal of derelict vehicles, clearing of telecom wires in community, erection of benches, stationary binoculars for bird watchers, repair of street pavers, painting of walls, painting of buildings and general clean-up of the island.

To fund the projects, the government will draw down funds from the Grand Turk Enhancement and Sustainability Agency, which was established in 2022.

The establishment of the agency saw money from the Grand Turk Infrastructure Fund - some $8m at the time being routed to the newly established agency for spending on enhancement projects for the nation’s capital.

To ensure the local community is at the heart of plans, the Grand Turk Enhancement and Sustainability Agency (GTESA) spearheaded a town hall meeting to allow citizens to present their ideas, questions, and feedback to the panellists allowing for a

robust discussion on concerns that touched on environmental cleanliness and sustainability, refurbishment of infrastructures, creation of tourist attractions, and income opportunities, and other topics of interest.

Addressing residents at a town hall meeting on Thursday, November 30, held at Dillon Hall, Grand Turk, Premier Hon Charles Washington Misick explained that the aim is to revamp the island’s image and rebuild historic areas as part of the government’s efforts to preserve culture and heritage while creating a conducive environment for businesses to thrive.

Misick said: “Cabinet agreed to an envelope of $1.2m which we will be able to draw down on, not ignoring the process of course and the list of projects.

“While they’ve agreed to the envelope of $1.2m, we’ve also agreed that some of these projects that are listed here could be swapped out for some projects of similar criteria.

The Premier stressed that his vision is to create a bustling and “definable downtown centre” in Grand Turk.

“One where we could have a night-time economy as much of a daytime economy…right now we don’t have people who may wish to run a proper restaurant because there’s no one r patronise…and that’s another thing that we’ve been working on trying to make sure we have land based tourism to patronise the night-time economy.”

He underscored that while many visitors seek out the destination for its beautiful natural aesthetics there is an increasing demand for more attractions and activities on the island.

“While we seem to focus on the obvious, which is the sea and the sand, the gorgeous weather,

tourism is multifaceted and there are those people who are interested in culture, interested in the environment and interested in the ecosystem and the wildlife not everyone wants to lay on the beach, it’s a great thing to do but not everybody wants to do that “It is critical that we diversify our offerings, but also, equally or even more importantly, we have every right to be proud of our heritage.”

The Premier acknowledged that while some of the island’s architectural history has been lost to time, it is imperative for the government to restore and preserve what is left for future generations.

“We are aware a lot has been destroyed, I know buildings that have been erased and new structures have been put in place and I know buildings have been deteriorated, sites are vacant and if you walk around we complain often about the state of the environment.”

Misick told residents that restoration of old buildings will not be an easy feat for the government, as there are concerns about dangerous exposure to asbestos.

He explained that over the last four months an expert travelled to the island to conduct asbestos testing.

“I know that some people think that there is no risk, let’s just knock the building down… but I like to operate from a position of knowledge and I personally spend time doing my research investigating.

“Asbestos is none destructible, the tiny microscopic fibres are only destructible under extreme heat and as long as that stays contained, it’s no problem, it’s not a risk, but the minute you interfere with it becomes a serious health problem.

“And so either way I don’t want to be responsible for exposing people to risk of having cancer as a result of taking the wrong approach and no one is more frustrated than I am that we haven’t delivered.”

The territory’s leader informed that government is working along with contractors to find safer options for the demolition and restoration of older buildings.

“To restore heritage and to rebuild some of historic and not so historic, in all the communities is

not going to be an easy one and it’s gonna take tens, potentially even hundreds of millions of dollars over a period of time to restore.

“But as we redefine what Grand Turk should look like in 20 or 50 years, we have to tap into our history, our rich architectural and cultural history to preserve and then to build on what we have.”

Meanwhile, Permanent Secretary for the Office of the Premier and Public Policy Mrs Shonia Thomas-Been revealed that the Grand Turk Sustainability and Enhancement Agency’s account currently stands at some $9.2m.

She said: “Because Carnival’s numbers have been trending as we would have expected, the GTESA bank account is growing, but we would need to push these projects to effectuate the dreams and the visions because we don’t want the money just go and sit there, so the balance now is up 9.2 million and we are hoping still to spend at least $7m in the next 12 months.

“In terms of the corridor that we frequently refer to an RFP (Request for Proposal) has gone out for the testing of the buildings.”

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Love what you do and do what you love It will fulfil you

Love what you do and do what you love. I know this statement sounds ambiguous in that many of us are doing things we do not love so how can we love what we do?

This is the point I am trying to make. Too many of us are doing things because of the money and benefits that come with it, it looks good in the eyes of the public and we simply have no idea what we are supposed to be doing so we settle for whatever we get.

However, do you really love what you do? Do you look forward to getting up in the mornings to do what you do?

If you love what you do and do what you love, it will fulfil you and give you a sense of a meaningful purpose. On the other hand, if you don’t love what you do, it may negatively affect your performance.

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.

I think one of the first things we should do is to document our personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT). Use your strengths and opportunities to find what it is you should do. In other words, align and capitalise on your strengths and opportunities with what you want to do. Now when it comes to your weaknesses and threats, perhaps this will indicate to you

what you should not be doing.

However, do not rule out your weaknesses and threats completely because you may have those weaknesses and threats because of fear and lack of confidence.

Examine the weaknesses and threats thoroughly as possible; you can transform them into strengths and opportunities thus allowing you to love what you do and do what you love.

In addition to examining your personal SWOT, you should consider doing a SWOT analysis of your role and job. There may be some things you like to do and some things you do not like. Rather than quitting the entire role, try to see if you can be assigned to the things you really like and then the things you do not like, someone else who likes it can carry it out.

This may not be possible in small organizations but at least try.

Some of you may be thinking that what you are doing is not impactful to other people. I personally believe that everyone has a role to play in effecting a change. Therefore, encourage feedback or do a survey of the individuals you are dealing with.

Based on the feedback and the survey, you will discover the difference you are making in the

lives of others and then you may end up loving what you do. That is why it is important for people to provide feedback to others as you may ultimately be helping someone to love what they do.

If you do not love what you are doing, find out why. Is it your coworkers? Is your supervisor? Is it the environment? Do not allow the people in your organisation to cause you to hate what you are doing.

However, if you have examined and reviewed the SWOT of yourself and your organisation, and the positive feedback from others did not impact you, then maybe you are not in the right position. Perhaps you should consider quitting that role and finding something that you truly love so that you can love what you do and do what you love.

Urgent call for govt’s involvement in TCI’s human resource development Educational attainment in the TCI is an indicator of the human capital accrued by the populace, evident across sectors and they are the central determinants of the country’s affluence and competitiveness within the region.

The World Economic Forum emphasises the importance of acquiring higher education, relative to civic rivalry and argues that the current globalizing economy prescribes that countries like the TCI must foster arsenals of well-educated workers – capable of performing complex tasks and adapting quickly to new environments and the evolving needs of the production system.

While the incumbent government continues to support regional and international scholarship programs, a slight problem still hovers. There are not enough TCI islanders with adequate experience for particular jobs.

Therefore, scholars studying abroad in high-quality courses

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.

must take advantage of the many internship programme opportunities to promote knowledge transfer, develop skills desired by employers here and establish an international perspective of TCI’s workers.

Still, another acute challenge surfaces, which requires urgent attention. Many TCI citizens are not participating in the labour market and inevitably, this has engendered inequality and social expulsion among natives.

Empirical evidence also shows that one of the indices for the low participation in the workforce is the unattractive salary in particular

fields, like security.

I am adamant that this is the reason for the recent increase in the minimum wage; however, it is not impacting as expected, as there is still a huge wave of work permits issued for those jobs.

But beyond this minimum wage increase, there should be mentorship programs for TCI youths especially, designed with a unique message, which emphasizes humility.

So, I urge, starting small is the key to success. In one of his famous quotes, Confucius, a former Chinese philosopher said, “The man who moves a mountain

begins by carrying away small stones.”

Therefore, “Belongers” are encouraged to dream big, but start small! Small steps are requisites, as there are no shortcuts to success. Take a security job – for instance – develop yourselves, then excel!

Furthermore, many nationals do not have the required technical skills to participate in certain jobs and; therefore, lawmakers must ensure that comprehensive Government-sponsored training programs are integral to public policy geared toward enhancing self-sufficiency among youths.

These programs not only allow organisations – both public and private – to compete, adapt, and excel among other attributes, but to qualify more residents to participate in the labor force.

While the community college’s broader mission is to provide academic programming – it enables nationals to qualify for specific jobs and transfer students to four-

year colleges and universities; still, there is a dearth of technical skills throughout.

This suggests that policymakers should prioritize the institution of a vocational school to propel locals to pursue skill training programmes in areas, such as mechanics, electrical and plumbing.

And while private sector companies provide training and development programmes to enhance their employees’ performance, it is the government’s responsibility to prepare the TCI residents for the workforce through government-sponsored vocational training.

This dynamism should be pivotal in public policies to address the adverse employment effects of business cycle declines and structural unemployment.

Government-sponsored training for TCI islanders is an important policy instrument to alleviate unemployment and influence structural change.

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Unsung heroes of Christmas: The shepherds Finally, Christmas is upon us.

For some people, that means twinkling lights, festive carols, gift exchanges, family, food, and lots of food. For those who follow Jesus, the centre of the Christmas story is the birth of Jesus. While many narratives comprise the “Christmas Story,” many overlooked characters exist. While angels and wise men have garnered much attention, the shepherds stand out as unsung heroes, their simple lives forever intertwined with the arrival of the Messiah.

As Luke’s Gospel recounts (Luke 2:8-20), these shepherds were humble, hardworking men.

The rhythm of nature marked their lives; nights were spent watching against the many perils associated with being a shepherd, thieves and predators being the most prominent. But this profession, though not desirable, often built a strong camaraderie between the shepherds.

Fear initially gripped the shepherds when the angelic hosts visited them one night. However, this was replaced with awe, wonder, and anticipation. “Do not be afraid,” the angel declared, “I

KENYATTA E. LEWIS Kenyatta Lewis is the pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel, a growing church committed to taking followers of Jesus deeper and going further in their faith. Besides loving, serving, and helping people he has watched the extended Director’s cut of the Lord of the Rings trilogy multiple times.

bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. Today, in the town of David, a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger” (Luke 2:10-12). Guided by these words, they looked for the baby, no doubt filled with a mixture of trepidation and excitement. Upon reaching the manger, they found the newborn baby, exactly as the angel had described.

The shepherds were the first to witness the miracle of the ages: God becoming human. Humble, lowly men visiting a lowly-born child in a modest, ordinary, dirty place. Only God could have brought all this together.

Their encounter with the Messiah transformed these ordinary

shepherds into extraordinary witnesses. They returned to their flocks, not with fear or uncertainty, but with hearts overflowing with joy and a profound understanding of the significance of the child they had seen.

The shepherd’s story shows that God often chooses the most unexpected people to carry out His plan. Their simple lives, humble station, and willingness to embrace the extraordinary amidst the ordinary made them perfect recipients of the angelic message.

As we celebrate Christmas, let us remember the shepherds. Their story serves as a reminder that God’s love and grace transcend social status, educational background, or any other earthly distinction. He desires to reveal Himself to us, no matter how ordinary or overlooked

we feel.

In a world that often glorifies the

extraordinary and the exceptional, the shepherd’s story reminds us that true greatness lies in humility, openness, and a willingness to embrace the unexpected. Especially when God brings it about, just as the shepherds’ lives were forever transformed by their encounter with God, we can also experience the transformative power of God’s love and grace in our lives. Merry Christmas. YOU ARE LOVED.

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OCTOPEN

Dream the impossible dream Be relentless! At least do not stop until you get what you want. Here are eight reasons you should dream the impossible dream.

DEFY CONFORMITY:

Dreaming the impossible is a rebellion against the mundane.

It’s a middle finger to societal norms that dictate what you should or shouldn’t aspire to. Break free and dream audaciously.

MEDIOCRITY IS OVERRATED:

Average dreams lead to average lives. Dreaming the impossible is a declaration that mediocrity is beneath you. Strive for the extraordinary; settle for nothing less.

BY DAVIDSON LOUIS

Rachel Wolchin once said: “If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have had roots instead of feet.” On this quest to self-discovery, TC Islander Davidson Louis vowed to travel, write, paint, laugh and forgive. Subsequently, he hopes to find himself and or, leave behind a few pieces of himself. Contact him at hello. octopen@tcinews.tc

SHOCK THE NAYSAYERS:

Let your impossible dreams be the thunder that silences the doubters. Nothing irks skeptics more than witnessing someone turning the inconceivable into reality. Prove them wrong.

LEGACY OVER LIKES:

Forget about social media likes and instant gratification.

Dreaming the impossible is about leaving a legacy that transcends the digital realm. Create a narrative that generations will remember.

COMFORT ZONES ARE COFFINS:

Comfort zones are where dreams go to die. Dreaming the impossible is a bold step out of the cozy coffin of complacency.

Embrace discomfort; that’s where growth happens.

ORDINARY IS FORGETTABLE:

Nobody remembers the mundane.

Dreaming the impossible is a conscious decision to be unforgettable. Be the story people tell with wide eyes and dropped jaws.

INSPIRE OR RETIRE:

Ordinary dreams inspire no one.

Dreaming the impossible isn’t just for you; it’s a responsibility to inspire others. Lead by example and let your audacity be the

spark that ignites the flames of ambition.

LIFE’S SHORT; DREAM BIG:

Life is too short to be confined by realistic expectations. Dreaming the impossible is an assertion that time is precious, and you won’t waste it on anything less than phenomenal.

In a world that thrives on the conventional, daring to dream the impossible is an act of defiance. It’s not just a choice; it’s a statement that your dreams are too grand to fit into society’s small boxes. Dream boldly and live fiercely.

Agree? Disagree? Share on louisedens@gmail.com

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Annual Arts and Craft Expo was a hit with shoppers and vendors

Santa visits, entertainment and exquisite local products at Arts & Craft Market The 14th annual Arts and Craft Expo was pulled off with a bang last weekend, with visits from the Jolly old Saint Nick himself, lively performances by several youngsters, Christmas carolling, and some exceptional choir performances.

Held annually to kick off the festive season, the annual expo was hosted on Saturday and Sunday, December 2 and 3, at the Salt Mills Plaza in Providenciales.

While a festive and community bonding occasion, a major part

of the event is affording local entrepreneurs the opportunity to display and sell their products – many of which are perfect gifts for the Christmas season.

Entertainment was provided by students of the Provo Primary

School, Provo Performing Arts dancers, the International School choir, British Collegiate High School steel band, a traditional Indian dance, Carollers for Charity, the Ashley Learning Centre’s choir, with flash mob dancers throughout

both days and of course visits from Santa.

It was a weekend of joviality and community spirit from vendors, entertainers and shoppers alike, Clare Jaget of the TCI Arts Foundation told Weekly News.

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Health professionals get HIV/AIDS counselling and testing refresher training

BY OLIVIA ROSE A wide cross-section of health professionals in the TCI recently attended a four-day, refresher Counselling and Testing (CT) training workshop in Providenciales to address the critical issue of HIV/AIDS and public education.

This comes as the Turks and Caicos Islands joined the rest of the world in observing World AIDS Day on December 1.

The comprehensive training hosted by the Health Promotions and Advocacy Unit was geared towards equipping healthcare professionals and allies with the necessary skills to provide empathetic and informed counselling for individuals needing to know their HIV/AIDS status.

Health professionals in attendance were led by expert facilitators well-versed in both

counselling and HIV/AIDS care through engaging discussions and practical exercises.

Participants explored strategies for effective communication, stigma reduction, and creating safe spaces for individuals affected by the virus.

The Ministry of Health and Human Services in an invited statement described the CT training “as a cornerstone in its advocacy efforts, fostering a community where awareness, support, and early intervention converge for a healthier, more resilient society”.

Commenting on the significance of the training, Minister of Health and Human Services, Hon Shaun D Malcolm said: “This specialised training is pivotal in our ongoing efforts to enhance the support system for those combatting HIV/ AIDS and its associated challenges.

“Our healthcare personnel are now better equipped to provide

Participants at the workshop during a practical exercise

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Health professionals at the workshop demonstrate testing skills

compassionate and comprehensive care to individuals in our community. As frontline advocates, these trained professionals are poised to make a significant impact on the well-being of affected individuals.”

He stressed that the CT training is a testament to the commitment

of the MoHHS to fostering a community that prioritizes awareness, compassion, and access to information and know their HIV status.

Mrs Aldora Robinson, Director of the Health Promotions and Advocacy Unit said: “This training empowers individuals to

provide valuable support to those facing challenges, contributing to the overall well-being of our community as we aim to meet the global targets of 95% of persons knowing their HIV status, 95% of persons linked to care and 95% of persons with a suppressed viral load by 2025.”

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Man shot in Five Cays A 24-year-old man is nursing a gunshot wound after he was recently shot in Five Cays.

Crime sleuths of the Serious Crime Unit of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are continuing investigations into the shooting and wounding of a male in Providenciales.

Although details surrounding the shooting are still sketchy, the RTCIPF said the man received gunshot injuries sometime around 9 p.m. on the 2nd of December 2023.

The police said its control room received multiple calls that gunshots were being heard in the Sand Bar Street, Five Cays area, and a team of officers were dispatched to the given location.

The victim whose identity was not released by authorities up to press time, was later rushed to the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre for treatment.

The police are urging anyone with information on this shooting or any illegal activity to contact their closest police station or contact 911, the RTCIPF Serious Crime Unit at 232-8752 or 1-8008477, to give anonymous reports.

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Ms Helcyann Selver, Local Representative

Mr Layton Lewis, Events Organiser Specialist

Experience Turks and Caicos announces three new appointments

Experience Turks and Caicos has announced the appointment of a Human Resources Manager, a Local Representative and an Events Specialist to its team.

The following is a statement issued by Experience Turks and Caicos on the recent appointments: Kitchandra Penn-Mcdonald Appointed As Human Resources Manager Mrs Kitchandra Penn-McDonald, Human Resources Manager, to their team, effective today, December 4th, 2023. Mrs Penn-McDonald is currently enrolled in a Masters Degree programme in Human Resources Management and Development at the University of Salford, Manchester, Mrs. Penn-McDonald has eight years of experience working in Human Resources Management.

Before Experience Turks and Caicos, Mrs. Penn-McDonald was Director of Human Resources at Waterloo Hotel Management Limited (Ltd.). She was also employed as the Human Resources Manager at The Sands at Grace Bay. In welcoming Mrs PennMcDonald to the team, Ms Racquel Brown, Change Manager and Interim CEO of Experience Turks and Caicos, said she is pleased to fill this critical position. “Hiring

Mrs. Penn-McDonald, Human Resources Manager, is essential for talent recruitment and management to ensure the build-out and success of Experience Turks and Caicos.

She will be essential in assisting me in ensuring that the organisational structure is in place to promote and enhance a positive and effective work environment for product development and to market and promote the Turks and Caicos Islands. “ I look forward to working with Mrs. Penn-McDonald in the coming months,” she said Mrs. Penn-McDonald described her new role as an amazing opportunity.

“I am deeply honoured to be the Human Resources Manager for Experience Turks and Caicos. It is an amazing privilege and a great responsibility to take on this job and I will do it with everything I have to the best of my ability for the success of the organisation,” she said.

HELCYANN SELVER APPOINTED AS LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE Experience Turks and Caicos is pleased to welcome Miss Helcyann Selver, Local Representative, to their team, effective today, December 5th, 2023. Miss Selver is currently pursuing a Master of

Science in Human Services, with a specialisation in Mental Health from Walden University Online and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina. Miss Selver, who is from North Caicos, reports to the Destination Development Department and is responsible for product development in North, Middle and East Caicos.

In welcoming Miss Selver to the team, Ms Racquel Brown, Change Manager and Interim CEO of Experience Turks and Caicos, said her appointment is in keeping with the thrust to market and promote the Turks and Caicos Islands as multi-island destination.

“We are positioning the destination beyond Providenciales as we seek to increase visitation and spending. “ Developing the tourism product in our sister islands is key to this and, as such, the addition of Miss Selver to our team allows for the enhancement of North, Middle and East Caicos for more activities to increase day tours and to increase spend on the island to the benefit of our communities and stakeholders,” she said.

Ms Selver said she is excited to develop the tourism product in the sister islands. “It is an amazing opportunity to be a local

representative from North Caicos and to be able to help with the development of tourism in my island and the sister islands.

“It is an honour to be able to be a part of the change that you want to see in our community. In working with Experience Turks and Caicos I now have the opportunity to market and promote my hometown with hopes of attracting not only tourists but to encourage the development of local businesses,” she said.

LAYTON LEWIS APPOINTED AS EVENTS ORGANISER SPECIALIST Experience Turks and Caicos is pleased to welcome Mr Layton Lewis, Events Organiser Specialist, to their team, effective December 4th, 2023.

Mr Lewis holds a Bachelor’s degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management from Mount Saint Vincent University in Canada with a minor in Marketing and an Associate Degree in Business Administration from the Turks and Caicos Community College in Grand Turk.

A native of Grand Turk, Mr Lewis previously worked as a Marketing Executive for the Canadian office of the Turks and Caicos Islands Tourist Board.

In his capacity as Events Organiser Specialist, Mr Layton will be responsible for planning and coordinating marketing events for Experience Turks and Caicos. In welcoming Mr Lewis to the team, Ms Racquel Brown, Change Manager and Interim CEO of Experience Turks and Caicos, said his role is an important one for the organisation. “As the Event’s Organiser Specialist, Mr. Lewis is an important addition to Experience Turks and Caicos due to the diversity of events we will execute.

These include press conferences, hosting visiting tavel agents and journalists, workshops, and stakeholder meetings.

In this role, he will be assisting departments with the planning and execution of all events in the Turks and Caicos Islands and Source markets to ensure all events represent the branding of Experience Turks and Caicos and the objective(s) of all events” she said.

Mr Lewis said the opportunity humbles him: “I’m eternally grateful and humbled to be hired for the role as Events Organiser Specialist within Experience Turks and Caicos. An opportunity to serve my country in this capacity will not be taken lightly. Thanks be to God, for he is good!

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Grand Turk residents, Juline and Janai Higgs, express their enthusiasm for the capital’s newest fine arts gallery

Titus poses with Jadon Higgs, proud new owner of two pieces of photography by Beatrix Neuhaus

Two of dozens of cruise ship tourists, happy to have found - and bought - art “made in the TCI”

Seeing what could be and asking, “why not?”

A small Grand Turk gallery makes a BIG splash In late September, I penned a column titled “When Art is Joy,” where I described the ongoing preparations for an exciting new gallery venture in Grand Turk. Within the piece, I took a moment to nostalgically sip on the memories of the Bamboo Gallery on Provo before vividly portraying the shared vision that I, along with many artistic friends and associates, held for this upcoming gallery.

My enthusiasm knew no bounds as I proclaimed, “Grand Turk’s “TDB Fine Arts” is now just a few weeks away from its grand opening, and it’s a cause for celebration!” I waxed on lyrically, “Nestled in the heart of Grand Turk’s historic Front Street, this gallery will proudly showcase the exceptional works of local painters, including the renowned Middle Caicos artist, Dwight Outten, Provo’s very own Ben Oduma, and the skilled Grand Turk watercolourist, Katherine Hart. The gallery will exhibit internationally recognised, collectible fine art, photography

by Beatrix Neuhaus, as well as the diverse works of visiting artists from the U.K., Europe, and around the world, such as the muchcelebrated Jill Tattersall from

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. These days he works as a residency consultant for Titan Services. (www.titanservices.biz). Readers wishing to contact Titus with ideas and/or suggestions for columns, can to so on tdbtci@aol.com.

York”.

As I crafted that paragraph, I envisioned a gallery, grand and spacious, boasting walls eager to embrace art, and storage that could rival the Smithsonian’s closet.

I dreamt of a gallery that could effortlessly host anywhere between fifty to eighty masterpieces at any given moment. The location, while not a masterpiece itself, appeared sufficiently promising, and we set our sights on an opening slated for 1 November 2023.

But as the legendary John Lennon once quipped, “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” And indeed, life had quite the comedic plot twist in store for our Grand Turk gallery. Just when we were ready to unveil our masterpiece, life chortled and threw us a googly (a curveball for non-cricketers) that would make any seasoned

bowler jealous. You see, not only did the lease conditions for our chosen venue go from “fair” to “suboptimal”, but it turned out that our unit was as mouldy as a fine wedge of Roquefort cheese. A quick reality check forced us into an artful escape act – we needed a new location, and we needed it yesterday.

When life throws you a googly, staying optimistic becomes a challenge. The simple fact was that we found ourselves in a situation where we had a collection of paintings ready to go but no gallery space to call our own. To provide context to those unfamiliar with the Nation’s Capital, retail space isn’t exactly abundant here, a fact confirmed by calls to several friends and associates. Then, one morning, as I engaged in a casual conversation with an acquaintance in Grand Turk, he turned to me

and suggested, “Why don’t you consider moving into the museum?

We have a small space in there that could be perfect for showcasing art – though I must warn you it is quite petite.” Later that day we viewed the space, I finally understood what he meant, and I couldn’t help but be puzzled by his suggestion.

“Quite petite? Try minuscule,” I thought to myself as I stood in the 116-square-foot former foyer of the splendid and historically significant “Guinep House”, which serves as the home of the Turks and Caicos Islands National Museum.

It is said that “things happen for a reason” and it was time to look at all the positives of this move — and there were several. For starters, the location and the address, Turks and Caicos National Museum, is hard to beat, parking is ample, and your footfall is guaranteed. As the weeks rolled by, with freshly painted walls

and carefully selected artwork, I grew increasingly convinced that perhaps this was a hidden blessing.

When an astonishing 31 works of art graced the walls, it became abundantly clear that it was indeed a stroke of good fortune in disguise.

The official launch of TDB Fine Arts is set for the first quarter of the coming year, coinciding with an art exhibition behind the museum.

However, it was time for a “soft” opening, or as a friend humorously dubbed it, the “non-opening.” I couldn’t help but jest that we might be the world’s smallest gallery, only to discover that “The Loo-vre” in Bristol, England, already claims this title as it operates from a toilet.

There are also close contenders, including a gallery in an oldfashioned British red telephone box and an open-air gallery with a solitary wall in Rhode Island.

As Picasso wisely stated, “Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.” On December 3rd, as dozens of visitors enthusiastically appreciated local art and photography adorning the walls of Grand Turk’s newest and only Fine Arts Gallery, I knew that a new and exciting chapter in Turks and Caicos Art history had begun.

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The annual Kiwanis Club of Providenciales annual tree lighting see scores of families out for the festive event (Photos: Newsline TCI)

‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’ in TCI The festive season kicked off last weekend with the annual concert, tree lighting and children’s treat hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Providenciales at the Butterfield Square in Downtown Providenciales.

– Kiwanis Club usher in the season with good cheer Last Sunday afternoon, December 3, families, residents and visitors alike thronged to the

downtown location to enjoy what is always a lovely time for the young ones.

The annual festivity features lots of drinks and food, live musical and dance entertainment from schools,

churches and other members of the community, face painting, a muchanticipated visit from Santa Claus, and even a Christmas raffle.

The club has been hosting the event every year for more than 20 years.

The TCI Red Cross’ event in celebration of International Volunteer Day was well-attended

TCI Red Cross hosts Open House for volunteers The TCI Red Cross this week hosted a successful Open House event in honour of International Volunteer Day celebrated annually on December 5.

The event, which took place at the organisation’s new

headquarters on the Leeward Highway, welcomed community members, stakeholders, and prospective volunteers.

Attendees had the opportunity to explore volunteer opportunities in areas such as disaster response, first

aid, health promotion, community outreach, youth engagement, psychosocial support, safeguarding and thrift shop services.

The aim of the Open House was to bring awareness to the programmes and services offered

by the local chapter of the Red Cross, as well as highlight and celebrate the work of local volunteers and recruit new ones.

Sharing a message in acknowledgement of the day was Director of the TCI Red Cross,

Candianne Williams.

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Family and friends gathered at the St. Thomas Anglican Church to pay her respects

Tina’s final send-off (Photos: Grand Turk Events)

Tina’s husband and three of her four sons share a moment of silence following the ceremony

Deputy Governor, Deputy Premier, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Leader of the Opposition and ministers of government, as well as the Premier’s wife were among the dignitaries in attendance to bid farewell to the TCI trailblazer

‘Tina Fenimore’ laid to rest in spirited and poignant ceremony Businesswoman, tourism stalwart and champion to the less fortunate, Clementina Louise ArizaFenimore, familiarly known as ‘Tina Fenimore’ was laid to rest last weekend in Grand Turk in a simple yet poignant ceremony.

At 10am, December 2, family and friends gathered at the St Thomas Anglican Church, Grand

– a tribute to the person she was Turk to pay their last respects and reflect on the extraordinary life that Mrs Fenimore lived.

It was a celebration of her life, her work, her perseverance and her grit – attributes that represent the

woman she exemplified.

She is remembered for her strong will and determination, which served as an inspiration to all who knew her.

Deputy Governor HE Anya

Williams, Deputy Premier Hon Erwin Jay Saunders, Leader of the Opposition Hon Edwin Astwood, current and past ministers of government, a former Speaker of the House of Assembly as well as

the Premier’s wife, Mrs Delthia Russell-Misick were among the dignitaries in attendance to bid farewell to the TCI trailblazer.

Mrs Fenimore is survived by her husband, four sons, four grandchildren, two brothers and sisters, and countless others with whom she shared her beautiful spirit, grace and love. (DELANA ISLES)

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TCI residents urged to stand united in the fight against HIV-AIDS

BY OLIVIA ROSE Minister of Health and Human Services Hon Shaun Malcolm has called on residents in the TCI to stand united in amplifying advocacy for an AIDS-free generation.

His call came as the Turks and Caicos Islands joined the rest of the world on December 1, 2023 to observe World HIV-AIDS Day. HIV remains a major global public health issue and has claimed millions of lives since the beginning of the epidemic in the 80s.

In his message on World AIDs, the Health Minister stressed that while much progress has been made in the fight against HIV/ AIDS around the world, the fight against the disease is far from over.

He said: “We have witnessed remarkable strides in the research, treatment and prevention strategies, and even as we celebrate these achievements, it is crucial to acknowledge the persistent obstacles and disparities that continue to hinder the mission for an AIDS-free world and our pursuit of eradicating HIV/AIDS.” He emphasised the need for people to show compassion towards those who are affected by the disease by fostering compassion, encouraging testing, early diagnosis and access to lifesaving treatments.

He said: “Education remains

A red ribbon is the universal symbol for HIV/AIDs

a powerful tool in dispelling the myths and misconceptions surrounding HIV and empowering communities to protect themselves and support one another.”

Malcolm pointed out that the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of resilient health systems and the need for solidarity in the face of emerging threats.

“Let us leverage the lessons learned from our response to COVID-19 to strengthen our efforts against HIV/AIDS, and other health challenges.”

Malcolm, who described the observance of World AIDS Day as a call to action and a time to renew dedication to creating inclusive policies and ensuring no one is left behind, said his ministry is committed to the well-being of all citizens.

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service in our communities.

“I would like to express my gratitude to all of our volunteers for all that you do, as the power of your collective work makes an incredible difference in our lives and in our communities.

As we face the climate crisis, especially during the hurricane season, you bring hope in the direst and challenging of situations. Your kindness is powerful,” Williams said.

She acknowledged that many of the volunteers contribute

their skills and knowledge to provide the network of support needed through administration and fundraising to make the delivery of their services possible.

This year’s International Volunteer Day theme aptly states, ‘The collective action: If everyone did’.

“Thank you, volunteers, for your service. If you are not a volunteer, consider volunteering. You have the power to make a real difference in our community,” the Director has encouraged.

In the Turk and Caicos Islands, 24 cases were recorded in 2019, 18 cases in 2020, 10 cases in 2021, and 11 in 2022, however, the data for 2023 has not yet been released by the ministry.

With ongoing transmission in all countries globally; some countries have reported increasing trends in new infections which were previously on the decline.

An estimated 39 million [33.1– 45.7 million] people were living with HIV at the end of 2022.

In the Latin American and Caribbean region, around 2.5m people are living with HIV. In 2022, approximately 130,000 people acquired the virus, and 33,000 lost their lives due to AIDSrelated causes.

There is no cure for HIV infection. HIV infection has become a manageable chronic health condition, enabling people

Minister of Health and Human Services Hon Shaun Malcolm

living with HIV to lead long and healthy lives.

HIV IS A PREVENTABLE DISEASE AND THE RISK OF HIV INFECTION CAN BE REDUCED BY: ● Using a male or female condom during sex. Condoms are readily available from the Ministry of Health, primary care clinics and other outlets free of cost ● Being tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections regularly ● Using harm reduction services for people who inject and use

drugs ● Doctors may suggest medicines and medical devices to help prevent HIV, including antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), including oral pre-exposure prophylaxis ● ARVs can also be used to prevent mothers from passing HIV to their children. ● People taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) and who have no evidence of virus in the blood will not pass HIV on to their sexual partners. Access to testing and ART is an important part of preventing HIV.

Public Appeal The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force is appealing to any member of public who may have any information on any crimes. They can contact Chalk Sound Police Station on 338-5901 or make use of the confidential reporting system through Crimestoppers on 1-800-8477.

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Former DEA informant pleads guilty in assassination of Jovenel Moïse A former confidential informant for the US Drug Enforcement Administration pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, whose killing in 2021 caused unprecedented turmoil in the Caribbean nation.

Joseph Vincent, a dual HaitianAmerican citizen who lived in the US and attended meetings in South Florida and Haiti ahead of the assassination, is the fourth of 11 defendants in Miami to plead guilty.

He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison on charges including conspiracy to kill and kidnap a person outside the US and conspiracy to provide material support and resources.

According to authorities, about 20 Colombian citizens and several dual Haitian-American citizens participated in the plot. The conspirators initially planned to kidnap the Haitian president but later opted to kill him. Investigators allege the plotters had hoped to win contracts under Moïse’s successor.

Vincent, wearing a prisoner’s beige shirt and pants, pleaded guilty at a hearing before federal Judge José E. Martínez that lasted 20 minutes. Seated next to his attorney, Kenneth Swartz, he was handcuffed and had shackles on his ankles.

Joseph Vincent, second from left, sits with other men at a police station on July 8, 2021, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. They were detained after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse at his home

“Guilty, your honour,” Vincent responded after the judge asked him how he would plead.

Vincent said he had reached a plea agreement with the prosecutors, something defendants often do in hopes of receiving a lighter sentence. Under the terms, he agreed to collaborate with the investigation, and the government said it would withdraw two accusations of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States.

The judge set his sentencing hearing for February 9, 2024.

The other defendants who

have pleaded guilty are retired Colombian army officer Germán Alejandro Rivera Garcia, who was sentenced to life in prison in October; Haitian-Chilean businessman Rodolphe Jaar, who also was sentenced to life in prison in June; and former Haitian senator John Joël Joseph, who was detained in Jamaica before being extradited to Miami last year and is set to be sentenced on December 19.

They are all part of what US prosecutors have described as a conspiracy hatched in Haiti and Florida that ended with mercenaries gunning down Moïse at his private

home near the Haitian capital of Port-Au-Prince on July 7, 2021.

He was 53.

Vincent was close to HaitianAmerican suspects James Solages and Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a South Florida resident and pastor whose ambition to replace Moïse as president led to the assassination, according to charges filed by the prosecutors. Both were among the first arrested after Moïse was shot 12 times at his home.

After the killing, Vincent maintained his innocence and told a Haitian judge that he was a translator for the Colombian

soldiers accused of storming the president’s residence and killing him.

More than 40 suspects have been arrested in the case in Haiti, most of them shortly after Moïse was fatally shot in the attack that also injured his wife, Martine Moïse. Among those detained are 18 former Colombian soldiers accused of taking part in the plot and several high-ranking Haitian police officers.

In Haiti, five judges have been appointed to the case and four of them have stepped down for various reasons, including fear of being killed.

In the two years following the assassination, Haiti has experienced a surge in gang violence that led the prime minister to request the immediate deployment of a foreign armed force in October 2022.

The UN Security Council voted to send a multinational force led

by Kenya to help fight gangs in October of this year.

The deployment has been delayed, however. Kenya has said its personnel needs more training and funding, and a local high court has extended orders blocking the deployment, with a hearing scheduled for late January.

No deployment date has been announced. (Loopnews)

Bahamas records over eight million tourist arrivals Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation of the Bahamas, Chester Cooper announced that The Bahamas has recorded a smashing eight million plus tourist arrivals.

“In 2019, a historic year for Bahamas tourism, total visitor arrivals amounted to 7.2 million.

Last year, total tourist numbers matched the 2019 record year total and today we are over eight million,” the Acting Prime Minister said during a press conference and brunch at Margaritaville Beach Resort Meeting Room Ballroom on Monday, December 4, 2023.

He pointed out that the Ministry still has not counted the months of November and December.

Acting Prime Minister Cooper said the explosive numbers places the country on the trajectory to continue the upward trend well into 2024.

“For the first 10 consecutive months, January to October, total air and sea arrivals were higher when compared to the same months in 2022 and in 2019 which was then, our banner year of tourism. We have now moved the goal post.”

He said, “In fact, foreign air and sea arrivals in October increased by 45.7 per cent compared to the same period in 2022 and surpassed 2019 levels by 32 per cent.”

The Acting Prime Minister explained that the US remains the top performing stopover market with the Latin American market gaining momentum in its steady return to pre-pandemic stopover levels, while increased visitor arrivals are coming from Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and as far as Australia.

He said foreign air arrivals for October year-to-date were up by 19.7 per cent for the same period

The US remains the top performing stopover market with the Latin American market gaining momentum

last year and also surpassed 2019 levels.

Acting Prime Minister Cooper said cruise arrivals were up 54 per cent over 2022 levels and 43.2 per cent over 2019 levels.

“We estimate that direct visitor spending in the Bahamian economy as a result of these arrivals will far exceed $6 billion. That’s right, more than $6 billion of new money injected directly into the economy, and this is also up compared to 2019 and 2022.”

He also noted that the nation has seen increased airlift including first time routes.

“Last month, we welcomed the first ever direct non-stop flight by Jet Blue connecting passengers from Los Angeles to Nassau.

“In less than two weeks, Alaska Air will service four weekly flights from Los Angeles International Airport and three times weekly flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nassau Lynden Pindling International

Airport.”

The Acting Prime Minister said The Bahamas Government has launched a public private partnership airport infrastructural project for 14 Family Island airports to increase both domestic and international travel.

He explained that less than a year ago, the $2 million renovation was completed at Great Harbour Cay International Airport and a new terminal was opened in Ragged Island.

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Harsher penalties coming in Jamaica for perpetrators of domestic violence

The Dominican army was forced to intervene in the incident

Dominican government send strong diplomatic note to Haiti over border incident The Dominican Government has issued a stern diplomatic note to Haiti following an incident on the northern border where Haitian police entered Dominican territory to disperse a commercial exchange between merchants from both nations.

The Dominican Minister of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Álvarez, expressed strong disapproval of the situation, emphasizing that it was “unacceptable.”

While Álvarez acknowledged the difficulties faced by the Haitian Government in controlling its territory, he made it clear that such actions were unacceptable and hoped they would not recur. Senior military officials in the Dominican Republic confirmed the incident,

with President Luis Abinader calling it a “provocation.”

During the altercation, Haitian police officers, or individuals dressed in Haitian Border Police uniforms, disrupted the informal market between Dominican and Haitian merchants. The situation was resolved after the intervention of the Dominican army.

Relations between the Dominican Republic and Haiti have been tense, particularly regarding the construction of a canal near the Dajabón or Masacre River, which has caused disputes and led to border closures. Both countries have sought mediation from the Organization of American States (OAS) to address the canal issue. (Dominica Today)

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, says legislation will be tabled next week in Parliament to impose tough penalties on the perpetrators of domestic violence who use a firearm to carry out their reprehensible acts.

She told lawmakers this week that the bill which will amend the Domestic Violence Act will also include fines for breaching a protection order.

However, the bill will be subject to review by a joint select committee and is expected to receive submissions from various stakeholders.

Responding to queries about recommendations made several years ago by a joint select committee of Parliament to amend the Domestic Violence Act, Grange told lawmakers that the legal drafters had now completed the bill.

Grange said that members of a joint select committee who will review proposed amendments and receive submissions from stakeholders will be named during the sitting of the House of Representatives next week.

Opposition leader Mark Golding said that a plethora of amendments to the Domestic Violence Act were made by a joint select committee several years ago but to date no adjustments had been made to the law.

“That committee felt strongly that the Domestic Violence Act was insufficient as a legislative

The Gender-based Violence (GBV) Helpline Unit has dealt with 7,466 cases, with 5,227 females and 2,239 males or 70 per cent females and 30 per cent males

framework to address the cultural and sociological, economic and emotional issues that surround gender-based violence and domestic violence in particular,” Golding said.

He said the committee also felt that domestic violence should be examined more deeply, “not just in relation to criminal offences but on the whole issue of how victims of such violence can be supported and obtain redress through a system that is sensitive to their needs”.

Golding wanted to know when an in-depth review of the Domestic Violence Act would take place.

Grange responded to questions following a statement to Parliament on Tuesday to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against

Women which was observed on November 25. It also signalled the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence which is observed annually up to December 10.

In her remarks, Grange said that the campaign against genderbased violence calls on Jamaicans to “show how much they care about ending violence against women and girls. It also requires that governments and other stakeholders worldwide make huge investments in gender-based violence prevention”.

The local theme, “From Response to Preparedness: Eliminating Gender-based Violence in Jamaica” aims to highlight Jamaica’s commitment and responsiveness in addressing gender-based violence.

Guyana’s president says country preparing to defend itself against Venezuela Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali told The Associated Press on Wednesday that his country is taking every necessary step to protect itself from Venezuela, which has ordered its state-owned companies to explore and exploit oil and minerals in Guyana’s vast Essequibo region that it considers its own.

When asked if he has requested military assistance, Ali said his government is reaching out to allies and regional partners, some of which Guyana has defence agreements with, to protect the Essequibo region, which makes up two-thirds of the country.

“We take this threat very seriously, and we have initiated a number of precautionary measures to ensure the peace and stability of this region,” Ali said in a brief phone interview.

He noted that Guyana’s Defense

Essequibo is a rich expansive area, larger than Greece

Force also is speaking with counterparts in other countries but didn’t say which ones.

“Should Venezuela proceed to act in this reckless and adventurous manner, the region will have to respond,” he said. “And that is what

we’re building. We’re building a regional response.”

Ali spoke a day after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said he would immediately grant operating licenses for exploration and exploitation in Essequibo and ordered

the creation of local subsidiaries of Venezuelan public companies, including oil giant PDVSA and mining conglomerate Corporación Venezolana de Guayana.

Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, but

years of mismanagement and economic sanctions imposed by the US against Maduro’s government have hurt PDVSA and subsidiaries.

Maduro also announced the creation of a Comprehensive Defense Operational Zone for the territory in dispute. It would be similar to special military commands that operate in certain regions of Venezuela.

“The announcements by Venezuela are in full defiance of international law,” Ali said. “And any country that so openly defies important international bodies should be of concern not only for Guyana but for all of the world.”

He said Venezuela’s actions can severely disrupt the region’s stability and peaceful coexistence.

Guyana expects to bring up the issue at Wednesday’s UN Security Council meeting.

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UN secretary-general invokes Article 99 on Gaza The United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres has invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, urging the UN Security Council to act on the war in Gaza.

The rare move on Wednesday comes as the 15-member Security Council is yet to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel, Hamas and their allies.

Article 99 allows the secretarygeneral to “bring to the attention of the Security Council any matter which in his opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security”.

In his letter to the council’s president, Guterres invoked this responsibility, saying he believed the situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, “may aggravate existing threats to the maintenance of international peace and security”.

Guterres – who has been calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” since October 18 – also described “appalling human suffering, physical destruction and collective trauma across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories”.

Article 99 is a special power – and the only independent political tool given to the secretary-general in the UN Charter – that allows him to call a meeting of the Security Council on his own initiative to issue warnings about new threats

Over 17,100 Palestinians have died including thousands of children due to the onslaught by Israel

to international peace and security, and matters that are not yet on the council’s agenda.

‘WE CANNOT WAIT’ In response to Guterres’s letter, Security Council member the United Arab Emirates posted on X to say it had submitted a new draft resolution to the council, and “called for a humanitarian ceasefire resolution to be adopted urgently”.

It warned that the situation in Gaza is catastrophic and close to irreversible, adding: “We cannot wait.”

If the council does choose

to act on Guterres’s advice and adopt a ceasefire resolution, it does have additional powers at its disposal to ensure the resolution is implemented, including the power to impose sanctions or authorise the deployment of an international force.

But the council’s five permanent members – China, Russia, the US, the UK and France – hold veto power.

The US used that veto on October 18 against a resolution that would have condemned Hamas’s attack on Israel while calling for a pause in the fighting to allow

humanitarian assistance into Gaza.

Twelve other council members voted in favour, while Russia and the UK abstained.

CATASTROPHE LOOMS Guterres said the Security Council’s continued lack of action and the sharp deterioration of the situation in Gaza had compelled him to invoke Article 99 for the first time since he took on the top job at the UN in 2017.

He warned public order in Gaza could soon break down amid the complete collapse of the humanitarian system.

“The situation is fast deteriorating into a catastrophe with potentially irreversible implications for Palestinians as a whole and for peace and security in the region,” he wrote.

“Such an outcome must be avoided at all costs.”

But Guterres’s invocation of Article 99 was not welcomed by Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan.

In a post on X, Erdan described the letter as “more proof” of Guterres’s “moral distortion and his bias against Israel”.

“The secretary-general’s call for a ceasefire is actually a call to keep Hamas’s reign of terror in Gaza,” said Erdan, who also repeated his call for Guterres to resign.

The UN Charter only provides limited powers to the UN secretarygeneral, who serves as the UN’s Chief Administrative Officer and is elected by member states.

“The fact that this tool has not been used since 1989 does resonate diplomatically and symbolically here in New York,” Daniel Forti, a senior analyst on UN advocacy and research at the International Crisis Group, told Al Jazeera.

But Forti added that it will not “fundamentally change the political calculation of the Security Council’s most powerful members”. (Aljazeera)

Ukraine still hopeful for US aid package after Senate setback Ukrainians remain hopeful that the US Congress will approve new military funding for the country by the end of the year, despite Senate Republicans blocking a package on Wednesday.

Republicans opposed the bill because it did not also include the US border security measures they sought.

Little time is left to negotiate with Congress going home in a week.

But Ukrainians remained publicly optimistic that American lawmakers could still come together.

Oksana Markarova, the Ukrainian ambassador to the US, said in a Facebook post that her office continues to work actively with Congress. She said she hoped that lawmakers would approve

by Christmas a package that “will include defense, budget, humanitarian and energy aid for Ukraine”.

The Senate is set to break for a

holiday recess on 15 December and negotiations between Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are at a standstill. Any bill would also have to be approved by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, which has proved hesitant to support Ukraine.

The $110bn (£87.3bn) package proposed by President Joe Biden included $61bn for Ukraine, as well as funds for Israel and aid for Gaza.

The bill also included billions of dollars for increased border security.

But as migrant crossings at the US-Mexico border have reached near-record highs, Republican lawmakers have pushed for sweeping US immigration reforms.

Their proposal would include more restrictions on those applying for asylum and resumed construction of a border wall.

The Senate vote did not come as a shock to Ukrainian officials, who were aware of Republican

concerns.

But the failed aid package “does not eliminate the possibility of reintroducing the bill to the vote in the near future”, Ms Markarova wrote on social media.

Despite the outward assurances, there are deepening concerns in Kyiv that vital military funding has become entangled in the contentious US border debate.

The impasse in Washington comes at a crucial time for Ukraine as its counter-offensive against Russia has stalled.

The White House and Ukrainian officials have warned that US funds for Kyiv are running out.

The officials and outside experts appear to agree that Kyiv could lose the war without them.

An end or significant curtailment of American military support would likely allow Russia to win, a recent analysis by the Institute for the Study of War warned.

Despite the failed vote, Ukraine plans to remain composed and

Mr Biden said he was “willing to make significant compromises on the border” in order to get the aid bill passed

“firm”, said Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

“Regardless of who, where and how they voted in any country in the world, we will not stop defending our country, we will not give up a single piece of our land and we will not forgive anyone killed or injured,” he wrote on X. “We will focus ... reload our

weapons and continue to destroy the [R]ussian monster.”

Ukraine may have to, as the mood on Capitol Hill remained grim.

One of the Republican senators who opposed the package, South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham, said he did not believe a new package would be possible before the upcoming recess.

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Get behind my Rwanda asylum plan, Rishi Sunak tells Tories Rishi Sunak has urged MPs to back his Rwanda asylum plan, after senior Tories warned him it was doomed to fail.

The PM was forced to call a news conference to shore up his authority after Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick quit over the revised policy.

Mr Jenrick said a law aimed at reviving the policy “did not go far enough”.

Mr Sunak said he was wrong - but insisted a Commons vote on the bill next week would not be a matter of confidence in his government.

When asked he if he would throw Tory MPs who defied him out of the party, Mr Sunak said “no”, the vote was about “confidence in Parliament to demonstrate that it gets the British people’s frustration”.

This suggests Tory critics of the Rwanda plan will be able to vote against it without fear of being suspended from the parliamentary Conservative Party.

The scheme to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda, in east Africa, for processing was first announced by then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson in April 2022.

Mr Sunak has made it the most high-profile part of his pledge to “stop the boats”, claiming it will deter people from attempting to cross the English Channel.

But it has been repeatedly delayed by legal challenges and no asylum seekers have been sent to

“Going any further would mean that Rwanda would collapse the scheme and then we’ll have nowhere to send anyone to - and that is not the way to get this going,” Mr Sunak said.

“So what everyone should do is support this bill.”

The PM was forced to call a news conference to shore up his authority after Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick quit over the revised policy

Rwanda from the UK yet.

‘ONLY APPROACH’ On Wednesday, the government unveiled the Safety of Rwanda Bill, which is designed to resurrect the policy after the scheme was ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court last month.

The bill compels judges to treat Rwanda as a safe country and gives ministers the powers to disregard sections of the Human Rights Act. Conservative MPs on the right of the party want the bill to go even further in preventing the possibility of legal challenges under domestic and international human rights laws.

Mr Jenrick resigned on Wednesday over the new legislation, which he described as “a triumph of hope over

experience”.

Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the law would “fail” in its current form, and warned the Conservative Party risked “electoral oblivion” unless it changed course.

But Mr Sunak insisted the Safety of Rwanda Bill was the “toughest immigration law ever”, which “blocks every single reason that has ever been used to prevent flights to Rwanda from taking off”.

At his Downing Street news conference, Mr Sunak insisted the new law was the “only approach” that would successfully prevent further legal challenges stopping flights taking off to Rwanda.

Mr Sunak said if the government went any further in disregarding human rights law in the legislation, Rwanda would abandon the deal.

CONFIDENCE MATTER With some Tory MPs in open revolt over the direction of the policy, Mr Sunak is facing questions over whether he can win a vote to support the passage of the bill in Parliament.

A government can designate a key vote as a confidence matter. This is a means of putting pressure on MPs to vote with the government on a specific issue.

It is a high-risk tactic, as the loss of such a confidence vote can trigger a general election. But Mr Sunak indicated we would not play this card.

At the news conference, Mr Sunak was asked if he was telling Tory MPs to “back me or sack me”, a phrase used by former Tory Prime Minister John Major when he faced a leadership challenge in 1995.

Mr Sunak did not answer the question directly but said his “patience with this has worn thin”.

“We’ve got to end the legal merry-go-round that has blocked us from getting our Rwanda scheme up and running,” he said.

Mr Sunak said “the real question is for the Labour Party”, which has pledged to scrap the Rwanda policy

if it wins the next election, casting doubt over its long-term future.

The prime minister said: “The question is for everyone else, and crucially the Labour Party, what’s their plan? They are going to vote for this legislation?”

The goading of Labour, and the impromptu news conference, suggests the prime minister has realised the political danger that lies ahead for his government.

There are some suggestions Conservative MPs might try to trigger a party confidence vote in Mr Sunak’s leadership.

Some other Conservatives believe the party’s unruliness might compel Mr Sunak to call a general election earlier than expected.

The prime minister’s press conference does not seem to have done much to calm tensions in his party.

A group of Tory right-wingers are taking legal advice on the bill before deciding whether to back it, or move against it next week.

The One Nation group of Tory MPs, seen as moderate, have also employed a lawyer to examine the legislation.

The task of steering the bill through Parliament falls to Michael Tomlinson, who was appointed illegal migration minister on Thursday.

He will work alongside Tom Pursglove, the minister for legal migration, after the prime minister split Mr Jenrick’s vacant role in two. (BBC)

Russia hacking: ‘FSB in years-long cyber attacks on UK’, says government The UK is accusing Russia’s Security Service, the FSB, of a sustained cyber-hacking campaign, targeting politicians and others in public life.

The government said one group stole data through cyber-attacks, which was later made public, including material linked to the 2019 election.

Russia has repeatedly denied claims it is involved in such activities.

Foreign Secretary David Cameron said the group’s actions were “completely unacceptable”.

“Despite their repeated efforts, they have failed. We will continue to work together with our allies to expose Russian covert cyber activity and hold Russia to account

for its actions,” the former prime minister said.

Foreign Office Minister Leo Docherty told the House of Commons on Thursday that Russia’s ambassador has been summoned and two individuals were being sanctioned. One of them is a serving FSB officer.

The Russian ambassador was unavailable after being summoned on Wednesday, but officials instead met with the Russian Embassy’s deputy head of mission and expressed the UK’s deep concern about the alleged cyber-attacks.

The group is accused of carrying out hundreds of highly targeted hacks against politicians, civil servants, those working for thinktanks, journalists, academics and

The FSB is being accused of a years long campaign of cyber attacks by the UK’s government

others in public life. These mainly targeted the private emails of individuals following extensive research and the creation of false accounts impersonating their trusted contacts.

Amongst those targeted was an MP who told the BBC in February his emails had been stolen.

The Federal Security Service

(FSB) is the successor agency to the KGB, which operated throughout the Cold War. Russian President Vladimir Putin was director of the FSB for a period in the 1990s.

The group linked to the FSB - and specifically the part of it known as Centre 18 - has been targeting the UK by stealing

information from those in political and public life since at least 2015, it is believed.

It is claimed the group remains active.

The US is also expected to announce action against the group.

“Russia is targeting the UK’s democratic process,” Western officials said.

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December 9-15, 2023 TRIDENT SECURITY Grace Bay Hill #8 Hope St. Is seeking to employ a

SECURITY OFFICER

J O B

A D V E R T I S E M E N T

Wymara Resort and Villas is a contemporary luxury full-service boutique resort on Grace Bay Beach. We are looking for driven and energetic professionals with Five Star experience and who are committed to achieving excellence by ensuring Five Star standards and services are continuously delivered.

*SOMMELIER

Ensure the highest levels of professionalism are maintained in providing our customers consistent service quality. Responsible for all aspects of the resort’s wine and beverage programs: – purchasing, storage, and selling; in addition to staff training.

Ensure the efficient and effective day-to-day operation of the Food and Beverage department relating to wine and food pairing menus. Perform major tasks that affect the overall operation of the restaurant.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Plan and direct all functions of the Indigo restaurant and bar in order to meet guest and team member satisfaction.

• Prepare, assign and delegate responsibilities for the operation of the above outlets in order to achieve profitable results.

• Develop and implement effective controls over beverage and labor costs.

• Monitor cost expenditures and revenues in order to ensure proper budget adherence.

• Regularly review, evaluate and respond to guest feedback regarding the particular outlets.

• Recommend new operating and marketing policies whenever a change in demand, customer dissatisfaction, or competitive environment requires such action.

• Hire, train, supervise, schedule, develop, discipline, counsel, support and evaluate team members according to Sommelier Service Standards.

• Ensure compliance with all Indigo policies and procedures that relate to the relevant outlets and guest service.

• Preform tasting for guests • Ensure the complete satisfaction of all guests.

• Decide on what wines etc. to provide our guests, patrons and owners • Cost control and inventory management • Ensure that dining patrons are able to find a wine within their budget that fits their tastes and complements their food.

• Work with the culinary staff to find suitable wines to pair with dishes on the menu.

• Work on the floor of the restaurant, helping customers to decide the exact wine that best meets their needs.

• Assist Executive Chef in the research, creation and implementation of market competitive and cost-effective menus that target a predetermined market audience.

• Participate in the development of the annual budget; develop short and long term financial operating plans.

• Attend mandatory meetings and contribute to these meetings in a professionally effective manner; regularly communicate with all team members.

• Participate in Manager on Duty programs, which may require occasional overnight duty.

• Participate in community public relations for the hotel.

• Utilize computer equipment to analyze forecast, cost, and revenue reports and make decisions based on that information to ensure departmental profitability.

• Complete other duties as assigned by Assistant Food and Beverage Director or other superiors.

• Demonstrate positive leadership characteristics and act as a role model for staff members.

• Regularly research and remain current with Sommelier market trends.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be computer literate; must be proficient in Micros and Microsoft Suite • 2+ years’ experience as Head Sommelier in a 4/5-star establishment.

• 5/8in Food and Beverage Management with international.

• Must have good written and oral communication skills • Must maintain the highest level of customer service as it relates to Wymara standard of service • Must be able to take direction from managers and give directions to line staff • Must be able to efficiently and effectively resolve guest complaints.

• Must be able to train newly recruited staff members • Must be knowledgeable of daily food and beverage operations • Must maintain a good relationship with vendors of Indigo restaurant • Must be able to schedule staff according to hotel occupancy.

• Must be a team player • Must be able to motivate staff • Certified Master Sommelier/Diploma or equivalent • High school diploma, some/all college • Been a successful salesman in the previous restaurants you have worked, worked with wine lists that cover all the regions represented in our wine list. (United States, South America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Europe) and have an education as Sommelier Compensation: $20k - $24k per annum.

*CARPENTERS

Must be able to work in a range of different settings with the ability to undertake a variety of jobs to include but not limited to drawing up plans for proposed works, sourcing materials, preparing estimates, and undertaking site visits. Must be able to work with hand and power tools. Work on ladders and lift a minimum of 50 lbs. Must be able to work independently to complete project in a timely manner. Repair and install wooden structures such as roofing frames, floors, rafters, partitions, joists and stud work.

Design and install pocket doors jams and chasing, cabinets, shelves, closet and furniture. Work in a safe and responsible manner to avoid accidents. Compensation: $9 - 10 per hour

Interested applicants can contact our Human Resources Department, Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm on (649)941-7555. E- Mail cover letter outlining your interest and supporting experience in a particular position along with your Resume or C.V. to Hr@wymararesortandvillas.com

Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; permitting entry.

Salary: $9.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 331-3820 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

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CUTTING EDGE LANDSCAPING Residence Yard, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

LANDSCAPER Cut lawn using hand, power or riding mower and trim and edge around walks, flowerbeds, and walls. Planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 241-0607 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

39529

MARIE HUTCHINSON Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 348-6075

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39743

NATASHA’S CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of

PEARLS BAR & RESTAURANT Behind Ball Park, Down Town 331-6364

BARMAID/COCKTAIL WAITRESS Taking food and beverage orders, serving customers.

Renewal . $8.00 hourly WATER SUPPLY SERVICE Kew Town | 243-5074

HANDYMAN

Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair, etc. $8.00 Hourly BELONGERS ONLY APPLY 39835

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WARD’S CONSULTANCY

TCI MARBLE AND GRANITE LTD. INDUSTRIAL PARK

ACTING ON BEHALF OF:

PANSY QUANT

Leeward Palm, Provo Tel: 2432380

DOMESTIC WORKER

-$8.00 p/h Providing regular housekeeping

J & S CONTRACTING

South Dock Rd, Provo tel:3461319

LABOURER

-$8.00p/h Moves, builds, loads, or unloads materials

RIPPLES RESTAURANT

14 Caribbean Paradise Inn, Provo tel 946-5186

DOMESTIC WORKER $8.00p/h Cleaning the restaurant

RA AND JH CONSTRUCTION Bible Street #20, provo tel:2444542

MASON HELPER $8.00 p/h

Provide assistance in the preparation repair, or rebuilding of tile, brick, or stone surfaces.

ASSISTANT MANAGER

JESSICA SIMON

In search of a skilled person to work in communications and sales Starting Salary $15.00 per hour

Leeward Highway, Provo Tel: 247-6465

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

BABYSITTER

• Ability to communicate, liaise, and negotiate internally and externally using appropriate methods to facilitate the development of profitable business and sustainable relationships • Strong understanding of Microsoft Office applications and ability to troubleshoot/diagnose computer and network issues • 5+ years project management experience • 5+ years managing and executing marketing plans • 5+ years experience in legal contract drafting and negotiation • 5+ years experience in troubleshooting computer hardware/software issues • 10+ years sales experience • 10+ years experience management, training, and recruiting staff according to company policies and employment laws, ensuring relevant HR procedures are followed

$8:00 p/h Provides care to children and prepares healthy meals.

FACES AND FINGERS

#12 Courtyard Plaza, Provo 941-4411

COSMETOLOGIST

-$8.00 p/h Perform massages, skin beauty treatments, body hair removals & manicures/pedicures

TONY’S PLACE

Applicants will be required to pass a written skills test and show proficiency and understanding of the construction field.

BARTENDER

Please email resumes to accounts@ tcimarbleandgranite.com or inquire in person

#19 Kimberling, dockyard tel 345-8613 $8.00p/h Taking orders and serving snacks and drinks.

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER & FIRST TIME 39712

APPLICATIONS FOR QUALIFIED TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. POSITION IS CURRENTLY BRING HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER

39790

CAICOS ECO SAFARIS

28 Dolphin Lane, Long Bay Hills, Providenciales, caicoscatalyst@gmail.com 649-431-6287 or 6492441711

Sailboat Captain

Coral Gardens Resort Lower Bight, Provideciales, TCI. Telephone: 649 941 8260

- required for a well-established watersports company in Providenciales. This position entails working as a sailboat captain for our 41ft sailing Catamaran.

Looking for someone to captain and maintain ship, this includes cleaning, maintaining engines (diesel inboard engines) and organizing for charters.

Job is 6 days a week, Monday to Saturday.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

● 8 years’ experience in sailing boats ● 5 years captaining sail boats ● Commercially endorsed offshore yachtmaster or US equivalent ● Valid STCW ● First aid and CPR certification ● Power boat level 2 or US equivalent ● Exemplary employment/work record with organizational skills/experience. ● Valid driver’s license and own vehicle. ● Fluent in English, spoken and written, and excellent communication and customer service skills. ● preference will be given to an individual with a current captain’s license ● Salary/Hourly compensation: $38,000 per annum or $20/hour. ● Preference will be given to Turks Islanders meeting the foregoing qualifications. Applicants are invited to copy the TCI Labour Board, Providenciales with applications. This is a new position.

Please send resume with references addressed to employer, Caicos Eco Safari, c/o 28 Dolphin Ln, Long Bay Hills, Providenciales Attn.

Mathew & Morgan Slattery or via email to Caicoscatalyst@gmail.com.

39764

KITCHEN LABOURER SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be consistently punctual for work.

• Maintain a clean workstation throughout shift.

• Must maintain a clean, well-kept appearance upon arrival and throughout shifts.

• Must be able to multitask in a fast paced, high-pressure environment.

• Be able to stand on one’s feet for 8 hours and be comfortable lifting 50 pounds or more without physical restrictions.

• Be available to workdays and nights, holidays and weekends with a flexible schedule.

• Must be able to take directions from superiors.

• Clean all floors in front and back of house at opening and closing.

• Must be able to communicate in English.

• Understanding of fundamental math with ability to effectively measure and or weigh ingredients as per recipes.

DUTIES:

• Work with staff members to ensure that the restaurant is clean and well maintained throughout the duration of their shift.

• Participate in daily cleaning duties as per scheduled by the Chef or other Management personnel to maintain a clean, safe environment for all employees to work in.

Wages: $8/hour. This is a permit renewal ad.

APPLICANTS ARE TO APPLY IN PERSON WITH A CV AT SOMEWHERE CAFÉ LOCATED AT CORAL GARDENS RESORT OR EMAIL TO: TBAYLEY@ SOMEWHERECAFEANDLOUNGE.COM 649 941 8260.

39749

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Jolie describes Hollywood as ‘shallow’ and ‘not a healthy place’ Angelina Jolie says she wouldn’t be an actress if she was starting out in the entertainment industry today.

That was just one of the revelations the star shared in her recently published interview with the Wall Street Journal Magazine.

In an article, titled “Angelina Jolie Is Rebuilding Her Life,” she talked “healing” after her split from Brad Pitt to her plans for the future.

She also touched on her feelings about the town that helped make her a star.

“I grew up in quite a shallow place,” Jolie said of Hollywood.

“Of all the places in the world, Hollywood is not a healthy place.

So you seek authenticity.”

The daughter of actor Jon Voight, Jolie told the publication, “Because I grew up around Hollywood, I was never very impressed with it.

I never bought into it as significant or important.”

But given the choice to break into the industry now, Jolie probably wouldn’t.

“I wouldn’t be an actress today,” she said, with the caveat that perhaps she would have done theater, but not Hollywood. “When

Benjamin Zephaniah, pictured in 2021, often discussed his childhood experiences growing up in Handsworth in Birmingham, and the civil disturbances that spread through English cities in the mid-80s

Angelina Jolie turned 48 this year

I was starting out, it wasn’t as much of an expectation to be as public, to share so much.”

Part of the scrutiny has come about as a result of her filing from divorce seven years ago from Pitt with whom she shares six children.

During that time, Jolie has cut back on work and mostly been at home with her children.

“We had to heal,” she said of her family. “There are things we

needed to heal from.”

She understands the interest in her life. At one point she and Pitt were a golden couple in the industry.

“Since I was young, people liked the part of me that’s pretty tough and maybe a bit wild—that’s the part that I think people enjoy,” Jolie said. “I’m not the one [who] you want to hear about my pain or my sadness. You know, that’s not entertaining.”

British poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65 British poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah has died after a short illness, according to a post from his family on his official X account.

The statement said the 65-yearold was diagnosed with a brain tumour only eight weeks ago.

Zephaniah came to prominence as a poet and author of the Black experience in Britain, breaking into the mainstream in the 1980s through his “dub poetry” – verse

set to reggae music.

His work often discussed his childhood experiences growing up in Handsworth in Birmingham, and the civil disturbances that spread through English cities in the mid-80s.

He published 14 books of poetry, seven plays and seven albums of original music. He was named as one of the 50 greatest post war writers in The Times in 2008.

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“Adoration of the Kings” had been virtually unseen since the 1950s

Unknown Rembrandt valued at $15,000 two years ago sold for almost $14m A painting valued at $15,000 just two years ago fetched almost £11 million ($13.8 million) at a Sotheby’s auction on Wednesday after being identified as the work of the Dutch master Rembrandt.

“Adoration of the Kings” had been virtually unseen since the 1950s, when it first came to light.

It was acquired by collector J.C.H. Heldring in Amsterdam in 1955.

His widow sold it to a German family in 1985, where it remained until it was sold by Christie’s in Amsterdam two years ago.

At the time of that sale, Christie’s attributed the biblical scene to the “Circle of Rembrandt,” suggesting it had been carried out by a student or an artist close to the famous painter, and estimated its value at between €10,000 and €15,000 (then around $10,600 to $15,900).

The monochromatic painting, which measures 9.6 x 7.3 inches, was purchased by an anonymous buyer for €860,000 (then around $910,000) at the Christie’s sale — more than 50 times the painting’s estimated value at the time. It was later identified as “a work of great significance” by the Dutch painter, according to a Sotheby’s press release published prior to Wednesday’s sale.

After the anonymous buyer consigned it to Sotheby’s, the auction house embarked on an

18-month research project to arrive at the painting’s true attribution and value.

The examination, which involved X-rays and infrared imaging, as well as intensive discussions with leading Rembrandt scholars, led Sotheby’s to conclude the painting is “an autograph work by Rembrandt.”

Prior to the sale, the auction house gave the work an estimated value of £10 million to £15 million ($12.6 million to $18.8 million).

The auction house believes it was painted early in Rembrandt’s career, around 1628, when he would have been aged 21 or 22 and living in the Dutch city of Leiden.

A RARE FIND The vast majority of Rembrandt’s works hang in museums around the world, and almost all of those that have come to auction over the past three decades “have been portraits or studies of single character heads,” according to the Sotheby’s release.

As such, “Adoration of the Kings,” which depicts the encounter between the Three Wise Men and the baby Jesus, represented a “fantastic opportunity” in the art world, George Gordon, cochairman of Old Master Paintings Worldwide at Sotheby’s, told CNN prior to the sale.

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GRACE BAY MEDICAL CENTER

Fax: 946-4661

Email: tcnews@tciway.tc

Website: tcweeklynews.com

EASYWAY EMPLOYEMENT SERVICES

#30 Neptune Plaza, Providenciales TCI, Is seeking to employ a

ACTING ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT

NURSING ASSISTANT

REQUIREMENTS AND DUTIES • Certificate or equivalent in nursing assistant • Minimum of 5 years work experience in a fast-paced Urgent Care practice, hotel setting, experience in patient home care • Experience in sterilization protocol and how to operate the machine.

• setting up for, able to assist with

946-4664

procedures and examination • Must be able to work as part of our nursing team to ensure proper flow of patients • Computer knowledge, answering telephone, scheduling appointments, update and maintain patients EMR file Monthly salary $2200.00 depending on experience. Belongers only need to apply.

Position currently held by work permit holder

EMAIL: CYNTHIA@GRACEBAYMEDICAL.COM PHONE: 649-941-5252 FAX: 649-946-8243, NO PHONE CALL

DOMESTIC WORKER

IVETTE DELHOMME Subdivision, Five Cays 346-1736 Caring for my son, bath and feed him, monitor him, wash, cook, iron and clean the house. $8.00

DOMESTIC TRADESMAN WORKER SAMUEL STUBBS

TIBOR’S MACHINE SHOP LTD Industrial Park 941-5802 Cleaning the shop and maintain the cleanness of the facility

BABYSITTER

CHARLINE ALCY Blue Hills / 345-0918 Caring for my two children, clean, wash, iron and cook. $8.00

Kew Town 241-0524 Laying tile, blocks and carpenter, steel and plumber works and electrical work. $10.00 hr

MAINTENANCE URBET JOSEPH Kew Town / 347-2819 Maintaining my apartments and home. $8.00

39767

TURQUOISE LANDSCAPING LTD Long bay, Is seeking to employ

2 GARDENERS &weekends 2 LABOURERS and holidays.

• Must have previous gardening experience.

• Must be willing to carry out work such as heavy lifting, digging, weeding, trimming and plant waste removal.

• Must be willing to work

• Must have a clean police record and provide employer references on request.

Salary: $8.00 hourly (depending on experience)

CONTACT: 649-332-4280 OR EMAIL TURQUOISELANDSCAPING@TCIWAY.TC TO ARRANGE AN INTERVIEW. BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD THESE POSITIONS ARE FOR WORK PERMIT RENEWALS. 39806

39813

D AND R SECRETARIAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Millennium Highway, Blue Hills, Seeking

DOMESTIC WORKER

Cleaning, laundering sheets, towels, personal clothing, and other housework. $1,200.00 Monthly

BABYSITTER

LABOURER Cleaning property, pick

up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. $1,200.00 Monthly

NANNY

Ensuring a safe environment, Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing administering medicine, doing housework. housework. $1,200.00 Monthly $1,200.00 Monthly

CONTACT: 247-4924 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

39834

S & R CONTRACTUAL SERVICES Five Cays Road 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: $9.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 242-5459/346-4624 BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39819

TECH LOGIC

#12 Platinum Street, Wheeland, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, Is currently seeking an

IS URGENTLY LOOKING FOR A

FLORIST Applicant must have experience as a Floral Assistant or Florist. Must have extensive knowledge of tropical flowers, foliage and potted plants, including their names, seasonal availability and lifespan. Candidates must have experience using current styles in floral design while at the same time understanding the traditional use of certain flowers for weddings, funerals etc. salary commensurate with experience.

CONTACT: 231-3788

ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN • Attend to client needs 24/7 on CAPABILITIES & call EXPERIENCE: • Minimum 10 Years working in • Installation of TV’s, CCTV, IT Supervisory role. Specifically Speakers & Wi-Fi with IP networks, servers and • Able to use a ladder up to 15 feet desktops • Physically fit and able to lift • Strong Microsoft client and minimum 50 lbs. server OS skills including Active directory, DNS & DHCP QUALIFICATIONS: • MCSE • Experience in Hotel Property • A+ management and Electronic • N+ systems • CCNA • Installation of conduit and SALARY: $3500 cabling for various projects • Able to multitask

PHONE NUMBER: 649-331-7020

THIS POSITION IS FOR A WORK PERMIT RENEWAL. BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT 39816

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36 CLASSIFIEDS GERALD VIP MOBILE CARWASH Club Sodax Is seeking to employ a

CAR WASH ATTENDANT Wash inside and outside of vehicles.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 347-5225 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39913

GOOD TASTE WHOLESALE & RETAIL Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

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GILLEY’S ENTERPRISES (GILLEY’S CAFÉ) Is seeking to employ a

GILLEY’S ENTERPRISES (GILLEY’S CAFÉ) Is seeking to employ a

GLEN ADOLPHUS WILLIAMS Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

JANITOR HELPER

DISHWASHER KITCHEN

CONTACT: 246-5189

CONTACT: 946-4472

39900

39899

39863

HANDY GUY CONSTRUCTION

HARSHA’S RESTAURANT & CAFETERIA

GRACE BAY WATERSPORTS Mango Reef, Turtle Cove Marina Is seeking to employ a

Airport Rd., North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

COOK COOK

CONTACT: 246-3137

CONTACT: 946-4472

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

Kishco Plaza, Airport Rd. Is seeking to employ a

GOOD TASTE RETAIL & WHOLESALE Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning, mopping, sweeping, and disposing of debris, etc.

Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Setting work station.

Preparing ingredients, Chopping and peeling vegetables Cutting and cleaning meat.Cooking food in various utensils/grill Salary: $10.00 per hour

EMAIL: TATE@GILLEY’SCAFÉ.TC

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Setting up workstations.

Preparing ingredients, chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers.

Salary: $9.00 Hourly

To work 6 days per week Salary: $8.00 per hour

EMAIL: TATE@GILLEY’SCAFÉ.TC

GOOD TASTE RESTAURANT

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

Setting up workstations.

Preparing ingredients, chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 246-5189 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39846

HYGIMPS CONSTRUCTION Blue Hills, Back Road Is seeking to employ a

39826

JACQUELINE MATHIUS OSIAS FERDINAND Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

CARPENTER WAITRESS LABOURER BABYSITTER LABOURER PARASAILING CAPTAIN Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 246-5189 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

Duties include preparing boat/ equipment for flights, taking care of passenger’s needs, delivering safety briefings, maintaining vessel as needed.

Salary: $10.00 hourly

CONTACT: JUDITH NOEL AT 333-2626 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

Church Ave., 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: $8.00 hourly

Take orders and serve food and beverages.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

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

Salary: $10.00 hourly

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and etc.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 347-6106

CONTACT: 649-232-8738

CONTACT: 247-1864

CONTACT: 242-0330

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39887

39822

JKJ CARIBBEAN CONTRACTING

JOSE LUIS OVANDO SOTO

39847

JACQUES PHANOR

Follow blueprints and building plans.

Install structures and fixtures.

Measure, cut, or shape materials.

Salary: $9.00 Hourly

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

DRYWALL FINISHER Responsible for installing wallboards and applying plaster. $10.00 hourly

CARPENTER Follow blueprints and building plans.

Measure, cut, or shape materials. $12.00 hourly

CONTACT: 344-8971

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39921

KERVIN CONSTRUCTION

Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Soil cultivation, digging, and forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

(RENEWAL)

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39821

39843

KIN KHAO RESTAURANT IBO Plaza, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

LAS BRISAS RESTAURANT & BAR Chalk Sound, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

GARDENER LABOURER COOK COOK

CONTACT: 244-3548

Description: Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

Pay: 8.00 hr

CONTACT: 000-0000

Setting up workstations.

Preparing ingredients, cutting meat etc.

Must have 3 to 5 years’ experience in cooking Thai food.

To work 5-6 days a week.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Setting up workstations.

Preparing ingredients, chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers.

SALARY: 8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 332-4320

39851

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39886

CONTACT: 649-343-3661

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 39920

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39830

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 39888

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39862

LIFE CHANGING VARIETY STORE

LIONEL & YOLETTE BASSETT

LOUNES VIRGILE

LUMPY CONSTRUCTION

LUXURY CUTS AND BRAIDS

MADOCHE MEME

CONTACT: 649-345-4527 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

New Airport Rd., Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE WORKER Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines.

Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 347-3520

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39912

#15 Juba Sound 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: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-247-0801 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL 39872

Back Road Is seeking to employ a

#26 Tana Road, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Grants Plaza, Upstairs Next to Sweeties Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Applicant must be very good at caring for children.

Feeding, bathing, washing and keeping their sleeping areas clean.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 341-9193

CONTACT: 241-2478

CONTACT: 241-2550

CONTACT: 649-443-1050

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39914

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39907

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39820

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39840

December 9-15, 2023

CLASSIFIEDS 37

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

MAID FOR TCI

MANUEL HERNANDEZ

CLEANER

DOMESTIC WORKER

JOURNEYMAN BABYSITTER LABOURER CLEANER Must have

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 341-3579

CONTACT: 242-7162

CONTACT: 344-3710

Cooper Jack, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. $8.00 Hourly

MAINTENANCE MAN General repairs, plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc. $8.00 Hourly CONTACT: 343-3784 OR MAIDFORTCI@GMAIL.COM

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39856

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39829

MARTIN CHARLES

MONTE’S PORK SHACK

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

3 KITCHEN HELPERS AND 2 SERVERS

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 342-4436

CONTACT: (649) 941-7331

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39824

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

KT'S CONSTRUCTION

LAUGH LAND FARM

JOURNEYMAN

FARMER

Must have various skills in the construction field.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 243-6860 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO LABOUR BOARD. 39898

R & C CAR WASH Granny Hill, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

39869

Bottle Creek, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

DUTIES: Fertilizing soil, planting and keeping crops SALARY: $8.50 Per hour weekly

CONTACT: (649) 242-0425 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO SEND RESUME TO LABOR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 39897

REGCO CONSTRUCTION Discovery Bay, Providenciales TCI Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER MASON Wash inside and outside of vehicles.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Cleaning construction site with sweeper, pick up yard waste, dispose of construction debris.

Salary: $12.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-331-6927

CONTACT: 649-342-0255

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39849

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39886

MR. GROUPER RESTAURANT #73 Princess Drive, Lower Bight Is seeking to employ a

Working hours include holidays, late nights, and week-ends Previous experience min 1 year required Salary $8.00 per hour

Bottle Creek, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

MARIE ANDRE HINSON

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39875

MAINTENANCE WORKER 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: $10.00 per hour

CONTACT: 649-345-0308 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

MARIE CONTRACTING Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

39905

OVANDO CONSTRUCTION #101 Grace Bay Court, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

MASON

P & D EMPLOYMENT Acting on behalf of

MEP SOLUTIONS TCI LTD.

999 Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

PROJECT MANAGER

CONTACT: 946-5907

CLEANER

Mop, sweep and clean working areas. $8.00 per hour BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39934

39878

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

Grace Bay Market, 2nd Floor, Grace Bay, Is seeking to employ a

Stocking and supplying designated facility area.

Wiping tables, chairs, windows, cleaning property exterior and interior.

Sweeping, mopping and other cleaning, sanitization tasks.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. BELONGERS AND RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39902

CONTACT: 345-2540, INFO@PROVOLIPIZZA.COM BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39889

RENANDE JULIEN

RENARD PIERRE

Venetian Road Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39825

CONTACT: 649-331-9854

PROVOLI PIZZA

CONTACT: (649)241-7438

CONTACT: 649-245-8948

8-10 years’ experience in relevant position. $25.00 per hour

REASA LOUIS

Cleaning and keeping the surroundings clean, taking out the garbage and other household chores. SALARY: $200.00 weekly

Applicant must be honest, reliable and hard working.

Taking care of my children, washing, ironing and cleaning.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters. $9.00 Hourly

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

Back Rd., Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER CLEANER

QUALITY CAR RENTAL

various skills.

Salary: $10 hourly

CONTACT: 341-5064 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39877

PATIENCE CONSTRUCTION Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

JOURNEYMAN Must have various skills in the construction field.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-341-4935 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 39882

QUEEN OF THE SEA

Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

The Bight Is seeking to employ a

MECHANIC COOK Keeps equipment available for use by inspecting and testing vehicles; completing preventive maintenance such as, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire rotation etc.

Salary: $12.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 946-4510

Setting up workstations.

Preparing ingredients, chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 231-5109

39876

BELONGERS SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39884

ROSE HALL-MICHEL

RUBIEE ALLIDEE FORBES

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

NANNY/ DOMESTIC BABYSITTER WORKER

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and etc.

Salary: $300.00 Weekly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 242-4504

CONTACT: 346-9158

CONTACT: 649-242-5236

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39839

39870

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39915

MARIUS CELUCIEN After Menzies, Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

Kew Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39885

South Dock Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

MARIE MATHE LORDEUS

To take care of a Toddler.

Bathing and dressing toddler. Feeding and preparing meals.

Doing baby laundry etc.

Salary $8.00 Hourly.

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-347-1207 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY 39879

38 CLASSIFIEDS SECURITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD.

SIMONS MAINTENANCE & CLEANING

#14 TDMG Building, Five Cays, South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

South Dock Is seeking to employ a

SECURITY MAINTENANCE WORKER OFFICER Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work in different business places 6 days a week when asked to do so.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-331-7678 39827

SUPREME MAINTENANCE Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines.

Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-331-0686

CONTACT: 345-5150

BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39910

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39880

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS B & S SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED #78 Five Cays Access Road Industrial Park, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Island. Contact No. 9418112

IS LOOKING FOR:

SECURITY GUARD (10) Join our dedicated team of professionals and play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and security of our clients! Apply today and become a Security Officer at B & S Security Services.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Patrolling assigned areas to ensure the safety and security of personnel, visitors, and property.

• Enforcing company policies and regulations to maintain a secure Environment.

• Monitoring surveillance equipment and reporting any suspicious activities or incidents.

• Responding to alarms and emergencies promptly and effectively • Conducting thorough inspections of premises and reporting any potential security breaches or hazards.

• Providing exceptional customer service by assisting visitors and addressing their inquiries.

• Writing incident reports and maintaining accurate and detailed records

REQUIREMENTS:

• Previous experience in security or law enforcement preferred.

• Strong observation and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Basic knowledge of security systems and protocols.

• Physically fit and able to stand or walk for extended periods.

This Position is for first time work permit application Wages start at $9.00 per hour.

To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to jobstci@alliedcaribbean.net. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

INTERESTED BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. 39894

December 9-15, 2023 Are you looking for a new challenge and want to be a part of our amazing team? We are currently recruiting for the following positions:

WELLNESS BARISTA AND GYM INSTRUCTOR

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Assist members with proper operation of exercise equipment.

• Clean and maintain customer access areas including equipment sanitization, to maintain a hygienic environment.

• lead clients through workouts with proper form.

• Making sure all supplies are stocked and full throughout their shift.

• Greet Guest in a friendly and professional manner.

• Responsible for creating smoothies and natural cold press juices.

• Assist Guest with product questions in prompt, friendly and courteous manner by making suggestions for purchase.

• Inventory receiving • Operate and maintain juicing equipment, ensuring cleanliness and functionality.

REQUIREMENTS: • Must have food handlers' card within 7 days of hire.

• Ability to stand for extended periods of (8-9hours) • Reaching, bending, and lifting a minimum of 50 lbs.

• Strong communication skills • Have fitness industry experience (preferred) • Passion, knowledge, interest in health, fitness, and/or wellness and sustainable living • Hours vary Monday – Sunday, days, evenings, and weekends. Must have flexible availability including holidays.

• Basic math skills; able to add, subtract, and make change.

• Able to follow recipes from start to finish.

• Experience handling cash drawers. *Salary commensurate with experience

DOMESTIC/KITCHEN HELPER

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Helping the kitchen team by sorting and organizing used tableware and readying it for washing • Reporting any damage or shortages of tableware to the manager.

• Perform special projects as requested by supervisor.

• Tidying the restaurant floor after service and ensuring that it is ready for the following service.

• Cleaning the kitchen storage area, organize Inventory.

• Assist with lifting heavy objects to set up for special catering events.

• Assist in loading, unloading, and moving materials, supplies, and equipment within the organization. Follow proper safety protocols and handling procedures to prevent damage or injuries.

REQUIREMENTS: • Ability to perform manual tasks, including lifting and carrying heavy objects.

• Attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.

• Time management and organizational skills to prioritize tasks effectively.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and work schedules.

• Hours vary Monday – Sunday, days, evenings, and weekends. Must have flexible availability including holidays.

• Ability to stand for extended periods of (8-9hours) *Salary Commensurate With Experience ONLY QUALIFIED BELONGERS SHOULD APPLY. ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED. EMAIL RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO HR@ WINDSONGRESORT.COM OR DROP OFF RESUMES WINDSONG RESORT, STUBBS ROAD, GRACE BAY, PROVIDENCIALES 39818

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

December 9-15, 2023 A & G CAR WASH Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

CAR WASH ATTENDANT

CLASSIFIEDS 39

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS BAUTISTA CONSTRUCTION Carter Plaza 3B Is seeking to employ a

BEST FOR LESS VARIETY STORE Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BRANDOFRD HARVEY Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

BUMBLE BEE DAYCARE AND LEARNING CENTER Leewward Hwy, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

C.H. VARIETY

Silverado, South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC LABOURER LABOURER GOVERNESS PAINTER WORKER

To wash, scrub and polish the interiors and exteriors of car suv’s and buses. Task; vacuum, clean and maintain vehicles.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

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

Salary: $10.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 241-6565

CONTACT: 649-346-3212

39780

39770

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

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

Salary: $350.00 Weekly

CONTACT: 341-1748

CONTACT: 341-3247

Caring For A School Age Child Duties Also Include Preparing And Giving Meals, Bathing And Dressing Children. $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-242-8503

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

Must be willing to work 5 days a week.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-345-2165

39781

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39739

EMAIL: APPLICATIONS TO BUSINESSMANAGEMENT@ HOTMAIL.COM. BELONGERS CAN APPLY TO LABOUR DEPARTMENT PROVIDENCIALES. RENEWAL 39792

COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION

DA CONCH SHACK

DIEULANGE LOUIS

GREGORY ADAMS

DONAVON FRANCIS

MECHANIC CONSTRUCTION LABOURER HELPER

KITCHEN HELPER

LABOURER

1 LABOR 1 DOMESTIC

PLUMBER

CONTACT: 649-333-1674

CONTACT: 243-3291

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

CLYDE HOLIDAY North Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Helps mechanic perform maintenance and repairs such as tune-ups and oil changes, checks tires and brakes, replaces spark plugs, etc.

Salary: $11.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-243-5281 OR CRABELIVE@OUTLOOK.COM BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

#53 Blue Mountain, Horizon Close Is seeking to employ a

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, set up forms for the pouring of concrete foundations, clean worksite, and take down bracing and scaffolding.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 231-0337 BELONGERS ONLY / RENEWAL

39815

DUDLEY MALCOLM Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

EG & MH CONSTRUCTION Glass Shack, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 331-4416

CONTACT: 649-347-1894

FITZGERALD LOUIS Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. $8.00 hourly

Preparing the workstation for the cook. Keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy at all times.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

DOMESTIC WORKER

CONTACT: 946-8877

CONTACT: 242-2023

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

39746

EMMANUEL NATHANIEL MORLEY

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. $8.00 hourly

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Duties: Digging pits, trenches and foundations, cleanup tasks on site.

Salary: $8 per hour

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO APPLY, A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION

39796

39768

ENERGY SOLAR TECH

ER CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Archie Morley Yard, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Long Bay Is seeking to employ a

Help the patient get dressed, eat, bathe and complete light housekeeping duties, such as dishes or folding laundry.

Plan, prepare and monitor meals. Run errands, remind patients of medications.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Install and maintain wiring, control, and lighting systems.

Inspect transformers and circuit breakers.

Identify electrical problems with a variety of testing devices.

Salary: $9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 333-1237

CONTACT: 649-332-9801

39744

39756

11 Mark Cl., Cooper Jack Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39778

Palm Grove, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Installs pipes and fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc.

Salary: $9.00 hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39738

FASHION TOO/JUDITH EDOUARD-DEAN Unit #2 Alice & Alice Plaza, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

CARPENTER 2 CARETAKERS 5 ELECTRICIANS ROOFER SALES

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

39748

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

39803

Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures.

Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

Salary: $700.00 Weekly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39758

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

FORBES BEAUTIFUL SALON

FRANCESKA JOSEPH

Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

GUYDINE DINA BAZIL The Bight Is seeking to employ a

Building roofs, installing standing seam metal and other materials.

Salary: $12.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-333-1199 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39807

HARVEYS AND SONS Wheeland, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

CLERK Selling products and providing customer service.

Guide customers towards products. Maintain the outlook of a store by cleaning and restocking shelves.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 342-6745 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39802

HENRY NATHANIAL RIGBY Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER BEAUTICIAN CLEANER CLEANER 3 STEELMEN CONSTRUCTION Cleaning outside the property with a sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 443-0778

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39779

Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp.

Makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, nail and skin care services.

Salary: $9.00 Hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Build and install iron or steel girders, columns, and other construction materials to form structures.

Cut, position, and bolt down steel bars.

Salary: $10.00 Hourly

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, mixing concrete, hand tools to workers, and cleaning work site.

Salary: $9.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 343-1278

CONTACT: 649-342-0874

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39800

39745

CONTACT: 342-5240

CONTACT: 649-342-2975

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39799

39794

39741

CONTACT: 344-0689

LABOURER

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

40 CLASSIFIEDS ISLAND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Bay Road, Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

December 9-15, 2023

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

ISLAND JOACHIM Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

JACQUELIN DESRONVIL Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

JAMES PROSPER The Bight Is seeking to employ a

JANETRIA STUBBS

JOSEPH BENJAMIN CAMPBELL

The Bight Is seeking to employ a

The Bight Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

DOMESTIC DOMESTIC LABOURER LABOURER LABOURER MASON WORKER WORKER 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: $8.50 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-241-5071 / 649-342-0275 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 348-6075

CONTACT: 244-9696

CONTACT: 345-7087

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39742

39774

JP LANDSCAPING Oyster Lane, The Bight Is seeking to employ a

JUNIOR RIGBY

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39772

LAVISH BEAUTY SPA & SALON

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39755

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39795

LITTON CONSTRUCTION

MICHAEL SILVER

116 Dan Smith Apartment, Wheeland, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

South Dock, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

various tools, trim, and edge around areas.

Planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes Salary: $8.00 hourly

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

Salary: $9.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-346-1125

CONTACT: 247-0607

CONTACT: 649-244-2128

Follow blueprints and building plans to meet the needs of clients.

Install structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding.

Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

Salary: $10.00 Hourly

LANDSCAPER Cut lawn using various tools, trim, and edge around areas. Planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes. $10.00 hourly

Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, sweeping, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. $8.00 hourly BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

Residence 49, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

LANDSCAPER HAIRSTYLIST CARPENTER Cut lawn using

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39797

39785

N & R CONSTRUCTION

NORIS BAR & RESTAURANT

South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE WORKER Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines.

Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 341-7899

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39801

PROVO SEAFOOD LTD.

#18 Old Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 348-9648

CONTACT: 333-1621

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

39777

MICHEL ANGE OXIL Long Bay Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 341-2626

CONTACT: 333-7970 39784

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39752

39747

NV LIMITED FORMER (NATURES VISIONS LTD)

OLIANA FLORVIL DORASTIN

DELTA CONSTRUCTION

Hospital Rd., Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

LABOURER DOMESTIC WORKER

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39809

A210 E Regent Village Gracebay Road, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 348-7523

Long Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

PRINCESS VILLA Princess Drive, Lower Bight Is seeking to employ a

BARMAID 2 GARDENERS 3 CLEANERS LABOURER CLEANER Taking food orders, serving customers.

Taking beverage orders from customers or wait staff and serving drinks as requested, paying extreme attention to detail.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Must work weekends Digging holes, jackhammering, planting, caring for shrubs & trees.

Jobs are outside Driving license a must Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 348-1654

CONTACT: 432-2211

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39808

PYGO

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. RENEWAL 39750

R&R ENTERPRISE/ROGER & ROSAMAE SIMMONS

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 345-7366 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

39751

RASHARD’S CLEANING

General Labourer duties assigned by manager on the construction site Salary: $8.50 per hour, weekly

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: (649) 332-4522

CONTACT: 243-4350

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY WORK PERMIT HOLDER 39788

RASHARD’S CLEANING

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD.

39798

R.C. AND M CONSTRUCTION

Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Sea Shell Dr., Long Bay Is seeking to employ a

FOUR (4) PLANT WORKERS

STORE CLERK

CONSTRUCTION CLEANER CLEANER LABOURER LABOURER

CONTACT ERNEST RIGBY ON 649-231-0293 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39804

Cleaning property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. $8.00 Hourly

Perform deep cleaning, dust and polish various surfaces, vacuum carpets and other menial tasks.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Perform deep cleaning, dust and polish various surfaces, vacuum carpets and other menial tasks.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 243-2194

CONTACT: 341-9824

CONTACT: 342-0255

CONTACT: 342-0255

Must have some knowledge of cleaning Marine products. May be required to work after normal hours.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Greets customers, receive payment, Issue receipts, and change due to customers. Count money in cash drawers to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.

Salary: $9.00 hourly

Long Bay Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

39776

39753

#41A Discovery Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

39740

#41A Discovery Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL 39763

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, mixing concrete, hand tools to workers, and cleaning work site. $9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 342-1964

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39754

December 9-15, 2023

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

REGCO CONSTRUCTION

REGINALD JOLLY

Discovery Bay, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

RODEMIDE JOSEPH Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

SUPERIOR PAINTING Juba Sound, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CLASSIFIEDS 41 TC TRIPLE POWER Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

TCI KING OF BURGERS #9 Princess Plaza, Airport Rd. Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE STEELMAN LABOURER DOMESTIC SERVER WORKER PAINTER WORKER Cut, position, and bolt down steel bars to reinforce concrete.

Salary: $2,000 monthly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-342-0255

CONTACT: 341-3579

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39762

TCI PLUMBING AND SEPTIC SERVICES Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

SEPTIC CLEANER Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, and drains.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

VENEL CONSTRUCTION

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

MERVIN COX

TURENNE FENELUS

MASON Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

Salary: $9.00 Hourly

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

GARDENER

DOMESTIC WORKER

Soil cultivation, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting. $8.00 hourly Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing. $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-231-6710 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39769

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39782

Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work.

General housework, cooking, washing, ironing and cleaning Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 346-5427 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39787

WILBERT DELANCY

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines.

Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Take orders and serve food and beverages.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 247-0801

CONTACT: 347-6850

CONTACT: 331-3426

VACANCIES

VACANCIES

VENANTE PIERRE JEROME

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39793

NTAB CONSTRUCTION South Dock / 331-8346 Keep the yard clean, cut trees, etc. $8.00 hourly

SERVER

ALTAGRACIA 66 Robinson St, Apt 1, Five Cays Serves clients drinks & food, take orders, etc. $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 347-2617

ONLY BELONGER APPLY. 39805 RENEWAL PERMIT.

WILSON VALBURN

Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

2 HAIRDRESSERS

LABOURER LABOURER

Shampooing, cutting, styling, hair treatments, deep conditioning, permanents, coloring, and weaving. $8.00 Hourly

Manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing. $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-344-4801 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

39775

MAJ

Is seeking to employ an

ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER

Responsible for weeding yard, cleaning windows and veranda.

Knowledgeable in operating hand power tools.

Basic Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: (649) 347-2608 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39757

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39786

LABOURER HELPER

#6 Bishop Plaza, Aviation Road Is seeking to employ a

2 NAIL TECHNICIANS

CONTACT: 347-1700

39771

327 Chalk Sound, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

VIP SERVICES SALON

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 649-348-8986

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39759

HOUSEKEEPER

CONTACT: 232-3867 OR RICHARDCORDERO.0822@ GMAIL.COM BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39783

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Spring Valley, Millennium Highway Apartment #2, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 323-7077

SAMBRINA LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE SERVICE (341-8332) Leeward Highway, Providenciales Clean old plants/flowers pots, water plants, disposing of debris etc. $8.00 HOURLY

CLEANER CAICOS KEYS SERVICES (441-8061) Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Deep & general cleaning, Cleaning & sanitizing fixtures, empty trash, replace liners, etc. $8.00 HOURLY FIRST TIME WORK PERMITS

39765

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39760

Providenciales and Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. $8.00 Hourly

LABOURER Cleaning property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 232-1268

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39773

WARD’S CONSULTANCY Acting on behalf of:

DOMESTIC WORKER

JOANE ST JEAN Blue Hills, Providenciales Tel: 342-8490 Cleaning, sweeping, mopping. $8.00P/H

BABYSITTER

PAULA WARD Tel: 649-241-3333 Blue Hills, Providenciales Provides care to children inside and outside the home. $8.00 p/h

CONSTRUCTION LABOURER

COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION #53, P.O. Box 68, Blue Mountain, Providenciales Prepare sites by cleaning them, loading or unloading materials. $11.00p/h

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39761

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL & FIRST TIME 39814

CAICOS CACTUS BUSINESS SERVICES

DESTINATION (TURKS & CAICOS) LTD.

North Caicos, Is seeking to employ an

299A La Petite Place, Grace Bay , Is seeking to employ

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

PRIVATE BUTLER • Manage day-to-day operations of private

archived reports.

• Keeping computer databases up to date.

• Interacting with clients either on the phone or in person.

• Valid Driver’s License • Fluent English.

SALARY: $300.00 weekly

Receive, price and display Stock Must be able to move 40lbs boxes Salary - $8 an hour The position will be required to work nights, long hours, weekends and holidays.

Ability to speak English, French, Spanish and other languages will be a necessary

JOB DESCRIPTION: • Providing office support including customer and employee support.

• Keeping wellorganized files and records of business activity.

• Researching company data and

INTERESTED PERSON SHOULD FORWARD A LETTER OF APPLICATION AND RESUMES TO MURAD97@HOTMAIL.COM OR CALL 649-431-1689 39812

ALL TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER ARE INVITED TO APPLY TO LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT 39789

CONTACT: 649-231-4885

villa • Pre-stock groceries and prepare light snacks/drinks • Unpack and pack luggage/arrange transportation • Plan and organize parties and events for families • Certified from Guild of Professional English Butlers • Salary: $10.00 hourly/six days weekly plus holidays

THIS AD IS TO SUPPORT A WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. BELONGERS APPLY AT LABOUR BOARD OR EMAIL: INFO@DESTINATIONTCI.TC 39811 CONTACT: 946-5855

42 CLASSIFIEDS

December 9-15, 2023

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

The Turks and Caicos Islands Civil Aviation Authority Grand Turk/Providenciales, TCI

Employment Opportunity

SENIOR AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR JOB SUMMARY: This is a technical position within the Civil Aviation Authority, in which the Inspector is responsible for the regulatory oversight of the airworthiness of aircraft on the Register of the Authority, and of aircraft maintenance personnel and facilities within the Turks and Caicos Islands. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring the organization’s aims and objectives are achieved as it relates to his/her functional area. The incumbent has the authority to grant and rescind maintenance personnel licenses, and prohibit maintenance facilities and aircraft that are unsafe from operating.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Supervising all civil aircraft maintenance Operators and promotion of airworthiness of aircraft.

• Researching and reviewing airworthiness information to ensure international standards of airworthiness are met by aircraft operators within Turks and Caicos Islands.

• Conducting examinations for certification of maintenance technicians and engineers.

• Reviewing and approval of applications for minor modifications of Turks and Caicos Islands registered aircraft.

• Inspection of all aircraft registered in the Turks and Caicos Islands for continued airworthiness and renewal of licenses.

• Inspection of aircraft operating in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

• Annual auditing and re-certification of approved maintenance organizations.

• To produce written audit reports for presentation to the service provider and to follow-up on outstanding audit findings until closure is achieved.

• Conducting ramp inspections on local and foreign registered aircrafts.

• Liaising and working with international airworthiness and flight operations agencies and auditing teams.

• Receiving and investigating Mandatory Occurrence Reports.

• Reviewing and evaluating applications for issuance of TCI Aircraft • Maintenance Engineers License/Validations.

• Co-ordination with Flight Operations in the investigation, issuance and renewal of Air Operators Certificate (AOC).

• To co-operate with other functional areas within the CAA to achieve optimum safety regulation.

• To contribute to the working practices of Airworthiness Department, including the setting of policies and principles, and performing reviews to ensure that regulatory oversight is adequately maintained and meets the changing needs of the industry REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCE: • Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s License with at least 10 years experience, issued by an ICAO Contracting State.

• Advanced certification/training in aircraft airworthiness.

• At least 2 to 5 years’ experience in Airworthiness Managerial Position (i.e. Engineering Manager/ Quality Assurance Manager), • Knowledge of Civil Aviation and Civil Aviation Law and Regulations • (AN(OT)O and OTARS) • Knowledge of Auditing and administration • Working knowledge of flight operations procedures • Good computer skills PERSONAL QUALITIES: • Willingness to take personal responsibility • Ability to Reason • Positive attitude • Professionalism, Tactfulness, firmness and impartiality • The personality to win the professional respect and confidence of others OTHER REQUIREMENTS: • Fluent in English • Willingness to travel locally and internationally SALARY RANGE: $73,620.00 to $78,200.00 per annum

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

APPLICATIONS GIVING FULL DETAILS OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE SHOULD BE SENT TO OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR, HR & TRAINING MANAGER, TCI CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY, COURTYARD PLAZA UNIT 1B, LEEWARD HIGHWAY, PROVIDENCIALES, OR EMAIL ADDRESS PTAYLOR@TCICAA.TC TO REACH NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 8TH, 2023.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: DECEMBER 8TH, 2023 39817

VACANCIES

LABOURER

Q & S CONSTRUCTION (332-1787) Juba Sound, Providenciales Lifting heavy items, cleaning etc. $8 hourly

SOUND ENGINEER / GUITARIST

THE CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY INC (241-7341) Musgrove Cl #8, Kewtown GUITARIST $8 hourly Playing guitar etc SOUND ENGINEER $8.00 hourly operate sound equipment, recordings etc.

MASON

KIMBELEE MISSICK (231-4234) South Dock Road Lay blocks, plastering. $9.00 hourly

MAINTENANCE WORKER

TYRON ROBINSON (232-3265) Blue Hills, Providenciales Minor electrical, plumbing etc. $9 hourly

RENEWAL & FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT BELONGER APPLY WITH LABOUR DEPARTMENT 39734

SW CAFE

Ports of Call Plaza, 11 Sandcastle Road, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

TC TRIPLE POWER CMR Granny Hills, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER WAITRESS Take orders and serve food and beverages.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 231-2397

CONTACT: 347-6850

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39833

ELIBEHT K. ARACENA Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39904

JENNY WILLIAMS CASTILLO Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER

CONTACT: 348-8000

CONTACT: 245-1980

VIKAS VELAYUDHA NAIR

WALKIN AGENCY

Duties: To ensure that the church Sanctuary for weekly services SALARY: $8.00 per hour

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 39927

Duties: Regular household chores, Sweeping, and mopping and laundry.

SALARY: $8.00 per hour

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 39475

Cooper Jack, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Sweeping the

BOOKKEEPER CLERK • Use QuickBooks to input

house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, etc.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 241-6920 BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39844

all data • Prepare accounts receivable • Prepare statement of account for corporate and government accounts • Excellent knowledge in bank reconciliations Salary: $500.00 weekly

CONTACT: 246-5189

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39918

December 9-15, 2023

CLASSIFIEDS 43

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

THE CEO, NATIONAL COMPANY SERVICES Providenciales, TCI., Is seeking to employ a

SECURITY OFFICER WITH 5 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 $9.00 - $11.50 per hour (based on qualification & experience).

PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATION TO: THE CEO, NATIONAL COMPANY SERVICES, PROVIDENCIALES, TCI. EMAIL: HR@NCSFSG.COM. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 16, 2023.

THE POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER

MIXOLOGISTS

• Responsible for ensuring combining elixir and creating that their bars run smoothly extraordinary cocktails and efficiently.

• Must be willing to work • Beverages, costing and weekends and holidays revenue management of the • Starting salary 9-15$ per hour bar is essential based on qualifications and • Must have a passion for experience 39837

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

BY ERIC LTD

Le Vele Plaza, Providenciales, Looking for

CONTACT: 649-333-1049 / ERIC@PROVENCEBYERIC.COM BELONGERS SHOULD SEND RESUMES TO LABOUR DEPARTMENT OR DROP RESUME AT PROVENCE BY ERIC RESTAURANT – LE VELE PLAZA POSITION ARE CURRENTLY HELD BY WORK PERMIT HOLDERS 39925

KITE PROVO

42 Garden Loop, Grace Bay (Teaching location is on Long bay Beach), Is seeking to employ

2 CERTIFIED KITEBOARD INSTRUCTORS

POSITIONS AVAILABLE The Turks and Caicos Islands oldest and leading publishing house is in need of additional staff to fill the following posts:

WRITERS/ PHOTO JOURNALIST

Candidates must have at least five (5) years’ experience working full-time for daily newspapers and/or news/features magazines, reporting on hard news, features and parliamentary/court proceedings. Salary paid weekly will commensurate with experience.

FOR MAGAZINES AND OTHER PERIODICALS GRAPHICS PRODUCTION DESIGNER/ PAGINATOR

This position requires someone with at least five (5) years’ experience working with Macintosh or PC computers. Must be skilled in the make-up of advertising and pagination. Proficiency using InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop software for print is essential. Some technical, networking and web design knowledge an asset. Salary paid weekly will commensurate with experience.

• Must be a certified Kiteboarding instructor from an accredited association such as IKO, PASA BKSA or equivalent • Must be able to teach Kite Hydrofoil and Wing Foiling • Must be able to teach

beginner to advanced level kite boarding • It would be an asset to be bilingual • Pay is hourly, based on lessons taught, and is commensurate with experience, starting at $35/ hour

CONTACT: 649-232-5483

SUBMIT RESUMES & REFERENCES BY E-MAIL: RESERVATIONS@KITEPROVO.COM QUALIFIED BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THE CURRENT POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER

EASYWAY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ACTING ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT

HELPER JOAZILE M. HUGUETTE

LABOURER YVLISE HUTCHINSON

TEL: 242-5126 The Bight, Dalancy drive Assisting with the ongoing construction of my home, such as assist with mason, carpenter, plumbing and tile work. $8.00 per hour

TEL: 346-9395 South dock Assisting with the ongoing construction of my home, such as assist with mason, carpenter, plumbing and tile work. $8.00 per hour

E. G. CLEANING SERVICES TEL: 331-7188 Long Bay Cleaning villas and condos. $9.00 per hour

TEL: 246-6382 Five Cays Pick up waste and maintaining upkeep of apartments and property. $8.00 per hour

2 MAIDS

LABOURER VONEL ALEXANDER GRAY

COURT REPORTER

College or high school graduate with at least five (5) years’ experience in community reporting. Ability to drive and use a camera a desirable asset.

Salary paid weekly will commensurate with experience.

ADVERTISING SPACE SALES PERSON

Candidates must have had actual hands-on experience selling advertising space for newspapers and magazines. Ability to assist clients with the writing of copy for ads and gathering of collateral an asset. Salary is commission based.

FORWARD APPLICATIONS TO: THE PUBLISHER DUNCANSON PUBLICATIONS LTD. EMAIL: TCNEWS@TCIWAY.TC NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE Preferences will be given to Belonger and Legal Residents

39867

39935

OCEAN CLUB RESORTS

Is looking for applicants for the following positions:

HOUSEMAN (VACANT) ROOM ATTENDANT (VACANT) All positions involve strenuous physical labour, which requires being able and willing to perform heavy lifting, and other physically demanding functions. Must be able to speak English fluently.

Preference will be given to someone with previous resort experience.

All applicants must be able to present a clean Police Record if offered a position. Wage commensurate with experience.

Individuals must be willing to work holidays and weekends on a flexible schedule dictated by business demands.

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT OCEAN CLUB OR OCEAN CLUB WEST, OR EMAIL: HR@OCEANCLUBRESORTS.COM ONLY THOSE RECEIVING AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.

39895

44 CLASSIFIEDS 7P MITOU LOVE RESTAURANT Fellowship Cl., Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

December 9-15, 2023

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

A TASTE OF ITALY Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

ALFRED HURBERT STUART Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

ALL TIME CONSTRUCTION Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

ANA INES SANTOS DIAZ Walter Cox Street, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

BABES N TOTS Down Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER CARETAKER LABOURER KITCHEN 3 KITCHEN DOMESTIC WORKER HELPER HELPERS Preparing the workstation for the cook. Keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy at all times.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-347-0729 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

Working hours include holidays, late evenings, and week-ends.

Previous experience min 1 year required Salary $8.00 per hour

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: (649) 941-7331

CONTACT: 243-4019

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39873

39868

39917

BLACK BOY & JEAN TRUCKING

BLAZE CONTRACTING

C&S PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT

17 Ralph Close, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Juba Sound Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

CARPENTER Follow blueprints and

Cleaning outside the property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 242-3631 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39906

DANY BENJAMIN LOUIS Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER • Caring for young children collecting them from school/ nursery school, babysitting, and pet feeding.

• Garden duties, Dinner preparation, cleaning and housesitting for employers, etc.

Salary: $9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-947-6909 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39864

plans. Install structures and fixtures. Measure or cut wood, and other materials. $8.00 Hourly

39841

South Dock Rd. Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 341-9538

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 : $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 241-3403/247-0582

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

39919

39909

CARLANDE ETIENNE PARKER

DALS CONTRACTING

Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CARPENTER 2 LABOURERS LABOURER CLEANER

CONTACT: (649) 241-5563

CONTACT: 649-347-6376

HELPER

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, mixing concrete, hand tools to workers, and cleaning work site.

Salary: $10.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 231-3494

CONTACT: 341-1629 39848

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD.

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

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DERVENT CLEMENT STANLEY A. QUANT

DESIGN BUILDERS ASSOCIATION LTD

DMR GROUP HOLDINGS LTD.

DOMESTIC WORKER

LABOURER 4 MASONS DOMESTIC WORKER PAINTER

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

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Leeward Palms Is seeking to employ a

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, etc.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 241-5194 BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39845

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

CANDESHA ALCY

CONTACT: 232-0071

PAINTER

Ensuring a safe environment, preparing and giving meals, bathing and dressing children, administering medicine, doing housework, and etc.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

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Apply paints, stains to walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces. $8.00 Hourly

BABYSITTER

CONTACT: 649-242-4324

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

ESTHER DUVEAU

Applicant must be very good at caring for children.

Feeding, bathing, washing and keeping their sleeping areas clean.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-345-2694

Dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping and cleaning room.

Complete routine cleaning tasks in assigned area and any other task assigned by supervisor.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

EMMANUEL DESRONVIL Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

181 Uncle Paul Circle, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $9.00 hourly

South Dock Is seeking to employ a

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 341-4543 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 3998

Unit 204, The Regent Village, Grace Bay Road Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning outside the property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 231-7139

Unit #6 Queens Landing, Grace Bay Road Is seeking to employ a

Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; make steps and plasters. $9.00 hourly

AUTO MECHANICS Inspecting vehicles, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire changes, and replacing filters. $9.00 hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39924

CONTACT: 332-2067 / 241-0148

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FRANKLIN PINTURA T.C.I

#39 Tower Drive, Long Bay Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL 39853

Leeward, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DURESTON BESSARD Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

ELIE’S LANDSCAPING CLEANING SERVICES #10 Bay Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Apply paints, stains, and coatings to interior and exterior walls, new buildings, homes, offices and other structural surfaces Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 241-6362

CONTACT: 232-7124

FUN CRUISES

GENELIA FORBES

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39823

Blue Haven Marina Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39832

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

HANDYMAN LABOURER BOAT BUILDER BABYSITTER Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines.

Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-244-9428 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

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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: $8.00 hourly

Repair boat, paint and repair fiberglass.

To work 6 days a week.

To work from 9am-5pm.

Salary: $10.00 Hourly

Applicants must be honest, reliable and good with handling children.

Caring of two small children, feeding, bathing, washing etc.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-343-7291

CONTACT: 333-1505

CONTACT: 344-5031

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39916

39881

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

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SUNNY FOODS BLUE HILLS Providenciales, TCI, Is looking for:

Discovery Bay, Providenciales, Is currently seeking a

FROZEN FOOD STOCKERS LIVE-IN HOUSEKEEPER

• Physically able to reach, • Ability to lift 50 pounds. stretch, bend, and walk • Availability on work nights, during work hours. weekends, and holidays.

• Ability to stand for long • Ability to multitask, prioritizes, periods of time in the and manages time efficiently.

Freezer Environment (Minus • Wages star at $8.00 per hour.

10 degrees Fahrenheit or • Held by the work permit minus 23 degree Celsius) holder.

EMAIL YOUR RESUME AT JOBSTCI@ALLIEDCARIBBEAN.NET. INTERESTED BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT 39892

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Looking for a hard-working, energetic, and honest individual to be a live-in housekeeper. Must have a strong command of the English language (both spoken and written) and hold a valid driver’s license. The individual must have experience in housekeeping duties.

The successful candidate is required to work 6 days a week @$10.00 per hour. Duties will involve daily household cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping for the household, and general garden maintenance. Must be confident in handling 1 large dog with respect to bathing, grooming, feeding, and administering medication.

ALL INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD SEND RESUMES VIA EMAIL TO ACCOUNTS@BSD.TC BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS: DECEMBER 29TH, 2023

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B & S COOLING SERVICES

Paralegal Vacancy

#78 Five Cays Access Road Industrial Park, Providenciales, TCI Contact No. 9418112

GARLAND & CO.

Is looking for

EXPERIENCED AUTO MECHANIC

Garland & Co is seeking to recruit a highly motivated professional for the role of Paralegal.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) Degree or advanced paralegal qualification from a recognized University, and at least three years of experience in a law office or legal department.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The Paralegal will provide legal and administrative support to Attorneys with due regard to the sensitivity and confidentiality of the information handled in the course of the tasks undertaken.

He/she will be required to efficiently conduct legal research, source and correctly reference material, produce reports and summaries from research, assist in the drafting, proof reading and cross referencing of legal documents, and undertake office administration.

The candidate must have the ability utilize Turks and Caicos Islands Legislation, reference materials including Halsbury’s Statutes and Halsbury’s Laws of England, company library resources, databases such as Lexis Nexis and Westlaw, and general internet search tools.

SKILLS

The candidate must possess excellent research and analytical skills, as well as excellent oral and written communication skills. He/she will demonstrate a drive to work on his/her own initiative, and ability to use independent judgement and make sound recommendations based on legal research. The candidate is required to be competent in the use of the Microsoft suite of products.

Candidate must be flexible, as will be required to work additional hours (weekdays and weekends) as needed.

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES SHOULD SUBMIT RESUME, COVER LETTER AND TWO REFERENCES TO HANSONJAMEKIA.GARLANDANDCO@GMAIL.COM. P.O. BOX 1180, E 202 LE VELE PLAZA, GRACE BAY PROVIDENCIALES TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TEL: 1-649-941-5905 FAX: 1-649- 941-4754

JOB DESCRIPTION:

We are currently seeking an experienced Auto Mechanic to join our reputable automotive service team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10 years of hands-on experience in diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining various types of vehicles.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform routine automotive maintenance tasks, including oil changes, tire rotations, filter replacements, and fluid checks.

• Diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical issues on a variety of vehicles, including cars, trucks, and SUVs. • Utilize diagnostic tools and equipment to identify and resolve complex vehicle problems efficiently.

• Conduct thorough inspections and provide accurate estimates for repair work.

• Complete all job orders and service documentation accurately and in a timely manner.

• Maintain a clean and organized work area, ensuring all tools and equipment are properly stored.

REQUIREMENTS:

• • • • • • • • • •

Minimum of 10 years of proven experience as an Auto Mechanic.

Proficiency in computerized diagnostic tools and equipment.

Strong knowledge of automotive repairs, maintenance, and systems.

Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Team-oriented attitude with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Certifications are preferred and mandatory.

High school diploma or equivalent. Technical or vocational training is a plus.

This Position is for first time work permit application Wages start at $750.00 per week.

EMAIL YOUR RESUME AT JOBSTCI@ALLIEDCARIBBEAN.NET 39903

Interested Belongers are encouraged to submit their resume to the Labour Department

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Susie Wolff is director of F1 Academy, the series for aspiring female racing drivers, while husband Toto Wolff is the team principal of the Mercedes F1 team

FIA ends controversial conflict of interest inquiry into Toto and Susie Wolff

Formula 1’s governing body has ended its compliance inquiry into Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff and his wife, the F1 Academy director Susie Wolff.

The FIA had launched an inquiry into a magazine’s claims that rivals believed the couple’s relationship presented a conflict of interest in the sport.

But on Thursday the FIA said it was “satisfied” F1 had measures in place to protect against such issues.

The statement added that there was “no ongoing investigation” into the matter.

A Mercedes spokesperson said the company had “taken note of the statement” but declined to comment further, while Formula 1 did not comment.

Mercedes could yet move to seek redress from the FIA for the reputational damage its actions have inflicted on the company this week.

The FIA’s statement said: “Following a review of Formula 1 Management’s F1 code of conduct and F1 conflict of interest policy, and confirmation that appropriate protective measures are in place to mitigate any potential conflicts, the FIA is satisfied that FOM’s compliance management system is robust enough to prevent any unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.

“The FIA can confirm that there is no ongoing investigation in terms of ethical or disciplinary inquiries involving any individual.

“As the regulator, the FIA has a duty to maintain the integrity of global motorsport. The FIA reaffirms its commitment to integrity and fairness.”

The governing body’s statement comes after an extraordinary sequence of events which have left senior figures in F1 questioning the judgement of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

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December 9-15, 2023 ANDREA CABRERA Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

J O B

O P P O R T U N I T I E S

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN Reporting: Maintenance Manager Department: Maintenance Starting Date: As soon as possible

JOB PURPOSE:

Under the supervision of the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing diversified duties to troubleshoot, install, repair and maintain all resort facilities, parking lots, vehicles, equipment and water works.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

1. Perform daily maintenance tasks as assigned by the Maintenance Manager or other authorized individuals, manage time responsibly and actively pursue new tasks as appropriate.

2. Respond to maintenance inquiries, issues, concerns, requests, procedures and projects and take immediate action to resolve/ provide solutions.

3. Repair defects in facilities, appliances, machinery and equipment and report same to supervisor, relevant owners, management and co-workers.

4. Complete work order requests as assigned and submit completed forms, detailing time and materials, to supervisor or authorized persons; ensure work orders are given priority and completed timely with the highest quality standards.

5. Conduct pre-arrival room checks 24 hours prior to arrival or as soon as practical.

6. Test, record and/or service health and safety systems, physical plant, utilities, pools, waste water treatment plants, fitness equipment, laundry equipment, lighting, the Resort and related equipment on a regularly scheduled basis.

7. Perform special projects as assigned by the Maintenance Manager or other authorized individuals.

8. Report inventory shortages prior to depletion; submit purchase order requests to supervisor or authorized person; maintain inventory control procedures and participate in physical inventory as required.

9. Keep maintenance work areas, workshop and storerooms neat, tidy, organized and in compliance with TCIG health and safety regulations.

10.

Maintain a proper set of work tools; keep company tools in good working order; keep tools/equipment secure and in proper storage areas.

11.

Keep supervisor and relevant co-workers informed/ advised of projects and provide progress reports on guest/owner issues.

12.

Remain flexible to accommodate customers and respond to emergency calls as needed when off duty.

13.

Complete assigned Checklists and Work Orders in a timely manner and submit to supervisor for approval.

14.

Follow safety and cleanliness standards in the completion of all maintenance tasks.

15.

Take ownership/responsibility for issues that require maintenance attention and respond quickly and appropriately.

16.

Maintain knowledge of the resort, its operations and relevant inventory.

17.

Maintain professional, courteous manner with guests, owners, contractors and co-workers at all times.

18.

Manage and monitor the standards of performance and work of vendors/contractors in the absence of the supervisor.

19.

Comply with OCR’s policies, procedures and guidelines.

20.

Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or any other person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

1. To perform this job successfully, individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

2. High School Diploma, appropriate resort or building industry trade certification, plus relevant education and 2-3 years general maintenance experience, preferably in a resort environment.

3. Experience in general trades: plumbing, electrical, AC, carpentry, appliance repair, painting, masonry, drywall.

4. Thorough knowledge of hotel maintenance procedures, operations and equipment, including pool and waste water treatment plant testing.

5. Self-motivated and dependable with a strong work ethic and good trouble-shooting skills.

6. Good communication skills; ability to speak, read and write fluently in English language.

7. Professional appearance and cooperative demeanor.

8. Heavy lifting, use of multiple types of electronic and manual equipment and tools, ability to work in varied weather conditions.

POOL & BEACH SUPERVISOR

DOMESTIC WORKER Duties: To ensure that the church Sanctuary for weekly services SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 346-1146 BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 39930

TRIPLE S CONSTRUCTION Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

MASON Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

Salary: $9.00 hourly

Location: OC or OCW Department: PROPERTY SERVICES Position Type: FULL TIME Reporting Supervisor: Resort Manager Starting Date As soon as possible

CONTACT: 333-0209

JOB DESCRIPTION

KENDALL JENNINGS

Job Purpose: Under the supervision of the Resort Manager, the Pool & Beach Supervisor is responsible for performing diversified duties to maintain the cleanliness and order of the beach and pool areas, while providing excellent customer service to guests and owners.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

1. Clean the pool(s) daily, and if necessary, twice daily. Report any changes in clarity, cloudiness, etc. to the Resort Manager. THE CONDITION OF THE POOLS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. 2. With the assistance of other Pool & Beach staff, ensure that the following tasks are assigned and completed daily: • Set out appropriate numbers of beach towels. Remove any dirty towels from pool and beach area and deliver to laundry area.

• Maintain a presence at the beach and pool areas throughout shift to assist with any guest needs.

• Remove trash from receptacles at beach and pool as needed.

• Clean and maintain the areas surrounding the pool and beach, including bathrooms.

• Remove any broken beach or pool furniture from rotation and notify Supervisor.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

1. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

2. High School Diploma, plus 3-5 years relevant experience, preferably in a resort environment 3. Thorough knowledge of property services procedures, operations, and equipment 4. Self-motivated and dependable with a strong work ethic and good problem-solving skills.

5. Strong communication and people skills; ability to speak, read and write fluently in English language.

6. Professional appearance and demeanor with solid customer service background 7. Essential First Aid and CPR training and valid certification.

8. Strong swimmer.

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

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Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Duties: To ensure that the church Sanctuary for weekly services SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 241-2516 BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 39931

KENYA PARKER Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Duties: To ensure that the church Sanctuary for weekly services SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 242-1522 BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 39929

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ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS IRRIGATION LTD

WHITE SANDS HOLDINGS LTD.

Irrigation Technician

PASTRY CHEF

• Knowledge of the installation and operation of irrigation systems and components.

• Knowledge of work methods, tools, equipment and materials used to maintain and repair irrigation systems • Knowledge of electronically controlled irrigation systems and programming functions • Knowledge of drip irrigation systems • Skill in reading construction drawings, blueprints, plans and specifications • Skill in maintaining records of the installation and maintenance of irrigation systems • Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot irrigation problems • Ability to work both independently and with others • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions • Ability to fine tune irrigation systems to optimum operating potential • Ability to troubleshoot pumping systems and remove and install pumps.

• Ability to install and replace faulty valves and solenoids

• Repairs of piping of all types • Direct, train, and evaluate subordinate personnel.

• Coordinate, assign, and review the work of assigned maintenance personnel • Review work orders and schedule personnel and equipment in accordance with job requirements • Plan and recommend materials needed for work projects; order approved supplies and materials • Prepare and maintain maintenance logs of work performed • Order supplies; keep time sheets; assist with budgeting; complete written records of work performed, material/labor estimates and training • Respond to inquiries from company client’s • Safely operate and maintain a variety of related tools, power, and agricultural related equipment • Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other contractors employees and the public using principles of good customer service

SALARY 8/HR THIS IS FOR A RENEWAL CONTACT 649-941-5579

39890

Applicant must have prior experience, speak English, have a valid TCI driver’s licence and is needed to work six days a week.

JOB DUTIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Preparing a wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies, pies and bread following traditional and modern recipes.

• Prepare, clean and organize ingredients for use in the kitchen.

• Monitoring supplies and ingredients.

• Creating new and exciting deserts to regularly update the menus.

• Ensuring compliance with food safety and hygiene regulations.

Salary commences at $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT JOSE NOJADERA BY TELEPHONE – 244 6415 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND IN ORDER TO SUBMIT RESUMES. Prospective TC Islander applicants are also free to lodge a copy of their applications with the Labour Board.

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PRADDO SKILLED CARPENTERS That can construct, erect, install and renovate structures made of wood and other materials, ranging from kitchen cabinets to building frameworks.

Salary $9.00-$14.00/hr commensurate on Qualification & experience

SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK encompassed in the position.

SKILLED MASONS

REQUIREMENTS:

• College Graduate with degree on any 4 year Course.

• With atleast 5 years of work experience.

• In an 8-hour workday: stand or walk between 6-8 hours • Flexible schedule including working nights, weekends, and holidays as needed • A positive attitude. Show up on time • Being flexible on what days and hours you can work • The willingness to do any job that is needed even if it’s not “technically” part of your job description

FOR FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT HOLDERS. WAGES START AT $8.00 PER HOUR. INTERESTED APPLICANTS CAN EMAIL THEIR RESUME TO WENDY@ BASICESSENTIALSTCI.COM OR SEND RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. Belongers need only to apply.

An experienced pastry chef is needed for a private residence in Long Bay, Providenciales.

Seeking

We are looking for the following:

• Will prepare orders for shipment complete all paperwork, obtain the best rate quotes, and ensure accuracy of the order to ship.

• Adequate knowledge of computer systems and comfortable using them; • Duties include but are not limited to, receiving in, storing, and distributing all deliveries, as well as stock and restock items in their proper locations as needed.

• Employee will pick customer orders per pick ticket and ensure the accuracy of selected items and quantities.

• Safety, organizational and housekeeping responsibilities are

Is seeking to employ a

39938

that can use bricks, concrete and concrete blocks, and natural and manmade stones to build walls, walkways, and other structures.

Salary: $10.00-$15.00 commensurate on Qualifications and Experience

SKILLED STEEL FIXERS

that can follow engineer plans utilize hand and power tools. Able to cut and bend steel bars also mesh for connecting rebar with wire clips or welds to build up sections.

Salary $9.00-$14.00/hr commensurate on Qualification & experience All applicants must be trustworthy, dependable, able to think independently, also flexible and open to working Saturdays.

PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO: PRADDOCONSTRUCTIONTCI@GMAIL.COM

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December 9-15, 2023 WANDA MAE VASHITA HIGGS Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER J O B

A D V E R T I S E M E N T

Wymara Resort and Villas is a contemporary luxury full-service boutique resort on Grace Bay Beach. We are looking for driven and energetic professionals with Five Star experience and who are committed to achieving excellence by ensuring Five Star standards and services are continuously delivered.

*BUTLER EXPERIENCE MANAGER

The Butler Experience Manager oversees all aspects of the guest’s experience to ensure flawless uncompromised and personalized luxury service. Maintain outstanding relationships with Owners and leader’s ani incoming guests. Be fully versed on Forbes Five-Star Service.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Oversee and manage the daily operations of the guest experience.

• Reviews VIP reservations and ensures proper handling of VIPs and groups administers amenity orders and resumes for incoming guests.

• Meet guests upon arrival and provide private check in experience.

• Anticipate guests’ needs by learning their preferences, allergies, dislikes, etc.

• Computes and creates daily VIP arrival manifests to include arrival, departure information, room assignments, and guest preferences and distributes to all department heads through the daily meeting.

• Be responsive to guest’s requests by communicating their needs to appropriate departments in a prompt and courteous manner.

• Protect confidential data and restrict communications of same only to authorized persons. Perform other duties as directed by the General Manager or any other authorized Executive.

• Monitors training employee progresses to ensure Wymara standards are implemented and followed.

• leads and conducts regular inspections of guest areas including occupied and non-occupied rooms and works with other operating departments • Have a thorough understanding of all spirits and specialty foods in stock • Assess and restock wine and spirit collections as necessary • Coaching of staff for optimum service performance.

• Ensure billing, reservations, excursions, and dining experiences are maintained.

SKILLS:

• Develop and motivate team members through training and development.

• Display critical thinking and analytical skills.

• High level of enthusiasm and motivation.

• Implement sustainable operations using green initiatives.

• Ability to work flexible schedule including days/weekends/ holidays.

• Demonstrated ability to balance coaching/mentoring with disciplining.

• Strong organizational/planning and computer skills.

• Retail management/sales experience is a plus.

• Cultivate workplace relationships and diversity • Cultural and luxury standard awareness • Knowledge and understanding of Butler services and products.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

• Degree in Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, Hotel Management, Business Administration or equivalent

• • • •

Minimum four years’ work experience in a similar position Must be Guild Certified Knowledge about wines, cookery, and dining protocols Proficiency in planning, purchasing, and maintaining supplies and inventories.

• Impeccable organizational and planning skills.

• The ability to delegate activities and manage others.

• Attention to detail and the ability to multitask.

• Outstanding client-relations skills and professionalism.

• Computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft suite of programs • Proficient in Opera Property Management Systems Salto Key system Knowcross, Symphony/ Micros, Open Table.

• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills; ability to speak, read and write fluently in English. Additionally, more than one European language is a desired.

Base Range: $35k - $40k per year

*SPA THERAPIST

The Spa Therapist professional massage and body treatments to our guests. They must have a thorough knowledge of numerous massage modalities, possess a general understanding of body treatments and be willing to train in our spa’s specific massage and body treatment offerings. They must possess excellent communication skills and be able to learn the product and service knowledge necessary to effectively provide wellness solutions to meet the needs of our guests. Salary Commission Based.

*CHEF DE PARTIE

The Chef de Partie is a direct link between the Executive Chef, Executive Sous Chef, sous chef and his/her assigned production areas and outlets. His primary responsibilities are to ensure all communication, standards, policies, and expectations are communicated to his/her team and then executed flawlessly. The Chef de Partie enables his/her team by ensuring equipment and sanitation standards are always met, supplies and inventories are readily available, expectations are communicated, recipes are current, and training is on-going. He or She is expected to be a “hands-on” supervisor who leads his/her team by example.

The Chef de Partie is assigned to be directly responsible for one or more outlets or production areas in the following categories: production, alternative restaurants, buffets, or main galley. The Chef de Partie should expect to be rotated into different areas with or without advance notice in regards business demands and career development. Compensation: $35k - $50k per annum

*FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVER

The ideal candidate possesses excellent communication skills with personable, and professional demeanor. The Food and Beverage Server has exceptional customer service skills with the ability to provide guests with food and beverage services – restaurant, bar, room service, beach & pool. The successful candidate can work irregular hours. Experience in fine dining experience is preferred.

Compensation starts at $8.00 per hour.

Interested applicants can contact our Human Resources Department, Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm on (649)941-7555. E- Mail cover letter outlining your interest and supporting experience in a particular position along with your Resume or C.V. to Hr@wymararesortandvillas.com39836

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 344-0942 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

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ANGELA GARCIA Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Duties: To ensure that the church Sanctuary for weekly services SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 242-1635 BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 39928

S & B CONSTRUCTION Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

CARPENTER Duties: To employ carpentry Skills on various building project.

Salary: $10.00 per hour

CONTACT: 231-6432 BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 39932

WILKENDY BREVIL South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 346-6113 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39923

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If your spouse has high blood pressure, you’re more likely to have it too, study suggests About half of hypertension cases in middle-age and older adults are shared or “concordant” within couples, a new study suggests, meaning if one spouse has high blood pressure, their partner does, too.

Among heterosexual couples in four countries – China, England, India and the United States – the women who were married to men with high blood pressure were more likely to also have hypertension themselves than those whose husbands did not have high blood pressure, according to the study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. And the men who had wives with hypertension were more likely to have hypertension compared with the men whose wives did not have hypertension.

“Many people know that high blood pressure is common in middle-aged and older adults in the US, England, China, and India.

But we were surprised to find out that in these countries, many older couples both have high blood pressure. For instance, in the US, more than 35% of couples who are 50 years or older both have hypertension,” Chihua Li, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan and an author of the study, said in an email Wednesday.

“Our study is the first one examining concordant hypertension within couples from both high- and middleincome countries using nationally representative data, and therefore providing a cross-national comparison perspective,” Li said.

“This is also the largest study on this topic to date.”

The researchers – based at

Among heterosexual couples in four countries – China, England, India and the United States – the women who were married to men with high blood pressure were more likely to also have hypertension

the University of Michigan, Emory University and Columbia University – examined data on 1,086 couples in England; 3,989 couples in the United States; 6,514 couples in China and 22,389 couples in India. The data, which captured a single point in time, was collected in studies and surveys between 2015 and 2019.

The data from the United States and England included adults 50 and older and their spouses, regardless of age. The data from China and India included adults 45 and older and their spouses, regardless of age.

For each spouse, the average of three blood pressure measurements was used to estimate overall systolic blood pressure, the top number in a measurement, and diastolic blood pressure, which is the bottom number. The study considered someone as having hypertension if they had a systolic blood pressure of 140 or greater, a diastolic blood pressure of 90 or

greater or a history of high blood pressure diagnosed by a health care provider.

The researchers specifically investigated and compared how many of the couples in the study had “concordant hypertension,” meaning both the husband and wife have high blood pressure.

The researchers found a “high prevalence” of concordant hypertension across all four countries. The data showed that 47.1% of couples in England had concordant hypertension, 37.9% in the United States, 20.8% in China and 19.8% in India.

“These results suggest that around half of all hypertension cases in these populous countries are concordant within couples,” the researchers wrote.

They found that the individual prevalence of hypertension was lower among wives than among husbands across all four countries, but if someone living in China or India had hypertension, it was

more likely their spouse did too, compared with the couples living in the United States and England.

“These differences require further investigation and are likely to be multifactorial. They could be attributed to cultural differences between countries,” the researchers wrote, adding that in Asian cultural contexts, couples may be more likely to share the same eating, exercise and lifestyle habits versus in Western cultures, where “individualism” is emphasised.

“High blood pressure is more common in the U.S. and England than in China and India, however, the association between couples’ blood pressure status was stronger in China and India than in the U.S and England. One reason might be cultural. In China and India, there’s a strong belief in sticking together as a family, so couples might influence each other’s health more,” study co-lead author Peiyi Lu, a post-doctoral fellow in epidemiology at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, said in a news release Wednesday.

“In collectivist societies in China and India, couples are expected to depend and support each other, emotionally and instrumentally, so health may be more closely entwined,” Lu said.

Overall, the researchers wrote that the high prevalence of concordant hypertension among couples across different countries presents “a promising opportunity” to design ways for couples to manage the disease together, such as screening for high blood pressure together, attending exercise classes together or cooking healthy meals

together.

“For couples with hypertension or who have higher risk of hypertension, our study highlights the importance of having healthrelated conversations with partners and using mutual influence and shared approaches for better hypertension management,” Li wrote in the email. “Couplecentered strategies for diagnosis and management have the potential to have significant impact. More specifically, joint monitoring, exercise programs, and shared lifestyle change can all be actionable.”

This isn’t the first time that spouses’ health status or behaviours have appeared to sometimes mirror each other, said Dr. Bibhu Mohanty, associate professor at the University of South Florida/Tampa General Hospital, who was not involved in the new study.

“A common scenario where we see this is in smoking. If you have a spouse that is trying to quit smoking and you have a partner that is a former smoker who has quit, it makes a huge difference in perspective. Or if they’re both trying to quit together,” Mohanty said.

“Sometimes, the opposite is also true, which is if you’re trying to get someone to quit smoking and their spouse smokes with them, that’s probably the most challenging scenario, because now it’s really two instances of a bad habit that are reinforcing each other,” he said, adding that hypertension is not a behaviour – it’s a medical condition – but many common causes of high blood pressure are behavioural, such as not getting enough regular exercise.

Consuming wasabi leads to ‘significant’ improvements in memory, study finds Wasabi may add more than a spicy kick to sushi rolls. New research suggests it also can help boost some cognitive functions.

The traditional Japanese condiment was found to enhance short-term and long-term memory in older adults in a study conducted by researchers from Tohoku University in Japan. Wasabi’s main bioactive compound, 6-MSITC, has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory functions.

In the study, 72 healthy adults, ages 60 to 80, were randomly assigned to either take nightly

6-MSITC supplements or a placebo for 12 weeks. Those who received the 6-MSITC supplements saw “significant” boosts in their cognitive functions based on assessments of language skills, concentrations and their abilities to carry out simple tasks. Those assessments were taken before and after they took the supplements.

Though previous research has investigated the effects of 6-MSITC on cognitive functions, this study was the first to demonstrate that it has a benefit on memory functioning in healthy,

older adults. The study did not find significant improvements in other cognitive functions, such as processing speed or attention.

“We knew from earlier animal studies that wasabi conferred health benefits,” Rui Nouchi, the study’s lead researcher, told CBS News. “But what really surprised us was the dramatic change.

The improvement was really substantial.”

A small dab of genuine wasabi, or 0.8 milligrams of 6-MSITC, offers the same benefits as the capsule supplements used in the

Real wasabi is made from the rhizome of a wasabi plant

Tohoku University study.

However, the green paste served in many sushi bars may not actually contain wasabi at all. A white horseradish that has

been died green is commonly substituted because wasabi – a type of horseradish that grows naturally in rocky river beds in Japan – is notoriously difficult to produce.

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Modern earthquakes in US could be aftershocks from quakes in the 1800s, scientists say After large earthquakes, there is an expectation that aftershocks could occur in the hours and days that follow, but aftershocks from some of the strongest earthquakes in recorded United States history may still be happening — nearly 200 years later, new research has found.

Frequent aftershock activities stemming from a trio of quakes that occurred near the MissouriKentucky border between 1811 and 1812, and a separate earthquake in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1886, are likely continuing today, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.

One of the regions researchers focused on, called the New Madrid seismic zone, encompasses presentday Memphis and the surrounding Mid-Mississippi River Valley area, and the other includes Charleston and the surrounding coastal plain.

Seismic activity in these relatively stable regions of North America is not well understood, and its nature is debated among scientists, the study authors wrote.

“You use the time, distance and the magnitude of event pairs, and try to find the link between two events — that’s the idea,” said lead study author Yuxuan Chen, geoscientist at Wuhan University in China, in a news release. “If the distance between a pair of

earthquakes is closer than expected from background events, then one earthquake is likely the aftershock of the other.”

Background events, also known as background seismicity, basically refers to the current rate of seismic activity that’s considered normal for a specific region.

The researchers found that approximately 30% of all earthquakes from 1980 to 2016 near the Missouri-Kentucky border, all magnitude 2.5 or greater, were likely aftershocks from the three major earthquakes that struck the area in 1811 and 1812, which registered between magnitudes 7.3 and 7.5. In the Charleston area, the findings showed that roughly 16% of the region’s modern-day quakes were likely aftershocks from the magnitude 7.0 earthquake of 1886.

Identifying whether modern earthquakes are in fact aftershocks of previous large quakes, or are new, unrelated quakes is important for understanding these regions’ future disaster risk — even if the newer seismic activity causes little to no damage, the researchers said.

EARTHQUAKES VS AFTERSHOCKS The modern seismic activity the researchers studied is likely a mixture of aftershocks from the big quakes from the 1800s and background seismicity, Chen said.

“In some respects, the

In the aftermath of the devastating August 1886 earthquake in Charleston, South Carolina, William John McGee of the US Geological Survey inspects a fissure near a wrecked house on Tradd Street

earthquakes look like aftershocks if you look at the spatial distribution, but earthquakes could be tightly clustered for a couple of reasons,” said Susan Hough, a geophysicist with the US Geological Survey who was not involved in the study.

“One is that they’re aftershocks, but also you could have a process of creep going on that’s not part of an aftershock process. Exactly what their results mean is still open to question.”

Another thing to consider

when trying to determine whether a quake is an aftershock is how seismically active (or inactive) the region is normally, Hough said.

“In an area where small earthquakes are common, it doesn’t take as long for aftershock rates to drop below the normal seismic rate,” Hough said. “Aftershock sequences in relatively quiet areas could appear to last longer simply because there’s less background seismic activity.”

DEBATE ON LONG-LIVED AFTERSHOCKS Hough coauthored a similar 2014 study using extensive computer modeling to understand activity in the New Madrid seismic zone, and it came to a different conclusion.

“Are small earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zone aftershocks of 1811-1812 or not?”

Hough said in an email. “We’ve looked into it, and it doesn’t look consistent with a long-lived aftershock sequence.”

She and coauthor Morgan Page, a geophysicist with the USGS Earthquake Science Center, came to the conclusion that the recent tremors were instead new, unrelated earthquakes caused by strain buildup along the New Madrid zone.

Because there were no seismographs in this area in the early 1800s, there is no official data recorded from these quakes.

The magnitude and impact data that exists was estimated through newspaper reports and personal journals. Using those reports, the USGS has a pretty good record of where the quakes were centered and how widespread the impacts were felt.

If the 1811 to 1812 sequence was in fact still causing aftershocks, the area would have seen a certain number of small and moderate quakes during the 19th and 20th centuries, Hough explained.

(CNN)

Tiny living robots made from human cells surprise scientists Scientists have created tiny living robots from human cells that can move around in a lab dish and may one day be able to help heal wounds or damaged tissue, according to a new study.

A team at Tufts University and Harvard University’s Wyss Institute have dubbed these creations anthrobots. The research builds on earlier work from some of the same scientists, who made the first living robots, or xenobots, from stem cells sourced from embryos of the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis).

“Some people thought that the features of the xenobots relied a lot on the fact that they are embryonic and amphibian,” said study author Michael Levin, Vannevar Bush professor of biology at Tufts’

School of Arts & Sciences.

“I don’t think this has anything to do with being an embryo. This has nothing to do with being a frog. I think this is a much more general property of living things,” he said.

“We don’t realise all the competencies that our own body cells have.”

While alive, the anthrobots were not full-fledged organisms because they didn’t have a full life cycle, Levin said.

“It reminds us that these harsh binary categories that we’ve operated with: Is that a robot, is that an animal, is that a machine? These kinds of things don’t serve us very well. We need to get beyond that.”

The research was published Thursday in the journal Advanced Science.

HOW DID THEY MAKE THEM? The scientists used adult human cells from the trachea, or windpipe, from anonymous donors of different ages and sexes.

Researchers zeroed in on this type of cell because they’re relatively easy to access due to work on Covid-19 and lung disease and, more importantly, because of a feature the scientists believed would make the cells capable of motion, said study coauthor Gizem Gumuskaya, a doctoral student at Tufts.

The tracheal cells are covered with hairlike projections called cilia that wave back and forth. They usually help the tracheal cells push out tiny particles that find their way into air passages of the lungs.

Earlier studies had also shown that

Gizem Gumuskaya is a doctoral student at Tufts University who helped create the anthrobots

the cells can form organoids — clumps of cells widely used for research.

Gumuskaya experimented with the chemical composition of the tracheal cells’ growth conditions and found a way to encourage the cilia to face outward on the organoids. Once she had found the right matrix, the organoids became

mobile after a few days, with the cilia acting a bit like oars.

“Nothing happened on day one, day two, day four or five, but as biology usually does, around day seven, there was a rapid transition,” she said. “It was like a blossoming flower. By day seven, the cilia had CONTINUED 

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One in four who had Pfizer Covid jabs experienced unintended immune response More than a quarter of people injected with mRNA Covid jabs suffered an unintended immune response created by a glitch in the way the vaccine was read by the body, a study has found.

No adverse effects were created by the error, data show, but Cambridge scientists found such vaccines were not perfect and sometimes led to nonsense proteins being made instead of the desired Covid “spike”, which mimics infection and leads to antibody production. mRNA jabs, such as the ones created by Moderna and Pfizer, use a string of genetic material to tell the body to create a specific protein that safely imitates an infection.

Research in the field, spanning decades, had been slow work. It often stalled because RNA itself is often attacked by the body as a foreign invader.

But in 2023, the Nobel Prize for Medicine went to the pair of scientists who had spent years working to fix the problem. It was done by taking one of the RNA bases, uridine, and swapping in a very similar synthetic alternative.

This breakthrough allowed scientists to create proteins in the body without the immune system attacking the jab.

It allows for quick and precise vaccines that are highly effective and was the backbone of the Covid vaccine response.

NOT A PERFECT FIT It was thought the minor tweak to uridine caused no problems in

The authors also found that there is an easy way to eradicate the frameshifting events which relies on changing the code of the mRNA drug to minimise the use of the problematic pseudo-uridine.

Replacing it with a natural base that when read as a trio still makes the correct amino acid is enough to stop the unwanted skips and therefore improve safety without sacrificing efficacy.

These findings were shared with medicines regulator MHRA around a year ago, the scientists say, and updated vaccines that use the improved form of mRNA are in the works for cancer jabs, and other therapeutics.

The mRNA jabs, such as the ones created by Moderna and Pfizer, use a string of genetic material to tell the body to create a specific protein that safely imitates an infection

cells, but a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge’s Medical Research Council (MRC) Toxicology Unit have now found when this partially synthetic code is read, the protein-making machine in the body sometimes struggles with the uridine analogues.

Because it is not a perfect fit for what is expected, there can be a momentary pause which causes the process to stutter and a letter in the code can get skipped, much like a bike slipping a gear.

This process, called frameshifting, throws out the way the code is interpreted as it relies on groups of three bases, known as codons, being read in the right order.

This issue, caused by the jab’s code, throws the process completely out of sync and the

entire subsequent code becomes garbled.

In the case of the Covid jabs, the end result is a nonsensical and harmless protein, the team found, which the body attacks and leads to an immune system flare-up. The new study, published in Nature, found this occurred in around 2530 per cent of people.

ROGUE PROTEIN FEAR The vaccine is read well enough to create the strong protection against the coronavirus, the scientists say, but the frameshifting issue creates what was, until now, an unknown off-target effect.

The code relating to the Covid vaccines was harmless and no issues were created. However the team say that subsequent mRNA

‘REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY’ “This technology is amazing and it’s going to be revolutionary as a new medicine platform for all sorts of things, but we’ve just made it a whole lot safer going forward,” Professor Anne Willis, co-senior study author and director of the MRC Toxicology Unit told reporters.

“Ribosomes are somehow sensing the modified RNAs, but the Covid vaccines are very, very safe and very, very efficacious.

“But there are decoding issues with this technology that can cause stalling and frameshifting and we can get cellular immunity to these peptides after vaccination.”

However, she adds it is very exciting that there is a way to fix the issue, which “massively derisks this platform going forward”.

(Yahoo/Telegraph)

vaccines used for other diseases or infections could, in theory, lead to viable proteins being created that are active in the body.

In this scenario not only is the vaccine not making the right protein, it could lead to a rogue protein being produced.

There is no evidence of this occurring in the Covid jabs, the authors stress, and they say any trials on other mRNA therapeutics would detect any such problems in early stages.

Dr James Thaventhiran, senior author of the report, said: “Research has shown beyond doubt that mRNA vaccination against COVID-19 is safe. Billions of doses of the Moderna and Pfizer mRNA vaccines have been safely delivered, saving lives worldwide.”

Tiny living robots made from human cells ... flipped and were on the outside.

“In our method, each anthrobot grows from a single cell.”

It’s this self-assembly that makes them unique. Biological robots have been made by other scientists, but they were constructed by hand by making a mold and seeding cells to live on top of it, Levin said.

DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES The anthrobots the team created weren’t identical.

Some were spherical and fully covered in cilia, while

others were shaped more like a football and covered irregularly with cilia. They also moved in different ways — some in straight lines, some in tight circles, while others sat around and wiggled, according to a news release on the study.

They survived up to 60 days in laboratory conditions.

The experiments outlined in this latest study are at an early stage, but the goal is to find out whether the anthrobots could have medical applications, Levin and Gumuskaya said. To see whether such applications

might be possible, researchers examined whether the anthrobots were able to move over human neurons grown in a lab dish that had been “scratched” to mimic damage.

They were surprised to see the anthrobots encouraged growth to the damaged region of the neurons, although the researchers don’t yet understand the healing mechanism, the study noted.

Falk Tauber, a group leader at the Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies at the University of Freiburg in Germany, said that

the study provided a baseline for future efforts to use the bio-bots for different functions and make them in different forms.

Tauber, who was not involved in the research, said the anthrobots exhibited “surprising behavior,” in particular when they moved across — and ultimately closed —scratches in the human neurons.

He said the ability to create these structures from a patient’s own cells suggested diverse applications both in the lab and perhaps ultimately within humans.

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Levin said he didn’t think the anthrobots posed any ethical or safety concerns. They are not made from human embryos, research that is tightly restricted, or genetically modified in any way, he said.

“They have a very circumscribed environment that they live in, so there’s no possibility that they somehow get out or live outside the lab.

They can’t live outside that very specific environment,” he said.

“They have a natural life span so after a few weeks, they just seamlessly biodegrade.” (CNN)

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Rubiales accused by FA Chair of inappropriately touching England players at World Cup final English Football Association (FA) chair Debbie Hewitt accused Luis Rubiales of inappropriately touching England players at the FIFA World Cup final in Australia.

The claims became public on Wednesday after FIFA published its reasons for banning the disgraced former Royal Spanish Football Federation president from “all football-related activities” for three years - a decision handed down in October.

Hewitt, who was standing next to Rubiales at the post-match medal ceremony in August, made a series of claims noting his tone had been “unpleasant and unnecessarily aggressive” at being told by officials not to move to a more prominent position.

According to FIFA, Hewitt said Rubiales “cupped and stroked the face of the English player Laura Coombs, which [the chair of the FA] thought was slightly odd and then he seemingly forcefully kissed the English player Lucy Bronze on her face.”

‘DEEPLY UNCOMFORTABLE’ Hewitt added she “felt deeply uncomfortable and embarrassed” at the way Rubiales greeted the Spanish players, which included

FA Chair Debbie Hewitt said she “felt deeply uncomfortable and embarrassed” at the way Rubiales greeted the Spanish players, which included tapping one on the bottom

tapping one on the bottom.

She also noted Rubiales kissing Spanish player Jennifer Hermoso “fully and forcibly on the mouth,” which left her “slightly shocked” as it was clear to Hewitt the incident was not consensual.

“The aggression and force seemed inappropriate and out of place,” added Hewitt.

Rubiales, 46, had described the

kiss as “mutual” – a claim Hermoso denied, saying she did not consent and was not respected.

In his response, according to FIFA, Rubiales said it was “disgusting” Hewitt depicted him as “some sort of creep,” accused her of blatant “lies,” said she “speaks from ignorance” and that her overall statement “does a disservice to her position as chair of the English FA.”

FIFA dismissed Rubiales’ assessment in conclusion, saying it had no reason to doubt Hewitt’s observations.

It also noted that at no time did Rubiales explicitly apologize for his actions, instead merely stating they “should not have happened.”

Rubiales was also seen grabbing his crotch while celebrating Spain’s win, the decision states.

The disciplinary panel

said Rubiales’ behaviour was “inexcusable and unacceptable.”

The Committee stressed “it was tempted to impose more severe sanctions in view of the seriousness and gravity of the incidents at stake as well as of the profound negative impact that the Respondents actions had on the image of FIFA, women’s football and women’s sport in general.

“However and even with strong hesitations, the Disciplinary Committee was satisfied that the imposition of such a measure would serve the necessary deterrent effect upon the Respondent.”

Rubiales is currently under investigation for “the crimes of sexual assault and coercion,” in a case being brought by Spanish prosecutors. He resigned in September after weeks of refusing to step down.

He appeared in court last month after which the Spanish Prosecutor’s office said Rubiales had answered questions from the judge and all parties involved and denied the charges.

In response to his three year ban, Rubiales said on social media in October that he was going to appeal FIFA’s decision “so that justice is served and the truth shines.” (CNN)

British and Irish Lions: Dublin to host match with Argentina ahead of 2025 tour to Australia The British and Irish Lions will play in Ireland for the first time in 2025 when they face Argentina in Dublin ahead of their tour to Australia.

The match will be played at Aviva Stadium on 20 June 2025 and will be broadcast on terrestrial television.

The Lions played Japan in Edinburgh before their 2021 tour to South Africa, winning 28-10 on that occasion.

The last meeting between the Lions and Argentina in Cardiff in 2005 ended in a 25-25 draw.

A statement released by the Lions said: “The fixture gives fans the opportunity to see the Lions in action and send off the squad on a high before they embark on their journey to Australia.”

The Lions will begin their 2025 tour in Perth against the

Western Force on 28 June 2025, before facing further Australian Super Rugby Pacific sides in the Queensland Reds, the NSW Waratahs, and the ACT Brumbies.

They will continue their preparation for the first Test by facing an invitational Australian and New Zealand side in an encounter at the Adelaide Oval on 12 July.

Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium will host the first Test against Australia on Saturday 19 July.

Following this, a midweek fixture against Melbourne Rebels will take place at Marvel Stadium on Tuesday 22 July.

The second Test will be played on Saturday 26 July at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), which has a capacity of 100,000. The final Test will be played in front of over 80,000 fans at Sydney’s Accor

The Aviva Stadium in Dublin will host the meeting of the Lions and Argentina in June 2025

Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday 2 August.

Ben Calveley, CEO of the British and Irish Lions, said: “Excitement is building as we continue the countdown to the 2025 tour to Australia and we are delighted to confirm details of this fixture which is a key part of the

overall tour.

“The opportunity to play in Dublin at Aviva Stadium in front of over 50,000 Lions fans will make for a great occasion and the perfect send-off.

“British and Irish Lions tours have a rich heritage built over 130 years of touring but alongside

our strong history which we are very proud of, it is important that we look for ways in which to evolve our tours. This pre-tour fixture is one such example of this and builds on the success of the pre-tour fixture against Japan at Murrayfield in 2021 which was a resounding success.” (BBC)

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Verstappen claimed his third consecutive world title this season when he finished second in the sprint in Qatar

Formula 1 announces China, Miami, Austria, Austin, Sao Paulo and Qatar as sprint venues for 2024 China, Miami, Austria, Austin, Sao Paulo and Qatar are the six grands prix chosen to host ‘sprint’ events during the 2024 Formula 1 season.

F1 announced the list of races on Tuesday, and said changes to the format of the events were under discussion.

A plan to move qualifying for the sprint to Friday and hold the shorter race on Saturday before grand prix qualifying has been effectively agreed.

More radical changes, such as reversing the sprint grid, are being considered.

These will be discussed at a meeting of the F1 Commission which comprises F1, governing body the FIA and all 10 teams - in January.

F1 president Stefano Domenicali said: “Since its creation in 2021,

the sprint has been consistent in delivering increased audiences on TV, more on-track entertainment for the fans at events and increased fan engagement on social and digital platforms, and we are looking forward to the exciting events next year.”

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem added: “We must continuously develop and adapt to ensure we are doing what is best for the sport, and as such we are working with F1 and the teams to define the future direction of the sprint format.”

Two plans of different nature are under consideration for a format change for the sprints, which are races that run to about one-third of the distance of a grand prix.

The more dramatic is to reverse part of the grid for the sprint - likely

the top 10 positions. Discussions are being held as to how this could effectively be done.

The other option is not to take up the reverse-grid idea but to change the current rule that forbids teams from changing their cars after the single practice session held before the first qualifying on a sprint weekend.

The first sprint of 2024 will be held at the Chinese Grand Prix on 19-21 April. The Shanghai race will be on the calendar next year for the first time since the pandemic, having been cancelled in 2023 because of China’s difficulties in coming out of Covid.

Miami follows on 3-5 May, and is also hosting a sprint event for the first time.

The other four races have all held sprint events previously.

Ellis Jenkins’ red card against Scarlets was the first of his professional rugby career

Ellis Jenkins: Cardiff flanker given three-match ban for derby tip-tackle Cardiff and Wales flanker Ellis Jenkins has been banned for three games after being sent off for a dangerous tackle against Scarlets.

Jenkins lifted Dan Davis into a horizontal position before Davis’ upper body made contact with the ground.

It resulted in a 27th minute red card, with Scarlets going on to win the derby 29-23 at Cardiff Arms Park.

Jenkins will miss Champions Cup games against Toulouse and Bath, plus the Boxing Day derby against Dragons.

Lions lock Ruben Schoeman has also been given a three-match ban for making contact with the head of Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt after a badly-timed charge down.

He was shown a 25th-minute red card during Dragons’ 49-24 loss in Johannesburg. (BBC)

Doncic makes NBA history in Dallas Mavericks’ 50-point blowout victory Something was different about Luka Doncic in the Dallas Mavericks’ 147-97 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.

It wasn’t new shoes or a new haircut. No, it was a headband – and with the new accessory, came great power.

In the Dallas Mavericks’ 50-point blowout of the Utah Jazz, Doncic had a record-breaking game on multiple fronts, despite only playing three quarters.

In the first half of action alone, the Slovenian had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, achieving the highest-scoring, first-half triple-double in NBA history. He also became the first player in league history to rack up a 25-point triple-double before halftime.

With just over a minute remaining in the first half, Doncic was a rebound and assist away from creating history. He grabbed

Luka Doncic had a record-breaking game on multiple fronts, despite only playing three quarters

his rebound with 1:11 left before getting his 10th assist 12 seconds later with a pass to Dereck Lively II. Mavs fans at American Airlines

Center followed along with Doncic’s journey towards history on the big screen above the court and loud cheers were let out when he finally reached the mark.

After the game, Doncic admitted that he knew how close he was to a first-half triple-double and was searching for it.

“Yeah, of course. I was going

for that. I got to admit,” he said.

It was the 60th triple-double of Doncic’s young career, moving him past NBA icon Larry Bird into sole possession of ninth on the alltime triple-double list.

“It’s amazing,” he said. “I don’t know what to say, honestly. But we all know who Larry Bird was, so it’s pretty special.”

The 24-year-old finished Wednesday’s game with 40 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds as Dallas routed the Jazz.

It was Doncic’s seventh career game with 40+ points, 10+ rebounds and 10+ assists, tying Wilt Chamberlain for fourth most in NBA history.

“Everybody said (the tripledouble) was the headband,” Doncic – who explained he wore the headband to keep his longer hair out of his eyes – said. “I say it’s me.”

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The proposed site for the Moeen Ali Centre is on land just outside the village of Hartlebury

Sikandar Raza played a key role in the home side’s victory

Zimbabwe grab last-ball cricket win over Ireland in tight series opener Ireland’s fightback fell just short as Zimbabwe sealed a thrilling lastball win in the T20 series opener in Harare.

Ireland posted 147-8 and the hosts needed nine runs from their final over - winning it with two from Blessing Muzarabani off the last delivery.

Captain Sikandar Raza starred for Zimbabwe, taking three wickets then scoring 65 to lead their run chase.

Mark Adair became the first Irish bowler to take 100 T20 international wickets.

He struck twice as the visitors staged a late rally with the ball in what was the first of three T20 matches this week.

Three other Ireland bowlers - Josh Little, Craig Young and Barry McCarthy - also took two wickets for a side captained by Paul Stirling.

Former captain Andrew Balbirnie top-scored with 32 in Ireland’s innings, supported by Gareth Delany, who finished 26 not out, and Harry Tector who added 24.

Raza was supported with the bat by Wesley Madhevere, who scored 25, with wicketkeeper Clive Madande hitting 20.

Two further T20 contests between the sides will take place at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday and Sunday before three one-day games at the same venue on 13, 15 and 17 December. (BBC)

Ali International Cricket Centre: New grassroots facility to be created in Worcestershire New plans have been revealed to build a £5m grassroots cricket facility in Worcestershire to help make the sport more accessible to all communities.

The proposed Moeen Ali International Cricket Centre, to be built on farming land just outside Kidderminster, would include a state-of-the-art ground, pavilion and indoor cricket centre.

The proposed site is the currently unused Waresley Park, at Hartlebury.

Roger Newman and Moeen’s cousin Kabir Ali are also behind the £5m project.

“This will help young men and young girls improve their lives through cricket,” said former Warwickshire youth coach and Devon director of cricket Newman.

“It meets every need, in a beautiful part of the country and we want lots of people to experience it.

“Nothing like this has ever been done before. We can look to bring

in kids from inner cities in India, South Africa and Pakistan.”

Over the next few weeks, local residents will be asked to give their views about the plans.

Former England fast bowler Kabir’s Inner City Champs Association then intends to apply for planning permission with Wychavon District Council in April - and wants the Moeen Ali Centre to be up and running by the summer of 2025.

Kabir, who like his younger cousin Moeen also played for Worcestershire and England, was previously involved in helping to set up the South Asian Cricket Academy in Birmingham, and is currently on the Yorkshire coaching staff.

He said that children from less affluent backgrounds needed facilities like the one proposed for Hartlebury to get into the sport.

“It’s a very expensive game,” said Kabir. “For a youngster from an inner city looking to start, just to

get half-decent equipment would cost £500-600.

“The game has given us so much. We have to give something back.”

M5 Sports Management Group, the non profit-making body who would run the project, estimate that, after the initial £5m building cost, it would then need a further £1m per year to run.

Newman said he hoped to attract funding from the England and Wales Cricket Board, the MCC and Worcestershire CCC. It is the second proposal for a new sporting facility in Worcestershire this week, following non-league football club Worcester City’s announcement that they have found a site on the edge Worcester where they hope to build a new home.

Hartlebury is one of the few decent-sized villages in Worcestershire without a cricket club.

Raducanu to make WTA comeback in Auckland in January Britain’s Emma Raducanu will make her comeback to the tennis tour in Auckland in the first week of January.

The 2021 US Open champion has been out of action since April and has fallen to 296 in the world rankings following three operations.

She has been awarded a wildcard into the ASB Classic, with US Open champion Coco Gauff and former world number one Caroline Wozniacki also in the line-up.

The women’s tournament at the Auckland Classic takes place from 1-7 January.

The Australian Open - the first Grand Slam of the season - begins on January 14.

Raducanu, 21, was restricted to just nine matches in 2023 and in May had surgery on both of her

Emma Raducanu, 21, was restricted to just nine matches in 2023

hands and left ankle, which she injured in Auckland at the start of the year.

The hand pain, caused by a bone very close to her wrists, had been troubling her since the end of the

2022 season.

Having been injured for more than six months, Raducanu is entitled to use a protected ranking of 103 - her ranking at the conclusion of the Madrid Open, which was the

last event she entered.

That is currently just too low to earn automatic entry into the Australian Open, so Raducanu will need to make her way through qualifying - unless a wildcard

is offered by Tennis Australia, or about half a dozen players withdraw.

Raducanu had been hoping to play an exhibition event in Macau last weekend but withdrew last month as she was not sure she would be ready.

She still flew to Hong Kong to fulfil some sponsor obligations but is expected to continue her preparations at the National Tennis Centre (NTC) in London later this week.

Raducanu is said to have made good progress training with LTA staff at the NTC over the past eight weeks, but she has still not firmed up the team that will accompany her on tour next year.

If Raducanu does not need to qualify for the Australian Open, then she could take the opportunity to play elsewhere.

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Been leads Canadiens to win against Flyers in PHL A dominant performance by Jacob Been propelled the LHeureux to Co Canadiens to an exciting 7-6 win against the Waratah Flyers, when action continued on Saturday last in the Provo Hockey League (PHL).

Been opened the scoring approximately 1:30 into the Junior Division clash, but two goals each from Aiden Doherty and Cj Moriarty had carried the

Flyers 4-3 ahead after the opening period.

In the second period, Flyers led by two more goals from Doherty had taken a 6-4 lead, but Been managed to score at 12:18 before he fired in back-to-back goals within 20 seconds late in the period for the win.

Several other games in the three divisions were also played on Saturday.

Jacob Been scored seven goals to lead the Canadiens

England seamer Freya Davies is heading along the coast to join her local region

Nadal won his second Australian Open title in 2022 when he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final

Australian Open: Rafael Nadal on entry list, Nick Kyrgios absent Two-time champion Rafael Nadal has been included on the entry list for the Australian Open after nearly a year out with injury, while Nick Kyrgios looks set to miss the tournament in January.

Nadal, 37, has been out of action since injuring his hip flexor at the last Australian Open.

The former world number one recently confirmed he would make his return at January’s Brisbane International.

Australian Kyrgios has had an injury-blighted 2023, missing all four majors.

The 28-year-old, a Wimbledon finalist in 2022, has struggled with wrist, knee and foot injuries and said last month “the stars would need to align” for him to be fit for the first major of the year. In theory, he could still be awarded a wildcard.

Defending champion and world number one Novak Djokovic will return as he bids for a record-

extending 11th men’s Australian Open title and a 25th Grand Slam win overall.

Long-time rival Nadal, who has won 22 majors, said in May that 2024 would “probably” be his last year on tour.

Women’s world number one Iga Swiatek and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka, the world number two, will resume their rivalry after both were confirmed in the line-up.

England seamer Davies joins Southern Vipers from South East Stars Southern Vipers have boosted their bowling attack for 2024 with the capture of England seamer Freya Davies.

The 28-year-old, from Chichester, West Sussex, joins on a one-year deal from South East Stars, who she claimed 15 wickets for last season.

The right-armer has 33 wickets in 35 England appearances, most recently in the IT20 series of the Women’s Ashes.

“I look forward to playing cricket back where I first fell in love with the game,” Davies

told the club website.

“As a group Vipers have a huge range of experience and youth and I’m looking forward to bringing what I can to this team and hopefully continuing the success they have already achieved. It is an exciting new chapter for me as a cricketer and I cannot wait to get going.”

Adam Carty, Vipers’ regional director of women’s cricket, said: “Following the retirement of Anya Shrubsole and the increased schedule for 2024, we felt it essential to reinforce our seamer department.

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The Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club

Royal TCI Golf Club in the running for Best Caribbean Golf Course The Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club is one of 10 golf courses selected throughout the Caribbean for the 2024 USA Today 10Best Reader’s Choice travel awards for the Best Caribbean Golf Course.

The 18-hole course was lauded

as picturesque for its colourful native birds and waterways.

The course and its management were also praised for the “returf with salt-tolerant Platinum Paspalum grass in an effort to be more environmentally conscious”.

The Royal TCI Golf Club is competing against the Cinnamon Hill at Rose Hall Golf Club in Montego Bay, Jamaica; Aurora Anguilla Resort and Golf Club in Rendezvous Bay, Anguilla; Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Course in Great Exuma,

Bahamas; Robert Trent Jones II at Four Seasons Resort NevisCharlestown, St Kitts and Nevis; Teeth of the Dog at Casa de Campo-La Romana, Dominican Republic; East Course at TPC Dorado Beach-Dorado, Puerto Rico; Tierra del Sol Golf Course,

Aruba; Old Quarry Golf CourseWillemstad, Curacao and The Green Monkey at Sandy Lane-St James, Barbados.

See the link below to vote: Vote for Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club as 2024’s Best Caribbean Golf Course (usatoday.com)

Garland and Williams travel to US for IMG training activity Gifted athletes turned coaches Angelo Garland and Delano Williams travelled to the USA, where they attended the IMG Academy to take part in a weeklong training opportunity.

The aim was to strengthen the Sports Performance Centre, which is headed by Garland with Williams as the Sports Performance Coach Apprentice.

According to the Sports Commission, the two coaches are certified in strength and conditioning and will look to pass on the knowledge learnt during training.

In an invited comment, Williams said that the one-week event, which concluded early this

Angelo Garland is the Sports Performance Coach at the TCI Sports Commission

month, was a “good” experience.

IMG is based in the USA and is the world’s leading sport education brand, providing

Delano Williams assesses the strength training routines

access and opportunity for student-athletes with an innovative suite of on-campus and online programming. IMG Academy is the

only education brand directly responsible for filling one-quarter of all US college roster spots on an annual basis.

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