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Premier Washington Misick has firmly opposed the granting of Islander status to many of the 49 approved applicants, calling the decision a direct contradiction to the integrity of the process. He stressed that his government had objected to the approvals weeks ago, arguing that the Supreme Court’s ruling left the Governor with unchecked authority to grant status based on minimal legal criteria.

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Misick, Skippings call for urgent legal challenge against Governor’s Islander Status decision

BY OLIVIA ROSE A political firestorm has erupted in the Turks and Caicos Islands following the Governor’s controversial decision to grant Islander Status to 49 expatriates.

The move, made without Cabinet approval, has sparked widespread condemnation from former leaders and fuelled calls for legal action, raising concerns about constitutional authority and colonial rule.

Former Premier Michael Misick has led the charge against the Governor’s decision, describing it as “an urgent call for legal challenge.”

In a statement released on Friday, June 6, 2025, Misick stated, “The recent unilateral decision by the Governor to grant Islander Status to 49 expatriates has sparked outrage among Turks & Caicos Islanders.

This move, made without Cabinet approval, raises serious constitutional concerns and undermines the integrity of the status-granting process.”

He further elaborated, “The Judicial Review case should have resulted in the matter being referred back to the Status Commission for further consideration. Instead, the Governor acted without proper constitutional authority, making this decision ultra vires.

Additionally, concerns have been raised regarding the judge’s impartiality, as many individuals on the approved list are reportedly personal associates of the presiding judge.”

Misick did not mince words

Former Premier Michael Misick

when calling for action, demanding, “We call on the Government to mount a legal challenge against this decision and demand the recall of the Governor if necessary.

Furthermore, if the Attorney General advised that the Governor could act unilaterally, she, too, should be held accountable and removed from office immediately.”

He also emphasised the emotional impact of the decision, saying, “The people of Turks & Caicos will not recognize these 49 individuals as Islanders, and their lack of assimilation into the country reinforces this stance. This decision marks one of the darkest days in our Country’s history, highlighting the urgent need to pursue independence and free ourselves from the constraints of colonial rule and bondage.”

Adding to the chorus of dissent, former Chief Minister Oswald Skippings, who served on the Islander Status Commission, labelled the Governor’s action “an egregious slap in the face” to

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indigenous Islanders and the rule of law.

Skippings stated, “In this 21st century, the neo-colonial elbow is intensifying its pressure

on our necks. We can’t breathe democratically.”

He further accused the Governor of acting outside constitutional bounds, stating,

“There is no constitutional clause that empowers the government to unilaterally issue Islander Status without the recommendation of the Commission.”

Skippings concluded with a powerful call to action, saying, “We must arise and stop this modern-day imperialism. Enough is enough—but too much is too much.”

The statements from these former leaders highlight a deep rift and a constitutional crisis, leaving the future of Islander Status and the relationship between the Governor and the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands in question.

The potential legal challenges and demands for accountability could signal a turbulent period ahead for the small island nation.

Govt was confident of winning election petition – Acting Premier Robinson

BY OLIVIA ROSE In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decisive ruling that upheld the February 7, 2025, general election results, Acting Premier Hon. Jamell Robinson expressed unwavering confidence in the outcome, citing the strength of the government’s legal team and dismissing any notion that the election petition had hindered the government’s mandate.

Speaking to reporters outside the courtroom on June 6, 2025, following Justice Chris Selochan’s judgment, Robinson stated emphatically, “Well, the outcome is definitely something that I expected because I had an opportunity to sit in on the cases, and once you have men and women on your team like the Hon. Ariel Missick, Hon. Akierra Missick, as well as Hon. Willin Belliard and, of course, our esteemed Attorney General (Rhondalee BraithwaiteKnowles) as the persons defending the position, the outcome was never in doubt.”

Justice Selochan’s ruling rejected a petition by the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) to nullify the election, which saw the Progressive National Party (PNP) secure a landslide victory.

In his detailed judgment, Justice Selochan stated unequivocally, “The court does not have the jurisdiction to declare an entire general election void; only the election of specific members can be challenged under current law.” This effectively quashed the PDM’s hopes for a fresh round of

Acting Premier Hon Jamell Robinson outside the courtroom moments after the judge’s decision

voting and solidified the PNP’s mandate.

Robinson further downplayed any disruption caused by the legal challenge, asserting, “No, because we definitely had the clear majority, and until something would have changed, we would have kept the clear majority. Even if the judge had decided to send the general election back out, we would have still been the government of the day, as was the case when the election was called. So there would have always been a cabinet to make decisions on behalf of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands.”

He acknowledged the relief felt by the government after the ruling, saying, “So it didn’t interrupt, but it’s definitely a weight lifted off our shoulders, so we don’t have to worry about looking back

anymore. The possibility, even how slim it might have been, is now behind us, and we can look forward to the next five years of a great Progressive National Party government.”

The court’s decision followed arguments presented by the PDM, who raised objections to procedural flaws and the use of an incorrect ballot format during the February 7 general election.

They argued for a new election to be held, claiming that the irregularities had impacted the integrity of the vote.

However, the court found that while administrative errors had occurred, they did not invalidate the overall result.

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Status grants controversy sparks outrage in TCI Premier Misick fiercely opposes Islander Status for many of the 49 individuals

BY OLIVIA ROSE A contentious decision to grant Islander Status to 49 individuals has sparked political turmoil and public outcry in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The Governor, HE Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam, recently approved the grants, but Premier Charles Washington Misick and his government are vehemently opposed, citing fundamental concerns over the integrity of the status process and the spirit of the law.

This controversy follows a Supreme Court ruling that significantly altered the parameters for granting Islander Status, leading to what the Premier called an “indiscriminate grant” to some “undeserving persons”.

The unfolding drama intensified with a formal statement issued by Premier Misick on June 9, 2025, following a statement from the Governor announcing her decision to grant Islander status to over four dozen individuals whose applications were previously denied by the Turks and Caicos Islander Status Commission.

In his statement, he was unequivocal, stating, “My Government wishes to address public concerns and provide clarity on the matter of the 49 grants of Turks and Caicos Islander Status, which were the subject of a judicial review before the Supreme Court”.

In a firm tone, Misick said: “Let

Premier Hon Charles Washington Misick

The Governor, HE Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam

me state categorically at the outset that my ministerial colleagues and I adamantly opposed the grant of Turks and Caicos Islands Status to many of those persons recently approved by the Governor for reasons communicated to her. The Governor was informed of our position over three weeks ago.”

The heart of the issue lies in the interpretation of the law and the aftermath of a Supreme Court ruling.

Premier Misick elaborated on his government’s stance, stating: “We do not believe that it is the spirit of the law to indiscriminately grant Turks and Caicos Islander Status on the most basic grounds of residency, not currently serving a custodial sentence, and not a

outside their remit and instead cited section 132 (2) of the Constitution, which mandates that the conditions for the grant of Islander Status to be prescribed, no conditions had ever been prescribed, had they been the Commission and the Governor would have been obliged to use the prescribed conditions as part of the criteria for granting Turks and Caicos Islander Status.”

The consequences of the court ruling were far-reaching.

“Accordingly, the result of the Court’s ruling was that the only conditions that the Commission could lawfully consider for that group of applicants are those contained in section 4(2) of the TCI Status Ordinance, which relates to possession of BOTC and PRC or and who are neither serving a custodial sentence over one year,” the Premier explained.

“The Court, therefore, ordered that the applications be reconsidered in line with the law that existed when the applications were first assessed.”

He argued that this narrow interpretation of the law severely limited the Commission’s ability to evaluate the applications based on factors beyond basic eligibility.

“The Court’s ruling significantly curtailed the role of the Commission, confirming that in the absence of a formal selection framework, the Commission’s function was limited to checking whether applicants met basic eligibility requirements — such as residency duration and clean legal standing. The Court held that discretionary assessments, such as the applicant’s contribution to the community or potential value to the Islands, could only be made by

bankrupt. However, the legal circumstances that existed when the applications were considered gave the Governor almost unfettered authority to grant Status.”

The complex situation traces back to applications submitted between 2016 and 2018, which were initially reviewed by the Turks and Caicos Islander Status Commission in 2021.

The Commission initially recommended against granting Islander Status to these applicants.

However, the matter was taken to court.

According to Premier Misick, “On July 5th, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that the Commission had acted unlawfully by applying discretionary criteria that were

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the Weekly News about Justice Selochan’s recommendations for a constitutional review of the election process, Robinson affirmed the government’s commitment to legislative improvement.

“Definitely,” he said, “because there’s always an opportunity to have greater clarity in terms of an election process. No piece of legislation and no jurisdiction is perfect, and it’s like opportunities like this—when you test the legislation in a court proceeding, in a petition—that you know where the kinks are that you have to iron out.”

He maintained that “Overall, with our election, everything was fair and transparent, and all persons involved had the same opportunity to be elected.”

Regarding concerns about voter education and preparation, Robinson acknowledged the need for improvement.

He noted his own efforts to raise awareness through social media and referenced party campaigns encouraging voters to follow specific ballot instructions.

“Education and more awareness is something that is always a need and something that can always be done at a better level,” he stated.

He suggested potential reforms to the ballot design,

proposing to organize candidates in blocks by political party or independent status and to separate the constituency ballot.

“So that might be a simple fix that will alleviate any doubt, however small they might be, for the next time. So people know right away they don’t have to skip the top bells and go to the shell line and bubble straight down the line.”

With the legal challenge resolved, the PNP government looks ahead to its five-year term, aiming to address the recommendations for electoral reform while continuing to govern with its clear, resounding majority.

the Governor.”

The Premier also brought to light the intentions behind the 2015 TCI Islander Status legislation, stating, “The TCI Islander Status legislation was enacted in 2015.

It came into force in 2016, following extensive consultation with the public, to curb the abuse of the arbitrary grant of Status by politicians to the well-connected, some of whom had never lived in the Islands or contributed to its growth and development.”

“Forty-nine individuals have now been approved under this process. In the absence of the prescription required by the Constitution to ensure that applicants are assessed objectively, the grant of Islander Status has been approved for some undeserving persons. Notwithstanding, the rule of law must be upheld.”

Looking forward, the Premier indicated that further review is imminent.

“Further review will take place immediately, which may result in the removal of the Governor from the process and the empowerment of the Commission going forward, subject to consultation to ensure that the loop-hole which permitted persons of dubious loyalty to the Turks and Caicos Islands to obtain Islander Status never happen again.”

He firmly asserted, “Let us be clear: the grant of Turks and Caicos Islander Status is a privilege, not a right. It should only be extended to those individuals who have truly integrated into our society and made meaningful contributions to the social, cultural, environmental and economic life of these Islands and their people.”

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The Governor, HE Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam, has granted Islander Status to 49 individuals. This decision follows “a landmark Supreme Court decision” and “a review of applications originally denied by the Status Commission”.

The applications “were initially denied by the Status Commission in 2021,” but the Supreme Court ruled that the Commission “acted outside of its jurisdiction by applying discretionary criteria”.

The Governor explained, “The ruling of the Supreme Court confined the role of the Status Commission... to whether the individuals met the statutory eligibility requirements at the time of their original application.”

The Governor was required to “consider each application fairly, without any presumption against a grant, and by applying the legislative regime that existed at the time of application”.

She affirmed her commitment to “upholding the rule of law and ensuring fair decision-making.” She also highlighted the development of a “new legal framework, the 2024 Turks and Caicos Islander Status Act”.

The move, made without Cabinet approval, has ignited widespread condemnation from former Premiers and ignited calls for legal action, raising questions about constitutional authority and colonial rule.

Former Premier Michael Misick has led the charge against the Governor’s decision, describing it as “an urgent call for legal challenge”.

In a statement released on Friday, June 6, 2025, Misick stated, “This move, made without Cabinet approval, raises serious constitutional concerns and undermines the integrity of the status-granting process”.

He further elaborated, “The Judicial Review case should have resulted in the matter being referred back to the Status Commission for further consideration. Instead, the Governor acted without proper constitutional authority, making this decision ultra vires.

Adding to the chorus of dissent, former Premier Oswald Skippings, who served on the Islander Status Commission, labelled the Governor’s action “an egregious slap in the face” to indigenous Islanders and the rule of law.

Skippings stated, “In this 21st century, the neo-colonial elbow is intensifying its pressure on our necks. We can’t breathe democratically.”

The current Premier also later added his voice of concern.

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TCI needs people The TCI will need people if the economy is to expand and grow. There are not enough indigenous TCI islanders. So, where are the people to come from? And when they come, do they have lawful rights? We can always go the way of Donald Trump if that is the way we wish to live, or follow the rule of law.

Abdication of responsibility One of the major fallouts from the Interim Government Regime (2009–2012) was the pathway to citizenship process forced on the TCI people by the British government.

It cannot be agreed that an elected government was obliged to pass the Turks

& Caicos Islander Status law, even though it is mentioned in the British-themed and inspired Constitution of 2011. Nonetheless, the Rufus Ewing Administration, where this current Premier functioned as Minister of Finance, passed the Status Law. The law speaks to the word “Governor,” stating that the Governor may, on the recommendation of the Turks & Caicos Islander Status Commission, award TC Status. There is no way the word “Governor” could mean “the Governor acting in her own discretion” as opposed to “the Governor in Cabinet,” as status grants are ideally a ministerial function.

It is a matter of interpretation of the law.

When the Governor made this decision, she was wrong and not acting within the law. The Premier then refers to an ill-fated Supreme Court ruling, which he could have challenged in Parliament with his 14 seats—now 17— and changed the law. That was a bad decision; it should not have been followed.

This is a classic example of bad representation, or none at all, where the Government of the day has supermajorities in the House of Assembly but does virtually “nothing about it.”

A tale of two realities Between 1991 and 1995, when this Premier was PNP Chief Minister, the Hon. Washington opened the gates to what was then called Belongership. While in opposition, as the Governor’s appointed member in the House, he goaded the PDM government (1988–1991), calling them “xenophobic,” harboring a “fear of the unknown” for not opening the doors to Belongership grants.

The PDM Government—Oswald Skippings, the Hon. Clarence Selver, the Hon. Sam Harvey, and the Hon. Wendal Swann—were content at the time to consider permanent residents only.

Back then, the first batch of Belongers was welcomed. They came from the Caribbean, the UK, and Canada—people well-integrated into the community who helped locals and became “family.” Natives supported and welcomed these grants.

Now, the realities are different. We have two countries—one making millions, and the natives looking on. So it’s no surprise that signs are going up by members of the community and “public-spirited” groups stating that “we will not recognize these 49 grants of Turks and Caicos Islander status.”

Well, today, some 35 years later, the PDM’s decision to keep the doors closed on Belongership has proven to be the correct one, while the PNP’s experiment has turned into an utter and abject defeat for the TCI people.

What is the Premier talking about?

It seems that the Premier is making flimsy

excuses for this ill-fated decision.

He stated: “On July 5, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that the Commission had acted unlawfully by applying discretionary criteria outside their remit and instead cited Section 132(2) of the Constitution, which mandates that the conditions for the grant of Islander Status be prescribed. No conditions had ever been prescribed. Had they been, the Commission and the Governor would have been obliged to use the prescribed conditions as part of the criteria for granting Turks and Caicos Islander Status.”

But conditions were prescribed in the Ordinance or “Act” itself. Section 4 of the Status Ordinance is clear: to qualify, one must be a British Citizen, a permanent resident for 10 years, and not serving a sentence.

There was no need for any further prescription or added qualification.

The Premier should not be citing a case that did not follow the law but sought to make law and benefit the expat community at the expense of Turks & Caicos Islanders.

In fact, that section is substantial and carries numerous prescriptions for becoming a Turks & Caicos Islander. Where it was admitted that Section 4 applied— i.e., there were prescribed rules set out for qualification—the Court had no right or power to rule against the Government or the Commission for following the law.

That ruling should have been appealed, and the Premier had no right to cite or take the position that the Government was bound by such a bad ruling.

Afraid of change Why are “natives” so afraid of change in the islands?

Expats and people who travel here invest a lot of their time and money to help develop these shores, often more than some so-called Islanders.

Why are locals afraid of letting others in when so many locals travel to the US and UK and try to become citizens there?

Double standard much?

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PDM leader says there will be no appeal of ruling in election case – Judge’s ruling nullifies any challenge

BY DELANA ISLES Leader of the Opposition, Hon Edwin Astwood said there will be no appeal of the Judge’s ruling last week in the elections petition filed by him and Deputy Party Leader Robert Been.

After two days of submissions to the court beginning on May 12, Justice Chris Selochan, on June 6, delivered his judgment on the party’s petition seeking to void the February 7, 2025, election result, triggering a new election.

The judge found that the court does not have the jurisdiction to declare an entire general election void, as only the election of specific members can be challenged under current law.

Speaking with the Weekly News this week, Astwood – who leads the People’s Democratic

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Movement (PDM) - affirmed that the judge’s ruling will stand. “My main concern was the judge’s decision to say that he has no authority or jurisdiction to make a decision on whether to overturn on that, I believe that he should have articulated that at the beginning.”

Astwood questioned: “Why wait until the end and say you have no jurisdiction to do it?” He added: “Even though the law is the law, and the law stated how the form (ballot form) should be.”

He believes the judge should have addressed the jurisdiction issue much earlier in the case. “He should have cleared that from the beginning and save everybody a lot of time.”

The party leader said while the outcome is not what they expected, “the party is not considering any appeal at this time”. He added: “No, we are not considering any appeal at this time as we can see from the judge’s ruling that it might be a waste of time.”

He noted that hindsight is 20/20, and what may be apparent now, was not at that time. “If you get a chance to correct a lot of mistakes,

right away I believe anybody would jump at it. So of course, we wanted that opportunity because we still believe we would be a better government, better leaders for the Turks and Caicos Islands as we can see what is happening now.”

Astwood believes that since the February 7 polls, leadership and direction have been lacking in the Turks and Caicos Islands. “The country is on auto pilot, yes things are moving but it’s not because of anything that the premier and his Cabinet is doing.”

COURT’S RULING Following the election result, Astwood and Been filed a petition to nullify the February 7 general election, arguing procedural flaws and advocating for a broader interpretation of the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction.

Justice Selochan ultimately ruled against the petition, affirming that the court’s jurisdiction is limited to ruling on individual candidacy disputes rather than voiding an entire election.

MOVING FORWARD Questioned what the next steps are for the PDM party, Hon Astwood said “moving forward, the party has to connect with people and see why the people felt in the general elections that the PNP party was better to run the country than us.”

Astwood insisted that he and the party executives and members have to connect more with the people. “We need to truly listen to them and move forward. Move forward and prepare ourselves to be the representatives that our people need and our people deserve.”

Last SIPT corruption trial ends, final verdict in October – 16 years since Michael Misick demitted Public Office amid corruption allegations

BY DELANA ISLES Sixteen years ago, on March 23, 2009, the Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands resigned months before the cessation of his office.

The resignation, though voluntary, was occasion by the launch of a British inquiry which revealed “clear signs” of corruption, misuse of public funds and profiting from the sale of Crown land.

On August 14, 2009, the British Government dissolved the Turks and Caicos Islands Government and its House of Assembly, effectively removing self-governance and imposing direct British rule over the territory through a new Governor, Gordon Wetherell.

Described as a “clean break” with the intention to develop a “fairer, more open society” (the Governor’s words), the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands spent the ensuing sixteen years paying for the alleged folly of a few of its elected officials.

Paying in actual dollars and cents for a massive trial that eventually diverged into two, year after year as it trudged slowly to an end on June 6, 2025.

In July 2008, a Commission of Inquiry was launched, setting the stage for the next 16 years.

According to the Sir Robin Auld Report, following that Commission of Inquiry, which last from 2008 to 2009, the context of corruption is detailed as “abuse of office and of the political and electoral process, Crown land, public contracts, immigration and permission to work, and revenues and exemptions”.

Following the COI, in April 2010, investigations were launched by a Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) led by Special Prosecutor Helen Garlick.

The first charges were brought in September 2011 after a sufficiency hearing in April 2012.

The trial, first set for July 7, 2014, eventually began on December 8, 2015.

Those facing trial at the commencement of the proceedings were former Premier Michael Misick, former deputy premier and minister Floyd Hall, former minister McAllister Hanchell, former minister Lillian Boyce, former minister Jeffrey Hall, Clayton Greene, Thomas Misick, Lisa Hall and Melbourne Wilson.

Chief Defendant and Former Premier, Michael Eugene Misick

British developer Richard Padgett was also charged. He later pled guilty to bribery and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in relation to bribery and six months’ imprisonment in relation to perjury, to run concurrently. Those sentences were suspended for two years.

Initially calling 200 witnesses to the stand, the Prosecution wrapped up its case, for the first time, on September 20, 2018. Making way for a two-month break before the defence was to return on

November 26, 2018, to present its case to Justice Paul Harrison, who was judge and jury.

The defendants began their defence in November 2019; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, substantial delays were recorded.

On February 7, 2021, trial judge Mr Harrison passed away at his home in Jamaica. This left the future of the proceedings uncertain.

Reginald Armour, the lead defence attorney for Michael Misick at the time of the judge’s death, reportedly told the Times of London: “The case has run its course. The prosecutor said it would take six months and we are now in the sixth year. It has been an interminable length of time and a vast pubic expense. Now the judge has died the public interest requires there should no further trial.”

In July 2021, Chief Justice Mabel Ageymang took charge of the case, splitting it into two trials.

Lisa Hall was severed from the case and former minister Lillian Boyce struck a plea agreement with the prosecution. The remaining seven defendants were split into two groups – four and three – to be tried in two new trials.

The first of the new trials began in July 2021. Set for six months.

In September 2023, the Chief Justice found two of the four defendants – Floyd Hall and

Clayton Greene - guilty of bribery and money laundering, later sentencing them to one year and six months, respectively. Melbourne Wilson and former minister Jeffrey Hall were both found not guilty of their charges.

The judge recused herself from the second trial and a new judge, Justice Rajendra Narine, was appointed in July 2024.

The defendants in that trial were Michael Misick, Mc Allister Hanchell and Thomas Misick.

The three defendants are charged with bribery, conspiracy to defraud and money laundering.

That trial began on December 2, 2024. Set for six months. It ended on June 6, 2025.

A verdict is now expected by October, according to Justice Narine at the close of submissions last Friday in the Providenciales Supreme Court.

In total, the trials – all three – lasted nine years, five months and two days.

However, the process will likely not be over in October.

The three defendants – the Misick brothers and Hanchell will, under the la,w have a right to appeal any verdict and or sentence they find objectionable.

Currently, Floyd Hall and Clayton are on bail awaiting decisions on their own appeals, heard since last year.

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Deportee arrested and jailed after trying to re-enter TCI Richardson Cherefaere, a Haitian national, has been sentenced to 16 months of imprisonment following his arrest for attempting to reenter the Turks and Caicos Islands after having been previously deported.

On Thursday, June 12, the Border Force confirmed the arrest and sentence by the Magistrates Court on June 3.

Cherefaere was charged with attempted unlawful entry and returning to the Islands contrary to a deportation order.

“Cherefaere is a repeat immigration offender with a history of attempting to unlawfully re-enter the Turks and Caicos Islands,” the department stated.

His first illegal entry occurred in 2019, and he was subsequently convicted and deported in January 2025 following his most recent attempt to re-enter the country. They said his continued disregard for immigration laws and deportation directives has resulted in a substantially longer custodial sentence.

Commenting on the sentence was Hon. Jamell Robinson, Deputy Premier and Minister of Immigration and Border Services. “This significant sentence sends an unequivocal message: the Turks and Caicos Islands Border Force will relentlessly pursue and prosecute anyone who deliberately defies our immigration laws and ignores deportation orders.”

Robinson stated: “We are unwavering in our commitment to secure our borders and uphold the rule of law with the full force it demands, ensuring justice is served every time.”

The Border Force department is “strongly” reminding the public that harbouring or facilitating the illegal entry of migrants is a serious criminal offense punishable by fines up to $20,000 and imprisonment for up to four years under the Immigration Ordinance.

Anyone found in breach of these laws will face firm and immediate legal action.

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Turks and Caicos Islands. His concerns aren’t just about policy— they’re about fairness and preserving what makes the islands special.

He’s pushing back against what he sees as a rushed, indiscriminate process, where status is granted without considering real contributions to the community.

The Supreme Court ruling forced the Status Commission to focus only on residency and legal standing, stripping away the ability to assess applicants’ connection to the islands. This goes against the very purpose of the 2015 Islander Status legislation, which was designed to ensure status wasn’t handed out lightly.

Misick’s call for reform isn’t just bureaucratic—it’s about ensuring that Turks and Caicos Islanders have control over their own future.

By advocating for a more structured selection process and reconsidering the Governor’s role in these decisions, he’s taking a stand for the island’s people.

His message is clear: Islander Status is not just a legal checkbox— it’s a privilege that should reflect meaningful contributions and genuine integration into the community.

Mind games Games are being played here—serious mind games on people that a government looks upon with contempt.

First of all, the first sign that the Governor was going to approve these Status Grants without the input of the Premier and his Ministers should have prompted a serious and caring government to go public and expose the Governor’s attempt to break the law.

No, they are not serious or caring. Instead, they waited until the court ruled on the election cases and the Governor had made her announcement.

The Premier then says that “further review will take place immediately, which may result in the removal of the Governor from the process and the empowerment of the Commission going forward, subject to consultation to ensure that the loophole which permitted persons of dubious loyalty to the Turks and Caicos Islands to obtain Islander Status never happens again.”

All that is needed now is for the Premier, his PNP party, and the public to take court action and have the court make a declaration as to who the Governor is in this matter.

If the Governor is acting in her own discretion, which is not apparent, then those grants would be ‘legal’.

If not, and a court rules that it could only be the “Governor in Cabinet,” then with that clarification, those grants made by the Governor herself should be declared null and void.

Following the rule of law Governor Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam’s decision to grant Islander Status to 49 individuals wasn’t about politics—it was about following the rule of law.

After a Supreme Court ruling made it clear that the Status Commission had overstepped its authority by using discretionary criteria, she was left with little choice but to apply the legal framework as it existed at the time.

Her approach wasn’t arbitrary; it was rooted in fairness. The court required that each application be reconsidered without bias, based solely on statutory requirements. That meant looking at residency, legal standing, and citizenship—nothing more, nothing less.

While critics argue that the decision disregarded local interests, the Governor’s actions ensured a consistent and impartial process rather than one shaped by personal opinions or political pressures.

Beyond this controversy, her focus is on moving forward, with a new legal framework set to take effect in 2024. By establishing clearer guidelines for Islander Status, she is aiming to modernise and strengthen the system, making sure future decisions don’t leave room for confusion or contention.

Though the debate continues, her commitment to legal integrity and procedural fairness remains unwavering.

The court’s decision With “due respect”, no decision of any court that flouts the law, skirts the law, or makes new law should be respected.

So the Premier’s remarks that “while we respect the ruling of the Court, it is the solemn duty of the elected Government to ensure that our laws reflect the will, values, and aspirations of the people of these Islands.”

That is why this Administration, supported by both sides of the House, has taken decisive action to protect the integrity of the process and to safeguard what it means to be a Turks and Caicos Islander—rooted in fairness, transparency, and pride in our national identity.

These words from the Premier, yet silence in the face of the Governor’s actions, are weak “canards”—meaning “nothing”—as something can and should be done now.

Take the case to court to have the word “Governor” defined.

The court’s decision and the actions of the Governor cannot be respected.

Let’s build our population the right way Every week, boatloads of Haitians are entering the islands. Some contribute negatively to its growth, just like others in the Caribbean and even our own locals, but for some reason, that backdoor policy—which is what allowed so many people to live and start families here—is not seen as a problem.

Yet the hard-working, often highly productive members of our society cannot apply for citizenship. Why is this so?

They are contributing to a better TCI.

Sitting in silence When all is said and done, the ultimate betrayal is that of the Premier and his Ministers sitting in silence.

With the Governor making this decision, without public input, and with the Premier and his Ministers witnessing it happen, their silence speaks volumes.

Her decision was an insult to the Premier, his Ministers, and the TCI people.

Could one imagine former Chief Minister, the Hon. Oswald Skippings, tolerating something like this?

They would have exposed the Governor, “taken to the streets,” and demonstrated until she was forced to leave the country. They would have refused to sit in Cabinet with her at all.

Yet this Premier and his Ministers are content to remain in Cabinet with the Governor after she insulted them.

Weakness Both the Governor’s and Premier’s positions have weaknesses.

The Premier’s opposition implies that the Supreme Court ruling was flawed, yet his government did not appeal the decision.

If the legal framework was inadequate, action should have been taken sooner to revise the criteria for granting status.

Meanwhile, the Governor’s approach, though legally sound, could be seen as dismissive of the broader socio-political implications of granting status to individuals who may not have deep-rooted connections to the islands.

Ultimately, this debate raises important questions about governance, national identity, and the balance between law and public interest.

The best path forward may lie in refining the legal framework to address both concerns—ensuring fairness while protecting local interests.

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Landmark decision – Governor grants Islander Status to 49 individuals following Supreme Court ruling

BY OLIVIA ROSE In a significant move following a landmark Supreme Court decision, the Governor, HE Dileeni DanielSelvaratnam, has granted Islander Status to 49 individuals.

This decision comes after a protracted legal battle and a review of applications originally denied by the Status Commission. The ruling has reignited discussions on immigration policy and the rule of law in the Turks and Caicos Islands, sparking considerable criticism from local leaders.

The case dates back to applications submitted between 2016 and 2018, which were initially denied by the Status Commission in 2021. However, legal challenges followed, culminating in a pivotal Supreme Court ruling in 2024. The court found that the commission had acted outside its jurisdiction by applying discretionary criteria when assessing the applications.

The ruling required that the applications be reconsidered under

The Governor, HE Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam

the legal framework in place at the time of their original submission.

The Governor issued a public statement on Monday, 9 June 2025.

“Following the 2024 Supreme Court decision regarding 49 previously denied Islander Status applications, I wish to inform the public that I have granted Islander Status to the 49 individuals listed

(Left) PDM candidates Hon Ralph Higgs and Anthony Walkin congratulate Hon Randy Howell, Member of Parliament for Blue Hills, shortly after the verdict (Photos:Olivia Rose)

in Annex A,” she announced.

The Governor emphasised the constraints imposed on the Status Commission by the Supreme Court’s decision.

“The ruling of the Supreme Court confined the role of the Status Commission, in the reconsideration of the 49 applications, to whether the individuals met the statutory

Attorney Ariel Misick and Attorney General Hon Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles exit the Supreme Court following the Judge’s ruling

eligibility requirements at the time of their original application,” she stated.

Further detailing the considerations behind her decision, she explained: “In accordance with the Court’s ruling, I was required to evaluate each application fairly, without any presumption against a grant, and by applying the legislative regime that existed at the time of application. I also considered the applications on the basis that: (a) there is no cap on the number of persons who may be granted Islander Status; (b) there was no points-based system under the previous legal framework; and (c) exceptional skills must be assessed on an individual basis, rather than in comparison to other applicants.”

The Governor also addressed section 4(7) of the 2021 Ordinance, clarifying its role in the decisionmaking process.

“The Court further clarified that none of the considerations listed under section 4(7) of the

2021 Ordinance are prohibitive in nature. Accordingly, they do not serve as an automatic bar to the grant of Islander Status but are matters to which the Governor must have regard. The intention of the Ordinance was to create a pathway to Islander Status, not an impediment to its achievement.”

She added: “As Governor, I am committed to upholding the rule of law and ensuring fair decision-making. After carefully reviewing the applications against the applicable legal framework and the legal advice received, I am satisfied that the 49 individuals listed in Annex A have met the requirements to be granted Islander Status.”

Looking ahead, the Governor highlighted the introduction of a new legal framework, the 2024 Turks and Caicos Islander Status Act, which will implement a points-based system for future applications, ensuring a transparent and clearly defined evaluation process by the Status Commission.

Hon Akierra Missick exits the Courtroom following the ruling

TCI will not head back to the polls – Supreme Court upholds election results, rejects PDM’s petition

BY OLIVIA ROSE In a decisive ruling, the Supreme Court firmly rejected a petition to nullify the 7 February 2025 general election, which saw the Progressive National Party (PNP) secure a landslide victory against the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM).

Delivering a detailed judgment on 6 June 2025, Justice Chris Selochan stated unequivocally,

“The court does not have the jurisdiction to declare an entire general election void; only the election of specific members can be challenged under current law.”

This ruling cements the election results and quashes the PDM’s hopes for a fresh round of voting.

While acknowledging “clearly an error” on the ballot paper and an election that was “not conducted strictly in accordance with the law,” the judge emphasised that these

were “administrative oversights” that “did not materially impact the outcome of the result.”

Justice Selochan also expressed surprise “that this very conspicuous error was not picked up” before the elections, adding, “This error should be rectified by the law commissioner at the earliest possible time, and Parliament needs, as a matter of urgency, to revisit the election laws and make the necessary amendments.”

With this ruling, the court has dismissed the PDM’s election petition, further stating that “the petitioners failed to establish that the election was invalid.”

The petitioners were represented by attorneys George C. Missick and Alvin Garland of the local bar, along with Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay of Belize.

Representing the first respondent, the Supervisor of Elections, were the Attorney

General, Clemar Hippolyte, and Khadija MacFarlane of the Attorney General’s Chambers.

For the second respondent, Randy Howell, Queen’s Counsel Ariel Misick, Akierra Missick, and Willin Belliard appeared in court.

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The election petitions are over It is time to move on

INTRODUCTION We held our elections on February 7th, 2025, and the PNP party was declared the party winning 16 of the 19 seats. However, election petitions were filed for the Bight Constituency by the PNP Candidate and for the Blue Hills Constituency by a supporter of the PDM party.

The PDM party also filed a petition for the general elections to be considered null and void due to the issues with the ballots not being in line with the Ordinance.

Well, after four months of public attention and court hearings, the election petition processes have come to an end with the judge ruling no by-election in the Bight or Blue Hills and no fresh general elections for TCI. Let us accept not only the rulings

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by the judge, but let us accept the outcome of the election. The judge noted that while there was an error on the ballot paper, it did not affect the outcome. We must now turn the page and create a new chapter of moving forward together.

IT IS TIME TO MOVE ON It has been four months since our

government began its second term in office. They are moving slowly, considering they’ve already served four years in their first term. I don’t know if it is because of the election petitions, but the election petition is now over, it is time for the government to focus on the issues that matter most to us, such as healthcare, housing, cost of living,

and the safety of our communities.

We know that the election campaign brought out so much division among us. However, now that it is finally over, it requires all of us to play an effective and meaningful role in our country.

The government must lead with humility and vision. The government must also engage, consult and communicate with the people as often as possible.

The opposition must also do the same and hold the government accountable. The residents should view the government as “our government”, not a PNP party government. The residents must also remain committed and work together towards a better Turks and Caicos. This means we should not see one another as PNP or PDM

but rather as Turks and Caicos Islanders. We need to embody the changes we wish to see in our nation.

CONCLUSION We cannot change the results of the February 7th general election.

Therefore, let us honour the democratic process. We have five years of this administration.

While we should respect those in authority, we should not be silent because it is your party in power.

Likewise, you should not be complaining or causing mischief because it is not your party in power. Let us start a new chapter together for a better and stronger Turks and Caicos. We can and must collaborate regardless of our political views.

Lessons on leadership from one of history’s greatest leaders Throughout all of history, King David of Israel stands as an emblem of leadership excellence.

His journey from a humble shepherd boy to a mighty warrior king is replete with insights that transcend time, offering a compelling blueprint for effective leadership. The virtues that shaped David’s reign align harmoniously with the teachings of modern leadership literature, underscoring the enduring relevance of his life’s lessons.

RESILIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE: David’s ascent to the throne was marked by setbacks and trials that tested his resilience and determination. His psalms, such as Psalm 57:1-3 - Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy!

I look to you for protection. I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until the danger passes by. 2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me. 3 He will send help from heaven to rescue me, disgracing those who hound me. My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness” bear witness to his unwavering faith in the face of adversity. This echoes Angela Duckworth’s concept of “grit”

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in her book “Grit,” emphasizing the importance of perseverance and determination in achieving long-term goals. David’s ability to endure challenges inspires leaders to embrace resilience as a cornerstone of success.

EMPOWERMENT AND TEAM BUILDING: David’s leadership was characterised by his capacity to build a diverse and capable team, as seen in 1 Samuel 22:1-2 (NLT) “So David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. Soon his brothers and all his other relatives joined him there. 2 Then others began coming—men who were in trouble or in debt or who were just discontented—until David was the captain of about 400 men.”

This highlights the power of empowerment and the creation of a strong support system, echoing Patrick Lencioni’s insights in “The

Five Dysfunctions of a Team.”

David’s adeptness at nurturing individual strengths within his team serves as a testament to fostering collaboration and shared success.

INNOVATION AND ADAPTABILITY: David’s innovative approach to warfare, as illustrated in 2 Samuel 5:23-24 (NLT), “And again David asked the Lord what to do. “Do not attack them straight on,” the Lord replied. “Instead, circle around behind and attack them near the poplar trees. 24 When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the poplar trees, be on the alert!

That will be the signal that the Lord is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army,” exemplifies adaptability and innovation. His strategic thinking mirrors the need to embrace

change and evolve in dynamic environments. David’s fearless pursuit of uncharted strategies serves as a lesson in the art of staying ahead of the curve.

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: David’s mastery of emotional intelligence is evident in his discernment and empathy towards others, evident in passages like 2 Samuel 24:17 (NLT): “When David saw the angel, he said to the Lord, “I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done?

Let your anger fall against me and my family.” This echoes the teachings of Daniel Goleman in “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ.” David’s ability to connect on an emotional level, coupled with his genuine concern for his people’s

well-being, underscores the impact of emotional intelligence on effective leadership.

ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY: David’s unflinching accountability for his mistakes, illustrated in 2 Samuel 12:13 (NLT), “I have sinned against the Lord,” reflects John C. Maxwell’s emphasis on ownership and accountability in “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.” David’s willingness to accept responsibility underscores the significance of transparency and integrity in effective leadership.

In the tapestry of leadership wisdom, the life of King David stands as a rich source of guidance.

As his story interweaves with contemporary leadership literature, it illuminates timeless principles from the Bible that continue to shape remarkable leaders today.

From resilience to emotional intelligence, innovation to accountability, David’s legacy offers an enduring roadmap for leadership excellence that resonates even in the complexities of the modern world. The best leaders today are the ones who mirror and exemplify the principles of the Bible. Do the same.

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general election.

Their arguments focused on procedural flaws, including the denial of a recount in Blue Hills and the use of incorrect ballot forms.

They contended that the election should be declared null and void and that a new writ of elections should be issued for fresh parliamentary elections in the territory.

The PDM argued for a broader interpretation of the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction under Section 53 of the Constitution, asserting that it should not be limited by legislation or case law. However, these arguments were ultimately rejected by Justice Selochan.

The respondents, including

King’s Counsel Ariel Misick and Attorney General Rhondalee Braithwaite-Knowles, successfully argued that the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction is confined to determining the validity of the election of a candidate in a particular electoral district and does not extend to declaring an entire general election void.

Misick submitted that the court’s jurisdiction under Section 53 is a special and limited authority enabling the court to determine whether any person has been validly elected as a member of Parliament. He further outlined different heads of jurisdiction conferred on the Supreme Court, emphasising that each election result should be challenged through

Supervisor of Elections, Mr Lister Dudley Lewis

a distinct election petition.

Ahead of this legal challenge, the Turks and Caicos Islands held general elections on 7 February 2025. The PDM subsequently raised objections, citing irregularities such as the use of an incorrect ballot format. They argued that this error led to voter

Supporters and former PDM Candidates converse outside the courtroom

confusion and spoiled votes.

The court, however, found that while the use of a single ballot format differing from the prescribed form was indeed an administrative error, there had been at least one training session and one public demonstration using a single ballot paper, and no

evidence of any objections at the time.

Thus, the court concluded that the election results should stand.

The matter was adjourned to Monday, 9 June 2025, to address legal costs and any further submissions from the involved parties.

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Eight uncomfortable but healthy questions for your partner Asking uncomfortable but healthy questions is a crucial tool for growth. It can be daunting, but these questions often cut through the surface and challenge us to confront things we may not want to face. They promote honesty, transparency, and deeper understanding. By asking these tough questions, we invite vulnerability into conversations, which in turn fosters more meaningful connections.

Whether it’s about difficult topics at work or introspective questions about ourselves, addressing them head-on leads to self-awareness and personal development.

However, it’s not just about asking any tough question—it’s about doing so with care and respect. Healthy discomfort encourages growth without pushing others too far. It’s the difference between asking a question that opens up dialogue and one that shuts it down.

When asked with the right intention and mindset, these questions can help uncover new perspectives, solve problems, and build stronger relationships.

It’s the kind of courage that leads to real change, both within ourselves and the person we are with.

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1. “WHAT DO I STILL NOT UNDERSTAND ABOUT YOU?”

It’s like the “You vs. Me: The Sequel” of relationships. This question keeps you from thinking you’ve got your partner all figured out—spoiler alert: you don’t! People change, evolve, and have layers. This question keeps you on your toes, encouraging growth in understanding. Plus, it’s a good way to avoid saying “I know you better than you know yourself,” which is definitely a no-go zone.

2. “IS THERE SOMETHING I DO THAT HURTS YOU?”

This is your emotional first-aid kit, ready to fix anything you’ve unknowingly broken. It’s easy to step on toes—sometimes literally (accidentally, of course!).

But this question ensures that if you’ve unintentionally caused some emotional damage, you can address it before it becomes

a full-blown emotional bruising.

It’s basically a free pass to be a better human and partner!

3. “WHAT SMALL THINGS DO I DO THAT MAKE YOU FEEL LOVED THE MOST?”

This is the “little things matter” reminder. It’s not always the grand gestures like buying a yacht (unless that’s your thing, no judgment). Sometimes it’s just remembering to text “good morning” or making the perfect cup of coffee. Knowing the little things that make your partner feel loved helps you become their personal love ninja— quietly swooping in with all the right moves at just the right time.

4. “WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION OF ME AND HOW HAS THAT CHANGED?”

This is the “let’s take a trip down memory lane” moment— except without the awkward haircuts and questionable fashion choices. Reflecting on

how your partner’s perception of you has changed helps you understand how far you’ve come together. It’s kind of like looking at a before-and-after photo of a workout routine, but instead of abs, it’s trust and love that have grown.

5. “IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP YOU’D LIKE TO CHANGE?”

Time for a little relationship “renovation”! This question shows you’re open to making adjustments, whether it’s communication, date nights, or even just agreeing on what to watch on Netflix. Relationships are like cars—you don’t just let them coast without regular tuneups. So, ask this to avoid the emotional equivalent of a “check engine” light coming on later!

6. “WHAT PART OF OUR RELATIONSHIP DO YOU STILL FIND CHALLENGING?”

Every relationship has its “speed bumps”—maybe it’s someone’s weird obsession with snacks at 2 AM or that one person’s inability to fold towels properly.

This question helps surface those annoying quirks before they turn into big things. It’s basically the relationship version of finding the weak spot and fixing it before you run out of duct tape.

7. “IS THERE SOMETHING YOU’D LIKE TO TELL ME BUT HAVEN’T KNOWN HOW?”

Sometimes, there’s a secret, like your partner wants to tell you they hate the way you sing in the shower but they don’t know how to break it to you. This question lets you dive into unspoken truths without the drama. It clears up misunderstandings and gives your partner the chance to confess all those little things they’ve been holding back, whether it’s “I need more space” or “I secretly love the way you dance, even if you think you’re terrible at it.”

8. HOW CAN I LOVE YOU BETTER?”

Think of this like relationship customer service: You’re asking for feedback to improve. We all have unique needs, so why not ask your partner how they want to be loved? It’s like ordering pizza—you don’t want to accidentally get anchovies if they really just wanted extra cheese. This question ensures you’re hitting all the right notes when it comes to love, care, and affection.

Now go forth and make babies.

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Courtney Robinson (right) founder of TCI Top Model, with the winning contestants

Shakem Charles makes history as TCI top model’s first male winner History was made at Brayton Hall on Saturday night as Shakem Charles claimed the coveted title of TCI Top Model 2025, becoming the first male winner of Cycle 6 of the prestigious contest.

With striking features, a jetblack skin tone, an athletic frame, and magnetic charisma, Contestant #1 captivated judges and audiences alike, earning the ultimate honour of becoming the Face of the Turks and Caicos.

Born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Shakem defied expectations to pursue fashion in a world where tradition often discouraged such dreams in young men. For the 5’11” model, fashion represents freedom, identity, and unapologetic self-expression. That spirit carried him to victory, with two pre-show titles already under his belt: the TCI Top Model’s Mainstream Media Award and Fan Favourite Challenge.

But Shakem didn’t stop there.

On the final night, he swept additional titles, including Industry Readiness, Model’s Portfolio Folder, and Best Body.

“This moment is a dream come true,” said an emotional Shakem.

“Modelling has always been a passion of mine, and now I’m

on the road to realising my full potential. Winning this title boosts not just my confidence, but I hope it inspires boys and young men everywhere to break barriers and chase their dreams. The sky is truly the limit.”

A bold voice in fashion, Shakem’s motto speaks volumes: Dream. Dare. Do. The 2025 TCI Top Model Contest was a dazzling display of creativity and talent, featuring eight finalists and four runway segments: En Vogue (Impact Appeal), Urban Tropics (Runway Walk), Le Bead-Aime Jewellery Swimsuit Competition (Best Body), and Bold Elegance (Fashion Forward).

Every look was trendsetting and fierce. The capacity audience in attendance did not disappoint, as they were impeccably dressed to impress.

Hubert Prospere and Shenylce Bello were named First and Second Runners-Up, respectively.

The night featured powerful performances by Dwayne Thomas (pre-show entertainer), Devonte Missick, TESS The Entertainer, and saxophonist Mohen Cox. Hosted by Zaria Inghram, the event also welcomed past Top Models

Shakem Charles, 2025 TCI Top Model Winner, Hubert Prospere, First Runner Up, and Shenylce Bello, Second Runner Up

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All contestants and model photo – Renau Destine

Dr Trenisha Ashley Smith (2010), Washanda Registre-Francis (2012), Alyx Williams – TCI Top Model’s first featured male model; Mauqueita Carter, Miss Body Beautiful 2013; and Brittney Bien-Aime, the 2025 TCI Top Model Muse. Cycle 6 also featured legacy, plus-size and mature models, showcasing diversity and inclusion.

The show opened with The Extravaganza, a runway spectacle themed in animal prints and fiery crimson, culminating with a powerful appearance by Courtney Robinson, Founder and Executive Producer of the TCI Top Model Organisation.

Reflecting on the success, Robinson shared, “I am immensely proud to lead a team driven by purpose, passion, and the unwavering belief in the power of our youth. The TCI Top Model Contest is not just a fashion showcase—it’s a transformative platform rooted in potential, empowerment, and creative expression.

“Our goal is to spark a movement, one that encourages every young person in these ‘Beautiful by Nature’ islands to dream without limits, to rise with confidence, and to help shape a vibrant, sustainable creative industry for generations to come.”

The 2025 show raised the bar to unprecedented heights, delivering a production that was bold, immersive, and emotionally resonant. A state-of-the-art LED screen dominated the Brayton Hall stage, featuring dynamic video montages that traced the rich history

Grande Finale event photos - Charles Mathurin

of the TCI Top Model Contest—its founding vision, rigorous training programme, event partners, and organising committee.

Adding depth and heart to the experience were powerful

opening and finale videos featuring each contestant, complete with impactful visuals, statistics, and personal statements.

These multimedia elements gave the audience a deeper

understanding of each model’s journey and aspirations. Striking photos and behind-the-scenes footage also captured defining moments, allowing attendees to connect with the contestants not

just as models—but as voices, stories, and rising stars.

It was a masterclass in storytelling and spectacle that left many in awe, wondering how the team will top this in 2026.

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Astwood ‘willing and ready’ to give up PDM leadership – Says fresh blood needed for new direction

BY DELANA ISLES The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) national convention is coming up, and according to the party’s leader, Honourable Edwin Astwood “all offices in the party will be up”. He said this includes his office.

In an invited interview this week, Astwood told Weekly News that he is “willing to step aside” to give a better man (or woman) a chance to lead the territory’s oldest party.

“I think the party, going into the next election, they would need new leaders to come forward. The old team couldn’t get you there, so we need new persons to come forward,” Astwood stated.

He insisted that he is there to serve in any capacity, “whether I am returned as leader or not”.

The party’s convention is coming up this July. It is a time typically when leadership roles in the party such as leader, deputy leader and chairman are up for grabs. Party executives, candidates, and delegates from all island branches convene for the annual National Convention.

Astwood is now encouraging those citizens who believe they

PDM leader Hon Edwin Astwood

have what it takes to help steer the party in a good direction to put their names forward.

“I will encourage, I will encourage new leaders to put their names forward and to take the helm from myself. I can get you this far, and I can get you for the next three or four years, but we need a new leader to take us to the next election in 2029/2030,” the PDM leader told Weekly News.

He insisted that forward thinking is the only way to go. “We

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need to think forward and give the opportunity to others, and I for one will support that point, giving someone else and opportunity to lead the party into election.”

Astwood stands firm that he is ready and willing to step out of the leadership role. He said if he could not win the battle (election) for the PDM, he has no issues giving another person the opportunity to try.

“I will surely move aside and let another lead us into battle and

support that person as much as I can so that we - my team and my party - are successful,” the party leader stated.

Astwood believes the party needs leaders who the people will come out and support. “It’s all about presenting the best team; if myself as leader wasn’t the best team leader at this time, maybe the party needs a different leader that the people will gravitate to more. I have no issues with that; I definitely will move aside.”

Astwood also recognized that a change is what is needed: “I do think that our people want change, but they are resistant to that.”

While Astwood is willing to step aside, to date he is the only member of the PDM that has been re-elected every time to his district seat of Grand Turk South and Salt Cay since self-governance was restored to the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2011, and the first general elections was held in November 2021. He has been a member of Parliament since that time.

Astwood was the only candidate of his party to win his seat in the House of Assembly in the 2021 election. After losing her at-large seat, then Premier and the PDM

party leader, Sharlene CartwrightRobinson stepped down as party leader almost immediately after the result.

Shortly after, her deputy, Sean Astwood became the acting party leader until the party went to convention. However, Astwood announced his own resignation from the leadership in June 2021.

On June 26, 2021, the party’s national convention was held, and Edwin Astwood was appointed as leader for the first time.

However, the party has struggled to connect with the voters since its first loss in 2021. Astwood has asserted on several occasions that the people are resistant to change.

In the years that followed his party’s first landslide defeat, the party leader has been vocal that the PNP government used the pandemic and people’s fear and desperation to parse out monetary handouts in the form of “stimulus cheques” as a political tool.

This was a position maintained for a number of years, however, the implications of the message were largely ignored by the electorate, which handed the PNP another resounding landslide victory earlier this year – post pandemic.

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Beaches empowers students with hands-on waste management tour Beaches Turks & Caicos (BTC) recently hosted 35 students from Clement Howell High School’s Social and Environmental Arts Club for an immersive educational tour showcasing the resort’s sustainable waste management and composting systems, including grey water recycling.

The visit was part of BTC’s ongoing commitment to environmental education and sustainability. Students explored the resort’s eco-friendly initiatives,

including how kitchen waste is transformed into nutrient-rich compost to support the property’s vibrant gardens.

Gerry Harris, 15, said the experience was eye-opening.

“It showed me how simple but effective waste disposal can be— even at home. Seeing it first-hand made a big difference.”

17-year-old Onerce Oriol, who aspires to be a construction engineer, was especially drawn to the composting demonstration. “It

was exciting to learn how common kitchen scraps can enrich the soil. I never realised how waste could be reused in such a beneficial way.”

The interactive, hour-long tour gave students a chance to engage in the process directly, enhancing their understanding through handson learning.

“This was a very informative experience,” said Robert Toby Grant, creative environmentalist and teacher at Clement Howell High. “Our students gained practical

knowledge of BTC’s sustainability efforts and how they can apply these practices in their own lives.”

Jamie McAnally, managing director at Beaches Turks & Caicos, emphasized the value of community partnerships, “engaging students is key. One inspired student can influence an entire household, creating a ripple effect that benefits communities and ultimately, the island.”

BTC continues to champion environmental stewardship across

Turks & Caicos, partnering with schools, government agencies and NGOs to promote sustainable practices. One standout collaboration is with the Edward Garland Youth Centre, which transforms plastic bottle waste from the resort into eco-art and garden installations.

Beaches Turks & Caicos is proud to support initiatives that build a greener future for the “Beautiful by Nature” Turks & Caicos Islands.

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TCI champions regional unity and sustainable tourism at CTO Caribbean Week The Turks and Caicos Islands made a powerful statement on the global stage this week during the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) annual Caribbean Week in New York City. Led by the Minister of Tourism, Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment, and Gaming, Hon Zhavargo Jolly, a high-profile delegation actively engaged in crucial discussions and strategic partnerships, reinforcing the territory’s commitment to regional collaboration and sustainable tourism development.

Held in the bustling heart of Times Square, CTO Caribbean Week is a pivotal event that brings together tourism leaders, travel experts, and industry stakeholders from across the Caribbean and the world.

This year’s gathering, which concluded today, Thursday, 12 June 2025, proved to be a dynamic forum for addressing key challenges and opportunities facing the region’s tourism sector.

The Turks and Caicos Islands delegation, which included Permanent Secretary Wesley Clerveaux, Executive Administrator Leandrea Missick, and representatives from Experience Turks and Caicos— Interim CEO Consultant Mr Paul Pennicook, Chief Marketing Officer Trina Adams, and Public Relations Manager Laura Dowrich—played a central role in shaping the week’s agenda and outcomes.

In a statement following the event, Minister Jolly emphasised the importance of the Turks and Caicos Islands’ participation in the event. “As a proud member of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation, Turks and Caicos remains committed to ensuring that the Caribbean speaks with one voice, and that our people are at the centre of the tourism economy,” he stated.

His remarks underscored the critical role of unity and collaboration in driving the

Minister of Tourism, Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment, and Gaming, Hon Zhavargo Jolly, engaged in crucial discussions on sustainable tourism development (Photo: TCIG)

region’s success.

The week’s discussions went beyond mere promotional activities, delving into policy matters, strategic partnerships, and critical initiatives aimed at securing the future of Caribbean tourism.

Throughout the week, the Turks and Caicos delegation actively engaged in CTO’s strategic sessions, participating in high-level meetings and policy discussions.

Key topics included sustainable tourism practices, enhancing regional airlift, attracting investment, and strengthening cultural branding. The delegation also seized the opportunity to hold bilateral meetings with vital tourism partners, seeking to expand airlift options and elevate the islands’ profile among

international travel influencers and media.

The Ministry of Tourism highlighted the necessity of regional coordination in tackling shared challenges.

Climate change’s impact on tourism infrastructure and the need for resilient, high-value visitor experiences were among the pressing issues discussed.

Minister Jolly reiterated that the Turks and Caicos Islands’ tourism strategy is deeply rooted in principles of quality, sustainability, and the empowerment of local communities.

He articulated a vision for tourism that goes beyond economic gains, viewing it as a vital catalyst for national development.

“Tourism is not just our largest economic driver—it’s our

gateway to national development,” Jolly asserted, emphasising the territory’s commitment to leading responsibly, thinking globally, and prioritising the interests of its people.

The conclusion of CTO Caribbean Week 2025 marked a significant moment of renewed collaboration and commitment.

Member states departed with a shared vision of transforming the Caribbean into the world’s most desirable and resilient tourism destination. The Turks and Caicos Islands, with its proactive engagement and clear strategic focus, positioned itself as a key player in this regional endeavour, demonstrating its dedication to shaping a thriving and sustainable future for Caribbean tourism.

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TCI gears up for hurricane season with Cadet Corps collaboration As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season looms, the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) in the Turks and Caicos Islands is intensifying its preparedness efforts, enlisting the aid of the Turks and Caicos Islands Cadet Corps in a proactive initiative aimed at bolstering community resilience.

On Tuesday, 10 June 2025, the DDME announced a successful collaboration with the Cadet Corps, which saw young cadets actively participating in critical logistical operations to ensure the timely distribution of emergency supplies in the event of a disaster.

In a strategic move to enhance readiness, 26 members of the TCI Cadet Corps joined DDME personnel on Saturday, 7 June 2025, at two key storage facilities on Providenciales.

This partnership was not merely symbolic; the cadets were put to work, receiving hands-on training in crucial disaster response tasks.

TCI Cadet Corp representatives participate in a critical logistical operation to ensure the timely distribution of emergency supplies in the event of a disaster

Under the guidance of DDME experts, the cadets conducted inventory checks, meticulously sorted essential supplies, and even participated in the assembly of mini emergency kits.

This practical experience serves a dual purpose: it significantly contributes to the nation’s preparedness efforts while equipping the cadets with invaluable skills in disaster

response operations.

The importance of maintaining an accurate and well-managed inventory of emergency supplies cannot be overstated. In the chaotic aftermath of a hurricane, swift and effective action is paramount.

The DDME’s proactive initiatives, like this collaboration with the Cadet Corps, ensure that shelters are properly equipped and essential items are readily available

for distribution to those in need.

This meticulous organisation minimises delays and maximises the effectiveness of disaster relief efforts.

As the primary coordinating body for disaster response and recovery in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the DDME bears the responsibility of ensuring the timely distribution of critical resources.

When a hurricane warning is

issued, the department must act swiftly to provide tarpaulins and sandbags to the public, as well as cots, blankets, hygiene kits, and other essential items to shelters.

These operations are facilitated through strong partnerships with key stakeholders, including the TCI Red Cross, the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR), and various government and private sector agencies.

This collaborative approach is vital to ensuring a comprehensive and coordinated response to potential emergencies.

The recent preparedness initiative was spearheaded by DDME’s Community Preparedness Manager, Mr Desmond Lightbourne. He was supported

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Experience Turks and Caicos collaboration puts Grand Turk in the spotlight Grand Turk, the cruise capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands, is the latest star of a travel guide taking viewers on an in-depth exploration of the island, thanks to a collaboration between Experience Turks and Caicos and Mr Bill Panoff, publisher and travel expert from Porthole Cruise and Travel Magazine.

From 5 to 8 May 2025, Experience Turks and Caicos collaborated with Mr Panoff to produce a digital travel content episode promoting Grand Turk as a premier cruise destination.

During his visit, Mr Panoff explored the island’s rich history and vibrant culture through an island tour led by Mr Robert Hall, Brand Ambassador for Experience Turks and Caicos.

His itinerary included visits to the Turks and Caicos National Museum, interactive sessions with local chefs, and engagement with the community to play traditional games such as dominoes and dine in some of the local restaurants.

Mr Panoff also experienced Grand Turk’s world-renowned marine attractions with a water excursion hosted by local operator Exclusive Escapes. He snorkelled, harvested conch, enjoyed a live demonstration of fresh conch salad preparation, visited Gibbs Cay to swim with stingrays, and captured stunning footage and photos of the island’s iconic wall diving experience.

Minister of Tourism, Hon Zhavargo Jolly, was among those

featured in the production. He said: “It was a real pleasure connecting with Bill and being part of this project. Grand Turk is more than just a cruise stop—it’s a living, breathing piece of our national identity, and it deserves the spotlight. My mission, and that of Experience Turks and Caicos, is to make sure every island gets its shine, and this feature does exactly that. From culture to cuisine to unmatched marine experiences, Grand Turk delivers.”

“We want the world to see what we already know—that Grand Turk holds stories, energy, and natural beauty that rival any destination on Earth. What Bill captured was not just tourism— it was authenticity, pride, and the rhythm of our people. This is what makes Turks and Caicos special. I encourage everyone to watch the episode, share it, and plan their visit. You haven’t truly experienced Turks and Caicos until you’ve experienced Grand Turk.”

Mrs Candesha Mills, Product Development Manager for Experience Turks and Caicos, said: “I am very excited that we were able to collaborate on this project with Porthole Cruise to showcase the beauty of the nation’s capital and the vibrant cruise experience Grand Turk has to offer. This video highlights not only our stunning destination but also the warmth and hospitality that define our tourism product.”

“My visit to Grand Turk left a lasting impression—not just

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Ballentyne. The Cadet Corps participants were supervised by 2nd Lieutenant Renaldo Scafe. The collective effort of these individuals underscores the importance of teamwork and leadership in disaster management.

DDME officials emphasised that collaborative efforts like this are not just exercises; they are critical components of enhancing the department’s operational readiness. By involving the community and training future leaders, the DDME is reinforcing the

shared responsibility for public safety before, during, and after an emergency.

The department has issued a call to action, encouraging interested individuals and organisations to volunteer, serve as shelter managers, or offer facilities for use as shelters. Those interested can contact the DDME at ddme. tci@gmail.com.

With the 2025 hurricane season underway, the DDME’s proactive measures and community engagement efforts are aimed at ensuring that the Turks and Caicos Islands are as prepared as possible.

for its natural beauty but for the genuine warmth of its people and the authenticity that radiates from every corner of the island,” said Mr Panoff.

Experience Turks and Caicos’ collaboration with Mr Panoff provides a unique opportunity to showcase Grand Turk through high-quality, engaging video content. By leveraging Mr Panoff’s industry credibility and extensive audience reach, the final product will significantly enhance the island’s visibility.

The episode will serve as a valuable promotional asset, supporting both internal and external marketing efforts to drive increased interest and visitation to Grand Turk.

Experience Turks and Caicos would like to thank the stakeholders who played a key role in hosting the Porthole

Minister of Tourism, Hon Zhavargo Jolly with Mr Bill Panoff

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Yoshi’s Restaurant With its eighty seats, Yoshi’s restaurant is no secret for anyone on the island. The first restaurant of its kind here, Yoshi introduced many people on the island to the delights of Japan.

Yoshi first worked as a sushi chef in Tokyo while he was a student, then arrived in Turks and Caicos in 2002. He first worked at the Private Beaches Resort as a sushi chef, and opened his first sushi bar by IGA in January 2005.

I vividly remember Yoshi behind the counter, wielding his knife to prepare sushi with the freshest and purest fish and seafood.

Some of the fish are imported, while others are caught in our waters. Since 2007 Yoshis restaurant has been located in the centre of Grace bay, at Saltmills Plaza. You can dine on the outdoor terrace or inside in the comfort of the air conditioning.

Obviously sushi and sashimi are on the menu, but if you are not fond of raw fish, you will find

COLUMN DENIS BELANGER Denis Belanger is a landscaper, he trained in Canada in landscape architecture and studied the Art of Garden in Italy.

He arrived in the TCI in 2008, where he first worked for a local company before opening his landscaping company. He then had a personal experience with Property Management, and his love and passion for his new experience gave him the drive to open his company Turks & Caicos Villas and Gardens

other Japanese specialties such as tempura, ramen, udon, teriyaki chicken and salmon, but also

steaks and lobster (in season). On a personal note, I love the volcano and eel in the chef’s specialties.

I ASKED YOSHI A FEW QUESTIONS: What are your personal favourite dishes? Dragon roll, BBQ chicken, sashimi blossom.

What are Yoshi’s signature cocktails? Flavour Margaritas and Japanese whiskeys.

What is the most popular dessert? Chocolate cake and ice cream tempura.

Ice cream tempura, or tempura ice cream, is a dessert where a ball of ice cream is wrapped in a batter and then deep-fried. The result is a hot, crispy exterior with a cold, creamy ice cream centre.

Yoshis Restaurant offers takeout, dinner at home, and party meals and is open from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

Getting beach-ready the healthy way As the weather heats up and summer approaches in Turks and Caicos, many of us start thinking about how we’ll look and feel when we hit the beach. But getting beach-ready doesn’t have to mean starving yourself or going on an extreme diet. In fact, the healthiest and most sustainable results come from practical, consistent habits that anyone can do.

Here’s how you can feel confident, energized, and ready to enjoy the beach—without compromising your health.

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Denique Scott is a former national TCI athlete turned bodybuilder.

He has gained invaluable knowledge over the years, sculpting his physique while staying healthy in the process, and is now ready to impart his expertise to benefit the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI)

1. FOCUS ON CONSISTENT MOVEMENT You don’t need fancy equipment or a gym membership to get results.

Aim for 30 minutes of movement most days of the week. Try: • Morning walks or jogs on the beach • Bodyweight circuits at home (squats, pushups, planks, jumping jacks) • Short HIIT routines (HighIntensity Interval Training) for fat-burning Start small and build up. The key is showing up consistently—even if it’s just 10–15 minutes at first.

2. CLEAN UP YOUR EATING—ISLAND STYLE Crash diets might promise fast results, but they rarely last. Instead, lean into what’s already around you: • Eat

more

local

produce

while. Pick a few healthy habits and stick to them:

in your own skin and enjoy the season.

• Meal prep twice a week (cook once, eat twice) • Move before or after work • Drink a glass of water before each meal • Go to bed at a consistent time

5. PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION It’s not about having a “perfect” body—it’s about progress and balance. Whether you want to tone up, slim down, or just feel better, healthy change is always possible with the right habits.

You don’t need to overhaul your life overnight. Start with one or two changes and build from there.

Use your phone alarm or notes to stay on track! like mangoes, pineapples, cucumbers, callaloo, and plantain • Prioritize lean proteins such as grilled fish, chicken, and legumes • Stay hydrated with coconut water and infused waters • Cut back on fried foods, heavy

sauces, and sugary drinks A balanced plate = ½ veggies + ¼ protein + ¼ healthy carbs.

3. BUILD A ROUTINE THAT WORKS FOR YOUR LIFE What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a

4. DON’T FORGET MINDSET Confidence on the beach starts in your mind. Celebrate every small win: choosing a healthy meal, completing a workout, or just showing up for yourself.

Avoid comparing yourself to others. The goal isn’t to look like someone else—it’s to feel good

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Experience TC expanding global reach Experience Turks and Caicos is expanding its global reach by partnering with three top-tier marketing agencies across the United States, Canada, and Latin America.

This strategic move aims to elevate the destination’s presence in key international markets, driving greater awareness, visitor engagement, and tourism growth.

With specialised expertise in digital marketing, brand storytelling, and market penetration, these agencies will promote the Turks and Caicos Islands in their respective markets at trade shows, conferences, workshops with travel advisors and tour operators, and through marketing campaigns.

The agencies were selected following a rigorous procurement process that attracted applications from several firms.

In the US, the successful agency was ABA Global Marketing; in Canada, VoX International was the selected agency; while EM Marketing won the bid for Latin America.

“As we continue to position Turks and Caicos as a premier luxury destination, it is essential to deepen our relationships in our traditional strongholds—the United States and Canada—while also expanding our presence in the dynamic Latin American market.

Latin America is becoming an increasingly important source of travellers to the Caribbean, and targeted marketing will allow us to tap into its growing potential,” said Minister of Tourism, Hon Zhavargo Jolly.

“By working with these expert agencies, we aim to unlock unexplored luxury markets, attracting multi-generational, affluent visitors and increased spending to directly benefit our local communities, businesses, and tourism stakeholders. This strategic investment ensures that Turks and Caicos remains top of mind for discerning travellers.”

Trina Adams, Chief Marketing Officer for Experience Turks and Caicos, said: “Having these agencies on board is an important step in our ongoing efforts to ensure that the Turks and Caicos Islands remain the top premiumclass destination in the Caribbean.

In addition to marketing services,

our agencies in Canada and Latin America will also execute public relations services on our behalf. I look forward to working closely with these teams in the coming weeks and months.”

“We are honoured to be selected as the agency of record for Experience Turks and Caicos,” said ABA Global Marketing President, Claire Kunzman. “This breathtaking destination embodies the pinnacle of luxury in the Caribbean, where pristine turquoise waters, world-class hospitality, and rich cultural heritage create an unrivalled escape. Our team is dedicated to further elevating the destination’s presence in the US market, captivating discerning

travellers and showcasing why Turks and Caicos remains one of the world’s most coveted travel destinations.”

Susan Webb, President of VoX International, said: “We are thrilled to be working with Experience Turks and Caicos to spearhead growth in the Canadian market.

We look forward to collaborating with our Canadian trade partners, media and influencers to raise the destination’s profile and make the Turks and Caicos Islands a premier Caribbean holiday destination for Canadian travellers.”

Elsa Petersen, CEO of EM Marketing & Communication, said: “It is an honour for us to represent Turks and Caicos in Latin America.

We are driven by the opportunity to strengthen the connection between this extraordinary destination and travellers in the region, highlighting its unparalleled natural beauty, exclusivity and cultural richness. We will implement a comprehensive strategy that combines trade marketing, public relations, digital marketing and event management to position Turks and Caicos as a leading destination for Latin American travellers. Through these innovative initiatives, our goal is to promote sustainable and meaningful tourism, allowing more people to discover and enjoy the diversity and charm of this Caribbean paradise.”

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Gang violence displaces a record 1.3m Haitians This represents a 24 per cent increase from December 2024 according to the UN agency – the largest number of people displaced by violence on record there.

“Behind these numbers are so many individual people whose suffering is immeasurable; children, mothers, the elderly, many of them forced to flee their homes multiple times, often with nothing, and now living in conditions that are neither safe nor sustainable,” said Amy Pope, IOM Director General.

These figures were released just ahead of a meeting on Wednesday at UN Headquarters in New York organized by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) examining how peace and stability can return to the island nation, following years of chaos and crisis.

The meeting discussed ways of consolidating peace at the local level and reducing the violence, particularly through the involvement of women and youth in local initiatives.

At a press conference prior to the meeting, ECOSOC President Bob Rae stated that the current situation in Haiti was “truly existential.”

“It’s important that we have a meaningful discussion about what we can do together to address these problems,” he said, emphasizing

The number of spontaneous displacement sites continues to multiply across Haiti as more people flee violence and insecurity

that it’s “not just about increasing firepower.”

Joining the briefing via videoconference, the Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral for Haiti, María Isabel Salvador, also stressed that this is a “multifaceted crisis” which must be addressed with similarly multifaceted and dynamic solutions.

“We believe that the international community’s response must match the scale, urgency, and complexity of the challenge. That’s why strong international security support must be accompanied by peacebuilding measures, humanitarian action and political support that could ultimately allow Haiti to make

progress on the path to sustainable development.”

According to her, one way to reduce violence in Haiti is by empowering communities themselves, especially women and children, to lead bold new initiatives.

Haiti has been experiencing a resurgence of violence since midFebruary. According to the IOM, while Port-au-Prince remains the epicentre of the crisis with 85 per cent controlled by gangs, violence extending beyond the capital has intensified in the past few months.

Recent attacks in the Centre and Artibonite departments have forced tens of thousands of other

residents to flee, many now living in precarious conditions and temporary shelters.

“Although about a quarter of all internally displaced people still live in the capital, a growing number of people are fleeing to other parts of the country in search of safety,” IOM said.

In the Artibonite department in western Haiti, over 92,000 people have been displaced – largely because of violence in Petite Rivière.

In the Centre department, the situation is even more “alarming” with a total of 147,000 displaced.

This number has doubled from 68,000 in the past few months as

a result of fighting in towns like Mirebalais and Saut-d’Eau. As more and more people are forced to flee, the number of spontaneous displacement sites is also increasing. Since December, these sites have increased from 142 to 246.

Around 83 per cent of refugees are staying with host families, putting a strain on already overstretched households, particularly in rural communities.

Armed violence continues to severely disrupt access to basic services, according to UN aid coordination office, OCHA, creating a “a deepening humanitarian crisis.”

“We must act urgently. The strength of the Haitian people is impressive, but resilience cannot be their only refuge. This crisis cannot become the new normal,” added Ms. Pope.

The President of the General Assembly, Philémon Yang, spoke at the ECOSOC meeting about the importance of adjusting “not just our attention but our action” and coordinating efforts across the UN to maximize impact.

“We must do our utmost to ensure that Haiti is not abandoned to a future of fear and despair but instead is embraced by a global commitment to peace, opportunity and dignity,” he said. (UN)

Birth certificate saves US national from deportation to Jamaica after erroneous ICE pickup A United States (US) citizen narrowly escaped deportation to Jamaica after he was wrongly picked up, jailed and prepped for ejection from the country by law enforcement in that country.

American Peter Brown was saved from deportation after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a human rights organisation, among other groups in Florida, filed a federal lawsuit on his behalf.

The lawsuit was filed against Florida’s Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay for his improper collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Brown was detained by the county at ICE’s request, even as he pleaded that he was a US citizen.

Those pleas were ignored.

The ACLU said Brown has suffered severe emotional trauma from the incident, especially after languishing in detention in preparation for deportation to Jamaica.

He said he has no ties to the island, only visiting the island once on a cruise. The last-minute intervention reportedly came

when Brown’s friend sent a copy of his birth certificate to an ICE representative.

According to a report from the ACLU, a federal court on May 30 granted a motion for partial summary judgment in Brown’s federal lawsuit challenging his detention.

The court ruled that Brown’s Fourth Amendment rights were violated when Ramsay illegally detained him in April 2018.

He had been held on an ICE immigration detainer, which had incorrectly identified him as a deportable Jamaican immigrant.

The ACLU said the court’s ruling explained that ICE lacked probable cause to issue the detainer in the first place, and the sheriff’s office could not rely on the detainer to ignore the obvious evidence that Brown was a citizen.

“We have seen the ICE detainer system fail time and again, but the county still chose to put Mr Brown through this nightmare,” said Cody Wofsy, deputy project director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project. “At a moment in which we are seeing a raft of unlawful

Peter Sean Brown

immigration arrests of citizens by federal and local authorities, this decision is a key reminder that the Fourth Amendment safeguards us all.”

The decision came just a day after Jamaica accepted a flight of 107 deported nationals and a week before riots broke out across Los Angeles, California, in protest against ICE raids to detain persons involved in illegal immigration.

The riots, which have been ongoing for days, led US President Donald Trump to federalise the California National Guard in an effort to bring the protests under control.

While there have been widespread concerns and debate across the US over Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration – a hallmark of the start of his second term in office – Brown’s case dates back to the president’s

first term.

“This case highlights the significant threat posed to US citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement,” said Amien Kacou, staff attorney at the ACLU of Florida. “This case makes one thing clear: state and local police who act as ICE’s enforcers do so at their own peril. The sheriff’s office cannot deflect responsibility onto ICE and ignore its independent duty to ensure there is probable cause before arresting someone like Mr Brown.

His perseverance in this lawsuit reaffirms that the US Constitution protects every Floridian, regardless of citizenship.”

As the most recent flight of deportees arrived on May 29, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith confirmed that US authorities had approximately 4,000 Jamaicans with final deportation orders, with about 2,500 confirmed for removal over time, based on legal and logistical considerations. (Jamaica Gleaner)

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Bahamas: Gov’t targets $1.88bn debt slash over four-year cycle The Government is projecting it will cut its direct debt by $1.883bn over the next four fiscal years and achieve its targeted 50 percent debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio one year ahead of schedule.

The estimates, unveiled in the Davis administration’s justreleased 2025 Fiscal Strategy Report, rely on it achieving its projected fiscal surpluses from the upcoming 2025-2026 Budget year onwards as well as consistent annual growth in economic output (GDP) to keep the various debt, deficit and other fiscal ratios in check.

The Government is forecasting that it will achieve a combined $976.3m in fiscal surpluses, measuring by how much revenues exceed its spending, over the four fiscal years through 2028-2029 despite its own forecasts showing that GDP growth will slow from 1.8 percent this year to 1.7 percent in 2026, 1.6 percent in 2027, and then further to 1.5 percent for both 2028 and 2029.

Revenue performance is heavily linked to GDP growth and economic activity given The Bahamas’ consumption-based tax system. Yet, despite GDP growth slowing - and ultimately flat-lining to The Bahamas’ pre-COVID and Dorian long-run average the Government is forecasting consistent annual revenue growth to take its income from $3.896bn in 2025-2026 to $4.556bn in 20282029.

Opposition finance spokesperson Kwasi Thompson

That represents a 16.9 percent, or $660m, increase over four years despite relatively sluggish economic growth. While the Government will also be banking on its enhanced compliance and enforcement measures, Kwasi Thompson, the Opposition’s finance spokesman, asserted that the Davis administration has yet to explain how it will hit its revenue estimates so key to achieving a surplus.

“I agree with some of the commentators that you reported on in terms of the Government not justifying how they will reach their revenue target. They have just not said it,” Mr Thompson told Tribune Business. “It is troubling in that they have projected a huge increase in revenue but not articulated how they will arrive at those numbers.”

And the east Grand Bahama MP also described as “glaring and deeply troubling” the Government’s admission that it owed around $270m in unpaid

arrears to Bahamian and other vendors/suppliers at end-2024.

“One glaring and deeply troubling issue the Government cannot ignore is the mountain of unpaid bills it has quietly amassed.

According to the report, as of December, government arrears - unpaid obligations to vendors, contractors and public servants stood at a staggering 1.7 percent of the nation’s 2024 nominal GDP. By our calculation, that amounts to $269m in overdue payments,” he argued.

“It is nothing short of astonishing - even outrageous that the Government would boast of balanced Budgets and fiscal surpluses while sitting on over a quarter-billion dollars in unpaid debts.” The Fiscal Strategy Report, though, said the Government has adopted a new tool provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to produce its debt and fiscal sustainability analysis.

“In 2023, central government

debt totalled $11.428bn or 74.8 percent of GDP,” the report said.

“Of this, external debt accounted for 44 percent of the total debt stock and settled at $5.003bn.

The balance equated $6.398bn in domestic debt.

“Debt levels rose by 2.8 percent to $11.749bn in 2024 for 74.2 percent of GDP. Domestic debt accounted for $6.625bn (56.4 percent) while external debt comprised $5.124bn (43.6 percent) of the total debt stock. Central government debt is estimated at $11.305bn for 2025, falling to $10.837bn in 2026, $10.36bn in 2027 and $9.866bn in 2028.”

The final reduction would push the Government’s direct debt below the $10bn mark. Further reductions in the subsequent 2029-2030 and 2030-2031 fiscal years are forecast to help take the debt-to-GDP ratio to 50.3 percent in the former year, and then to 45.2 percent the following year, taking The Bahamas below the Government’s 50 percent target.

Much will have to go right for this to occur, including the absence of a major global recession or hit from a Hurricane Dorian strength category five hurricane. The Fiscal Strategy Report conceded that the steady rise in The Bahamas’ absolute debt, and debt-to-GDP ratios, had been driven by “slow economic growth and persistent fiscal deficits”.

“Average real GDP growth declined from 2.2 percent in the 1990s to just under 1 percent

between 2000 and 2018,” it acknowledged, with the latter percentage territory that The Bahamas is seemingly reverting back towards. This was then worsened by the fall-out from Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Still, the Fiscal Strategy Report added: “Central government debt as a percentage of GDP is expected to converge to 50.3 percent in calendar year 2029, and further down to 45.2 percent in 2030. Overall changes in central government debt over the horizon represent a positive debt sustainability trajectory....

“The projected primary balance is expected to generate improving surpluses over the horizon, reflecting stronger revenue and non-interest expenditure performance. Factors outside the umbrella of policy changes [such as] relative inflation, indicate that The Bahamas is expected to experience lower inflation than trading partners.”

And the report continued: “The Government remains firmly committed to restoring and maintaining fiscal sustainability over the medium term through a fiscal framework and debt management... Central to this commitment is the objective to reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio to no more than 50 percent by fiscal year 2030-2031, thereby strengthening fiscal resilience and creating fiscal space for sustainable development.” (Tribune242)

Some 85 suspensions in two months at BVI schools Education Minister Sharie deCastro has raised serious concerns about a wave of extreme student misbehaviour across the Virgin Islands’ secondary schools, revealing that more than 85 suspensions have occurred in just the first two months of this year. deCastro, speaking in the House of Assembly recently, stated that the majority of cases involved drug offences, violence, and inappropriate sexual conduct.

“In the first two months of this year alone, over 85 suspensions were recorded across the territory’s four public secondary schools,” deCastro stated, “the majority stemming from drug-related offences, violent altercations, and inappropriate sexual behaviour.”

According to the minister, some of the most troubling discoveries included students suffering hallucinations from THC-laced edibles and children as young as 12 found with sexual enhancement

products. deCastro argued that schools have witnessed an alarming increase in incidents that go far beyond typical adolescent misjudgment. “These are not isolated events. They are evidence of a deeper systemic challenge that no school system can address in isolation,” deCastro said.

In response, the Education Ministry has partnered with the National Security Council, the Health Ministry, and the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force to tackle the crisis. Two key groups have already been created: a steering group on student well-being and a multi-agency task force for student support and intervention.

“To inform the work of these bodies, the Ministry of Education has developed a comprehensive framework for student support and well-being,” deCastro explained.

The strategy focuses on student empowerment, mental health

The majority of cases involved drug offences, violence, and inappropriate sexual conduct

support, teacher training in child safeguarding, and alternative education options for those at risk of exclusion.

Some schools have already taken their own steps. The Bregado Flax Educational Centre on Virgin Gorda has introduced a student behaviour

committee, while Elmore Stoutt High School has launched the BEAM programme, which stands for Beatitudes, Empowerment, and Mentorship. The programme includes mentorship, counselling, and goal-setting for students with behavioural and emotional

challenges.

The Education Ministry is also exploring UK-based models like the Rise Up programme and the Safe Barbershop initiative, which support at-risk youth through community mentorship and counselling.

“The Ministry of Education cannot and will not carry this burden alone,” deCastro stated.

“Schools are a critical node, but they are not the only ones. What we are facing is not just an education issue. It is a community issue, a social issue, and in many cases, a public health issue.”

She called on churches, youth groups, and the wider community to help support struggling students.

“We are acting with urgency, purpose, and a deep commitment to safeguarding the well-being and potential of every single child in the Virgin Islands,” deCastro asserted. (BVINews)

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Health ministry warns of sea lice in Bahamas waters through August The Ministry of Health & Wellness in The Bahamas has issued an advisory reminding the public that sea lice are commonly present in the warm waters surrounding The Bahamas from March to August.

Sea lice are the larvae of jellyfish that, though barely visible to the human eye, float on the sea surface and tend to gather near the shoreline, especially in shallow, calm waters. Skin contact with sea lice often results in dermatitis or “sea bathers’ eruption,” which occurs when the larvae become trapped between swimwear and the skin.

The eruptions produce a prickly or stinging sensation that progresses into a bumpy, red rash within 4 to 24 hours following

exposure. This skin rash can last up to two weeks. Other symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, fever (usually 101°F), muscle spasms, joint pains, and difficulty sleeping.

According to the ministry, “treatment for sea bathers’ eruption include antihistamines such as diphenhydramine or BenadryI and corticosteroid creams such as Hydrocortisone 0.5 per cent or 1 per cent. Bathing in colloidal oatmeal preparations and applying calamine lotion to the rash may aiso provide comfort.”

Officials warn that people should avoid scratching or scraping the affected area as it may cause further irritation and skin damage.

In severe cases, epinephrine and

Skin contact with sea lice often results in dermatitis or “sea bathers’ eruption”

other intramuscular steroids may be required.

The ministry also advises beachgoers to be aware of their individual risk, especially if they have strong allergic reactions.

Officials recommend wearing two-piece swimsuits and avoiding

t-shirts and one-piece swimsuits, which can trap larvae against the skin while swimming.

After swimming, people should “change out of swimwear [and] swimwear should be washed with detergent and dried in a dryer as there may be a recurrence

of symptoms when wearing a swimsuit that was air-dried.”

“Anyone who suspects they have been affected by sea lice and are experiencing other symptoms along with the rash should seek medical attention,” according to the advisory. (Loop News)

Cayman Islands to introduce term limits for expat civil servants The Cayman Islands Government has approved a major shift in civil service employment policy, setting the stage for immigration term limits for non-Caymanian workers in the public sector. The Cabinet’s decision, made on Wednesday, May 21, will see new regulations come into effect from January 1, 2026.

The policy will apply to all nonCaymanian civil servants—both existing and new—and follows extensive consultation and detailed policy analysis. Among the key changes is an extension of the required break in stay from one year to two years once a term limit is reached, before an individual can be rehired.

Other changes include reserving specific positions for Caymanians to support local career growth, introducing contractual

requirements for the training and development of Caymanian professionals, and tightening rules around transitions from the private sector to the Civil Service.

Safeguards are built into the framework to uphold the independence of the judiciary and maintain the Governor’s constitutional responsibilities under Section 55. Any exemptions granted under the policy will need to be officially reported.

The government says this phased approach aims to prevent disruptions, particularly in departments that employ large numbers of non-Caymanians, such as Education Services, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, His Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service, and the Department of Children and Family Services.

HE, Governor Jane Owen, expressed support for the changes, stating, “I am satisfied that these amendments fully respect my constitutional responsibilities, including internal security, and do not impinge upon the Governor’s reserved functions under the Constitution.

The proposed exemptions ensure continuity in critical areas while supporting Caymanian advancement.”

Deputy Governor and Head of the Civil Service, Hon Franz Manderson, noted that term limits alone are not a silver bullet for Caymanian employment advancement. “While it is important to align public sector employment rules with private sector immigration policies, we must accept that term limits alone will not translate into more jobs or the upward mobility for

The government says this phased approach aims to prevent disruptions, particularly in departments that employ large numbers of non-Caymanians

Caymanians in the workplace.

Therefore, the Civil Service have developed an enhanced term limit policy which provides additional mechanisms for hiring Caymanians,” he said.

Manderson also emphasised the need for careful implementation, citing the unique role of services

like policing and corrections: “Many essential services… are not available anywhere else in the Islands. Therefore, any changes must be carefully implemented to ensure we remain fully equipped to deliver the services our people depend on to make their lives better.”

DR man on US top 10 most wanted list captured A man from the Dominican Republic who is on the US list of the 10 most wanted fugitives has been captured in a joint operation by DR and US authorities. Luis Francisco Soriano, known as “Yefri” or “Yeyo,” was arrested near Arena Gorda beach on El Macao Road in La Altagracia province following extensive joint intelligence and interdiction work by agents of the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD), coordinated by members of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and supported by US Marshals.

The 32-year-old Dominican is charged with being involved in a quadruple homicide on August 31, 2024, near

Rochester, New York. Two of the victims were children aged two and four years old.

Soriano faces multiple charges in New York State, including first- and seconddegree murder, first-degree burglary, first-degree kidnapping, and premeditated first- and second-degree arson.

Given the nature of the alleged crimes, his perceived danger to the community and his ability to evade authorities, the US Marshals Service included Soriano on the list of the 10 most wanted fugitives.

The arrest initiated the extradition process against Soriano to face charges in the United States. (Loop News)

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How the Air India plane came crashing to earth In the blue skies above western India, flight AI171 was struggling to gain altitude.

The London-bound plane had barely left the runway at Ahmedabad airport before it was careening back to earth.

In a video, the aircraft is seen slowly sinking behind residential buildings, before a huge fireball blasts upward.

So far, there is only one reported survivor among the 242 people who were on board the Air India flight. If most of the rest are confirmed dead, Thursday’s plane crash will be the world’s deadliest since 2014.

A CNN analysis geolocating multiple social media videos and examining flight tracking data shows how the deadly incident unfolded.

1.39 P.M.: TAKE-OFF The Air India flight, AI171, took off from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in India’s western state of Gujarat.

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was headed to London Gatwick, and scheduled to land at 6.25 p.m. local time (1.25 p.m. ET).

Air India said 242 passengers and crew members were on board.

That included 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian.

Due to Britain’s large Indian diaspora, many of those on board may have been returning home after visiting family in India, or traveling to Britain to visit family there.

FlightRadar 24, a flight tracking site, said the plane used the full length of the 11,499-feet-long Runway 23 at the Ahmedabad airport in its takeoff.

The flight took off at 1.39 p.m.

(4.09 a.m. ET), and was due to land around nine hours later.

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and search for survivors.

The charred remains of the plane’s fuselage – still showing part of its registration, “VT-ANB” – can be seen lying on the debrisstrewn street. Closer footage showed burned bodies being pulled from the ruins. In one video, a man retrieves a suitcase from the wreckage.

The plane’s tail is seen jutting out of a building

Data from FlightRadar 24 shows the plane leaving the airport – before, suddenly, the tracking stops.

The aircraft had reached an altitude of 625 feet (190 meters) when its signal was lost, the tracker said.

FlightTracker24 data said it began to plunge down to earth at a speed of about 475 feet per minute.

Realizing that something was wrong, staff on the plane gave a Mayday call to air traffic control (ATC), Indian civil aviation authorities said. That call came less than a minute after take-off.

CRASH LANDING In a video shared on social media by a person just under 200 meters (655 feet) from the airport perimeter, the plane is seen struggling to stay aloft.

As the plane gets closer to the ground, its tail begins to sag more deeply beneath its nose.

The aircraft gets further and further from the person filming,

before it disappears below apartment buildings.

A huge red fireball then shoots into the sky. Other videos, shot from different locations in the city show massive plumes of black smoke.

THE WRECKAGE The plane that had just a minute ago been safely on the Ahmedabad runway had now gone up in flames, just under a mile from the airport.

Shocking images showed the plane’s tail lodged in a concrete building. Officials said the bulk of the plane had crashed into a hostel housing doctors working in the local hospital. Inside the building, images showed metal plates of uneaten food on cafeteria-style tables – with a wall now blown out from the impact.

Locals began to gather around the main crash site as black smoke poured from its windows.

Videos showed grisly scenes unfolding on the street, as people began to try to put out the blaze

THE AFTERMATH At least one passenger on board the flight survived, local police said. According to Reuters, senior police officer Vidhi Chaudhary said the man had been in seat 11A and added that there may be a few more survivors in the hospital.

The Hindustan Times named the survivor as a British national, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, and said he was receiving treatment. What appears to be a copy of the flight manifest, shared by news agency IANS, lists Vishwash Kumar Ramesh as having been assigned seat 11A and boarded.

The Hindustan Times said it spoke to Ramesh in a local hospital, and quoted him as saying: “Thirty seconds after takeoff, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly.”

It is also not clear if others – on the street, or in the hostel – were killed when the plane came crashing down.

The Federation of All India Medical Association said between 50 and 60 students have been admitted to local hospitals after the flight crashed into the hostel at the BJ Medical College and Hospital.

It said four or five students are missing and another two or three others are in intensive care.

If most of the rest of the passengers are confirmed dead, the crash will be the deadliest worldwide since 2014, when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the incident was “heartbreaking beyond words” and that he was working with the authorities involved in the disaster.

The plane crashed in India’s western Gujarat region, where Modi was born and where he served as chief state minister from 2001 to 2014.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the scenes were “devastating.”

His foreign minister, David Lammy, said the United Kingdom had activated a crisis team in both India’s capital, New Delhi, and in London.

THE DAY AFTER While the authorities’ immediate focus is on confirming the number of casualties and providing support to the victims’ families, attention will soon turn to what caused the crash.

The plane model, the Boeing 787-Dreamliner, has a troubling track record. Last year, a whistleblower claimed that Boeing was taking shortcuts in its manufacturing of the model, claims disputed and described as “inaccurate” by Boeing. The Federal Aviation Administration in the United States is investigating the whistleblower’s formal complaint.

Shares in Boeing tanked by more than 7% in pre-market trade Thursday. Stocks in many other airlines also fell.

For Boeing, the crash is the latest in a series of incidents that have shaken consumers’ fears in the safety of its aircraft.

For Air India, the crash will likely damage a years-long effort to overturn its image as a struggling, debt-ridden airline to a safe, modern carrier appealing to India’s burgeoning middle class.

Air India last suffered a crash this deadly in 2010, when 158 people were killed after one of its jets overshot a runway in southern India. (CNN)

UK: Teenage girls admit killing man in street attack Three teenage girls have pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to the manslaughter of a 75-year-old man who died after a street attack that was filmed on a mobile phone.

Fredi Rivero was set upon in Islington, north London, on 27 February and died in hospital the next day.

Mr Rivero, a Bolivian national, was near a bus stop on Seven Sisters Road when the teenagers got off a bus and surrounded him.

The girls, aged 15, 16 and 17, pushed, shoved, kicked and

punched him, with one of them filming the attack on her phone and grabbing his glasses. Detectives retrieved CCTV footage of the assault which showed the oldest girl punching Mr Rivero in the head, causing him to fall backwards.

Police were called at about 23:30 GMT to reports of the disturbance and found Mr Rivero unconscious on the pavement with a severe head injury and in cardiac arrest.

He was taken to the Royal London Hospital where he died.

The girls, who cannot be identified because of their ages, appeared at the court from custody by video-link.

Judge Judy Khan ordered reports and remanded the defendants into custody to be sentenced on 5 September.

Previously, police have described Mr Rivero as a “muchloved father” whose family were “devastated by his death”.

Mr Rivero’s daughter, ex-wife and cousins attended court for the hearing. (BBC)

Police described Fredi Rivero as “a much-loved father”

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No threat to British sovereignty over Gibraltar deal, says Lammy British sovereignty over Gibraltar remains “sacrosanct”, the foreign secretary has said, after the UK agreed a deal with the European Union over the territory’s postBrexit future.

David Lammy told the House of Commons the agreement included a clause “explicitly protecting our sovereignty”.

The deal removes checks on people and goods crossing the Gibraltar-Spain border.

However, some MPs raised concerns Spanish border officials would be able to deny entry to UK citizens flying into the British Overseas Territory.

For travellers arriving at Gibraltar airport, passport checks will be carried out by both Gibraltarian and Spanish officials.

This is similar to the system in place for Eurostar passengers at London’s St Pancras station, where travellers pass through both British and French passport control before boarding international trains.

This means it will be possible for arrivals to continue their travel from Gibraltar into Spain and the rest of the EU without further checks.

But Lammy insisted Gibraltar would not be joining the Schengen free travel area - 26 European states that have abolished passport control at their mutual border so people can travel freely.

Schengen countries also have common rules on asylum and countries whose nationals require visas.

Lammy met Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo on Wednesday, before heading to Brussels to agree the deal

Lammy said it was “fake news” that Gibraltar would be joining Schengen and “this was never on the table”.

“Immigration, policing and justice in Gibraltar will remain the responsibilities of Gibraltar’s authorities,” he added.

Talks on the rules governing the border between Spain and Gibraltar - a 2.6 square mile headland to the south of the country - have been ongoing since the UK left the EU in 2020.

The issue had been a key sticking point, which has remained

unresolved since Brexit.

MPs broadly welcomed the deal, which has been hailed as “historic”

by Gibraltar, Spain and the EU. Giving a statement in the Commons, Lammy said Labour was “solving the problems leftover from the last [Conservative] government and their thin Brexit deal”.

He added that the deal “removes another obstacle to closer ties with our EU friends” and “provides much needed certainty for people and businesses in Gibraltar”.

An estimated 15,000 people

cross the Gibraltar-Spain border every day for work and leisure.

Currently, Gibraltar residents can cross using residence cards without needing to have their passports stamped, while Spanish citizens can cross using a government ID card.

But there were concerns this would end with the introduction of the EU’s Entry/Exit system later this year, causing huge delays at the border.

Lammy said without a deal every passport and all goods would need to be checked leading to “chaos and backlogs, endangering livelihoods of British citizens in Gibraltar, wrecking the territory’s economy and possibly costing hundreds of billions of pounds a year, placing pressure ultimately on the UK taxpayer to pick up the bill”.

The next step is for a full legal text to be finalised, which Lammy said all parties were “committed to completing as quickly as possible”.

The Conservatives have said they will examine the the final treaty to ensure it meets their red lines, including that it safeguards the sovereignty and rights of Gibraltarians.

Shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel also questioned whether Spanish officers would be able to stop British citizens coming to stay in Gibraltar.

Lammy insisted the only difference to what Conservative ministers had previously been negotiating was the sovereignty

Downtown LA under curfew after days of protests A curfew is in place for a second night in Los Angeles after nearly a week of unrest in the city over US immigration raids.

Multiple people were arrested for violating the downtown curfew shortly after it came into effect at 20:00 local time on Wednesday (03:00 GMT on Thursday), the BBC’s US partner CBS News reported.

Nearly 400 people have been arrested in LA since protests began on Friday, including 330 undocumented migrants and 157 people arrested for assault and obstruction - including one for the attempted murder of a police officer.

Federal prosecutors have so far charged two men for throwing Molotov cocktails at police officers in two separate incidents.

A total of 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines have been deployed to help quell the unrest.

Some of those National Guard troops are now authorised to detain people until police can arrest them.

Hundreds of protesters marched to Los Angeles City Hall early in the evening before being dispersed by police.

As the curfew came into effect for a second night, LA Mayor Karen Bass wrote on X that the measure was designed to “stop bad actors who are taking advantage of the president’s chaotic escalation”.

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Nearly 400 people have been arrested in LA since protests began on Friday, including 330 undocumented migrants

clause, which he said would ensure there was no question over Gibraltar’s status.

The UK has had sovereignty over Gibraltar since 1713, although this is disputed by Spain, who claim the territory as their own.

Public opinion in Gibraltar, which has a population of around 32,000, is in favour of keeping British sovereignty. The most recent referendum, held in 2002, saw almost 99% of voters reject a proposal to share sovereignty with Spain.

The UK said there would also be full operational autonomy for the UK’s military’s facilities in Gibraltar, where the airport is run by the Ministry of Defence and hosts an RAF base.

Liberal Democrat spokeswoman Helen Maguire welcomed the agreement, while calling for Parliament to get the opportunity to scrutinise and vote on it.

However, Reform UK have described the deal as a “surrender”.

Deputy leader Richard Tice raised concerns Spanish border officials would have “an effective veto” on British citizens from the UK landing in Gibraltar.

Lammy clarified that if there was an alert in relation to an arrival Spanish border guards and police would work alongside Gibraltarian police.

An individual would have the right to legal advice and be able to either return to their country of origin or go to Spain to face questions. (BBC)

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US to partially evacuate embassy in Iraq as Iran tensions rise Non-essential US embassy staff and their dependants in Baghdad are to be evacuated from Iraq due to heightened security risks, US government sources have said.

Officials did not say exactly what prompted the removal, but have been told Israel was ready to launch an operation into Iran, the BBC’s US partner CBS reported.

This was part of the reason some Americans were advised to leave the region, officials said, adding that they anticipated Iran could retaliate on certain US sites in Iraq.

US officials have also restricted the movements of staff within Israel itself.

It comes as US talks over Iran’s nuclear programme appear to have stalled in recent days.

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is still planning on holding talks with Iran about its nuclear programme on Sunday, officials told CBS. Witkoff will meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Muscat, Axios reported.

A US state department official told the BBC: “We are constantly assessing the appropriate personnel posture at all our embassies.

“Based on our latest analysis, we decided to reduce the footprint of our mission in Iraq.”

The department later said it was also restricting US government staff from travelling within Israel outside the areas of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Be’er Sheva due to what it called “increased regional tensions”.

Speaking at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on Wednesday evening, US President Donald Trump told reporters Americans had been advised to leave the region “because it could be a dangerous place, and we’ll see what happens”.

Trump also reiterated that the US did not want Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. “We’re not going to allow that,” he said.

The president has hoped to strike a deal to stop Tehran developing a nuclear weapon.

Earlier this week, he held a 40-minute phone call, which was said to be “tense”, with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has long argued for a military rather than diplomatic approach.

On Monday, the International

US Black Hawk helicopters flying over Baghdad in December 2024

Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) board of governors began a meeting in Vienna to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme and other issues.

It comes after the IAEA released a report criticising the “less than satisfactory” co-operation from Tehran, particularly in explaining past cases of nuclear material found at undeclared sites.

Iran described the IAEA report as unbalanced, saying that it relied on “forged documents” provided

by Israel.

With the nuclear talks at a critical moment, it is not yet clear how much the US announcement is about signalling as opposed to genuine concern.

But Iranian Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said his country would retaliate against US bases in

the region if talks failed and Trump ordered military strikes against the Islamic Republic.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also approved the voluntary departure of families of American military personnel from countries across the Middle East, including Kuwait and Bahrain, Reuters news agency reported.

Testifying in front of a congressional panel on Wednesday, the Pentagon said he believed there were “plenty of indications” that Iran was “moving their way towards something that would look a lot like a nuclear weapon”.

Iran says its uranium enrichment programme was for civilian energy generation and that it was not trying to build an atomic bomb.

The UK’s Maritime Trade Operations organisation - part

of the Royal Navy - warned on Wednesday that increased military tensions in the Middle East could affect shipping.

The price of oil initially increased more than 4% when news of the US evacuation broke, in anticipation of regional insecurity potentially leading to supply problems.

Around 2,500 US troops are based in Iraq, according to the defence department.

In January 2020, Iran fired missiles at air bases housing US forces in Iraq in retaliation for the US strike that killed top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.

No US military personnel stationed at the base were killed, but dozens were later diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries.

(BBC)

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“panic”.

“A week ago, everything was peaceful,” she told a news conference. “Things began to be difficult on Friday when raids took place.”

Bass suggested Los Angeles was “part of a national experiment to determine how far the federal government can go in taking over power from a local government, from a local jurisdiction”. She has called on the administration to end the raids.

Bass’s curfew, ordered on Tuesday, affects a relatively small area of about one square mile in the second-largest city in the US. She said she wanted “to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting”, as LA had reached a “tipping point”.

Later on Tuesday evening, police said they made “mass arrests” after another day of protest over the immigration action.

In a series of statements, they said that those detained included 203 people arrested for failure to disperse, 17 for curfew violations, three for possession of a firearm, and one for assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer.

Two officers were injured in the skirmishes, the statement added.

But, the following day, police chief Jim McDonnell stressed that the disorder had occurred in a limited area: “Some of the imagery of the protests and the violence gives the appearance as though this is a city-wide crisis, and it is not.”

US Attorney General Pam Bondi told reporters at the White House that the curfew had “helped

a bit”.

Elsewhere in LA, Trump’s immigration raids have continued, with the assistance of the National Guard troops.

The National Guard and Marine forces deployed to Los Angeles do not have the authority to make arrests - only to detain protesters until police can arrest them.

“They are strictly used for the protection of the federal personnel as they conduct their operations and to protect them to allow them to do their federal mission,” said Maj Gen Scott Sherman, who is leading the deployment.

Some 500 National Guard troops have already been trained to accompany agents on immigration raids and some troops have already temporarily detained people in LA protests, Sherman told US media

outlets.

Trump’s row with state officials has ramped up after his decision to deploy federal troops to LA. The president has vowed to “liberate” the city, but he has been accused by California Governor Gavin Newsom of an “assault” on democracy.

Other state officials, too, have insisted that local law enforcement has the situation under control.

But US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has backed Trump, telling a Senate hearing on Wednesday that sending the troops to Los Angeles was “lawful and constitutional”.

The military deployment to the LA area will cost $134m (£99m), the Pentagon has said.

While addressing troops at the Fort Bragg military base in North Carolina earlier this week, Trump

described the protests as a “fullblown assault on peace and public order”.

The Republican president said he planned to use “every asset at our disposal to quell the violence”.

He urged troops to boo the names of Newsom and Joe Biden, his presidential predecessor, during his speech.

In televised remarks of his own, Newsom - who is seen as a potential presidential contender himself - again criticised the president’s rare deployment of the US military without a request from state officials. He called it a “brazen abuse of power”.

“California may be first – but it clearly won’t end here,” he said.

“Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault right before our eyes.” (BBC)

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Mistrial declared on rape charge in Weinstein case after juror won’t return to jury room A New York judge declared a mistrial on a rape charge in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes trial after one juror refused to continue deliberations over an alleged attack in 2013 on actress Jessica Mann.

The jury had found Weinstein guilty of one count of sexual assault and not guilty of another count on Wednesday, but kept deliberating about a final rape charge.

Thursday’s mistrial comes after Weinstein’s earlier sex crimes conviction in the state was overturned last year, leading to new charges last September.

A panel of seven female and five male jurors deliberated for six days in the six-week trial before one juror declined to continue discussions.

Jury deliberations in the trial were plagued with tensions. The jury foreperson brought concerns to the judge earlier this week, saying jurors were “attacking” one another and trying to change his mind.

On Wednesday, he brought more complaints to the judge, indicating

that “at least one other juror made comments to the effect of ‘I’ll meet you outside one day,’ and there’s yelling and screaming”, Judge Curtis Farber told the court.

On Thursday, the foreperson said he would not go back to the jury room to deliberate because he was afraid of others yelling at him, so the judge declared a mistrial on the last rape charge.

“Sometimes jury deliberations become heated. I understand this particular deliberation was more needed than some others,” Judge Farber told the 12-person jury, according to US media.

An appeals court overturned Weinstein’s previous conviction for sex crimes in New York last April, finding the 73-year-old did not receive a fair trial in 2020 because a judge allowed testimony from women who made allegations against him beyond the charges at hand.

The 2025 trial was based on the testimony of three women - former television production assistant Miriam Haley, actress

Weinstein will serve a new sentence in addition to a Los Angeles sex crimes conviction

Jessica Mann, and Polish model Kaja Sokola. All three accused Weinstein of using his power in the entertainment industry to sexually abuse them. Ms Haley and Ms Mann both testified in the first trial against Weinstein, when he was found guilty.

This time, the jury found Weinstein guilty of sexually assaulting Ms Haley, but acquitted him of assaulting Ms Sokola. The mistrial was declared on the rape charge brought by Ms Mann.

The latest conviction is in addition to a 16-year sentence that Weinstein has yet to serve after being convicted of sex crimes in

Los Angeles.

Jury deliberations proved tense last week as well, when one juror said others were “shunning” one member of the panel, calling it “playground stuff”.

The foreperson also claimed jurors were considering Weinstein’s past and other allegations outside the realm of the case in making decisions.

This led the judge to give the jury an instruction about only considering the allegations in the case, and nothing else.

Weinstein - who has cancer and diabetes - stayed at Bellevue Hospital rather than Riker’s Island

jail during the trial. He sat in a wheelchair for the proceedings.

In total, Weinstein has been accused of sexual misconduct, assault and rape by more than 100 women. While not all reports resulted in criminal charges, the California conviction means he is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Weinstein and his brother Bob were among the most major figures in Hollywood, founding Miramax film studio, whose hits included Shakespeare in Love, which won best picture at the Academy Awards, and Pulp Fiction. (BBC)

Snook and Scherzinger win top prizes at Tony Awards Succession star Sarah Snook and singer Nicole Scherzinger were among the big winners at Sunday’s Tony Awards.

Scherzinger was named best actress in a musical for her role as faded film star Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, Jamie Lloyd’s minimalist reboot of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical.

In an emotional acceptance speech, Scherzinger reflected on her recent Broadway success, which came two decades after shooting to fame with the Pussycat Dolls.

“Growing up, I always felt like I didn’t belong, but you all have made me feel like I belong and I have come home, at last,” she said.

“If there’s anyone out there who feels like they don’t belong or your time hasn’t come, don’t give up.”

She added: “Just keep on giving and giving because the world needs your love and your light now more than ever. This is a testament that love always wins.”

The singer and former X Factor judge won the same prize at the UK equivalent of the Tonys, the Olivier Awards, for her performance in the show’s original West End run.

She said it had been an “honour” to work with composer Lord Lloyd Webber, and paid tribute to Lloyd,

An emotional Scherzinger said she felt like she had “come home, at last”, 20 years after shooting to fame

saying: “You saw in me what no one else did. You have given us all new ways to dream and you have changed my life forever.”

Scherzinger also sang As If We Never Said Goodbye during the ceremony, a performance that was introduced by Glenn Close, who played Desmond in Sunset Boulevard when it played on Broadway in 1995.

The Tony Awards, hosted by Wicked star Cynthia Erivo at Radio

City Music Hall in New York, celebrate the best in US theatre, and particularly Broadway.

Snook also repeated her Olivier win, taking best leading actress in a play, for performing all 26 roles in a one-woman stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.

In her acceptance speech, the actress said: “This means so much for a little Australian girl to be here on Broadway.

“[The Picture of Dorian Gray] is billed as a one-person show, but I don’t feel alone any night that I do this show. There are so many people on stage making it work and behind the stage making it work.”

Other winners included Maybe Happy Ending, about two outdated robots who find connection. It took home best musical, while its star Darren Criss, who previously appeared in Glee, also won an acting prize.

“I have such immense pride to get to be part of this notably diverse, exquisite Broadway season this year,” he said.

Paying tribute to his wife, he added: “Your love and your support for me and our beautiful children, combined with the miracle of working on something as magical as Maybe Happy Ending, has been and will always be award enough.”

Purpose, about an AfricanAmerican family who reunite in Chicago, was named best play, a month after winning the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Meanwhile, Cole Escola was named best actor in a play for Oh Mary!, a one-act reimagining of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination through the eyes of his wife - a raging alcoholic who dreams of life as a cabaret star.

Sunset Boulevard also won best musical revival, while Eureka Day, about a school in California which must confront its vaccination policy after an outbreak of mumps among the pupils, won best revival of a play.

Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a stage adaptation of the hit Netflix show, and Buena Vista Social Club, which tells the story of the Cuban musical group, were among the other winners. (BBC)

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Portrait of Mai by Sir Joshua Reynolds is on display in Cartwright Hall in Manningham

£50m Joshua Reynolds portrait goes on show An 18th Century painting described as “the finest portrait by one of Britain’s greatest artists” has gone on display in Bradford.

Valued at £50m, Portrait of Mai

by Sir Joshua Reynolds is on show at the city’s Cartwright Hall, in Manningham.

The painting, which depicts the first Polynesian to visit Britain, is touring the country for the first time since it was saved for the nation in 2023.

The National Portrait Gallery said the artwork was the “most significant acquisition ever made” and would be shared between galleries in the UK and the US. Mai was a native of Raiatea, an island now part of French Polynesia.

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He travelled to England as part of Captain James Cook’s second voyage and was received by royalty and the intellectual elite between 1774 and 1776.

After embarking on a grand tour of Britain, Mai became something of a celebrity and had his portrait painted in London.

Mai returned to his homeland in 1777, where he died two years later.

During its time in Bradford, Portrait of Mai will be accompanied by a new engagement programme, created with youth panel members from Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and young people from Common/ Wealth theatre company.

A summit, led and arranged by

young people, will take place on 9 August and a late museum event is being organised for 14 August, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Miranda Stacey, Head of National Partnerships at the National Portrait Gallery, said: “We are delighted to be launching Journeys with Mai in Bradford during its important UK City of Culture year.”

She thanked supporters for making their portraits accessible to people across the UK. It will be on show at Cartwright Hall until 17 August before going on display in Cambridge and Plymouth before it travels to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles in 2026. (BBC)

Sean Paul is a Jamaican icon

Sean Paul to headline 2025 St John Celebration Village Nights The US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism and the Division of Festivals have announced global reggae icon Sean Paul as the headline act for the 2025 St John Celebration Village Night.

Organisers announced the “starstudded lineup,” which they say aims to showcase a dynamic mix of internationally acclaimed artists and rising talent from across the Caribbean.

“The six-night celebration promises unforgettable performances spanning the full spectrum of Caribbean music, offering both residents and visitors an electrifying cultural experience,” organisers highlighted via a statement on Wednesday.

The festivities will kick off with Soca powerhouse Patrice Roberts, who is expected to set the tone for some of the region’s

top performers, including Nailah Blackman, GBM Nutron, Asa Bantan, Krosfyah, Bunji Garlin, and Fay-Ann Lyons.

The event will also showcase local talent, including Jam Band, VIO Int’l, Spectrum Band, Blind Earz, RVP Band, Rudy Live and Adam O. “Every year, the festivals team is challenged to make each celebration better than the last.

I’m proud to say they’ve done it again, curating a lineup that is both globally recognized and culturally resonant,” said Joseph Boschulte, Commissioner of the U S Virgin Islands Department of Tourism.

Virgin Islands stars Pumpa and the award-winning duo R. City will close out Village Nights following the traditional Celebration of fireworks. (Loop News)

Stormzy launches film company with starring role Stormzy has announced he’s launching his own film production company - and will star in its first release. #Merkyfilm, like the rapper’s other projects #Merkybooks and #MerkyFC, will focus on celebrating black British stories and talent, he says.

Its first project is short film Big Man, directed by Oscar-winning film-maker Aneil Karia, known for projects including The Long Goodbye and Surge.

It’ll be released on YouTube on 18 June and stars Stormzy as a former rap star navigating an uncertain new chapter.

The film, produced with Apple, marks the first time the London rapper has acted in a lead role.

On the poster for the short, he is credited as Michael “Stormzy” Omari - mixing his real name with his more famous alter-ego.

“It captures the joy, the spirit

and the fearless energy of youth and I hope it inspires you to dream big,” he said, as he announced the project.

In the film, which was shot entirely on a phone, Stormzy plays Tenzman, who rediscovers his love of music after forging a bond with two young boys, Klevis and Tyrell.

It’s an acting debut for 15-yearold Klevis Brahja, who plays his namesake, who bagged the role after being scouted in the street.

Tyrell is played by Jaydon Eastman, 14, who’s already had West End roles including Bruce Bogtrotter in Matilda the Musical and Little Michael in MJ The Musical.

‘TELLING OUR STORIES’ Stormzy says he’s been working on #Merkyfilm “for a long time” and hopes it will be “a platform for bold, authentic and powerful

British storytelling”.

“I always say: music is my first love, but film is my second.

“It’s a natural extension of everything we do at #Merky telling our stories, shining a light on real voices and creating space for those who deserve to be seen and heard.”

Stormzy established #MerkyBooks six years ago with a prize each year aiming to increase access to the publishing industry for a wider range of voices.

In 2022, he added #MerkyFC (Football Careers) to his portfolio, aiming to support people who wanted jobs in the sports industry, with a youth hub in Croydon opening last year as part of it, complete with a full-size football pitch, recording studio and gaming centre.

As well as Big Man, Stormzy also announced other film projects in the pipeline.

Stormzy’s acting debut as Tenzman in Big Man will premiere on YouTube on 18 June

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JOB LISTINGS SERVICES AUTO SALES REAL ESTATE ADELINE PIERRE

Classifieds

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946-4664 Fax: 946-4661

Email: tcnews@tciway.tc

Website: tcweeklynews.com

ANGELO JOSEPH

ARELET PETIT DIEU

HOUSEKEEPER DOMESTIC HOUSEKEEPER WORKER Cleaning the house,

CLEANER

2 DOMESTIC WORKER

CONTACT: 649-348-5170

CONTACT: 342-0192

CONTACT: 341-1039

Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing.

Ensuring all rooms inspected according to standards.

Salary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: 342-8318

ALTAGRACE BROWN The Bight Is seeking to employ a

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49154

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 49198

CARIBBEAN REFRIGERATION TCI

CHARLES LANDSCAPING SERVICES

Discovery Bay Is seeking to employ a

Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing.

Ensuring all rooms inspected according to standards.

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 243-6404 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49189

Back Rd, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BREEZY BRAE, GRAND TURK Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49182

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

Salary: $10.00

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49044

CAICOS TOURS Turtle Cove Marina Is seeking to employ a

FEMALE MERMAID/ BOAT CAPTAIN Experienced scuba diver

with Padi training, apnea certification, TCI Boat masters license, hospitality orientation, available six days a week, duties include underwater swimming, mermaid costume wear, underwater boat cleaning, and driving.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly CONTACT: 432-0006 BELONGERS NEED ONLY APPLY TO CAICOSTOURS@GMAIL.COM 49199

CHERLINE AMY

DEREK STEVEN CAMPBELL

DIVE PROVO

DIVE PROVO

LABOURER LANDSCAPER NANNY

DOMESTIC WORKER

BOAT CAPTAIN

PADI AND SSI SCUBA INSTRUCTOR

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

Bible Street, 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.

Salary: $8.00

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

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 242-9403

CONTACT: 346-9461

CONTACT: 343-8322

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49179

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49181

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 49187

121 Miller Clarke Ave., Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Sweeping the house, mopping the floor, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 243-5660 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49176

Saltmills Plaza Is seeking to employ a

Saltmills Plaza Is seeking to employ a

Driving boats for scuba diving tours, teaching scuba diving and guiding underwater tours. Applicants need a Captains’ license and a PADI/SSI Scuba Instructor certification.

This is a tourism-related position and includes working weekends and public holidays.

Salary: $150 daily

CONTACT: 946-5040

DIVEPROVO2020@GMAIL.COM

DIVEPROVO2020@GMAIL.COM

BELONGERS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY 49185

Teaching scuba diving and guiding underwater tours This is a tourism-related position and includes working weekends and public holidays.

Salary: $150 per day

BELONGERS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY 49186

BETHANY’S EDUCATIONAL & SOCIAL TRAINING (B.E.S.T.) INSTITUTE, INC. 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

Is seeking suitable candidates for the following position:

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

APPLICANT SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING: • A Masters’ Degree with discipline in Education or related field.

• Minimum of eight (8) years’ experience as Deputy/ Vice Principal or Principal combined.

• Strong Administrative and Leadership skills.

• Applicant must be born again Christian of the Baptist Faith.

• Capable of teaching students with multi-cultured backgrounds.

• Have adequate knowledge and experience working with the TCI Primary School Curriculum or that of an English-speaking Caribbean country.

• Salary $30,000.00 to $32,000.00 per annum.

INTERESTED BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THIS POSITION IS FOR WORK PERMIT RENEWAL APPLICATIONS CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT B.E.S.T. INSTITUTE OFFICE, 250 BAY ROAD, BLUE HILLS, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS. TEL: 649-941-4802 / CELL: 649-231-4802 OR EMAIL: BESTINSTITUTE@TCIWAY.TC; BESTINSTITUTE.PAYMENTS@GMAIL.COM. 49172

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VARIOUS

DOMESTIC WORKER MAGALIE JEAN (341-1299) South Dock Road, Providenciales $8.00 hourly General house chores etc.

YOUGERSON COLAS Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER ALCADIO MARTE

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 442-1020

CONTACT: 231-7034

CLEANER FIRST TIME WORK PERMITS

North Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC DOMESTIC WORKER WORKER Cleaning the house, Cleaning the house,

GUARENO (241-5610) Blue Hills, Providenciales $8.00 hourly General house chore, cooking etc.

KNA CLEANING SERVICES (244-3420) Long Bay, Providenciales Cleaning sites, properties, equipment etc. $8.00 hourly

VALERIE CHARLES

49213

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49180

OSPREY SECURITY SERVICES

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49194

June 14-20, 2025 L&L REPAIR SHOP South Dock Road, Seeks

CLEANER

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

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

CONTACT: 232-2619

BELONGERS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

49196

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

Long Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ

TECHNICIAN Salary $12 per hour

RESPONSIBILITIES: We are looking for a skilled Security Systems Technician with a minimum of five (5) years of experience working with electronic security systems, including intruder alarms, CCTV, and access control systems.

Your Role Will Include: Designing, specifying, installing, programming, servicing, maintaining, and repairing a wide range of security systems, working with low voltage installations, delivering excellent customer service and maintaining a professional attitude on every job, Diagnosing and resolving issues with strong attention to detail, Handling systems from multiple manufacturers with confidence and expertise.

Required: Minimum 5 years’ hands-on experience in the security systems field, Deep understanding of intruder alarms, CCTV, and access control systems, Proficient in low voltage installations, Familiarity with systems from various manufacturers, Strong problem-solving skills and a customer-focused approach.

SECURITY SUPERVISOR Salary $9.45 per hour

RESPONSIBILITIES: Set performance goals and deadlines aligned with the company’s plans and vision. Organize workflows and ensure employees understand their responsibilities and delegated tasks. Monitor employee productivity and provide constructive feedback and coaching to support improvement.

Required: Experience in providing advice and resolving critical situations. An understanding of basic police and other Emergency Services procedures.

Willingness to commit to further training. The ability to operate surveillance equipment, including cameras, camcorders, and CCTV systems is desirable.

Preferably Former police/military, or with longer security experience and with TCI driver’s license.

SECURITY OFFICERS

TERMINAL OPERATOR/DRIVER

Rubis Turks & Caicos Limited, a company specializing in the marketing of petroleum products, is seeking to fill the vacant position of Terminal Operator/ Driver in our Operations Department. The successful candidate will become a member of a multi-functional team which serves the receipt and storage of fuels and supply service to our customers in Turks and Caicos.

The Portfolio

THE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE POSITION INCLUDE:

• Receives/dispatches jet fuel, gasoline and diesel fuel via pipelines and trucks.

• Samples and tests products for quality control and perform inspections and basic maintenance on facilities, fuel systems and fueling vehicles in compliance with company and industry standards.

• Transfers product and monitors storage tanks, pipelines and related equipment to ensure compliance with safety policy.

• Experience in the handling of Petroleum Fuels is an advantage however training will be given to the successful candidate.

REQUIREMENTS

Salary $9:00 per hour

RESPONSIBILITIES: Maintain a safe and secure environment for customers and clients. Conduct patrols, deter potential threats, monitor activities, and safeguard properties and business establishments. Possess strong surveillance skills and the ability to address threats effectively. Demonstrate excellent judgment, objectivity, and dependability. Handle conflicts professionally and with integrity. Ensure safety management and uphold professionalism in all duties. provide clear and accurate reporting. Knowledge of CCTV systems and security alarms is highly desirable.

Required: A minimum of 5 years of experience as a Security Officer or in a related field. A valid Security Officer Training Certificate is mandatory. Candidates must be willing to undergo and provide a thorough background check.

PLEASE CONTACT: 649-339 6577 OR EMAIL INFO@WCSSTCI.NET TO FILL OUT JOB APPLICATION FORM Turks and Caicos Islanders are encouraged to apply.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

49169

• Possesses a valid driver’s license.

• The successful candidate must have a good mechanical background and experience in driving oversized vehicles.

• Computer literate.

• Must be results oriented and a strong team player with good communication skills.

• Shift work required, including weekends.

Salary commencing at US$3,468.00 per month. Medical and Pension benefits provided.

RESUMES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY E-MAIL TO EMPLOYMENT@RUBIS-CARIBBEAN.COM

or delivered to our local office at the South Dock Terminal on or before 16 June 2025. Prospective applicants who are TC Islanders should also send a copy of their application to the Employment Services Department.

June 14-20, 2025

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3 KINGS PRIVATE CHEF BARTENDERS & CATERING SERVICES

26 Albacore Close, Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER Cleaning, moping, cleaning dishes, pots, pans etc.

Work 6 days a week.

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 241-7370 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49104

BRUNO DIAMANT The Bight Is seeking to employ a

ALDARRO RICKEEM WILLIAMS Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 246-3414 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49123

CLAYKEA’S ON CALL/ CLAYTON E. DEAN Leeward Is seeking to employ a

ALPHA & OMEGA CLEANING SERVICES

ALTAGARCIA 2 RESTAURANT AND CAFÉ

AULTISHA WILLIAMS

LABOURER WAITRESS

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

Leeward, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays, 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

CONTACT: 243-6431 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. FIRST TIME 49126

D & B TILE

South Dock Rd, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Take orders and serve food and beverages.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BENITA OZIRUS JEAN Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework. $8.00

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 348-1832

CONTACT: 649-245-9097

CONTACT: 345-2131

D & S CONSTRUCTION

DELBERT MISSICK Blue Hills

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49090

By Caicos Lodge, The Bight Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. FIRST TIME 49165

Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49095

DELBERT MISSICK Blue Hills

Is seeking to employ a

TRUCK DRIVER LABOURER BARTENDER MASON CLEANER TILEMAN Uphold customer service Maintain Bar Mix and serve drinks.

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 243-0475

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 243-0506

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49119

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 49130

DESIGN BUILDERS ASSOCIATION LTD

DESMOND TYRONE WILLIAMS

Unit 204, The Regent Village, Grace Bay Road Is seeking to employ a

PLUMBER Installs pipes and fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 231-7139

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 49145

GEORGETTE CLAUDINE MISSICK South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 345-9583 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

49164

Venetian Road Is seeking to employ a

Install materials on floors, walls, ceilings, countertops. Level the surface with a layer of mortar or plywood.

Salary: $8.00 hr

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

Salary: $10.00 hourly

Transport materials and goods among manufacturing, distribution and retail centers.

Inspecting vehicles for mechanical issues relating to safe operation, and basic repair work.

Salary: $15 per load

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, ensure plants are well groomed.

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 241-7845

CONTACT: 347-7217

CONTACT: 246-8402

CONTACT: 346-5546

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

49144

BELONGERS ONLY RENEWAL 49166

ERIKA MEP SALES & SERVICES

ESTHER DUVEAU

Long Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

South Dock Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49091

F & B BAR & RESTAURANT The Bight Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

49155

GEE HANDFIELD Whitby, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

SOLAR DOMESTIC CARPENTER TECHNICIAN CLEANER LABOURER Follow blueprints and building plans.

Install structures and fixtures. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 333-7801 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49167

GRACE BAY CLUB Is seeking to employ a

HOUSEMAN A houseman's primary job involves cleaning guest rooms, bathrooms, work areas, furnishings, and carpets. They also clean common areas like banquet and meeting rooms.

Secondary duties include shoveling snow, assisting bellmen, answering guest questions, and helping the front desk.

Salary Range: $8.00

EMAIL: SHEBA.WILSON@ GRACEBAYRESORTS.COM 49139

Installing solar panels, perform test and fix issues, diagnose and repair issue etc. $15.00 hourly

CONTACT: 242-0101 P0LKA.D0TZ@YAHOO.COM

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 49127

HELCHA DAY RESTAURANT & BAR Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 343-1420 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49133

WORKER

Cleaning the house, 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 49135

HERODE PIERRE Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 346-6113 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49108

HYGIMPS JOSEPH Back Rd, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 243-9688 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

49136

J & J BEAUTY SALON Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

LABOURER HAIR STYLIST

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00

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

Salary: $8.00

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: 344-9806

CONTACT: 247-1864

CONTACT: 343-3595

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49140

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49101

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

49142

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SHA CONSTRUCTION, MAID TO CLEAN, SIESTA Looking for:

CARPENTERS, WELDERS, MASONS, PLUMBERS, TILE LAYERS, COOK, LABOURERS, FABRIC, PAINTERS, STEELMAN, CARPET LAYER, CLEANERS, AND MAINTENANCE WORKER. Must be able to read and understand building drawings; layout and erect brick wall, concrete columns, beams, support concrete staircases.

Perform maintenance and minors repairs (replacing broken switches, fixing doors handles, minor leaks, cut and polish rocks, install, measure, cut and shape. Salaries started @$8-$13 per hr. Work 5-6 days a week.

#03 SHRUB CL, BLUE HILLS. CELL: 231-6858 SANCHEZ & WILLIAM CAFE Old Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

T & M CONSTRUCTION Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

49280

TOP SECRET FISHING CHARTER & TOURS Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Taking food and beverage orders, serving customers.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Follow blueprints and building plans.

Install structures and fixtures. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 231-2397

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

Saalary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: 245-3160

CONTACT: 343-4115

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49274

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

49276

CORIATS TRUST COMPANY LIMITED NEW VACANCY

CORPORATE AND COMPLIANCE LITERATE MANAGER Coriats Trust Company is looking for an experienced corporate and compliance literate manager to join us at a senior level .

We are looking for someone with extensive experience in onboarding clients, managing a stable of companies , dealing with the Registry and the wider regulatory landscape .

Ideally you’ll be familiar with FATCA and CRS , and you’ll have 5 or more years of experience in corporate management and compliance at a senior level .

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ALPHA & OMEGA CLEANING SERVICES

ADAMS HAIR BRAIDING Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Leeward, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

HAIR BRAIDER

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Braiding clients’ hair.

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 000-0000 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49232

CONTACT: 243-6431 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. FIRST TIME

ANDERON DESSAPES Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 345-0691 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

49257

49321

VACATION VILLAS TURKS & CAICOS LTD is seeking a

BARMAID CARPENTER LABOURER BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 49271 RENEWAL

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and demanding client base of international families located all over the world .

We are looking for an ambitious self-starter who is used to using the Viewpoint management system , or willing to learn .

We are only accepting applications from those with an unrestricted right to work in the Turks and Caicos Islands .

Salary will be according to experience but will not be less than US$70,000.00 plus an annual discretionary bonus scheme .

Applications in confidence please to

DS@CORIATS.COM CC MARCELLA@CORIATS.COM

PROPERTY COORDINATOR

We’re looking for an honest, professional and motivated individual with a passion for properties.

Impeccable attention to detail, flexible schedule, punctuality and ability to work on weekends and holidays is a necessity.

MAIN DUTIES:

• Purchasing furniture, decor and fabrics that align with the aesthetics of each individual property.

• Arranging and stylizing properties for promotional photoshoots.

• Produce captivating written property descriptions.

• Must be able to communicate

with vendors, clients and team members and have a positive attitude.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design or Interior Architecture Written English language qualification Past experience in property staging and purchasing Ability to use Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, Excel would be an asset Salary: $54,000 per annum The position is full time and in person on Providenciales.

INTERESTED APPLICANTS CAN SUBMIT THEIR RESUME TO STAY@VILLAS. TC ISLANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A VALID POLICE RECORD AND SUPPLY TWO REFERENCE LETTERS WITH THEIR RESUME 49323

CAICOS EXPRESS AIRWAYS Leeward Highway Providenciales. Tel: 9415730

FLIGHT DISPATCHER

Preparing preflight administration, flight plans and flight briefings.

Maintaining the aircraft schedule to ensure they meet airport and airspace regulations. Constant communication with pilot. Acting as the middle man between the pilot and ground services. Signing dispatch release forms to provide authorization for aircraft flight SALARY WITH EXPERIENCE MUST BE WILLING TO WORK WEEKEND AND HOLIDAYS

PLEASE NOTE: this is NOT a work permit renewal advert . This is a real role in a fast growing and exciting business which will offer significant opportunities for growth and progression.

49300

49282

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K & W CONSTRUCTION Olympic Plaza, Downtown Is seeking to employ a

CONSTRUCTION HELPER

NOEL TRUCK DELIVERY Back Rd., Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, lay out tools, mixing concrete, hand tools to workers, and cleaning work site. Salary: $8.00

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

Salary: $8.50 hourly

CONTACT: 241-5635

CONTACT: 343-6204

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49279

ANDY LIGHTBOURNE Grand Turk Seeking full-time person

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY. RENEWAL

49273

2017 RED CONSTRUCTION Long Bay Hills Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER GENERAL Duties: To perform tasks Involving physical labour.

SALARY: $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 244-4724

WORKER Fix and maintain various items.

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

Salary: $8.00

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT. 49307

CONTACT: 243-5515

ALACADIO MARTE GUARENO

ALCIDAS & JONATHAN GARDINER

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49240

Wilson Circle, Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00

Cooking, Cleaning, washing, general household work and taking care of a small child.

Salary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: 241-1056

CONTACT: 341-5407/ 242-3910

49325

49235

ANTOINE VARIETY STORE

A.S.O CLEANING SERVICES

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

STORE KEEPER

Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, clean ceiling vents, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, pick, pack, receive and restock products inside the store. Salary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: 341-7122

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 49238

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BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: 348-1137 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

49252

DEPUTY DIRECTOR REPORTING TO: Director, Human Rights Commission LOCATION: Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands SALARY: Grade 10.1 $87,000 per annum APPLICATION DEADLINE: 20th June, 2025 EMAIL: kabathasmith@hrc.tc

POSITION SUMMARY

The Deputy Director is a senior leadership role within the Human Rights Commission (HRC) responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operational and legal implementation of the Commission’s mandate.

The incumbent will serve as the internal lead for staff coordination, human resource oversight, and legal compliance functions supporting the Director in achieving strategic goals and delivering results in line with international human rights standards.

This position complements the strategic role of the Director by ensuring that institutional systems, staff management, and legal outputs are aligned, effective, and responsive to the evolving needs of the Commission’s work.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT TO THE DIRECTOR • Manage the daily operations of the Commission to ensure effective workflow and task execution.

• Support the Director in implementing institutional initiatives and key strategic activities.

• Coordinate the development, implementation, and monitoring of internal policies and procedures.

• Provide technical and legal advice to the Director on matters impacting the Commission’s mandate.

• Serve as Officer-in-Charge when delegated during the Director’s absence.

LEGAL OVERSIGHT AND MANDATE COMPLIANCE • Review and analyze proposed legislation, public policies, and regulatory frameworks to ensure compliance with international and regional human rights standards.

• Prepare legal briefs, human rights position papers, and formal recommendations to relevant authorities and stakeholders.

• Oversee the casework and investigative process, ensuring complaints are handled in accordance with due process and legal best practices.

• Interpret and advise on domestic and international human rights law as it applies to the Commission’s statutory functions.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT • Supervise and mentor staff, fostering a culture of accountability, professionalism, and continuous learning.

• Oversee human resource functions including staff recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and professional development, in consultation with the Director.

• Support the Director in enforcing fair HR policies that promote diversity, equity, and staff well-

being.

• Facilitate internal communication, collaboration, and conflict resolution to maintain a productive and respectful work environment.

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH • Assist in the design and coordination of human rights education and advocacy campaigns.

• Maintain relationships with government entities, civil society, and international organizations to enhance collaborative impact.

• Represent the Commission at meetings, consultations, and relevant forums in support of the Director’s engagements.

REPORTING AND INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING • Prepare internal and external reports on investigations, facility reviews, public engagements, and legal reviews.

• Contribute to annual work planning, monitoring and evaluation exercises, and capacity-building efforts within the Commission.

• Assist with grant writing, project proposals, and other resource mobilization activities where relevant.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE • Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent legal qualification – Required • Master’s degree in Human Rights, Public Policy, Law, or a related field – Preferred • At least 5–8 years’ experience in legal or human rights-related leadership roles • Proven experience managing people, systems, and legal or institutional processes • In-depth knowledge of international human rights treaties and regional human rights mechanisms • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including policy drafting and stakeholder dialogue • Fluency in Spanish or Creole is considered an asset KEY COMPETENCIES • Leadership and team coordination • Legal and human rights analysis • Policy review and implementation • Staff development and HR oversight • Strategic and operational planning • Discretion, diplomacy, and ethical integrity APPLICATION PROCEDURE Interested applicants should submit: • Cover Letter • Resume • Certified copies of qualifications • Two (2) professional references (one from a former employer preferred)

38 CLASSIFIEDS ATTIMI PHOTOGRAPHY Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

June 14-20, 2025

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AUGUSTIN BC DISTRIBUTION

B. CROYDON LIGHTBOURNE

BLAZE CONTRACTION

BLUE HILLS GLASS

Grand Turk Seeking full-time person

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC WORKER DUTIES: To

PAINTER TILE LAYER GLASSMAN Install materials on floors, walls, ceilings, countertops. Level the surface with a layer of mortar or plywood.

Salary: $8.00 hr

Cutting glass.

Installing and polishing glass.

Salary: $12.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-431-7191

CONTACT: 232-4595

CONTACT: 343-0947

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

Salary: $9.00

CONTACT: 331-4122

CONTACT: 243-2851

CONTACT: 242-7012/ 333-0803

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY / 49305 RENEWAL

49245

GRAPHIC DESIGNER Min. requirements: Graphic Designer & Visual Communication Degree A minimum of 10 years experience in graphic design Excellent photography softwares knowledge and expertise Salary will be based on experience.

ILEANA@ATTIMIPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

CAICOS CONCH BAR Grand Turk Seeking full-time person

COOK Duties: To cater and Prepping Of meals and other kitchen Duties.

SALARY: $9.00 per hour

CONTACT: 342-9883

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

CLOVER LEAF AGENCY Acting in behalf of:

N.C.G EQUIPMENT North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER (RENEWAL) RATE: $8.00 Per hour DESCRIPTION: Cleaning and servicing equipment.

BELONGERS, KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO THE LABOUR OFFICE. THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK HOLDER. 49308

CONTACT: 947-0561

ELBERT’S CLEANING SERVICE/ALBERT HIGGS

EZ CONSTRUCTION TCI

Pelican Beach Drive, Whitby, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

49303

Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CONSTRUCTION LABOURER

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: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: 649-341-1683

CONTACT: 331-4416

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. FIRST TIME 49322

JAMEKIA WILLIAMS Wheeland Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

49266

JAN BLU CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE SERVICES Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

perform household Chores, cleaning, cooking, laundry SALARY: $8.00 per hour

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT RESUME TO LABOUR OFFICE. (RENEWAL) 49310

Juba Sound Is seeking to employ a

BLUE CACTUS CONSTRUCTION

Leeward Hwy, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

49205

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49259

#17 Wilson Cl, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD49242

COCO BISTRO

CRI’S BEAUTY SALON

DENISE MISSICK

DREAM RIDE RENT A CAR

DOMESTIC WORKER

HAIR STYLIST Duties: To greet

CLEANER

STORE CLERK

#10 Oak Avenue, GRACE BAY, PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a

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

CONTACT: 649-946-5369

A WORK PERMIT HOLDER HOLDS THIS POSITION. EMAIL: COCOBISTRO@ TCIWAY.TC 49278

FROGGIE’S MEAL ON WHEELS Heaving Down Rock, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DISHWASHER

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

customers to Offer services, wash, style hair To customer satisfaction.

Salary: $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 242-1635 BELONGERS ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 49309

HT DELIVERY SERVICES Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

The Bight Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 342-1241 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49209

IVROSE NOEL-WILSON Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Applicant must be honest, Reliable and willing to work Serving Customers, Fixing the shelves and assisting with sticking on prices and keeping store clean Salary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: 345-0296 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

49250

JACKSON BAR Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

TRUCK DRIVER DOMESTIC ASSISTANT

Washes dishes and keeps kitchen area clean Salary: $8.00 hr

Transport materials and goods among manufacturing, distribution and retail centers.

Inspecting vehicles for mechanical issues relating to safe operation, and basic repair work.

Salary: $8.00 hr

WORKER DUTIES: To

perform household Chores, cleaning, cooking, laundry SALARY: $8.00 per hour

MANAGER Duties:

CONTACT: 232-3764

CONTACT: 341-1977

CONTACT: 347-7769

CONTACT: 344-3480

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 49249

JEANISE

Back Road, Blue Hills, Providenciales DECIMUS Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 49251

JR MAINTENANCE CLEANING Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT RESUME TO LABOUR OFFICE. (RENEWAL) 49306

KALVIN EZEKIEL SEYMOUR Kew Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

To manage the bar on Occasions, manage stocks and supplies.

Salary: $9.00 per hour

BELONGERS ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 49306

KAMALA ROBERTS Grand Turk

Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

PLUMBER LABOURER PLUMBER

HOUSEKEEPER DOMESTIC perform household Chores, cleaning, cooking, laundry SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 331-2469

CONTACT: 649-342-8516

CONTACT: 441-4005

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49230

Installs pipes and fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 49263

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

Installs pipes and fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc.

Salary: $12.00 hr

Performing a variety of cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing.

Ensuring all rooms inspected according to standards.

Salary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: 346-7313

CONTACT: 331-4408

CONTACT: 241-3576

49243

49217

49221

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

WORKER DUTIES: To

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT RESUME TO LABOUR OFFICE. (RENEWAL) 49312

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KENNETH HANDFIELD

Discovery Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

KH VARIETY STORE Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: 242-8558

CONTACT: 341-7122

49258

49237

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

LVA MANAGEMENT LTD

NO 107 TURTLE COVE DRIVE, PROVIDENCIALES Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

M & M VARIETY STORE Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

KIRK GARDINER Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

LARRY JOSEPH Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

LEVEL AND SQUARE DESIGNS SERVICES Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

LION CONSTRUCTION

66 Apt, Robinson st, Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER MAINTENANCE CARPENTER MAN

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

Salary: $8.00

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

Salary: $8.00

Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings. Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc. Salary: $8.00

Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures.

Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 243-5696

CONTACT: 000-0000

CONTACT: 000-0000

CONTACT: 244-3581

MACULAINE CARTER

MARGARITE SMITH

MARIE THERESE FENELON THEODORE

MR COLAS GARDENING Blue Hills

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49318

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49206

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49234

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49229

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER CLEANER 2 CLEANERS BABYSITTER 2 CLEANERS LABOURER Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash.

Salary $8.00 hourly.

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

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

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

Salary: $8.00

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

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

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 649-941-8118

CONTACT: 348-6939

CONTACT: 346-1418

CONTACT: 347-8569

CONTACT: 342-1159

CONTACT: 442-1020

49267

49239

49218

49262

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49223

MR. SAMUEL ELLIS Venetian Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

OBED CONSTRUCTION Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

PARADA DOMINICANA RESTAURANT Airport Rd, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

PHILEMON JENNINGS Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

PRESTON DANIEL PENN Long Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49219

PROVO GAS

Industrial Drive, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

MECHANIC LABOURER MASON CHEF DOMESTIC LABOURER WORKER Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

Salary: $400 weekly CONTACT:

SAMUELELLIS1940@GMAIL.COM BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 49255

Q & S CONSTRUCTION 41 Juba Sound, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $9.00 hr

Setting up workstations.

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

Salary: $900 Bi-Weekly

CONTACT: 243-6653

CONTACT: 348-6756

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49261

QUEEN OF THE SEA RESTAURANT Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

49248

REASA LOUIS

South Dock Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DUTIES: To perform household Chores, cleaning, cooking, laundry SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 231-9952 BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT RESUME TO LABOUR OFFICE. (RENEWAL) 49313

RICHARD NATHANIEL GAIL Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

To Clean My Yard, move garbage and do other work.

Monday-Friday from 9AM-5AM. Salary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: 245-5179 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

49227

RICHARD NATHANIEL GAIL The Bight Is seeking to employ a

Candidate must have ASME operations experience and be efficient in maintaining a fleet of Diesel and Propane Trucks.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly.

INTERESTED TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER APPLICANTS MUST SEND THEIR RESUME PROVOGAS@ GMAIL.COM OR CONTACT (649) 242-3131 FOR DETAILS RENEWAL 49219

ROCKIN’ THE SPECTRUM CHILDREN’S SUPPORT CENTER Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER COOK LABOURER CLEANER STEELMAN CLEANER 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: 332-1787

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 49244

Setting up workstations.

Preparing ingredients, chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc. Cooking food in various utensils or grillers. Salary: $10.00

CONTACT: 341-3426 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

49210

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: (649)241-7438 49241

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

Build and install iron or steel girders, columns, and other construction materials to form structures.

Cut, position, and bolt down steel bars.

Salary: $8.00

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: 345-3757

CONTACT: 345-3757

CONTACT: 348-3827

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

49220

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49208

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

49201

40 CLASSIFIEDS RONALD’S STORE Unit #1267 Market Place, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

S & B PERFECT CLEANERS Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

STORE 2 CLEANERS Stocking and CLERK supplying designated facility areas, Applicant must be honest, Reliable and willing to work Serving Customers, Fixing the shelves and assisting with sticking on prices and keeping store clean Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-244-2327 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY RENEWAL

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 000-0000

TILE LAYER LABOURER CLEANER HELPER

CONTACT: 247-0202

CONTACT: 341-2319

CONTACT: 343-1782

CONTACT: 344-2213

CONTACT: 344-4599

49202

49256

49260

49246

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49253

T & C CLEANING SERVICES

T & C SECRETARIAL SERVICES

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: TCCLEANING843@GMAIL.COM

TURQUOISE NATIVE CRAFT AND SOUVENIRS Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Acting on Behalf

LABOURER JACQUELIN BERNADIN $10.00 hourly Perform cleaning and repair duties.

LABOURER 4C’S CLEANING & MAINTENANCE SERVICES $10.00 hourly Perform cleaning and repair duties.

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

W&M CONSTRUCTION Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: 8.00

CONTACT: 946-5369

CONTACT: 000-0000

CONTACT: 342-2884

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49228

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

49264

AL’S HAULING & EQUIPMENT LTD.

Blue Hills, Providenciales 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

TERCIA SAINT ARMAND MISSICK

HELPER Duties: To help with yard work And keeping property clean.

SALARY: $8.00 per hour

Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines.

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

49203

49200

Downtown, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

MAINTENANCE LABOURER

CONTACT: 333-1237

WALINSON NUNEZ LOPEZ

TREVOR MISICK

Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 245-3160 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

CONTACT: 243-0088 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS A FIRST TIME APPLICATION.

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

49311

WALNER REGISTRE

WISLY BLANC

Richmond Hill, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 243-2851

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 49226

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

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: 342-2924

CONTACT: 345-3771

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49204

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

49264

35 Leeward Palms, Acting on behalf of clients

MECHANIC WELDER FIRST TIME RENEWAL • Must be willing to work 6 days per week • Diagnostic Mechanical Repairs maintenance • Electrical troubleshooting Salary: $12.00 per hour

Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing.

Salary: $8.00 hr

TCI PROGRESSIVE EMPLOYEE SERVICE

#80 Saturn Drive, South Dock Road, Providenciales, Is seeking to employ

• Must have license to drive heavy-duty trucks with more than ten years of experience with semitrucks, trailers and dump trucks.

• Must be willing to work 6 days per week Salary: $11.00 per hour

T & M CONSTRUCTION

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

NAIL DOMESTIC LABOURER HELPER TECHNICIAN WORKER MASON Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

Salary: $8.00 hr

TRUCK DRIVER RENEWAL

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

49225

Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, clean ceiling vents, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, pick, pack, receive and restock products inside the store Salary: $8.00

49277

Blue Hills, Providenciales CRAFT Is seeking to employ a

Kew Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc.

Salary: $8.00 hr

TURKS & TACOS

EMAIL: COCOBISTRO@TCIWAY.TC FIRST TIME

SMITH’S ART &

SHELDON JERMAINE ROBINSON

Palm Grove, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, clean ceiling vents, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, pick, pack, receive and restock products inside the store. Salary: $8.00 hr

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 49222

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

SEAN’S CONTRACTING

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49254

#10 Oak Avenue, Grace Bay Road Is seeking to employ a

Blue 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 hr

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

Salary: $8.00

SAP’S HANDY SERVICES

Install materials on floors, walls, ceilings, countertops. Level the surface with a layer of mortar or plywood.

Salary: $8.00 hr

49224

STYLE CLEAN

June 14-20, 2025

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

• Must have experience in restoring heavy equipment and mig/tig welding etc.

• Must be willing to work on weekends Salary: $12.00 per hour

CONTACT: 649-941-4015 EMAIL: ALSHAULING@YAHOO.COM BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 49324

10 LABOURERS $8.00 Hourly Cleaning the property.

10 DOMESTIC WORKERS $8.00 Hourly General cleaning duties.

10 HANDYMEN $8.00 Hourly Fix mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines.

Plumbing, painting, flooring repair, electrical repairs, etc.

10 MASON HELPERS $8.00 Hourly Helping the mason with given tasks.

10 CONSTRUCTION HELPERS $8.00 Hourly Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, etc.

10 GARDENERS $8.00 Hourly. Soil cultivation, digging, and forking, watering, raking, weeding, etc.

CONTACT: 231-6991

10 DRIVERS $8.00 Hourly Drive and carry materials.

10 CLEANERS $8.00 Hourly General cleaning duties.

10 BUTLERS $8.00 Hourly Greet guests at the door, assist in the planning of events and dinner parties, oversee table settings, and serve drinks and food.

BELONGERS ONLY/RENEWALS

49320

June 14-20, 2025

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

DIVAS BEAUTY SALON

FRANCIS SECRETARIAL SERVICES TCI

Airport Road, Seeks

MASON HELPER URBAN

SALES CLERK

Assist with daily sales, restocking and providing excellent service to our valued customers.

2 COSMETOLOGIST

Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp.

Makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, etc CONTACT: 232-5007 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. FIRST TIME 49233

CONSTRUCTION Airport Road, Providenciales $400 per week

DOMESTIC WORKER CENTRAL CONSTRUCTION Cooper Jack, Providenciales $8.00 per hour

LABOURER KIVARNO'S CONTRACTING Providenciales $9.00 per hour

MUST BE ABLE TO WORK HOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS FRANCISSERTARIALTCI@GMAIL.COM

49304

CLASSIFIEDS 41 VARIOUS MANGO REEF RESTAURANT Turtle Cove BUSINESS COORDINATORmanaging restaurant BUSSER-clean tables LABOURERS-cleans restaurant DISHWASHER-clean dishes, pots, pans KITCHEN HELPERfood preparation for cooking COOK-preparing food Renewal $8.00

MELISSA HALL Providenciales BABYSITTER caring for children LABOURER cleaning around property New $8.00 SONIC CONSTRUCTION Providenciales LABOURER cleaning around property Renewal $8.00

CONTACT: 242-8792

49207

N AND R CONSTRUCTION

PAUL LOUIS

SJ CAR RENTAL

Seeks

Blue Hills, Is seeking

Airport Road, Seeks

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

Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash etc. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, clean ceiling vents, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, pick, pack, receive and restock products inside the store. Salary: $8.00

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

LABOURER LABOURER 2 FINISHING WOOD CARPENTERS Trimming wooden structures and ornaments and complete final details. Installing windows and doors, finishing rough edges, and making adjustments. Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 000-0000

VARIOUS EDNOL SIFFRARD (347-1888) Heavy lifting, digging trenches Cherokee Road, Providenciales etc.

LABOURER $8.00 hourly LYNDA E. JOSEPH heavy lifting, cleaning, etc.

(342-1962) Blue Hills, Providenciales DWAYNE WILSON DOMESTIC (232-3350) WORKER South Dock, Providenciales $8.00 hourly- general house CLEANER $8.00 hourly chores etc.

Clean yard, truck etc.

ONE DAY AT A TIME CONSTRUCTION (245-2291) Bottle Creek, North Caicos LABOURER (2) $8 hourly (NEW)

HEMINGWAYS RESTAURANT (941-8408) The Sands, Grace Bay KITCHEN HELPER $8.00-9 hourly Prep vegetables etc.

RENEWAL/FIRST TIME WORK PERMITS49304

BEEN CONSTRUCTION Providenciales HELPER-cleaning on construction sites. Renewal $8.00

HELPER-cleaning around property. New $8.00 MJ CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, Providenciales HELPER-cleaning around property. New $8.00

JOHANNE PIERRE, Providenciales CLEANER-cleaning ROBERT JOHNSON, around property. Renewal Providenciales $8.00 HELPER-cleaning around TAMARA LEMONT, property. Renewal $12.00 Providenciales CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION DOMESTIC WORKER Renewal $8.00 Providenciales

CONTACT: 649-242-8792

CONTACT: 343-8991

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. RENEWAL49247

FEDEX, GLOBAL LEADER IN LOGISTICS AND EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION Providenciales, TCI, Is looking for:

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR Supports manager for day-to-day coordination of team activities to be in compliance with company goals and regulatory requirements. Coordinates employee related administrative and operational functions and performs supervision of vendor related activities.

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE POSITION: INTERESTED CANDIDATES MUST APPLY THROUGH OUR CORPORATE CAREERS PAGE WWW.FEDEX.COM/EN-TC/HOME.HTML SECTION CAREERS OR EMAIL: AREIGOSA@FEDEX.COM. 49315

NATASHA’S CONSULTANCY

VARIOUS MANGO REEF, Turtle Cove WAITER-clearing tables Renewal $8.00 hr

DOMESTIC WORKER 2 CLEANER CONTACT: 231-0319

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. RENEWAL49231

49316

HELPER

PHILADELPY BAPTIST CHURCH OF SAINTS 347-5027 PASTOR-$8.00 hr Preparing and Delivering Sermons Etc. W&P WELDING SERVICES Blue Hills / 342-5965

JAVA BLU, LTD

IS HIRING We are building a NEW team in a fast-paced environment.

Looking for a new opportunity? Come be part of a TCI’s first coffee drive thru!

Positions available for full and part time:

BARISTA, DRIVE THRU TELLER, CASHIER, SANDWICH STATION, PREP STATION, LABOR, DISHWASHER, KITCHEN HELPER SUPERVISOR STARTING AT $8.50 P/H BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED FOR AN INTERVIEW PLEASE EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO MANAGER@JAVABLU.COM 49301

NATURAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION LTD Seeks

Acting on Behalf

RASHARD’S CLEANING 342-0252 YARD CLEANER Blue Hills / $8.00 hr Removes Leaves, branches, trash and other debris from yard.

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY49317

WELDER - $8.00 hr Fabricate and assemble metal structures and equipment etc.

SAGE CONSTRUCTION Juba Sound / 243-6016 LABOURER $8.00 hr Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves.

GISELLE WILLIAMS LABOURER & CLEANER - $8.00 hr Blue Hills 344-1597 49326

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES SUPERVISOR

A top firm seeks experienced Accounts Receivables Supervisor with 10+ years in receivables, credit management, reconciliations, QuickBooks proficiency, advanced Excel skills, supervisory or credit coordinator experience, inventory, retail, and logistics experience.

The role involves managing high-value accounts, leading reconciliations, overseeing collections, and supporting budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, requiring fluency in English and Spanish, strong communication, and timemanagement skills.

Salary starting at $8/hour TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. DEADLINE: JUNE 15TH APPLY WITH RESUME, COVER LETTER, AND REFERENCES TO NATURALTRADECARIBBEAN@GMAIL.COM

49299

42 CLASSIFIEDS

AL’S HAULING & EQUIPMENT LTD.

ADVERTISE

#80 Saturn Drive, South Dock Road, Providenciales, Is seeking to employ

TRUCK DRIVER

MECHANIC

WELDER

• Must have license to drive heavy-duty trucks with more than ten years of experience with semitrucks, trailers and dump trucks.

• Must be willing to work 6 days per week Salary: $11.00 per hour

• Must be willing to work 6 days per week • Diagnostic Mechanical Repairs maintenance • Electrical troubleshooting Salary: $12.00 per hour

• Must have experience in restoring heavy equipment and mig/ tig welding etc.

• Must be willing to work on weekends Salary: $12.00 per hour

FIRST TIME

CONTACT: 649-941-4015

June 14-20, 2025

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

RENEWAL

RENEWAL

EMAIL: ALSHAULING@YAHOO.COM

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 49210

TENANT REQUIRED TO LEASE OUR NINE ROOM GUEST HOUSE WITH BAR AND RESTAURANT IN GRAND TURK FROM 1ST OCTOBER 2025 The tenancy would suit an energetic couple with catering and hospitality experience in a personalised environment, with a willingness to be “hands on” with ability to undertake light DIY. Internet skills and being able to cook would be essential. A qualified understanding of hygiene, health and safety, and environmental issues would be important. An ability to deal with government in securing the various operational licences and work permits for staff would also be necessary. The Tenant would need accounting skills in dealing again with government in respect of monthly returns of National Insurance Contributions, Health Insurance Payments and Hotel and Tourism Tax. Funds would be required to take over the lease and for the goodwill of the business, early payments for work permits, legal costs, any licences that fall due in the early phases, takeover costs of food and beverage and lease payments in advance (list not necessarily complete). Conversational French and Spanish would be useful.

Belongers encouraged to apply

ONLY

$33

PER WEEK

CALL 946-4664

ISLAND CLUB TURKS

PAINTER

MAINTENANCE WORKER

The Bight Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 342-2975 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49197

375 Grace Bay Rd Seeking full-time person

Minor repairs to hotel rooms including, plumbing, painting, and basic repairs Salary: $8.25 44 hours per week

RESUMES TO ADMIN@ ISLANDCLUBTURKS.COM THIS IS A NEW POSITION AND BELONGERS ONLY NEED TO APPLY FOR POSITION 49195

J & W CONSTRUCTION LTD Unit#9 & 10 Storage Office Building, Long Bay Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ an

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS • Must have a Master’s Degree in Business Administration • Must have 5 years or more experience in secretarial position • Knowledgeable in Accounting - computer literacy in system including QuickBooks, PowerPoint, excel MAIN DUTIES – to include but not limited to the following: • Create reports for Owners, Supervisors and other administrative staff • Assist in project planning and business forecast

• Arranging meetings, preparing agendas, taking minutes, and distributing materials.

• Provide assistance to manger in planning and coordinating • Conducts research and manages schedules, liaise with general contractors and owners • Maintaining office supplies, answering phone calls, and handling general administrative tasks.

• Greeting clients and visitors, handling inquiries, and providing general support.

• Arranging travel, accommodation, and other related logistics.

Starting salary $2500.00 monthly.

QUALIFIED TURKS ISLANDERS ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT COVER LETTER & RESUMES TO LABOUR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OR EMAIL: GIRI@JWCONSTRUCTION.TC RENEWAL WORK PERMIT 49211

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

For interested parties or for more information please send your details to:

HELIX36@OUTLOOK.COM QUOTING “TCI WEEKLY NEWS”

IN THIS SPACE!

GUYDINE DINA BAZIL

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

49171

TURKS HEAD HOLDINGS LTD. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATOR COMPANIES ACT (CAP. 16.08) SECTION 237 Notice is hereby given that PAUL MURRAY of M & S Trust Company Limited, Regent House West, Regent Village, Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands was appointed as the voluntary liquidator of TURKS HEAD HOLDINGS LTD (solvent liquidation) on 30 May 2025.

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

49212

KITEBOARD & WINGFOIL INSTRUCTOR We are looking for an experienced instructor to teach all aspects of kiteboarding and Wing foiling for our resort, ensuring all safety protocols and guest satisfaction. This includes providing lessons, communications with guests prior and during lessons and maintaining the equipment assets, accounting for guest/ client billings and ensuring the operation runs well.

To be successful in this role, the applicant must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience as a kiteboarding and Wing foil instructor. Be an excellent communicator in English and a second language is a plus. Must be IKO, PASA or equivalent certified. Expected to work long hours.

The salary is $12.50 hourly plus commissions on rentals and lessons and service fee.

POSITION FOR A WORK PERMIT HOLDER OR BELONGERS. ALL QUALIFIED BELONGERS SHOULD SEND RESUME TO JULIE@H2ORESORTTCI.COM 49147

June 14-20, 2025

CLASSIFIEDS 43

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

LUQUECY FILS-AIME

MERMAID CLEANING SERVICES

Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

Back Rd, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

S & B PERFECT CLEANERS Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

ISLAND DRYWALL FINISH Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

IWWTT/NICHOLAS TURNER South Dock Is seeking to employ a

JAKE WOODS CAR RENTAL Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER 6 CLEANER 2 CLEANERS DRYWALL LABOURER TILEMAN FINISHER Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

Salary: $8.00

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

Salary: $8.00

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: 247-2098

CONTACT: 344-5702

CONTACT: 247-0202

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49184

BRYAN BROWN #32 Spring Water St., Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

49214

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49158

ESTEL PLUMBING

GOOD QUALITY CLEANING

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

#9 Robinson St., New Subdivision, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Installs pipes and fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 246-2816

CONTACT: 343-9399

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 49272 RENEWAL

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 49269 RENEWAL

EDNOL SIFFRARD (347-1888) Cherokee Road, Providenciales $8.00 hourly - heavy lifting, cleaning, etc.

DOMESTIC WORKER LYNDA E. JOSEPH (342-1962) Blue Hills, Providenciales $8.00 hourly- general house chores etc.

CLEANER

DWAYNE WILSON (232-3350) South Dock, Providenciales $8.00 hourly Clean yard, truck etc.

LABOURER (2)

ONE DAY AT A TIME CONSTRUCTION (245-2291) Bottle Creek, North Caicos $8 hourly (NEW) Heavy lifting, digging trenches etc.

HEMINGWAYS RESTAURANT (941-8408) The Sands, Grace Bay $8-9 hourly. Prep vegetables etc.

KITCHEN HELPER

RENEWAL/FIRST TIME WORK PERMITS

ALCIUS JULIEN Wheeland, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

00000

F & B BAR & RESTAURANT The Bight Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

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

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 344-1177

CONTACT: 346-6113

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

49268

CONTACT: 341-9193 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

49275

ISLAND HOOKAH AND CIGAR LOUNGE

VARIOUS

LABOURER

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49153

Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $700 bi-weekly

CONTACT: 347-313-1895

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49270

JERRY LILUCE Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

HORSE RIDER Riding horses.

Exercising, grooming, feeding, watering, rugging up and bedding down of horses Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 348-0927 JERRYLIUCE95@HOTMAIL.COM

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 49191

Responsible for installing wall boards to ceilings or to interior walls of buildings and applying plaster.

Salary: $9.00 Hourly

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

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 341-1944

Install materials on floors, walls, ceilings, countertops. Level the surface with a layer of mortar or plywood.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 232-3867

CONTACT: (649) 346-3247

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 49192

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

49215

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD FIRST TIME 49183

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

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.

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

44 CLASSIFIEDS

June 14-20, 2025

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS JOHN CLIFORD DORCENAT Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BROKING SERVICES OFFICER GraceKennedy Limited is seeking to recruit a Broking Services Officer for one of its subsidiaries, GK Insurance Brokers, located in Turks and Caicos.

To administer the insurance needs/portfolios of clients through insurer negotiations, processing transactions, follow up and auxiliary services to the clients’ satisfaction and within the Company’s guidelines, vetting of all documents to ensure that they represent negotiated terms and are delivered to clients within the shortest possible time. In addition, the role involves the signing/authorizing of critical insurance documents.

THE ROLE

• • • • • • • • • • •

Administer the handling of assigned Corporate and Personal Accounts Update system with client information and all changes Prepare and dispatch renewal notices and renew policies Process new business transactions and receipts as required Ensure that invoices, binders and policies are dispatched to clients according to service standard Sign cover notes, binders and certificates of insurance Ensure accurate documentations are dispatched to insurers in a timely manner Ensure all compliance documents are completed and collected from clients and uploaded to the System Ensure premiums are collected or payment plans in place and payment follow-up executed with clients Assist with queries from clients, insurers and team members Adhere to all compliance guidelines, procedures and audit recommendations of the company

THE CANDIDATE

• Certificate in insurance • Degree or associate degree in Business administration (desirable) • Five (5) years’ experience in a similar capacity

KEY COMPETENCIES

• • • • • •

The ability to work on own initiative.

The ability to facilitate team concept and foster team effort.

Good time management skills and excellent organizational skills.

Must be able to handle multiple priorities Working knowledge of Microsoft office suite Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with others to explain complex issues.

• Ability to receive and interpret complex information and respond appropriately.

SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS ONLINE AT HRSUPPORT@GKCO.COM AND MIZAN.MITCHELL@GKCO. COM BY JUNE 20, 2025. TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDERS ARE INVITED TO ALSO SEND APPLICATION TO THE TCI LABOUR BOARD

49302

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Glass Shack, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

LABOURER LABOURER

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00

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

Salary: $8.00

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

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 246-1236

CONTACT: 347-5020

CONTACT: 232-2267

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

49216

PURPOSE

STANLEY MARCUS LIGHTBOURNE

JOHN LINCOLN LIGHTBOURNE

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49188

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 49190

WC SECURITY SERVICES Long Bay, Providenciales, is seeking to employ

TECHNICIAN

Salary $12 per hour RESPONSIBILITIES: We are looking for a skilled Security Systems Technician with a minimum of five (5) years of experience working with electronic security systems, including intruder alarms, CCTV, and access control systems.

Your Role Will Include: Designing, specifying, installing, programming, servicing, maintaining, and repairing a wide range of security systems, working with low voltage installations, delivering excellent customer service and maintaining a professional attitude on every job, Diagnosing and resolving issues with strong attention to detail, Handling systems from multiple manufacturers with confidence and expertise.

Required: Minimum 5 years’ hands-on experience in the security systems field, Deep understanding of intruder alarms, CCTV, and access control systems, Proficient in low voltage installations, Familiarity with systems from various manufacturers, Strong problem-solving skills, and a customer-focused approach.

SECURITY SUPERVISOR

Salary $9.45 per hour RESPONSIBILITIES: Set performance goals and deadlines aligned with the company’s plans and vision. Organize workflows and ensure employees understand their responsibilities and delegated tasks. Monitor employee productivity and provide constructive feedback and coaching to support improvement.

REQUIRED: Experience in providing advice and resolving critical situations.

An understanding of basic police and other Emergency Services procedures.

Willingness to commit to further training. The ability to operate surveillance equipment, including cameras, camcorders, and CCTV systems, is desirable.

Preferably Former police/military, or with longer security experience and with TCI driver’s license.

SECURITY OFFICERS

Salary $9:00 per hour RESPONSIBILITIES: Maintain a safe and secure environment for customers and clients. Conduct patrols, deter potential threats, monitor activities, and safeguard properties and business establishments. Possess strong surveillance skills and the ability to address threats effectively. Demonstrate excellent judgment, objectivity, and dependability. Handle conflicts professionally and with integrity. Ensure safety management and uphold professionalism in all duties. provide clear and accurate reporting. Knowledge of CCTV systems and security alarms is highly desirable.

REQUIRED: A minimum of 5 years of experience as a Security Officer or in a related field.

A valid Security Officer Training Certificate is mandatory. Candidates must be willing to undergo and provide a thorough background check.

Please Contact: 649-339 6577 or Email info@wcsstci.net to fill out job application form Turks and Caicos Islanders are encouraged to apply.

49170

June 14-20, 2025

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS SEWING CLOTHING DESIGN

SPICK & SPAN CLEANING SERVICES LTD.

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

HELPER

SECURITY OFFICER

CONTACT: 341-4128

CONTACT: 332-0026

SANTCHINE DENOR Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 49134 RENEWAL

W & R FIDELITY CONSTRUCTION TCI BW Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

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

Clean the store, dusting, sweeping, mopping, clean ceiling vents, restroom cleaning, stock shelves, pick, pack, receive and restock products inside the store. Salary: $8.00 Hourly

BELONGERS APPLY AT THE LABOUR BOARD. FIRST TIME 49118

W & R FIDELITY CONSTRUCTION TCI BW Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

TAINO

#42 Celestial Circle, Belglade Gardens, Blue Hills, Wheeland Is seeking to employ a

Black Crow Rd., Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

KITCHEN HELPER

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

Obtains help by sounding alarms.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 348-1654

CONTACT: 332-8501

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY. RENEWAL 49092

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 49121 RENEWAL

WILNER DORCIUS

PROSPER CONSTRUCTION

The Bight, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

621 Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00

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

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 343-7991

CONTACT: 343-7991

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49117

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49161

CASTILLO REFRIGERATION Sand Bar, Five Cays, Seeks

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

Salary: $8.00 per hour.

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, layout tools, mixing concrete, hand tools to workers, and cleaning work site.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 343-4408

DORCIUSWILNER@GMAIL.COM BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD.

CONTACT: 343-9642

• General Servicing of air conditioners • Must be able to service wall units, portable units, central air and ductless mini splits • Attend Service calls, comprehend electrical breaker, and have sufficient knowledge of the installation of the thermostat.

Salary: $12 CONTACT: 246-1460

49131

#3B Behind Ball Park, Kewtown Is seeking to employ a

VASCO SELVER Palm Grove, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BARMAID LABOURER

Taking food and beverage orders, serving customers.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 331-1977 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY. RENEWAL 49129

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: 649-246-9900 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 49088

CAICOS TOURS Turtle Cove Marina, Seeks

FEMALE MERMAID/ BOAT CAPTAIN Must have Padi scuba training, apnea certification, TCI Boat masters license, years of experience navigating TCI waters, must be hospitality orientated. Available six days a week, including public holidays. Duties include swim in Open Ocean 30m underwater with one breath, wearing a mermaid costume, underwater boat cleaning on scuba, driving when the senior captain is unavailable.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 432-0006 BELONGERS NEED ONLY APPLY TO CAICOSTOURS@GMAIL.COM

COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

ELVERA (NELL) ELIZABETH WILLIAMS

49175

49199

#38 JUBA SOUND, Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00

BELONGERS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. FIRST TIME

THE BULLPEN CLUB/ TERRY G. SELVER

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49168

Seeks

A/C TECHNICIAN

CLASSIFIEDS 45

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY AT COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP CENTRE, A.O.G. LEEWARD HIGHWAY, P.O. BOX 939, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS. E-MAIL: CCACADEMY2008@GMAIL.COM. 49146 CONTACT: 243-5304

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

• To work 6 days a week.

Salary: $8.00 hourly CONTACT: 231-0051

BELONGERS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. RENEWAL 49138

JENNY FLORE BEAUTY SALON

COZY ROAM

KLEAN AND KUTE NAILS

Down Town, Providenciales, Seeks

The Bight, Seeks

Francis Plaza, Airport Road, Seeks

NAIL TECHNICIAN Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing. $8.00 Hourly

COSMETOLOGIST

Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp.

Makeup, dress wigs etc. $8.00 Hourly CONTACT: 649-343-7857 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. FIRST TIME/RENEWAL 49160

LABOURER Cleaning outside the

property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. $8

CLEANER

Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc. $8

MAINTENANCE WORKER Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc. $10

CONTACT: 332-1776/247-1776 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. FIRST TIME 49097

2 NAIL TECHNICIANS Basic manicures, artificial nails, gel nails, hand massages, nail fills, nail repair, and nail polishing. Salary: $8.00 hourly

HAIR STYLIST

Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, provide hair treatments, including deep conditioning etc. Salary: $8.00 hourly CONTACT: 332-6772

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY. RENEWAL

49193

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PUBLIC NOTICE

CLAIMS OFFICER

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER STATUS APPLICATION

GraceKennedy Limited is seeking to recruit a Claims Officer for one of its subsidiaries, GK Insurance Brokers, located in Turks and Caicos.

(SECTION 4(3) OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER STATUS ORDINANCE) Take notice that I, Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands in exercise of the powers conferred in me by Section 6(4) of the Turks and Caicos Islander Status Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Turks and Caicos Islander Status to Ransel Brown by virtue of marriage to a Turks and Caicos Islander.

SUNNY FOOD STORE CASH AND CARRY FIVE CAYS SOUTH DOCK PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLAND CONTACT NO: 1649-9418112

IS LOOKING FOR • • • • •

LOGISTIC CLERK

• • •

Coordinate and oversee logistics operations in the grocery store Manage inventory levels, including ordering and restocking products Ensure accurate and timely receiving and checking of deliveries Coordinate with suppliers and vendors for smooth logistics operations Organize and maintain proper storage and arrangement of products in the store Monitor and control stock levels to prevent shortages or excess inventory Collaborate with other departments to optimize logistics processes Prepare and update reports on inventory levels, shipping, and logistics activities Ensure compliance with safety and sanitation regulations in handling and storing products Committed to work flexible hours, days, nights, weekends and holidays.

Salary $9.00 to $ 10.00 per hour.

This position is for first time work permit application..

• • • • • • • • • •

Stock the shelves with product and fill it back up when it sells Keep the store looking good throughout the day doing what’s called “facing” or “fronting” Provide the bulk of the customer service outside of the check stands.

Direct people to products and offer product suggestions and maybe even cooking tips Refill shelves and displays with goods.

Assist with unloading delivery trucks and organizing stockrooms.

Salary starts at $8.00 to $11.00 per hour This position is for renewal and for first time work permit application

• • • •

CLASSIFIEDS 49

GROCERY STOCK CLERK

PURPOSE OF JOB

To advise and assist clients in the timely reporting and correct preparation of their claims and to negotiate the best claim settlements in a timely manner on their behalf. Administer third party claims and liaise with insurance companies and adjusters to facilitate prompt resolution.

Complete reports to insurers, management and auditors as required.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Receiving verbal and written incident/claim reports from and on behalf of clients • Evaluate client’s portfolio to determine appropriate coverage, excess and policy terms for filing claim • Advise and guide customers in the reporting and preparation of claims, including claim forms and support documents as necessary • Prepare all related reports as required • Manage the claim process with adjusters, insurers, and clients for optimal results • Prepare claim settlement documents for clients and third parties • Pursue recovery, where instructed to do so • Handle all aspects of third parties claims and negotiate with their insurance representative • Maintain accurate and frequent communication with all stakeholders to expedite claims efficiently and effectively • Be available outside normal working hours on matters pertaining to the company • Any other duties that may be assigned

THE CANDIDATE

• Certificate in insurance • Degree or associate degree in Business administration (desirable) • Three (3) years’ experience in a similar capacity • Experience in the general insurance industry with working knowledge of Motor, Property, Liability and Accident classes of general Insurance • Experience in the general insurance industry with working knowledge of Motor, Property, Liability and Accident classes of general Insurance

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Developed leadership skills and ability to work independently and utilize initiative • Excellent time management and prioritization skills • Exceptional Interpersonal skills. The ability to communicate orally and in writing with others to explain complex issues, receives and interprets complex information, and responds appropriately.

• Microsoft suite proficiency • Knowledge of local insurance products and usages.

• Problem solving, negotiation skills and critical thinking skills • Ability to handle multiple priorities Suitably qualified persons are invited to submit applications online at

INTERESTED APPLICANTS CAN EMAIL THEIR RESUME TO JOBSTCI@ALLIEDCARIBBEAN.NET or send their resume to the Labour Board. Belongers need only to apply.

Email your resume at jobstci@alliedcaribbean.net. Interested Belongers are encouraged to submit their resume to the Labour Department

49173

hrsupport@gkco.com and mizan.mitchell@gkco.com

by June 20, 2025. Turks and Caicos Islanders are invited to also send application to the TCI Labour Board.

49319

50 CLASSIFIEDS J.C WALKIN BAR & RESTAURANT Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

June 14-20, 2025

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

JIMMY BAZILE Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

JUNIE BELZI-DORLUS

Goolet Allotments, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

KACENDRA VERNA SIMMONS Walter Cox Drive. Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

LIBRA PROPERTY SERVICES Venetian Road Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

LIMESTONE CONSTRUCTION Chalk Sound, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

YARD MAINTENANCE/ CARPENTER MIXOLOGIST LABOURER DOMESTIC WORKER MAINTENANCE HANDYMAN Mixing bar drinks Maintaining a clean and sanitized area Maintaining inventory control of bar Salary: $13.00

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

Salary: $8.00

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

Salary: $8.00

Regular upkeep and care of outdoor spaces, including lawns, gardens, and landscapes, to ensure cleanliness, safety and aesthetic appeal.

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 242-8842

CONTACT: 347-0789

CONTACT: 345-0676

CONTACT: 348-7640

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49107

LORNA’S CONSTRUCTION Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49094

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49128

LOUDRIGE NICOLAS

LOUIS MARY VOLNY

Downtown Is seeking to employ a

Thompson Cove Is seeking to employ a

Performing general maintenance duties around the Property, and keeping the property clean at all times. $8:00 hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49122

CONTACT: 443-2667

M & E GENERAL MERCHANDISE

MARIE CHANTALE CHERY DOMINIQUE

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

49148

Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Follow blueprints and building plans.

Install structures and fixtures. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

Salary: $12.00 hourly

CONTACT: 244-2995 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 49105 RENEWAL

MARIE M.

BlueMISSICK Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00

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

Salary: $8.00

Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework Salary: $8.00

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

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 343-3579

CONTACT: 241-4636

CONTACT: 345-3174

CONTACT: 341-4213

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49099

MARIE RENEE AUGUTE Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49124

MAXO ST VIL

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49096

NADINE TRINESS FORBES

Chandelle Drive, Venetian Road Settlement, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

WORKER

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

Salary: $8.00

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49141

NORIS BAR & RESTAURANT #18 Old Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

WORKER

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

Salary: $8.50 Hourly

Washing, Ironing, Dusting, Folding and Cleaning.

Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work.

Salary: $8.00 hr

CONTACT: 344-3659

CONTACT: 244-5445

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 49093 FIRST TIME

PROPERFECTION CONTRACTORS Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

49143

PROSPER CONSTRUCTION 621 Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER DOMESTIC LABOURER CARPENTER 2 CLEANERS LABOURER Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 344-0711

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

Salary: $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 241-7583 MAXOSTVIL@GMAIL.COM

CONTACT: 241-6486

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 4910 FIRST TIME

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 49149

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49159

ROMA STUBBS

RONALD BERNADETTE ANTOINE

RONALD GARDINER

#8 Duckling Lane, Juba Sound Is seeking to employ a

LIVE-IN CAREGIVER Housekeeping and taking care of 1 person. Must be able to speak, read and write English. Must know first aid training and support client to take part in physical and social activities.

Salary: $1,800 monthly

CONTACT: 232-3591 BELONGERS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY 49106

Back Rd., Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

South Dock Is seeking to employ a

Follow blueprints and building plans.

Install structures and fixtures. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

Salary: $15.00

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

Salary: $8.00 hr

Set up equipment, run lines for power tools, erect scaffolding, layout tools, mixing concrete, hand tools to workers, and cleaning work site.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 247-0202

CONTACT: 343-9642

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY. FIRST TIME 49137

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY RENEWAL 49157

SAINT JEAN DELICE

SAMMY’S CONSTRUCTION

SANDRA BENJAMIN

CONTACT: 348-1654

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

East Suburbs, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49168

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC PLUMBER GENERAL LABOURER HELPER WORKER 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

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

Salary: $8 hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 342-1960

CONTACT: 344-5557

CONTACT: 243-1343

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 49162 RENEWAL

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49163

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 49100 RENEWAL

Installs pipes and fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc.

SALARY: $7.50 per hour

CONTACT: 243-2928 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 49132

WORKER Fix and maintain various items.

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

Salary: $8.00

CONTACT: 341-2504 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FIRST TIME 49156

June 14-20, 2025

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Science & Technology

First view of the Sun’s south pole filmed by spacecraft The first ever video and images of the Sun’s south pole have been sent back to Earth by the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft.

The new images will enable scientists to learn how the Sun cycles between periods of raging storms and quiet times.

This is important because intense solar activity can affect satellite communication and knock out power grids on Earth.

The new images show a shimmering bright atmosphere which in parts reaches temperatures of a million degrees Celsius.

Interspersed are darker clouds of gas, which although much cooler, are still a searing one hundred thousand degrees.

The pictures are the closest and most detailed ever taken of the Sun and will help scientists learn how the star that gives us life on Earth actually works, according to Prof Carole Mundell, ESA’s Director of Science “Today we reveal humankind’s first-ever views of the Sun’s pole,” she says.

“The Sun is our nearest star, giver of life and potential disruptor of modern space and ground power systems, so it is imperative that we understand how it works and learn to predict its behaviour”.

The new images show a shimmering bright atmosphere which in parts reaches temperatures of a million degrees Celsius

From Earth, the Sun is so bright that it appears like a featureless disc. But at different frequencies and using special filters, scientists can see it in its true form: as a dynamic fluid ball, with magnetic fields twisting and turning on the surface and conjuring up flares and loops of gas into its atmosphere.

It is these magnetic fields that determine when the Sun rages and spits out particles toward the Earth.

Scientists know that the Sun has a quiet period when the magnetic fields are ordered, with our star having a fixed magnetic north and south pole. This is a phase when the

Sun is not able to produce violent explosions, but these fields then become complex and chaotic as they reorientate with the north and south poles flipping approximately every 11 years.

During the chaotic period the Sun tries to reduce its complexity and violence spills out, as bits of the Sun hurtle toward the Earth.

These solar storms can damage communications satellites and power grids, though they can also cause beautiful auroras in the sky.

According to Prof Lucie Green of UCL, it has been hard to predict this activity with computer models

of the Sun because there has been no data on the migration of the magnetic fields towards the poles.

But that has now changed “We now have the missing piece of the puzzle,” she told BBC News.

“The reversal of the polar magnetic fields on the Sun has been one of the big open questions in science and what we will be able to do with Solar Orbiter is measure for the first time the really important fluid flows that grab pieces of the magnetic field across the Sun and transport them to the polar regions”.

The ultimate goal is to develop computer models of the Sun so that

this so-called space weather can be predicted. Accurate forecasts will enable satellite operators, power distribution companies, as well as aurora watchers, to better plan for intense solar storms.

“This is the Holy Grail of solar physics,” says Prof Christopher Owen, who specialises in solar wind studies using data from the spacecraft.

“Solar Orbiter will enable us to get to the bottom of some of the basic science of space weather. But a little more work needs to be done before we get to the point where we see signals on the Sun that we can rely on to predict eruptions that might hit the Earth”.

Solar Orbiter also has captured new images of chemical elements at different layers of the Sun and their movement. These have been taken using an instrument called SPICE, which measures the specific frequencies of light, called spectral lines, which are sent out by specific chemical elements hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, neon and magnesium at known temperatures.

For the first time, the SPICE team has tracked spectral lines to measure how fast clumps of solar material are moving. These measurements can reveal how particles are flung out from the Sun in the form of solar wind. (BBC)

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER STATUS APPLICATION

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER STATUS APPLICATION

(SECTION 4(3) OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER STATUS ORDINANCE)

(SECTION 4(3) OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDER STATUS ORDINANCE)

Take notice that I, Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands in exercise of the powers conferred in me by Section 6(4) of the Turks and Caicos Islander Status Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Turks and Caicos Islander Status to Berline Aristile Forbes by virtue of marriage to a Turks and Caicos Islander.

Take notice that I, Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands in exercise of the powers conferred in me by Section 6(4) of the Turks and Caicos Islander Status Ordinance intend to grant a Certificate of Turks and Caicos Islander Status to Jean Hubert Midi by virtue of marriage to a Turks and Caicos Islander.

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June 14-20, 2025

The everyday activity that can reveal your brain’s age The speed at which you walk can reveal profound insights into your brain’s rate of ageing – with slower walkers having smaller brains and fundamental differences in crucial structures.

It might seem trivial, but how quickly you can walk from A to B can reveal a great deal about the inner workings of your body and mind. Research has shown that the speed at which you walk to the shops, the local park, or the bus stop, can predict your chance of being hospitalised, suffering a heart attack, and even dying.

In fact, a person’s gait speed can even be used to reveal their rate of cognitive ageing.

The walking speed test is a way of assessing someone’s functional capacity – their ability to perform daily tasks around the house and maintain independence. It can also reveal how frail a person is, and predict how well they will respond to rehabilitation after a stroke.

Although it is normal for people to walk more slowly as they age, a precipitous decline in the speed of someone’s gait could indicate that something more serious is going on.

“When a person’s normal walking pace declines, it is often associated with underlying health declines,” says Christina DieliConwright, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, who studies the effects of exercise on cancer prognosis.

“It might be that the person has a chronic condition which has meant that they haven’t been moving as much or have become sedentary. That means that, more than likely, they’ve experienced a decrease in muscle strength, and joint mobility, which unfortunately leads to further health declines,” says Dieli-Conwright.

A SIMPLE TECHNIQUE To perform the walking speed test, all you need is a stopwatch and a way of measuring distance, such as a tape measure. There are two common versions.

If you are outside and you have lots of space, you could try the 10m (33ft) walking speed test. First, measure out 5m (16.5ft), followed by another 10m. To get started, it’s recommended to walk for 5m to get up to your normal speed, then walk at your normal pace for 10m.

To calculate your walking speed simply divide 10m by the number of seconds it took to walk that

How quickly you can walk from A to B can reveal a great deal about the inner workings of your body and mind

distance.

If you’re at home and space is more limited, you could try the 4m (13.2ft) walking speed test. With this test, measure out 1m (3.3ft), followed by 4m. The idea is to use the first metre to get up to speed, then time how long it takes to walk for 4m at your usual pace. To work out your speed, divide four metres by the number of seconds it took you to walk that distance.

Alternatively, there are many apps you can use to measure your walking speed, including fitness trackers like Walkmeter, MapMyWalk, Strava, and Google Fit, which use GPS to track distance and time, allowing them to calculate your speed.

Studies have shown that gait speed is a significant predictor of life expectancy in older adults.

For example, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh pooled together the results of nine studies which collectively tracked more than 34,000 community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or older aged between six and 21 years. The study showed that that gait speed was significantly associated with lifespan. For example, men with the slowest walking speeds at age 75 had a 19% chance of living for 10 years, compared to men with the fastest walking speeds who had an 87% chance of survival.

One explanation is that people who are already unwell tend to be less mobile. However a 2009

study in France found that even amongst healthy adults aged over 65, participants with low walking speed were around three times more likely to die of cardiovascular disease during the study period compared with people who walked faster.

“Walking seems like such a simple thing – most of us don’t think about it, we just do it,” says Line Rasmussen, a senior researcher in the department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University, North Carolina.

“But walking actually relies on many different body systems working together: your bones and muscles carry and move you, your eyes help you see where you’re going, your heart and lungs circulate blood and oxygen, and your brain and nerves coordinate it all,” Rasmussen adds.

According to Rasmussen, as we age, the function of these systems starts to slow down – and a slower walking speed can therefore reflect this overall decline and be a sign of advanced ageing.

This doesn’t just apply to older adults. In a 2019 study, Rasmussen and colleagues found that, even amongst 45-year-olds, a person’s walking speed could predict the rate at which their brain and body were ageing.

Rasmussen and researchers at Duke University took 904 people aged 45 who were part of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary

Health and Development Study, a longitudinal research project which has followed the lives of over 1,000 people born between 1972 and 1973 in Dunedin, New Zealand. Individuals in the cohort have had their health and cognitive function assessed regularly over their entire lifespans.

“I was surprised by how much variation there was in walking speed among people who were all the same age,” says Rasmussen.

“You might expect everyone at 45 to be somewhere in the middle, but some walked as quickly as healthy 20-year-olds, while others walked as slowly as much older adults,” she says.

The study revealed that 45-yearolds with slower gait speeds showed signs of “accelerated ageing”, with their lungs, teeth and immune systems in poorer shape compared to those who walked faster. They also had ‘biomarkers’ associated with a faster rate of ageing, such as raised blood pressure, high cholesterol, and lower cardiorespiratory fitness.

The found that slow walkers had other signs of physical ill health, too, such as weaker hand-grip strength and more difficulty rising from a chair.

Rasmussen and colleagues also found that slow walkers showed signs of advanced cognitive ageing. For example, they tended to score lower on IQ

tests overall, performing worse on tests of memory, processing speed, reasoning and other cognitive functions. MRI scans also showed that this cognitive deterioration was accompanied by observable changes in the participants’ brains.

Slower walkers had smaller brains, a thinner neocortex – the outermost layer of the brain, which controls thinking and higher information processing – and more white matter. Intriguingly, even the faces of slow walkers were rated as ageing at a faster rate than the other participants.

In all, the research suggests that the bodies and brains of slow walkers age at a faster rate to those of quick walkers. There were also signs that these health differences were present from an early age, as researchers were able to predict the walking speed of 45-year-olds based on intelligence, language and motor skills tests taken when the participants were just three years old.

“What surprised me most was finding a link between how fast people walked at age 45 and their cognitive abilities all the way back in early childhood,” says Rasmussen. “This suggests that walking speed is not just a sign of ageing, but also a window into lifelong brain health.”

However, readers who class themselves as slow walkers needn’t be too disheartened, as there are many things we can do to improve our walking speed. As part of her research to help cancer patients, Dieli-Conwright produces exercise regimes to help people recovering from chemotherapy regain their strength. Participants are advised to increase the duration and intensity of their walking exercise every three to four weeks to improve their fitness. And there are even simpler things that people can do.

“Take any opportunity you can to walk more regularly, as remaining physically active is so important,” says Dieli-Conwright. Her tips include parking further away from your destination, meeting up with friends to walk socially, or taking a pet to the local park.

“It’s important to take walking breaks, especially for individuals who have a more sedentary job,” says Dieli-Conwright. “Even if it’s just a five-minute walking break to go to the bathroom, or a five-minute quick walk around the block – it’s vital to interrupt that sitting time.” (BBC)

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New species of dinosaur discovered that ‘rewrites’ T.rex family tree Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur - in the collection of a Mongolian museum - that they say “rewrites” the evolutionary history of tyrannosaurs.

Researchers concluded that two 86 million-year-old skeletons they studied belonged to a species that is now the closest known ancestor of all tyrannosaurs - the group of predators that includes the iconic T.rex.

The researchers named the species Khankhuuluu (pronounced khan-KOO-loo) mongoliensis, meaning Dragon Prince of Mongolia.

The discovery, published in Nature, is a window into how tyrannosaurs evolved to become powerful predators that terrorised North America and Asia until the end of the reign of the dinosaurs. “’Prince’ refers to this being an early, smaller tyrannosauroid,” explained Prof Darla Zelenitsky,

a palaeontologist from the University of Calgary in Canada. Tyrannosauroids are the superfamily of carnivorous dinosaurs that walked on two legs.

The first tyrannosauroids though were tiny.

PhD student Jared Voris, who led the research with Prof Zelenitsky, explained: “They were these really small, fleet-footed predators that lived in the shadows of other apex predatory dinosaurs.”

Khankhuuluu represents an evolutionary shift - from those small hunters that scampered around during the Jurassic period to the formidable giants, including T-rex.

It would have weighed about 750kg, while an adult T.rex could have weighed as much as eight times that, so “this is a transitional [fossil],” explained Prof Zelenitsky, “between earlier ancestors and the mighty tyrannosaurs”.

“It has helped us revise the

tyrannosaur family tree and rewrite what we know about the evolution of tyrannosaurs,” she added.

The new species also shows early evolutionary stages of features that were key to the tyrannosaurs’ tyranny, including skull anatomy that gave it a strong jaw. Jared Voris explained: “We see features in its nasal bone that eventually gave tyrannosaurs those very powerful bite forces.”

The evolution of such powerful jaws allowed T-rex to pounce on larger prey, and even bite through bone.

The two partial skeletons that the team examined in this study were first discovered in Mongolia back in the early 1970s. They were initially assigned to an existing species, known as Alectrosaurus, but when Mr Voris examined them, he identified the Tyrannosaur-like features that set it apart.

“I remember getting a text from him - that he thought this was a new

An artist’s impression of Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, the newly discovered tyrannosaur ancestor

species,” recalled Prof Zelenitsky.

The fact that this group of dinosaurs were able to move between North America and Asia - via land bridges that connected Siberia and Alaska at the time - also helped them to find and occupy different niches.

Mr Voris explained: “That

movement back and forth between the continents basically pushed the evolution of different tyrannosaur groups” over millions of years.

Prof Zelinitsky added: “This discovery shows us that, before tyrannosaurs became the kings, they were they were princes.”

(BBC)

NASA raises odds of city killer asteroid hitting the moon in 2032 The ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 may not be on a collision course with Earth anymore.

But NASA has raised the odds of it hitting the moon in just seven years’ time.

According to the space agency, there’s now a 4.3 per cent chance that 2024 YR4 will smash into the moon on December 22, 2032.

The impact event could be visible from Earth as a bright flash of light, as lunar material is ejected into space.

Only discovered at the end of last year, 2024 YR4 is somewhere between 174 and 220 feet (53 and 67 metres) in diameter – around the same size as a Boeing 747.

If the space rock were to hit Earth, it would create a blast equivalent to detonating 7.7 megatons of TNT and leave a 3,000-foot-wide crater in the ground.

The shockwave radiating out from the impact would wipe out an area the size of a major city, which is why it has been designated a ‘city-killer’.

Fortunately, the chance of it hitting Earth is effectively nil, but the new NASA observations increase the likelihood of it hitting the moon.

The new odds are slightly raised

The ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 now has a 4.3 per cent change of hitting the moon on December 22, 2032

from the previous 3.8 per cent chance of 2024 YR4 colliding with the moon, according to NASA. ‘As data comes in, it is normal for the impact probability to evolve,’ said Molly Wasser, public affairs officer for NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office.

At more than 30 million miles away, asteroid 2024 YR4 is now too distant to detect with telescopes on Earth.

So NASA has been relying on observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which is positioned in space about 1 million miles away from us.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is currently on a wide ‘elliptical’ (not perfectly

circular) orbit around the sun, taking it even further from us before.

Further updates will not be possible until 2028 when the space rock comes back around towards Earth and becomes bright enough to be detected again.

Bu before it escaped from its view, JWST managed to collect one more observation of the object, made using its near-infrared camera last month.

‘With the additional data, experts from NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in southern California further refined the asteroid’s orbit,’

said Wasser.

When it zooms back towards the inner solar system, the asteroid will reach an astonishing 85 million miles per hour (38,000 km per second).

Asteroids speed up as they approach the sun because of the increased gravitational pull from the sun as they get closer – a bit like an object travelling faster the closer it gets to the ground on Earth.

In the event that the asteroid did hit the moon, it would not alter our natural satellite’s orbit around Earth, according to NASA. However, it would create a huge crater, ejecting rocky lunar material into space, and generating a bright flash, which should be visible from Earth.

The impact event would be the first time scientists could watch a known asteroid create a lunar crater in real-time.

The data gathered from this impact could help scientists understand more about other craters on the lunar surface.

It is worth nothing that there is a 95.7 per cent chance that it won’t hit the moon at all, as it stands – and the probability will likely continue to rise and fall.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered on December 27, 2024 – and soon became a global matter of concern.

2024 YR4 set alarm bells ringing at the world’s space agencies in February when its probability of hitting Earth reached a peak of one-in-32, or 3.1 per cent.

Thankfully, about a week later, the odds were vastly downgraded just 0.0039 per cent, or one in 26,000.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is thought to be at least the same size as the Tunguska asteroid – which had an estimated diameter of 130 feet, according to NASA. Tunguska caused the largest impact event in recorded history when it shot through Earth’s atmosphere in 1908, flattening 830 square miles (2,150 square km) of forest.

Many lost consciousness and at least three people passed away as a direct consequence of the Tunguska event, according to a 2019 study.

Experts are concerned that we may detect a civilizationthreatening Earth-bound asteroid too late, with not enough time for a mission to knock it off course.

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6,000-year-old skeletons found in Colombia have unique DNA Scientists studying ancient human remains uncovered in Colombia have found that the people they were researching have no known ancestors or modern descendants.

In a study published May 30 in the journal Science Advances, a team of researchers reported on the genetic data of 21 individuals whose skeletal remains were found in the Bogotá Altiplano in central Colombia, some of whom lived as long as 6,000 years ago, that belonged to a previously unknown population.

Previous studies have proven the existence of two lineages, northern Native American and southern Native American, which developed after people first arrived on the

continent across an ice bridge from Siberia and started to move south.

The latter split into at least three sub-lineages whose movements have been traced in South America, but scientists have not yet ascertained when the first people would have moved from Central America to South America.

The study helps to map the movements of the first settlers, who would have been nomadic hunter-gatherers, study author Andrea Casas Vargas, a researcher at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, told CNN on Wednesday, but it also found that they have unique DNA. Casas Vargas said the team were “very surprised” to find that the

Researchers studied the DNA of human remains found in the Eastern Colombian Andes

remains did not share DNA with other people in the genetic record.

“We did not expect to find a lineage that had not been reported in other populations,” she said.

Casas Vargas underlined that Colombia’s position as the entry point to South America makes it significant to our understanding of the population of the Americas.

“This study is very important because it is the first to sequence complete genomes in ancient samples from Colombia,” she said, The results raise questions “as to where they came from and why they

disappeared,” said Casas Vargas.

“We are not certain what happened at that time that caused their disappearance, whether it was due to environmental changes, or if they were replaced by other population groups,” she added.

Further research will hopefully provide some answers, said Casas Vargas.

“Our next investigations will look for other archaeological remains from other regions of the country and analyze them at the genetic level and complement this first discovery,” she said.

Christina Warinner, a professor of scientific archaeology at Harvard University, told CNN that Colombia “is a key region for understanding the peopling of South America… but until now it has been a blank spot in ancient DNA studies of the Americas.”

“This study highlights the deep history of population migration and mixing in the formation today’s populations, and points to Central America as a key region that influenced the development of complex societies in both North and South America,” she added. (CNN)

Appendix cancers on the rise in younger generations, study finds Although they are very rare, cancers of the appendix are on the rise, a new study finds.

An analysis of a National Cancer Institute database found that compared with older generations, rates of appendix cancer have tripled among Gen X and quadrupled among millennials, according to the report, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

“There is a disproportionate burden of appendix cancer among young individuals,” said the study’s lead author, Andreana Holowatyj, an assistant professor of hematology and oncology at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center.

Holowatyj’s earlier research was “the first to show that 1 in every 3 appendix cancers is diagnosed among adults younger than age 50,” she said in a phone interview.

“That’s compared to 1 in every 8 colorectal cancers diagnosed among adults younger than age 50.”

Still, appendix cancers are extremely rare: According to the National Cancer Institute, they occur at a rate of 1 to 2 per million

Appendix cancers are extremely rare: According to the National Cancer Institute, they occur at a rate of 1 to 2 per million people in the United States a year

people in the United States a year.

To see whether rates of the cancer had changed over time, Holowatyj turned to the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results program, which includes data from nationally representative cancer registries that cover about 45.9% of the U.S. population.

Overall, there were 4,858 cases of appendix cancer from 1975 through 2019.

When the large proportion of patients diagnosed between ages 18 and 49 is combined with the new finding of a generational rise

in Gen X and millennials, it’s “important that we find the causes underpinning these statistics in order to reverse this trend and reduce the disease burden,” Holowatyj said.

The new study further confirms that there is a trend toward younger and younger patients from recent generations being hit with gastrointestinal cancers, said Dr. Andrea Cercek, a medical oncologist and a co-director of the Center for Early Onset Colorectal and GI Cancers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New

York City.

In particular, rates of colorectal cancer in younger adults have been rising for several decades.

The cause for the rise in such GI cancers needs more research.

“It’s likely that there are environmental causes, which include exposures to food, water and micro plastics or lifestyle or dietary changes,” said Cercek, who wasn’t involved with the new research. “You can’t really pin it down to one thing or another. It’s likely multiple factors causing this rise after 1945.”

The appendix is a small pouch that hangs off the large intestine on the lower right side of the abdomen. A blockage can lead to infection and inflammation, called appendicitis, which needs emergency treatment.

Unlike other cancers of the GI tract, appendix cancers aren’t easily found because they’re not as easy to see on abdominal scans and often won’t be picked up by colonoscopies, said Dr. Deborah Doroshow, an associate professor of medicine at the Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. “So it’s not easy to

detect or screen for them.”

In fact, Holowatyj said, about 95% of appendix cancers aren’t spotted until after a person has appendicitis and the appendix is removed and examined by pathologists. As a result, the cancers tend to be at a late stage with poorer long-term prognoses, she added.

Doroshow, who wasn’t involved with the new study, said it’s important for patients and their doctors to be more aware of subtle symptoms. Symptoms such as changes in energy level, a new persistent pain or unexplained weight loss in a young person shouldn’t be ignored, she said.

“If a person is feeling that something is not right it’s always best to get an opinion,” Doroshow said. “We’ve diagnosed young people with cancer whom other health care providers had not taken seriously because they were young.”

Women and people of colour may find they need to advocate for themselves, she added.

Doroshow said people shouldn’t be worrying about every single abdominal pain. Rather, it’s persistent pain that would be a concern. (NBCNews)

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Thomas Frank previously coached in his native Denmark before joining Brentford Carlos Alcaraz won the 2024 Wimbledon men’s singles title

Frank replaces Postecoglou Wimbledon prize pot as Tottenham head coach

Tottenham have appointed Brentford boss Thomas Frank as their head coach on a deal until 2028.

The 51-year-old Dane replaces Ange Postecoglou, who was sacked earlier this month despite leading Spurs to victory in the Europa League final in May. Frank spent seven years in charge of Brentford, guiding the club from the Championship to the Premier League in 2021.

He is Tottenham’s fourth

permanent manager since June 2021.

Spurs finished 17th in the top flight last season, losing 22 of their 38 matches and finishing seven places and 18 points below Brentford.

However, they have qualified for next season’s Champions League after beating Manchester United in the Europa League final in Bilbao - their first major trophy for 17 years. (CNN)

increases to record £53.5m Total prize money at this year’s Wimbledon will increase by 7% to a record £53.5m.

The prize pot, worth £50m in 2024, is double the £26.5m on offer in 2015.

Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova each took home £2.7m for winning the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively last year.

This year’s winners will receive £3m, an increase of 11%.

Players knocked out in the first round will receive £66,000, an increase of 10%.

There will be a 4% increase for the men’s and women’s doubles winners, who will earn £680,000, and a 3% increase for the mixed doubles winners, to £135,000.

The All England Lawn Tennis Club also confirmed the full introduction of live electronic line calling.

The technology, trialled in part last year, will end Wimbledon’s 147-year use of line judges.

More than 400 cameras have been installed across the courts.

Wimbledon runs from 30 June to 13 July. (BBC)

McIntosh continues red hot form with second fastest 200m butterfly in history Summer McIntosh was a whisker away from breaking a third world record in under a week at the Canadian Swimming Trials, posting the second-fastest 200m butterfly in history.

The 18-year-old posted a time of 2:02.26 in Tuesday’s race, just fractionally off Liu Zige’s world record of 2:01.81 set back in 2009.

Previously, no swimmer had gotten within a second of Zige’s long-standing mark, which was set just before the ban on super suits and had long been considered untouchable.

McIntosh, who finished more than seven seconds ahead of the swimmer in second, has already set world records in the 400m freestyle and 200m individual medley (IM) this week.

It’s fair to say McIntosh is putting together one of swimming’s all-time great meets.

Summer McIntosh has Liu Zige’s world record in her sights

“I actually rate this race higher than my other ones,” McIntosh said, per Olympics.com. “I would

almost rate it higher than the 200 IM just because this world record is the hardest one to get in my

personal opinion.

“Really happy with the 2:02 low.

Going into tonight I didn’t know if it was possible because, in the 200 fly, I really like to have someone in my face so overall really happy with the time.

“I was kind of upset with myself with the finish, but I’m happy with the race overall. I’ll have to look over my splits, but I felt strong throughout so pretty pleased with it.”

McIntosh has also posted the third-fastest 800m freestyle in history at these trials – which are used to determine which swimmers qualify for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships – and is slated to compete in the 400m individual medley, the race where she already holds the world record.

The teenager was actually 0.01 seconds ahead of Zige’s world record time after 150m, but was unable to keep pace down the

stretch.

Regardless of whether Zige’s world record is broken, it’s testament to McIntosh’s remarkable speed and skill that it now seems like a realistic target.

“The fact that I’m knocking on the door of that world record is really, really encouraging because that’s the one world record I never thought I’d even come close to,” McIntosh added.

“That is out-of-this-world fast so now to be pretty close to it is pretty wild, so I’m pretty happy. I really fought on that last 50, but I can just tighten up the turns, tighten up the under-waters and I’ll be good.

“I think world records are meant to be broken. At some point, maybe I can get closer and closer to it. I think it’s a great benchmark, great motivation so if I were ever to break it that would be pretty special.” (CNN)

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Riley Gaines (left) responded to Simone Biles (right) on X

Biles calls Gaines ‘sick’ in trans rights row Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles has called former US swimmer and activist Riley Gaines “sick” over online comments about a transgender woman softball player.

Gaines, who has regularly spoken out about transgender women athletes competing in women’s sport, mocked Minnesota State High School League for removing comments on their post about the Chaplin Park girls’ team celebrating the State Championship.

Chaplin Park’s team includes a transgender woman player.

“You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser,” Biles wrote on X. Gaines tied for fifth place with transgender woman Lia Thomas in the 200m freestyle swimming at

the 2022 NCAA Championships.

Later that year, World Aquatics voted to stop transgender women from competing in women’s elite races if they have gone through any part of the process of male puberty.

Thomas has since failed with a legal challenge to change the rules.

“You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports.

Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports,” continued Biles.

“But instead... You bully them...

One thing’s for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around.”

Biles, a seven-time gold medallist, has been an outspoken campaigner for mental health awareness throughout her career.

She withdrew from the women’s team final at the Olympic Games

in Tokyo in 2021, as well as four subsequent individual finals, in order to prioritise her mental health.

Gaines responded to Biles in follow-up posts, saying the gymnast’s stance was “so disappointing” and saying she should not be advocating for transgender women in women’s sport with her platform.

Since tying with Thomas in 2022, Gaines has said she felt “cheated, betrayed and violated”.

She has become an advocate for banning transgender women athletes from competing against women and girls.

In February, Gaines was present at the White House when United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order excluding transgender girls and women from competing in women’s sports.

Emma Raducanu will face top seed Zheng Qinwen or American McCartney Kessler next

Raducanu through at Queen’s and will be British number one Emma Raducanu swept aside Slovakia’s Rebecca Sramkova to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s and will regain her place as British number one for the first time in two years.

The Briton was largely untroubled against world number 41 Sramkova, winning 6-4 6-1 on a packed Andy Murray Arena.

The 22-year-old smiled between points after overcoming a wobble in the first set where she lost four games in a row while trying to seal the opener.

Raducanu is the last Briton standing at the first women’s tournament at Queen’s since 1973 after compatriots Katie Boulter and Heather Watson exited in the last

16 earlier on Thursday.

Watson lost 6-4 6-2 to 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, while Boulter fell 2-6 6-3 6-2 to Diana Shnaider and will now relinquish her title as British number one, which she has held since June 2023.

Raducanu, who will face top seed Zheng Qinwen or American McCartney Kessler next, only had to equal Boulter’s run at Queen’s to overtake her when the official rankings are updated on Monday.

She earned the position after winning the US Open in 2021 but slipped down the rankings after a period of inconsistent form and injury struggles in 2023, when Boulter replaced her.

Record 191 for Munsey - but Scotland still lose to Dutch George Munsey’s mammoth innings of 191 for Scotland a record by a player from an associate nation - proved to be not enough as the Netherlands pulled off the highest chase in Cricket World Cup League 2 history.

Max O’Dowd struck 158 of his own in Dundee, including a six down the ground to clinch victory, as the visitors went past Scotland’s 369-6 with four wickets to spare in a dramatic final over.

The tally of 374-6 equalled the Dutch record score for a one-day international and was the highest chase ever by an associate nation.

Safyaan Sharif became Scotland’s all-time leading wickettaker in ODIs as he took 3-62,

George Munsey set a new record score for Scotland, hitting 191 from 150 balls

but it was to be to no avail as the Dutch, sitting second in the table behind the United States, stretched their lead over their third-top hosts

to four points.

In setting a new ODI batting record for Scotland, Munsey put on 58 for the first wicket with

fellow opener Charlie Tear before blasting his way to an extraordinary innings, which included 14 fours and 11 sixes.

He surpassed the previous best of 175 scored by Calum MacLeod in 2014 and now has more than 5,000 runs for Scotland in all formats.

The 32-year-old left-hander looked all set to carry his bat for a double century but was bowled

by Vivian Kingma in the 49th over from the 150th ball he faced.

Matthew Cross, filling in for the ill Richie Berrington as captain, pitched in with 59 runs.

There was also a late cameo from Michael Leask, who hit three sixes on his way to an unbeaten 28 from 14 deliveries as Scotland

finished on 369-6, their third highest ODI total.

Sharif took his 259th international wicket in all capped matches when he removed Dutch opener Michael Levitt for 44.

The 34-year-old, who made his ODI debut in 2011, then combined with Munsey to reduce the visitors to 75-2.

However, Teja Nidamanuru, with 51, and Noah Croes, with his own half-century, kept the scoreboard ticking until O’Dowd ensured victory with a thumping six with four balls to spare.

It meant the Dutch matched their highest score in an ODI - the 374-9 they achieved in a dramatic World Cup qualifying win against West Indies two years ago. (BBC)

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Indiana Pacers take Game 3 of NBA Finals to grab a 2-1 series lead over Oklahoma City Indianapolis played host to the NBA Finals for the first time in 25 years and the home fans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse witnessed a doozy of a game that saw their home team take another step toward a title.

The Indiana Pacers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 to secure a Game 3 win and take a 2-1 series lead.

Both teams played a game of tug-of-war through the first three quarters but the Pacers did what they do best: Close out tight ?games.

With six minutes left in the contest, the Thunder held a onepoint lead. A little over a minute later, after an Obi Toppin put-back dunk, Indiana had sprinted to a seven-point advantage and the tone of the game had changed entirely.

Oklahoma City found themselves in the same position as other Pacers opponents during this playoff run – on the receiving end of a late-game Indiana blitz.

The Indianapolis crowd, which featured WNBA star Caitlin Clark and Basketball Hall of Famers Oscar Robertson and Reggie Miller, celebrated the Indy’s win as the clock hit zero.

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton was fired up from the bench during Indiana’s win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Finals

Pacers star Tyrese Haliburto?n, who had received criticism for a quiet performance in most of Game 2 and came into the game with injury concerns, scored 22 points with Pascal Siakam adding 21 points in the win.

Haliburton gave credit to his teammates for leading another come from behind victory.

“So many different guys chipped in,” Haliburton told the ABC broadcast. “(The) guy behind me, (Bennedict) Mathurin, was amazing off the bench tonight. He just stuck

with it. Pascal (Siakam) was huge to start the game. We just had guys make plays after plays. Our bench was amazing. … It’s a big win for us.”

The Thunder came out of the gates with flashy play from both Chet Holmgren and Luguentz Dort early in the contest. The 23-yearold Holmgren kept OKC’s offense in rhythm, scoring 13 points while the former Arizona State guard Dort added nine points on three made 3-pointers to give the team a sizable lead.

The Pacers came into the second

quarter with an eight-point deficit but erased it behind their bench play and the Thunder going cold from the field, shooting 42% in the frame.

Mathurin and TJ McConnell led the way off the bench. Mathurin scored 14 first-half points, while McConnell flashed why some call him “Floor General,” adding six points, four assists and three steals as Indy took a 64-60 lead into halftime.

Indiana’s bench outscored Oklahoma City’s 30-11 in the first

half.

It would only be a matter of time before the Thunder got out to a quick 8-0 run to open the second half to reclaim the lead that they would hold for the rest of the quarter as star Shai GilegousAlexander got things going after a slow start.

The recently crowned MVP scored 24 points on 9-for-20 shooting, a smaller output than the opening two games of the series after Gilgeous-Alexander dropped more than 38 and 34 points in Games 1 and 2, respectively.

Haliburton added that Pacer fans are deserving of this type of basketball after 25 years.

“They deserve high stakes, high-level basketball and we are giving them that right now. Big win for us. We can enjoy it, but we’ve got a day in between us so got to get ready to go for Game 4,” the 25-year-old said.

The 22-year-old Mathurin finished with a game-high 27 points while McConnell had 10 points, five assists and five steals.

Game 4 is on Friday before the series shifts back to the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City for Game 5 on Monday. (CNN)

De Bruyne completes Napoli move after Man City exit Kevin de Bruyne has completed his move to Napoli after the Belgian midfielder left Manchester City at the end of the Premier League season.

De Bruyne will link up with former Chelsea and Tottenham manager Antonio Conte, who is head coach of the Italian champions.

In moving to Italy on a free transfer, De Bruyne rejected an offer from Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire, and the switch means he can play in the Champions League next season.

Napoli announced the signing of the 33-year-old with a computergenerated image, external of De Bruyne sitting on a throne wearing a crown, captioned “King Kev is here”.

He left Manchester City after 10 years at the club, winning 19 major trophies after joining from Wolfsburg in 2015.

De Bruyne notably helped City to win six Premier League titles,

five League Cups and two FA Cups - plus their first Champions League title in 2023, completing the Treble as Pep Guardiola’s team became only the second English side ever to achieve the feat.

His departure from City was announced before the end of the season, and De Bruyne bid an emotional farewell at Etihad Stadium following his final home league match against Bournemouth in May. He also briefly appeared at Fulham in City’s final game of the domestic season.

“It’s been unbelievable to have the 10 years that I had with everything that happened here. It’s been an unbelievable ride and an absolute pleasure,” De Bruyne said of his City exit.

“It was a joy working really hard to try and help create something that brought the club the success we enjoyed. I’m super proud to have played a part in that.

“Manchester has been my home

Kevin de Bruyne was welcomed to Napoli by club president Aurelio de Laurentiis

and my family’s home for these past 10 years.”

City have moved quickly to fill the creative gap left by De Bruyne, signing midfielders Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan and

Rayan Cherki from Lyon.

They could face De Bruyne in the Champions League next season, with the Belgium international continuing his career at the top level.

He joins up with former Premier League midfielders Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour in a Napoli side who narrowly prevailed in a thrilling Serie A title race last season. (BBC)

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Walkin joins NCAA Division 1 ranks at UNC Turks and Caicos hurdler Rayvon Walkin has taken a major step in his athletic career, officially signing with the University of Northern Colorado (UNC).

The national record holder in the 110m hurdles will now compete at the NCAA Division 1 level, joining the UNC Bears, a programme known for its commitment to developing elite track and field athletes.

Walkin, who previously represented Kingston College, has a personal best of 13.54 seconds in the 110m hurdles.

His versatility extends beyond hurdles, however, as he has also competed in long jump, triple

jump, and sprint events.

UNC’s track and field director, Wayne Angel, expressed excitement about Walkin’s arrival, stating that the programme is building a powerhouse of elite hurdlers. Walkin joins fellow Caribbean recruit Daniel Beckford, the 2024 Jamaican national high school champion, in what Angel calls a “seismic shift” for the team.

The TCI athlete told UNC that, “I’ve always seen myself as more than a hurdler…But now I get to join a squad where the hurdles are elite. With Coach Angel, Daniel, and the rest of the group at UNC, this is the best place to take my skills to the next level.”

American football camp set for next month

The Faion Hicks Foundation is set to host an American Football Camp in Providenciales next month.

The camp will be held at the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association ground on

July 9 from 9am to 1pm.

When American football player Faion Hicks, who has strong TCI roots, visited the islands a few years ago, he said that he was looking to host annual camps here to spread the sport.

Marlon Turner receives his man-of-the-match award

Rayvon Walkin will sharpen his skills at the UNC

Omar’s Cricket Club registered a 77-run victory

Omar’s CC whip Knight Riders in latest cricket clash Omar’s Cricket Club whipped new side Air Cool Knight Riders by 77 runs when action in the Turks and Caicos Islands Cricket Association (TCICA) continued at the Downtown Ball Park on Sunday.

Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl first. Although

opening bowler Stephan Brown dismissed both openers with his line and length bowling and stemmed the run flow early, an unbeaten fifthwicket partnership of 58 between Garrett Campbell and Marlon Turner led Omar’s revival.

Campbell finished with an inning-high 32 unbeaten runs

(4x4s), while Turner added three fours and a six in his score of 30.

By the end of the 20th over, the side had laboured to 135-6 with Brown finishing with 3-15 from his four overs.

Needing to score at 6.8 runs per over to claim victory, the Knight Riders walked to the crease with

a positive mindset, but by the second over, fast bowler Turner had struck, picking up the wicket of Arun Paris without score.

Over the next few overs, Turner and medium pacer, R Chang were able to wrest the game away from the Knight Riders, before Dane Richie picked up a few quick

wickets to ensure the side were bowled out for 58 from 13 overs.

Turner was super economical with three wickets for four runs from four overs, while Chang picked up 4-22 from his four overs. Richie finished with 2-9 from three overs.

Brown proved the only resistance with 19 runs (2x6s).

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All racers also received conch medals carved by local artist Stanford Handfield last yea

Race for the Conch is the islands’ top open water race (www.ecoseaswim.com photo)

Start of the 2.4-mile race in 2024 (Photo Credit: Tom Fuller / Big Blue Collective)

Tajhari Williams (middle), Ethan Gardiner (left), and Sean Walters swept the top three spots in the Men’s Division of the 1/2 mile race

“RACE FOR THE CONCH” READY FOR ITS 15TH YEAR Final preparations are underway for the 15th annual Turks & Caicos “Race for the Conch” Eco-SeaSwim, set for Saturday morning, 28 June 2025. Many of TCI’s star swimmers will be back to defend their remarkable podium finishes from last year. They will be competing against several upand-coming TCI swimmers, along with many talented swimmers from abroad, all looking to take home a conch trophy.

The beach in front of Rickie’s Flamingo Cafe will once again be the venue for the start and finish.

Swimmers will have a choice of three main distances: 2.4 miles, 1 mile, and ½ mile in the beautiful turquoise waters of Grace Bay. A 100-metre Children’s Swim for youngsters 10 and under will also

be offered.

Race founders/directors Ben Stubenberg and Chloe Zimmermann said that they anticipate about 100 swimmers from overseas, as well as around 35 local swimmers. “The last few years have really showed that TCI swimmers can compete and win against top American, Canadian, and UK swimmers who fly in for the race,” said Stubenberg. Zimmermann added, “It’s truly inspiring to see how TCI has progressed in open water swimming right here in their home waters.”

The “Race for the Conch,” rated as one of the top 100 open water races in the world by the World Open Water Swimming Association, has become the

biggest international sports event in the Turks & Caicos. The first race took place in 2010.

In keeping with the tradition of buying local, race organisers have collaborated with the following local artists: Stanford Handfield to carve conch medals for each participant; Lucie Stubbs to make the plaques that also use conch shells carved by Handfield; and Alizee Zimmermann to design the logo and T-shirts for the race.

In addition, race T-shirts will be printed here by Wise Solutions, and locally created “Proud of My Island” will be the official goodie bags for racers.

The organisers take seriously the “Eco-SeaSwim” part of the event name by, among other things, banning sunscreens that

are not reef-safe. At the venue, all swimmers will have free access to the official race sunscreen, Caribbean Sol, which is purely mineral-based.

Race for the Conch is a registered TCI nonprofit organisation.

Proceeds go to Provo Children’s Home, Reef Fund, TCI Red Cross, and Project Inclusion Turks & Caicos.

The organisers noted that this event could not take place without dedicated volunteers along with generous sponsors and providers.

They include Experience Turks & Caicos, Grace Bay Club, Ocean Club East, Hartling Group, Whole Health, Atlantic Aviation, Projetech, Finishing Touch, SurfSide Ocean Academy, Jafooe Computer Services, Silver

Palm Charters, DJ Dayoh, GotUCovered, TCI Red Cross, Big Blue Collective, Paradise Photography, Luxury Experiences Turks & Caicos, Natural Trade Distribution, Caicu Naniki Vacation Adventures, and Marco Travel.

More information about the race, including start times and course descriptions, can be found on the race websitewww.ecoseaswim. com. Note that organisers offer special discounts for TCI residents: $65 per race and $15 for the Children’s Swim.

Local youth swimmers are encouraged to register through their swim clubs, while others can register on the beach on race day 1.5 hours before the event start time.

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