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TCI’s agriculture development and food security draft plan completed

BY OLIVIA ROSE The TCI government which continues to work to bolster the territory’s ability to produce its own food has completed the final draft of the Agriculture Development and Food Security Plan.

This is in an effort to counteract the territory’s high dependence on imported food which leaves the country in a vulnerable state during instances of natural disasters and adverse geopolitical changes such as the Russia-Ukraine war.

To this end, the government has outlined “Strengthening Agriculture” as one of its 12 Priority Projects to drive socioeconomic growth in the territory.

Speaking at a recent Open day event held to unveil the 12 transformational Priority Projects to the public, Hon Josephine Connolly, Minister of Tourism, Agriculture, Environment, Fisheries and Marine Affairs announced the completion of the plan and stressed that the government is committed to

ensuring that people of the Turks and Caicos Islands have access to a constant and nutritious food supply.

She explained that the Agriculture Development and Food Security Plan is a roadmap document for strengthening the agriculture sector through the implementation of several programmes that will, in turn, boost economic development, and create jobs and opportunities for technological innovation.

She said: “The Turks and Caicos Islands is considered to be food insecure, we import nearly all of our food, this leaves the country vulnerable to external shocks such as climate change, natural disasters, and global supply chain disruptions such as shortages, an increase in transportation, and shipping.”

Connolly further explained that this also means the territory is at risk of introducing pests and diseases if the food imported is not properly inspected at the ports of entry.

Pomegranate trees in the TCI (Department of Agriculture photo)

“Whilst we welcome visitors and tourists to our beautiful country, they too pose a risk to our health and our environment. If we do not ensure that their pets who are travelling companions are not inspected for pests, diseases and other health risks at the airport.

“Our priority is to keep us safe while providing an enabling

environment to increase food production and promote sustainable use of agriculture.

Projects in a nutshell In a nutshell, the “Strengthening Agriculture” project when completed will introduce animal husbandry at Kew Farm, build a biosecurity site at the Providenciales airport, and institute

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several programmes to bolster food security.

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Former Speaker of the House, Clayton Greene

Floyd Hall and Clayton Greene get one year and six month sentences – Greene bailed, Hall remanded, appeals pending

BY DELANA ISLES In what for some was a shocking conclusion, the Chief Justice, Mabel Agyemang sentenced ex-Deputy Premier Floyd Hall to a one year prison term and Clayton Greene to six months imprisonment.

Both Hall and Greene were found guilty of Bribery and Money Laundering, respectively, on September 25.

Hall has been remanded into custody until Monday, October 16, when his bail application will be heard.

Greene has been released on bail pending his appeal.

The Chief Justice also ordered just over $1 million to be confiscated from Hall, which includes his $870,000 parliamentary pension and $150,000 from a recent real estate sale.

The balance of $134,582.33 is to be paid by Hall to satisfy the court’s judgement.

Both defendants have indicated their intention to appeal.

AGGRAVATING FACTORS Thursday’s (October 12) court date saw the two appearing before the

Chief Justice again to learn their fate, a fate that many within the local community were of the belief would have either been suspended sentences or ended in the two being fined.

And while Agyemang expressed that she was exercising mercy in the sentencing of the two men, particularly with regard to the unreasonably long delays, she did draw attention to what she termed “sustained greed” exhibited by Hall, the careful planning that went into the criminal acts the two men were found guilty of, and the impact their combined actions have had on elected offices within the territory.

The aggravating factors of the offence and of the defendant were laid out by the Chief Justice: “Floyd Hall was an elected official in one of the constituency of Grand Turk, a place of trust. He was then made the occupant of the high position of Deputy Premier, a position of trust and also of instrument and the expectation was that he would serve the people of these islands.

“But Hall had a different motivation for being there, it was his own financial gain for which he committed the very serious offence

of bribery, not only one time, which he might have been forgiven for succumbing to the winds of temptation, but he sustained his greed over the period of three years.

“His commission of the offence of bribery was by careful planning which produced sophistication in the manner in which it was done. It involved cover-up and disguising the nature of the money received, this included a letter of demand of a finder’s fee, a letter to request a loan, a promissory note to hide the truth, and the general attempt to make his… activities look legitimate.”

She told the packed courtroom that as minister of finance, Hall should have known that the bribes he took in the commission of his duties would lead to losses of revenue which would negatively affect the finances of the TCI. “Uncaring about the fortunes of the country, his motivation was greed, the expectation of personal gain. The effect of his actions as an elected official negatively impacts the integrity of elected office in these islands and must be treated with the seriousness it deserves.”

Submitting character references

for Hall were King’s Counsel Ariel Misick and Carlos Simons. Letters were also received after the verdict was read last month from Gilbert Morris, Ambassador-at-Large for the Commonwealth of The Bahamas; Calvin Greene of the PNP and Bishop Coleta Williams III. Chief Justice Agyemang read an excerpt from one of the letters: “It is very unfortunate there were systematic weaknesses in our country governance, and they fell into temptation.”

MERCY PLEAS King’s Counsel Earl Witter attorney for Hall - pleaded his client’s case by pointing to the sentence delivered for British hotel developer Richard Padgett who was given a two-year suspended sentence in April 2014.

Padgett had confessed to bribing Hall and others.

Padgett was sentenced to two years on the count of bribery and six months for perverting the course of public justice.

He had also settled with the Crown in relation to a number of civil claims related to Third Turtle development and land on

East Caicos that was acquired by a company he controlled.

He has also transferred land to the Government valued at about $7 million and made a cash payment of $75,000 for the costs of investigating the claims, to the Crown.

Hall’s lawyer also pointed to the sentence given to former government minister Lillian Boyce in 2021, after five years of standing trial.

Boyce changed her not guilty plea to guilty in 2021 and was ordered to repay the Crown $1 million by the late Judge Paul Harrison.

In summarising his sentence to the defendant, Justice Harrison said: “The confiscation order as it stands is that you Mrs. Boyce will pay an amount of $721,580.49 forthwith, that is, immediate payment.

“The balance of $278,419.51 to be paid within six months of today’s date and shall be recoverable by way of levy on your goods if it is not paid.

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

BENEFICIARIES OF THE $10.5M WRITE-OFF Publicising a list of names detailing who benefitted from the government’s $10.5m write-off for TC Invest/TOLCO loans would be a “highly irresponsible and possibly illegal” thing for the TCI government to do. These sentiments were recently expressed by Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance Investment and Trade, Hon Erwin ‘Jay’ Saunders.

Following a historic move by the TCI government to write off a staggering $10,588,637.41 in loan portfolios for the defunct TC Invest/TOLCO, to lift a massive financial burden off the shoulders of 176 families in the territory, some residents are demanding that the government publish the list of names to be transparent and to show who benefitted from the debt forgiveness. However, the Minister of Finance, Investment and Trade, who piloted the motion to completely erase the colossal debt, stressed that the Bill was passed “unanimously” in the House of Assembly and assured residents that there are “checks and balances” in place which ensures that mechanisms exist for preventing or penalising unethical behaviour. Saunders told the Weekly News: “It would be highly irresponsible and possibly illegal for us to go and take personal banking information and put it out there because there are some persons who didn’t ask for the write-off to happen, but they got it and all of a sudden their names are out there.” What are your thoughts?

Investigate if millionaires benefitted One thing is noteworthy and commendable about this loan write-off is that suffering, hardworking people, who cannot make ends meet were given a break because they absolutely needed it.

One can easily take the position and be aware that owing to the meltdown of the world’s economy of 2008 with the Lehman Brothers Market crash, the negative fallout of the TCI economy because of the findings from the Robin Auld Commission of Enquiry, the suspension of the Constitution, that TCIslanders fell behind in payments and were made to pay the Bill for all of that political fallout. There was a critical trend where the TCI labour market was opened to the world, where all and sundry were

allowed to come in and work in job sectors that TCIslanders were qualified to work within; displacing the TCIslander in his own country, as a result of this negative trend.

An unstable governmental system that was called, rightfully or wrongfully, “systemically” corrupt, the trends did not portend well for the TCIslander. Loans fell into arrears and many persons lost homes and businesses. People were not able to keep up so quite naturally, so the government had to step in. It is great that there is political consensus on this measure and the vote was unanimously carried. The Leader of the Opposition, the Hon Edwin Astwood had great vision and foresight in supporting this measure as it helped many hard-working people. This is not what this issue is all about. It is alleged that at least four or five of those persons who got their loans written off were not your typical “hardship case”. There were allegedly about four to eight persons, falling into the millionaire, privileged, Politically Exposed “PEP”,

closely connected class of privileged persons who got “written-off”. If this is the case, we are not dealing with, as the Hon Minister of Finance alleges, placing “sensitive banking information” before the public. There must be a mechanism albeit cloaked in secrecy for the criteria and standard for a write-off to be established and checked into. Nobody is asking for private information to be exposed on the not-so-privileged but those rich and privileged ones, who are alleged to have gotten ‘unsolicited loan relief and write-offs.

Those need some kind of investigation. Do not make any name public but investigate the millionaires.

Reasons for the write-off?

The TCI has finally joined the ranks of the Western world where the rich and powerful use the poor to get their way. In the US they have political action committees, loan write-offs, and under-the-table deals, which the media routinely ignore. Congressmen, senators, and presidents get elected as broke men but leave office as multi-millionaires.

When TCI Bank was alive, its liquidation went after hardworking people, and took their homes, the liquidators, to my knowledge, did not touch any politician who had unsecured loans. Let not the Minister of Finance deceive himself or anybody by focusing his remarks on the distressed loans and persons found in distress. He states, “It would be highly irresponsible and possibly illegal for us to go and take personal banking information and put it out there because there are some persons who didn’t ask for the write-off to happen, but they got it and all of a sudden their names are out there”. What a clever play of the cards and this minister may be seen as a great wordsmith as he acquits himself well.

It is equally clear that there is no call from officialdom, ie the Official Opposition, the Hon Edwin Astwood for the names to be placed out there.

He obviously voted for the measure.

So, what is the Minister of Finance talking about? That part makes sense. It is those loan write-offs of those privileged ones who must take some kind of scrutiny and investigation. While even their names need not be made public, why they got loan writeoffs when they could afford the payments is curious and mind-boggling. The reason for the write-off of the loan law, must be based on the idea that “certain persons are in financial distress, and they cannot pay”.

This must be the reason why the vote was unanimous, and the opposition supported it.

It cannot be the same where persons who are “rich” refuse to pay, and should benefit from the same law and standard of writeoff/the relief. It is clear, that some of those rich ones, as the Minister stated, did not seek relief. The Leader of the Opposition should convene his Public Accounts Committee, demand answers to these pertinent questions. He need not make the

names public but things like that cannot go unchecked. Let the Integrity Commission check this decision as well.

Cloud of secrecy Secrecy seems to be the commodity and the substance of modern government.

Anytime secrecy is needed, there is always “something else” behind it. This cloud of secrecy is there, pervasive and powerful.

Just like the multi-billion-dollar hospital contract, which no-one is interested in, cannot be made public to protect certain proprietary interests because the interest of the lender, it seems, is more important than the people of the TCI, we must now hide behind the same cloud of secrecy with this write-off.

There is so much secrecy in the TCI. It is commendable that 170 or so families got relief, thanks to the Minister of Finance and the PDM Opposition for supporting this measure. Governments do not usually do this. They are never generous. Even though loans should only last for seven years.

There must be something in it for someone, rich, powerful and closely connected.

Those rich persons who were not enslaved by the burden of debt should decline the write off and continue paying their debt to the government and the people. There is no need for “names” but answers must be given.

Lack of openness frequently points to corruption The Minister of Finance’s response to the public’s demand to release the names of beneficiaries of the loan write-off is both irresponsible and dishonest. The fact that he is also confirming that some loans were written off even though the borrowers did not apply as a justification for the lack of transparency is also hogwash. The entire initiative is bogus and classical vote buying in my opinion and discriminatory at best.

How can the minister and his colleagues decide to continue to write off these large sums of debts with taxpayers’ money and yet not willing to be fully transparent, is beyond reason.

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CHTA opens nominations for the prestigious 2023 CHIEF Awards The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is now accepting nominations for the Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) Awards, recognising best practices within the Caribbean hospitality industry.

This comes as anticipation builds for CHIEF 2023 this November. Last year, Grace Bay Car Rentals and Sales won for Human Resources and Staffing.

A statement from the CHTA this week noted that the awards honour member hotels, resorts, attractions, and related enterprises for their exemplary initiatives in 2023 across categories such as sustainability, marketing, people development, social responsibility

and technology achievement.

Nominations are open to all active CHTA members in good standing and may be submitted directly by members themselves or by tourism entities, industry partners, and CHTA sponsors.

An independent panel of expert judges will select the winners, with the results to be announced at the CHIEF awards luncheon, taking place from November 29 to December 1, 2023, at the Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon.

CHTA President Nicola Madden-Greig said: “The 2023 CHIEF Awards celebrate the resilience, innovation, and community spirit demonstrated by our members and partners. We are honoured to recognise these efforts

and eagerly anticipate outstanding nominations.”

CHIEF Program Chair Bill Clegg explained that the event was created as an “idea exchange forum” and as such, the actions and results of the award-nominated and -receiving strategies discussed in Miami will be communicated after the conference for adoption by other tourism businesses throughout the Caribbean region, the statement reads.

Last year’s winners included The Landings Resort & Spa in St Lucia for Business Operations; Half Moon in Jamaica for Environmental Sustainability and Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort in Aruba for Sales and Marketing.

CHIEF: Exploring the ‘New Era

of Caribbean Tourism’ The Caribbean region’s premier engagement, networking and education event for hospitality professionals, CHIEF 2023 will explore the theme “A New Era of Caribbean Tourism: Balancing Tradition, Technology, and Community”.

The event will welcome various attendees, including hoteliers, resort owners, attraction operators, vendors, government officials, students, and other hospitality and business stakeholders. This year’s CHIEF comes on the heels of the global pandemic and the outstanding recovery of Caribbean tourism.

Discussions will focus on cementing the lessons learned,

and creating a sustainable and resilient industry focused on growth.

Attendees can expect general sessions and focused breakouts on timely topics such as AI in marketing and operations, using emerging technologies to futureproof hotels, and fostering a dynamic work environment.

“Delegates can look forward to dynamic sessions focused on innovative practices and technologies they can implement to elevate Caribbean tourism.

Our goal is for attendees to leave feeling energised and equipped with the knowledge to drive their businesses and our industry forward into the new year and beyond,” the CHTA President said.

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imprisonment, but I am going to suspend it for six months.”

Justice Harrison had also ordered that in default of payment of the $278,419.51 within the six month period, that under the Proceeds of Crime Ordinance, Boyce will have to serve a period of four years in prison.

Witter is asking the court to impose a similar sentence on his client as Padgett and Boyce received.

Attorney for Clayton Greene,

Richard Bendall, has asked the court to impose a similar sentence upon his client.

Both attorneys pointed to their clients’ standing within the community, and their “Fall from grace” due to the guilty verdicts delivered last September 25.

In relation to these pleas by the defence attorneys, on Thursday, the Chief Justice gave her response, stating: “Regarding the sentencing of a public official who performed the art of filling his pockets rather than being committed to the cause of seeking the good of the

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Open the books and let’s see who benefited if it’s the same people who got loans at TCI bank and did not repay which resulted in lots of innocent people losing their life savings.

A breath of fresh air Be your brother’s keeper. It is nice to see that TCIslanders are benefitting from this. Having loans, in these times, are never easy, so kudos to the government for this. Imagine how many people can go to bed grateful tonight. We might not have all benefitted from this, but most of us are happy that our brothers and sisters can breathe a sigh of relief.

country, being one of the aims of punishment also weighs with the court. This is important that this message is conveyed that public office is public service and not a means to enrich one’s self.

“I balance this with the mitigating factors already set out, and while I find Mr. Padgett’s sentencing for bribery to have been based on his peculiar circumstances, and that Lillian Boyce’s sentence was upon similar facts, I will take it into consideration.

“I have decided that Hall, a first offender regarding whom eminent persons in society have testified as to his good character, deserves the mercy of the court in the exercise of my discretion in his sentencing, these are the reasons for the severe reduction in sentence for an offence as egregious as bribery both in the facts of it and the manner in which it was committed.

She said the seriousness of the offence deserved a period of imprisonment, so she will not consider suspending Hall’s sentence, as was done with Padgett and Boyce.

Meanwhile, similar sentiments were expressed by the Chief Justice as it relates to Clayton Greene.

The judge told the court that while Greene’s lawyer submitted that his client did not gain from his crime, she is not convinced that he did not benefit.

She addressed Bendall’s assertion, stating: “The court finds that Greene turned a blind

eye, rather than that he had not participated fully in the commission of the crime with full knowledge, this is incorrect, for that was the cost findings in connection with the $77,000 and not the $200,000 sent to him by Richard Padgett which was… to Delroy Howell, the Harbour House account, knowing that Richard Padgett was a developer dealing with the government of which Hall was a member.”

She stated that even though the

prosecution had acknowledged that Greene did not benefit from the money he received, she “would not go so far as to state that he received no money from any of the transactions seen that he was a director... and the owner of Harbour House to which the money was applied”.

Three character letters were submitted on Greene’s behalf from Conrad Griffiths KC, Bishop Coleta Williams III and Calvin Greene.

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ISU informs Haitian community of plans to mitigate shantytowns The Turks and Caicos Islands Informal Settlements Unit (ISU) is taking a consistent proactive approach to address the issue of shantytowns in the TCI by educating residents in the Haitian community on its plans to mitigate informal settlements.

Justice Carlos Simon, KC, the Strategic Lead of ISU, along with Dominique Durham, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development recently appeared on Example of Christ, Radio Creole 95.1 FM, with host and figurehead of the Haitian community Pastor Salomon Morency as part of their efforts to reach out to the non-Englishspeaking communities in the TCI. This is the third radio discussion as part of a series of engagements

with the Haitian Community geared towards intercultural communication on the issue perpetuated in communities largely populated by Haitians.

Speaking on the partnership, Justice Simons said: “We are very excited to partner with Pastor Morency to reach the Haitian community with vital information on our work and the services that are available as we continue our commitment in empowering the non-English speaking residents while helping to mitigate the formation of informal settlements.”

He continued, “Our organisation has taken a proactive approach to address this issue head-on and educate all residents through information.

“We seek to empower individuals by equipping them with

crucial knowledge and resources to navigate the challenges associated with informal settlements.”

Pastor Morency commented, “I am happy to partner with Justice Simons and his team.

Through my station, I have been able to communicate and share important information with the Haitian people here in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“By coming down to our station and reaching out to the people, in Creole, it shows how important it is to the ISU that everyone is not only made aware of the situation but also how to protect themselves against misinformation regarding planning permissions when building their homes or any illegal land deals.”

Through a translator, Justice Simons along with members of the Crown Land Unit and the

Ministry of Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development, discussed the organisation’s goal to build safer and more sustainable communities in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“In an increasingly interconnected world, effective communication is paramount to the work of our organisation,” Justice Simons said, “and we are excited to continue our collaboration with Pastor Morency to keep everyone informed.

“We hosted a live call-in show last Saturday, September 30th, where members of the community were able to call in with their questions and concerns, which we were able to answer,” he said.

The ISU is also actively updating its website to include both Haitian Creole and Spanish

translations to accompany the default English text. A translation into Tagalog is also planned as part of their future updates.

Justice Simons added, “We recognise the challenges faced by non-native English speakers in accessing vital services, information, and opportunities. By making content available in their native language, we are striving to create an environment that fosters understanding, inclusivity and collaboration.”

He continued, “This will be an ongoing effort, and our team will be targeting all these communities through various dissemination channels to ensure that the work and mandate of the Informal Settlements Unit are being shared with all residents, whether English is their first language or not.”

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forage to provide seed and ensure that there is water for year-round production.

She said “The aim of this project is to show farmers and potential farmers the proper way of rearing animals and have a holding area to begin management of the roaming goat problem.”

The Minister further revealed that the Public Works Department recently provided her ministry with the procurement documents for the animal husbandry and biosecurity projects.

“The second part of the project is to construct a centre at the Providenciales International Airport for the staff of the Agriculture Department so that they can properly inspect important agricultural items such as fruits, vegetables, meat, and live animals to improve our biosecurity.”

The third project is geared towards formulating the agriculture development and food security 5-year plan.

“We saw the need to analyse in a holistic manner to identify the gaps and the opportunities within the sector through consultations with the stakeholders and government.

“This will give a blueprint to guide the development of the sector,

this body of work will be key in ensuring the improvement of the food security and the nutrition needs of the Turks and Caicos Islands, thereby reducing the food import bill, creating policy and legislative framework requires to develop the sector in a sustainable manner.”

Additionally, the fourth project which is well underway has developed a comprehensive incentive plan for the agriculture sector.

She said: “This plan will consider those factors which hinder the growth of the sector, such infrastructure, water, land preparation, and technology and recommend incentives to address these issues, thereby creating the enabling environment to stimulate agriculture development.”

“We have a total of 24 farmers actively producing products, 34 are currently registered with the Department of Agriculture.”

The Agriculture Minister underscored that training is important for farmers and her ministry has held over 14 training sessions thus far in this financial year, in an effort to assist farmers and the general public in improving their agriculture skills.

“Last week, was the most recent composting training. Participation was high, we continue to see

TCI is looking to produce more crops (Department of Agriculture photo)

interest from persons seeking to engage in the agricultural sector and we welcome all persons who are interested in following the Department of Agriculture for information and assistance.

In keeping with the government’s plans to modernize key sectors and change the way business

is conducted, the Agriculture Department is also involved in the E-government programme to modernise its services.

To this end, the department has engaged a firm to develop an online platform that will bring the delivery of services to the fingertips of all users.

The Minister pointed out that the platform will allow for the application and approval of import permits for plant and plant products, animals and animal products as well as the registration of farmers. This will enhance the delivery of the services to the general public.

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TCI welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors this year Visitor arrivals to the Turks and Caicos Islands continue to grow immensely in 2023.

Addressing international and local journalists at a media briefing on Monday at the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s (CTO) State of Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC), Minister of Tourism, the Hon Josephine Connolly said arrival numbers have matched pre-pandemic levels in 2022 and are on track to do the same this year with both cruise passenger and airline arrivals.

The islands welcomed 321,423 arrivals via air from January to June 2023 with the United States market leading with 291,070 arrivals.

There were 28,709 arrivals from Canada, 4,437 from the United Kingdom and 27,207 from the Caribbean and other territories.

Though there was a 13.37% decline in arrivals from 2019 (502,000) to 2021 (434,863), the Turks and Caicos Islands rebounded in 2022 with 621,913 arrivals, a 43% increase over 2021.

In cruise arrivals, the Turks and Caicos Islands welcomed 491,806 visitors from January to June 2023.

This is a 51.72% increase over the same period in 2022 which saw 324,161 arrivals.

The total arrivals in 2022 were

734,448 compared to 26,573 in 2021. There were 1.1m arrivals in 2019 with 532,173 arrivals from January to June that year.

Airlift was boosted with nonstop service from major gateways in the US (Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Miami and Fort Lauderdale, New York, New Jersey, Dulles), Canada (Toronto and Montreal), the Caribbean (The Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica Republic, Haiti and Jamaica) and the United Kingdom (London Heathrow).

Minister Connolly announced that on November 4, 2023, Virgin Atlantic will commence their inaugural service to Providenciales from London Heathrow.

The Minister, who said she looked forward to a successful year for the tourism industry which comprises over 85% of the country’s GDP, added that the new marketing and product development strategy goes beyond Providenciales, to build awareness about all the islands, the people, each island’s unique natural assets, distinct natural beauty and charm.

She said the creation of Experience Turks and Caicos is to promote all of the islands and the development of tours and attractions to assist islanders to

The media, including travel writers, visited Mudjin Beach

benefit from tourism through culture/heritage tours, local culinary offers and adventure tours, land and water-based activities.

Before the beginning of SOTIC, the media were given tours to Middle and North Caicos where they explored Mudjin and Bambarra beaches, got a taste of

Turks and Caicos cuisine at Miss B’s and sampled cane juice and homemade jams at Isaac Farms.

The international media - which represented publications such as Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, TravelPulse, Insider Report, Travel Press, Travel Courier, Travel Influencer, and

Travel Noire - along with local media experienced tours to Salt Cay, Grand Turk and South Caicos during the course of the week.

They also enjoyed street food delights, custom-themed drinks, and live entertainment by Provision Band at the popular Thursday night Fish Fry.

Re-zoning applications for enhanced urban development to be considered In an effort to foster enhanced urban development and sustainable growth in the TCI, the planning department has announced its intention to consider re-zoning applications.

This decision comes as a result of recommendations of the National Physical Development Plan (NPDP) and a thorough assessment of the evolving needs and aspirations of the territory.

In a recent statement, the department stressed that the government is placing a strong focus on creating dynamic and

liveable spaces, and is reopening the doors for re-zoning applications that align with its vision of a well-connected, inclusive, and resilient country.

“By considering these applications, we aim to strike a balance between preserving the cultural and historical fabric of our neighbourhoods while also facilitating innovative projects that can drive economic prosperity.

“We believe that urban development should reflect the diverse interests and aspirations of our citizens”, Jamell

Robinson, Minister for Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development, explained.

“By entertaining re-zoning applications, we are providing an opportunity for creative ideas and sustainable solutions to shape the future of our country”.

The Planning Department said the government is committed to a transparent and inclusive process that involves community input and expert analysis.

As part of this endeavour, public consultations and engagement sessions will be

held to gather feedback from residents, local businesses, and stakeholders.

This collaborative approach will ensure that the rezoning decisions reflect the collective aspirations of the country’s inhabitants.

The criteria for evaluating re-zoning applications will encompass environmental impact, transportation accessibility, infrastructure requirements, and compatibility with existing land use patterns.

The department underscored that each application will be

assessed rigorously to ensure that the proposed developments contribute positively to the overall well-being and quality of life for residents.

The government is encouraging interested parties, including developers, community organizations, and individuals, to submit their rezoning proposals for review.

The Department stressed that only submissions received by 27th October 2023 will be considered during this period of review of the NPDP. (Olivia Rose)

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Some adults need to have a childlike attitude Love, respect and get along with others

I know this is not the case in all situations but one thing I observed is that many children interact with other children in such a loving and respectful way despite the colour of their skin or their nationality.

They hang out with one another, they get along with one another and they don’t see others as black and white, or as foreigners and locals or republicans and democrats or PNP or PDM. Somehow, when some of these children reach adolescence stage, their behaviours are different and perhaps it is because they have been programmed by other adults and society to not only look and treat others differently but to associate only with your kind.

Human beings go through a life cycle from infancy to adulthood so they will not remain at the same

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stage forever. However, some adults really need to act like some children in terms of their attitudes towards others.

Many adults do not see other people as people. The attitudes of some people are very biased. Some of us see and treat people based on their family background, political affiliation, nationality, race, and economic status. As a result, some

white people will not associate with some black people and some black people will not associate with some white people. Some people have been programmed that some whites are better than blacks. Also, in the black community, we have been programmed that some lightskinned blacks are better than darkskinned blacks. Many children see other children as children and

not black and white and that is the attitude that all adults should have.

Some adults are not getting along with other adults because of their association with a political party.

They see you as a Republican or a Democrat, or as a PDM or PNP. Children do not act that way because they see you as people. In fact, many children do not care about politics until their parents programmed them into thinking politically.

Some adults are very unforgiving and hold grudges against others for a long time. While some children do fight, they tend to love others, forgive others, and move on faster than some adults.

Some adults worry so much, especially about tomorrow while some children do not worry.

Some may say children don’t have anything to worry about

because their parents are taking care of them. Adults shouldn’t be worrying either. Trust God, he will supply your needs. Worrying will not resolve anything so act like a child and live in the moment.

Some children also have a lot of faith. They believe they will get what they ask their parents for.

They also believe their parents will not abandon and will be there for them. Adults need to have the same approach. Have faith like a child.

As you read this article, reflect on your behaviour. Are you biased or prejudiced towards others? If you are, try to have a child-like mentality.

This is not about being childish or playful but about seeing people as people. After all, in the eyes of God, we are all one. Do you know how great the world will be if some of us adopt a child-like attitude?

Why high-rise building is the future of affordable living in the TCI

Providenciales, a city-state with limited land space, sustained economic growth and a rapidly growing population is facing a chronic shortage of reasonably priced housing and rentals.

Inside this minimal land area of 38 square miles lawmakers must ensure they address the needs of a nation whose population grew exponentially through immigration and from net natural changes of around 50 thousand people to date.

With a soaring tourism sector and a current birth rate of 13.24 births per 1000 people, Providenciales population is expected to grow even further and the challenges for policymakers is how to plan for this increase, while sustaining economic growth and quality of life, as the nation bolsters its development to

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

fashion a dynamic and distinctive destination.

The answer is crafting and implementing an affordable housing strategy – fixating on residents with minimum wage jobs, who can’t afford the exorbitant homeownership and rental prices.

Instead, of the opulent mansions and the modern British colonialstyle hotels, found throughout Leeward and Grace Bay, the Government must ensure that

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low-level income earners and their families are provided with affordable living.

To achieve this feat, we believe that policymakers should explore the realities of high-rise accommodations – a popular vertical community that offer unique perspectives, a range of benefits and a lifestyle, which is different from traditional low-rise buildings.

A significant advantage of high-rise buildings is the efficient use of urban space, which houses many people in a relatively small footprint.

Moreover, it presents a greater sense of community, social interaction, and camaraderie, which is owing to shared amenities, such as pools, and playgrounds.

But minimal productivity, income and savings are regarded as primary causes of underdevelopment and social researchers observed, in the developing world there is little capacity to save – resulting from the low level of real income, which mirrors low productivity and lack of capital.

Furthermore, this housing policy can mitigate the current disproportionate burden. Too, the situation will become worse as the TCI experience rapid economic growth and population spikes – pushing demand for living spaces upwards.

Additionally, housing projects could expand homeownership, which endows households with financial advantages, such as building wealth through home equity and access to lower-cost capital for startups.

And higher ownership is ideal for the fiscal health of communities with endless potential to reinvent savings and domestic financial mobilization, through home-based enterprises (HBE) – a phenomenon, which forge financial development and prevalent among women

worldwide.

Lawmakers should know, although construction of housing projects is not a prominent feature of the TCI national economic growth strategy – the sector has contributed tremendously to GDPs across global economies and served as a catalyst investment in other sectors.

This suggests that the sector would create a multiplier effect, boosting employment and in the interim, would demand more skilled workers; hence, more money cycling through communities, which would allow local businesses to thrive.

Lawmakers must recognize too, the link between housing and health. Likely, the housing policy is shaped by various considerations, such as overcrowding, location and living conditions, which posit significant direct and indirect threats to the physical and mental health of individuals in society.

Therefore, strong government intervention is needed, along with a comprehensive housing policy framework and large-scale investments.

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“Finding refuge, peace and guidance in faith: – Lessons from Psalm 16” Psalm 16 is a poem of David that records his heartfelt declaration of trust in God and gratitude for what God has done and will do. In our world, uncertainty is rife, and adversity seems to be around every corner. Yet, this Psalm, though written long before our day, holds a profound message: in our faith in God, we can find refuge, peace, and guidance.

SEEKING REFUGE IN GOD: Psalm 16 opens with a poignant plea for divine protection: "Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge." Many turn to God when everything else fails; however, the opposite is best. In times of tumult, we ought to turn to God first. In doing so, he then guides us into wisdom, solace, and security.

BE GRATEFUL: The psalmist acknowledges that every good thing in life comes from God, declaring, "You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you." Gratitude has been proven to be one of the best things we can do for mental wellbeing. Studies have shown that

vision of a joy-filled future, a life transcending mortality's boundaries.

He envisions God showing him the way of life, granting the joy of His presence, and the pleasures of living with Him forever.

There is much to be thankful for and joy in God for all eternity. These truths should comfort us when turmoil reigns, and the complexities of life throw us down. We find peace and guidance in God alone.

Seek God, and find his peace and joy. Gifts he is willing to generously lavish on us.

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

practicing gratitude, even as little as once per day, increases well-being in people months later. When we acknowledge that all the good we have in life, friendships, health, satisfying work, food, and security come from God, we experience the blessing of flourishing.

FIND GOOD HEROES: Amidst the horror of what is happening in Israel, there are stories of heroes coming out. One lady met those who came to kill her with hospitality and snacks. In verse 3, the psalmist praises the godly people in the land as true heroes and a source of pleasure.

This reflection underscores the value of positive role models and encourages us to seek the wisdom and guidance of those who live

virtuously.

REJECT FALSE PATHS: Troubles, the psalmist notes, multiply for those who chase after other gods (pleasure, vanity, unbridled pride). The psalmist resolutely decides not to partake in these pursuits. This reminds us to stay true to our beliefs and values, avoiding the pitfalls of false paths.

Solace is found only in the belief that God alone is our inheritance and cup of blessing.

beside me." This unwavering faith in God's guidance and presence offers a message of inner peace and security.

The psalm concludes with a

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GUIDANCE AND INNER PEACE: Throughout the psalm, the psalmist emphasizes the Lord's guidance and constant presence. He declares, "I know the LORD is always with me.

I will not be shaken, for he is right

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Golden wisdom to inspire and guide you A cold soda on a hot day is good, a tight hug, a new pair of sneakers and a well-deserved raise are equally good. Free life hacks, however, are better!

I have been offering priceless life hacks to help you float effortlessly through the miasma of your modern life. These are lovely bits of golden wisdom that get earned over decades of experience but that can be shared for free (2.8 decades to be exact). They are inspired by the legendary tech journalist Kevin Kelly and David Brooks from The New York Times.

Without any delay and with a lot of excitement, here are some life hacks to get you through your week. ● Don’t try to figure out what your life is about. It’s too big a question. Just figure out what the next three years are about.

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

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Never pass up an opportunity to hang out with musicians.

Make the day; don’t let the day make you. Make sure you are setting your schedule, not just responding to invitations from others.

When you’re beginning a writing project, give yourself permission to write badly.

You can’t fix it until it’s down on paper.

If you’re travelling in a place you’ve never been before, listen to an album you’ve

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never heard before. Forever after that music will remind you of that place.

Never be furtive. If you’re doing something you don’t want others to find out about, it’s probably wrong.

If you’re giving a speech, be vulnerable. Fall on the audience members and let them catch you. They will.

Take photos of things your parents do every day.

That’s how you’ll want to remember them.

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It’s not an apology if it comes with an excuse.

Just because it’s not your fault doesn’t mean it’s not your responsibility.

Ignore what they are thinking of you because they are not thinking of you.

If you think you saw a mouse, you did, and if there is one, there are others.

Something does not need to be perfect to be wonderful, especially weddings.

If you can’t make up your mind between two options, flip a coin. Don’t decide based on which side of the coin came up. Decide based on your emotional reaction to which side came up.

You can always tell someone to go to hell tomorrow.

Write the birth dates of those you care about on your phone. You won’t remember

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them all.

If you’ve lost your husband (or wife), sleep on his (or her) side of the bed and it won’t feel so empty.

Don’t ever look up a recent photo of your first great love.

If you’re trying to figure out what supermarket line is fastest, get behind a single shopper with a full cart over two shoppers each with a half-full cart.

Give love a try. It will surprise you.

That thing you wanted to do last year? Do it now!

Travel alone! It is liberating!

If you follow the life hacks above, you may not wind up rich, but you may wind up serene.

Share what’s in your head at louisedens@gmail.com.

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Hyatt partners, Andaz developers, HE Deputy Governor and Cabinet Ministers turn the sod to signify the beginning of construction on the property (Photos: Olivia Rose/TC Weekly News)

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The sod-turning event was attended by hotel developers, Members of Parliament, business officials, real estate experts in the TCI, and other distinguished guests

Deputy Governor HE Anya Williams

Senior Vice President of Operations for Latin America and the Caribbean at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Thierry Guillot

Luxury hotel & resort Andaz Turks and Caicos breaks ground on Grace Bay

BY OLIVIA ROSE Luxury boutique hotel and resort, Andaz Turks and Caicos Residences has officially broken ground on Grace Bay. The seven-storey resort is the Hyatt Hotel’s first Andaz-branded resort in the Caribbean.

When completed, it would contain 59 hotel rooms, while a collection of 74 residences will provide amenities and services of a luxury lifestyle woven with the comfort of home.

The sod-turning event, which signified the official beginning of construction on the property, was attended by hotel developers, Members of Parliament, business officials, real estate experts in the TCI, and other distinguished guests

on Wednesday, October 12, 2023, at the Andaz’s 5.5-acre property, in the heart of Grace Bay. The hotel project which is said to be a one-of-a-kind offering on the world-renowned Grace Bay beach, was previously slated to open in 2021 but will now open its doors to residence owners and guests in late 2025.

Speaking at the ceremony, Developer Matt McDonald in his remarks explained that the hotel when completed will offer residents and guests an extraordinary combination of stunning location, locally inspired design and world-class resort amenities.

McDonald elatedly thanked the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, particularly the

Department of Physical Planning for its role in bringing the project to fruition.

Deputy Governor, HE Anya Williams told the gathering that the Andaz Hotel and Resort project has been on the table since September 2014 and she expressed elation to see it materialise and add its unique offering to the suite of luxury hotels in the territory.

She said: “For us, it’s not only about building rooms, it’s about building a sustainable tourism product.”

Senior Vice President of Operations for Latin America and the Caribbean at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Thierry Guillot, said Andaz Turks and Caicos will mark a significant milestone for Hyatt as the hotel in the TCI will be the

first Andaz-branded property in the Caribbean, emphasising that Hyatt has some 30 properties around the world.

Home Affairs Minister, Hon Otis Morris said the groundbreaking signified a momentous step forward for the TCI. He pointed out that the Hyatt brand has long been synonymous with luxury and comfort, and this addition will augur well for the territory as it will open up opportunities for the local community.

Morris stressed that the hotel’s impeccable design and promised world-class service will provide an “unforgettable experience for guests”.

Echoing similar sentiments, Minister of Physical Planning and

Infrastructure Development Hon Jamell Robinson described the construction of the development as a testament to innovation, elegance, and unparalleled luxury which will set a new standard in the territory’s hospitality industry.

Robinson expressed optimism that the next State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) which is currently being held in the Turks and Caicos Islands, will be held at Andaz Resorts in the future.

Andaz Turks & Caicos at Grace Bay, is being developed by Vista Development Ltd. of Pronet Capital, LLC, and designed by RAD Architecture Inc. Andaz is a global luxury boutique hotel management company that is a subsidiary of Hyatt Hotels Corp.

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Meet and Greet event held on Wednesday for the winemaker Stefano Benini

Caribbean Food and Wine Festival 23 promises to be a culinary extravaganza

BY DELANA ISLES The highly anticipated Caribbean Food and Wine Festival is back in full force, and promises to be bigger and better this year, Nikheel Advani told the press this week.

Hosted from October 11 to 15, this event, which is in its 13th year, will see some changes to the roster of activities.

Advani, co-chairman of the event, was joined by cochair Anthony Garland, as well as marketing representatives Christopher Meredith; Stefano Benini, Vice President and Export Director Family of Frescobaldi Wines; Martin Burge, Culinary Food Director at Farncombe Estate and Meherwan Irani, James Beard award-winning Chef, Kris Shirley and Murad Mohamed.

Advani shared details about the new events that were incorporated this year: “A couple of things we decided to do based on the feedback from our guests who have been coming year after year

for the 13th annual, that is the kickoff party, everybody said we want the first event not to be seated, we want to be out and talking and having all these entertainment… that is on Thursday, and it’s the first of its kind.

“We also, through the help of Chef Tony, we want to have more

representation with the talent that we’ve had on island. Chef Nick partnered with Chef Chris to bring about seven to eight great local chefs and the event is going to be the ‘Taste of Turks and Caicos’.

“Culinary has grown since I’ve been here for 20 years, my favourite is still sitting down at a

local restaurant, eating the local food, so that excitement is now brought to you in a way that you can enjoy them, and each chef has been pushing themselves to put together something special that showcases Turks and Caicos cuisine.”

That event - the TCI Food

Festival - is being held on Friday at Crackpot Kitchen. It is an open air festival of local culinary offerings with cultural presentations and other entertainment. The event – which kicks off at 6pm and will run until 10 - is being hosted by Chef Nikita Skippings, Culinary Ambassador of the TCI and owner of Crackpot Kitchen.

“The other thing that we’ve decided is…we thought what better than to host Women of Wine in one of these amazing private villas, the one we’ve selected is on Long Bay, is called La Dolce Vita,” Advani shared. That lunch is $79 per person.

Another change is to showcase the Brunch on Sunday at Rock House. The brunch tickets are going for $149 per person.

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Caribbean Food and Wine Festival 23 ... wraps up with a four course dinner and cocktails at Infiniti Restaurant, Grace Bay Club. Tickets are going for $229 per person.

The 2023 participating properties are The Wine Cellar, Grace Bay Club, The private villa collection by Grace Bay Resorts, Crackpot Kitchen, Point Grace and Rock House.

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Meanwhile, the festival kicked off on Thursday, October 12, with a cocktail party and silent auction, at Grace Bay club estate pool. Preceding that event was a meet and greet for the winemaker, Stefano Benini who is showcasing Frescobaldi Wines from his family’s winery.

The Frescobaldi family is one of

the world’s oldest wine families.

In addition, the Frescobaldis have shaped the history of Tuscany as traders and bankers for more than a thousand years.

Document reports are that the family made wine dating back to approximately 1300 when Berto de‘ Frescobaldi willed land to his descendants, including vineyards.

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Around the year 1000, the first ancestors had settled in Florence; they came from the Val di Pesa.

In the 15th century, the family was engaged in lively trade with Flanders, England, and China, and wine was exported.

The 30th generation currently consists of Lamberto, Tiziana, and Diana Frescobaldi as well as

Stefano Benini – who is currently in TCI for the festival - and brothers Ferdinando, Leonardo, and Vittorio, who are responsible for the biggest wine-producing operation in Tuscany and one of the most important in Italy.

The week of events will benefit the TCI Community College and the Little Chef’s Programme.

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This past week, the Ministry of Tourism and Experience Turks and Caicos hosted a successful of the State of the Tourism Industry (SOTIC), the Caribbean’s flagship event from October 9 to 13. Delegates from several members countries and territories of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation were in attendance.

SOTIC 2023 examines region’s investment and financing of tourism

BY DELANA ISLES The Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s (CTO) flagship event, the State of the Tourism Industry (SOTIC) returned in grand style this past week in Providenciales offering delegates an opportunity to examine tourism investment and financing in the Caribbean.

The event opened on Wednesday, October 11, at The Shore Club with cultural presentations and addresses to the delegates from the Governor, Premier and the Minister of Tourism welcoming them to the TCI.

HE Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam, Governor of TCI stated in her address: “Tourism is a growth engine for the Caribbean, as a key contributor to gross domestic product across the region, it is a leading economic sector.

“In seeking to drive inward investment, it is imperative therefore, that we also recognise the travel and tourism sector for more than just its economic strength and harness its potential to drive environmental protections, inclusive development and socioeconomic growth.

“I am pleased to see the conference’s theme, ‘Invest

Innovate Inspire – A New Model for Caribbean Tourism Growth’.

“This encapsulates the critical position of travel and tourism as a vehicle for social and economic development, which needs to be underpinned by long-term tourism policies that account for impact investment, conservation and sustainability.”

Premier Hon Charles Washington Misick stated that tourism is a crucial sector that propels prosperity and fosters sustainable development in TCI and the region.

“It has a far-reaching impact on various aspects of our economies

and societies. Therefore, we must work collaboratively to make this sector sustainable, especially as climate change poses a significant threat to many tourist destinations.”

He said SOTIC provides an ideal platform to address this challenge head-on.

“The tourism sector provides good jobs and helps to build resilient, sustainable, genderequal, and inclusive economies and societies that work for everyone.

Inclusive decision-making is crucial to ensure sustainable growth and deliver and transform tourism into an engine for prosperity, integration, investment,

innovation, and inspiration,” Misick stated.

Chair of CTO, Hon Kenneth Bryan, also brought opening remarks.

“This two-day conference offers a robust and insightful agenda, filled with informative presentations and panel discussions that examine the intricacies of tourism investment and financing in the Caribbean, a topic of paramount importance for our region’s growth and sustainability.

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The Postmaster General, Post Office Staff, Senior Customs Officers and the Training Facilitator, Mr Carlos Carballada

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(From l-r) Deputy Permanent Secretary, Mr Carballada, the Postal Manager and the Postmaster General

TCI postal staff complete training from Universal Postal Union Postal staff at the George Brown Post Office recently completed a comprehensive training course with the Universal Postal Union.

The training sessions which focused on International Postal Systems (IPS), Electronic Advance Data (EAD) and Customs Declaration Systems were held at the George Brown Post Office on Providenciales from the 25th of September to the 3rd of October 2023.

The International Postal System (IPS) is an operational module for processing inbound and outbound international mail, which allows customers to track express or registered mail and parcels to their destination.

Electronic Advance Data (EAD) is a global postal system requiring a customs declaration to be completed electronically on all items shipped through the postal system. It gives the customs officials in the destination country all the information they need to complete their inspections.

The training was facilitated

by Mr Carlos Carballada a Post Consultant and Specialist from the Universal Postal Union. Staff of the

TCI Postal Service were also joined by senior officers of the Customs Department during the training.

Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ms TeAnn Thomas brought remarks during the opening ceremony and presented certificates of completion at the conclusion of the training exercise.

Participants expressed their appreciation to the Universal Postal Union and Mr Carballada for affording them the opportunity to attend such an important training session.

The successful completion of this training has now thrust the Turks and Caicos Islands Postal Service into the digital sphere as the Post Office is now fully digitalised.

Postmaster General Mrs Elizabeth James commented on the training noting, “This training session was essential to assist the Turks and Caicos Islands Postal Services to meet its international obligations and standards.”

She further noted: “The Post Office is now one step further in achieving part of its mission statement which is to create a 21st Century Post Office in the Turks and Caicos Islands’’.

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“Made in TCI” trade show set to return in November The highly anticipated 2nd Annual “Made in TCI” Industry and Fair Competition Trade Show will return on November 11, 2023.

“Made in TCI” is an annual event that celebrates the accomplishments and contributions of local businesses and entrepreneurs in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The exposition-style show and competition provide a platform for showcasing innovation, fostering competition, and promoting economic growth through the display of culture, creativity, and craftsmanship of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The trade show which will be held under the theme “Unveiling Borderless Luxury”, will get underway at Grace Bay Marketplace from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.

This year’s show promises an exhilarating celebration of local talent, creativity, and craftsmanship that is expected to be bigger and better than ever before.

In announcing the return of the

event, the Department of Trade said building on the tremendous success of last year’s inaugural competition, this year’s event is set to be a dazzling showcase of the limitless possibilities of locally produced goods and services.

“From exquisite hand-made jewellery to delectable beverages, luxurious leather goods, captivating home décor, mesmerising arts and crafts, and even unique tobacco products, the “Made in TCI” Trade Show will highlight the best of what the Turks and Caicos Islands have to offer”, the department said in a statement on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.

“The Trade Promotion Song Segment, one of the most exciting features of the event, also returns.

“Aspiring musicians and performers are invited to create songs that resonate with the theme of local trade, incorporating words like “Trade,” “Market Access,” and “Made in TCI.” These songs, with a maximum duration of four minutes, will be performed live on a grand stage.

David Clyde Williams

South Caicos man charged with assaulting police officer Forty-eight-year-old David Clyde Williams of South Caicos has been charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.

The accused was charged on Saturday, October 7, and is expected to appear in the South Caicos Magistrate Court to answer the charges on October 24.

Police reported that the charges against Williams followed an incident that occurred around 1:24 pm on October 6, while the police officer was executing a Bench Warrant.

The officer was medically examined and discharged.

Dwight Gardiner, Superintendent of Police (Divisions and Community Policing) said the Royal Turks

and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) view seriously any attack on its officers and is warning the public that it is unlawful to prevent officers from carrying out their duties, and anyone who does so will be charged.

“The incident is regrettable.

Any person who harms any police officer in the execution of their duty will be dealt with swiftly within the fullest extent of the law. The RTCIPF will not tolerate individuals who are disrespectful or obstruct officers from executing their duties.

“I wish to extend my sincerest thanks to the officer for remaining professional in the face of the incident,” Gardiner said.

A panel of esteemed judges will score the performances.

Fantastic prizes are up for grabs, first prize $3,000, second prize $1,500, and the third prize $500.

For those looking to explore the world of international trade and market access, the competition offers valuable insights into these concepts and their profound impact on exporting goods internationally.

To register in advance for the “Made in TCI” event, participants must meet specific criteria, including being a TCI Belonger, aged between 15-35, and having a product consisting of at least 65% of items derived from or made using materials originating in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Florise Forbes, Senior Trade Officer in the Department of Trade, Industry, and Fair Competition, said: “Our main objectives for this year’s event are to raise awareness about domestically produced goods and services. Also, we aim

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to encourage the launch of novel services and products and generate

sales for participating businesses and exhibitors.”

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Joseph John pleaded guilty to providing material support to the plot to kill Moise

Haiti ex-senator pleads guilty for role in president’s 2021 assassination

The UN had said that the international mission has been approved for an initial period of a year with a review after nine months

Court temporarily blocks Kenyan police officers from going to Haiti A judge has upheld an opposition politician’s request for an interim injunction temporarily preventing the Kenyan government from sending police to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country of Haiti at the head of a UNbacked mission aiming to restore peace and security in the Frenchspeaking country.

“I am satisfied that the application and petition raise substantial issues of national importance and public interest that require urgent consideration,” High Court judge Enock Mwita ruled.

The injunction had been sought

by Ekuru Aukot, who argued the deployment was unconstitutional as it was not backed by any law or treaty.

Last week, the UN Security Council approved a Kenyan-led multinational security force with the African country promising

1,000 police officers.

The resolution, adopted under UN Charter’s Chapter VII last Monday, which sets out the Security Council’s responsibilities to maintain international peace and security, was penned by the United States and Ecuador.

The UN said the international mission has been approved for an initial period of a year with a review after nine months. It will be led by Kenya, and several of Haiti’s Caribbean neighbours including Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, the Bahamas and Belize, have also pledged their support.

Aukot, a lawyer who helped draft Kenya’s revised 2010 constitution, argued that Kenya was deploying its police abroad at a time it had failed to quell insecurity within its own borders.

International media reports said the judge issued the conservatory

order “restraining the respondents from deploying police officers to Haiti or any other country until October 24, 2023”.

Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, who is also the chairman of the 15-member regional integration movement, CARICOM, said Prime Minister Skerrit said while the United Nations Security Council had passed the resolution “Haiti needs more than that.

“Haiti is going to need a comprehensive set of measures to help it stabilise the situation, bring law and order back into Haiti, but also going forward an economic plan that is well financed by the international community,” Skerrit said, adding that “Haiti is going to need a complete overhaul and a Marshall plan to help it get out of the situation once and for all”.

(Loop News)

Former Haitian Senator Joseph Joel John pleaded guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges in a U.S. court for his role in the 2021 assassination of the Caribbean country’s last president Jovenel Moise.

John, one of 11 defendants, could face life in prison at a sentencing proceeding scheduled for Dec. 19 in federal court in Miami.

John pleaded guilty to providing material support to the plot to kill Moise, including rental vehicles used by the conspirators, introductions to gangs whose support they sought and attempts to procure weapons.

According to John’s statement, he was present at meetings where Moise’s assassination was discussed, including one the night before the killing was carried out.

The shooting of Moise in his bedroom two years ago left a political vacuum emboldening gangs to expand their territory, becoming de facto authorities across large parts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, many carrying out killings, kidnappings and gang rapes.

A year ago, Haiti’s unelected

Dominica health officials worried at high rate of prostate cancer cases Health Minister Cassanni Laville has expressed concerns about the high number of Dominican men suffering from prostate cancer, saying the island has one of the highest mortality rates from the illness in the region.

“Our current data from 2019 indicates that prostate cancer related deaths in Dominica stands at 39.2 per 100,000 population, placing us at the top, my friends, at the top of the list among 35 countries in the sub-region,” he said.

“This is not a statistic that

we should be proud of. This is alarming and necessitates immediate action,” he said, noting that the island is working with the Pan American Health Organisation to identify consultants to assist in developing a programme.

“We have already met with various stakeholders earlier this year. Their expertise will aid in the development of standard operating procedures for breast cancer and prostate cancer screening,” he said, adding that the focus will also expand to include other cancers.

Current data from 2019 indicates that prostate-cancer related deaths in Dominica stands at 39.2 per 100,000 population

government called for urgent help from international forces to help restore order.

The U.N. Security Council backed such a force this month but, as displaced people crowd into schools and theaters, the force has yet to materialize.

John was arrested in Jamaica and in May last year became the third man to be charged with involvement in Moise’s murder.

An investigative judge in Haiti has called several highprofile politicians to appear for questioning, while the U.S. case investigates Colombian exsoldiers, businessmen and dual Haitian-American citizens.

John was extradited to the United States from Jamaica, where he was arrested early last year.

He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to kill and kidnap a person outside the United States, proving material support to carry out a violation resulting in a death, and conspiracy to provide such support.

In a separate plea agreement, the court said John could face a life sentence and a fine of up to $250,000 for each of three counts.

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Bahamas: IMF’s latest projections show growth to ‘regress’ The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest projections for The Bahamas reiterate that mediumterm economic growth may not generate sufficient revenues to escape new and/or increased taxes, it was argued this week.

Hubert Edwards, head of the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s (ORG) economic development committee, told Tribune Business that the Fund’s forecasts of 1.8 percent GDP growth for 2024, dropping to 1.5 percent by 2028, were consistent with previous predictions that this nation will “regress” back to traditional pre-COVID expansion rates.

These numbers, he added, “are not necessarily consistent” with the Government’s own forecasts as set out in last Fiscal Strategy Report, which affirmed the Davis administration’s focus on trying to grow The Bahamas out of its post-COVID debt crisis with the imposition of extra taxes being a last resort.

The IMF provided an immediate boost in this week’s World Economic Outlook, maintaining a 4.3 percent real GDP growth forecast for 2023, which is higher than the 3 percent estimates by both the Central Bank of The Bahamas and Moody’s, as well as the 1.8 percent predicted by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) in its recent country report.

While Mr Edwards said there was nothing surprising in the IMF’s figures, and that they should have been long “baked into all expectations or projections”, he told this newspaper: “It underlines really the concerns we would have discussed and expressed quite a bit, and that’s that the country’s economic growth is likely to regress to levels which are not necessarily consistent with the outlook by the Government; where the Government expects it to be.

“Those are levels that will not necessarily help the country to generate extra funds to recover without resorting to higher forms or newer forms of taxation. That is the downside. That information is well-known and should be baked into all expectations and projections by policymakers.”

Mr Edwards, though, said the IMF was not always correct. He noted it had forecast that The Bahamas’ “consolidation is going to level off relatively quickly in 2023” following the COVID-19 pandemic, but this has yet to happen with tourism continuing to produce “robust growth”.

“I would hope this growth continues and defeats the projections,” the ORG chief said.

The Fund’s forecasts of 1.8 percent GDP growth for 2024, dropping to 1.5 percent by 2028

“I’m hoping that Moody’s got it right with 2.5 percent growth for 2024, and the IMF got it wrong.

That will be better news than the projections in the outlook by the IMF.” The Fund, meanwhile, also reaffirmed projections that inflation in The Bahamas will drop from 5.5 percent in 2022 to 3.6 percent this year, followed by a further fall-off to 2.6 percent in 2024. Mr Edwards said these figures were not inconsistent with those provided by the Central Bank, noting that the two main drivers of consumer prices in The Bahamas are food and energy costs.

“Those two aspects affect The Bahamas disproportionately, if you will, because we import all our food and all our inputs for energy, so that could have a large impact on us,” he added. Mr Edwards warned that the present conflict between Israel and Hamas could have a further negative impact on oil prices, depending on how the conflict plays out, given the wider Middle East’s status as a major oil producer and influence on global prices.

He added that, while Iran was not directly involved, there remained the possibility that sanctions recently lifted, and which have allowed that nation to export more oil - could be reimposed if it was found to have played a role in Hamas’ rampage. This, too, could help drive up oil prices, which last night stood at $86.17 per barrel on the West Texas Intermediate index and $87.92 for Brent crude.

“It could result in some pressure and have adverse implications for inflation on this side of the world,” Mr Edwards said of the

Gaza conflict. “We have a really dynamic situation going here.

While we’re hoping for the best, we have to build in the worst-case scenario, which means we have to put policymakers on notice that there may need to be adjustments in expenditure should costs rise and we are not able to afford to buy as easily as projected.

“We have to have a wait and see approach to this crisis and the impact it may have on inflation going forward. The impact of food and energy costs is going to remain with The Bahamas for a while.”

The Central Bank recently warned Bahamian consumers that inflation will remain “high” in the nearterm, and decline more slowly than in other countries, with food and

drink prices rising 11 percent over the year to end-June 2023.

The banking regulator, unveiling its monthly economic update report for August, said any inflation reduction for The Bahamas will “lag” and take place over the “medium to long-term” due in part to summer’s soaring Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) bills as the utility sought to recoup previously under-recovered fuel costs.

“As it relates to prices, inflation is projected to remain high in the near-term, although trending downward over the medium to long-term, with a lag, owing to moderating price trajectories in the major trading markets and delayed fuel cost pass-through in domestic energy prices,” the Central Bank

said.

“Upside risk to inflation revolves around uncertainty in international energy costs and supply chain shortages, associated with the geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe.” This means that Bahamian families already struggling with the post-COVID cost of living crisis are unlikely to see much, if any, short-term relief from sustained price increases across multiple basic commodities.

“Average domestic consumer price inflation, as measured by the All-Bahamas Retail Price Index, rose to 5.2 percent during the 12 months to June from 4.4 percent in the comparative 2022 period, explained by the pass-through effects of higher global oil prices and other costlier imports,” the Central Bank added.

“Leading this outturn, average inflation for recreation and culture accelerated to 17.3 percent vis-àvis 1.3 percent in the previous year.

Further, average costs increases quickened for food and nonalcoholic beverages (11 percent), restaurant & hotels (10 percent), alcohol beverages, tobacco and narcotics (5.4% percent), health (5.3 percent), housing, water, gas, electricity and other fuels (4.7 percent) and furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (2.9 percent).

“Average prices for miscellaneous goods and services firmed by 1 percent following a decline of 1.8 percent in 2022.

Providing some offset, average inflation moderated for transport (6.6 percent), clothing & footwear (3 percent), communication (1.7 percent) and education (1.3 percent).” (Tribune242)

Dominican Republic secures historic spot on UN Human Rights Council The Dominican Republic has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the period 2024-2026.

The Dominican Republic received 137 of 186 valid ballots cast during Tuesday’s vote at the General Assembly.

This is the Dominican Republic’s first time on the HRC. Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez was on hand to witness the vote.

In a statement, Álvarez said obtaining a seat on the council “constitutes a milestone for the country and reaffirms the commitment of the Dominican Government to the promotion,

A delegate casts their country’s vote during the Human Rights Council elections.

protection, defence and fulfilment of human rights at a global level.”

Also joining the Dominican

Republic as representatives for Latin America and the Caribbean are Cuba, Brazil and Peru.

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Keir Starmer promises to build new towns and 1.5m homes Sir Keir Starmer has promised to build “the next generation” of new towns, along with 1.5 million homes, as part of a “decade of renewal under Labour”.

The Labour leader said he would “bulldoze through” the planning system in England if his party wins power.

Without action, he said home ownership would become “a luxury for the few”.

As Sir Keir readied himself for his conference speech, he was covered in glitter by a demonstrator calling for electoral reform.

But he received his biggest applause as he claimed he had moved Labour from a party “of protest” to a government in waiting.

Throughout the speech, the Labour leader set himself out as a reformer, promising to deliver economic growth and security.

Sir Keir promised to accelerate building on unused urban land to create the “next generation of new towns” near English cities, echoing those built by the first Labour government after World War Two. He added that where there were good jobs and infrastructure nearby a Labour government would “get shovels in the ground”.

However, he said this would not

The Labour leader said he would “bulldoze through” the planning system in England if his party wins power

mean “tearing up the green belt”.

“Labour is the party that protects our green spaces,” he said.

“But where there are clearly ridiculous uses of it, disused car parks, dreary wasteland - not a green belt, a grey belt, sometimes within a city’s boundary - then this cannot be justified as a reason to hold our future back.”

Labour expects the majority of up-front investment in the new

towns to come from the private sector, with local areas bidding for new towns required to seek out private backers.

He also pledged to build 1.5 million new homes during the five years of the next Parliament, arguing more housing was central to delivering economic growth.

Suggesting his party is aiming for two terms in power, he said a Labour victory would herald

a “decade of national renewal” after 13 years of Conservative-led government.

Without economic security and stability people would not be able to break the “class ceiling”, he said.

Sir Keir’s speech in Liverpool could be his last before a general election, expected next year, and could be his final opportunity to make a speech to a conference audience setting out his pitch to be prime minister.

He made a bold appeal to Conservative voters who “despair” at their party to join Labour, adding that he now oversees a “changed Labour party, no longer in thrall to gesture politics”.

This was contrasted with the Tories, who he accused of descending “into the murky waters of populism and conspiracy, with no argument for economic change”.

He made several digs at former PM Boris Johnson in his speech, referencing the Downing Street partygate scandal.

Sir Keir went on to attack Labour’s main rivals in Scotland, the Scottish National Party, who he said can “barely provide a ferry to the Hebrides”.

The speech lasted just over an hour, including a pause as security dragged a protester off the stage.

Stood covered in glitter, Sir Keir said in response: “That’s why we changed the party.”

“If he thinks that bothers me he doesn’t know me,” he added.

The speech exemplified Sir Keir’s confidence as party leader, with praise for former PM Tony Blair, vows to reform the NHS and a declaration of support for Israel which led to a standing ovation.

But he warned that if Labour won the election, its task would be harder and longer than under Mr Blair or previous Labour regimes.

“There’s no magic wand here,” Sir Keir said. “Changing a country is not like ticking a box. It’s not the click of a mouse.”

The response from trades unions was broadly positive, but while Unite general secretary Sharon Graham welcomed the speech, she said “the devil will be in the detail” and called on Labour to “lay out a vision for a reshaped economy”.

Martin McTague, chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, said “it is good to see small business needs front and centre of this conference”, adding: “The over-arching theme of this Labour conference has been build, build, build and that resonated well.” (BBC)

Blinken says US will ‘always be there’ for Israel US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has promised unwavering support for Israel in its fight against what he described as a Hamas “reign of terror”.

Speaking with PM Benjamin Netanyahu about last weekend’s deadly attack by Gaza-based militants, Mr Blinken said Israel will “never, ever” be alone.

He also urged Israel to avoid harming civilians in the conflict.

At least 1,300 Israelis were killed, and over 1,400 Palestinians have died in air strikes on Gaza.

Twenty-five US citizens are known to have died in Israel.

Hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by the US and European Union, took up to 150 people hostage when its gunmen stormed through the Gaza security barrier on Saturday in a co-ordinated land, air and sea attack. It was the deadliest assault

by Palestinian militants in Israel’s 75-year history.

America’s top diplomat met Mr Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Thursday, where he was thanked for the US support.

During a joint press conference,

Mr Blinken told Israelis “you may be strong enough on your own to defend yourself, but as long as America exists you will never, ever have to”.

He also stressed the importance of taking “every possible precaution” to avoid harming more civilians as fighting continues.

The US mourned “the loss of every innocent life”, he added.

Concerns have been mounting for Gaza’s civilian population amid dwindling supplies and expectations of an Israeli ground offensive.

Mr Blinken also condemned the deaths caused by the “heinous attacks” of Hamas.

Mr Netanyahu said that Mr Blinken’s visit to Israel was a “tangible example of America’s unequivocal support of Israel”.

“President Biden was absolutely correct in calling this sheer evil,” he added, referring to the unprecedented attack on the Jewish Sabbath.

Mr Blinken also met Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday.

On Friday he will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah in the Jordanian capital Amman.

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he had made it clear to Mr Netanyahu that Israel “must operate by the rules of war” in its response to Hamas’ attacks.

He has also said Israel has a duty to respond to an “act of sheer evil”.

Israel has said a total blockade - including on food, fuel and other essentials - imposed on Gaza since the attacks would not be lifted until hostages are freed.

Israel has vowed to annihilate Hamas and has launched a bombing campaign on the enclave of 2.3 million people.

Reuters quoted an unnamed US state department official as saying there were up to 600 Americans in Gaza, some of whom wanted to leave.

Aid agencies, meanwhile, have been calling for humanitarian corridors to ease the suffering of civilians in Gaza. (BBC)

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Captain Tom’s daughter defends decision to keep book profits The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore kept the profits from his books for themselves, they have said.

Hannah Ingram-Moore told TalkTV’s Piers Morgan Uncensored there had been no agreement with her father that book money would go to charity.

Capt Sir Tom’s autobiography, Tomorrow will be a Good Day, came out in 2020.

He writes in the prologue that “with the offer to write this memoir I have also been given the chance to raise even more money” for his foundation.

Ms Ingram-Moore claimed they had kept the profits from the captain’s three books - reportedly £800,000 - at his request.

She said her father wanted his family to keep the money in a company separate to the Captain Tom Foundation.

There is no suggestion that Ms Ingram-Moore acted illegally by keeping the money from the book sales, rather than donating it to her late father’s charity.

In the prologue to the 2020 autobiography, Capt Sir Tom wrote: “Astonishingly at my age, with the offer to write this memoir I have also been given the chance to raise even more money for the charitable foundation now established in my name.

“Its goals are those closest to my heart, with a mission to combat loneliness, support hospices and

Captain Sir Tom Moore became famous for his fundraising efforts during the first coronavirus lockdown

help those facing bereavement...

I am deeply honoured to be given yet another opportunity to serve the country of which I am so very proud.”

In a clip of the TV show released to the BBC, Ms Ingram-Moore’s husband, Colin, told Morgan that the “vast majority” of the £809,000 revenue reportedly raised by the family’s company Club Nook Ltd “came from the three books that he wrote with Penguin Random House”.

He said “95%” of the Club Nook money was from the books.

Ms Ingram-Moore, of Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, said: “These were my father’s books, and it was honestly such a joy for him to write them, but they were his books.

“He had an agent and the agent and he worked on that deal.

“They were Captain Tom’s books and his wishes were that that money would sit in Club Nook.”

Morgan asked, “For you to keep?” and she replied “Yes specifically”.

The books were “never anything to do with the charity”, she said.

Her father “decided what to do with the income from them - it was his wishes, not ours - he made the decisions about the things that he did - we didn’t act for him”, she said.

Capt Sir Tom’s extraordinary fundraising efforts for National Health Service charities are part of Covid-19 pandemic history.

By walking laps around his Bedfordshire garden, he raised £38m for NHS Charities Together, which works with a network of more than 230 NHS Charities

across the UK to support the organisation.

However, the charity set up by his family in his honour is no longer taking donations.

The Captain Tom Foundation is currently the subject of a statutory inquiry.

Just over a year ago, the Charity Commission launched an inquiry into its finances.

It also emerged Ms IngramMoore was paid thousands of pounds via her family company for appearances in connection with her late father’s charity.

‘PAID £18,000 FOR AWARDS’ She appeared at an awards ceremony - the Virgin Media O2 Captain Tom Foundation Connector Awards - which

included the name of the charity and the charity’s logo on its awards plaques.

At that time she was the charity’s interim chief executive on an annual salary of £85,000.

However, her appearance fee was paid not to the Captain Tom Foundation but to Maytrix Group, a company owned by her and her husband.

She told TalkTV she was paid £18,000 and gave £2,000 of it to the foundation.

This summer, the foundation stopped taking money from donors after planning officials at Central Bedfordshire Council ordered that an unauthorised spa pool block at Ms Ingram-Moore’s home should be demolished.

The building on the site of the family home - originally approved for the use of the occupiers and the Captain Tom Foundation - was granted planning permission in August 2021 and had been partly constructed when revised plans, which included a spa pool, toilets and a kitchen “for private use”, were submitted in February 2022.

The revised plans for what was called the Captain Tom Building were turned down by the council in November 2022.

A demolition order for the nowunauthorised building was issued, the authority said.

That order was appealed and a hearing is due later this month.

(BBC)

California player wins $1.76bn Powerball jackpot A single ticket sold in California has won $1.76 billion (£1.4 billion) on the Powerball - the secondlargest lottery jackpot in history.

The identity of the ticket holder has not been disclosed.

The winner has the choice of having the money paid out over 30 years, or receiving an estimated $774.1 million lump-sum payment.

The biggest ever win was $2.04 billion in November 2022.

That ticket was also bought in California.

The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292.2 million.

In comparison, the odds of being struck by lightning over the next year is 1 in 1.22 million, according to the US National Weather Service.

The winning ticket was purchased at Midway Market &

Liquor in Frazier Park, 75 miles (120 km) north of Los Angeles, Powerball said.

Tickets cost $2 each and are sold across the US, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

Huge billion dollar prizes have become more common as ticket prices have been raised.

The game has also been tweaked, with players now choosing five numbers from one to 69 instead of from one to 59 under the previous rules.

Players also select the Powerball - their sixth number - from one to 26, instead of the previous one to 35.

That decreases the chance of winning the grand prize from one in 175.2 million to the current one in 292.2 million. (BBC)

The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292.2 million, Powerball says

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SOTIC 2023 examines region’s investment ... together in this forum is truly impressive and under the theme ‘Invest, Innovate, and Inspire’ we will seek to boldly explore the current challenges and opportunities within the dynamic tourism landscape.”

Bryan said he is confident that the exchange of insights will enhance the collective understanding of the region’s tourism attributes.

Welcoming travel and tourism journalists from the Caribbean, South America, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom

as well as local media on Tuesday (October 11), Tourism Minister, Hon. Josephine Connolly, gave a comprehensive overview of TCI’s tourism product, culture, history and plans for sustainable development of the industry.

The media was also given an opportunity to hear from tourism representatives of other CTO member countries and territories about their destination’s tourism successes, COVID rebound and plans for the future.

One of the main issues raised

during these briefings was the continued struggle and financial burden of intra-Caribbean travel, which some of the representatives noted severely impacts regional movement.

Countries in attendance included Antigua and Barbuda, US Virgin Islands, Grenada, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Anguilla, Jamaica, St Kitts, Saint Martin, St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Presentations and panel

discussions were delivered on topics such as Sustainable Financing for Caribbean Tourism; Perspectives on Investment Trends, Partnerships and Maximising Tourism Growth; Strategies for Positioning Caribbean Tourism for New Investment Opportunities; Sustainability: The New Tool in the Destination Marketing Mix; Aviation Competitiveness in the Caribbean; Digital Transformation in Tourism – a Roadmap for the Caribbean; Engaging the entertainment industry to advance Caribbean tourism:

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Opportunities and Challenges; and Stakeholders Speak Out on the Path Towards Tourism Growth in the context of the TCI Experience.

On Friday, the Caribbean Tourism Youth Congress was hosted at Beaches Resort and Spa. It is an event that brings together youth between the ages of 14 and 17 to share their ideas and vision about future directions for Caribbean tourism.

At that event, a student will be named Junior Minister of Tourism of the Caribbean for 2023/2024.

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES GUEST SERVICES ATTENDANT

Location: OC or OCW Department: Guest Services Position Type: FULL TIME Reporting Supervisor: Guest Services Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Purpose: Under the supervision of the Front Desk Manager, the Front Desk Attendant is responsible for performing diversified duties to provide exceptional guest service to all guests at all times, including check-in, concierge, business communication, room requests, complaint resolution, reservations, and check-out.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

1. Perform daily tasks as assigned by the department manager or other authorized individuals, manage time responsibly and actively pursue new tasks as appropriate 2. Maintain professional, courteous manner with guests, owners, and coworkers at all times, greeting every person who comes through the front door with a smile and welcome 3. Bucket check.

4. Post Charges from Merchants on Property 5. Prepare Arrival / Departure Summary for following day 6. Promote other activities and facilities within the resort 7. Monitor daily departure information 8. Secure any lost or found items appropriately, returning to guest if possible 9. Maintain accountability for any keys needing to be secured 10. Efficiently post and file all guest charges received before and after check out 11. Present an accurate statement of account to each guest upon check out 12. Maintain assigned level of cash in float 13. Answer the telephone in a courteous, professional, articulate manner 14. Monitor all information in log books, making additions when necessary 15. Complete a shift check list and drop all closings in the Front Desk safe 16. Inform Bellman of luggage pick ups, deliveries, or special requests 17. Monitor the fax machine periodically and distribute incoming faxes as required 18. Keep front desk and lobby areas neat, tidy, organized and in compliance with TCIG health and safety regulations 19. Keep supervisor and relevant co-workers informed/advised of progress reports on guest/owner issues 20. Take ownership/responsibility for issues that require attention and respond quickly and appropriately 21. Insure that the front desk is manned at all times.

22. Comply with OCR’s policies, procedures and Front Desk Standards of Performance 23. Report all maintenance requests to the Maintenance Manager, accompanied by a Work Order, and follow up for status 24. Perform other duties or special projects as assigned by the immediate supervisor or any other person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

1. To perform this job successfully, individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily 2. High School Diploma, plus relevant education and 2-3 years experience,

preferably in a resort environment 3. Thorough knowledge of hotel procedures and operations 4. Self-motivated and dependable with a strong work ethic and good problem solving skills 5. Good communication skills; ability to speak, read and write fluently in English language 6. Professional appearance and cooperative demeanor 7. Use of multiple types of electronic equipment 8. Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, RDP and Outlook

POOL & BEACH SUPERVISOR Location: OC or OCW Department: PROPERTY SERVICES Position Type: FULL TIME Reporting Supervisor: Resort Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Purpose: Under the supervision of the Resort Manager, the Pool & Beach Supervisor is responsible for performing diversified duties to maintain the cleanliness and order of the beach and pool areas, while providing excellent customer service to guests and owners.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

1. Clean the pool(s) daily, and if necessary, twice daily. Report any changes in clarity, cloudiness, etc. to the Resort Manager. THE CONDITION OF THE POOLS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. 2. With the assistance of other Pool & Beach staff, ensure that the following tasks are assigned and completed daily: • Set out appropriate numbers of beach towels. Remove any dirty towels from pool and beach area and deliver to laundry area.

• Maintain a presence at the beach and pool areas throughout shift to assist with any guest needs.

• Remove trash from receptacles at beach and pool as needed.

• Clean and maintain the areas surrounding the pool and beach, including bathrooms.

• Remove any broken beach or pool furniture from rotation and notify Supervisor.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

1. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

2. High School Diploma, plus 3-5 years relevant experience, preferably in a resort environment 3. Thorough knowledge of property services procedures, operations, and equipment 4. Self-motivated and dependable with a strong work ethic and good problem-solving skills.

5. Strong communication and people skills; ability to speak, read and write fluently in English language.

6. Professional appearance and demeanor with solid customer service background 7. Essential First Aid and CPR training and valid certification.

8. Strong swimmer.

ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PRESENT A CLEAN POLICE RECORD IF OFFERED A POSITION. WAGE COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE. Drop off resume or pick up application at Ocean Club or Ocean Club West, alternatively send to:hr@oceanclubresorts.com Only those receiving an interview will be contacted (Full Job Description will be provided during interview) All TC Islanders are invited to copy their resumes to the Immigration and Labor Departments.

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SCHEDULE FORMS FORM 1

NOTICE OF DORMANT ACCOUNT (Regulation 2) Name of Financial Institution/TIN of Financial Institution SCOTIABANK (TCI) LTD Address of Financial Institution 88 CHEROKEE ROAD LEEWARD HIGHWAY PROVIDENCIALES TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Change of name, if any, of the Financial Institution THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA The public is hereby given notice that SCOTIABANK (TCI) LTD holds the following dormant accounts–

ACCOUNT TYPE

ACCOUNT NAME

ACCOUNT TYPE

ACCOUNT NAME

Savings Account

JAMES M MEYER

Savings Account

EDUARDO, FRIAS

Business Current Account

NATIONAL CXC COMMITTEE

Savings Account

MORA ANDREW/PATRICIA

Business Current Account

CALEDONIAN BUSINESS

Savings Account

VENTURES, TEODORO JR.

Business Current Account

GREENWAY HOLDINGS LTD

Savings Account

RUPPERT KARL/CATHERI

Business Current Account

TCI COMMUNITY COLLEGE FUND

Savings Account

STANBROOK, ISABELLA

Business Current Account

KAMARIO LASHONE SMITH DBA BLUE IGUANA GRILL

Savings Account

POLLARD, FLORET G.

Business Current Account

SUPER 99 LTD.

Savings Account

ALEXANDRE, JOSE

Business Current Account

PANALEX CORP LTD.

Savings Account

NIGRO, GAETANO

Business Current Account

SILENCIO LTD

Savings Account

SANTANA, GAETANO

Business Current Account

AQUAFUTURE INVESTMENTS LTD

Savings Account

MONNAMI, MARC-ANTHONY

Business Current Account

SALT CAY DAY COMMITTE

Savings Account

GRIMM, CORNELIUS L

Business Current Account

VRRO LTD

Savings Account

SHERMAN’S TAXI SERVICE

Savings Account

VERA PUENTE, PEDRO A

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NARAYSINGH, SAM; HILAR

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MORRIS, USRIL A 1

Savings Account

BAER, JAMES/DOROTHY

Savings Account

REAGAN, TERRANCE RIC

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October 14-20, 2023 7P MITOU LOVE RESTAURANT Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 342-1792

ALVEDA GARDINER

Cleaning yard, cleaning school bus.

Working MondaySaturday.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-241-7575

CNX AUTO PARTS & ACCESSORIES

COMPLEX BEAUTY SALON

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

SALES PERSON HAIR STYLIST Shampooing, Greets customers, receive payment, Issue receipts, and change due to customers. Count money in cash drawers to ensure that amounts are correct.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 243-3904 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

39030

Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

ARDINE JOSEPH 23 Starlight Loop, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BEAUTY FLY SALON

VACANCIES

#1 Morris Plaza, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER (FIRST TIME)

LABOURER LABOURER CASHIER HAIR DRESSER

38994

(1 MALE & 1 FEMALE)

ANNA MERTILIEN CARETTE

Major Hill, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39022

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 345-8505 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39045

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Greets customers, receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change due to customers.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 342-1012

CONTACT: 246-3409

CONTACT: 649-344-4801

38996

39063

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE LIMITED Leeward Palms, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

DA CONCH SHACK 51 Bay Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 39023

DAVIS CONSTRUCTION

BRYADA HOWELL Blue Hills Laundering linen and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 hourly CONTACT: 247-3972

DJ

RAMBO & LYNDSAY ENTERTAINMENT Five Cays Play and mix records in clubs or bars.

Salary: $9.00 hourly CONTACT: 346-6455 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY. RENEWAL

39054

DAVIS TIRE SHOP & SERVICES

Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

Windsor Place #895, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

Installs pipes and fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc.

Salary: $10.00 hourly

Balance tires for all vehicles, order tires for all vehicles in the fleet, order patches and plugs for tires.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

2 TIRE CARPENTER COOK PLUMBER REPAIRMAN Follow blueprints and building plans.

Install structures and fixtures. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

Salary: $12.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-231-0337 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39051

• Leading and teaching the team in the kitchen.

• Menu planning and ordering food and beverages.

• Course control.

• Must be willing to work 6 days a week.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 946-8877 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

39046

CONTACT: 232-5420 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39033

CONTACT: 232-5420 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

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Local USD Draft

40132

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70953

Local USD Draft

59965

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69000

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6444

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71802

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4322

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ACCOUNT TYPE

ACCOUNT NAME

Term Deposit Term Deposit Term Deposit Term Deposit

NIA K JONES KENYA M JONES PATREMANDA W GARDINER CHRISTINE M KERR

Term Deposit Term Deposit Term Deposit Term Deposit

DELTON B JONES ASANTE S JONES ADAM D TWIGG .

K’S TIRE SERVICES LTD

THE PUBLIC IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE OF THE FOLLOWING–

1. Unless one or more of the following transactions are effected on a dormant account listed above on or before the 31st day of October 2023, the monies in the dormant account will be transferred to the general revenue of the Islands without further notice(a) Increase or decrease the amount held or owed in the Financial Institution1; (b) Present the passbook or other record for the crediting of interest or dividends in respect to any general deposit, demand deposit, savings deposit or deposit for a fixed period, made in the Islands; 1 Interest paid, or account fees applied, by a Financial Institution on monies held or owed in the Financial Institution shall not be regarded as a transaction which increase or decreases the amount held in the Financial Institution pursuant to section 4(4) of the Dormant Accounts Ordinance. (c) Correspond in writing with the Financial Institution concerning the monies; or (d) Otherwise indicate an interest in the monies as evidenced in writing by the Financial Institution.

2. Subject to the Dormant Accounts Ordinance, on the transfer of the monies in the dormant account to the general revenue of the Islands, the dormant account holder will no longer have any right against the Financial Institution to the repayment of the monies transferred, but the dormant account holder will have against the Government such right to repayment of the monies transferred that the dormant account holder would have had against the Financial Institution.

3. Any interested person should contact the Financial Institution mentioned above to establish if that person is a dormant account holder.

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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith maintained appearances that they were still together

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith separated in 2016 Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed in a new interview that she and her husband Will Smith have been separated since 2016.

Though the actors were living completely separate lives for seven years, they were not ready to publicly confirm the news before, she confessed to NBC. By the time they separated she said that they were “exhausted with trying”.

The pair still live separately, but do not plan on divorcing.

Pinkett Smith, 52, told NBC she had promised herself that she

and Smith, 55, would never get a divorce and said she has not been able to break that promise.

“I think we were both kind of just still stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be,” she said. The interview came ahead of the release of Pinkett Smith’s memoir, Worthy, next week.

The couple made headlines last year when Smith stormed the stage at the Oscars and slapped host Chris Rock, yelling “keep my wife’s name out of your [expletive] mouth”.

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Beyoncé joined Taylor Swift at the premiere

Taylor Swift joined by Beyoncé for The Eras Tour film premiere Beyoncé, Rachel Zegler and Adam Sandler were among the stars attending the world premiere of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Swift, wearing an Oscar de la Renta full-length blue gown, posed with her fans and fellow celebrities on the red carpet.

“I’ve always had fun doing this.

I can’t believe I get to do music as a career. That’s crazy,” she said.

The Eras tour was “the most electric experience” of her career, she added.

“I’ve never had this much fun in my life as I have had on The Eras

Tour.

“We did this show rain or shine, in sickness and in health, no matter what was going on in our lives.

And we did it with a grin on our face because [of] what greeted us on the other side.”

The film was shot over the course of three concerts in Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium in August, and the set list includes tracks spanning her whole career.

However, the sprawling, fourhour live show has been edited for the cinema, with fan favourite tracks like Wildest Dreams, The Archer and Cardigan missing from the running order.

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October 14-20, 2023

JOB LISTINGS SERVICES AUTO SALES REAL ESTATE SAMUEL 9 CONSTRUCTION Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

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

CARPENTER Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures.

Salary: $350.00 weekly

CONTACT: 343-7857

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 38975

THE GLAMOUR BEAUTY CENTER Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

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SHIPPEX TCI LTD.

SIP&SURF INTERNET CAFE

CLERK

SALES CLERK BOOKKEEPER

Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

Employed in a courier office preparing documents, packages, mail, statements, receipts, etc. for incoming and outgoing international shipping.

Work 6 days a week Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 345-6544 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

38950

THE HANGOVER BAR & RESTAURANT South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

299A La Petite Place, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

• Must be bilingual (Spanish and English) • Clean store interior/ exterior • Assist with printing and computer services • Receive payments ensure inventory is kept up to date.

• Able to manage money and count.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-241-9109

SMITHCO

#84 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, FIVE CAYS Is seeking to employ a

• Use QuickBooks to input all data • Prepare accounts receivable • Prepare statement of account for corporate and government accounts • Excellent knowledge in bank reconciliations • Graduate of B.S.C major in accounting Salary commensurate on experience CONTACT: 231-0984 OR SMITHCOTCI@GMAIL.COM

946-4664 Fax: 946-4661

Email: tcnews@tciway.tc

Website: tcweeklynews.com

SPARKLY SERVICES

T&C SECRETARIAL SERVICES

CLEANER

JUDE RAPHAEL LABOURER- $8.00 hourly Yard cleaning CHAMPAGNE JOSEPH LABOURER- $8.00 hourly Yard cleaning MADELINE DORCIN DOMESTIC WORKER- $8.00 hourly House cleaning 7P MITOU LOVE RESTAURANT KITCHEN HELPER$8.00 hourly (First time) Kitchen assistance

Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 231-7968

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

THREE K’S RESTAURANT & BAR

TROPIC CONSTRUCTION

ANTONIO CLARKE

38926

Airport Rd., Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

38934

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

38969

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

Wilson Circle, Blue Hills Acting on behalf of

CONTACT: 649-331-2251

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

38972

OTIS A. MORRIS Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

SECURITY DOMESTIC CLEANER BARTENDER WAITRESS MASON 1 OFFICER WORKER Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Uphold customer service Maintain Bar Mix and serve drinks Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Take orders and serve food and beverages.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 342-0052

CONTACT: 241-9541

CONTACT: 231-2397

38948

38931

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 38976

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

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

Repairs, maintains and alters buildings, retaining walls and other brick. Mixes mortar; lays bricks and stones and/or concrete sidewalks; makes and repairs steps and plasters.

Salary: $9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 342-8144 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

38939

Duties: Provide security services For various businesses.

SALARY: $9.50 per hour

CONTACT: 231-1806

BELONGERS ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER 38963

Duties: Regular household chores, And Laundry.

SALARY: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 346-6033

BELONGERS KINDLY SUBMIT A COPY OF RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 38962

GRACE BAY MEDICAL CENTER Neptune Plaza, Providenciales TCI. Is seeking to employ a

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

NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Must have a post-secondary/ graduate degree or equivalent • Minimum of 5 years work experience • Must be on a register of a recognized Medical Board.

MAIN DUTIES

• Diagnose, treat and care for patients using natural health process • Promote well-being by educating patients about health care management • Management of chronic and acute medical conditions

• Carry out hands-on treatments such as osteopathy, reflexology, or acupuncture, and/or work with the client using hydrotherapy, coaching, meditation or yoga techniques • Provide follow up care through additional one-to-one sessions to track progress and review treatments as required • Referral of clients to other practitioners • Recommend and give advice on diet changes, exercise regimes, lifestyle, herbal medicine and homeopathic remedies • Create personalised health programmes or treatment plans

MONTHLY SALARY $5000 - $7000 DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE. BELONGERS ONLY NEED TO APPLY. THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. EMAIL: CYNTHIA@GRACEBAYMEDICAL.COM | PHONE: 649-941-5252 | FAX: 649-946-8243 38975

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BIG BLUE COLLECTIVE

#2 MARINA ROAD, LEEWARD MARINA, PROVIDENCIALES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SCUBA DIVING/WATERSPORTS INDUSTRY Big Blue is looking for Turks and Caicos Islanders with outgoing personalities and physical coordination to join a team of knowledgeable and experienced guides to conduct educational and environmentally conscious eco-tours and boat charters throughout the Caicos Islands.

SCUBA DIVING INSTRUCTORS

•

REQUIREMENTS:

• • • • • • • • •

Qualified PADI OWSI or MSDT with 3+ years experience teaching and guiding with high end clientele.

Preference will be given to Turks Islanders and those with professional boating experience or Captain’s license.

Be living (or be willing to live) on Providenciales and be punctual, reliable and able to work long days, public holidays, and weekends.

Experience conducting snorkel tours, guiding kayak and paddleboard tours is an asset.

Experience maintaining dive equipment an asset.

Ensure in current teaching status with current First Aid qualifications.

Marine biology background and experience in eco watersports is an asset.

The work schedule is varied and provides up to 6-days work per week.

Must have the personality for sales, public relations and desire to grow with the company.

DUTIES:

• • • • • • •

Teach and guide diving per the PADI safety standards.

Ensure proper daily maintenance and cleaning of all dive equipment.

Prep trips with needed coolers and additional items as needed.

Conduct snorkeling, kayaking and paddleboarding trips.

Maintenance of dive equipment if qualified.

Work towards gaining a local captains license.

Salary range: $130 to $200 per day depending on previous experience plus gratuities.

• • • • • •

eco guide team.

This person must be highly proficient in the water, a strong swimmer with the ability to assist others when needed. A strong passion for the ocean marine world and her protection is a must. An education or goal to work in Marine Biology an asset.

Candidates must be able to and have experience with guiding paddleboard, kayak and snorkel while also being available a crew on excursion vessels.

Individual must have a strong command of the English language with secondary languages like Spanish or French being very useful.

Candidates must have a great work ethic, be flexible and able to perform a wide range of tasks including but not limited to guiding, maintaining, and cleaning all equipment used to perform such tasks.

Holding a current Scuba diving certification an asset Knowledge and experience of the eco environment of the Turks and Caicos is an asset.

Preference will be given to Turks Islanders

DUTIES:

•

Greet guests, assist with sign in and payment, guide, and education on all eco tours.

• Persons must be available to work on weekends and public holidays throughout the year. Persons are also expected to continue their own development while at the business, using the opportunities at hand to enhance safety, rescue, and crewing skills.

• Pay is commensurate with experience and certifications starting at $115.00 per day.

Positions are currently help by Turks Islanders.

Positions currently held by work permit holders. Applicants should apply to the email address below.

MARINE BIOLOGIST ECO GUIDE

KITEBOARDING INSTRUCTORS

• •

REQUIREMENTS:

REQUIREMENTS:

• • • • • • •

Must be a qualified IKO Kite Instructor with 2+ years experience teaching.

Preference will be given to Turks Islanders and those with extended teaching experience.

Other duties include assisting with sales and conducting kite tours and other watersports activities offered by the company.

Experience in kayaking, paddleboarding, SCUBA diving and snorkeling are all assets.

Experience in boat handling or holding a captain’s license is an asset.

The work schedule is varied and provides up to 6-days work per week.

Must be willing to work long days in the sun.

DUTIES:

• • • • • • • •

Teach kite lessons of all levels.

Guide downwinders Repair kite equipment Ensure daily storage and cleaning of all equipment.

Ensure kite truck and trailer are clean and well maintained.

Run jet ski support.

Transport all equipment needed to teaching location.

Salary range: 20-30% of course fee (Course rate $175 per hour) plus gratuities. Average monthly income $3000.

Positions are currently help by Turks Islanders and Work Permit holders

ECO TOUR GUIDE

• • • • • • • •

Must have degree in Marine Biology or Marine Sciences Must have experience in tropical water, be able to guide kayak, stand-up paddleboard (SUP) and snorkeling excursions and be at minimum Open Water Certified for SCUBA. Must speak English, additional languages an asset.

Genuine interest in the marine environment and a desire to enjoy and protect it.

Must have the personality for sales, public relations, and education.

Preference will be given to anyone holding a current STCW’95, boat captain license and current First Aid Certificate.

Be living (or be willing to live) on Providenciales and be punctual, reliable and able to work long days, public holidays, and weekends.

Training will also be provided on the marine and terrestrial environment of the Turks and Caicos, first aid, and general marine and tourism safety.

No criminal record and good character references The work schedule is varied and provides up to 6-days work per week.

DUTIES:

• • • • • •

Conduct eco watersport tours in kayaking, paddleboarding, snorkeling with a directive of marine and ecology education.

Teach and guide scuba diving if qualified to do so, with the directive of education in marine life and ecology.

Conduct lectures and training in marine ecology at schools or other forums as per required.

Gain a local captain’s license.

Maintain and clean all equipment related to all watersport trips.

Salary range: $100-$150 a day plus gratuities depending on previous experience and/or qualifications.

This position is currently held by a work permit holder.

REQUIREMENTS:

•

Big Blue is looking for a young, energetic, ocean loving person to join their

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October 14-20, 2023 DELIVRANCIA JEAN YACINTHE West Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

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DEG DEPOT

Coltion Yard #2, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

DENISHA LORRAINE MOORE Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

MARCIANO ALONZO WILLIAMS GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

DOSSOU CONSTRUCTION

DREADZ BEAUTY SALON

#5 Load Avenue, South Dock Is seeking to employ a

681 Leeward Highway, IBO Plaza, TCI 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: $9.00 Hourly

Style men and women locs, treating and maintaining locs. Shampooing, cutting, and styling hair, though they may also provide hair treatments, including deep conditioning.

Salary: $9.50 hourly

LABOURER LABOURER HAIRSTYLIST SHOP LABOURER ATTENDANT LABOURER ONE ONE DOMESTIC Cleaning outside the property with sweeper, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Selling products and providing customer service. Maintain the outlook of a store by cleaning and restocking shelves.

Salary: $8.00 an hour

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: 244-5248

CONTACT: 341-8426

CONTACT: 231-5109

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 38964

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39066

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39057

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

WORKER

DUTIES: Cleaning up various materials, Clearing up debris.

Maintaining my property, assisting in other task.

Salary: $8.00 per hourly CONTACT: 1(649) 333-1674

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED 39027

CONTACT: 346-7379 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

CONTACT: 649-342-2182 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

39024

NOTICE OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION Ascendancy TCI Ltd. As Chargee, pursuant to its charge and the Registered Land Ordinance, hereby gives notice that it will cause to be sold the property listed below by Public Auction, to be held at the office of STANBROOK PRUDHOE, Third Floor Graceway House, Graceway Plaza, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands at 10:00am on October 6th 2023.

BIG BLUE COLLECTIVE

#2 MARINA ROAD, LEEWARD MARINA, PROVIDENCIALES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SCUBA DIVING/WATERSPORTS INDUSTRY

DIVE MASTER REQUIREMENTS:

• • • • • • • •

Must be a certified Dive Master in current status to lead dives according the PADI safety standards. The DSD designation is an asset.

Must have an education in or be working towards a Marine Biology degree.

Preference will be given to Turks Islanders and those with professional boating experience or Captain’s license.

Experience conducting snorkel tours, guiding kayak and paddleboard tours is an asset.

Experience maintaining dive equipment an asset.

Ensure in current teaching status with current First Aid qualifications.

Must have the personality for sales, public relations, and desire to grow with the company.

Knowledge and education of the Turks and Caicos ecology and asset.

DUTIES:

• • • •

Guide certified diving tours and assist instructors as needed and required.

Maintain dive equipment cleanliness and assist with boat cleaning.

Prep coolers and items needed for your tour.

Greet guests, help with waivers and payments while maintaining a pleasant and professional demeanor.

• Be living (or be willing to live) on Providenciales and be punctual, reliable and able to work long days, public holidays, and weekends.

• The work schedule is varied and provides up to 6-days work per week.

• Pay will be commensurate with experience between $110-150 per day.

Position is currently open.

Candidates should apply via email to careers@bigbluecollective.com before the 31ST of Oct 2023 and include a resume and cover letter with a brief description of why they believe they are a suitable candidate to work in the eco-tourism / watersports industry. Preference will be given to Turks and Caicos Islanders. Successful applicant will be required to provide a clean police record and proof of status. Applicants should send a copy to the Commissioner of Labour.

Location

TITLE BLOCK 60501, PARCEL 67, BLUE HILLS AND STAMERS RUN, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

Description

Comprises of House – a two bedroom, one bathroom to the north corner Comprising of Apartment Building – Four, one bedroom , one bathroom apartment Units There is also a storage building, a cistern, a covered work area and a concrete paved yard to the exterior area.

Title

Absolute

Proprietor

George Alexander Seymour

Approximate Area

House-The approximate gross floor area of this Building is 1,021 sq. ft. with an additional 147 sq. ft. of access walkway areas Apartment Building-The approximate gross floor area of the building is 1,863 sq. ft. with an additional 203 sq. ft. of front deck.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST FROM

ASCENDANCY TCI LTD

THIRD FLOOR GRACEWAY HOUSE GRACEWAY PLAZA PROVIDENCIALES TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 1-844-577-8742 EXTENSION 5100 OR 1-649-946-4300

38997

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CASABLANCA CASINO

EASYWAY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ACTING ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT

FREE TRAINING SCHOOL FOR DEALERS!

Learn how to become a Casino Table Dealer! Offering a FREE 6 WEEK COURSE for suitable applicants.

Certificate of Completion and possible opportunity for future employment to candidates who successfully finish course.

EXPERIENCED DEALERS ARE ALSO WELCOME TO APPLY! Please submit your resume addressed to HR at the Casablanca Casino located at 226 Grace Bay Road, Providenciales or email your resume to info@casablanca.tc. Suitable candidates will be contacted with course dates and times.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WORK PERMIT HOLDERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

• Suitable Candidate should have DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES • Install renewable energy a minimum 2 years of solar PV • systems. installation Experience.

• Maintain renewable energy • Candidate should have handssystems. on experience of installing grid • Review and research alternative tied, grid. interactive and off-grid new forms of renewable energy, renewable energy systems suitable • Knowledgeable of the solar • for this market. industry.

• Liaising with clients and • Must be able to read engineering consultants drawings.

SALARY: $12 an hour.

38983

ACTING ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT

LABOURER $9.00 HR.

To carry out and assist with continuous maintenance work, painting apartment interior & exterior and assist with construction work site

BREEZE CONSTRUCTION 241-0362 Front road Blue Hills

LABOURER $9.00 HR.

Blue Hills

YARD HELPER $8.00

Assisting with the ongoing construction of my home, such as assist with mason, carpenter, plumbing and tile work

J & N TRUCKING

LABOURER $8.00 HR

Cleaning and wash the vehicles and light maintenance on rental vehicles

Securing businesses and properties

JEREANO MISSICK

342-7299

38987

1 BEACH ATTENDANT, 1 HOUSEMAN

RESUMES CAN BE EMAILED TO TLEWIN@PORTSOFCALLRESORT.COM/ ABARNETT@PORTSOFCALLRESORT.COM OR DROPPED OFF IN PERSON AT 11 SANDCASTLE ROAD. TEL 946-8888 PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS WHO ARE TURKS ISLANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO LABOR BOARD. POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 38961

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS NATIONAL INSURANCE BOARD

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NOTICE The Turks & Caicos Islands National Insurance Board invites proposals for a

GEORGETTE C. MISSICK

Cleaning the house, make beds, cook, wash, iron and care for my children

MAMA ISLAND KITCHEN 19 Parrot Cut Street, Glass Shack $8.00 hourly preparing the workstation for the cook, sorting and distributing ingredients, keeping the kitchen clean

242-9326 South Dock

SECURITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

DOMESTIC WORKER $8.00 HR

KESMART SECURITY Five Cays, Subdivision 347-9463 $9.00 Hourly Securing businesses and properties

KITCHEN HELPER

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

To carry out and assist with continuous maintenance work, painting apartment interior & exterior and assist with construction work site 345-9583 Five Cays

SECURITY OFFICER

CLEANER

CHAMBERS L SUPREME CLEANING SERVICES Millennium Highway 244-3319 $8.00 hourly Cleaning offices, villas and home.

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

EASYWAY EMPLOYEMENT SERVICES D & B TILE

DMX SOUND DESIGN LIGHT Millennium Highway 348-2224 Setting up audio equipment, sound reinforcement systems and microphones for live performances and sound recording. $10.00 hourly

The suitable candidate must have 2-5 years of experience, have strong English verbal and written communication skills. Must have valid drivers license and be over age 25.

Salary starting at $8.50 per hour.

LOCATION: COURTYARD PLAZA #2A CONTACT : 649-333-4242 THIS WILL BE A FIRST-TIME WORK PERMIT UNDER OUR COMPANY’S NAME.

SOUND ENGINEER

38959

RENEWABLE ENERGY INSTALLATION TECHNICIAN

232-6435 South Dock Road

October 14-20, 2023

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MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANT

331-7676 South Dock

SECURITY OFFICER

RIGBY FAMILY CONTRACTING 208 Tona Road, South Dock 331-8099

LABOURER $8.00 HR.

To carry out and assist with continuous maintenance work, painting apartment interior & exterior and assist with construction work site 38878

Further information is available upon request in electronic format only from the National Insurance Office in Grand Turk & Providenciales, via telephone at (649) 946-1048/9 or via e-mail at nib@tcinib.tc.

Proposals are to be submitted in a sealed envelope by 12:00 Noon on Friday, October 20, 2023 to: The Chairman National Insurance Board Tender Board

Grand Turk or Providenciales

Turks and Caicos Islands Further information is available on the NIB website at www.tcinib.tc.

Or contact: MISS DIANDRA MILLS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR NATIONAL INSURANCE BOARD PROVIDENCIALES TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS Email: diandramills@tcinib.tc Tel: (649) 941-5806/5906

38991

October 14-20, 2023 WOULIEME POMPILUS Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER

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DEXCO BUILDING & SERVICES LTD.

DEXCO BUILDING & SERVICES LTD.

CONSTRUCTION LABOURER

MASON

Discovery Bay, Providenciales, TCI wishes to recruit a

Discovery Bay, Providenciales, TCI wishes to recruit a

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Candidate will clean job sites as needed, build scaffolding, handling material, dig trenching, and know how to handle and maintain small tools. Salary $8.00 hourly

Candidate will need to set out for laying concrete blocks, prepare mortar mix, plaster walls and other masonry works.

Salary $9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 341-4953

CONTACT 232-2106 OR INFO@DEXCO.TC

CONTACT 232-2106 OR INFO@DEXCO.TC

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 38914

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR RESUMES TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. POSITION HELD BY WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 38922

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

QUANTITY SURVEYOR

General cleaning, washing, cleaning windows and floors.

Flexible hours over 6 days. Salary: $9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 941-4521 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL WORK PERMITS 39013

TURKS AND CAICOS KITEBOARDING

ASSISTANT MANAGER

• Turks and Caicos Kiteboarding is looking to hire an Assistant Manager with the following requirements: • Minimum 5 yrs Experience Customer Service/Hospitality Management Minimum 5 yrs Reservations/Booking Management Experience Kiteboarding Experience • Wind sport Certification Training (le: Sailing, Kiteboarding) • Must have own transport to Work.

• Outgoing Personality • Commitment to Superior Client Experience

KITEBOARD INSTRUCTORS • Turks and Calicos Kiteboarding is looking to hire Kiteboarding Instructors with the following requirements: • Minimum 3 years Teaching Experience IKO Certification • Outgoing personality • Ability to work in a Team Environment Uncompromising focus on superior client experience • Salary Based on Experience

38919

BREWERY PACKAGING SUPERVISOR

QUANTITY SURVEYOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Need job advertisement for above:

Review architectural plans and prepare quantity needs Estimate the quantity and costs of materials Prepare contracts and documents Set budgets for payments, inventory needs, and materials Track changes in plans or constructions; update budgets Negotiate with contractors and subcontractors Act as a liaison between clients and site managers/engineers Identify potential financial or construction risks.

Advise clients on improvements, strategies, and/or estimated costs Prepare payments for contractors and subcontractors Document progress, materials, and reports on project Utilize software to calculate, record, and track inventory and estimates, proficiency in plan swift, Procore and Blue beam is essential.

QUALIFICATIONS:

a) Previous experience in brewery packaging b) Previous supervisory experience c) Must be a brewer

JOB DESCRIPTION:

a) be responsible for all operations that occur in the packaging facility. b) coordinate with the Production Manager to determine what products are to be processed. c) supervise and lead a permanent staff of 4 packaging assistants. d) ensure proper cleaning, sanitation and purging of brite tanks. e) maintain accurate records of all tank CIPs and maintenance. f) maintain accurate records of all CIPs of packaging equipment. g) maintain accurate records of and preform regular preventative maintenance of all packaging equipment. f) ensure the cleanliness and organization of the packaging facility. g) preform repairs and adjustments to packaging equipment as needed unless a mechanic is required. h) monitor stock of all packaging supplies and ensure no shortages occur. i) ensure the preparedness of the packaging facility for daily operation.

This includes but is not limited to maintaining a supply of prepared boxes for bottling operations, maintaining a ready supply of crowns, labels, cans and can ends, ensuring the CO2 supply is always sufficient for packaging operations, ensuring all product is carbonated to specification, etc. j) monitor all packaging operations. This includes but is not limited to analyzing can seams and making adjustments to the can seamer, analyzing dissolved oxygen in packaged product, ensuring labels and date codes are properly applied and accurate, ensuring fill levels of all packaged products are to specification, ensuring products are pasteurized (or not) to specification, etc.

QUANTITY SURVEYOR REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• •

Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying 5-10 years of quantity surveying experience, financial experience and construction experience • Proficient in computer skills and Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft projects • Able to analyze financial records and apply data to improved results • Strong aptitude for numbers, spreadsheets, and financial reports • Experienced at compiling and following strict budgets; strong estimating and financial analysis skills • In-depth understanding of construction, materials, pricing, and industry • Able to analyze problems and strategize for better solutions Salary: $1600-1800/week BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO LABOUR BOARD

NORSTAR GROUP LTD. UNIT 2C COURTYARD PLAZA PROVIDENCIALES PHONE:(649) 941-3600 EMAIL:PHANDFIELD@NORSTARGROUP.TC

DOMESTIC WORKER

PLEASE EMAIL RESUME/CV TO BOOKINGS@KITE.TC

We are seeking a skilled, reliable, efficient quantity surveyor to join our growing organization. In this position, you will estimate the costs of construction projects, working with contractors, builders, and architects.

• • • • • • • • • • • •

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR RESUMES TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. NEW POSITION 38911

ANN CLIFT NORTHCOTE

#42 Lagoon Rise, Richmond Hills Is seeking to employ a

SALARY:

$60000-70000 per year, dependent upon experience 38912

Email to info@turksheadbeer.com

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ALMONOR VARIETY STORE The Bight Is seeking to employ a

ANOUSBING VALMY

ARNOLD ANTOINE DUMONA

Over Back, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

ASHA GABRIELLA FRANCIS

LABOURER

STORE CLERK

CLEANER

DOMESTIC WORKER

BABYSITTER

ALFRED BABY GUERRIER

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 246-0897 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 38970

BERNADO JULES South Dock, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Selling products and providing customer service. $8.00 Hourly

The Bight Is seeking to employ a

receive payment, Issue receipts, and change due. Count money in cash drawers to ensure accurate amount. $8.00 Hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 244-1017

CONTACT: 332-5434

CASHIER Greets customers,

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 38971

BIG BOYS CONTRACTING Whitby, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

#89 The Bight Is seeking to employ a

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

LABOURER

Cleaning property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 241-4420

38935

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 38917

C&S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

CHARLIES VARIETY STORE

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

Acting on behalf of

JEAN MECIDOR

Aviation road #27, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 241-4881

BAUTISTA CONSTRUCTION Carter Plaza 3B Is seeking to employ a

PLUMBER

Installs pipes and fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc. $12.00 hourly

CARPENTER Follow blueprints and building plans. Install structures and fixtures.

Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials. $10.00 hourly

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

CONTACT: 649-346-3212

DA CONCH SHACK

DB AC & COOLING SERVICES

38941

#51 Bay Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

38925

Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

NANNY LABOURER CARETAKER CLEANER KITCHEN CASHIER Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Care for the children, wash their clothing and clean the house, cook for them supervise them until we get home from work. Sweep the house.

Mop the floor. Clean the bathroom and replace tissue.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Take care of patient and perform light housekeeping duties. Plan, prepare and monitor meals.

Run errands.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 346-4667

CONTACT: 241-6340

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 246-9603

CONTACT: 1-649-232-0004

RENEWAL, BELONGER WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE.

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

38933

DELIVRANCIA JEAN YACINTHE West Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

38984

VACANCIES

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

38960

DIGITAL DELIVERY SERVICES

LABOURER

Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 244-5248 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 38964

EAGLE CLAW SECURITY LTD. Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER PASTOR LINE FRANCOIS 88, Kew Town 241-4586 Cleaning, washing, etc. $8.00 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: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 946-8877

D AND M WATER SERVICES

DOMINICAN RESTAURANT

DOSSOU CONSTRUCTION

BAKER

CARPENTER

CONTACT: 343-3568

CONTACT: 346-7379

38967

GRAND TURK Is seeking to employ a

DUTIES: Cleaning up materials, Driving/ Delivering, Cleaning water tanks Assisting offloading and filling up tanks.

Salary: $8.per hourly

CONTACT: 1(649) 333-1674

38915

Airport Road, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Mixing, preparing and baking bread and pastries. $8.00 Hourly

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY. RENEWAL

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION

ESMERALDA CLARE

ESTEL RAPHAEL

ETIENNE PIERRE

FRED V. JEANTY

38952

104 Bible Street, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

38903

#9 Robinson St., New Subdivision, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

OR CICI.BRENE@GMAIL.COM

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 38924

CONTACT: 347-4479

CONTACT: 346-3212

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

HELPER LABOURER GENERAL LABOUR DRIVER 1 1LABOURER HARBOUR SHACK Industrial Road, Five Cays 232-7117 Yard cleaning, etc.

Cook: $9.00 hourly Prepare food, etc. $8.00 hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Greets customers, receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change due to customers.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

DEREK J WILSON Blue Hills 245-1522 Yard cleaning. $8.00 hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

HELPER

38921

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Granny Hill, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

38923

South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

Follow blueprints and building plans.

Install structures and fixtures. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

Salary: $10.00 Hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 38938

GEORGIO STACY ALLEN CHAMBERS Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

SECURITY DOMESTIC OFFICER WORKER

LABOURER BABYSITTER BABYSITTER CLEANER

CONTACT: 649-947-6909

CONTACT: 343-9399

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

Salary: $10.00 Hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-331-2838

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

38980

38916

Cleaning property, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 38973

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 241-1305

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 38918

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 244-7223 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

38904

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 244-3319 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 38936

October 14-20, 2023

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NOTICE

THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

PUBLIC CONSULTATION

Is inviting applications for the following: APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday 12th November 2023 Applications not accompanied by all required supporting documents and applications received after the deadline will not be processed. This is a contract position. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

The Financial Intelligence Agency of the Turks and Caicos Islands (FIATCI) is a key competent authority within the Turks and Caicos Islands AntiMoney Laundering, Counter Financing of Terrorism and Counter Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) regime. Its main functions are to receive, analyse, and disseminate financial intelligence, to aid in the identification, investigation and prosecution of persons involved in money laundering, terrorist and proliferation financing, and associated predicate crimes.

Business Operations Officer LOCATION: Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.

SALARY: USD40,800 -45,900 per annum, plus allowance (subject to qualifications and experience).

JOB SUMMARY:

The post holder will be responsible for effective and efficient office operations of the FIA, the Board of Directors and maintenance of the Agency’s finances.

The BOO will conduct his/her duties with high professional standards, integrity, confidentiality and general. The BOO will conduct his/her functions in accordance with TCI laws and Agency guidelines. The post holder may be required to carry out other duties as may be required within the scope of the administrative functions of the FIA.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) PUBLIC STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION – FOR THE ST. REGIS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT – PR16177, 60905/198 & 199, GRACE BAY, PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS The Environmental Impact Assessment Report – for the St. Regis Development Project – , PR16177, 60905/198,199, Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands has been finalized and is available online for public review at: https://gov.tc/planning/pr-16177 Hard copies of the EIA Report are also available at the Department of Planning Offices in Providenciales and Grand Turk.

The Environmental Impact Assessment Report was submitted in accordance with Section 44 (1) b of the Physical Planning Ordinance.

Comments on the EIA report can be sent to the Department of Planning at planningconsultation@gov.tc or to the Department of Planning, Emily House, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, or at South Base, Grand Turk on or before October 13th, 2023.

A Public Consultation on the EIA will be held on Monday, October 16th, 2023 at 5:00p.m. – 6:30p.m. at the Department of Planning, Emily House, Leeward Highway, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. All interested persons are invited to attend to air their views, have their concerns addressed and their questions answered. This is your opportunity to add your voice to the discussion.

39085

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance or related field OR an associate degree in accounting, finance, management or related field with at least 4 years experience in office administration.

• Prior experience as a senior administrative or business operations officer is a plus.

• Experience in the preparation, recording, presentation and explanation of budget, payroll, expense, and accounting reports.

• Experience preparing, accurately recording and timely processing of accounts payable and proper record keeping.

• Efficient preparation of papers and minutes for a Board of Directors, and logistical support for board meetings.

• Office management (includes reception and recording of visitor movements, notifying relevant persons of maintenance issues, ensuring adequate office supplies and inventories are procured, maintained and recorded).

• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook.

• Proficiency the use of QuickBooks.

• Valid driver’s license.

TO APPLY PLEASE COMPLY AND SUBMIT:

1. Application cover letter indicating position applied for stating how you meet the job requirements and qualifications; 2. Copy of updated Curriculum Vitae including your contact details; 3. Two recent reference letters showing date (no older than 6 months); one of which must be from a person who can speak to your competencies and professional capacity for the job; 4. Copies of relevant qualifications; 5. Copy of passport Bio page; and 6. A Police certificate of character no older than 6 months.

Applications along with copies of your CV and supporting documents are to be submitted electronically to hr@fia.tc by the deadline. Only applicants with the legal, unrestricted right to work on the Turks and Caicos Islands need apply. Shortlisted applicants will be subject to a vetting process. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

39078

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

GRACE BAY MEDICAL CENTER Neptune Plaza, Providenciales TCI Is seeking to employ a

PEDIATRICIAN

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• • • •

Must have a Medical Degree from an accredited University.

Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a registered Pediatrician.

Minimum of 5 years working in a Primary Health Care setting/institution Minimum of 5 years as a fully registered Pediatrician on a register of a recognized Medical Board.

• Bilingual. (Must be fluent in English).

MAIN DUTIES

• Patient consultations, examinations, minor surgery • Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illnesses, disease or injury in infants and children.

• Diagnosis and treatment of illness/ailments • Prescribing or requesting diagnostic tests • Manage acute and chronic illnesses • Liaise with other healthcare professionals and hospitals • Computer knowledge Monthly salary $7000.00-$8000.00. Belongers only need to apply.

EMAIL: CYNTHIA@GRACEBAYMEDICAL.COM PHONE 649-941-5252. FAX 649-946-8243

39073

42 CLASSIFIEDS UNIVERSAL SUPER STYLE SALON #2 Spot Plaza, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

COSMETOLOGIST Shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp.

Makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, nail and skin care services.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

VANS TIRE SHOP

MERLYN LIGHTBOURNE

PAINT BY THE SEA

METAL LABOURER CARETAKER ROOFER DUTIES: To assist with Cleaning vehicles after Rentals are returned.

SALARY: $8.00 per hour

Duties: To care for a private Property ensuring premises are Kept clean.

SALARY: $8.00 per hour.

ARTIST

BABYSITTER Duties: Caring

Duties: To produce scenic Paintings of various areas Of the country.

SALARY: $10.00 per hour

for a Young child.

Must be willing to work 6 days per week.

Salary: $8.00 per hour.

CONTACT: 244-2152

CONTACT: 246-4929

CONTACT: 333-8553

CONTACT: 332-5200

Industrial Drive, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

To enhance our range of services. Should have min. 5 yrs experience in standing seam and gutter installation.

Salary base on experience, 6 days per week.

CV DROP-OFF TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT OR OUR OFFICE. THIS IS A NEW POSITION. 39068

CONTACT: 346-6169

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

39008

WE GOT YOU DELIVERY

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.50 Hourly

Wash inside and outside of vehicles.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 342-7447

CONTACT: 649-341-0664

39052

K & D AUTO RENTALS Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE TO SEND A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. 39070

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

39002

NATASHA’S CONSULTANCY Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER BAR HELPER Keep the bar stocked with liquor, garnishes, ice cubes and other products needed throughout their shift. Ensure that glasses, stirrers, and other bartending tools are clean and in the proper position for Bartenders. $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 242-0805 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

39104

Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work.

Cleaning yard, cleaning up after guest, taking out garbage, and any other duty’s assigned by supervisor.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-241-1429 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD.

SHERINA LIGHTBOURNE

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR OFFICE. THIS IS A FIRST TIME APPLICATION. 39072

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS, SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. THIS IS FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 39069

EXPLORER VENTURES

CATHOLIC TEACHERS AND SUBJECT AREAS

CAPTAIN

Requires an experienced

DUTIES: REQUIREMENTS: • Missionary Roman Catholic • Teaching Catholic Religion • Teaching math, science and Teacher • fully initiated Roman Catholic English • experience teaching Roman • Teaching History Catholic SALARY PACKAGE: • Religion • Full knowledge of the United $1200 per month for twelve months, paid as a States compensation package.

• National Curriculum

With current 200 Ton (ITC) Master's license with full STCW-95/2010 who is a certified SCUBA diver (Dive master or Instructor preferred). Must have experience on vessels greater than 100 Ft., strong customer service background and fluency in English. Previous liveaboard experience preferred.

Starting salary: $2000/month

CONTACT: FR. ORLANDO GONZALEZ (649) 941-5136 HOLYFAMILYTCI@GMAIL.COM

THIS POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER. INTERESTED PERSONS SHOULD APPLY BY EMAIL TO JOBS@EXPLORERVENTURES.COM (APPLICANTS WHO ARE ISLANDERS SHOULD COPY THEIR APPLICATIONS TO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES).

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39049

BRIAN WELLINGTON SWANN

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

JSF LEAFING LTD.

BELONGERS PLEASE SEND A COPY OF YOUR RESUME TO THE LABOUR OFFICE. THIS IS A FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT APPLICATION. 39071

Is accepting applications for:

ROSE GARDEN

Acting on behalf of

Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

HOLY FAMILY ACADEMY CATHOLIC SCHOOL

YM CAR WASH

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

October 14-20, 2023

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

ATTIMI PHOTOGRAPHY

#8 Birdie Lane, Leeward Estate, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a skilled

Regent Village H204, Grace Bay, Providenciales Is seeking a

MAINTENANCE WORKER

$2,600.00 monthly To perform and upkeep tasks such as cleaning, repair, and General Maintenance on assigned equipment, building and facilities including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, heating and cooling, and other building systems.

Perform other related job as assigned.

CONTACT: 333-6574

WE ENCOURAGE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDERS TO APPLY

39026

39083

39029

PHOTOGRAPHER & EDITOR

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: • Professional Photographer Degree • A minimum of 8 years experience in portrait and wedding photography • A minimum of 5 years experience as studio manager • Excellent photography softwares knowledge and expertise • Must be available to work on weekend, holidays and at nights as required Salary will be based on experience.

CONTACT: ILEANA@ATTIMIPHOTOGRAPHY.COM 649-431-7191 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY / RENEWAL 39042

TURKS & TACOS

ROBERT’S AGENCY

RESTAURANT MANAGER • Estimate future needs for

BOAT TOUR OPERATION LOOKING FOR:

#10 Oak Avenue, Grace Bay Road, Is seeking to employ a

DUTIES: • Coordinating daily restaurant management operations • Delivering superior food and beverage service and maximizing customer satisfaction • Appraise staff performance and provide feedback to improve productivity CONTACT: 946-5369

Acting On Behalf of

goods, kitchen utensils and cleaning products • Ensure compliance with sanitation and safety regulations • Must be willing to work 6 days per week

DIVE INSTRUCTORS

Must be a Padi professional insured and up to date with teaching and diving status.

Remuneration for the different position are based on Skills and Experience, and will be discussed at interview.

LA FAMILIA LOOKING FOR:

BARMAID

SALARY: $40k per annum.

Serving, mixing drinks and keeping stock. $8.00 Hourly

EMAIL: COCOBISTRO@TCIWAY.TC

THIS POSITION IS FOR WORK PERMIT RENEWAL BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BOAT CAPTAIN/MARINE MECHANIC

Must show proper Cpt licenses, demonstrate proper boats operations and maintenance for Vessel up to 60 ft., understand how to operate all the systems, must know how to swim and snorkel and able to assist guests if needed.

39103

IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE THE PROPER SKILL AND EXPERIENCE FOR THESE SORTS OF OCCUPATIONS, PLEASE SEND YOUR RESUME WITH PICTURE TO: ROBERTSAGENCY@OUTLOOK.COM 39102

October 14-20, 2023

CLASSIFIEDS 43

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

FRIDLIN GEDEON The Bight Is seeking to employ a

GEORGE W HINSON Airport Road, Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

GOLD FINGER/MATSON DELANCY Market Place, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER LABOURER JEWELLER REPAIR Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work.

Keeping me and my parents surrounding clean, trimming of trees and disposing of all debris.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-345-3797

CONTACT: 347-8287

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

39025

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39039

Repairs broken jewelry.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-242-2604 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39021

CLIFTON ASTWOOD

DA CONCH SHACK

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

#51 Bay Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

JN BERNARD DIEUDONNE

DOMESTIC WORKER Cleaning the house,

KITCHEN HELPER

CLEANER

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 946-8877

CONTACT: 341-2299

laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 342-2322 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39014

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

ELBERT’S CLEANING SERVICE

FANEL DECEIDE

Pelican Beach Drive, Whitby, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

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

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-341-1683 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39017

Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

38944

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

38943

FIVE STARS CLEANING Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

CLEANER

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 343-3053

CONTACT: 649-245-4309

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39038

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39004

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS

NOTICE To: The Depositors/Creditors of TCI Bank Limited (In Liquidation) (“the Company”) As the Company’s Official Liquidator, I advised the Supreme Court on May 2, 2023 that I was going to pay a fourth interim dividend distribution of seven cents (USD$0.07) on the dollar (USD$1.00). We are currently in the process of making these distributions by contacting customers in alphabetical order.

For creditors who reside on Islands other than Providenciales and who cannot make private arrangements to have their distributions collected in Providenciales, we will be visiting the other Islands namely Grand Turk and North Caicos for the purpose of making the dividend distribution. The dates and times of these visits will be announced. For those persons who reside outside of the Turks and Caicos Islands, separate arrangements will be made.

If your address has changed since the date of filing your claim for the past three distributions, please contact us at telephone 649-941-7500 or via email address info@tciblimitedliquidation.com.

Mr. Anthony S. Kikivarakis Sr. Official Liquidator TCI Bank Limited (in Liquidation) 38882

44 CLASSIFIEDS GUERDA PIERRE–TAYLOR Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

SUNSHINE NURSERY

JKJ CARIBBEAN CONTRACTING

Bay Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Grace Bay Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER

AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT

PLUMBER Installs pipes and

GUILAINE JOACHIN MERVEILLE

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 doorframes.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 344-4837

CONTACT: 242-9120

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39058

GRISELDA GARCIA DIAZ

October 14-20, 2023

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39061

JOSEPH DEMESLIEN

Assist with preparing fields for planting and harvesting Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment Feed and tend to livestock, Monitor and adjust crop irrigation. 2 years’ Experience needed.

Mon.-Fri 7AM-4:30PM Start $ 8.00hr.

CONTACT: 345-5454 39079

K & J VARIETY

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

J.M.A BEAUTY SALON The Bight Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

STORE CLERK

fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc. $12.00 hourly

HANDYMAN

Selling products and providing customer service. Greet customers and guide them in finding products they want to buy. $8.00 Hourly

CASHIER Greets customers,

Fix and maintain mechanical equipment.

Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, etc. $8.00 hourly

receive payment, Issue receipts, and change to customers. $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 344-8971

CONTACT: 247-1776

39047

39001

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

KANISHA B. CAMPBELL Phase 1, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

ENOCH NELSON

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

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

Salary: $9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 649-333-1237

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39011

LA PAUSE STORE

LATISHA LEON HARVEY

Northside, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

The Bight Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays, Back of Paradise Church Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Sweeping, mopping, clean bathrooms, toilets, kitchen, living room, laundering sheets, towels, 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 doorframes.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-244-4587

CONTACT: 347-8002

CONTACT: 342-4704

CONTACT: 344-2344

CONTACT: 331-8154

CONTACT: 341-1097

38998

39018

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Miracle Cl., Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC LABOURER BABYSITTER BABYSITTER DOMESTIC LABOURER WORKER

39012

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39044

LIMESTONE CONSTRUCTION

LJ CONTRACTING SERVICES

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

Chalk Sound, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Kew Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CARPENTER LABOURER Follow blueprints and building plans.

Install structures and fixtures. Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

Salary: $9.00 hourly

Cleaning the property, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 244-2995

CONTACT: 649-331-8546

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39034

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

MERCILIA LIGHTBOURNE

MONAC CHARLES

Kew Town, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

38992

Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

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

LOUINEST FLEURY

MANGOES BAR & LOUNGE

39043

Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

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

38999

MY DEES RESTAURANT

CONTACT: 946-7059

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39003

• Interacting with customers, taking orders and serving snacks and drinks.

• Check customers’ identification and confirm it meets legal drinking age.

• Prepare alcohol or non-alcoholic beverages for bar and restaurant patrons.

Salary: $9.00 Hourly

Installs pipes and fixtures, installs supports for pipes, equipment, etc.

Salary: $700.00 Bi-Weekly

MCELROY DANIEL DEAN Hospital Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 241-4976

CONTACT: 244-4000

CONTACT: 346-9461

3 Hope Street, Grace Bay, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 345-3128

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

KITCHEN HELPER

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39074

MANPOWER SERVICES GROUP LTD.

#22 Morris Plaza, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39050

HOSTESS PLUMBER DOMESTIC WORKER

My Dees Plaza, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

mopping, dusting and polishing.

Ensuring all rooms inspected according to standards.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

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

DOMESTIC WORKER

DOMESTIC HOUSEKEEPER Performing a variety of cleaning activities WORKER such as sweeping, Cleaning the house, laundering sheets, towels and personal clothing and other housework.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

WORKER

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39031

CONTACT: 241-3845

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

38995

MYRNA-LISA’S DISPOSABLES AND CLEANING SERVICES 29 Parade Ave., Downtown, Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 246-9888

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39075

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39064

N & P CONSTRUCTION

NADJET HAMOU/ASTREL BELLAVOIX

Millennium Highway, Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER CLEANER Responsibilities/ Duties: General cleaning of offices, villas, private homes ensuring cleanliness. Salary/ Wages: $8.00 per hour

Cleaning outside the property, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. $8.00 Hourly

LIVE-IN NANNY Ensuring a safe

CONTACT: 244-2995

CONTACT: 343-6204

CONTACT: 231-9007

BELONGERS ARE TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 39035

BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39009

environment.

Preparing and giving meals. Bathing and dressing child. Doing housework. Able to speak Arabic and French Salary: $8.00 THIS IS FOR FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT. BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39028

October 14-20, 2023

CLASSIFIEDS 45

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

NATHALIE CAMPBELL South Dock Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-348-9342 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

OGARROS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

TWO (2) HELPERS Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines.

Plumbing work, painting, flooring repair and upkeep, electrical repairs, etc Salary: $9.00 hourly

CONTACT: 231-1719

OUR LADY OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH #1310 Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

CATHOLIC PRIEST Handle all of the necessary sacraments of their parishioners

PASTOR

Provide counsel or support to church members

CHANCELLOR

For TCI, has to be from the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, USA CONTACT: 1(649)941-5136

P & D EMPLOYMENT

P & D EMPLOYMENT

FASHION AVENUE

JEWELS IN PARADISE

Acting on behalf of

Spot Plaza #7, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

CLEANER Stocking and supplying designated facility areas, dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning etc Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 232-2001

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL 39048

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39077

JUNIOR ETIENNE RIGBY

PROVO SEAFOOD LTD.

R.C. AND M CONSTRUCTION

RODEMIDE JOSEPH

HOUSEKEEPER DUTIES:

FOUR (4) FISHERMEN

LABOURER Cleaning outside the

39007

Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Cooking, cleaning, washing, daily household chores around the house SALARY: $9.00 per weekly

CONTACT: (649) 331-8166

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND RESUMES TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 39080

VACANCIES

RPJ COMPANY LTD 511 Blue Hills. 347-2093 CARPENTERS: $10/ hour Roofing, Install Cabinets.

COOK: $8-$10/ hour Prepare food well CAR WASHER: $8.00 hourly Clean inside and outside cars

WMW CONSTRUCTION 354 Blue Hills. 345-6297 TILE LAYER: $10/hour Cut and place tile.

39055

Five Cays, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

property, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes. $8.00 hourly

Must have some experience with catching marine products.

Must be willing to work after normal hours and holidays if needed.

Salary: Based on Experience

JOURNEYMAN

CONTACT ERNEST RIGBY ON 649-231-0293

CONTACT: 342-1964

Must have various skills. $8.00 hourly

Maintain the outlook of a store by cleaning and restocking shelves.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 241-0952 / 242-2545

TATA BEST PRICE SHOP

THE ROSE GARDEN

CONTACT: 341-3168 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

39053

CONTACT: 241-6628 BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39041

ROSELENE BENOIT GRAY Back Road, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 1-649-348-8986

CONTACT: 343-2491

CONTACT: 244-0556

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39059

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39060

LABOURER

SPRINKLER DRIP IRRIGATION

To install, test, and maintain irrigation equipment, operating heavy machinery for trenching and install wiring systems.

Salary: $1,600.00 Monthly

38993

STORE KITCHEN DELIVERY STOCKER HELPER SERVICE AGENT

39065

Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work.

Keeping the store clean, dusting of goods and surroundings. Stacking bags with debris to be disposed.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

RONY ANDRE

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

SOLID CONSTRUCTION

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39056

CLEANER

BELONGERS APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39076

SNAP DELIVERY SERVICES

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39006

IRRIGATION TECHNICIAN

CONTACT: 332-7777

CONTACT: 649-341-4935

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

SEABREEZE BAR & RESTAURANT

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Direct and supervise employees, perform customer service, inventory taking. $12.00 hourly + commission

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

SAMANTHA RETAIL SHOP

ONLY BELONGER APPLY, NEW AND RENEWAL WORK PERMIT.

South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

SALES SUPERVISOR

Fix and maintain mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines.

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

Salary: $9.00 Hourly

Greets customers, receive payment by cash, checks and credit cards, Issue receipts, and change due to customers.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

“S” TIMES FOUR CONSTRUCTION

CONTACT: 341-7375

Assist customers, Computer sales. $9.00 hourly + commission

MAINTENANCE WORKER

CASHIER LABOURER DOMESTIC WORKER

BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL 39067

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

SALES PERSON

Back Road, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

15D Walter Cox Dr., Kew Town Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 39036 RENEWAL

LABOURER

Ritz Carlton Resort, Grace Bay Is seeking to employ a

PATIENCE CONSTRUCTION

Residence, Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 39037

Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

Acting on behalf of

406 Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

DOMESTIC WORKER

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

CLEANER

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

CONTACT: 241-1429

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

39010

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

Back Salina, Grand Turk Is seeking to employ a

#5 JONES HILL, BLUE HILLS Providenciales, TCI Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Assisting in delivery to different addresses.

Follow routes and time schedule. Load, unload, prepare, inspect and operate a delivery vehicle.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Duties: minor repairs, cleaning up the premises of debris Salary: $8.00 per hour

CONTACT: 345-2875

CONTACT: 344-0357

CONTACT: (649) 232-1124

39062

39040

39005

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

TREE OF LIFE CHURCH OF GOD Lower Bight Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. RENEWAL

THIS POSITION IS HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER BUT BELONGERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE TO APPLY

TRIDENT SECURITY

TRULY NOLEN TCI

Grace Bay Hill #8 Hope St. Is seeking to employ a

PASTOR SECURITY Preaching, teaching, song leading, counseling and biblical discipleship.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-241-1377 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39000

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

Salary: $9.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 341-9122 OR FRANCISGLINTON@GMAIL.COM BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

39019

198 Long Bay Hills Is seeking to employ a

OFFICE SUPERVISOR Supervise office, answer calls and emails. $9 hourly

CONTACT: 231-0195 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 39020

46 CLASSIFIEDS HARD DRIVE CONSTRUCTION #5 Behind Glass Shack Is seeking to employ a

October 14-20, 2023

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

HYMENAUS MCARTHUR MISICK Kew, North Caicos Is seeking to employ a

JOHN LIGHTBOURNE Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

JOSE MIGUEL MARTINEZ South Dock Is seeking to employ a

JOSLIN CERAPHIN South Dock Road Is seeking to employ a

JS ELECTRONIC & ACCESSORIES 21 Academic Ave., Downtown, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

BABYSITTER DOMESTIC CLEANER LABOURER LABOURER DOMESTIC WORKER WORKER Mix concrete, clean tools and site, getting block etc.

Work 5 days a week Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 231-3171 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 38951

LAWRENCE ARTHUR HARVEY Wheeland, 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

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 649-241-6340

CONTACT: 347-5020

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

Salary: $8.00 hourly

CONTACT: 000-0000

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

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

TECHNICIAN Install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain equipment.

Salary: $450.00 weekly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD A WORK PERMIT HOLDER CURRENTLY HOLDS THIS POSITION 38978

CONTACT: 345-3500

38913

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 38930

38940

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD 38974

L.J CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

LUXURY CAR RENTAL

L.V. AUTO MECHANIC SHOP

M&W MEP SERVICES

M&W MEP SERVICES

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

Kew Town, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

South Dock Rd. Is seeking to employ a

South Dock Rd. Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

#3 Robert Apt., Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 343-7857

#3 Robert Apt., Millennium Highway, Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

LABOURER CLEANER AUTO-BODY MECHANIC LABOURER TRADESMAN Cleaning property, pick up yard waste and collect leaves, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 341-9379 BELONGERS ARE TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

38977

VACANCIES

BUSINESS COORDINATOR MANGO REEF RESTAURANT Turtle Cove Marina Manage entire restaurant Renewal. $8.00 hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 331-8546

2 CLEANERS

APPLY TO LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

WILBERT BREVIL

PNT CONSTRUCTION Wheeland, Provo Is seeking to employ a

MASON LABOURER CONTACT: (649)341-6303 BELONGERS AND RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. 38920

CONTACT: 231-2650

CONTACT: 231-2650

38905

38946

MARION TERRALL FRANCIS

Five Cays Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 38937

DUTIES: Cutting, shaping and dressing materials. Lifting, carrying and placing prepared blocks.

SALARY: $10.00 per hour

CONTACT: 244-0113

MARIE CARMEL WILLIAMS

CONTACT: 348-5921

Millennium Highway, Blue Hills, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

CONTACT: 333-7970

38927

CONTACT: 242-8792

38981

A skilled worker that can undertake any job as a helper by profession.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

CARLA BASSETT OUTTEN Blue Hills, Providenciales General House Chores New. $8.00 hourly BASSETT_27@HOTMAIL.COM

Duties includes spraying of vehicles, body repair to vehicles, dents removal.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

Cleaning property, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 38968

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

DOMESTIC WORKER

REPAIRMAN

Inspecting and testing vehicles, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire changes, wheel balancing, and replacing filters.

Salary: $10.00 Hourly

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD RENEWAL 38979

MONTE RESTAURANT

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

NV LIMITED FORMER (NATURES VISIONS LTD)

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

PASSION BEAUTY SALON & SUPPLY Unit #204 Alice & Alice Plaza, Airport Road Is seeking to employ a

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Leeward Highway, Providenciales Is seeking to employ a

MASON

KITCHEN HELPER AND A WAITRESS

GARDENER 2 HAIRDRESSERS

CONTACT: (649) 941-7331

CONTACT: 432-2211

Applicant must be honest, reliable and willing to work.

Masonry work on my home and apartments.

Salary: $10.00 hourly

CONTACT: 231-7401

Working hours include holidays, late nights, and week-ends Previous experience 2 years required Salary $8.00 per hour

A210 E Regent Village Gracebay Road Is seeking to employ a

Must work weekends Digging holes, jackhammering, planting and caring for shrubs.

Driving license is necessary.

Salary $8.00 hourly

Shampooing, styling hair, provide hair treatments, deep conditioning, coloring, and weaving. $8.00 Hourly

38949

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. CURRENTLY HELD BY WORK PERMIT HOLDER 38982

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO SEND A COPY OF THEIR RESUMES TO LABOUR DEPARTMENT. FIRST TIME WORK PERMIT 38990

P&D EMPLOYMENT

ROBERT ANTHONY JOHNSON

ROSE MYRLANDE AURELUS

“S” TIMES FOUR CONSTRUCTION

TILE MAN

DOMESTIC WORKER

LABOURER

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

Acting on behalf of

PRECISION BUILDERS LTD. Building #999, Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

INDUSTRIAL TECHNICIAN Install and inspect equipment.

Carry out maintenance. $20.00 hourly

QUANTITY SURVEYOR Prepare and analyze project costing.

Liaising with various individuals. $20.00 hourly

Kew Town 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 hourly

CONTACT: 243-5512

CONTACT: 649-241-3403/ 649-247-5954

CONTACT: 946-5907/

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD. 38966 RENEWAL

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

38965

38947

RECEPTION@MEPSOLUTIONSTC.COM

Mara, 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 hourly

CONTACT: 247-4154

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

38929

CONTACT: 649-333-1236 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

38932

Leeward Highway Is seeking to employ a

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

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 341-7375 BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

38906

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DMR GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Unit #6 Queens Landing, Grace Bay Road, Is Seeking

PROJECT ENGINEER $15.00 Hourly Estimate Request quotes Complete takeoffs Prepare summary of costs Draft proposal letters

SITE SUPERVISOR $12.00 Hourly Supervising worksite and workers.

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HVAC TECHNICIAN

$8.00 Hourly Electrical Diagnostics, installations and repairs air-conditioning and refrigeration systems.

4 CARPENTERS

$9.00 Hourly Follow blueprints. Install windows and molding.

Measure, cut, or shape wood, plastic, and other materials.

CONTACT: 332-2067 OR 241-0148 BELONGERS ONLY APPLY/RENEWAL

CAPTAIN WANTED LABOURER LABOURER CAICOS KEYS SERVICES

CLIFFY CHARTER & TOURS

Cleaning the property, pick up yard waste, dispose of trash, clean windows, and doorframes.

Salary: $8.00 hourly

Cleaning the boat, assisting with heavy lifting and other tasks assigned.

Salary: $8.00 Hourly

CONTACT: 441-8061

CONTACT: 342-8785

Blue Hills Is seeking to employ a

Applicant must be a professional, experienced and licensed Captain with knowledge of Turks and Caicos waters in vessels up to 60ft. Knowledge of Diesel engines and basic mechanical required. Must have good communication and hospitality skills.

Turks and Caicos captains license a minimum with USCG or MCA captains license preferred.

CALL: (649) 232-7447 EMAIL: GOYACHTING@GMAIL.COM

38928

THIS IS AN OPEN POSITION.

38989

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

South Dock Is seeking to employ a

BELONGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE LABOUR BOARD

38942

38945

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

THE LARGEST READERSHIP IN THE TURKS & CAICOS CASABLANCA CASINO

GRACE BAY MEDICAL CENTER

is accepting applications for the following positions:

Neptune Plaza, Providenciales TCI, Is seeking to employ a

BLACKJACK DEALERS/DICE DEALERS FRENCH/CREOLE PHYSICIAN Salary $9.00-$16.00/ hour All candidates should have at least 2-3 years’ experience in the same field, excellent full knowledge of all casino table games and excellent knowledge of Blackjack table game and/or dice game.

JOB SUMMARY: carry out specific tasks in the gaming operation to the highest standard efficiency and customer service in accordance with gaming policies and procedures laid down by the company and gaming laws.

LABOURER

$8 - $9/ HOUR Must have several years kitchen helper experience, stock refill, cleaning experience of the full casino with knowledge of covid requirements and be physically fit. Also provide routine building cleaning and maintenance including painting, sanding and lifting and moving heavy equipment.

PLEASE DROP OFF CV’S ADDRESSED TO HR, AT THE CASABLANCA CASINO LOCATED ON 226 GRACE BAY ROAD, PROVIDENCIALES. OR EMAIL AT INFO@CASABLANCA.TC. TEL: 941-3737 POSITIONS PRESENTLY HELD BY WORK PERMIT HOLDERS.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS • GP must speak and write French, Creole and English • Must have a Medical Degree from an accredited University • Certificate in Management of HIV/STI • Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a registered Medical Practitioner.

• Minimum of 5 years working in a Primary Health Care setting/institution • Minimum of 5 years as a fully registered Medical Practitioner on a register of a recognized Medical Board.

MAIN DUTIES • Patient consultations, examinations, minor surgery • Diagnosis and treatment of illness/ailments • Prescribing or requesting diagnostic tests • Manage acute and chronic illnesses • Health education • Liaise with other healthcare professionals and hospitals • Computer knowledge Monthly salary $6000.00-$7000.00.

EMAIL: CYNTHIA@GRACEBAYMEDICAL.COM 38953

PHONE 649-941-5252

FAX 649-946-8243

BELONGERS ONLY NEED TO APPLY. POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER.

38954

GRACE BAY MEDICAL CENTER

GRACE BAY MEDICAL CENTER

PRACTITIONER WITH INTEREST IN ER MEDICINE

REGISTERED NURSE

Neptune Plaza, Providenciales TCI, Is seeking to employ a

Neptune Plaza, Providenciales TCI, Is seeking to employ a

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS • Must have a medical degree from an accredited University • Minimum of 4 years Emergency Room experience • Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a Primary Health Care, Secondary Health Care institution • Minimum of 3 years as a fully registered Medical Practitioner on a register of a recognized Medical Board • ACLS, PALS Certification MAIN DUTIES • Manage and triage trauma patients, acute and chronic illnesses • Patient consultations, examinations, minor surgery • Diagnosis and treatment of illness/ailments • Order laboratory, diagnostic tests, x-ray • Liaise with other healthcare professionals and hospitals • Computer knowledge

REQUIREMENTS AND DUTIES • Bachelors Degree in Nursing • Current registration with the Health Professions Authority in TCI • Minimum of 5 years work experience in a fast-paced Urgent Care practice and hotel setting • Practical skills to include but not limited to IV therapy, venipuncture, injections, vitals, dressings, ECG, sterilization protocol and how to operate the machine.

• setting up for, assisting doctors with procedures and examination • able to work with little or no supervision to ensure proper flow of patients • Computer knowledge, action patients results, update and maintain patients EMR file

Monthly salary $6500 to $9000.00

Monthly salary $3000.00 to $4000.00 depending on experience.

EMAIL: CYNTHIA@GRACEBAYMEDICAL.COM

PHONE 649-941-5252

FAX 649-946-8243

BELONGERS ONLY APPLY. NEW POSITION

38955

EMAIL: CYNTHIA@GRACEBAYMEDICAL.COM

PHONE 649-941-5252

FAX 649-946-8243

BELONGERS ONLY NEED TO APPLY. POSITION IS CURRENTLY HELD BY A WORK PERMIT HOLDER.

38956

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES WHITBY, NORTH CAICOS, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES

FRONT OFFICE SUPERVISOR Experienced Front Office Supervisor needed for overseeing daily operations at front office with a friendly personality, excellent verbal and written communication, customer service, leadership and interpersonal skills.

Someone with booking keeping and knowledge with Opera PMS would be a plus.

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• 2 years maximum experience in a similar position, including supervisory responsibilities and 5 years’ experience in the hospitality industry • Ability to multitask and prioritize responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.

• Proficient use in Microsoft Office (Excel and Word) • Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Salary Range: $25,000 - $30,000 per annum based on experience and qualifications.

Belonger only need apply - Email: info@oceanbreezeresorttci.com

FRONT OFFICE AGENT Front Office agent needed who is eager to be the first point of contact while providing exceptional customer service with a pleasant attitude. Greeting and check in and out guests, answering email and phones inquiries. Posting and calculating charges. Resolving problems and complaints and any other duties assigned by management.

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• Experience as front desk representative.

• Familiar with office machines • Proficient in English (oral and written) • Excellent knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel and Word) • Strong communication and people skills • Good organizational and multi-tasking abilities • Knowledge and experience with Opera PMS will be a plus Salary Range: $9.00 - $10.00 per hour based on experience and qualifications.

HOSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR Housekeeping Supervisor needed with responsibility for overseeing the dayto-day operations of the resort’s cleaning staff.

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• • • • •

Passionate about a hygienic environment The ability to take the initiative and lead others.

Knowledge of the process of sterilizing equipment Effective interpersonal skill Work experience as a housekeeping Supervisor or the appropriate certification/training.

• The ability to communicate effectively both orally and written, pay attention to details, think critically, handle difficult people appropriately and solve problems.

• Assist housekeepers ad houseman with daily duties.

• Willing to work weekends and public holidays when needed.

Salary Range: $24,000 – $28,000 per annum based on experience and qualifications.

HOUSEKEEPER Housekeeper needed for resort’s general cleanliness and to provide tidy and

sanitary amenities to guests and visitors.

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• Proven experience as a Cleaner or Housekeeper • Ability to work with little supervision and maintain a high level of performance.

• Customer-oriented and friendly • Prioritization and time management skills • Working quickly without compromising quality • Proficient English language Salary Range: $8.00 - $10.00 per hour based on experience and qualifications.

HOUSEMAN Houseman needed for resort’s general cleanliness and to provide tidy and sanitary amenities to guests and visitors. To assist housekeepers with cleaning and maintaining rooms focusing mainly on ceiling fans, lights, transport linen, cleaning carpets, trash removal, balconies, cleaning common areas, bellmen duties, general trash removals. Any other duties assigned by management.

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• Experience as a Cleaner/Housekeeper • Ability to work with little supervision and maintain a high level of performance • Customer-oriented and friendly • Prioritization and time management skills • Working quickly without compromising quality • Proficient English language Salary Range: $8.00 - $10.00 per hour based on experience and qualifications.

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN Maintenance Technician needed for general upkeep of premises and infrastructure, maintaining building operations and ensure that the facilities are always safe and functional. Repair damaged plumbing and electrical pipes and wires when needed. Maintain building HVAC equipment, pool cleanliness and water safety, furniture repairs, service desalination water plant, service standby diesel generator – 150KW. Fix safety hazards. Undertake pest control activities. Inspect alarm systems and security cameras.

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• Proven experience as maintenance technician • Basic understanding of electrical, hydraulic and other systems • Knowledge of general maintenance processes and methods • Working knowledge of tools, common appliances and devices • Manual dexterity and problem-solving skills • Good physical condition and strength with a willingness to work weekends, public holidays and on call after hours.

Salary Range: $24,000 - $28,000 per annum based on experience and qualifications.

RESTAURANT SUPERVISOR Restaurant Supervisor needed for the smooth operations of the restaurant.

Responsible for overseeing restaurant staff, assisting with orders and serving, maintaining good working relationships with suppliers, screening, interviewing and training restaurant staff. Managing restaurant staff’s work schedules.

Conducting regular inspection to ensure restaurant compliant with health and safety regulations. Monitoring inventory, restaurant’s cash flow and settling outstanding bills.

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REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• Experience working as a supervisor in the hospitality industry.

• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment and stand for extended periods.

• Strong management, communication, customer service and organizational skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or hospitality is advantageous.

Salary Range: 25,000 - $28,000 per annum based on experience and qualifications

RESTAURANT SERVER Restaurant server needed to greet and escort customers, take orders, deliver food and beverages, table setting, using a POS software, provide excellent customer service and assisting with dinning cleaning.

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• Experience as a Waiter.

• Hands-on experience with cash register and ordering information system (e.g. Revel POS or Toast POS) • Basic math skills • Strong organizational and multitasking skills, with the ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment • Flexibility to work in shifts Salary Range: $8 - $10 per hour based on experience and qualifications.

BATRENDER Bartender needed to provide an excellent guest drinking experience, creating classic and innovative drinks exceeding customers’ needs and expectations.

Take order, serving and prepare all beverages for bar and restaurant patrons and plan and present bar menus. Customers orientated.

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• Experience as a Bartender • Knowledge in mixing, garnishing and serving drinks • Computer literacy • Knowledge of a second language is a plus • Relevant training certificate Salary Range: $9 - $10 per hour based on experience and qualifications.

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• • • • •

Experience as Head Chef Exceptional ability of kitchen management Outstanding communication and leadership skills Up-to-date with culinary trends and optimized kitchen processes Good understanding of useful computer programs (MS Office, restaurant management software, POS) • Credentials in health and safety training • Degree in Culinary science or related certificate will be a plus Salary Range: $34,000 - $39,000 per annum based on experience and qualifications.

COOK Skilled Cook needed to assist Head Chef with meals preparation and Kitchen cleanliness. Set up workstations with ingredients needed and cooking equipment. Food preparation and ensure great presentation. Proper storage of food and other items. Check quality and quantity of ingredients and replenishing stock.

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• Experience as cook • Knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling etc.)

• Ability to follow all sanitation procedures • Very good communication skills • Excellent physical condition and stamina • High school diploma or equivalent; Diploma from a culinary school will be an advantage Salary Range: $9 - $11 per hour based on experience and qualifications.

SECURITY OFFICER (NIGHT) Security Officer need to undertake the surveillance and protection of our guests, visitors and staff. Patrolling and securing all areas. Communicating any irregularities with management. Investigate, record and report all incidents.

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

HEAD CHEF

• Experience as security officer or guard • Knowledge of legal guidelines for area security and public safety • Familiarity with report writing • Excellent surveillance and observation skills • Good oral and written English and communication • Trained in First Aid/BLS and self-defense is a plus Salary Range: $9 - $11 per hour based on experience and qualifications.

Experienced and qualified Head Chef needed to complete a variety of creative, organizational and leadership tasks to ensure a kitchen runs optimally and patrons’ meals are satisfactory.

LABOURER

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES TO INCLUDE:

• • • • • •

Construct menus.

Plan orders of equipment or ingredients according to identified shortages.

Managing and training kitchen staff.

Estimate staff’s workload and records of attendance.

Participate in budget preparation and monitor expenses.

Foster a climate of cooperation and respect between co-workers.

Laborer needed to maintain landscape, pool area and cleanliness of the property. Ensure all common areas are kept cleaned. Daily trash disposal.

Perform any other task assigned by management.

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• Positive attitude • Ability to work as a team • Hardworking and willing to work long hours when needed.

Salary: $8 per hour

QUALIFIED TURKS ISLANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY VIA EMAIL: INFO@OCEANBREEZERESORTTCI.COM COPYING APPLICATIONS TO THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR & WORK PERMIT BOARD ZONE 2.

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World breaches key 1.5C warming mark for record number of days The world is breaching a key warming threshold at a rate that has scientists concerned, a BBC analysis has found.

On about a third of days in 2023, the average global temperature was at least 1.5C higher than preindustrial levels.

Staying below that marker long-term is widely considered crucial to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change.

But 2023 is “on track” to be the hottest year on record, and 2024 could be hotter.

“It is a sign that we’re reaching levels we haven’t been before,” says Dr Melissa Lazenby, from the University of Sussex.

This latest finding comes after record September temperatures and a summer of extreme weather events across much of the world.

When political leaders gathered in Paris in December 2015, they signed an agreement to keep the long-term rise in global temperatures this century “well below” 2C and to make every effort to keep it under 1.5C. The agreed limits refer to the difference between global average temperatures now and what they were in the pre-industrial period, between 1850 and 1900 - before the widespread use of fossil fuels.

Breaching these Paris thresholds doesn’t mean going over them for a day or a week but instead involves going beyond this limit across a 20 or 30-year average.

This long-term average warming figure currently sits at around 1.1C to 1.2C. But the more often 1.5C is breached for individual days, the closer the world gets to breaching this mark in the longer term.

The first time this happened

This year is “on track” to be the hottest year on record, and 2024 could be hotter

in the modern era was for a few days in December 2015, when politicians were signing the deal on the 1.5C threshold.

Since then the limit has been repeatedly broken, typically only for short periods.

In 2016, influenced by a strong El Niño event - a natural climate shift that tends to increase global temperatures - the world saw around 75 days that went above that mark.

But BBC analysis of data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that, up to 2 October, around 86 days in 2023 have been over 1.5C warmer than the pre-industrial average. That beats the 2016 record well before the end of the year.

There is some uncertainty in

the exact number of days that have breached the 1.5C threshold, because the numbers reflect a global average which can come with small data discrepancies.

But the margin by which 2023 has already passed 2016 figures gives confidence the record has already been broken.

“The fact that we are reaching this 1.5C anomaly daily, and for a longer number of days, is concerning,” said Dr Lazenby.

One important factor in driving up these temperature anomalies is the onset of El Niño conditions.

This was confirmed just a few months ago - although it is still weaker than its 2016 peak.

These conditions are helping to pump heat from the eastern Pacific Ocean into the atmosphere. This

may explain why 2023 is the first year in which the 1.5C anomaly has been recorded between June and October - when combined with the long-term warming from burning fossil fuels.

“This is the first time we’re seeing this in the northern hemisphere summer, which is unusual, it’s pretty shocking to see what’s been going on,” said Prof Ed Hawkins, from the University of Reading.

“I know our Australian colleagues are particularly worried about what’s going to be the consequences for them with their summer approaching [for instance extreme wildfires], especially with El Niño.”

Days when the temperature difference has exceeded 1.5C continued into September, with some more than 1.8C above the pre-industrial average.

The month as a whole was 1.75C above the pre-industrial level, and the year to date is around 1.4C above the 1850-1900 average, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service.

While 2023 is “on track” to become the warmest year on record, it is not expected to breach the 1.5C warming threshold as a global average across the full 12 months.

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS The world’s oceans have also been experiencing unusually high temperatures this year and in turn, releasing further heat into the atmosphere.

“The North Atlantic Ocean is the warmest we’ve ever recorded, and if you look at the North Pacific Ocean, there’s a tongue of anomalously warm water

stretching all the way from Japan to California,” said Dr Jennifer Francis from the Woodwell Climate Research Centre in the US. While greenhouse gas emissions are increasing average temperatures, the precise reasons for why these sea temperatures have surged is not fully known.

One theory - which is still uncertain - is that a fall in air pollution from shipping across the North Atlantic has reduced the number of small particles and increased warming.

Up until now, these “aerosols” had been partly offsetting the effect of greenhouse gas emissions by reflecting some of the sun’s energy and keeping the Earth’s surface cooler than it would have been otherwise.

Another perhaps less wellknown factor is the situation around Antarctica.

There have been ongoing concerns about the state of sea ice around the coldest continent, with data showing the levels far below any previous winter.

But according to some experts, two spikes in temperature in recent months in Antarctica - triggered by natural variability - have boosted the global average. However, it’s difficult to identify the precise influence of long-term humancaused warming.

“In early July, Antarctica got really warm, they saw record temperatures, which is still 20 or 30 degrees Celsius below zero,” said Dr Karsten Haustein, from the University of Leipzig.

“And what we see with 1.5C and 1.8C anomalies we are seeing now, it is partially down to Antarctica again.” (BBC)

Bird flu: Scientists see gene editing hope for immune chickens Researchers have developed geneedited chickens that are partially resistant to bird flu.

Although the birds are not completely immune, the scientists say their work shows it might be possible to block the virus in three years.

The latest results suggest that making further changes to the birds’ DNA could produce fully

immune chickens.

Critics say gene editing tackles the symptoms of high-density farming rather than the root cause of animal diseases.

Professor Helen Sang, of the the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute, said the team had made significant progress.

“We have got to the point where the results are very encouraging

and we want to take this approach further.”

The researchers identified three genes they believed were important for the bird flu (formally known as avian influenza) virus to reproduce in the chickens. They made two small changes to one of the genes using a technique known as gene CONTINUED 

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NASA finds water and organics in asteroid sample – possible clues to origin of life As they unveiled the first samples recovered from an asteroid on Wednesday, scientists were giddy at the prospects of what this material will tell us about the origin of our planet and possibly even ourselves.

After seven years in space, a small spacecraft carrying samples from the asteroid Bennu landed in a Utah desert in late September. Following carefully choreographed procedures to prevent the contamination of the asteroid dust and rocks from life on Earth, the samples were transferred to a clean room at Johnson Space Center in Houston two weeks ago. Since then, scientists have examined some of the material that was collected outside of the primary container to glean some initial insights. They revealed some of their first data during an event at the centre on Wednesday.

“Boy, did we really nail it,” said Dante Lauretta, a scientist from the University of Arizona who is the principal investigator of the OSIRIS-REx mission.

Scientists have not even opened the main container yet, a process that will unfold in the coming weeks as cataloging all of this material begins. Before the launch of this mission, scientists said the recovery of 60 grams of material would be considered a success.

While the effort to determine the overall mass is ongoing, Lauretta

said early estimates are that the asteroid capture mission collected about 250 grams of pebbles and dust from the surface of Bennu.

After the material is cataloged, it will be loaned out in small quantities to 230 scientists across 35 countries who are members of the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security-Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-Rex mission team.

DIGGING INTO OUR ORIGINS So what’s the big deal about recovering pristine samples from the surface of an asteroid?

The big deal is that Bennu, an asteroid in a near-Earth orbit that is about one-half kilometre across, is believed to be a time capsule for the types of rocks and chemicals that existed when the planets formed in our Solar System more than four billion years ago. By studying Bennu, scientists are looking back to that primordial era when Earth began transitioning from an extremely hot world with a hellish surface environment into something more like a mud ball.

Poking these pebbles and rocks with sophisticated equipment here on Earth may allow Lauretta and the other scientists to answer questions about how terrestrial planets like Earth and Mars formed and possibly whether asteroids

OSIRIS REx asteroid sample return lid opening at Building 31 Astromaterials Curation Facility at Johnson Space Center

seeded Earth with the building blocks for life.

In a preliminary analysis of some of the dust, Lauretta said scientists hit the jackpot with a sample that is nearly 5 per cent carbon by mass and has abundant water in the form of hydrated clay minerals. It is highly plausible that asteroids like this delivered the vast majority of the water now found in Earth’s oceans, lakes, and rivers billions of years ago.

By piecing together clues from the asteroid dust—both its water and organic molecules—the scientists believe they may better understand how Earth went from an uninhabited mudball to the world teeming with life today.

“This is incredible material,” said Daniel Glavin, a coinvestigator on the mission. “It’s

loaded with organics. If we’re looking for biologically essential organic molecules, we picked the right asteroid, and we brought back the right sample. This is an astrobiologist’s dream.”

WAIT, THERE’S MORE Beyond exploring the origins of Earth and possibly life upon it, material from this mission will provide insight into other questions.

For example, NASA and some companies are interested in harvesting resources from asteroids to fuel human exploration deeper into the Solar System. A thorough investigation of Bennu will provide information about what resources exist in this type of carbon-rich asteroid and how difficult it will be to harvest and process them for fuel.

NASA, of course, is also interested in planetary defense.

Bennu, as one of a small subset of asteroids that have orbits outside the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is of high interest because it might potentially intersect with Earth. According to scientists, there is a 1-in-2,700 chance that Bennu could strike Earth between now and September 2182.

Although Bennu is only about one-twentieth the size of the large asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs nearly 70 million years ago, it is large enough to destroy multiple cities or cause a huge tsunami. Understanding the nature of Bennu will help scientists and engineers better understand how best to impact and change the orbit of threatening asteroids in the future. (Arstechica.com)

Bird flu: Scientists see gene editing hope for immune ... editing.

The resulting chickens had no side effects after two years. They also had increased resistance to bird flu, but were not fully immune: half the chickens infected with a high dose of the virus developed an infection.

Although any increase in resistance to bird flu should be welcome, only a solution that provides complete immunity can be used in practice.

Any intervention that develops partial resistance would also encourage the virus to change in

order to fight back and so, if the intervention were widely used, it would slightly increase the risk of another human global pandemic if a mutation made the virus deadly to humans.

But Prof Mike McGrew, also of the Roslin Institute, told BBC News that experiments in test tubes showed if changes are made to all three genes, then a fully resistant bird might be possible.

“When we did these edits in the cells there was no growth of the virus at all. The changes stopped

all replication of the flu. ‘’I am extremely confident that editing the three genes will give full immunity.”

Gene editing involves making precise changes to DNA to change the function of a gene. In this instance the three genes were altered to stop them helping bird flu reproduce, but in a way that did not harm the bird.

The researchers are trying to identify the further genetic changes required, before producing gene-edited chickens for the next phase of their

research.

Bird flu is a major global threat, with a devastating impact in both farmed and wild bird populations. In the UK alone, the current outbreak of H5N1 bird flu has decimated seabird populations and cost the poultry industry more than £100 million in losses.

It is thought to have emerged in intensive poultry farming in China in the 1990s.

In rare instances, mutations in the bird flu virus allow it to infect people and cause serious illness.

CONTINUED 

Work is under way across the world to develop gene edited animals that are resistant to disease and are more productive.

Parliament passed legislation earlier this year that permits the commercial development and sale of gene edited food. It opens the door for the use farm animals created by the technology, but a further vote in Parliament will be required, once MPs are satisfied that the animals will not suffer.

The study has been published in the journal Nature Communications. (BBC)

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Drinking an extra cup of coffee per day could help with weight management, study finds Adding an extra cup of unsweetened coffee each day was associated with a reduced risk of gaining weight over a fouryear period, according to a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition on Oct. 1.

The benefit, however, was cancelled if a person added a teaspoon of sugar to the hot beverage.

Adding “cream or non-dairy coffee whitener” did not have an effect on weight, the published report said.

Researchers from the Department of Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts, collected data from three prospective cohort studies: the Nurses’ Health Study (1986-2010), the Nurses’ Health Study II (1991-2015) and the Health Professional Follow-up Study (1991-2014).

The research zeroed in on

the relationship between coffee consumption habits and body weight changes during four-year increments.

Participants completed questionnaires about the foods and beverages they consumed.

The researchers looked at both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee consumption and considered whether the drinks were prepared with sugar, non-sweeteners or cream, the study said.

The findings revealed that one additional cup of unsweetened coffee per day was associated with a decrease of .12 kilograms or .26 pounds over a four-year period.

Participants who increased their daily intake by one teaspoon of sugar, however, gained .09 kilograms or .20 pounds over that same period.

These associations between coffee and sugar consumption with changes in body weight were

The research zeroed in on the relationship between coffee consumption habits and body weight changes

more significant among younger participants and those who were considered overweight or obese.

Nutrition experts who were not involved with the study shared their thoughts with Fox News Digital on the findings.

“Increasing intake of a warm, low- to no-calorie beverage may improve body weight, as increasing fluids, especially warm fluids, can improve the feeling of satiety, which may lead to fewer overall calories consumed throughout the day,” Erin Palinski-Wade, a New Jersey-based registered dietitian, told Fox News Digital.

Adding sugar could negate the benefit of weight loss associated with coffee, as sugar can be a source of extra calories without providing a feeling of satiety, Palinski-Wade said.

However, adding certain creamers/whiteners may have benefits, she indicated.

“Milk and creamer additions can add protein/fat, which may help with satiety,” she said.

“In addition, few individuals use excessive quantities of milk or creamer as they do with added sugar, due to a preference for sweets.”

The study did have some potential limitations, PalinskiWade noted.

“It is important to remember that these findings show an association and not a causation,” she said.

“Individuals who add sugar to coffee may also be more likely to eat added sugar in other ways throughout the day, which can impact body weight and health.”

On the other hand, those who consume unsweetened coffee may

be more likely to focus on reducing added sugar in their overall diet, she added.

Kim Kulp, a registered dietitian-nutrition and owner of the Gut Health Connection in San Francisco, told Fox News Digital that the study shows an association between sweetened coffee and long-term weight gain — but that’s very different from showing that a small amount of sugar added to coffee actually causes weight gain.

“A teaspoon of sugar contains 16 calories and only 4 grams of carbohydrates,” she said.

“This tiny increase in calories by itself isn’t likely to cause weight gain, but it may tell us something about those who prefer to start their day with a little sweetness.”

(Foxnews)

Neuroscientist studying the aging brain starts taking multivitamins For years, the conventional wisdom in the medical community has been that multivitamins are useless.

Doctors often say that there’s never been any study showing a real health benefit from popping a multivitamin a day, and in the past that was true.

Professor Adam Brickman, who studies the aging brain at Columbia University, told Insider he hadn’t popped a multivitamin since he was a kid, but things changed when he started his most recent study of multivitamins for memory loss, roughly six years ago.

“I’m just as skeptical as anyone else when it comes to this stuff,” Brickman said.

But a number of new and emerging studies — including his own — are starting to suggest that the truth about multivitamins is complicated.

Brickman is the author of a large, rigorous study published earlier this year which showed that men over the age of 60 and women over 65 who took a daily

Taking a vitamin seemed to help a little with some of the regular, subtle declines in memory that accompany normal cognitive aging

multivitamin (in this case, it was Centrum) were able to consistently perform better on common memory tests than those who took a placebo. A study from September 2022, using different memory tests, had similar results.

“When we start seeing that kind of consistency across welldesigned studies, it certainly helps convince me — the ultimate skeptic — that we’re on to something real,” he said.

These new research finds suggest that aging brains may derive some small, but real, memory perks, from popping a multivitamin a day.

As a result, Brickman has started incorporating a multivitamin into his daily routine.

“I started taking multivitamins the day we ran the analyses, and saw the results, and I take ‘em every morning,” he said.

Older adults may benefit more from vitamins than young people

The memory impact of multivitamins in these new studies was mild. Taking a multivitamin improved older adults’ scores on memory tests versus placebo, but only marginally.

The multivitamin wasn’t a silver bullet, either. Multivitamins didn’t eradicate Alzheimer’s or treat cognitive diseases. Rather, taking a vitamin seemed to help a little with some of the regular, subtle declines in memory that accompany normal cognitive aging.

Brickman said it looked like the multivitamin was “rescuing three years” of cognitive aging compared to a placebo pill. That’s not significant enough that people would notice the difference.

“You might not take a multivitamin and say, ‘wow, my memory is so much clearer,’” he said. But for Brickman, a scientist crunching data, the benefit was stunning enough to influence his own choices at home.

“The people taking the multivitamin, their memory was higher at every subsequent visit

compared with the people on placebo,” he said.

These positive findings on multivitamins are similar to other research showing that older adults can also benefit from supplementing important nutrients like protein and vitamin D into their regimens.

Scientists suspect that part of the reason why older adults may benefit more from taking a multivitamin than younger people is because we become less efficient at extracting key nutrients from our food as we age.

“There’s probably something to do with absorption,” Brickman said.

Eating fresh produce like vegetables, whole grains, and beans is still the most efficient, straightforward, and safest sciencebacked way to get your vitamins.

“We’re not suggesting that people should get their vitamin and nutrient intake from supplements — the primary source of that should be from whole and healthy foods,” Brickman said.

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Cameron Smith joined LIV Golf in August 2022 - one month after winning his first major at The Open The IOC has been under consistent pressure to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing even under a neutral flag since the invasion began

LIV Golf: Cameron Smith says golf’s world rankings IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee ‘with immediate effect’ are ‘almost obsolete’ Former Open champion Cameron Smith says golf’s world rankings are “almost obsolete” because of their “ridiculous” refusal to award ranking points for events on the breakaway LIV tour.

Australian Smith, who won the 150th Open at St Andrews last year, is one of several LIV players to criticise this week’s decision by the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) to continue to ignore tournaments on the lucrative Saudi Arabia-funded circuit.

Among others who have spoken out against the decision are double major champion Dustin Johnson, former Masters winner Patrick Reed and 2020 US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau.

“I think it [OWGR] is almost obsolete now,” Smith, 30, said before LIV’s final regular-season event, which starts in Jeddah on Friday.

“We’ve got some guys out here who are playing some of the best golf in the world and they’re outside the top 100, 200 in the world. It’s pretty ridiculous.”

Former world number one Johnson, who won the 2016 US Open and 2020 Masters, claimed the rankings are no longer fit for purpose.

“I feel like you can’t really use the world ranking system any more,” the 39-year-old said.

“Hard to use the world ranking system if you’re excluding 48 guys that are good players. The rankings are skewed.”

Majors such as The Open, US Open and Masters use the world rankings to help determine their fields. LIV players without exemptions courtesy of previous major successes will find it increasingly difficult to become eligible for the game’s biggest tournaments.

OWGR chairman Peter Dawson

sent a letter to LIV chief executive Greg Norman and chief operating officer Gary Davidson last Tuesday informing them that LIV’s application for ranking status had been refused.

The ranking body’s main concern was over limited access for golfers to join the 48-player circuit.

“The board committee does not believe it is equitable to thousands of players who strive every day to get starts in OWGR eligible tournaments to have a tour operate in this mostly closed fashion,” Dawson wrote.

There are also concerns that LIV’s team format can influence performances in the individual competitions that run in parallel during their 54 hole tournaments.

Dawson said the decision was “technical” rather than “political”.

“Obviously it’s disappointing,” said American Reed, 33, who now has only his Masters exemption for winning at Augusta in 2018 for major eligibility.

“Until the actual world ranking reflects the actual top players in the world, then to me it’s just kind of a broken system… Just because we play on a different tour, it shouldn’t matter.”

DeChambeau, 30, called on the majors to find different ways to accommodate LIV’s leading players rather than rely on world rankings.

“We would love to find another way to be integrated into the major championship system,” he said.

“I think we have some of the best players in the world. Top 12 on the list, the money list at the end of the year or the points list at the end of the year would be, I think, obvious for the major championships to host the best players in the world at those four events each year.”

The International Olympic Committee’s executive board has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee “with immediate effect until further notice”.

The move comes after the ROC recognised regional organisations from four Ukrainian territories illegally annexed by Russia since its full-scale invasion began in 2022.

The IOC said last Thursday’s recognition was “a breach of the Olympic Charter because it violates the territorial integrity of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine”.

The suspension means the ROC “is no longer entitled to operate as a National Olympic Committee” and “cannot receive any funding from the Olympic movement”.

Olympic Councils from the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk,

Kherson and Zaporizhzhia had been recognised by the ROC. The IOC added it would decide whether Russian athletes could compete as neutrals at Paris 2024 “at the appropriate time”.

In response, the ROC called the suspension “another counterproductive decision with obvious political motivations”.

The IOC did not initially sanction the ROC following the invasion, but Russia has been banned from competing as a nation in athletics since November 2015 after statesponsored doping was uncovered.

Russia’s doping suspension was lifted in March but the World Athletics Council ruled the nation would remain banned “for the foreseeable future” because of the war in Ukraine.

The IOC has been under consistent pressure to ban Russian

and Belarusian athletes from competing even under a neutral flag since the invasion began.

But in March it told sporting federations they should allow athletes from those countries to compete as neutrals.

Ukraine has threatened to boycott next year’s Games in Paris if a full ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes is not upheld.

“This is an important decision,” said Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine’s presidential office, adding that “sports cannot be out of politics” and accusing Russia of using “athletes as propaganda”.

Currently, IOC sanctions mean no international sporting events can be organised in the territory of either Russia or its ally Belarus, while the flags, national anthems or any other national symbol of both countries must not be used.

Bernie Ecclestone pleads guilty to fraud Bernie Ecclestone, the former boss of Formula 1, has been given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to fraud.

The 92-year-old did not declare more than £400m held in a trust in Singapore when asked by tax authorities in 2015.

Ecclestone has agreed in a civil settlement to repay almost £653m to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), a court heard.

He was sentenced to 17 months in prison, suspended for two years.

The billionaire had originally been due to stand trial next month after initially pleading not guilty.

The settlement covers Ecclestone’s tax affairs over the past 18 years, including interest and civil penalties.

Ecclestone agreed to repay almost £653m to HM Revenue and Customs

The court was told that a meeting took place between Ecclestone and HMRC officers in July 2015.

It heard that Ecclestone was “seeking to a draw a line under investigations into his tax affairs”

because he “was fed up of paying huge bills for advice”.

At the time, he declared he had only one trust which was established on behalf of his daughters.

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Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia suffer heaviest World Cup defeat in South Africa trouncing Australia suffered their heaviest World Cup defeat as they were trounced by South Africa in Lucknow.

They were set 312 to win but a miserable batting display saw them bowled out for 177 in 40.5 overs to lose by 134 runs.

It means they have lost their opening two games and four consecutive World Cup matches for the first time.

South Africa posted 311-7, with Quinton de Kock hitting 109 for his second century of the tournament.

He joins compatriot AB de Villiers as the only batter to start a Men’s World Cup with consecutive hundreds.

There was a controversial decision to give Marcus Stoinis out after South Africa called for a review, which left Australia 70-6 in their chase.

Third umpire Richard Kettleborough deemed the righthander had gloved Kagiso Rabada down the leg side, but replays suggested Stoinis’ hand was off the bat when the ball grazed that glove.

Kettleborough’s explanation was both Stoinis’ gloves were touching, but that did not appear to be the case on the pictures shown.

Australia’s next game is against Sri Lanka on Monday, while South Africa play the Netherlands on Tuesday.

Friday’s World Cup action sees

Quinton de Kock struck his second century of the tournament

New Zealand, who have won their first two games, face Bangladesh in Chennai.

Confusion reigns but South Africa impress with ball Australia went into their innings with some momentum after Mitchell Starc finished with a double-wicket maiden, but it was soon lost.

It was a turgid start from Mitchell Marsh and David Warner, with both struggling for any fluency.

Marsh was the first to go,

miscuing Marco Jansen to midoff, before Warner flashed Lungi Ngidi, who bowled with excellent control up front, to point.

There was confusion when Steve Smith was given out lbw on review despite the front-on replay suggesting the ball may have gone on to miss leg stump.

The technology initially just showed the end result of the HawkEye process, leading to bewilderment from Smith and his partner Marnus Labuschagne, before it was later replayed in full

to show its accuracy.

Josh Inglis and Glenn Maxwell soon followed Smith, before Stoinis’ controversial dismissal.

When asked about the decision after the game, Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne said: “It looked like there was clear daylight between the two gloves and the handle.

“But I have been into the third umpire’s room and the screens are pretty big and much clearer than me looking at a pixelated screen.

“I’m sure we’ll get clarity or will seek clarity because it’s a World Cup and we don’t want small decisions that can be avoided to affect the outcome of the games.

With the position we were in, it’s hard to say it affected the outcome, but for the future.”

Labuschagne made 46, and showed some resistance in a stand of 69 with Starc, but the margin of defeat overtakes their 118-run loss against India in 1983.

It leaves Australia’s campaign in trouble. This is the second World Cup to follow this format and the final qualification spot in 2019 was taken by New Zealand on 11 points.

Bad weather played a part in that campaign, but is unlikely to this time, meaning sides may need 12 points to qualify for the semifinals. Australia would need to win six of their remaining seven games to reach that mark.

DE KOCK PUNISHES FLAT AUSTRALIA This was another clinical display from South Africa, five days on from blistering their way to a World Cup record total in their opening-game win over Sri Lanka.

Temba Bavuma’s side came into the tournament under the radar but have been one of the standout sides in the opening two rounds of games.

Their innings was superbly led

by De Kock, who cut and drove at will, as he raced to his 19th oneday international ton off 90 balls with a towering pull shot for six.

He was ably supported by Aiden Markram, who capitalised on being dropped on one by Pat Cummins in his follow-through to make 56.

That Cummins drop was one of five by Australia, including one by wicketkeeper Inglis, who came into the side for Alex Carey, as they were surprisingly subdued and flat.

Maxwell was the pick of the bowlers, taking 2-34 from 10 overs, and although Australia improved with the ball as the innings progressed - South Africa were 171-2 after 30 overs and added just 140 in the final 20 two of those drops came in the penultimate over.

It is a sign of South Africa’s batting ability and power that it felt like they left plenty of runs out there, which is an ominous sign for the other sides in the tournament.

Rugby World Cup 2023: New Zealand drop Mark Telea for Ireland game Winger Mark Telea has been dropped by New Zealand for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Ireland over a breach of team protocol.

Telea, who made his All Blacks debut against Scotland last November, has scored three tries in two matches during the World Cup. Leicester Fainga’anuku will take the 26-year-old’s place on the wing.

“He breached protocol, nothing major but it kept him out of selection,” said head coach Ian Foster.

When asked about the specifics of Telea’s omission, Foster added: “It says volumes about what we stand for and speaks volumes for

the team.

“It happens, it is what it is. It was pretty clear cut and I do not want to talk about it any more.”

The All Blacks, who ended Ireland’s tournament at the same stage at the previous World Cup in 2019 in Japan, have made six changes for Saturday’s quarterfinal at the Stade de France.

Ethan de Groot, Ardie Savea, Aaron Smith, Rieko Ioane and the Barrett brothers, Scott and Beauden, are all recalled, with the latter two joining sibling Jordie in the starting XV. Finlay Christie has been selected on the bench in preference to rising star Cam Roigard.

Sam Cane captains the side and will be bidding to avoid becoming

Mark Telea has scored three tries at the 2023 Rugby World Cup

the first All Blacks captain to lose three Tests to Ireland.

Ireland inflicted two defeats on Cane and the three-time world champions in last year’s historic 2-1 series win in New Zealand.

Foster, though, said nothing that happened in the past weighed on his side going into the match.

“I do not think the past matters,”

he said.

“You learn at the time it becomes a part of who you are. We have prepared well with this match in mind.

“We know the size of the challenge. Ireland deserve the credit they get but rugby is about who is best on the day.

“We start the match at 0-0 and it

should be a great game.”

New Zealand: B Barrett; Jordan, Ioane, J Barrett, Fainga’anuku; Mo’unga, Smith; De Groot, Taylor, Lomax, Retallick, S Barrett, Frizell, Cane, Savea.

Replacements: Coles, Williams, Newell, Whitelock, Papali’i, Christie, McKenzie, LienertBrown. (BBC)

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Rugby World Cup 2023: Wales boss Warren Gatland says lopsided draw ‘not our fault’ Warren Gatland says the controversial World Cup draw is not Wales’ fault and any teams feeling a sense of injustice should have performed better at the last tournament.

The top four sides in the world face each other in the quarterfinals, with Ireland taking on New Zealand and France playing South Africa.

In the other half of the draw, Wales play Argentina while England face Fiji.

“It’s not our fault this happened,” said Gatland.

“I’d just say to the other teams they should have done better in the last World Cup, that’s where the draw came from.”

The top five ranked sides coming into the tournament Ireland, France, South Africa, New

Warren Gatland has been head coach of the British and Irish Lions on three occasions

Zealand and Scotland - were drawn in Pools A and B. Ireland, Scotland and South

Christophe Galtier parted company with PSG in July

Africa were drawn in Pool B with Gregor Townsend’s Scots bowing out of the tournament.

This has resulted in the top four colliding in the last eight in Paris as hosts France tackle reigning

champions the Springboks and Ireland look to bring down threetimes winners the All Blacks.

The World Cup draw was made in December 2020, just under three years before the tournament started.

The seedings were based on world rankings from January 2020, which was effectively the end of the 2019 World Cup in Japan when Wales were fourth-ranked globally.

Wales had dropped to ninth in the world when the draw was made in late 2020 and came into the 2023 tournament ranked 10th.

In future, the Rugby World Cup board has recommended the draw takes place closer to the event to ensure the pools better reflect performance at the time.

Wales came to France ranked lower than Fiji (seventh) and Australia (ninth) in their pool, but won all four games to top the group.

Gatland’s side now sit seventh in the rankings and will rise to fifth if they beat the Pumas in Marseille on Saturday.

“You didn’t hear us complaining in 2015 about Fiji, Australia and England and ourselves in the same pool, we didn’t complain about that,” said Gatland at a news conference.

“You’re dealt a hand and you’ve just got to deal with that. I agree with the sentiment that the draw may have been done too early, it’s been done too early in the past.

“Whether the people in control of that next time can put the pools together a bit later, that’s up to them. We can’t change what’s been done. All I can say, we were in control of what we’re doing.

“We’re happy with the progress we’ve made, considering a lot of people in this room saying we wouldn’t get out of our group.”

(BBC)

Conor McGregor has been defeated three times in his past four UFC fights

Former PSG boss Galtier replaces Conor McGregor: UFC icon returns to Usada testing pool “The rules also allow Usada to show fight each other, but the bout Conor McGregor’s bid to return to Crespo as Al-Duhail manager the UFC moved a step closer as he keep someone in the testing pool between Chandler and McGregor Former Paris St-Germain boss Christophe Galtier has taken over from Hernan Crespo as manager of Qatari side Al-Duhail.

Galtier, 57, won Ligue 1 with PSG last season but was replaced by former Barcelona boss Luis Enrique in July.

The Frenchman is due to stand trial in December, following an investigation into alleged racism while in his previous post as manager of Nice.

He was questioned by police in June and has denied the accusations.

Galtier replaces former Chelsea and Argentina striker Crespo at the helm, after the 48-year-old parted ways with Al-Duhail on Wednesday.

Frenchman Galtier has been named Ligue 1 manager of the year three times and has been a championship winner with Lille and PSG. The Al-Duhail post is his first managerial job outside of France and he inherits a squad that features former Liverpool and Aston Villa midfielder Philippe Coutinho.

Galtier is the latest high-profile name to move to the Middle East from Europe, with many heading to the Saudi Pro League.

He will lead his new team against Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr, who include the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane, in the Asian Champions League group stage later this month. (BBC)

re-entered the United States AntiDoping Agency’s testing pool.

The Irishman was removed from testing last year after breaking his leg in his defeat by Dustin Poirier in July 2021.

McGregor, 35, was expected to face Michael Chandler this year, but cannot fight until he is back in the testing pool for six months.

Usada has confirmed McGregor re-entered the testing pool on Sunday.

“We have been clear and firm that there should be no exception given by the UFC for McGregor to fight until he has returned two negative tests and been in the pool for at least six months,” it said in a statement.

longer before competing based on their declarations upon entry in the pool and testing results.”

However, Usada’s statement also claimed UFC had decided not to renew its contract, meaning the organisation would no longer be involved in the UFC anti-doping programme from 1 January 2024.

Usada said that meant “we do not currently know whether the UFC will ultimately honour the six-month or longer requirement” for McGregor to be in the testing pool.

American fighter Chandler appeared on the UFC’s reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter with McGregor earlier this year.

Traditionally, the coaches of the

has been delayed after it emerged McGregor was not being tested.

The UFC’s decision to remove him from the testing pool caused controversy, as Usada’s rules state a fighter is only removed from testing if they “retire, have their contracts terminated or are removed from the pool”.

The two-weight UFC champion suggested he exited the pool to focus on recovering from the leg break, which was an option not previously open to fighters recovering from serious injuries.

Asked when McGregor might make his return to action, White said: “I literally have nothing planned with Conor McGregor right now.

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MBHS are unbeaten in the championships

Marjorie Basden stay unbeaten in TCISS football Defending female champions Marjorie Basden High School (MBHS) remained unbeaten on week two of the Turks and Caicos Islands School Sports (TCISS) Inter-High Football Championships at the TCIFA ground.

Playing in their third and fourth clashes, the dominant

MBHS registered two contrasting wins.

They whipped TCIPS 10-0 after Irener Moline scored a hattrick, Callie Hall and Syniah Forbes a brace each and Kaylie Hall, Crystal Baptiste and Tranee Wilson one each, while in the other clash, they needled the British West Indies Collegiate

(BWIC) 1-0 with Moline finding the back of the net.

In the opening week, they had defeated Raymond Gardiner High 9-0, before mauling Clement Howell High School 16-0.

Despite the loss, BWIC also had a good day with a 14-0 win against TCIPS. Anika Harry led the attack

BWIC registered a 14-0 win against TCIPS

with seven, while De’Aysia Seymour scored a hat-trick, Rania Gardiner a brace and Jodee Harvey and Jayde Hendield one goal each.

CHHS registered both a win and a loss in the second week.

They went down to ALGTHS 3-0, with Anderlis Medina scoring twice and Robeshlinda Philexene

adding the other, before they bounced back to beat TCIPS 4-0 with Krysann Williams finding the back of the net on all four occasions.

The other clash, between ALGTHS and RGHS, ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Coach Hill looking to start with intensity against BVI The Turks and Caicos Senior Men’s team will look to bounce back from their opening losses when they play

Coach Hill and Christopher Louisy

their second-round clashes of the 2023-2024 CONCACAF Nations League against BVI and Dominica.

Head Coach Ricky Hill feels this can be accomplished if the side plays harder in the early stage.

He said that the objective is to “begin matches in a much more intense manner….We cannot afford to once again go a goal behind early on in the game and then having to chase the game thereafter.”

TCI will host BVI at the National Academy on Monday afternoon from 4 pm, before they travel to meet Dominica in their second clash on November 20.

Currently, BVI lead League C Group C with six points from two wins with Dominica on three points from two games, and TCI yet to record a point.

The loss to Dominica in the first round was via a 3-0 margin, while against BVI it was by a 3-1 score line.

BVI then needled Dominica 1-0 in their clash.

According to Coach Hill, the TCI players need to remain positive since there is a possibility that the national side can rebound from their defeats and register back-toback wins.

He said that the players need to concentrate and apply themselves to gain “a strong foothold on the game, which will hopefully give the team the platform to go on and

gain the victory”.

The National Coach added, “The mind-set amongst the players is one of understanding that we have two very important games coming up…and we are committed in endeavouring to get positive results”.

Although TCI went down twice last month, they have played relatively good football with three consecutive wins from June 14, 2022 to March 28, 2023.

Back in June last year, TCI had lost to Sint Maarten 8-2 before they rebounded to defeat the same side 2-0 three days later. They then registered 1-0 and 2-1 victories against the US Virgin Islands and Bonaire in March of this year.

This rebounding trend did not start with Sint Maarten, since in May of 2022, TCI had lost 4-2 to Bahamas, before they gained a 2-1 win in their second clash.

Prior to defeating Bonaire and the US Virgin Islands in March, they had also suffered 4-1 and 3-2 losses to the sides in 2022.

In the latest FIFA rankings, TCI sits at 32 in CONCACAF with BVI at 34 and Dominica at 28, so it really is anybody’s game.

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October 14-20, 2023