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Kate Sullivan speaks out "Every job has its challenges"

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by Gemma Handy

SHE’S been taunted, mobbed by angry crowds and accused of being everything from unqualified to a British puppet carrying out a pre-set agenda. inside

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Extra cops to put the boot into crime

UP TO 20 British cops – and two police dogs to sniff out criminals and their weapons – could soon be posted in the TCI, if a plea to London is successful.

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Extra cops to put the boot into crime

By Gemma Handy UP TO 20 British cops – and two police dogs to sniff out criminals and their weapons – could soon be posted in the TCI, if a plea to London is successful.

Force chiefs plan to procure a throng of expert officers within weeks as an emergency response to the menacing armed robberies plaguing Providenciales.

It is hoped they will arrive by early December, for the onset of the high tourist season, and stay for around two months to help nail gunwielding thugs terrorising the island.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Dave Ryder told the Weekly News the extra personnel would be a major asset in stamping out the latest crime surge.

“This would be real hands on support, an injection of intensive and specialist skills. We hope to get 15 to

20 officers, ranging from constables to mid management and maybe to inspector level.

“They would be on the ground, patrolling and investigating crimes.

“We could do a lot of work if we got them here for a month or two.

They would also be able to transfer their skills to local police.”

Mr Ryder has been assigned by Police Commissioner Edward Hall to prepare the official application to London for help in the wake of unprecedented crime rates.

He revealed he will also request two police dogs.

“A dog is worth 15 officers at the scene of a crime,” he said.

“If they get a track, they’re in the bushes and they’re off. They will sniff a man out and follow him for miles.

“They can also sniff out guns and ammunition.”

Meanwhile, 15 trainee police are

Assistant Commissioner Dave Ryder says one police dog is worth 15 officers at a crime scene.

currently being put through their paces to graduate in December.

The new recruits, all Belongers, will be a welcome boost to the

current 220-strong police force.

If all goes to plan, there could be an extra 35 cops altogether on the streets by Christmas, an addition of more than 15 per cent.

The Assistant Commissioner said: “This will mean an increase in the number of officers available for high visibility patrols and to respond to emergency calls from the public.

“While the local recruits are still new, just out of the training school, we will do our best to develop them into effective police officers and get the most out of them to ensure they provide the best possible service to the public.”

He added that the extra officers would increase both enforcement and public reassurance.

Deputy Police Commissioner Hubert Hughes said: “Any increase in staff will go a long way to assisting police with patrols and crime prevention.

“We will be able to deploy more officers around the islands. Most likely Provo will be the main focus.

“The officers will be based in the areas we think have the greatest need, as it relates to criminal activity.”

Last week saw the launch of Operation Alpha 2, which follows on from Alpha 1 earlier this year.

The initiative focuses on police visibility, crime prevention advice and tackling high crime locations.

Last month, the advisory council approved the purchase of five extra police cars to replace old vehicles and step up patrols.

The plea to Britain for short-term aid dealing with the crime wave follows last week’s announcement by the Governor that he was to press for assistance.

Gordon Wetherell said he shared the community’s shock at the recent robberies and was determined to help bring the perpetrators to justice.

Albray quits as PNP deputy leader

By Gemma Handy PNP deputy leader Albray Butterfield – whose appointment sparked anger among party members – has resigned in the wake of controversy.

The former Chamber of Commerce chief had been under intense pressure to quit by some of the PNP faithful due to his previous support of British intervention.

A statement issued by party spokesman Donhue Gardiner said the move was in a bid to reunite the PNP. “Both Mr Butterfield and party

leader Clayton Greene believe that, in an effort to further engender a spirit of unity within the party, this move is in the best interest of the party at this time,” it read.

“They express regret that this move proved necessary but stress that, as the party seeks to rebuild itself and become even more relevant in these changing and challenging times, the divisions that this appointment has caused within the party is more of a distraction to that effort and does not serve the party well.”

Mr Greene told the Weekly News the decision had been made jointly

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between himself and Mr Butterfield.

“We came together and decided that unity of the party was of paramount interest.”

He described the appointment of a new deputy leader as “another battle” but would not be drawn on when a successor might be announced.

“I am taking things one day at a time.”

Mr Butterfield said his appointment announced on September 1 had created a “firestorm” within the party.

“Some members felt the leader should have consulted them prior to making his choice. Under the party’s constitution, the leader has full latitude to do what he did.

“But the divide has not narrowed; it’s as wide as it is long,” he said.

“Clayton and I had a very lengthy meeting on Sunday to discuss the future of the party. We mutually agreed I would step down to give him the opportunity to narrow the divide now, rather than six months down the road.

“At the end of the day, I want the best for his campaign.”

Mr Butterfield’s departure comes days after the Governor revealed that investigations into a massive Crown land transaction in Middle Caicos, for which Mr Greene acted as attorney, were well advanced.

The leader has come under fire for his role as legal counsel for the investors. He has denied any impropriety, telling a press conference that he had no financial interest in the deal.

Albray Butterfield previously revealed lengthy deliberations in deciding whether to take the position.

The former Speaker of the House, founding partner of Stanfield Greene law firm, said his only involvement was via his offshoot company which provided management services and incorporated private firms.

Mr Butterfield said: “He has to be given the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise.

“It’s up to him to be able to maintain his innocence and if it’s proven that things are not as he stated them to be, then that’s another story.”

Last month, Mr Greene vowed he would not kowtow to pressure to replace Mr Butterfield as his right hand man.

He said he would not be “distracted” on the “real issues” facing the country as it continues to undergo momentous upheaval.

Mr Butterfield had often been outspoken against the lavish spending and excesses of the former PNP Government. His appointment was consequently met with some

surprise.

Former PNP Chief Minister Washington Misick had accused Mr Greene of being “stubborn”.

“The appointee has been critical of the party and extremely demeaning about individuals within the party,” he told PTV in September.

Mr Greene had defended his choice saying Mr Butterfield was passionate about his country and was not afraid to speak with the courage of his convictions.

He said the two shared a “common vision” on the issues facing the country.

Mr Butterfield, son of eminent businessman Albray Butterfield Snr and Rosita Butterfield, the country’s first female elected member of the Legislative Council, previously revealed lengthy deliberations in deciding whether to take the position.

He said he had agreed to do so on the premise he could help effect “real and true change”.

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Kate Sullivan speaks out "Every job has its challenges" Constitution reform advisor reveals all in exclusive Weekly News interview

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by Gemma Handy

SHE’S been taunted, mobbed by angry crowds and accused of being everything from unqualified to a British puppet carrying out a pre-set agenda.

This week Kate Sullivan speaks out for the first time about the trials and tribulations of her most challenging position in an exclusive interview with the Weekly News.

Helping redefine the supreme laws of the land in a country suffering from corruption, mismanagement and fiscal bankruptcy – not to mention the controversial return to direct British rule – was never going to be easy.

As constitutional reform advisor, Ms Sullivan has been the target of a vast amount of criticism, culminating in furious scenes at Provo Air Center when she was ambushed by Islanders outraged at the delay to elections.

Few would have blamed her for throwing in the towel and boarding the next plane back to London.

But while she admits the task has hardly been a walk in the park she remains determined to see it through – and insists she welcomes all feedback from the community, however vociferous.

Ms Sullivan is all too aware that her appointment was always going to come with a generous dollop of contention.

“It’s certainly the case that some of the recommendations people don’t like is because they are not necessarily in agreement that the UK hired me,” she concedes.

“I can’t change their mind on that.

I was hired to do a particular job and I have that job to do.”

In the meantime, she says, people are free to react as stridently as they wish.

“Every job has its particular challenges. In some ways it’s got better because more and more people have got involved.

“Where we did have people who came and shared their views in the first round of meetings, we definitely got more in the second round.

“The more people who come, the easier it is to do my job.”

Ms Sullivan says she has not been surprised by the depth of feeling expressed, given the recent political upheaval.

“I welcome it,” she says simply.

“There are important issues at stake and people should be prepared to come out and talk about it.

“The scene at the airport was just an incident that happened.

“People feel very strongly, they

wanted to react to what the Minister had said and there are lots of different ways to react but I really feel I don’t need to reflect on that personally.”

Much of the flak has come from people who feel their suggestions expressed during the first round of public meetings were deafeningly absent from the initial recommendations Ms Sullivan published in August.

“I don’t think people’s views were ignored,” she says. “The meetings were an open opportunity for people to share their concerns.

“Some of the meetings were fantastic examples, such as one in Grand Turk that lasted for eight hours; I think everyone felt they had shared their views.”

Notwithstanding that Ms Sullivan acknowledges: “A consultation is to get people’s views. That doesn’t mean that if 150 people say one thing then that’s what happens.”

Rather than being equipped with an ‘agenda’, Ms Sullivan says she is merely acting upon the terms of reference she was given.

“I have been given my terms of reference and I have to fulfil them.

If people want to read more into that then they are free to do so.

“I was asked to look into the recommendations made by the Commission of Inquiry.”

One of such was to consider whether to axe the automatic right to a jury trial in exceptional cases where a fair trial may be deemed impossible.

“People were opposed to any changes to trial by jury but I can’t not look at things I’ve been asked to look at.

“It just so happens that I was of the same opinion as the Commissioner.”

Ultimately, of course, the entire consultation process is at risk of being rendered redundant.

It’s no secret that the final decisions will not be made by Ms Sullivan or even the people of the TCI but by London.

Overseas Territories Minister Henry Bellingham will be entrusted with the weighty task of the last ‘red pen’ job.

“Bellingham will make the decisions,” Ms Sullivan says.

“He can choose to accept all my recommendations or reject them all.

He may take some and not others, or ask for more work to be done on some, either by me or someone else.”

Proposals to allow some foreigners to vote and devise a clearer path to citizenship have sparked a hotbed of debate among those who feel

Eyes down: Kate Sullivan is escorted away by police during last month’s turbulent scenes at Provo Air Center.

native people risk being further marginalised in a country where they are already grossly outnumbered by foreigners.

Ms Sullivan continued: “I was required to look at the franchise, take people’s views on that and make recommendations.”

She says however much of the constitutional protection of local people’s rights looks set to remain untouched.

“I did not make any suggestions on who should be able to be a public servant or run for election.”

The advisor has come under a lot of fire from people who claim she does not possess the expertise or qualifications for this most crucial role.

“I was hired by the FCO who advertised for the job,” she says.

“It did not require you to be a practising lawyer. I am not a practising lawyer and I have never

hidden that fact.

“I am a constitutional policy and democratic governance specialist.

“I will not do the technical legal draft of the constitution; that’s always been made clear. That will be done by FCO lawyers.

“If they had hired 10 lawyers in the TCI instead of me the legal draft would still have been written by FCO lawyers.”

For the two years prior to beginning her work in the territory, Ms Sullivan undertook a similar role in the Solomon Islands.

The island chain in the Southwest Pacific has suffered a lengthy period of ethnic tension and civil war.

Ms Sullivan was assigned as an international advisor during the nation’s long process of constitutional transformation.

“In the Solomon Islands the population is unevenly spread across

the islands.

“In some ways there are similar issues to the TCI but it’s slightly different because it’s an independent country so it’s a process that the people themselves are driving but with international advisors.”

Ms Sullivan is currently in the UK finalising her revised recommendations which she plans to publish early next month, if not sooner.

She revealed that all proposals are under scrutiny.

And that she remains open to discussion with political leaders, despite their wall of silence towards her.

The advisory council recently called for suggestions for reform made by the All Party Constitution Commission to be formally considered alongside Ms Sullivan’s.

“Having gathered all those views through the media and submissions people have made, I am now reconsidering all the recommendations,” Ms Sullivan said.

“I haven’t finished so I can’t say yet how much they will be adjusted.

“But there will be a very clear summary of people’s views which is why it’s very important that so many people came and made their views known.”

There will be a third round of public consultations before the final document is drafted and rubberstamped by the Foreign Office.

Whichever reforms ultimately prevail remains to be seen. But one thing is certain. Both the Islands’ melting pot of inhabitants and the eyes of the watching world will be fully focused on the TCI as it undergoes this most pivotal chapter in history.

Your chance to quiz Britain

By Paul Baker TCI residents are being offered a unique opportunity to fire questions at the British Government.

Lord Nigel Jones wants people to set their own agenda in London’s House of Lords.

The TCI All Party Group vice chairman is calling for questions to be submitted to the Weekly News for him to ask over the coming weeks.

In particular, he wants to quiz his fellow peers on the subject of law and order in the TCI. He explained: “As a politician, I am in a privileged position in as much as I can question those in power, directly.

“But it’s not me who is living in the TCI and so I feel it should be Islanders and residents who are setting the agenda.

“For this reason, I would be happy to ask your questions in Parliament. I would urge Weekly

News readers to submit their questions to the newspaper, who will in turn forward them to me.

“I can’t guarantee that every single one will be used, but I will do my best. I get regular opportunities to ask questions so, over a period of time, we should get most of them voiced.”

He added: “I am well aware of the problems that exist in TCI at the moment, especially the outbreak of violent crime and lawlessness. Many people have already been in touch with me to air their concerns and so it’s a subject that I would like to initially concentrate on.

“Whatever it is that is troubling you, please fell free to tell me. I, in turn, will put your concerns, thoughts and questions to Ministers and fellow politicians – people who can actually get things done.

“It’s a genuine offer and I hope people will take advantage of it. Together we can mend these

problems and return TCI to calm and safety as soon as is humanly possible.”

Lord Jones said that all answers to readers’ questions will be passed on for future publication in the Weekly News.

Meanwhile, the Lib Dem peer has tabled his own question, which is due to be heard in the House of Lords early next week.

It asks: “I would like Her Majesty’s Government to tell me what discussions they have had with the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands regarding the recent increase in lawlessness in the territory, and what plans they have to assist the Governor and local agencies in quelling the outbreak and bringing those responsible to justice?”

Questions for Lord Jones should be sent to tcweeklynews@ gmail.com or by calling 946 4664.

Please include your name and an email address if possible.

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

Tight-lipped society POLICE have long said that their efforts to catch criminals are hindered by people who have information about an offence but are unwilling to come forward.

It was also revealed earlier this year that the anonymous CrimeStoppers ‘tip off’ number has never received a single call from the TCI, despite offering rewards for successful leads.

We asked you for your thoughts on why people are often reluctant to come forward – and how can they be persuaded to do so as crime reaches unprecedented heights.

No confidence “Just about every other person that I speak with

confesses that they have no confidence in the police force, especially the hierarchy.

“It is the general belief that there are corrupt elements within the police force and reporting a crime may endanger the life of the caller instead of assisting with the apprehension of a criminal.

“One just has to look at the number of unsuccessful prosecution cases before the courts and the very low detection rates of any serious crime committed in the TCI in recent times.

“There are also claims of prosecutorial misconduct by officers of the state. So why should the public have any faith in the judiciary or the force?

“What we are witnessing is simply the chickens coming home to roost because of years of neglect by successive politicians and the UK secretariat through its local representative, the Governor.”

Lack of trust

“Citizens do not come forward with information about crime because the police ranks are compromised and there is no confidentiality.

“Consequently, before one can return from making a report at the police station, word is out that you are a snitch.

“The public does not trust the police.”

Retribution fears “First off, the police/judiciary can't seriously

blame citizens for their inability to do their job efficiently.

“Everyone sensible agrees that people should come forward with any information but many are too frightened to do that as they are worried they will be identified and will face retribution that the police cannot protect them from.

“CrimeStoppers needs to assure people that it is absolutely confidential and the person providing information cannot nor will not be identified to the police or anyone else.

“All TCI citizens have an obligation to report any information they have that could stop this crime wave before the criminals stop our livelihood completely.”

Make the call

“Perhaps people are reluctant to turn in somebody they know has committed a crime or owns an illegal firearm because they are related to them.

“But what if your cousin shoots your boyfriend in the heat of a robbery? How will you feel then?

The infamous ‘Unabomber’ in the USA was turned in by his brother, thus saving hundreds of innocent people.

“That was a very difficult thing for him to do,

but he did it. Thank God. “People living here simply must start using that CrimeStoppers tip line. It is anonymous.

“If the police don’t get help from the community then you may as well get used to hearing that ‘so-and-so’ was shot yesterday during a robbery.

“Stop whining about what the Brits should do.

Get off your butts and make the call. You know who these two to four men are who are terrorising the entire island and putting every single person living here at risk.

“What are you waiting for? Perhaps you are waiting for the policeman to show up at your door to tell you that your daughter has just been killed while she was making a deposit at the bank.

“Make the call.”

Sunday Christians

“The problem is that almost everyone here is related to each other through blood or marriage.

“No one is going to blow the whistle on a family member, as when the reward money comes in, they have some ‘splaining’ to do to their uncle/cousin/brother/sister/father etc.

“There also seems to be such a casual acceptance of theft in this society that it is not viewed as a crime, but as a natural occurrence.

“I have never seen such a bunch of ‘Sunday Christians’ as here in the TCI.”

Axe CrimeStoppers

“CrimeStoppers should be stopped and closed and the money used to keep it running put to better use within the police force since unfortunately, for whatever reason, it simply does not work.”

Stiffer sentences

“I am convinced more than ever that the crime wave is planned, fomented and well orchestrated.

“Who could imagine them going to the Grace Bay branch of Scotiabank to rob it when all persons living in Provo know that the branch does not carry cash. This is ludicrous.

“The judges are also releasing too many known and repeat offenders on the street. One known, famous, brilliant legal scholar and repeat offender was said to be on the Air Turks & Caicos flight this past weekend along with his gang.

“God bless the pilot who saw that the flight manifest from Providenciales did not have any of their names listed. So he politely let them off.

“It would seem that their plan was to raid Grand Turk, wreak havoc and the record would show that they were not even in Grand Turk.

“With judges letting these people off we have to fear. With these repeat offenders getting light sentences from the courts people will fear when asked to assist police and give evidence.

“Well something is wrong if people cannot anonymously call CrimeStoppers. People need

to know that judges will not be so lenient on criminals.

“The law is now being changed to tighten the grip on this problem according to the Governor. I was shocked to see that the law was not updated yet.

“People need to see a law in place that allow judges to sentence for up to 10 years for armed robbery and burglary.

“Illegal guns should be taken and fines imposed should be a minimum of at least $200,000. Offenders with illegal guns should get at least five years.

“When people see offenders being treated harshly by the courts, the offenders won’t be able to ‘come for them’ after the judge lets the offender off, then people may have the courage to speak up.”

Too much risk

“One simple word – reward. Also, why would anyone volunteer information when they know the police cannot protect them from retaliation?

“And if the criminals are caught, they are out the next day with the promise of returning or bail.

“Who wants to take the risk of turning anyone in under these conditions?”

Passing the buck

“The robbers at the port in Grand Turk were reported to be three men from the DR. It is doubtful a Dominican will turn in a Dominican because they have to live in the Dominican community.

“Haitians will not turn in Haitians and Turks and Caicos Islanders will not turn in their son or neighbour either. In fact there is an ethic in this country that if you see someone doing wrong and report them you are ostracised. It is long past due for the police to stop this nonsense and stop passing the buck.

“We need real detectives. To not be able to track down a few crooks on a small island tells a lot about the capability of the police and its managers. Assistant Commissioner Ryder appeared on TV to tell us, when making deposits check out the bank parking lots before leaving our autos.

“Why can’t Ryder have police or plain clothes men posted at the few banks and ATMs during the few banking hours?

“It seems it is always someone else’s fault. Murder investigations go on for years and come to nothing. Most robbers are dumb and make mistakes so why can’t the police find the clues? What good is 911 when the police show up hours later?

“Edward Hall and his team have a whole lot to explain. It appears the report handed to the Governor did nothing to deter crime. All these committees and forums do nothing.

“Wrong doing is deeply embedded in the TCI. Robin Auld and Alex Milne found more crime in a couple of weeks than the police have in decades.

“When a rape victim shows up they send her away. What does that tell you? When the marine patrol leader goes home frustrated it does not bode well.

“When a vigilante defends himself, returns fire and hits the man in the butt the criminal gets to sue him. What in the dickens is wrong with the court? That ought to have been thrown out and never even taken the court’s time.

“Crime here is the symptom of years of wrong doing from the top down.”

Abuse of power

“Having tried the TIPS line once it is no wonder

they’ve never had a tip! They didn’t really know where I was calling from, they were less than helpful, and God help you if you are a Creole or Spanish speaker.

“I was calling because someone else was unsure of the confidentiality of the line and he had some very valuable information. I was quite discouraged by the response of the person answering my call and therefore the information went unreported.

“People are reluctant to speak up for fear of reprisals from the criminals and their families.

Besides, the courts just let them go free.

“If the PoPo would stop fighting amongst themselves, TI vs the rest of the officers, maybe we’d get someplace. A well trained drug officer was assigned to the beat because he was foreign, how smart is that?

“If they had a decent place to work from instead of a set of offices that was overcrowded in 1995, the morale and efficiency might improve.

“The police also are well known for abusing their power in the community. Corruption is rampant and ‘who you know’ gets incompetents promoted. No wonder trust in them is negligible.

Perhaps it is time for a refit of the whole department.”

Firm action needed

“Crime has already reached unprecedented levels.

The shame is that the TCI is a small country where everyone knows everyone else. It is impossible to believe that the people committing the crimes couldn’t be identified many times over if informants were willing to come forward.

“First, they don’t trust the police. Second, they are afraid of recriminations from other local people who are related to or friends of the people committing the crimes. Third, on the infrequent occasions when crimes are solved, the guilty parties are quickly out on the street again, be it on bail pending trial or following a short stint in jail.

“Who wants to turn someone in only to encounter him in the neighbourhood a couple weeks or months later and probably carrying a weapon?

“The Brits need to import in substantial numbers of trained British police officers or even hire experienced private security forces (mercenaries) to bring the country under control until a new and improved police force can be integrated.

“Just the presence of armed, competent, professional security forces on the streets would be very constructive in reassuring merchants, shoppers and tourists. Capturing a few of the brave criminals who have been shooting unarmed people would send a very powerful message to others who might be inclined to try their hand at this lifestyle.

“The politicians, instead of railing against the British and expats for causing all of the country’s problems and making inane calls for independence, should be working hand in glove with the interim Government to address the serious crime problem.

“Shouldn’t the crime problem, after all, be a rallying point for all honest, law abiding people in the country, beyond issues of nationality, voting rights, citizenship or politics?”

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Tougher sentences for gun offenders

By Gemma Handy PEOPLE caught in illegal possession of guns will soon face at least three years behind bars under tougher new sentences announced by the Governor amid spiralling violent crime.

Stricter penalties for firearm offences – and limits to the way bail is issued for those charged – are among a raft of measures to tackle the ongoing spate.

The introduction for the first time of UK and Cayman Islands-style minimum sentences has been dubbed a “major step forward” by police.

They hope it will end the culture of people being hauled before court for illegally carrying guns only to be let off with a conditional discharge.

The three year minimum sentence will also apply to convicted armed

robbers in response to the plethora of hold-ups across Providenciales.

Governor Gordon Wetherell has come under increasing pressure to act as crime reaches epic proportions.

A resolute statement issued last Thursday revealed that he is to press London to step in as a matter of urgency.

A subsequent statement on Monday gave further details of the Government’s get-tough stance on those responsible for the current reign of terror.

“The Attorney General has begun work on making significant changes to the laws relating to firearms and offensive weapons to provide the courts with greater powers to deal appropriately with offenders,” Mr Wetherell said.

“Among the changes are increases

Governor Gordon Wetherell has come under increasing pressure to act as crime reaches epic proportions.

in the maximum sentences for firearms-related offences, minimum sentences of three years for using

a firearm in the commission of an offence or illegally possessing a firearm.”

In future, offences involving firearms will only be tried in the Supreme Court.

The Governor continued: “Those accused of firearms-related offences will not be able to be given bail by the police or the Magistrate’s Court – any application for bail will have to be made to the Supreme Court.”

He said there would also be stiffer penalties and tighter restrictions on carrying other offensive weapons such as knives.

The draft legislative changes are due to be presented to the consultative forum at its November 9 meeting.

The Governor added: “The Attorney General will increase the number of staff at the chambers in

Petition demanding UK stems crime gets 1,000 signatures

By Gemma Handy HUNDREDS of Islanders have put their names to an online petition demanding Britain take urgent action to stop rampant violent crime in its tracks.

Residents are clamouring for increased cops, police training and equipment – and a zero tolerance approach to illegal guns – as the spate of almost daily armed robberies continues.

The number of signatories is soaring as householders and businesses across Providenciales become sitting ducks for the gunmen’s next target.

With 1,000 names collected in just a week, the message is clear: the TCI will not tolerate the lawlessness which threatens to confine the once tranquil nation to the sad fate of so many of its regional neighbours.

The petition laments a loss of faith in the TCI police force and justice system along with woeful underresourcing. It calls for a swifter judicial process to get criminals behind bars – and keep them there by beefing up penalties.

Petitioners are also pressing for widespread bush sweeps to unearth illegal immigrants living covertly away from the eyes of law.

And for the authorities to bring a stop to firearms and drug trafficking, exacerbated by the Islands’ primitive coastal defence systems.

Among the comments posted in support of the campaign, there are numerous poignant remarks which mourn the decline of the peaceful Islands of yesteryear.

The epidemic of terrifying attacks has left the country almost unrecognisable from just a few years ago, with police seemingly powerless to prevent it.

Many petitioners warn of the potential effect on the tourism industry, the TCI’s economic lifeblood. Others relate petrifying

personal experiences at the hands of weapon-wielding assailants.

One contributor describes Provo residents as “prisoners in our homes and workplaces”.

Another, who has lived in the Islands for 24 years, says she has never lived in fear the way she does now.

“I live alone with my two daughters and fear for their safety to such an extent that I am considering leaving the Islands. It’s a very sad state of affairs to have our children afraid to sleep alone!

“I work in the tourist industry and am increasingly faced with questions regarding safety concerns. I never imagined I would have to take such extreme measures as hire security guards for all my guests. We need help now,” she adds.

Feeling unsafe at home appears to be a pervasive theme.

“My husband and I came to these beautiful Islands that we now call home. One of the reasons that we chose to live here was the low level of crime and thought nothing of leaving our windows open at night.

Unfortunately, that’s all changed now and we don’t even feel safe in our own home anymore. It’s no way to live,” states one woman.

Another writes: “I wake in the morning and wonder who the daily target will be and which bank, store or service station to avoid. We’re all being held hostage by a few thugs who are on the verge of completely destroying any chance of economic recovery this tourist season.”

Many express concern about the fiscal impact.

One part-time resident involved in the real estate industry says crime has had a “devastating” effect on the market.

“Sales have come to a virtual halt and consequently stamp duty revenues are being severely impacted. The Government needs to show signs that are they are making a serious effort to put a halt to the

current crime spree. Make arrests and dole out severe sentences.”

News of the TCI’s crime problem is even reaching travel agents across the globe.

One contributor proffers: “Having spent the past five months in New York, I can tell you that the amount of crime reported is quite prominent with travel agents who suggest travel to other areas.”

Another states: “We can’t go to secluded beaches for fear of being held up at gunpoint, robbed or raped, looking over your shoulder with every business you enter or every financial centre you conduct business at. This was not the island I arrived on 12 years ago with my family.”

There are comments from investors and tourists who threaten to sell up, withdraw their money, or never return.

One native Islander bewails the

fact she returned home to “live in peace and quiet, free from crime”.

“How wrong I was,” she says.

Another resident tells of his wife being robbed on Grace Bay beach while with their 18-month-old baby.

“We’re hesitant to frequent beaches, bars and other destinations for fear of being robbed or held at gun point,” he writes.

“We have invested our life savings here – if these crimes carry on not only will we have been affected by the economic downturn but we stand to lose everything.”

Some warn that the damage to the country’s image in just a few months will take years to repair.

One states simply: “Beautiful by nature, insecure by choice.”

Visit http://www.thepetitionsite. com/1/tci-residents-demand-lawand-order/ to view or sign the petition.

Providenciales to enable the police to obtain advice more easily and cases to be dealt with more quickly.”

The news was welcomed by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dave Ryder, who told the Weekly News: “These improvements are a major step forward in dealing with different aspects of the judicial process to make sure people arrested and charged with serious offences are kept in custody to protect the public.

“We have had a big problem trying to get people remanded in custody.

“There have also been big problems problem matching the sentences for firearm offences to the nature of the crime.

“Some people have been given conditional discharges for carrying a gun.”

Mr Ryder added: “A lot of places like Cayman and the UK have minimum mandatory sentences.

There are currently no minimum sentences in the TCI for any crime.”

The alarming rate of armed robberies in recent weeks has triggered panic across Providenciales.

The impact on the soon to commence tourist season remains to be seen.

The Governor’s announcement of an appeal to London for help came hours after last Thursday’s attack outside First Caribbean Bank where a supermarket boss was robbed of takings at gunpoint.

Mr Wetherell said he shared the community’s shock at the crime surge and was determined to do everything possible to help bring the perpetrators to justice.

Leaders of both political parties also issued statements last week urging members of the public with information to come forward and help police.

They are also demanding increased funding be earmarked for extra officers, training and equipment such as CCTV cameras.

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John Hartley is a retired CEO. He was educated in economics and econometrics at Manchester University and Harvard Business School. He is an occasional contributor at invitational economics seminars at Brazenose College, Oxford.

Economics Column

CLARIFY: Members of the Tourism Working Group help to ease lingering concerns about a new tourism structure

Tourism structure explained – No privatisation, say working group members

By Rebecca Bird A GROUP charged with revamping TCI’s tourism marketing took time out to answer questions put forward by the business community this week.

At Monday evening’s extraordinary meeting of the Providenciales Chamber of Commerce, members of the Tourism Working Group helped to ease lingering concerns about a new tourism structure.

Addressing dozens of attendees at The Veranda resort they spoke enthusiastically about the future of tourism promotion.

Last September a nine-member Tourism Working Group was appointed to devise ways to better promote the destination.

Headed by TCI businessman Clive Stanbrook, they were tasked with revising the entire system and asked to produce a comprehensive report detailing their ideas and findings.

A statement issued to Chamber members on Monday explained that the group sent questionnaires to 350 travel agents worldwide and quizzed hundreds of members of the local community.

“The working group found a level of consensus among nearly all to whom they spoke and, as a consequence, many of the findings and conclusion of their report are effectively those of the members of community as well as working group members,” it read.

The team studied other tourism promotion boards around the world in a search for a structure that might improve TCI tourism.

It was ultimately concluded that the structure employed in the Bahamas held “the most promise” for the Turks and Caicos Islands.

“The Bahamas is a leading force in tourism promotion in this region and the working group concluded that the TCI could learn from their methods,” the statement continued.

“The result is a proposed structure that resembles the Bahamas, yet with a few improvements to suit the TCI that will ensure transparency, accountability and professionalism.”

The report was completed in early 2010 and following government review released into the public domain in July.

The document talked candidly about the unsatisfactory work of the Tourist Board and how the country

had been saddled with immense debts as a result.

It proposed that a new structure should be created by splitting the existing Tourist Board into “equal partners” of the Ministry of Tourism and the Tourism Authority.

The Ministry of Tourism would be responsible for establishing the country’s overall tourism policy, regulatory functions, quality control and oversight.

Meanwhile the Tourism Authority would assume responsibility for the day to day marketing and promotion of the country’s tourism infrastructure.

The Tourism Authority would not be a private entity as previously reported, Mr Stanbrook insisted.

It would however be made up of four members of the government and eight members of the private sector.

Similar to the current structure, a chief executive officer would report to the board along with a team of about 14 salaried personnel.

“It should be noted that in the Bahamas their Tourism Promotion Board is 100 per cent private sector operated and operates independently of government and the Ministry of Tourism, whereas the working group recommends that the proposed TCI Tourism Authority should include local government.”

In respect of funding the working group recommended a structure similar to the Bahamas.

The current 11 per cent accommodation tax would be split into two parts – two per cent would go directly to the Tourism Authority and nine per cent to the government

treasury.

By comparison, in the Bahamas six per cent is channelled directly to the promotion board and six per cent to government.

Chamber members questioned if it was enough money to support marketing efforts.

Working group member Mark Durliat said that no, it was not enough, it should be double that, but it was what the government could afford.

However funds would be used wisely and in the future the group hopes that more money will be ploughed into the authority.

Mr Stanbrook added: “We hope it will be a very powerful instrument and if the government sees it’s powerful they may put more money into the project.

“What we are setting out is something that can grow into whatever it is that will be successful for the country.

“The whole future of this country depends on our ability to put our best foot forward in terms of tourism.”

During the meeting working group members also commented on other recommendations from the report such as improving education, increasing airlift, rethinking concentration on the high end market and addressing crime.

The working group’s draft bill will be presented to the consultative forum on November 9.

Working group members also include Art Pickering, Brian Lightbourne, David Bowen, Julia Williams, Clayton Thomas, Kingsley Been and Arthur Been.

The letter

AS THE new tourist season is approached with optimism, the publication in the TCI Journal blog of a letter from an anonymous international investor caused a sensation amongst the elite.

The letter is articulate and well reasoned. It underlines the message of this column. If we are hostile and arrogant towards external investors, they will judge us by our actions and not our words.

By a happy coincidence, a few days later the Nobel Prize for economics was awarded to a team whose work shows how friction and disrupted price signals distort employment markets; especially when those arise from subsidies and regulation.

Capital markets are far more flexible and disruptive than labour markets (compare sending a wire transfer to changing jobs); external influences affect investment decisions very quickly and powerfully.

The letter is a familiar litany: the investors feel unwanted and discriminated against. There is no clear and just path to citizenship.

The civil service is archaic and inefficient – the worst they have come across. There is a persistent entitlement culture centred on ‘Belonger partnership’. They fear a culture of discrimination in favour of one social group. The talk of independence scares them. Politicians are dishonest and corrupt.

The letter says that their $100m project was viable across the region, and they went elsewhere.

In a democracy people get more or less the government they want.

When we see that all the political parties and cultural leadership of a country unite in promoting a particular idea of nationhood and policy, then it is reasonable to think that vision is what the electorate wants. Decision makers must conclude that is the vision of the future shared by the people, or at least the electorate. That is the investment climate.

This week we have seen more data from America. Employment is still shrinking, and very alarmingly, defaults and a mortgage administration crisis are threatening 30 per cent of US households. US consumption is rising more slowly than GDP. The evidence is growing that the rise in US activity we witnessed recently, which bypassed the TCI, is strictly temporary. It will be almost certainly be followed by either another recession or a prolonged flat period, or both. There is probably another financial crisis in the offing.

The boom experienced here had the characteristic of a gold rush. It has moved on, but we are not left with holes in the ground. We have 3,000 condo rooms to fill.

The owners of those condos were yesterday’s investors. Let us wish them well. It will be a long time before we see their like again.

The big foreign investors here are the banks and the utility companies, and they are mainly Canadian and have been investing here and elsewhere in the region for decades, in the case of the Canadian banks, for more than a century.

Growing and diversifying this economy by attracting inward investment requires a complete cultural and political change. There is no sign of that, and try as they might the British can’t impose one.

Sale begins for low cost flights to the Big Apple TCI residents will soon be able to travel to and from New York for as little as $350.

This week tickets went on sale for low cost US airline JetBlue Airways, which will run daily flights from Providenciales to JFK airport from February next year.

Prices start at $119 one way, not including fees, and are available from www.jetblue.com As well as giving residents a chance to jet abroad more often it’s also good news for the TCI’s tourism industry.

According to tourism bosses the flights will boost rising arrival

figures even further and help to settle the islands’ turbulent economy.

Last month the award-winning airline announced that they will be running 150-seat Airbus A320 flights to the TCI from both JFK airport in New York and Boston’s Logan International.

Scott Laurence, JetBlue’s vice president of network planning, said: “JetBlue is proud to add Providenciales to its Caribbean destination options.”

Flights from New York will begin on February 17 and run daily at 9.22am arriving at 1pm.

The return flight from Providenciales will leave at 2pm arriving in JFK airport at 5.39pm.

Flights from Boston will begin on February 19 and will operate seasonally from November to April.

They will depart Boston every Saturday at 11am arriving at 2.57pm, and the return flight will leave at 3.55pm arriving at 7.47pm.

John T Smith, CEO of the Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority, said: “JetBlue has impressed us with their success in the region and we are pleased to welcome their popular low fare, high value service to the island.

“We look forward to continuing the development of a mutually beneficial long term relationship.”

JetBlue intends to operate its Providenciales service with spacious 150-seat Airbus A320 aircraft.

The A320 offers travellers all complimentary seatback televisions including free first-run movies, comfortable leather seats, the most legroom in coach of any US airline, unlimited free snacks and awardwinning customer service.

JetBlue’s flights to the Turks and Caicos Islands are on sale at www. jetblue.com

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WITH Samantha Dash

Man begs pastor to vouch for him – after ransacking his office and stealing church property JIMMY David Forbes was sentenced to six months in prison after he pleaded guilty to burglary in Providenciales Magistrates Court this week.

It was said that on February 3 last year, Forbes entered the Church of God of Prophecy church in the Lower Bight and stole a number of items including a CD player and tools.

Around 4.15pm on February 2 2009 a minister of the church secured the building and left.

At 3am the next morning, a member of the church was in his home and saw Forbes walk past with a brown computer table and a black bag.

Upon checking the church, the man discovered that the church had been burgled and the computer desk was missing.

He immediately reported the

matter to the police.

When the police arrived at the scene, they found Forbes lying in the church.

The pastor’s office had been ransacked and various items were missing.

Forbes begged the magistrate for mercy and suggested that he put him on a bond to keep the peace for a period of time.

While considering the facts told to him, Magistrate Warner asked the accused who would vouch for him and sign his bond.

Forbes promptly turned around and asked the pastor of the church to vouch for him and sign his bond so he would not go to jail.

When the pastor did not budge, not even at Forbes’ repeated pleas for help, Magistrate Warner passed judgement.

Teen to be sentenced later this month A YOUNG man accused of burgling a Kew Town and a Juba Sound home will know his fate in Providenciales Magistrates Court on October 28.

Paul Missick appeared before Magistrate Clifton Warner charged with burglary and handling stolen goods.

The defendant denied committing the offences on February 1 and police officer Quincy Carter took the witness stand and testified against him.

Officer Carter said that on February 1 he received certain information and went to the Myrtle Rigby Health Complex where he saw the defendant in the parking lot.

He identified himself and searched the defendant’s pockets and in his left rear pocket Officer Carter found a gold bracelet.

The accused reportedly told the officer that he got the bracelet at a Haitian woman’s store in Kew Town.

However, under oath in the witness box, Missick told a different story.

He said that on the day in question, he went to the Haitian store and he saw two guys standing at the shop and one of them had a bag on his shoulder.

The guys called out to him and he

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approached them.

Missick claimed that the guy put the bag on the ground and went with his companion into the store.

He then opened the bag and took out the gold bracelet with diamonds in it, a Rolex watch and another watch and a pendant.

A couple of minutes later, two strange guys attacked him and hit him in the face while asking him for the jewellery.

He reportedly “yucked” away from his attackers and ran away.

Missick repeatedly denied that he broke into the Kew Town home and stole the valuables.

He told the court that the two guys told him that they had some stuff in the bag which they got from a house “down the road”.

On a separate burglary charge, Missick, who had previously denied the allegation, changed his plea to guilty.

It was said that on November 3 2009 Missick entered a Juba Sound home and stole two bracelets, a DVD player, a matching LA Lakers t-shirt and pants suit and $500 cash.

Although Missick denied the crime to police officers, crime scene investigators found his fingerprints in the home.

He will be sentenced on October 28 for all three offences.

Gold Finger boss jailed for two years POPULAR TCI businessman ‘Gold Finger’ was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by Magistrate Clifton Warner in Providenciales Magistrates Court last Friday.

Matson Delancy, aged 53, owner of Gold Finger jewellery store, appeared before Magistrate Warner charged with possession of cannabis and cultivation of cannabis plants the day after he was arrested.

Delancy opted for a Magistrates Court trial and pleaded guilty to both charges.

The Crown’s case was that on Thursday October 14 around 11.30am, police officers executed a search warrant on the businessman to search his premises for stolen items.

The search yielded nothing illegal but Delancy was detained and taken to his home in the Bight where the officers conducted further searches.

Upon arrival at his home, the officers observed three buildings in the yard; the main house, a small storage hut and a partially constructed building.

They made a beeline for the main house and found a small quantity of cannabis, which the officers suspected to be homegrown because of its fresh appearance.

Delancy however insisted that he bought the substance in Five Cays and that it was for his personal use.

Not believing his story, police

Stanley Wilson

The same day Matson Delancy was incarcerated, his jewellery store was burgled and everything stolen out of the glass cases.

officers searched the surrounding bushes, but came up empty handed.

Not satisfied with their meagre find, the officers turned their attention to the partially constructed building and found that it was locked.

The accused reportedly told the officers that he did not have the keys to open the locked door and that the building only contained old wood.

After forcing the door open, police ranks discovered what appeared to be an indoor cannabis farm.

A total of 970 plants were found distributed among 65 plant pots and

Joram Rigby

Luis Francis

a few wooden boxes.

“The plants are mine,” Delancy said and admitted that he used the liquid in several drums found nearby as fertiliser.

On behalf of Delancy, attorney Martin Green told the court that his client was an acrobat and had suffered certain injuries.

As a result of those injuries he suffered bouts of severe back and leg pain which have not responded to medical treatment.

Delancy has since discovered cannabis to be an effective method of pain management.

“It is not in any way a recreational activity,” Green emphasised.

He told the court that his client decided to choose the lesser of two evils and create his own supply rather than deal with dealers and criminals.

The number of plants indicated that his client did not intend to continue growing the illegal herb but to grow as much as he could and then stop.

“There is scope for leniency,” Green urged the magistrate.

“If given an immediate custodial sentence, not only would he lose his livelihood but his employees would be out of jobs,” the attorney mitigated.

Delancy could have faced a maximum of five years or fined $75,000 or both.

Miguel Desmangles

Petro Plus trial off to a start THE TRIAL into the Petro Plus robbery got off to a late start before Justice Richard Williams in the Supreme Court this week.

The defendants, Luis Francis Jnr, Stanley Wilson, Joram Rigby and Miguel Desmangles, were all present in court for the commencement of their trial on Monday but the case did not start until Thursday.

The trial relates to an alleged armed robbery at the Millennium Highway gas station on February 9 last year.

The delay was due to some legal matters that saw the lawyers in a deadlock on Tuesday and well into Thursday.

One of the issues discussed was the fact that someone supplied a TV station with pictures of the crime scene taken from a surveillance

camera inside the gas station and the media house published the pictures.

Also broadcasted were videos of the four defendants being taken to court for their arraignment.

“If the person who furnished the video to the media is someone who has any nexus with this case, then they are either really stupid, bordering on mental retardation or they had some motive to sabotage this trial,” Justice Williams said.

He was of the view that if that person is affiliated with any legal firm, then the Bar Council should be involved.

Justice Williams expressed his intention to launch a full scale investigation, even summoning the reporter who published the videos if it comes to that to get to the bottom of the matter.

If and when the culprit is found, they could face charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice.

The four defendants were charged with possession of a firearm at the time of committing the offence, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, wounding, robbery, possession of a firearm with intent to commit a serious offence and possession of ammunition with intent to enable endangerment of life.

Deborah Martin and Valerie Neita-Robertson, from Jamaica, represented Francis and Wilson respectively, Rigby was represented

by Oliver Smith and Desmangles was represented by Wendle Williams.

The trial will last for four weeks and the prosecution had initially named 23 witnesses but that figure has since dwindled to seven or eight.

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We welcome letters from all members of the public on a variety of topics.

Where are the fictitious colonial masters?

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to Joshua Gardiner’s letter ‘Stand up for your birthright’ which was published last week.

Mr Gardiner, after saying, ‘I have said in the past that TC Islanders are among the most educated in the world’ I would advise that continuing with the line ‘We don’t need no Kate Sullivan’ does not instill confidence in the standard of English taught here.

May I suggest some English tuition or at least give your letter to someone to proof read before sending it in to be published.

In regards to the subject matter I couldn’t agree more on the complete incompetence of the previous Governor who it appeared seemed to be on some kind of extended holiday when it came to dealing with matters of state.

However, the bottom line is that it was Belonger elected Belongers that have left this fine country in the mess we find it, not these fictitious colonial masters that we keep hearing about.

Crown land was not illegally possessed by white slave traders, Government funds were not transferred to some cracker’s bank account, and white devils did not give preferential treatment to fellow colonials just because they were related to them.

Yes, it does seem to be taking a ridiculously long time to rectify but it does appear that the inquiry barely scraped at how deep the corruption had run and it could be years before the truth is truly known as to how bad things were.

I also agree that our current Governor and the appointed representatives do not seem to have the best communication skills when it comes to dealing with the general public and I would urge them to rectify this.

But if for one minute you think that the British Government is enjoying this whole process and hasn’t got anything better to do you are sadly delusional. There are 60 million people in the UK to be governed, along with a partnership in the EU without having to “re-colonise” a small set of islands in the Caribbean as some extended government holiday home for the rich and well to do.

You want independence? Please take it, the Brits will go and leave this mess for you to clean up (including of course servicing the ridiculous national debt).

But just remember, with independence comes responsibility.

Until those who supported the ‘dear leader’ and all of his cronies admit they were equally at fault, progress will not be made.

Please note that with independence also comes fiscal responsibility. I believe the offensive national debt speaks volumes for how educated and responsible the previous administration were.

As for your mindset, culture, sentiments, miseries, pains, hopes, goals or aspirations I admit I equally know nothing so please tell us. But I can bet I know none of them could possibly be a desire for a return to the previous state of government which did its level best to only work for those ‘connected’ and leave the rest of the population in dire straits.

We have recently seen one man go to jail for a ‘Ponzi’ scheme; it’s about time Belongers stood up to the previous administration and asked them to their face ‘where’s the money?’.

Because in relation to population size their giant Ponzi scheme makes Bernie Madoff look like a lightweight who stole his dad’s pocket change.

Regards, An imported TC Islander

The power of prayer

Dear Editor, I would like to join all of the recent shooting victims (or should we say victors) in thanking and praising God for the saving of their lives in recent attacks against them.

I know what it is to be viciously attacked and call on the authorities for some help and they refuse, saying they have no power to act.

I know what it is to call on God for help and see him help.

The testimonies of Marina and Olivier are lovely and speak of how powerful prayer is and how God helps in time of trouble and how he is able to turn things around.

The desire that they have for this country is beautiful and I believe that what their prayers and hearts desire, God will give to them.

I also believe should they continue having the confidence in God nothing will harm them should they live in and out of this country.

The act of love and the prayer of faith has reached the ear of God through Jesus Christ and he will perform it upon their lives.

So fear not living in the beautiful Turks and Caicos Islands but fear God and live in obedience to his will.

I say unto you my friends, be not afraid of them that kill

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the body and after that have no more that they can do.

But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: ‘Fear him who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea I say unto you, fear him.’ (Luke 12:4-5) “May the Lord bring back these beautiful Islands to serenity and security for each one of us. May this violence stop.”

What a beautiful request and desire for the TCI and by extension all countries.

It’s more than what the British Government and some living among us desire for ‘our country’.

Olivier and Marina, should you decide to leave our beautiful country for a short while I pray that God will grant his grace to you to come back to live here once more again fearing nothing other than him.

I thank God for the work of the Good Samaritan on that day towards them, also may you continue to let God use you and may he always hear you when you pray.

Grace and mercy, Jonathan N Gardiner

Serious crimes in TCI

Dear Editor, I am not surprised by the current increase in serious crimes.

A good businessman can observe current business activity and use the information he gathers to tell whether the market is headed for an upturn or a downturn in the future.

This same principle applies to policing.

A good police commander should be able to observe current social and economic activity and determine how it will affect the country in terms of an upturn or downturn in crime.

It should be standard procedure for the Commissioner of Police to give an annual report on the state of crime in the country.

This report should address current status, forecasts, and recommendations for dealing with both current and future situations.

Does the Financial Crimes Unit vet every investor who submits a proposal to do a development project in the TCI? Do they vet Business License applications lodged by foreign nationals?

This should be standard procedure, yet you see all kinds of crooks and criminals from abroad doing business here.

The politicians are now jumping on the bandwagon and releasing statements on the crime situation.

I would like to see them addressing ‘corruption’ specifically!

I can tell that some of the persons involved in the most recent robberies are not even experienced criminals; they are just persons who are capitalising on the fears of the public and the weakness of the police.

I see various ideas and suggestions being submitted by members of the public, but this problem can only be solved by professionally trained and experienced persons.

It is the responsibility of the Governor to find such persons.

I am deeply offended by the way this problem is being addressed by the Governor, the British Government, and even our own political leaders.

Everybody is pleading with us to assist the police by providing information about crime, but nobody shows enough respect to sit with those of us who are qualified and experienced and give us the opportunity to offer our expertise.

Are we only good enough to be snitches?

De-Owen Higgs

Bewildered by bail Dear Editor, I refer to an article in the Weekly News about a man bailed for gun charges. I would like to know how on earth a magistrate could, in good conscience, allow this man back onto our streets on $15,000 bail?

This man has been charged with shooting someone, possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life, possession of ammunition and GBH. Either the law needs changing or the magistrate does. I wonder if Mr Clifton Warner could educate us all as to the legal restraints he was presumably obliged to operate within.

In doing so the public will be in a better position to lobby the AG to have those laws revised and make Mr Warner’s job easier to keep us all safer in the future.

In the alternative, perhaps the good magistrate could explain to us his thinking?

Bewildered David Hartshorn

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Hospital staff may flee We must awake Provo due to crime to righteousness Dear Editor, As I look around my country during the last few months, I had to ask myself if I still lived in the TCI. I cannot recall a time in this country when we have so much uncertainty and situations that are not being solved or progressing in a positive direction.

It seems like forever since the TCI have heard some good news.

Let us consider our current situation: We are living in a TCI where crime has been on the increase like never before, the increase of the use of illegal drugs and weapons, rampant and increasing unemployment, a stagnant and almost dormant economy, political disenfranchisement, scandal revelations, a youth force with little work, a bankrupt government, and the abuse of civil and human rights.

Through all of this, we as a nation must function and strive to make it.

This brings me to the meat of the matter. How do we come out of this period of despair?

Some people are turning to the British Government, some are turning to the interim Government, and some people are turning to political parties, friends, drugs, alcohol, money, and all sorts of things.

So far, how is that working out TCI? Are you getting the results you seek? Haven’t we tried all those things before?

It is time for us to try God! It is time for us to stop relying on men and their promises to fix the mess in this country.

Where are all the Christian people?

And I don’t mean those ‘Sunday morning go to meeting’ Christian people either!

I am talking about serious, anointed, sanctified, holy living nonhypocritical children of God. How long will we be afraid to speak out on the ills of our country and rebuke the evil and sin that has been taking dominion in our country?

Solomon said ‘Righteousness exalted a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.’ It is time for us to awake to righteousness!

All of us in this country have played a part in some way or another in how we ended up in this predicament.

It all began when we sat by for years and years and called corruption and dishonesty ‘progress’, feasted on the fat of the land while not realising that

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we were selling our children’s future.

We saw our neighbours being robbed and taken advantage of and said nothing; now when we are experiencing our oppression we want everybody to come to our rescue.

We heard and witnessed the suppression of righteousness when religious leaders spoke out against the immoral decisions of our leaders.

When Christians stood up against injustice and wrong doing, we branded them with a political name to detract from what they were reproofing.

Nevertheless, when the nation got in trouble everybody called on the Christians to pray.

For this reason, as a Christian I am not afraid to tell this nation thus said the Lord.

And the Lord is saying to us ‘enough is enough’!

Enough of the lying, enough of the financial dishonesty and corruption, enough stealing, rape, robberies, enough of the fornication, adultery, idolatry, and sorcery.

He has had enough of the compromising Christians pretending to love God. We have played around with God’s mercy long enough. It is time for us to stop having a form of godliness and denying the power thereof.

It is time for the God fearing people to stand up and take this country back from the clutches of the enemy.

The Apostle Paul admonished us to not be ashamed of the gospel of Christ.

Therefore I cannot be ashamed in saying that TCI, we have drifted far from God. TCI, we must awake to righteousness! We must turn our country around and get back on the right track.

We must put aside the weight and sins that easily beset us and choose to do right in the sight of God. I don’t care how much noise we make to the government, UN, and every other powers that be; until we make right the wrongs in our lives we will not see a change in our country, until we make restitution to those we have wronged, we will not see a change in our country.

Until we humble our hearts and cry out to God to change our circumstances, we will not see change in our country.

Jas Walkin

MEDICS at Provo’s new hospital are considering quitting due to the recent crime explosion, it emerged this week.

Pathologist Michele Turdel has announced his imminent departure, just weeks after taking up the post.

Interhealth Canada TCI chief of medical services, Dr Robyn Barnes, said: “We have a large number of staff who have moved to the TCI from all over the world and not every single one of them is going to settle.

“The location may not be right for everyone and the recent explosion in violent crime is causing many staff to consider their futures on the Islands.

“Until this problem is resolved we may see further enforced changes in personnel over the coming months.”

The crime wave is another headache for Interhealth which opened the country’s two new hospitals in Providenciales and Grand Turk in April amid controversy over the introduction of a social health care system.

Dr Barnes continued: “But we have an excellent and highly experienced HR team at Interhealth Canada who are actively recruiting

Dr Robyn Barnes said Interhealth was “actively recruiting staff of the very highest quality”.

staff of the very highest quality.

“In terms of a new pathologist, that search is at an advanced stage and we are talking to a number of very suitable candidates.”

Mr Turdel, from Canada, replaced his American predecessor David Harris at the end of August.

Dr Barnes added: “The fact that we are losing our second pathologist in a short period of time is unfortunate, but purely coincidental.

“Both pathologists cited legitimate reasons for leaving and, like any reputable employer, we understand and respect their decisions.”

COMMENTARY

When you’re wrong, you’re wrong BACK in 2006 things were already going wrong.

Governor Tauwhare arrived to bring new hope.

I wrote an article assuming bells and whistles had gone off in London’s Foreign Office when PNP took over because of their past history.

We assumed if Tauwhare was not doing oversight he was at least keeping notes.

Just prior to departure he claimed he had called for an inquiry shortly after arrival.

Now it appears our assumptions were wrong. The advertised “call” fell on deaf ears.

Did that cause that Governor to go along for the ride?

Recently we wrote about sensing a turnaround in the growth of crime. Wrong again.

This new crime wave is so well equipped with all sorts of weapons including assault rifles and automatic weapons.

Who checks the incoming plane interiors and luggage from the DR and Jamaica?

The 911 system in Provo was expected to bring police to a crime scene quickly.

They were wrong!

What foreign policeman will

By David Tapfer hurry to a robbery with his billy club to face an AK47 assault rifle or a pistol-packing thief?

This crime wave is the legacy of the last seven years of a government gone wrong causing massive frustration.

As the tourist season opens and the naive tourists arrive with pockets full of cash, jewellery and camera equipment what will happen?

The crazies may find some new lush targets and tourism will die a hard death.

This is no longer just a Provo problem.

How many incidents can the cruise ship port tolerate?

We are on the brink of disaster

as a few spurts from an automatic weapon could cause havoc.

Things are still safe in North and Middle Caicos but safer still in Fort Lauderdale and points west. $2.50 gasoline will bring US and Canadian tourists to Florida and points south this winter and those tourists will not have to face our high departure tax and American Airlines’ unpredictable ticket price policies.

This time I am not wrong. The interim government needs to do something and fast.

Put their money where their mouth is, says the PDM. Is it time to arm the cops? The vigilantes are already armed so we might as well.

Police prowl cars in the USA have a shot gun at hand in the front seat. Can we get by with less?

One citizen on TV said police presence moves the crooks to another target but we rarely see prowl cars in Provo.

Expecting residents to report criminals has also failed.

Crime growth has been with us now far too long. Bureaucratic reports and tinkering with crime numbers have been the ‘Hall’ marks of failure.

We can no longer afford to be wrong.

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Pet clinic celebrates milestone GUESTS packed into the offices of a local animal charity this Saturday to celebrate a milestone event with staff and volunteers.

This weekend the Turks and Caicos Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TCSPCA) marked 1,000 spay/neuter surgeries with champagne and cake.

And they all took place since August 2008 when the clinic opened up at the charity’s offices on Susie Turn corner in Providenciales.

Joining the party was Middle Caicos born Lewis E Astwood III and his 14-month-old pup Maxine who was lucky number 1,000.

Lewis was presented with a plaque while Maxine received a huge sack of dog food, a garland and lots of cuddles.

“It means a lot to me to be able to get our special potcake Maxine spayed locally,” Lewis told the Weekly News.

He added that he was delighted with the attention his beloved pup received and enjoyed the celebrations.

Also attending the party were clinic patrons Annie and Simon Notley who made it their mission to help open up a neutering facility after spending time on South Caicos

SPONSORS: Clinic patrons Annie and Simon Notley with one of the patients

and Grand Turk.

Annie explained that she came across a number of stray dogs that were in dire need of veterinary assistance and a home.

Her encounters eventually brought her into contact with TCSPCA director Susan Blehr who told them what the charity was lacking.

Immediately Annie and Simon reached into their pockets and helped

LUCKY NUMBER: Lewis E Astwood III (right) with his daughters, grandson and dog Maxine

Susan to set up the facility.

And two years later after 1,000 surgeries Annie described the outcome as “amazing”.

Susan described the milestone as a “huge achievement” and said it

took a lot of hard work.

“We’re very busy every day, we’re carrying on with our surgeries and we hope we are making a difference to the pet population in the Turks and Caicos.”

She thanked vet Dr Rich and all of

the TCSPCA volunteers.

Also in attendance was acting Governor Mark Capes who said: “These are difficult times and volunteer societies and NGOs like this one do a tremendous job.”

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Fuzzfest band showcase a hit

By Rebecca Bird

ISLAND tunes pulsed through the still warm air of Grace Bay beach this weekend as the first ever Fuzzfest live music showcase got underway.

Dubbed “the start of a musical revolution” the free beach festival attracted hundreds of tourists and residents alike.

And according to organisers Saturday’s event at Flamingo Café was just the beginning, with another “bigger and better” festival planned for next month.

Put together by radio DJ duo Agent J and Liquafox, and DJ Viper, Fuzzfest aimed to showcase the best of Turks and Caicos talent that has been flourishing behind the scenes.

Hip-hop, R&B and rake and scrape were all on the programme for this unique event that promised to cater to every taste.

Agent J told the Weekly News that the event took a lot of preparation but it was all worth it to see it come together.

“The one thing we were nervous about was pulling it off. We didn’t want people showing up and not having anything to look at or music to listen to,” he said.

“In the end we had a proper stage with lighting, excellent sound and amazing performances to back it up.

“Everyone came together and chilled out on the beach and paid tribute to local artists - it was something you don’t see here often enough, if at all.”

The festival, which took place from 3pm until 11pm, featured half hour sets from hip-hop groups 5 Star Generalz and Corna House Entertainment, and rake and scrape veterans The Island Boys.

And to pass the time in between there were reggae tunes from DJ Viper and indie, dance and hip-hop from DJ Liquafox of 93.9 Island FM. Liquafox told the Weekly News: “The first Fuzzfest was great, I’m really proud of what we managed to

OFF THE DOME: Spliff joins in with some light-hearted free-styling on stage at the end of the festival

accomplish on such a small budget.

“The best part for me was listening to 5 Star Generalz perform - they sound incredible live.

“By the end of the night we also had Chilla Jr, Astro from Corna House Entertainment and Spliff freestyling. There was so much energy and everything sounded awesome.”

And the bands that took part in the festival were equally as delighted with the event.

Lex Dani Gilbert, also known as Young Heat, of hip-hop group 5 Star Generalz, told the Weekly News: “Man I loved the Fuzzfest! It was a good, good night that I will never forget.

“It was the best concert we’ve had so far and I know that The Fuzz will have more to come.”

Agent J and Liquafox, who entered the music scene just a few months ago with their off the wall radio show The Fuzz, are already planning their next festival.

Agent J said: “We are definitely considering the next Fuzzfest and I am looking forward to bringing that same level of excellence to the people along with Fox. “It is a quality production at a quality venue. I’m looking forward to everyone who wasn’t there hearing about it and showing up to the next one, because it will be even better.”

DJ Liquafox added: “Fuzzfest two is a definite. Like most sequels, the second installment is going to be bigger and better. This is definitely the start of a musical revolution.”

Fuzzfest was sponsored by Flamingo Café, Bambarra Rum, the Wine Cellar, 93.9 Island FM and Cooling Services.

Listen to The Fuzz on 93.9 Island FM from 7pm until 8pm every Saturday or visit www.thefuzz.tc

HIP-HOP CREW: 5 Star Generalz from Five Cays prepare to perform at the inaugural Fuzzfest

HOT BEATS: DJ Liquafox of 93.9 Island FM lays down some tunes

School nets $3,000 from grand prize raffle

By Paul Baker PLAYTIME is set to become even more fun than usual for one group of Provo youngsters.

Pupils at Richmond Hill Primary School have moved a step closer to a long term dream, thanks to the efforts of its PTA. The school is raising money to build a new and improved playground and a recent raffle has netted almost $3,000 towards its target.

The Richmond Hill PTA Fundraising Raffle featured some fantastic prizes, donated by local businesses and individuals. These

included a BlackBerry phone, dinner for two at Crave Restaurant, a Nintendo DS and spa treatments at the Veranda and Escape.

PTA secretary Debbie FindleyClayton said: “This has been a wonderful fundraiser and I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who donated prizes and bought tickets.

To collect close to $3,000 is tremendous and the money will be put to very good use “The school has long been wanting to improve the playground facilities and this is a major development project. In total, the work will cost in the region of

$6,000 and so this is a huge step towards that figure.

“The children are so excited about the prospect of better play facilities and we will continue to work hard until we achieve our dream.”

Mrs Findley-Clayton also thanked her fellow PTA members Monique Williams and Glenda Lightbourne for their help in organising the raffle.

Top prizes in the draw went to Trameka Gardiner (ticket no 406), Gordon Burton (022), Thomas Choute (277) Mr Samuel (501) and Isabel Gardiner (374).

Competition for young artists TCI’s top young artists have the chance to put their talents to the test and win some great prizes to boot.

Organisers of this year’s TCFAF Christmas production, the Nutcracker ballet, are offering free tickets to the best budding local artist.

All they have to do is to draw or paint a picture of the Nutcracker to be up for winning the prize.

There are three age categories – eight and under, nine to 14, and 15 and over.

Each child can enter a maximum of two entries and the top 10 contestants will win a free matinee ticket.

Four prominent local artists will judge the pictures and the winners

will be announced on November 18.

Entries, with name, email and phone number, can be submitted at Making Waves Art Studio in Regent Village, Grace Bay. Meanwhile rehearsals for the Nutcracker continue to go strong as over 60 children and adults prepare for their roles, with only seven more weeks to go.

Nineteen adorable Polichinelles from aged four to seven are practicing weekly to learn their roles of popping out from under Asa Williams aka Mother Ginger’s voluminous skirt.

There are also 11 Toy Soldiers, 10 Mice and 15 Angels learning

their roles at the Stargazer Studio in Providenciales each week as well.

Local soloists, who will dance alongside seasoned professionals from the US, are learning the discipline, practice, and hard work needed to perfect a performance.

Pages to Pirouettes’ artistic director Susan Cade along with Scott Cannon, Laura McGinty, Ruben Ybarra, and Rachel Condello will arrive just before Thanksgiving to begin rehearsals at Brayton Hall.

They will be joined by dancer, stage and film actor George de la Peña who will play the role of Herr Drosselmeyer, and two of his students from the University of Iowa.

Natasha Leybush of Rock It Hot Fitness, a personal trainer and student of the famed Kirov Ballet School of Russia, is teaching ballet technique to interested students of any age at Stargazer Studio to help condition the dancers.

She is also dancing the solo variation of Russian Peppermint, along with a corps of seven dancers from the Youth Centre.

The Bowen Dance Academy students are performing an original variation for the Land of the Sweets, entitled Salt Cay Candy.

Two of their advanced dance students, Ryesha Higgs and Phoebe Twigg, are soloists for the Chinese

variation.

Dance coaches are Barbara Pankhurst, Haley Weldon, and Natasha Leybush.

And the Youth Chorale practice is run by Addison Stoddard, accompanied by Wendy Hayward on the piano.

Tickets will go on sale at Unicorn Bookstore the first week in November for three evening performances on December 2, 3 and 4.

Adult floor tickets are $20, youth tickets $5 and balcony tickets $35.

For the first time, after popular request, TCFAF will have a Sunday afternoon performance starting at 2pm.

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Youth triumphs at North Caicos domino comp THE YOUNGEST participants of this year’s National Domino Championship were declared champions in North and Middle Caicos, proving that it’s anyone’s game.

Last Friday North Caicos came alive when 12 teams competed for the coveted title at Islandcom’s dealership KJ Foods in Whitby.

It was a tense but exciting few hours as participants put their skills to the test.

During round one DLC beat Classic Shots and the all female Cool Cats beat S&J. MC Hammer lost to Brothers, Poze caved in to the young Robinsons, The

Yardies beat Middle Caicos Best and Simply da Best beat Sandy Point.

In round two, Robinsons showcased their skill giving the first six-love of the competition to DLC. The Yardies beat Brothers in a definitive 6-2 win while Simply da Best sent the ladies home for the night with a 6-3 win over The Cool Cats.

The air grew tense as the confident Simply da Best overcame the Robinsons in match one of the semi-finals.

But all was not lost for the Robinsons who had a chance to come back in match two against the veteran Yardies.

Middle Caicos puts best foot forward for charity

By David Tapfer

THE THREE tiny communities of Middle Caicos all participated in the 2010 cancer walk.

Starting at predawn at the Conch Bar community centre the walkers began their exercise together marching though the tiny village past residences and the fuel station, then down grade.

As they moved forward a rooster crowed somewhere in the darkness.

Eventually arriving at the now abandoned airfield they caught their breath and reversed course.

As morning light arrived the returning walkers spread out into groups. First to return were two young men who were still moving at a fast joggers pace as they returned to the town centre.

Behind them and alone was late starter, high school student Shantia Harvey, who caught up and passed

the crowd. On her return she was moving at a slow jog.

One large group was met in town by a large collection of feral dogs barking their hearts out. The walk finished where it began at the community centre.

The center’s interior was set for breakfast as approximately 60 people of all ages sat down to hear acting District Commissioner Dottis Arthur lead them in hymns including ‘Jesus touched me and made me whole’.

Resident Nurse Nobel provided the gathering with a health talk concentrating on breast cancer, the need and details of self examinations and for mammograms.

Deacon Garnet Outten offered grace as morning appetites looked to servers for refreshments.

Breakfast consisted of locally prepared native dishes of grits, conch, chicken and lemongrass tea.

Bakery goods filled out the menu.

Help name Five Cays roundabout TCI’s resourceful public is asked to get their thinking caps on and find a name for Five Cays’ roundabout.

The PPC sponsored roundabout is an attractive landmark bordering a large lake and leading onto South Dock Road.

To this date it has never had an official name – but members of the 911 emergency team are keen to get it officially titled.

To submit names for

consideration log onto the 911 website at www.911tci.com and follow the guidelines.

In order for a name to be considered it must be accompanied by a short explanation as to the relevance and reason for that name.

If no names are submitted by the end of October, the street naming committee will name the roundabout in accordance with existing guidelines.

Under the watchful eye of chief umpire Judith Robinson, from the TCI Sports Commission, the Robinsons emerged winners.

It was a charged final match with the animated Simply da Best team going up against the Robinsons.

But the Robinsons team emerged champions.

The Simply da Best team of Harold Gray and Alfred Robinson received their prizes from Chandra Craigg, marketing associate with Islandcom Wireless.

And pride shone from young Jaran Seymour and Eric Robinson as they collected trophies and prizes and were crowned the domino champions for North and Middle Caicos.

Sierra Taylor was the lucky North Caicos lady that walked away with the raffle prize of a Blackberry 3G Pearl sponsored

by Blackberry.

Tanya-Sue Young, Islandcom’s marketing and customer care manager, said: “It’s amazing how dominos brings out the true spirit of our people.

“Islandcom is excited about how the tournament is going – we are looking forward to our next stop which will be Grand Turk.”

In Grand Turk the competition will be held at Taste of the Islands on Saturday, October 23, at 6pm and

BEST DRAW: Alfred Robinson, of Simply Da Best, draws his hand against The Cool Cats

in Providenciales the game takes place at NCS Services on Saturday, October 30 at 4pm.

All participating teams will be required to complete an official registration form and submit their $20 registration fee at least three days before the event.

All games will be umpired by an official designated by the TCI Sports Commission.

Participants will be provided with t-shirts with their team name

clearly displayed which they are required to wear during the competition.

The winning team from each island will be invited to the national finals in Providenciales with transportation and accommodation provided by Islandcom Wireless.

First prize in the individual island competitions is $500 and a BlackBerry gift bag, while first prize overall is $2,000 and a BlackBerry 3G Pearl.

DATA ENTRY: Grace Bay’s community police officers are grateful for the donation

Police get high-tech donation DATA collection will be much easier for Grace Bay’s community police officers, thanks to the donation of two laptop computers.

First Caribbean International Bank presented Inspector Hilton Duncan with the equipment this week.

Inspector Duncan said: “These laptops will go a long way in helping us manage our daily tasks by not only allowing us to access and input data more efficiently but will now afford us the opportunity to make

presentations to schools and other groups across the islands.

“We assure First Caribbean that we will put them to maximum use.

“On behalf of the Commissioner, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force and the Community Policing Section, we would like to say thanks to First Caribbean for extending a helping hand to us when we need it most.”

Sherma Hercules, First Caribbean’s head of banking and

country manger, said the bank is happy to have Inspector Duncan and his team as their new neighbours in the Salt Mills Plaza.

“We wanted to present them with the laptops to help them with their reporting and also provide them with the tools needed to network with their other departments.

“First Caribbean remains committed to our TCI community and will do our part to restore a safe and sound community.”

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CHURCH & RELIGION

October 23 - 29, 2010

WITH Deandrea Hamilton

Church to unleash spiritual artillery this Saturday THERE is something quite illogical about being a believer in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and his teachings.

Illogical because the attitudes or ‘Beatitudes’, which Christ called on his followers to demonstrate on earth, do not make sense to the natural man.

For example, the world says ‘you slap me, I will slap you back’, the body of Christ is called to ‘turn the other cheek’ even when the abuser is completely unjustified.

The world promotes that when you do good to others, good is returned to you, however, the teachings of Christ reveal that for doing good you will be persecuted unfairly just as the well-meaning prophets of old and that reward should not be your motive for extending kindness.

Matthew 6: 1 (NIV): ‘Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.’

In the Old Testament, the law was ‘an eye for an eye, a life for a life’ but not so in the New Testament, where the principle is to forgive and forgive and forgive and forgive.

Matthew 6:15 (NIV): ‘But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.’

In 2 Corinthians 10:3, 4 believers are reminded that: ‘For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.

‘The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.’

This means, Kingdom people do not fight with guns and knives or call in the infantry and the cavalry.

No, the fight is one in a spiritual realm where the word of God, the blood of Jesus Christ, faith of the believer and power through the Holy Spirit are better than a B-2 stealth bomber.

This truth for the body of Christ has caused a group of pastors including Bishop Bryant Cox and Rev Bradley Handfield to call for more prayer, more fasting to come against the most prevailing enemy in the Turks and Caicos these days: crime.

“We are going to come together from 6am to 6pm at Bishop Cox’s church in Five Cays for prayer and fasting; we are going to come against this spirit of violence and crime,” said Pastor Handfield to his Bible

Study group on Wednesday.

There have been press releases from almost every quarter, with call in radio shows and even community uprisings in response to the menacing surge in crime in the country.

Many believe the crime spree is spawned by the drastic drop in the economy and job losses, others murmur about a more sadistic plot of a conspiracy to embarrass the interim administration, but the Holy Bible in the New Testament speaks of lawlessness as a sign of the end of time and gives a word that redemption is drawing nigh.

Among the scriptures is in 2 Thessalonians 2:7-10: ‘For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is

taken out of the way.

‘And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendour of his coming.

‘The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing.

‘They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.’

The people of God will gather and pray not just for an end to the scourge of crime, but for there to be salvation for the masses in Jesus Christ.

Join in the prayer and fasting this Saturday, October 23, 6am to 6pm, at Rock of Jesus in Five Cays.

Bible college to enable theology Master’s Degrees TO BE most proficient and most effective at any career, it is recommended that you get yourself qualified.

The qualifications guarantee more skill, higher yields and gratifying results for all involved.

Dr Mike Peterson, president of the Caribbean School of Theology, explained that this very same notion sparked the idea that the Turks and Caicos, with its harvest of souls for the kingdom of God, is ready for a Bible college.

Grand Turk power and water outages THIS Saturday both electricity and water will be out in a number of areas of Grand Turk while a major upgrade to the power circuit takes place.

Turks and Caicos Utilities (TCU) plans to carry out work on the distribution circuit in South Base but will have to disrupt the power supply in the process.

The company hopes to complete construction of a third electricity feeder, work on which began in July 2010.

A spokesperson for TCU said: “We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and remind customers that power may be restored ahead of the time specified.”

Areas supplied by the East Feeder Circuit, which includes Waterloo Road, North and South Back Salina, Old Airport Road, Prison Road, Old Power Station Road, Breezy Brae, Church Folly

and Lighthouse Road, will be out between 6am and 1pm.

Sections of South Base including Grand Turk Cruise Centre, the government buildings (DEPS, DDME and Auditing), CB Construction Welding Company, WIV, IslandCom, Digicel, Lime, S J Storage, White Sands Resorts and Luckie Missick Apartments and the FAA Radar Facility will be out between 6am and 6pm.

And all circuits along and leading off Wainwright Road to Waterloo Road in Palm Grove, from the Wainwright Road/ Columbus Drive Intersection, will be out from 10am to 12 noon.

Due to the power outage, the water supply will also be disrupted throughout Grand Turk between 6am and 1pm.

For more information call TCU’s emergency number 9462424.

“It becomes a powerful means of communicating the Gospel with accuracy and not just because somebody said it or mum and dad this or that.

“It is an opportunity to examine the scriptures for yourself and walk away with a more correct understanding and to be able to apply it to the lives of people whom you meet in the marketplace,” explained Dr Peterson.

The Bible Institute will give lessons intermittently as presenters will fly in for the two weeks of sessions, and Dr Peterson advises that it will take an investment of time, with small class size requirements and very reasonable rates.

“We can work with students who already have a three year degree or diploma from some other institution, with that we will accept

them as a student and offer them that fourth year and end up giving them a Bible and Theology degree after the completion of those 32 credit hours; and then with that they can actually go on and work on a (globally accredited) Master of Arts degree.”

Dr Mike Peterson is currently working with the Assemblies of God church in the country, and said Pastor Bradley Handfield, who is an educator himself, is dedicated to the idea of the Bible college.

In fact, Dr Peterson is one of three lecturers brought in for certification and short courses in theological studies in recent months.

“When we look at scripture, a lot of people read and make a lot of mistakes in interpreting what the scripture has to say.

“That’s because they don’t

understand the culture of the scripture, background and language of the scripture and it takes a broad-based understanding to be able to draw in what we call a hermeneutical understanding or correct understanding of scripture and those kinds of studies will allow you to do that.”

There are no pre-requisites, you are not required to be an Assemblies of God church member and enrollment requires at least eight people to sign up at Community Fellowship Centre for increased potential as Gospel ministers and leaders.

“The Caribbean School of Theology exists to help disciple, train, equip and prepare ministers in particular so that they can serve in leadership roles; whether it be in their home countries or somebody else’s.”

North Caicos crusade for Jesus THIS November the entire North Caicos community is invited to come together to take part in a Christian tent crusade.

Under the theme ‘Awake to Righteousness’ the six day event is aimed at speaking out against crime and wrongdoing.

Organiser Jas Walkin said: “I can’t speak for everybody or every island, but as for me and my island

of North Caicos, we are not settling for what the enemy is doing in this country.

“We the people of North Caicos are coming together one more time to declare ‘North Caicos for Jesus’.

“We all remember the glory of the Lord’s presence that filled the tent each night and we are looking forward to another outpouring

of God’s spirit as we once more provoke him to bless us.

“Everyone is welcome to join us in North Caicos for this nondenominational tent crusade.

“This is going to be a November to remember. You don’t want to miss it!”

The event will take place from Monday, November 1, to Saturday, November 6, at 6.30pm.

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Artists sought for first TCI expo SOME of the TCI’s hidden artistic talents are preparing to showcase their skills under one roof at a pioneering exhibition next month.

The first ever TCFAF Art & Craft Expo 2010 will take place on November 20 between 10am and 4pm in Turtle Cove Marina.

Registrations are now being taken from anyone wishing to display their work at the event being organised by local artists Lucie Winton Stubbs and Emma Halliday.

Lucie told the Weekly News: “The idea is to bring budding local artists together to help showcase and promote their talents.

“The island has lots of ‘undiscovered’ artists including printmakers, painters, photographers, jewellery designers and sculptors, as well as our well known established artists.

“We thought why not put them all in touch with one another with the hope that eventually we can create a fantastic visual arts community that TCI would be proud of.”

Proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Arts Foundation (TCFAF).

Lucie continued: “We thought it was only natural to raise funds for the TCFAF after helping to paint the sets of the Little Caribbean Mermaid production it hosted last year.

“We realised how much fun and enjoyment was had by all and that we needed to reconnect those artists.”

Lucie added: “The Art & Craft Expo will be the launching pad for this. It will truly be an ‘art for the family’ event, while helping to raise funds for the TCFAF. “We will also have refreshments and tasty treats to eat as well as live music to listen to as people browse the vast array of fantastic arts and

Saturday, October 23 to Thursday, October 28 Saturday, October 23  Come help support the Turks and Caicos Aids Awareness Foundation (TCAAF) and the beginning of another great year of education and awareness.

‘TCAAF Oldies Night’ is taking place at the Veranda resort poolside this Saturday from 7pm to 9pm.

The event, sponsored by the Veranda and the Wine Cellar, is $30 per person and includes champagne, wine and hors d’oeuvres.

Come along in your relaxed cocktail attire and enjoy raffles, prizes and live music by David Bowen.

For more information call 2311150 or email info@aidsawareness. tc  Shape those muscle groups you never knew you had during an early morning resistance training session at IGA Sports Centre.

The session begins at 8.30am and costs $12 for one or $100 for 11.

Artists are looking forward to displaying their creations on November 20.

crafts for sale.”

Artists set to appear include Lucie Winton Stubbs, Emma Halliday, Alex Skye, Stacie Steensland Gaudet, Jackie Walker, Middle Caicos Co-

op, Gem Braithwaite and Annie McCloud to name a few.

Email Lucie or Emma at artexpotci@gmail.com if you wish to take part.

Children step it up FITNESS instructor Natasha Leybush donated a pile of exercise equipment to the Edward C Gartland Youth Centre this week to encourage local youngsters to keep fit.

The owner of the Rock It Hot studio in Grace Bay also took time out of her busy schedule to teach the teens some aerobics steps.

She put two groups of boys and girls aged 12 to 18 through their paces and left them with the challenge to teach others what they had learnt.

Roxann Wake-Forbes, director of the youth centre, explained that Natasha is an experienced ballet teacher who had been helping out at the centre.

She had been assisting the Turks

this week

and Caicos Friends of the Arts (TCFAF) in get dancers ready for The Nutcracker performance this December.

Roxann said that it was while she was at the centre that she decided to make the “selfless” donation of 12 work-out steps.

“We are really thankful to her for her generous donation and for giving up her time to teach the kids.

“It was good exercise as well as fun for them – they all enjoyed it and asked when they could do it again.”

After teaching the youngsters how to take part in a step class, Natasha taught them how to lead their own session.

Barbara Pankhurst, of the Turks

and Caicos Friends of the Arts Foundation (TCFAF), said: “What a challenge in trying to conduct a class, but many of the students took to the teaching quite naturally.

“Natasha said that it wasn’t just knowing the basic steps, but being able to talk, count, and demonstrate smoothly all at the same time!”

Natasha will be performing a dynamic Russian Peppermint variation, along with seven girls from the youth centre, during the Christmas production of The Nutcracker.

The show is taking place at Brayton Hall on Venetian Road, Providenciales, on Thursday, December 2 to Sunday, December 5.

 Mums and Tots Dance Party classes are held every Saturday at The Athletic Club in Saltmills Plaza for mothers and their little ones.

Mothers, bring your little ones to dance, jump, twist and shake! Children have fun learning movement basics to fun music and mums get a light exercise while spending quality time.

Mums and Tots classes begin at 10am and cost just $10. Dads are welcome!

Call Shara Bowen on 244-1103 for more details.

Monday, October 25  Girls and boys aged 11 to 19 years old are invited to take part in a fun singing group.

The TCI Youth Chorale rehearses every Monday at 6pm at the Edward C Gartland Youth Centre, downtown, Providenciales.

For more information call 3317176.  Get rid of the Monday blues with

an intense non-traditional aerobic routine with Anca Vasile.

The exciting class takes place 7pm at IGA Sports Centre and includes fun and interesting choreography.

Classes cost $12 for one or $100 for 11.

Tuesday, October 26  Step it up this Tuesday evening with a fun fitness class at IGA Sports Centre.

From 6.30pm you will be taken through a number of step combinations mixed with conditioning exercises like squats, push ups and triceps dips.

Classes cost $12 for one or $100 for 11.

Wednesday, October 27  Are you in need of inner peace?

Interested in a healthy lifestyle and a toned and flexible body?

The you need David Bowen’s yoga classes at The Athletic Club in the Saltmills Plaza.

Come along on Monday, Wednesday or Friday at 7am, Tuesday and Thursday at 6.30pm or Saturday at 9am.

Call 941-8686 for more details.

Thursday, October 28  Burn off your week’s excesses during with an energetic kickboxing class at IGA Sports Centre.

The class begins at 7pm and will include 45 minutes of kickboxing drills followed by 15 minutes of conditioning exercises.

Classes cost $12 for one or $100 for 11.  Celebrate good health with wellness coach Benneth Williams every Thursday evening.

Come along to Williams Block, suite number six, on Lower Bight Road, Providenciales, from 7pm.

There you will get a free wellness consultation and an hour of fun.

For more details call Benneth at 246-0300 or email hls_com@ yahoo.com

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PHONE: (649) 946-4664

October 23 - 29, 2010 FAX: (649) 946-4661

EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

Career Opportunities Grace Bay Club is looking for candidates that have most of the requirements listed along with an outgoing professional manner. They love to work with different types of people, meet challenges with a positive attitude and live the standards of our organization. Their leadership style balances a commitment to people and their development with business/financial accountability and delivers a consistently exceptional guest experience.

General Manager

Drector of Finance

Salary Range: experience

Requirements: • At least 10 years of direct 5 star resort/international management experience in Senior Level Hotel Operations.

• At least 2 years of direct related experience as a General Manager for a 5 star luxury property • Financial Degree, MBA and hospitality degree desirable.

• Strong Rooms or Food & Beverage background.

• International experience and multi-lingual to assist our International clientele would be an asset. Second language considered a definite asset.

• Energetic, positive visionary leader, dedicated to motivating and developing team members.

Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience

Requirements: • Recognized Accountancy Qualification, ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA • 5 to 10 years post qualification experience.

• Experience in running the finance function in a luxury hotel/ resort/club.

• Considerable people management experience.

• Excellent knowledge of hotel accounting software.

• Experience in ensuring the delivery of timely and accurate financial information.

Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience

Personal Concierge

Assistant Reservations Manager Requirements: • A Degree in Hotel Administration or equivalent work experience • Previous experience in Reservations Department • To efficiently manage the Reservations Department with minimal costs and maximum profitability through proficient management of staff, internal controls, administration of company policies & excellent guest service.

• At least 2 years of direct related experience as an Assistant Reservation Manager for a 5 star luxury property • Participate in hotel MOD program. Conduct department meetings as required and attends staff hotel meetings.

• Communicates with all hotel departments and staff to ensure the efficient operation of Reservations Department.

• Energetic, positive visionary leader, dedicated to motivating and developing team members.

Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience

Resident Manager Requirements: • At least 5 years of direct related experience as a Resident Manager for a 5 star luxury property • Financial Degree, MBA and hospitality degree desirable.

• Strong Rooms and Front Office background.

• Advanced guest service and interpersonal skills.

• Must possess excellent multi-tasking, marketing and customer service skills.

• Energetic, positive visionary leader, dedicated to motivating and developing team members.

Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience

Labourer Requirements: • Operate, maintain and repair the property’s heating, ventilation are conditioning and refrigeration systems • Perform Laundry and Kitchen services • Perform preventative maintenance on the hotel’s systems • Pool cleaning, chemical testing, adding chemical as required.

• Maintain the proper use, cleaning, maintenance and storage of all tools.

• Responsible for cleaning grease traps, lift stations, checking & treatment of sewage treatment plant.

• Assist with additional Maintenance Department tasks as assigned Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience

Carpenter Requirements: • Minimum of five years in all phases of residential construction • Knowledge of residential construction and remodeling trades, practices, procedures, techniques, tools and equipment, materials, specifications, quality control, cost control, and safety.

• Proficient at the following tasks: stain-grade trim work, hang doors, drill and set door hardware, set windows, layout for stairs and common rafters, read blueprints, utilize appropriate math skills.

• Mathematical skills and analytical skills necessary to do material estimates.

• Adept at establishing relationships with all parties involved in the construction process that facilitate harmonious working relationships during project, and permit prompt resolution of problems and conflicts as they occur.

• Able to quickly identify potential schedule conflicts and generate and implement needed modifications • Able to complete and fulfill paperwork required for purchase orders, and time sheets • Maintain records, document actions and present written progress reports • Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.

Commensurate based on qualification and

Requirements: • Provides a very personal, detailed, seamless service to guests • Take care of guests needs in a highly professional manner.

• Be seen by the guests in response to all the guest’s needs and requests.

• The attention to detail required and the ability to anticipate the needs of guests needs demand that the butler is a consummate hotel professional with impeccable standards • Strive to create an atmosphere that makes a ‘wow’ impression on the guests • Will not accept anything less that the best available presentation of the suites/rooms and public areas of the floors.

• Must take gentle care of all their guests from arrival until departure without imposing themselves on the guest Salary Range: Commensurate based on qualification and experience

Restaurant Servers Requirements: • 1-2 years restaurant service experience, with five star experiences is an asset.

• Personable, professional, flexible, always smiling and helpful • Punctual, detail oriented, able to work split shifts when required.

• Physical ability to move throughout the property constantly to provide support to team.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines at the same time.

• Must be competent with a PC and Visual1 experience is an asset.

• Team player driven to deliver exceptional customer service.

Salary Range: $5.00 to $7.00 per hour

Bartenders Requirements: • Be a minimum of 19 years of age.

• Be fluent in written and spoken English.

• Possess a High School Certificate.

• Minimum of two years experience as a Bartender, or one year as a Bar back, in a five-star hotel or upscale environment.

• Perform specified Bartender duties, including food and drink orders, preparation, and serving.

• Direct and assist the Barback and Beverage Servers.

• Follow specific cash and system handling procedures • Be responsible in the serving of alcohol and the laws and regulations surrounding it.

• Maintain ongoing knowledge of the hotel operations.

• Maintain the cleanliness, working order, and presentation of the bar top, tables, service areas and outlet itself.

Interested persons can contact our Human Resources Department no later than November 12, 2010 @ (649) 946-5050 Ext. 1050 Email: veronica.clare@gracebayclub.com Fax: (649) 946-5758 P.O. Box 128 Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies

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Caicos Television Holding Ltd

FAX: (649) 946-4661

Financial Controller

Caicos Television Holdings Ltd dba WIV Cable TV seeks a qualified individual for the position of Financial Controller for the Turks and Caicos Islands. This candidate will be responsible to direct the financial affairs of WIV Grand Turk along with WIV and TCT Providenciales and prepares financial analyses of operations, including interim and final financial statements with supporting schedules, for the guidance of management. The Controller is responsible for the company's financial plans and policies, its accounting practices, the conduct of its relationships with lending institutions and the financial community, the maintenance of its fiscal records, and the preparation of financial reports.

Responsible for financial and monthly management of accounts – budgets, forecasts, business plans, secretarial duties, insurance, fixed assets and operating equipment. Responsibility also extends to the day to day control of cashing up procedures as well as revenue reporting and control of cash management.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Development, analysis, and interpretation of statistical and accounting information in order to appraise operating results in terms of profitability, performance against budget, and other matters bearing on the fiscal soundness and operating effectiveness of the organization.

• Maintains the company's system of accounts and keeps books and records on all company transactions and assets for WIV Grand Turk along with WIV and TCT Provo.

• Perform all payroll functions.

• Establishes major economic objectives and policies for the company and prepares reports that outline the company's financial position in the

areas of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and future operations.

• Coordinates and directs the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts, institutes and maintains other planning and control procedures (including the cost accounting system), and analyzes and reports variances.

• Furnishes internal reports, revises and updates reports to be more useful and efficient, and furnishes external reports as necessary.

• Prepare ad hoc reports for Board Members.

• Liaise with Internal Controller.

• Determines depreciation rates to apply to capitalized items and advises management on desirable operational adjustments as needed.

• Evaluates and recommends insurance coverage for protection against property losses and potential liabilities.

• Analyzes and interprets financial data and recommends changes to improve systems and financial performance.

• Coordinate year end audits • Keen knowledge of WIN Cable software, Lotus Notes, Quick Books

Qualification/Experience Preferred: @@ BA/BS Degree in Accounting, Finance or related major @@ ACCA or CPA certification preferred. @@ 10+ years of experience in financial management @@ Excellent computer skills @@ Excellent communication skills both verbal and written Benefits available

Contact WIV Cable

P.O. Box 679 Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands administrator@wiv.tc or Fax: 649-946-4790

Caicos Television Holding Ltd

Field Technician Primary Duties: Installation and disconnection of Television Cable Services to subscriber’s home or establishment. Respond to customers’ service calls and request in a prompt manner to resolve challenges identify ways and solutions that will increase customer’s satisfaction Main Duties and Responsibilities 1. Install, reconnect or disconnect aerial or underground cable service in customer homes or establishments in accordance with company procedures and standards.

2. Install converter to TV sets and related subscriber electronics, i.e. VCR and fine tune using appropriate test equipment.

3. Use of Signal Level Meter and VOM 4. Demonstrate and explain converter operation to subscriber 5. Exhibit a positive image to subscribers 6. Report any accident, losses, injuries or property damage to supervisor as incurred.

7. Responsible for required paper work.

8. Must be willing to handle special projects 9. Perform all job functions with appropriate safety measures 10. Must be capable of carry/lift heavy equipment and climb 32ft ladder 11. Must be able to perform physical labor including but not limited to kneeling for long periods of time 12. Must be able to work flexible hours, including weekends and Contact: No phone calls please

holidays if required 13. Valid driver’s license and ability to operate a vehicle in a safe manner 14. Maintaining and repairing cable television transmission lines 15. Communicating with other employees to coordinate the preparation and completion of work assignments 16. Inspecting, testing and repairing cable television signals and associated equipment at subscriber’s premises. Verifying that repairs are made to the satisfaction of the customers and meet company standards.

17. Establish and maintain effective relationships with those contacted in the course of work 18. Know specifications perform pole transfers and hard line construction work 19. Knowledge of using Safety graff poles, climb ladders, towers and other structures as needed.

20. Assist in the repair of broken lashing wire, strand and construction of plant extensions.

21. Know specifications perform pole transfers and hard line construction work.

22. Ability to read and understand all plant blue prints.

Qualifications: @@ Associates Degree or equivalent @@ 5 - 10 years of job related experience @@ Computer skills (Excel, Word and Outlook a plus) Salary: $25,000.00 - $35,000.00 per annum

WIV Cable P.O. Box 679, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. administrator@wiv.tc

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Lifestyle...

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fitness Tip 

Boost your metabolism through exercise METABOLISM gets blamed when people put on weight or have trouble losing weight, but you can learn how to speed up your metabolism.

Increasing your metabolism can help you burn calories, replace fat with muscle and give you more energy.

The key to increasing your metabolism is understanding what it is.

Simply stated, metabolism is the chemical and physiological processes whereby the body builds and maintains itself by breaking down food and nutrients to produce

Fruit kebabs

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energy.

Chemical processes distribute the nutrients that are absorbed into the blood after digestion.

When you increase your metabolism, your body burns more calories and you experience higher energy levels.

Exercise is one of the best ways to jump-start your metabolism.

Exercise will reduce body fat and increase lean muscle mass.

By increasing lean muscle mass, metabolism will increase and aid in the weight-loss process.

Muscle tissue uses more calories than fat tissue because it has a higher metabolic rate.

Aerobic exercise, like walking, swimming or cycling, has the added bonus of speeding up your metabolism for four to eight hours after you stop exercising. Additional calories will be burned off long after

you stop exercising.

Weight lifting, resistance or strength training, does not speed up your metabolism, but it does burn fat and increase your lean muscle mass which increases your resting metabolic rate.

A combination of aerobic exercise and resistance training is best for optimal fat burning and metabolism boosting.

Exercise in the morning and you will reap the benefits of a faster metabolism throughout the day, or exercise in short 10 or 15-minute bursts every couple of hours to keep your metabolism pumping.

Exercise any time you can fit it into your day and you will burn that fat away.

By exercising just a little more than usual you can speed up your metabolism and use up stored fat in the process.

Aerobic activity speeds up your metabolism for four to eight hours after you stop exercising.

health Tip 

Eat your way to better sleep Ingredients:

• 255g/9oz chocolate spread • 2 tbsp double cream • 2 bananas, cut into chunks • 1 punnet strawberries, whole • 2 apples, cut into chunks • Half pineapple, cut into chunks • 4-5 wooden skewers

Method:

• Warm the chocolate spread on top of a warm oven. Mix the chocolate spread and cream together.

• Thread each piece of fruit on to each skewer alternating the fruit. Use the harder fruits like apple for the ends.

• Brush each fruit kebab with the chocolate and cream so they are entirely covered.

• Place all the kebabs in the fridge, balancing the ends of the skewers on two glasses so they harden keeping their shape.

• Serve once the chocolate has set.

WHAT you eat can have an effect on how you sleep. One of the keys to a restful night’s sleep is to get your brain calmed rather than revved up.

Some foods contribute to restful sleep; others keep you awake.

These are sometimes referred to as ‘sleepers’ and ‘wakers’.

Sleepers are those which contain tryptophan, an amino acid that the body uses to make serotonin, which slows down nerve traffic so your brain isn’t so busy. Wakers are foods that stimulate neurochemicals that perk up the brain.

Making more tryptophan available, either by eating foods that contain this substance or by seeing to it that more tryptophan gets to the brain, will help to make you sleepy.

A high carbohydrate meal stimulates the release of insulin, which helps clear from the bloodstream those amino acids that

compete with tryptophan, allowing more of this natural sleep-inducing substance to enter the brain and manufacture sleep.

Conversely, eating a highprotein meal without accompanying carbohydrates may keep you awake, since protein-rich foods contain the amino acid, tyrosine, which perks up the brain.

High protein, mediumcarbohydrate meals are best eaten for breakfast and lunch.

For dinner and bedtime snacks, eat a meal or snack that is high in complex carbohydrates, with a small amount of protein that contains just enough tryptophan to relax the brain.

An all-carbohydrate snack, especially one high in junk sugars, is less likely to help you sleep. You’ll miss out on the sleep-inducing effects of tryptophan and you may

Food high in tryptophan help promote sleep.

set off the roller-coaster effect of plummeting blood sugar followed by the release of stress hormones that will keep you awake.

The best bedtime snack is one that has both complex carbohydrates and protein and perhaps some calcium.

Calcium helps the brain use the tryptophan to manufacture melatonin which helps regulate sleep. This explains why dairy products, which

contain both tryptophan and calcium, are one of the best sleep-inducing foods.

Top snooze foods: Dairy products such as cheese and milk; soy milk and tofu; whole grains; beans; rice; hummus; lentils; hazelnuts and peanuts; eggs; sesame and sunflower seeds; bananas; chamomile tea.

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How does your garden grow With our green-fingered guru Denis Belanger

GARDENING 

Seagrape The Seagrape (Coccoloba uvifera) is a TCI native and it’s a sprawling evergreen bush or small tree that is found near the beaches.

It reaches a maximum height of 30 feet, but most specimens are little more than six feet tall, for instance if found growing on the beach on a sand dune, it will remain basically a shrub.

But in the garden, it can be a large shrub or a small tree, depending on nature or your training Seagrape has large, thick, round evergreen leaves.

The young leaves are red with a primary vein, and the entire leaf turns waxy green at maturity.

On a hot day the leaves make an ideal fan.

The Seagrape’s wood is interesting and very nicely coloured varying with the amount of sun and salt exposure.

Seagrape is salt tolerant and can be happy very close to the ocean if not overly exposed to strong winds.

It wants full sun and its favourite soil is plain beach sand.

Better soil, however, is appreciated as long as it is well drained.

When planting from a container add some rich soil and water faithfully until established.

Thereafter, no care except pruning for desired appearance is required.

It is often planted to stabilise beach edges; it is also planted as an ornamental shrub.

The female plants need to be pollinated with male plants to bear fruit.

Honey bees help pollinate these plants, but generally it is possible to pollinate the female plants any other ways.

Male and female plants can be distinguished by the appearance of their flowers. The males show dead flower stalks The ‘grapes’ are the seeds and grow in nice clusters, especially where exposed to the sun.

Birds love to eat the grapes and a fine jelly can be made when ripe in early summer.

The fruit itself is grape like although a bit tougher than the ordinary grape and it has one large seed as opposed to several small ones.

They remain green and hard for a long time but eventually one by one they change to their mature deep purple colour.

They hang in bunches, each one with a single seed, and are about the size of regular grapes.

When fully mature, they become soft and have a sweet-sour taste

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It is possible to make an alcoholic beverage made from the grapes, similar to wine.

The resin of the bark is used in tanning and dying. The wood is used to make furniture and as fuel.

Seagrape Jelly Recipe 1 quart Seagrape juice

To prepare juice: Wash sea grapes and measure. Put in fairly large, wide pot with half as much water (one cup water to two cups Seagrapes).

Bring to a boil. Mash often with a potato masher and continue boiling until fruit is reduced to a soft pulp (about 25 to 30 minutes).

Drain through a jelly bag or several layers of cheesecloth. Do not squeeze.

Place one quart juice in a wide kettle. Turn heat high and add lemon or lime juice and pectin. Bring mixture to a rolling boil.

Stir in sugar and return to a rolling boil. Boil hard for one minute, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary. Pour hot into hot, sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-inch head space.

Adjust caps. Process for five minutes in boiling water.

Avoid creating trash

AVOID creating trash wherever possible: when ordering food, avoid receiving any unnecessary plastic utensils, straws etc, by inquiring in advance.

Buy ice cream in a cone instead of a cup, don’t accept ‘free’ promotional products and buy products with the least amount of packaging.

Every little bit helps.

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Money Tip

With Mary Hamilton of Meridian Trust

Anchor or albatross Used to be MANY people are struggling to make ends meet right now due to a lack of cash. Even when they have assets which could be sold, they are reluctant to sell them for less than what they ‘used to’ be worth.

How many of us have thought, ‘my investment used to be worth $10,000 and now it’s worth $5,000, so I’m just waiting for it to get back to $10,000 before I sell’? Or, ‘we could sell our home, but our agent says its market value today is $200,000, but we know two years ago it was worth $375,000.’

Well, sadly what used to be is useless. I know it’s hard to change your outlook and adjust to reality, but the former value of an investment or a home doesn’t really matter today. To survive today requires dealing with what’s happening now, not what you remember from yesterday.

Anchoring Focusing on what used to be is part of a classic behavioural trait called anchoring. We throw down an anchor at a reference point that’s known to us – the purchase price of a stock, say – and won’t budge one inch from that anchor point when considering its value.

What can happen is that someone who bought a stock at $50 a share will decide that if the stock now trades at $40 a share they’re going to hang on just until it gets back to $50. They’re anchored on that price, and instead of looking at the fundamentals for that company they’re absurdly basing their investment strategy on an arbitrary number.

They hold and pray the price will recover. Well, a stock has no idea what you paid for it. If the investment no longer makes sense on the fundamentals, get out and put your money to work in an investment that does make sense. Cut loose your anchor and sell.

Albatross If you seriously want to sell property right now, you need to get rid of your anchor mentality.

The fact that you know the house next door sold two years ago for

$175,000 more than your agent says you can get for your house today is irrelevant - you didn’t put your house on the market two years ago, or a year ago. You’re putting it on the market today.

Pricing correctly is the surest way to squeeze the most out of the sale. You can anchor all you want, but no buyer is going to pay you a price based on where the market was a year or two years ago. And while your property is languishing on the market, you’re going to be stuck with the carrying costs - such as insurance and mortgage interest - like an albatross around your neck.

Negative equity If you will not be able to generate enough money from the sale of the ‘asset’ to pay off a loan secured on it (strictly speaking it is a liability if it is costing you more money than it generates), you are facing what is called negative equity. In this case, you will need to speak to your loan provider to determine the best course of action, especially if you cannot afford to make your monthly mortgage payments any longer.

Your lender will normally want to work with you to find a solution. Ignoring the problem will not make it go away. Make an appointment to speak to your lender today.

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Officials say Haitian inmates riot at prison PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Two inmates were shot to death trying to escape from the roof of Haiti’s quake-damaged national penitentiary and a third was trampled to death inside during a prison riot Sunday, authorities said.

U.N. police spokesman JeanFrancois Vezina said at least 100 U.N. police were inside Haiti’s biggest prison when the uprising occurred. Inmates briefly held seven foreigners hostages — three U.N. police, two U.N. corrections officials and two unidentified visitors touring the facility — before releasing them, some with minor injuries, he said.

The violence inside the blue and white concrete building in downtown Port-au-Prince erupted Sunday morning when an inmate faked illness, then stole a guard’s weapon after he was taken to the infirmary, Justice Ministry official Joseph Felix Badio told The Associated Press.

Badio said seven police officers were injured inside the prison that holds about 1,500 inmates, but national police said they could not

Police officer stands at the entrance of the National Penitentiary next to a firefighter during a prisoners’ uprising in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010.

confirm that.

U.N. peacekeepers from Jordan, Brazil and other countries used armored vehicles and assault rifles to keep onlookers — and journalists — away during and immediately after the unrest. Haitian police stood

guard closer to the building.

Police officials familiar with the prison said some inmates had escaped.

They agreed to discuss the unrest on condition they not be identified because they were not authorized to talk to the news media.

Government eliminates death penalty option for certain killings row in the South American country.

It is unclear if some of those cases will now be reviewed as a result of the new law.

The 65-seat Parliament unanimously approved the law late Thursday.

SURINAME: Trial over dictatorship-era slayings postponed for new president PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — The murder trial for Suriname’s former dictator resumed Friday for the first time since he returned to power as the elected president, but the judge postponed it again after none of the defense witnesses

Cocaine cache found at Puerto Rico port SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal officials say agents found hidden bricks of cocaine in a freight container arriving at a Puerto Rico seaport.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspectors made the discovery late last week during a routine check of cargo to this U.S. island. The federal

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A top U.N. expert says Haiti remains in a “profound humanitarian crisis” and that reconstruction must begin urgently.

The statement issued Tuesday

by Walter Kaelin cites “no substantial progress toward durable solutions.”

Kaelin is the world body’s top representative on the rights of people displaced within countries. He issued the

statement from Geneva about a month after visiting the quakeravaged nation.

He urges international donors to provide flexible, targeted funding and says Haiti’s government should endorse a plan for an estimated 1.3 million people still living in temporary camps.

Kaelin also denounces forced evictions of squatters and condemns high levels of violence against women and children.

BARBADOS:

GUYANA:

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana has abolished the death penalty for certain types of killings.

The government said those found guilty of killing someone during a domestic dispute, hijacking or a piracy-related attack will no longer be hanged. The death penalty remains in effect for other types of murder, including the killing of public officials and police.

The new law is largely symbolic because the last hanging occurred in 1997, after a man was found guilty of killing a school boy while stealing his bicycle.

About 33 people remain on death

UN expert sees little progress in Haiti

agency announced the find in Monday.

Authorities say 55 kilograms (121 pounds) of cocaine was found in two duffel bags concealed inside a container shipped from the Dominican Republic’s Puerto Caucedo seaport to Puerto Rico’s capital, San Juan.

No arrests have been made.

appeared to testify.

Desi Bouterse and 11 associates are charged in the December 1982 slaying of 15 politicians, journalists and others who opposed his military dictatorship.

Bouterse, who completed a political comeback with his inauguration in August, did not attend the hearing on a naval base outside the capital. But he has vowed he will not interfere with the trial, which has progressed slowly since it began in November 2007.

Defense attorney Irwin Kanhai said that none of his 19 witnesses — including former government and military officials living in the Netherlands — were available to testify. Prosecutors already have presented their evidence.

The judge, Cynthia ValsteinMontnor, postponed the trial until Nov. 19. She warned that the defense team would not have unlimited opportunities to call witnesses.

In the past, Bouterse has accepted “political responsibility” for the so-called December killings while denying a direct role. As president he is not required to testify, and if convicted he could potentially engineer a pardon and avoid a 20year sentence.

Opposition picks former prime minister as new leader BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) — The opposition party in Barbados has elected a former prime minister as its new leader.

Owen Arthur replaces Mia Mottley as chief of the opposition Barbados Labour Party on Tuesday.

The 61-year-old Arthur led the island from 1994 to 2008.

Labour chairman George Payne

says party insiders unanimously chose Arthur after Mottley lost support of parliamentarians in recent months. He declined to disclose further specifics.

Arthur passed on leadership to Mottley after the party lost 2008 elections to the Democratic Labour Party led by David Thompson.

Man wanted for homicide in Bahamas arrested in US UNIONTOWN, Pennsylvania (AP) — Police in western Pennsylvania say a man who was arrested on a simple assault charge is wanted by officials in the Bahamas for homicide.

State police said 30-year-old Jason Reuben Marshall was charged with simple assault after an Oct. 2 confrontation with another man in Fayette County. Police at the time

said they put in a request to see if there were any warrants against Marshall and were later told he was wanted in the Bahamas.

Police told the Herald-Standard newspaper that they did not have any details of the warrant, but said it involved a 2005 homicide. Marshall was being held in the Fayette County Prison.

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PM picks lawyer to lead probe of gov’t handling of alleged drug lord’s US extradition KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A prominent lawyer has been picked in Jamaica to head an inquiry commission that will look into the government’s handling of a U.S. extradition request for alleged drug baron Christopher “Dudus” Coke.

Prime Minister Bruce Golding told lawmakers Tuesday that attorney Emil George will lead the three-member commission to examine the hiring of a

U.S. lobbying firm to contest Washington’s extradition request for Coke and other details.

Golding says the panel must deliver a report and any recommendations to the Caribbean island’s governor general by Feb. 28.

Golding’s handling of the Coke case, in particular his authorisation of the hiring of the U.S. firm, provoked an outcry that threatened his political career.

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Regional News ‘Human rights are everyone’s responsibility’ Commissioner’s speech to mark International Human Rights Day LET US reflect on Human Rights Day and ponder what it really means.

It is a significant day in our country’s historical direction and is relevant to us all for we can be assured that the human rights and fundamental rights and freedoms enjoyed by many around the world belong to us as well.

The universally recognised principle that human rights are inherent is based on the premise that all men are created equal with all human beings being born free and equal in dignity and rights and that they are endowed with reason, conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Human Rights Commissioner, Doreen Quelch-Missick

The fundamental rights and freedoms such as the right to life, liberty, security of person and the protection of the law; freedom of conscience, of expression, of assembly, association and movement; protection of person, protection for

HAITI:

Steady rains cause floods and landslides; officials report 12 dead PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Steady rains toppled hillsides and turned streets into rivers in the Haitian capital over the weekend, leaving at least 12 people dead and three missing, civil protection officials said Monday.

Storms falling on the mountains that ring the capital sent cascades into the pitch-black downtown, where trucks left boat-like wakes as they forded boulevards.

Eight people were killed when water rushed over a sand quarry on the capital’s western edge, sending a sheet of slurry roaring through their quake-damaged homes below, said Nadine Lochard, civil protection coordinator for the department that includes Port-au-Prince.

Such quarries, used for cheap concrete to build homes in Portau-Prince’s ever-expanding slums, scar Haiti’s deforested hillsides.

Many of the homes destroyed in the mudslide were made of the brittle, sand-based concrete from similar quarries.

Concrete made from the hillside sand was made illegal by Haiti’s government after thousands of homes made of the material fell in the Jan. 12 earthquake, but it is still used.

Lochard said the bodies of two children — an 11-month-old and a 2-year-old — were found drowned elsewhere in the capital.

Two more people were killed when mud slid into a quake-refugee camp in Carrefour, farther along the same western ridge. An AP Television News journalist who reached the camp Monday said dozens of families were repairing their tarps. The rocky dirt under other post-quake settlements, home to an estimated 1.3 million people, turned into spongy mud and then lakes.

USVI:

Two employees of tax bureau charged in alleged tax fraud scheme CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Two employees of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ tax bureau are accused of leading a scheme that pilfered as much as $500,000 from the government using fraudulent tax refund checks.

The U.S. territory’s attorney general, Vincent Frazer, announced several arrests in the alleged scheme Tuesday. He says the case resulted from a joint investigation by the

tax bureau and the islands’ justice department.

Denise George, head of the justice department’s white collar crime division, alleges that up to $500,000 may have been stolen by tax bureau employees Tiffanne Sutton and Colette Hacket-Browne and others who took part in tax fraud since 2006.

A utility worker was also arrested.

private and family life; protection against arbitrary arrest and irrational discrimination; protection of the right to education and protection from inhumane treatment are all guaranteed by our 2006 constitution.

I am encouraged by the progress made since the passage of the Human Rights Commission Ordinance in 2008, however I cannot help but reflect on the whole picture and recognise that the true test of the strength of our country’s commitment to human rights lies in the way we uphold and put into practice the principles of human rights.

As a developing country, we are facing numerous challenges with some of these challenges being of our own making, while other challenges being as a result of the economic downturn in the world financial markets.

We are facing the ever present threat to our individual right to safety and security as we face an increase in criminal activity and a further violation of individual rights through the acts of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and the persistent use of violence against our women and children.

These acts will only serve to further undermine our country’s security, peace and stability if left unchecked and unmanaged.

Therefore it is essential that we support our criminal justice system and see each individual component as a vital mechanism for regulating our society and ultimately creating a society where all citizens are bound by the law, and guaranteed equality before the law.

As we face the daunting task of rebuilding our country and restoring hope, we must be mindful that a just and prosperous country can only exist where individuals have the possibility to enjoy human dignity with a respect for equality, democracy, freedom of expression and for the rule of law.

These key components are the basis for the promotion and protection of human rights with democracy being the only form of government that allows people to fully enjoy their human rights.

However in order for democracy to flourish, democracy needs an open society with a free media, full transparency, must be free of corruption, must ensure fair treatment of its citizens, with equal access to employment opportunities and the freedom for one to express his/her opinion without fear.

Let us be reminded though, that whilst some rights are inherent, most rights are not absolute, only a few rights are absolute and unqualified.

Some of these rights are limited by laws which are reasonably required in a democratic society for the protection of others. For example my right to liberty is balanced by the Government’s duty to lock me up if I commit a crime.

My right to free expression is

qualified by one’s right not to have one’s reputation defamed; my right to freedom of association and privacy does not allow me to create disorder.

As our country continues to grow and develop, we must aim for and create a balance by providing an economic climate where the citizens of our country are able to realise and enjoy their rights and be allowed to meet their basic needs such as adequate housing, public health, medical care, education and the right to work with just and favourable working conditions.

To accomplish this, the Government must ensure that the development process is sustainable and properly managed; for it is only

through sustained development that the people of our country will be able to satisfy their basic needs and enjoy a good quality of life without compromising the quality of life for future generations which will ultimately ensure every person a life of dignity.

As I close, let us all be mindful that the realisation of human rights can never be the sole responsibility of the Government. All of us must play our part in promoting human rights.

For the promotion of human rights, democracy, good governance and the rule of law is, in the long run, our best guarantee of our own security and that of our country as a whole.

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World News UK government stakes its future on austerity plan LONDON (AP) — Fighting record debt, the British government on Wednesday outlined the largest cuts to public spending since World War II — slashing benefits and thousands of public sector jobs with an austerity plan aimed at restoring the nation’s finances.

After the country spent billions bailing out indebted banks, and suffered a squeeze on tax revenue and an increase in welfare bills, Treasury chief George Osborne staked the coalition government’s future on tough economic remedies.

Osborne confirmed there would be 81 billion pounds ($128 billion) in spending cuts through 2015, which he claims are necessary along with some tax increases to wipe out a spending deficit of 109 billion pounds ($172 billion).

As many as 500,000 public sector jobs will be lost, about 18 billion

pounds ($28.5 billion) axed from welfare payments and the pension age raised to 66 by 2020, earlier than previously planned.

Even Queen Elizabeth II will take a hit, asked to trim the budget the government provides for her palaces and staff by 14 percent.

“It is a hard road, but it leads to a better future,” Osborne said, preparing the public for hardship as he seeks a balanced budget within four years.

Osborne stood on the floor of the House of Commons for more than an hour and ruthlessly dismantled programme after programme built during the Labour government’s 13-year reign, saying Britain must “confront the bills from a decade of debt.”

The Conservatives promised to scythe through Britain’s debts after forming a government with the

Chile miners: from world fame to humble homes COPIAPO, Chile (AP) — Carlos Bugueno is out of the collapsed mine but still lives in close quarters, sharing his small woodand-tin house with 16 relatives.

His family welcomed him home by lining the street with white plastic bags filled with air — they had no money for balloons.

Despite donations and the promise of book and movie deals, most of the 33 Chilean miners trapped more than two months have returned to lives of struggle in improvised homes, often in gang-ridden neighbourhoods lacking basic services. Some worry it won’t get better.

“Three months from now, what will I be doing? Selling candy on the beach? Wondering what the government has done for us?

Nothing,” said Edison Pena. “I’m very afraid and I would like for things to change.”

All but one of the miners have been released from the hospital since their rescue Wednesday from the San Jose gold and copper mine, where they had been trapped nearly a half-mile underground since the Aug. 5 collapse. Most returned to the mine Sunday for a Mass at the makeshift camp where their relatives had waited for them.

“It’s nice to be here where our families were,” said Luis Urzua, the shift foreman who has been praised for leading the trapped miners through the 69-day ordeal, especially in the first 17 days when they had no contact with the outside world and just a 48-

hour emergency food supply.

The camp on a barren hill in Chile’s northern Atacama region is rapidly being dismantled. A few tents, some media motorhomes and cars remain. So do 33 Chilean flags representing the miners and the flags of the U.S., Canada and Argentina, which aided in the fast-paced drilling operation that saved the men.

Miner Carlos Barrios’ family was busy Sunday taking apart their encampment, which was among the first built at Camp Hope.

“I feel sorry (to leave) but at the same time I’m happy because I’m with my son again,” his stepmother Griselda Godoy said while packing up their camp stove.

Pulled from the mine one by one in a custom-built capsule, the miners emerged as international celebrities, complete with highend sunglasses that doctors said were hardly necessary to protect their eyes from sun and work lights after months in darkness.

Many are still wearing the sunglasses, but their lives have become less glamorous.

Many have returned to poverty in the hardscrabble neighbourhoods that climb the hills around Copiapo, the Atacama region’s gritty capital.

Some have strained relationships with the families who held vigil, praying for their survival. All face a search for work since the mine that employed them has filed for bankruptcy.

smaller Liberal Democrats following an inconclusive May election.

Labour lawmaker Alan Johnson, his party’s economic spokesman, claimed many Conservatives relished the opportunity to shrink the size of the British state by slashing government jobs and programmes.

“We’ve seen people cheering the deepest cuts to public spending in living memory,” he told parliament.

Osborne insisted Britain’s richest would bear the greatest burden of tax rises and welfare cuts, citing changes that will see about 1.5 million better off families lose child benefit payments.

However, poorer Britons will have housing payments and about a dozen other benefits restricted.

While many ordinary Britons will lose out, Osborne confirmed a temporary levy on bank balance sheets will be made permanent, potentially raising billions of pounds (dollars). “We will extract the maximum sustainable taxes from the banking system,” Osborne said.

Spending on health, education and overseas aid will be maintained at current levels or increased, while major transport projects and a 1 billion ($1.6 billion) plan to showcase carbon capture and storage technology will go ahead.

But Osborne said almost all other areas of government must make savings — though departments faced average cuts of 19 percent to their budgets, not the 25 percent feared.

Some critics believe the government could have chosen to clear Britain’s debts at a slower pace, protecting public sector jobs. They accuse Osborne of an ideological commitment to small government and using the chance presented by the economic issues to carry it out.

“This spending review will throw a generation of people on the scrap heap,” said Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and

Commercial Services labour union.

“These cuts are a political choice.”

Osborne confirmed the policing budget will fall by 4 percent a year — part of an overall 23 percent cut to Home Office’s resource spending.

The Association of Chief Police Officers said Britain would have fewer police as a result.

In one of the most significant proposals, Osborne said the state pension age for men and women will rise to 66 by 2020, four years earlier than planned. It will alter retirement plans for 5 million people, but save 5 billion pounds ($7.8 billion) a year once it comes into effect.

Members of the public across Britain were anxiously examining the details, fearing the impact on jobs and services — particularly in areas of northern England which are heavily dependent on public sector employment.

In the southern London district of Croydon on Tuesday, a group of seniors discussed the cuts at a governmentfunded community group already struggling with budget constraints.

Eileen Dean, an 83-year-old retiree, worried what young and old alike would do if Osborne’s plans forces the group to close. “The kids aren’t going to have anything to do, it’ll be back to playing football in the streets and breaking windows,” she said. “I might have to join them.”

Britain’s 85-year-old former leader Margaret Thatcher was among others debating the plans — her son said — despite being sent to hospital on Tuesday following a bout of flu.

Thatcher’s successor, David Cameron, on Tuesday announced an 8 percent cut to the annual 37 billion pound ($59 billion) defense budget over four years, though he insisted Britain would properly fund the mission in Afghanistan.

Osborne promised Britain would have the resources to tackle terrorism

and to protect the 2012 London summer Olympic Games, but confirmed the country’s spy agencies will be asked to make savings.

Despite a 650 million pounds ($1.03 billion) package for new cyber terrorism defenses, Britain’s three major intelligence agencies face about a 7.5 percent cut over five years. They share an annual budget of about 2 billion pounds ($3.2 billion), though the government never discloses the share given to each agency.

Hundreds of London-based diplomats are likely to lose their jobs under a 24 percent cut to the foreign ministry’s resource budget, while the British Broadcasting Corp. must take on the full costs of running the World Service — previously subsidized by the Foreign Office.

Still, despite the cuts to domestic spending, Britain will still meet a U.N. target to spend 0.7 percent of gross national income on overseas aid by 2013.

“Even in these difficult times, we will honour the promise we made to some of the very poorest people in the world,” Osborne said. However, some analysts predicted the public may demand aid spending is reduced, as they cope with hardships.

Recent surveys and protests suggest many Britons are uneasy about the spending cuts. On Tuesday, hundreds of labour union members marched to Parliament — and a handful of climate campaigners climbed atop the Treasury building — to oppose Osborne’s plans.

Hilary Green, a 58-yearold lawyer, said cuts to police departments would be a worry. “I’d definitely have more police than a lower national debt,” she said, in the lobby of London’s King’s Cross rail station. “They should focus on taking away desk jobs, not retiring people from the front lines.”

Karachi violence death toll rises over 50 in four days KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from four days of violence sparked by a contentious local election in Pakistan’s largest city rose to 52 on Wednesday when at least one person was shot and killed despite efforts to restore order.

Security forces patrolled the southern city of Karachi to prevent fresh violence and in many neighborhoods, businesses shut down while public transportation was scarce.

“The atmosphere of terror is everywhere,” said local resident Mohammad Sadiq. “People are scared to come out of their houses.”

Many of the slayings in Karachi — including the ones that started

Saturday evening — have been linked to gangs allegedly controlled by political parties. This wave of violence coincided with Sunday’s election to replace a provincial lawmaker killed in August.

Karachi, a port city of about 16 million, has a long history of political, ethnic and religious strife.

But this year has been exceptionally bloody. The city has seen around 300 “targeted killings,” mostly among the gangs, since June. That is roughly twice the number for all of 2009.

The spate of politically motivated attacks in Karachi comes as Pakistan conducts talks with the U.S. on the future of their shaky alliance against

the Taliban and al-Qaida. U.S. officials in Washington on Wednesday are expected to discuss a long-term military and security assistance pact with a visiting Pakistani delegation.

Despite heavy security, crowds angry over the recent killings set fire to several fruit and vegetable stalls in Malir, a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city where five men were shot Wednesday. It was not immediately clear who fired the shots.

One of the five men was killed and four were wounded, said Seemin Jamali, a doctor at the largest public hospital in the city. She could not provide any details about the person killed.

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World News Rioters rampage, protesters block French airports

In this CCTV handout image issued by the Metropolitan Police, Saudi Arabian Prince Saud, in white jacket, attacks his servant, Bandar Abdulaziz, in a lift. A Saudi prince has been convicted in Britain of murdering a servant.

UK court sentences prince to at least 20 years LONDON (AP) — A British court sentenced a Saudi prince to at least 20 years in prison Wednesday for beating and strangling one of his servants at a swank British hotel in a case that featured days of lurid testimony about their abusive relationship.

Justice David Bean sentenced Prince Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Saud to a life sentence without the possibility of parole for 20 years for the brutal assault at the Landmark Hotel in London on Feb. 15. The sensational case featured CCTV images of the shaven-headed prince throwing a punch at his aide in a hotel elevator — the set piece in a prosecution case that alleged the suave playboy prince battered his lover in a rage following years of abuse.

“No one in this country is above

the law,” Bean said. “It would be wrong for me to sentence you either more severely or more leniently because of your membership of the Saudi royal family.”

The jury had deliberated just 95 minutes before returning its verdict. The prince was convicted of both murder and a second count of grievous bodily harm with intent relating to the attack in the elevator.

Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw described a flamboyant lifestyle with a dashing prince who lived the luxury life — dining in fine restaurants and receiving erotic massages from a masseur who compared him to Hollywood actor Omar Sharif.

The prince’s lawyers attempted before the trial to stop evidence of his homosexuality from being made public.

Ex-UK prime minister Thatcher ill in hospital

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s iconic former leader Margaret Thatcher is in the hospital for tests, but well enough to be discussing the current prime minister’s spending cuts, her son said Wednesday.

Mark Thatcher told reporters that his 85-year-old mother was “good, chirpy” and talking about the Conservative-led government’s economic plans.

Thatcher, Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990, skipped a reception at 10 Downing Street in honour of her 85th birthday last week because she had the flu. Reports say she has not recovered. She was taken to London’s private Cromwell Hospital on Tuesday for tests.

“She’s a little bit drowsy but she had a good night and is slightly sedated at the moment,” her son said. Mark Thatcher said his mother was likely to remain hospitalised for several days.

Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said he wished the former leader a “speedy recovery.”

Thatcher has suffered a series of health problems in recent years.

In 2008 she became ill during a dinner at Westminster and spent the night in the hospital as a precaution. She was later given a clean bill of health. A few years earlier, her doctor had advised her not to make any more public speeches following a number of minor strokes.

PARIS (AP) — Workers opposed to a higher retirement age blocked roads to airports around France on Wednesday, leaving passengers in Paris dragging suitcases on foot along an emergency breakdown lane.

Outside the capital, hooded youths smashed store windows amid clouds of tear gas.

Riot police in black body armor forced striking workers away from blocked fuel depots in western France, restoring gasoline to areas where pumps were dry after weeks of protests over the government proposal raising the age from 60 to 62.

Riot officers in the Paris suburb of Nanterre and the southeastern city of Lyon sprayed tear gas but appeared unable to stop the violence.

After months of largely peaceful disruptions, some protests erupted into scattered violence this week over the government’s push to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62.

President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed that his conservative party would pass the reform in a Senate vote expected Thursday.

Many workers feel the change would be a first step in eroding France’s social benefits — which include long vacations, contracts that make it hard for employers to lay off workers and a state-subsidized health care system — in favor of “American-style capitalism.”

Sarkozy ordered all fuel depots forcibly reopened and vowed Wednesday that he would “carry the retirement reform through to the end.” And despite France’s tolerance for a long tradition of strikes and protest, official patience appeared to be waning after weeks of actions that have snarled traffic, cancelled flights and dwindling gasoline supplies and, now, rising urban violence.

Protesters waving red union flags and reflective vests temporarily blocked the main road leading to one of two terminals at Orly Airport on Wednesday. The ADP airport authority warned on its website of “serious difficulties expected in access to airports and air traffic.”

The protests tangled traffic to the airport and some passengers walked

hundreds of meters (yards) along an emergency lane to get there, dragging suitcases behind them. In one terminal, screens showed that 10 of 52 flights Wednesday afternoon were cancelled.

“It’s Baghdad here,” said Lionel Philippe, who arrived at Orly after much difficulty because of protesters blocking access to the airport — only to find his flight to Biarritz cancelled.

He said he wasn’t interested in the pension reform debate; he just wants to get home.

“I’m 28, by the time I retire everything will have changed anyway,” he said.

At Charles de Gaulle airport north of Paris, the nation’s biggest, protesters sang the French national anthem before pushing through a police barricade.

“It is like we are on another planet,” said Canadian traveler Olivier Lejour, waiting to take off from Charles de Gaulle. While he said it was “fun” to watch, he said the protests disrupted his efforts to work in Paris.

EU sets out plans for managing troubled banks BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission outlined radical measures Wednesday to deal with banks that run into trouble with the key aim of making shareholders and creditors, not taxpayers, foot the bill.

It proposed that supervisors be allowed to suspend dividends, replace managers or force asset sales to spare governments a “terrible dilemma” of having to decide between letting a bank fail — at the risk of disrupting the entire financial system — or let taxpayers bail it out.

EU Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier proposed a panEuropean system that would allow for the orderly winding down of a troubled bank and help deal with banks operating in several countries.

At the height of the credit crisis in 2008, European governments scrambled to coordinate the bailouts of banks such as Netherlands-based Fortis and Belgium’s Dexia.

“I call this the most pressing and important reform that we are involved in,” Barnier said. “I am very concerned about the risk of another crisis.”

Since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, European governments have spent more than

€5 trillion on supporting banks, according to EU data. Ireland has said the cost of bailing out its banks might reach €50 billion, pushing its budget deficit up to almost one-third of GDP. The commission wants to propose specific legislation by the spring, but plans are likely to face stiff opposition from banks and institutional investors.

Finding common ground with the EU’s member states and their banking supervisors will also be difficult.

One key part of Wednesday’s plan is the creation of national resolution funds. These would provide the money necessary to allow an orderly winding down of banks.

The commission wants EU governments to introduce bank levies to raise the revenues for their resolution funds. Germany, France, Britain and Sweden are currently working on, or have already implemented, such levies.

However, France and Britain want to use the levies to plug holes in their general budgets, rather than fill a resolution fund for banks.

Another question is whether governments and supervisors would

actually be willing to force bond holders to shoulder part of the bill for restructuring or winding down a bank. Critics argue forcing creditors to take so-called haircuts could undermine confidence in the entire financial system.

“EU governments have repeatedly put the interests of creditors over taxpayers, including most recently in the case of the Allied Irish Banks,” Sony Kapoor, a former investment banker who now lobbies for financialsector reform, said in a statement.

“An expansion of the toolkit is good, but experience shows that regulators did not even use the tools they already had.”

Any EU legislation will also require close coordination with efforts outside the EU, since many banks operating on the continent are based elsewhere.

Cross-country bank resolution and measures to avoid expensive government bailouts will be key issues at a meeting of the Group of 20 rich and developing nations next month in Seoul, South Korea.

Any proposed EU legislation would have to be passed by EU governments and the European Parliament.

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Contact 231-5109

*********************** Royal Diamond Villa 1 bed 1 bath with Balcony Fully Furnished / Ready to Move-in Asking Price $1000 p/m *************************** The Venetian 1 bed 1 bath Fully Furnished/ Upstairs/ Downstairs unit/ Onsite Pool Asking Price: $1200 p/m **************************** GREAT DEAL !!!!

Leeward Palms 1 bed 1 bath duplex Fully Furnished /Washer Asking Price $1300 p/m ALL Utilities Included !!! ****************************** Venetian Road Apartment 1 bed 1 bath Fully Furnished/Very Spacious Asking Price $1250 p/m (Slightly Negotiable) **************************** GRACEBAY STEAL!!!

Trade winds Condo Hotel, Gracebay 1 bed 1 bath Fully Furnished /Washer & Dryer/End Unit Facing Pool/ Asking Price $1200 p/m ************************** TWO BEDROOMS Chalk Sound, Water Front 2 Bed 2 Bath Fully Furnished REDUCED Asking Price $1700 p/m (Negotiable) ************************* Real Steal !!Leeward Palms 2 bedroom 2 baths Fully Furnished Asking Price $1100 p/m **************************** Chalk Sound, Ocean View (Located Before Silly Creek Area) 2 Bed 2 Bath Fully Furnished/Very Spacious/Wrap around Deck Asking Price $1650 p/m ****************************** Grace Bay Townhome -End Unit ( 3 minutes from IGA Gourmet) 2 bedrooms 2 ½ Bath/ Nicely Furnished/Screened Porch with Direct Pool Access Asking Price $ 2400 p/m

Grandview 3rd Floor unit 3 bedroom 3 baths Nicely Furnished Call for More details !!! *************************** The Venetian 2 bedroom 2 bath Fully furnished / Fully Equipped Kitchen/Pool Asking Price $ 1800 p/m ************************** Sunview Town Homes, Grace Bay Road 2 Bed 2.5 Bath with Pool Asking Price $1,600/per month ************************* Long Bay Beach Front 2 bed 1 bath w/ Loft Fully Furnished/ Screened Deck facing Beach Asking $2000 p/m *********************** Ocean Club Plaza, 2nd Floor Unit, Grace Bay 2 Bed 2.5 Bath, with Pool/Fully Equipped Kitchen Asking Price $2,000/per month ************************* Leeward Landings Townhome 2 bedroom 2 ½ bath Fully Furnished Asking Price $1600 ************************** Long Bay Apartments 2 bed 1 bath Fully Furnished/Washer & Dryer Asking Price $1200 p/m Three- Four Bedrooms ************************* MUST SEEE !!!! Beautiful Home Discovery Bay Canal Front Home 3 bedroom 2.5 bath Spacious Beautifully Furnished/ Fully Equipped kitchen /52” Plasma Televisions Asking Price $2300 p/m Negotiable ************************* Juba Sound Home 3 Bed 2.5 Bath Ocean View, Terrace, Asking Price $2200 REDUCED !! ************************* Low Cost Home, Blue Hills 3 Bed 2 Baths Furnished Central AC/ Washer & Dryer/Dishwasher Asking Price $1,350/per month ************************* Leeward Canal Front Home 4 bedrooms 3.5 baths Spacious/Nicely Furnished Asking Price $4000 p/m

FULLY FRANCHISED DEALER FOR LAND ROVER, JAGUAR, DODGE, JEEP, CHRYSLER & FIAT SALES / WARRANTY* / SERVICE / DIAGNOSTICS / BODY REPAIRS FREE First Service with New Vehicles Finance available for qualified buyers *Land Rover / Jaguar : 3 Years Factory Warranty *Dodge / Jeep / Chrysler : 2 Years Factory Warranty *Used : 3 Months Warranty on 'Certified Used Vehicle’

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10m 2010 Torch is for sale for $950.

The kite is in very good condition with only one small tear, which was repaired.

Also selling 130cm Momentum for $400.

It comes with new foot-pads and fins.

The board has some scrapes on the bottom. Contact 342-2941

services Earn money now.

Sell Avon 346-1434 / 246-1434

The Flower Girl Bed and Bath Shop Bed and bath sets and Lingeries For more information, call us at 649-9464894 or 649-2313788, you may also e-mail us at flowergirlprovo@yahoo.com ******************************** We now accept Upholstery jobs.

Have your cushions re-covered at excellent prices Drape fabrics are also in stock For more information, call us at 6499464894 or 649-2313788, you may also e-mail us at flowergirlprovo@ yahoo.com The Flower Girl Bouquets, Mix and Tropical Arrangements for all occasions Price ranges from $15.00 and up For more information and reservation, call us at 649-9464894 or 6492313788, You may also e-mail us at flowergirlprovo@yahoo.com *********************** Easter Baskets and Easter Dresses available For more information, call us at 649-9464894 or 6492313788, you may also e-mail us at flowergirlprovo@yahoo.com ********************** Cards for all occasions, Gift Sets for men and women Designer Vases on display.

For more information, call us at 6499464894 or 649-2313788, you may also e-mail us at flowergirlprovo@ yahoo.com ************************ Fresh and Silk flower Arrangements available for centerpieces And decorations in all sizes ************************* Customized Gift Baskets for her and him…tell us what You want and we’ll do it for you! ************************* Decors and flowers for wedding from ceremony to Personal flowers and all through the reception ************************* Sympathy Wreath and Casket Sprays available in different sizes *************************** Inspirational Gift Items and baskets in different designs On display For more information, call us at 6499464894 or 649-2313788, you may also e-mail us at flowergirlprovo@yahoo.com

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ENGINEER

The Senior Project Engineer will have essential duties and responsibilities that will include the following: provide support to ongoing and new projects related to civil and environmental engineering, plans, schedules, conducts and coordinates detailed phases of technical work in a part of a major project or in a total project of complex scope prepare project proposals and successfully complete project in accordance with the proposal schedule and budget provide direction to staff personnel to complete project tasks and also mentor junior level technical support personnel interface with client projects managers other contractors and other representatives creation of business development materials for inclusion in proposals and marketing to new clients as well as business development calls to prospective clients.

Pelican Bay Restaurant and Bar is situated on Grace Bay Beach at the Luxury All-Suite Royal West Indies Resort.

Pelican Bay delights guests with exceptional all-day dining; an outstanding variety dinner menu; and the most delectable breakfast and Sunday Brunch

Positions Avaliable Executive Chef

Successful applicant should have at least 8 years of kitchen and restaurant experience including @@ Knowledge of food costing and controls, monthly inventory, @@ Knowledge of food hygiene and safety, menu planning, managing and scheduling staff, @@ Plus the knowledge and experience of worldwide pastries, desserts and chocolates

Sous Chef

@@ Successful applicant should have at least 5 years of kitchen and restaurant experience including @@ Knowledge of food costing and controls, monthly inventory, @@ Knowledge of food hygiene and safety, menu planning, managing and scheduling staff,

Ten (10) Line cooks

@@ Must have at least 3 years experience, prep food for Breakfast/lunch /dinner @@ Ability to understand menus follow recipes, basic sauces/ butchery. High level of food hygiene @@ Is required. Must be willing to scrub, clean, mop, floors walls and equipment

Four (4) steward/ kitchen helper @@ Motivated individual to keep a high level of cleanliness in the kitchen – @@ Includes cleaning of common areas, bathrooms, kitchen equipment- supplies must have previous kitchen experience

@@ The successful applicant should posses a minimum of 8 years experience in the field including

@@ Applicant must be able to host and execute banquets up to 150 @@ Responsible for the selection of wines as costing and menu print @@ Use of micros POS system, Applicant should be able to both operate and program the POS. @@ Extensive experience and knowledge of wines and wine service is crucial.

Four (4) Floor Supervisor/Captain @@ Posses 4 years minimum of experience in food and beverage supervisory position, must have @@ Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, knowledgeable on Micros, must work well under pressure

Three (3) Bartenders-

@@ Minimum of 2 years of experience in a upscale restaurant. Must possess excellent verbal and communication skills @@ Also have experience in stock taking and inventories must have good cashier skills. Be a team player.

Two (2) Bar Backs

@@ Must have 1year experience in bar busing, duties general cleaning, glass polishing, taking out garbage, plate clearing @@ Basic drink knowledge

Eight (8) Servers

@@ Minimum 2 years of food and beverage in a upscale restaurant @@ Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, knowledgeable on Micros, must work well under pressure @@ And have a friendly yet professional demeanor, must be a team player

All the positions above requires working long hours nights and days public holidays and weekends. Salary range based on experience. Required to start by end of November For more information on job descriptions, please contact Pelican Bay 649-232-3632 Please call for an appointment, bring along your resume and resident status

VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY!!

the largest readership in the turks & caicos

Worker Needed to care for home and kids. 5 days a week and when owner is off island.

Salary $6.00 per hour.

Please call 649-241-4678 8am to 4pm.

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Turks Islanders only. Salary range $20,000 - $24,000.

Position available immediately.

Contact Alan Jardine @ 946-5029 for an interview

Job Requirements: We require a Bachelor Degree in Engineering and a minimum of 15 years of related experience and advanced degree is preferred professional registration (e.g. member Professional Institute) is required candidates must have experience providing strong technical direction/support for civil and site development projects the successful candidate must be able to meet project goals and take conceptual direction for project tasks and developed detail plans to complete task in addition we require the candidate to be experienced in preparation of subcontractor procurements for concrete, structural engineering architectural services and equipment specifications as well as in the preparation of bidding documents for construction projects.

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Please send CV to: Norstar Group Ltd. P.O. Box 532 Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands

Domestic

EXPERIENCE SCUBA INSTRUCTOR

SENIOR PROJECT

Restaurant Manager

FAX: (649) 946-4661

EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

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Veranda is currently seeking qualified candidates that have the requirements listed along with an outgoing professional manner. Our ideal candidates must love to work with different types of people, meet challenges with a positive attitude and live the standards of our organization.

Severs

To provide prompt and courteous food service to our guests. Greet and take food and drink orders from guests, serving the orders and accommodating special needs/requests. Remain attentive to the guests throughout the entire dining experience, adhering to or exceeding service standards as established by the resort at all times.

Job Requirements: • Must have basic knowledge of customer service principles, the food server function and restaurant and kitchen operations.

• Must know standard cash-handling procedures • Must be fluent in oral and written English.

• Previous experience in similar position of 3 months or longer is a plus.

• Ability to remember, recite and promote the variety of menu items.

• Ability to learn to use a point of sales system • Must be flexible, able to work weekends, holidays and shifts.

• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds

Bartender To serve beverages and food to guests in a friendly, courteous and timely manner, resulting in guest satisfaction. Also, to prepare beverages for other servers to supply to guests, and act as cashier. Maintain proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis. Lock up and store all beverage, food and other equipment items, deposit cash drops and secure bank.

Job Requirements: • Must demonstrate the ability to interact with all guests, internal and external, effectively with tact and diplomacy in line with property's service standards.

• Basic English language writing skills for completion of requisitions • Ability to read, speak and understand the English language in order to communicate with guests and take orders.

• Ability to remember, recite and promote the variety of menu items.

• Ability to use a point of sale system • Able to lift up to 50 pounds and push heavy carts • Previous bartending experience required Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience

Interested persons may contact our Human Resource Manager No later than October 30, 2010 Email: deleria.simms@verandatci.com Or hand deliver to our office at Veranda Resort and Residences Princess Dr. Lower Bight, Providenciales

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Help Wanted

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2 bath located in Long Bay just minutes away from Grace Bay and Long Bay Beach 2500 sq. Central A/C, washer, dryer, flat screen TV, newly built.

Travel Agent (Belonger Only)

AVAILABLE AT THESE STORES

For viewing. $1,200 per month first and security required

CARMEN ROBINSON is looking for a

941-5000 941-2409 343-6433 941-4527 946-4150 941-3751 946-5564 242-0268 246-1111 241-2212 941-3650 242-8509

Minimum experience. 4 years CRS, 3 years SABER SYSTEM, computer skills: MS Excel & Microsoft Word.

English a must and Spanish is helpful. Reliable, Honest, good character. References required.

Grand Turk J & J Supermarket (West Road) 241-2513 Bridging The Gap Professional Services (Moxey Folly) 946-2899 Faye Forbes (Breezy Bay) 241-2029 South Caicos Kisa Services (Stubbs Road) Sunset Café & Grill (Opposite Dock Landing) North Caicos T’s Grocery Store (Bottle Creek) Charmaine Clarke (Sandy Point)

946-7284 231-3919

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Providenciales Graceway IGA Supermarket (Leeward Highway) Purilun’s Enterprises Ltd (Leeward Highway) Best 4 Less Liquor Store Discovery Land (Lower Bight Road) Flamingo Pharmacy (Graceway Plaza) Island Pharmacy (Menzies Building) Sunset Pharmacy (Royal Palm Plaza Airport Road) Executive Tours Ltd-New Era Petroleum (Airport Road) Mojito’s Bar (Blue Hill’s Round About) Imperial Supplies (Old Airport Road) Supreme Elegance Beauty Salon (Old Airport Road) Five Cays 7-11 (Five Cays Road) Pumpy’s Bar (Five Cays Road)

Call 331-5524 Seeking female

FAX: (649) 946-4661

EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

Send resumes to: T&C Travel PO Box 42 Grand Turk 649 946-2592. tctravl@netscape.net.

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PHONE: (649) 946-4664

October 23 - 29, 2010

Eleanor Hall is seeking to employ a

Career Opportunities Grace Bay Club is looking for candidates that have the requirements listed along with an outgoing professional manner.

Is looking for a

is looking for a

Business Controller

Carpenter To work 5 days per week. Salary $10.00 per hour.

Breaking Waves Management Solutions Ltd. is seeking to fill the above position.

RESPONSIBILITIES: • Self starter responsible for attracting own client contracts to the business • Evaluate, develop, and implement financial control procedures, increasing productivity and work flow • Provide clients with detailed, timely management, financial, and operational reports, including monthly financial statements, cash flows, detailed budget projections, and KPI reports • Management of financial accounts and day to day operations including management of staff, vendor relations, and customer relations.

• Work with clients to coordinate, develop, and execute their overall business strategy

Contact 231-1928 Belonger only

Kenyatta and Oneika Rigby

REQUIREMENTS: • Designation in accounting (CA/CPA/ACCA) with 3+ years post qualification experience • Minimum 8 years work experience within finance/accounting • University Degree in Honors Business Administration from a highly regarded business school.

• Proven success and experience in the development of financial controls and procedures - software set up, and forensic accounting • Good process orientation and project management skills from development to implementation.

• Demonstrated success in working in a team environment, and ability to lead junior staff • Exceptional communications skills – written and verbal.

• Strong analytic abilities.

• Advanced computer skills and knowledge of MS Office, Quickbooks, Sage Timberline, Visual One and windows applications.

• Experience with a Big Four accounting firm would be an asset.

Domestic Worker

To work 5 days per week. Salary $5.00 per hour.

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C/o Alliance Realty Ltd. Only applicants selected will be contacted.

Contact 242-6495

Renovations Limited SEEKS

One Finish Carpenter Clean Drivers license & police record.

Must be able to work unsupervised. $10.00 per hour.

Interested persons should send applications via fax at (649) 941-4034

Send CV and References to:

Domestic

Worker

Main duties will be taking care of children in the household, cooking, cleaning, and laundry.

Must be able to speak English, Salary starts at $1200.00 monthly and is based on experience.

Work will 6 work days a week.

Deadline for applications is October 20th 2010.

Salary: Income based on commission

Breaking Waves Management Solutions Ltd., Providenciales, (email jojo1115@tciway.tc) and to The Labour Department.

Patrick Felix Grant

Neal’s Carpentry & Subcontracting

POSITION AVAILABLE

5860

Contact 231-2701

Interested persons can contact our Human Resources Department no later that October 30, 2010 @ (649) 946-5050 Ext. 1050 Fax (649) 946-5758. Email: veronica.clare@ gracebayclub.com. P.O. Box 128, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, BWI.

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Contact 241-0824

To work 5 days per week. Salary $5.00 per hour.

(highly desirable) • Ability to use standard software applications and hotel systems • Ability to effectively supervise employee productivity Salary Range: Commensurate with experience

5849

Worker Salary $5.00 per hour.

Estate Supervisor

• Bachelor Degree in hospitality related field and/or experience in high-end luxury resort.

• Completion of a management training program/management internship • Strong customer and employee relation skills • Ability to speak two or more languages

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Contact 242-4687 (10am-2 pm)

Domestic

Labourer 5850

to work 6 days p/wk, full day Sat. Fluent in English and Spanish, able to tutor 6-11 years old kids. Must have own ride.

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housekeeper

Contact 332-0084 5840

October 23 - 29, 2010

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PHONE: (649) 946-4664

EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

WANTED

AUCTION SALES

Experienced and trustworthy cleaner needed for the home of an Italian family the ability to understand Italian is desirable.

Notice is hereby given that the Chargee (holder of charge), pursuant to the Registered Land Ordinance, will cause to be sold by Public Auction the following properties outside the offices of Miller Simon O’Sullivan, Upper Floor, East Wing, Beatrice Butterfield Building, Butterfield Square, Providenciales at 10 a.m. on 5 November 2010:

Applications should be addressed to Savory & Co. and delivered to our office at 2nd level, Town Center Mall, Providenciales 5890

1. Title No. 60900/171, Leeward Going Through, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: Sandra Ariza

Senior Finance Executive

Comprising 0.76 acre parcel with a substantially complete single-storey dwelling house located on the south side of the Grace Bay Road, consisting four bedrooms, three bathrooms, living room, family room, dining room and kitchen with breakfast room.

2. Title 60715/210 Cheshire Hall & Richmond Hill, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: Lincoln Hudson Ferriera

Comprising 0.54 acre parcel with bare land containing dense indigenous bush and mature trees and is accessed via turning off the unpaved Turtle Creek Drive, which runs from the west of the Shell Station and proceeding southerly until the T junction, the subject land is accessed by taking the western turning and following the road until just before the canal starts to curve, where the subject land is located on the right hand side immediately fronting the canal.

– Receiverships

Applications are invited for the position of Senior Finance Executive – Receiverships Location

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Educational requirements

Bachelors degree in business or other relevant subject

3. Title 60503/143 Blue Hills and Stamers Run, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: Delroy Christian Lightbourne

Professional requirements

UK Chartered Accountant qualified (or equivalent) with a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience in auditing.

Business experience requirements

Applicants should have a minimum of 15 years in a broad range of financial management roles at a senior level.

Experience in the following areas would be a significant advantage: financial and management accounting, business acquisitions and disposals, corporate restructurings regulatory reporting, strategic financial and business planning, ability to interpret complex legal documentation.

Please submit applications to:

British Caribbean Bank Limited

Architects

• Fully qualified RIBA/ARB registered Architect.

Located in the Vila Renaissance comprising of twenty-eight luxurious one, two and three bedroom beachfront villas located in the main accommodation. Located in the middle of the core area of development in Grace Bay area. The property is Unit 105, Villa Renaissance. Unit 105 is an ocean front lower floor two-bedroom end of terrace unit, which is located to the eastern portion of the main beach accommodation block. Unit has 2,664 Unit entitlement and 1,700 square foot gross external area. Entrance foyer, living/dining area, kitchen, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, laundry closet, balcony off living area, storage and closet space, dedicated parking space and use of all facilities including the communal pool, fitness centre and pool bar.

Interested buyers should contact Curtis Small at FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) Ltd (Barbados: Tel 01 246 467 1616; fax 01 246 431 0691) or the local branch Credit Counsellor at FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) Ltd, Leeward Highway, Providenciales on tel 649 946 4245 ext 343

Position Available

Essential Skills/ Experience

Comprising 0.89 acre parcel with a partially complete residential building on a residential lot in the Long Bay area. Neighbourhood is residential although sparsely developed. Property is on the south side of an unpaved cul-de-sac in Long Bay Hills residential sub-division. The property is elevated at its roadside section and the land slopes down steeply in a south-easterly direction.

5. Title 60905/155K5, Leeward Going Through, Providenciales Registered proprietor: - Renaissance 105 Co Ltd

Phone: 649-941-5028. info@bcbtci.com. P.O. Box 270 Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands

• The successful applicant will be expected to undertake the traditional role of a professional Architect.

• This includes detailed architectural design work, planning submissions, preparation of tender documents, construction contract administration and direct liaison with clients, consultants and contractors.

Comprising 0.35 acre parcel with one storey residence and is accessed via turning off the unsurfaced portion of Millennium Highway. The turning to the property is found via taking the left immediately prior the High School when travelling in a North West direction and the property is located at the end of the marl access road. The building consists of four bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen/dining and living area, open deck and gazebo, external bathroom and block work storage area

4. Title No. 61110/25, Long Bay Hills, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: Hugh Williams and Kimberly Ewing Williams

Salary Range $60,000 to $100,000 per annum based on experience.

Belongers only need apply.

Job Summary

FAX: (649) 946-4661

NOTICE OF PUBLIC

HOUSE CLEANER

Coast Architects are seeking a fully qualified Architect to undertake the following role:

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6. Title 60900/216, Leeward Going Through, Providenciales Registered Proprietor: Pelican Estates Ltd.

The property to be sold comprises four (4) acres of undeveloped land located in the Leeward area of Providenciales – see location map below. Please note that, for appropriate qualified buyers, financing may be available for part of the purchase price.

• Minimum 5 years post qualification experience as Project Architect with direct Client liaison.

• Minimum 5 years experience in contract administration and cost control on JCT contracts.

• Minimum 5 years experience in managing an architectural team.

• A strong background of technical detailing.

• Excellent skills in AutoCAD, Photoshop, Sketch-up, Excel and Word a prerequisite.

• Experience in the design and production of presentation and marketing material.

• Foreign language skills an asset.

Salary rated according to experience, between $3k & $5k per month.

Coast Architects, Cherokee Road, PO Box 941, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands. Tel - 946 5166 Fax - 946 5754

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Interested applicants should contact Mr. C Davies via e-mail by the 3rd November 2010 with current CV to info@coast.tc or in writing to the address below.

Applicants will be contacted directly via e-mail or phone within 5 days of application.

Conditions of Auction and draft Agreement for Purchase and Sale, Block Plan and Registry may be had from the Chargee’s attorneys, Miller Simons O’Sullivan, P.O. Box 260, Beatrice Butterfield Building, Butterfield Square, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies, Telephone 1-649-9464650, Fax 1-649-946-4663, email: mlw@mslaw.tc, Attention: Timothy P. O’Sullivan, Managing Partner.

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For Advertising information call 946-4664 | FAX: (649) 946-4661 | Email: tcnews@tciway.tc

DOCK DIRECT LTD.

946-4996 Mob.331 0645 Black Gravel – 3/8ths.....3/4"

Limestone Gravel – 3/8"....3/4"...1"

Screened Top Soil – Mulch

Everything In Bulk or in 50lb bags. Self Delivery or We can Deliver

Creative D e s i g n s

S t u d i o

231-3788

BEDROOMS ONLY

$750 COMPLETE

Government Houses Wheeland Christmas Special, “All windows installation included” 3-bedroom $1,200.00 2-bedroom $1,095.00

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PHONE: (649) 946-4664

JOJO KIDS WORLD

WARD’S CONSULTANCY

Is looking to fill the following positions:

Acting on behalf of its clients Ocean Vibes

– to work 5 days a week salary $5.50 per hour

(Spanish)

Waiter Mechanic – needed to work 5 days per Salary $5.50

$30 PER WEEK

week salary $5.50 per hour

Contact (649) 941-4667

per hour.

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5854

Salary starts at $1000.00 per month.

Only Turks Islanders need apply

is looking for a

Contact 241-2866 5903

Coxco

ADVERTISE

IN THIS SPACE!

Handyman/ Houseman

Teacher

FAX: (649) 946-4661

EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES THE TUSCANY RESORT

Providenciales Telephone: 946-6940

October 23 - 29, 2010

Construction Ltd

Position:

ADMINISTRATOR

ONLY

Prior experience is required working on large Construction projects.

Position is part time. Salary $150.00 per week. Only Turks Islander need apply.

CALL 946-4664

Please fax resume to:

946-5166

REGISTERED LAND ORDINANCE, CAP 72

NOTICE LOST LAND CERTIFICATE TITLE NUMBER SECTION ISLAND 10707/67 SALT CAY GRAND TURK

ROTARY BINGO Sunday at Williams Auditorium Doors open at 7:00 PM

“You can’t win. . ” ! y la p t ’ n o d u If yo

Whereas HOWARD EVAN DICKENSON as personal representative of Berniece Consuela Dickenson dec. of Grand Turk has declared that the Land Certificate for the above mentioned title numbers registered in his/her/their name was inadvertently mislaid and cannot be found.

Take notice that I, Grisilda Carol Smith, Acting Registrar of Lands, shall issue a new land certificate for the said title within six weeks of the date of the first publication of this Notice in a local newspaper and the Gazette.

Dated this 20th day of May 2010 Signed…………..............................................………

Witnessed…….............................................……….

Jackpot amount is

OVER $5,700 All proceeds benefit the Rotary Club of Providenciales’ community projects NO ONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING DURING BINGO.

@@ Attractive incentive @@ Great part-time job for school kids or adults looking for an extra income

Contact: The Publisher

Turks and Caicos

Weekly News

Call: 946-4664

October 23 - 29, 2010

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PHONE: (649) 946-4664

FAX: (649) 946-4661

EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

WINKY’S CATERING LEEWARD HIGHWAY, is

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looking for a

Waitress To work 6 days per week. Salary $6.00 per hour.

Immediate Opening Cook: a self-motivated individual with at least 5-7 years of culinary experience in Caribbean and Mediterranean cuisine.

Must have strong knowledge in kitchen management and overall operations. The candidate must have a diploma from an internationally recognized institution or accreditations from previous employment

and proficiency in computers. All applicants must be a term player willing to work varied shifts, nights, weekends and holidays.

Interested applicants should call for appointments (649 243 8398) or fax a recent C.V to (649 (41 7339) Salary commensurate with qualifications.

NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION

Contact 345-1247 GEORGE HINSON is looking for a

Salon Helper 5909

To work 5 days a week salary $5.50 Contact 946-4313 or 246-0822

Position Available

5910

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PHONE: (649) 946-4664

PRITON DEVELOPMENT LTD.

Requires

Interested persons should be dependable and send applications via fax at (649) 941-4034

Please call 2314191 for details

C/o Alliance Realty Ltd, Deadline for applications is November 3rd 2010. Only persons chosen will be contacted.

Nathalie Thomas

STONE FABRICATOR • The successful applicant must have five years experience • must be able to fabricate marble and granite slab products according to specification and schedule • Must be able to assist the foreman in charge at warehouse and on job site • Must be able to read blueprints, layout jobs from blueprints, operate water cooled tools, match colors of material, glue materials, fill holes in materials, operate grinders, stone router and clean up after daily shifts perform duties and direction from supervisor good knowledge of the English language an asset Salary to commensurate with experience

Domestic

Worker To work 6 days per week. Salary $5.50 per hour.

Contact 231-6805 Deadline for applications is November 13th, 2010

NAPA is currently looking to employ a

Is looking for a

Labourer

Who will be responsible for the daily maintenance of the building stocking of the shelves and any other duty that may be assigned to you

AVIS is currently looking to employ a

Domestic

Worker To work 5 days

Please email resumes to raymo659@hotmail.com or P.O. Box 952, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands deadline for applications is November 10th, 2010

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SAG CONSTRUCTION

a week. Salary $150.00 per week.

Contact 247-0352 5895

ROBLE CONSTRUCTION Is looking to hire a

Is looking for a

Mason

Carpenter To work 6 day

Contact 231-6889

Deadline for application is November 12th, 2010

RELIABLE CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. experience • Must fully understand blueprints • Must be willing to work weekends and holidays Salary $10.00 per hour

2 DOMESTIC WORKERS

• Must be willing to work weekends and holidays Salary $5.00 per hour

Laborer

Salary $5.00 per hour

Contact 231-1166 or 231-0868 to set up an interview

5889

per week. Salary $9.00 per hour.

Contact 345-4981

5872

To work 5 days a week.

Salary $9.00 per hour.

• Must have a minimum of 10 years

Seeks a

@@Must have at least 10 years experience. Must have a degree in Business Studies. Must be proficient with Microsoft Excel and Quick Books. Must have good knowledge of construction and able to manage a large team of construction workers. @@Must be able to work on holidays, weekends and any overtime required by management. @@Salary is based on experience.

$5.50/hour - 6 days a week.

To work including holidays.

Extensive Accounting background plus office management skills required

CARPENTER

JILL SWANN

Is looking to employ a

Financial Controller

Sales Person

• Must have a minimum of 15 years experience in all aspects and phases of the construction process • Must be able to handle all administration aspects • Must be computer literate and be fluent with numerous programs • Must be able to work long hours Salary commensurate with experience

FAX: (649) 946-4661

EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES

Caribbean Cruisin Ltd.

PROJECT MANAGER

October 23 - 29, 2010

Labourer

Who will be responsible for the washing of the vehicles and the daily maintenance of the building.

Please submit all application between 9am and 5pm Monday thru Friday or email mariec@bayviewmotors.com or send to the following address:

Bayview Motors Ltd.

P.O.Box 619, Leeward Highway, Providenciales

Manager A local store in the Grand Turk Carnival terminal is seeking a highly qualified Store Manager with four years experience in various areas of the field of retail store management which includes but is not limited to inventory control, accounting, public relations, human resource management and computer systems (i.e. POS). Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce.

Salary commensurate with experience.

Send resumes into info@karammissick.com

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PHONE: (649) 946-4664 TERRANCE ADAMS Is looking to hire a

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UNIVERSAL CHURCH OF GOD ARCH OF THE COVENANT

Is looking to fill the following positions:

XCAPE SALON & SPA

BARBYZON SALON

is looking for a

Deon Wilson is looking for 4

FAX: (649) 946-4661 GEORGE SEYMOUR/ KIMBELEE MISSICK Providenciales 241-7734

Is looking to fill the following positions:

4 Cosmetologists

5899

Contact 246-8189 Belonger only need apply

Contact 241-2866

Contact 243-8307

YARD MAN The Sands is now accepting applications/résumé for the following position. Only highly self-driven & motivated, personable and professional individuals, who have the desire to serve others, need apply:

Resort Manager Responsibilities • Oversee Housekeeping. Front Office and Strata Departments • To manage and be responsible for resort operations • Manage, train and motivate resort management team and staff • To comply with all procedures and standards as set out in the staff manuals.

• Should ensure excellent communication between resort management team, and with resort staff.

• Check all fire safety documentation is in place and adhered to.

• Ensure health and hygiene standards are met.

• Maintain a high profile within the resort and to have regular positive contact with guests throughout their stay.

• Support and liaise regularly with the overseas management team.

• Ensuring the resort stays within budget.

• Organizing management team duties • Monitoring overall resort expenditure and completing weekly accounts • In charge of welcoming resort independent arrivals • Arranging and conducting weekly meetings with staff and with resort management team.

• Carrying out disciplinary procedures when necessary and supervision of staff accommodation to ensure standards are being adhered to.

Requirement @@ Secondary high school education @@ 2 years minimum experience in Managerial positions @@ 5 years experience in a hotel Industry Turks Island citizens only need to apply in person to Tiersa Smith, Human Resources Manager at The Sands Resort located on Grace Bay Road, Providenciales, the Turks and Caicos Labour Department, or e-mail: tsmith@ thesandstc.com . Applications must be in by November 5, 2010.

needed For an apartment complex in Grace Bay. Must be able to speak English and be able to understand instruction tasks including maintaining sewage treatment plant.

Only those legal residents need apply in person at Island Club Grace Bay 5866

per hour. Only Turks Islander need to apply.

5906

Deadline for application is November 12th, 2010

Salary $5.50 per hour must be able to work 5 days per week

a week.Salary $5.50 per hour.

COLASCO CONSTRUCTION Seeks to employ an

Air Condition

Technician To work 6 days weekly.

Salary $9.00 per hour.

LaboUrer

To work 6 days weekly.

Salary $6.00 per hour.

Contact 941-3212

5905

Contact Adrian at 333-5050.

To work 7 days a week. Salary $240.00 per week.

Labourers LABOURER To work 5 days Salary $5.00

SUNNY REEF LTD.

Positions Available Kitchen Helper/ Dish Washer

• Applicant must be able to work six days a week and extra hours if needed • Must have two years in the hotel/restaurant industry • Applicant must speak English, be honest, reliable and learn to perform assigned duties when needed Salary is negotiable

All qualified applicant must submit their application to the following address: Sunny Reef Ltd. P.O. Box 811, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, B.W.I.

GENERAL PRACTIONER/ EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR Required

• General practice with some emergency room work • Full time 8 hour working day with varying shifts between 8am and 8pm to meet the needs of the business • On call duty at least 2 nights per week plus 1 in 2 weekends • Must have at least 8 years post qualification experience and be registered with the Health Practitioners Board • Remuneration structure available on request

Please email resume to amp@tciway.tc

5886

To work 6 days including weekends.

Salary $5.00 per hour.

1 Nail Technician 1 Domestic Worker 1 Salon Helper 2 Barbers 5904

To work 5 days a week. Salary $5.00 per hour.

Contact 941-5276 5879

Cosmetologist

5887

Labourer

Musician Minister

• Must have at least 5 years experience in all types of hair care services including coloring, cutting and styling Salary $300.00 per week

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PHONE: (649) 946-4664 FOUNTAINHEAD CONSTRUCTION

Is looking for a

Technical Assistant 5880

To work Monday thru Friday. Salary $10.00 per hour.

Contact 941-4602

EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES / NOTICES JOSEPH CAMPBELL

Is looking for a

October 23 - 29, 2010

Kendal Thomas Is looking for a

Worker Labourer To work 5 days

Contact 244-8593

DOMESTIC WORKER

To work 6 days a week. Salary $250.00 per week.

Contact 241-9741 5870

If you fit the above qualifications please address your application to:

PO Box 260. Beatrice Butterfield Building Butterfield Square. Providenciales

Is looking for a

Duties: Cabinetmaking, refinishing, and installation. Assist other employees in general millshop operations and maintenance. Must be professional and courteous.

Applicants please send a resume via preferred contact method.

TC INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD TC Industrial Services Ltd. is seeking to employ one

Labourer To work 6 days a week. Salary $6.00 per hour.

Contact 232-5910

5877

Notice of Sale

By Private Treaty

Meridian Mortgage Corporation 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 Private Treaty.

Location

Title No. 50500/98, Whitby, North Caicos, comprising 4.87 acres. The subject property is beach front, raw land appropriate for commercial development. The property is accessed via the main asphalt paved road running East-West across North Caicos. This commercial beach front property is adjacent to the St. Charles, a Condominium Development located on the popular commercial beach stretch in Whitby, North Caicos, with stunning views over the coral reef.

Title

Absolute

Proprietor

Ashwood Leon Forbes

Approximate Area

4.87 acres jointly

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST, FROM MERIDIAN TRUST COMPANY LTD.

Meridian House

Skills Required: 10 years work experience in woodworking and/or construction field.

Individual must have previous experience with manufacture, construction, and installation of high end cabinetry. Must be familiar with operation of all current woodworking machinery and tools with proper safety practices. Must be able to read Auto-Cad drawings. English speaking, bilingual preferred.

DEREK WILLIAMS

REQUIRED

• Experienced part time Domestic Worker needed for busy household.

• Salary is $ 880.00 a month. Required to work five days a week.

• Must have a valid TCI driver’s license.

• Must be available to work overtime when necessary.

• An experienced Belonger required for this position.

Furniture Carpenter Salary: $6.00 hourly Contact Person: Stephan Gaudet Location: PO Box 238, Central Storage Business Park, TC Millwork, Providenciales Contact: tcmillwork@tciway.tc phone 231-4537

Domestic a week. Salary $5.50 per hour.

FAX: (649) 946-4661

P.O. Box 599 Caribbean Place Leeward Highway Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands, B.W.I Tel. (649) 941-3082. Fax (649) 941-3223

Electrical/Technician Capable trouble shooting of controls, fire alarms, generators, gas installation, residential, commercial and industrial construction and service calls, capable to supervise team. With 5 to 10 years experience.

Salary $600.00/week.

Contact D. Simms Cell: 231-1205

Projetech Construction Management & Services Ltd., wishes to recruit the following staff:

QUANTITY

SURVEYOR/ ESTIMATOR Applicants for the post of QUANTITY SURVEYOR/ ESTIMATOR must have a relevant professional qualification in Quantity Surveying, Building and/or Civil Engineering. They must have considerable experience in all commercial aspects of construction and be able to demonstrate suitable experience, at a senior level, of quantity surveying, estimating and tendering for large commercial projects. Duties will include preliminary budgeting, the preparation of priced Bills of Quantities, the procurement of materials, labour and subcontractors, financial forecasting/ reporting and the general management of all contractual and commercial issues relating to various building projects. Salary starts at US$70k per annum, based on qualifications and experience.

This position is immediately available. Applications must be made in writing and should include career history and the names and contact details of at least two references. All applications will be properly reviewed and suitably qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview within one week of the closing date. Applications should be received by 1st November 2010 and sent to: Steve Thompson Projetech Construction Management & Services Ltd. P.O. Box 659, Providenciales Fax: 941-5824 or Email info@projetech.tc

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i.e., drip systems, pipe repair and head repair. @@ Supplement other departmental teams on special projects or with daily activities as needed.

Night Auditor REQUIREMENTS: • Minimum 7 years financial/ accounting experience in the telecommunications industry at a senior level • Must have in-depth knowledge of counterpoint Accounting Package • ACCA/MBA in Accounting or Finance

Elegant Weddings

BY DEE

is looking for someone to help setup for beach weddings. Salary $5.00 per hour.

@ 241-4070

$30 PER WEEK CALL 946-4664

5864

Contact Dee

ONLY

Contact 946-5759 ROBERT FULFORD is looking for a

TCI STRUCTURES LTD Providenciales Telephone: 941-7715

Domestic

Worker Salary starts at $5.00 per hour Only Turks Islanders need apply

To work 6 days a week.

Salary $5.00 per hour. Must be able to speak English and Spanish fluently. Must be able to work weekends and holidays.

Contact 432-0010 between the hours of 8:30am -5:30pm Monday thru Friday

BOOKKEEPER

NEEDED

performance and results • Ensure accounting practices and principles are followed

Interested applicants can contact Telecom Solutions TCI at (649) 332-2273

IN THIS SPACE!

To work 5 days a week. Salary $5.00 per hour.

5878

Domestic Worker

Requirements @@ Must have at least two years experience as a Gardener @@ Must be able to spend long hours in the sun

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDERS (NO WORK PERMIT HOLDERS) need only to apply in person to tsmith@thesandstc.com. The Sands Resort located on Grace Bay Road, Providenciales, or e-mail:. Applications must be in by October 30th, 2010.

TASK: • Transaction processing • Prepare financial statements • Monthly closing of accounts • Payroll preparation • Produce standard and ad-hoc reports • Maintenance of ledgers • Reconciliation of accounts and address discrepancies • Manage accounting records, receipts etc.

• Identify and analyse trends to help improve financial

needed

Is looking for a

5874

Responsibilities @@ Perform all assigned landscape tasks, including, but not limited to, installation of plant material, care of flowers and bedding plants, trimming and pruning trees. @@ Operate small equipment, i.e., blowers, hedge trimmers, rotary mowers, string trimmers, chain saws and pressure washing. @@ Basic irrigation operation and repair,

FAX: (649) 946-4661

CARETAKER

C&S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Groundsman

ADVERTISE

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Domestic

Worker

To work 5 days per week. Salary $5.00 per hour.

Contact 243-4272

For company with diversified interests.

Must live in Grand Turk and Have reliable transportation. Must be extremely proficient in QuickBooks and Excel. Must be dependable and have excellent communication skills and local references. Job specific training and sole college is required. Salary will commensurate with experience and skill level. Salary will be very competitive.

Interested persons please respond to:

Sandra E. Garland @ 649-431-4022

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Sports International

TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS

October 23 - 29, 2010

Heat’s big three will try to Spain head FIFA rankings; keep Kobe from a 6th ring Russia surge to 10th NEW YORK (AP) — Kobe Bryant had just finished with a big three when LeBron James and friends got to work building another.

Dwyane Wade soon announced he was staying in Miami, flanked by Chris Bosh, who said he was coming.

The next night, James appeared on his much-publicised, heavily criticised TV special to declare his intentions of heading to South Beach.

Two days, three All-Stars. Just like that, the Heat were the clear winners in July.

For now, Bryant and the two-time defending champion Lakers still own June.

“I think until someone beats the Lakers, the Lakers are the team to beat. I don’t care how stacked the team is,” Hall of Famer Michael Jordan said. “That’s the thing about being champions. Until you get knocked off of that hill, you’re still the champions.”

The new Heat make their debut in the NBA season opener on Tuesday against the Boston Celtics, who brought back their trio of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, then added even more age when they signed Shaquille O’Neal.

And O’Neal has a message for his former fans in Miami: Older is definitely better.

“Everyone wants to talk about the young team, but in the last 10 years, I think I’ve been there four times. I haven’t seen a young team there yet,” O’Neal told reporters after a preseason game in Hartford, Connecticut.

“You guys, every time you see young people get together, you automatically give it to them. But

Kobe Bryant still feels that his Lakers team can win another championship.

studies show, it’s documented the last 10 years, no young team has either won it or even been there.”

Miami could be the team to change that. James is the two-time reigning MVP, Wade is a former scoring champion who was MVP of the 2006 NBA finals, and Bosh is one of the best big men in the league.

They were friends who came into the league together as top-five picks in the 2003 draft and teammates on the U.S. Olympic that won gold in 2008.

They went on the market together to head the most hyped free agency class in history, and Miami landed all three of them.

“That’s the only reason for coming here, me and C-Bosh and D-Wade,

united to win a championship,” James said during Miami’s media day. “We’re going to bring our ‘A’ game every night and play as hard as we can to try to bring a championship to South Florida.”

Bryant won’t give it up easily, even as he battles nagging injuries and offseason knee surgery. Asked his reaction to the Heat’s coup, the finals MVP provided only a ho-hum, “Wow, how did Pat Riley pull that (expletive) off? Impressive.”

Riley did it because his three stars all accepted less than allowed, leaving the Heat with enough money to re-sign Udonis Haslem and ink Mike Miller, equipping them with a top bench, as well.

Los Angeles also got stronger with the signings of Steve Blake and Matt Barnes. Phil Jackson returned to try for a fourth three-peat, which would allow Bryant to tie Jordan with six titles.

There are other contenders. The Celtics were minutes away from an 18th title last season before Los Angeles rallied for an 83-79 victory in Game 7. Orlando has won 59 games each of the last two seasons, and the West is deep in potential threats to the Lakers’ reign.

Fresh off winning MVP honors after leading the U.S. to the gold medal at the world championship, Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant was voted by general managers as their pick to win the NBA’s award this season. The Rookie of the Year race could come down to the last two No. 1 draft picks: the Clippers’ Blake Griffin, who missed last season with an injury, and Washington’s lightning-quick point guard, John Wall.

Holloway hits out over Rooney BLACKPOOL manager Ian Holloway has blasted the football authorities for allowing the Wayne Rooney situation to happen.

Holloway believes the Bosman ruling of 1995, which allows players over the age of 24 to move for free at the end of their contracts, unfairly penalises clubs. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson this week confirmed Rooney has told the club he will not sign a new contract, meaning he can walk away for nothing when his current deal expires in the summer of 2012.

An impassioned Holloway said: “I’ve got big problems with the people who are running football. I know the reasons I think the game is in trouble and you cannot have a Bosman ruling they’ve got at the moment. Manchester United have helped Wayne Rooney’s career massively on and off the field. The

manager, the club itself has invested in him. They bought him for massive amounts of money as a young man and they’re helping him blossom into the player that he is.”

He added: “He’s one of the best centre-forwards in the world. And if he sees his contract out he’s going to be able to walk out of there for nothing. That’s the people at the very top of the game’s fault.

“Our rules were brilliant. If he was offered the same amount of money again, they could hold his registration and someone would have to pay the fair amount of money for him.

“Just because you’re 24, what on earth has that got to do with it? It’s just ludicrous. They have the power to change this straight away.

“What if he sits there for 18 months, throws tantrums, doesn’t try, doesn’t play, and someone’s already said to him, ‘We’ll take you and

we’ll pay you some of that money we should have paid Manchester United because you can walk out on a free’?

“Do you want to sign a person like that? Do you want to play for a club that says that to you? How do we know it hasn’t already happened?

The game is wrong. The people in charge of the game are wrong. They are so wrong this is frightening.

“If Alex Ferguson is being bullied by a player and his agent, how wrong is the game? When are you (FIFA and UEFA) going to listen to the people who are involved in the game?

“They say it’s not fair on the player. Rubbish. The player has had his wages every week. They bought him, they worked with him, he belongs to them. It’s so obvious. The world should change if it’s wrong and football should look at itself. “ (UKPA)

ZURICH (AP) — World Cup-winner Spain still reigned the FIFA rankings published on Wednesday, and Croatia and Russia returned to the top 10 using victories in 2012 European Championship qualifiers.

France bounced back into the top 20, rising seven places to No. 18, after sinking to a historic low last month.

The United States dropped seven to No. 25 having played only friendlies since the World Cup, while European and African teams gathered ranking points from highervalue continental qualifiers.

Spain won both of their Euro 2012 matches this month and continue to lead the Netherlands, who also had a pair of victories, in second.

Brazil rose to No. 3 in a swap with fourth-ranked Germany. Argentina were fifth, followed by England, Uruguay, Portugal and Croatia.

Russia’s Euro 2012 wins over Ireland and Macedonia lifted them

15 spots to No. 10, edging African champion Egypt into 11th place.

Slovenia were at a best-ever No. 15, ahead of Italy which fell three places.

International football’s newest member, Montenegro, continued their recent surge to No. 26 following a victory over Switzerland and a draw away to England.

Australia head the Asian countries at No. 21, and New Zealand lead Oceania at No. 51.

Victories in 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifiers fired Guinea and Niger up the standings.

Guinea were No. 47, up 34 places after a 1-0 upset win against Nigeria, and Niger were rewarded for shocking Egypt 1-0 with a rise of 54 spots to No. 100.

The Central African Republic was bottom of the rankings after a three-year absence from play, but improved to 112th of 207 football nations after beating World Cup team Algeria 2-0.

New Windies skipper Sammy expects Gayle’s support after team shakeup West Indies skipper Darren Sammy has said that he expects support from his predecessor Chris Gayle despite his differences with the cricket board.

Sammy was given the captaincy after Gayle and vice-captain Dwayne Bravo chose against signing central contracts with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

“Ever since I started my career in 2004, Chris has been the one who has made me feel comfortable. I have a good relationship and I see no reason why it shouldn’t continue,” the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Sammy, as saying.

He will lead a 15-man West Indies squad on a three-Test tour in Sri Lanka starting next month.

Gayle and Bravo, along with Kieron Pollard, have rejected contracts seemingly because of a desire to have greater freedom to play in various countries’ domestic Twenty20 competitions, including the Big Bash and the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The selectors decided that it was important to have a captain who wanted to make that commitment, and placed Sammy and Brendan Nash in charge of the Test squad until the end of 2011.

Silver Deep shocked out of finals – Discount Tigers win game one WINNERS of the Provo Softball League format Silver Deep failed to advance to the Softball Playoffs finals after losing to Kischo in the semi-finals of the male event.

For Kischo it was not all celebrations after they lost their opening game against Discount Tigers (former champions under Provo Buildings last year) 12-6.

To advance to the final Kischo defeated Silver Deep 6-5.

In game one of the best-ofseven championship series against

Discount Tigers, Kischo did not score for four consecutive innings (2-5). They scored three runs in the first and three in the sixth. Discount Tigers on the other hand did the damage in three innings: four in the first, three in the third and four in the fourth.

The finals continue next weekend given that the Provo players will travel to Grand Turk to compete in the inaugural Danny Delancy National Annual Softball Tournament this weekend.

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Adam twigg goes for a forehand

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Caren Castillo keeps up the pressure

Injured Adam hobbles to victory ADAM Twigg battled through the pain barrier in his successful pursuit of honours at the Graceway Sports Centre Tennis Ladder event, last weekend.

The Englishman went into the Division One final carrying what appeared to be a serious ankle injury.

But despite being in agony

for much of the contest, he managed to take the title against the odds.

He said: “I’m really pleased to have won, especially considering the injury. But my final opponent was also carrying a knock and so we were both handicapped.

“I’ve had to go to physiotherapy at the hospital this week because

it was so bad, but guess winning the Division One title makes the discomfort worth it.”

The men’s competition was split up in to two divisions with juniors playing in the second event.

And in what proved another highly competitive section, it was Rod Rodrigo who came through to triumph over the hard working, Adel

Dormeus.

Not to be outdone, the ladies also served up some excellent tennis in front of big crowds at the Graceway courts.

But one women who found just a little bit extra than her opponents over the weekend was Caren Castillo, who joined Twigg and Rodrigo on the champions’ podium.

Graceway Sports Centre’s Chad Davis, said: “It was another fantastic tennis competition and I’d like to thank all the players who took part, along with all the organisers and spectators.

“Congratulations to all our winners. There was some great tennis played and we look forward to our next tournament.”

Americans swinging Beaches clean sweep to title – Baybay explodes for revenge from three point line

By Paul Baker

IT’S the world’s third biggest sporting event and it’s coming to TCI. Next weekend sees Provo Golf Club host its own version of the prestigious Ryder Cup, with North America taking on an International side representing the rest of the world.

The clash comes hard on the heels of the real thing, which took place in Wales late last month and in front of a TV audience bettered only by the FIFA World Cup and Olympic Games.

On that occasion, Europe emerged triumphant following a thrilling contest against the USA, and Provo Golf Club director, Dave Douglas, is predicting an equally nail-biting affair.

He said: “The Ryder Cup is the one competition that all golfers look forward to, whether it’s the professionals or club amateurs.

It’s all about playing as a team and representing your country or region and our event should be a classic.

“Certainly it’s what everyone at the club is talking about and it would be great to see lots of

spectators watching the action next weekend.”

The North America team, sponsored by Meridian Trust and made up of Americans and Canadians, will be gunning for revenge against the Hugh G O’Neill & Co-supported, International outfit. The event has been running for 17 years and the Internationals lead 11-6, having taken the last four competitions in succession.

Each side consists of 20 men and six women and the first day’s play on Saturday (Oct 30) features 13 best ball matches where each side offers up pairings. The battle then concludes on Sunday (Oct 31) with 26 singles matches.

A point will be awarded for a win and a half for a draw, the team boasting the most points being crowned champions.

Douglas added: “For those want to watch, it is worth noting that play begins each day at 8.15am with tee offs going through until 12 midday.

“Again we are so grateful to our sponsors Meridian Trust and Hugh G O’Neill & Co because without their support, we couldn’t hold great events like these.”

CENTRE Junel Baybay showed his diversity when he exploded from the three-point line to lead Beaches to their first title in the Filipino Basketball League.

The win for Beaches was also a clean sweep of the 2010 event.

Baybay scored 22 points to lead Beaches to a 71-60 point victory in game two of their best-in-three finals against Grace Bay Car Rentals and Sales at the Gustarvus Lightbourne Sports Centre.

The second placed finishers were actually ahead 20-15 after the first ten minutes of play with Jovan Sayao, the most experienced player in the league finals, scoring at will in the paint. The power forward Sayao, who finished with 14 points, had eight in the period. Guard Paul Zaguirre also penetrated, given that he scored three shots from the free throw line in the first few minutes.

Baybay, who came off the bench, had a single three pointer in the first, but he fired in two in the second period, one in the third and two in the fourth to finish with a total of six shots from beyond the arc.

TEAM WORK Beaches, as they

have

done

2010 Filipino Basketball Champions Beaches with their spoils.

throughout the league, won the game with team work. Four of the seven scorers had 10 or more points while the other three had four, seven and eight points.

Power forward Andy Barrina, Virgilio Secoya and Ronald Hernandez finished with 10 points each.

For the second place finishers only

two players reached double figures Sayao, who did most of the damage in the first period and Zaguirre. The latter scored 20 points, including nine points in the third quarter. Don Dela Rosa scored his eight points in the second half while big man Bryan Dulatre had two buckets in the first period before going cold for the rest of the night.

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Sports National High praise for TCIFA It's Green in grassroots projects black and white!

By Paul Baker TCIFA has received a big thumbs up from football’s world governing body.

FIFA officials say they are highly impressed with the game’s ongoing development in the Islands, according to national director Matthew Green.

He explained: “Last weekend we held a special event to help promote the game across TCI, but especially in North, Middle and South Caicos.

The event was a course aimed at teachers, volunteers and other interested parties.

“The idea was to train those who attended and help them to be able to go back to their own communities and set up youth football projects which can be operated in conjunction with what we are doing at the TCIFA. “The course was run by Jamaicanbased FIFA official, Alvin Corneal, and his report back must have been good because FIFA have complimented us on our work, which is fantastic.”

Green said a number of Sports Commission members were among the delegates and he thanked them for their support.

“It’s great that so many Sports Commission officers were there,” he explained, “and they can

now go back to places like Five Cays, Blue Hills, Middle and North Caicos and really get football going.

“I thank them and Judith Robinson for their interest and we now look forward to supporting them with help, advice and equipment.”

He added: “This is all about promoting football in the Islands and giving all youngsters the chance to play, regardless of where they live and their ability.”

The FIFA Grass Roots event was followed by a huge youth tournament

at the TCIFA’s headquarters behind IGA, which attracted more than 200 players.

“It was a great way to end proceedings,” said Green, “and the place was packed with boys and girls aged between six and 12, which was really encouraging.

“It just goes to show how much progress we’ve made at youth and grass roots level and we will certainly be planning some more courses and youth tournaments in the very near future.”

Williams nominated for title of “Outstanding Youth Achiever” TURKS and Caicos Islands’ speedster Delano Williams has been nominated for the title of “Outstanding Youth Achiever” at the 29th annual Commonwealth Sports Awards. Williams, who was listed as the seventh fastest athlete earlier in the year by the Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), will be at the event in Birmingham, England from November 6-11.

The teenager who clocked

10.60 seconds in the 100M at Jamaica’s Boys’ Champs in March is currently in school in Jamaica, but represented the TCI along with seven other athletes at the Games in India.

Williams’s nomination was met with great accolades from the Commonwealth Games Association in the TCI. Though a release it was stated that the nomination was “unprecedented… awesome…historic.”

By Paul Baker TCI football has been making headlines in Britain for the second time this season.

The Islands’ soccer exploits were the subject of a BBC Radio programme last month in which TCIFA director, Matthew Green, was interviewed live by popular sports radio station, Five Live.

The hour-long show was all about British coaches working abroad.

Now, Britain’s biggest selling Sunday newspaper, the Sunday Mail, has followed up with a feature on the same subject.

Centred around former Arsenal and England captain, Tony Adams, manger of a club side in Azerbaijan, it also follows the fortunes of other greats such as Glenn Hoddle and Bryan Robson, who now work in Spain and Thailand, respectively.

Also featured are ex-Premierships stars Graham Roberts, Terry Fenwick, Adrian Heath and John Gregory.

And sitting proudly alongside these illustrious names, under a section entitled ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It’, is Green.

The Sunday Mail reports that Green managed in the Hull Sunday League but is now in charge of the world’s 186th-ranked team, leading

TCIFA director Matthew Green said it was “fantastic” that news of TCI’s footballing exploits reached UK media.

them to a first ever World Cup qualifying victory”.

Green said: “It’s nice to get a mention in a big newspaper like this, but it’s not from a personal point of view.

“This is all about football in the TCI and we will accept gratefully any publicity we can get.”

He added: “The fact that the British media knows all about us is fantastic and it acts as a big pat on the back for everyone who is helping to raise the profile of the game in the Islands.”

Josh for Sports

The summer of 1970 in Scotland IN THE summer of 1970 I was chosen to represent the Bahamas at the Commonwealth Games, which was scheduled to be held at the Meadowbrook Stadium in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.

MAKING THE TEAM I was a 19-year-old when I was given the chance to represent the Bahamas in the second biggest games after the Olympics.

My SIU teammate Don Miller and I were selected to compete in the long and triple jumps. Competing for the Bahamas in the high jump was Lloyd Turnquest, who ruptured his appendix at the Games.

THE LEGENDARY TOMMY ROBINSON Tommy Robinson, whom I had idolised since I was a six-year-old child, was on the team to compete in the 4X100M relay—this would be the last time that Tommy would run for the Bahamas. Other sprinters on the team were Mike Sands (current

president of the Bahamas Amateur Athletic Association BAAA), Dr. Bernard Nottage (Bahamian Member of Parliament), Gerald (Jerry) Wisdom , Sam McKinney, Leslie Miller (Bahamas’s MP and minister for small industries) and Willie Moss. Miller and Moss were quarter-mile runners.

WRESTLING Alexus Neon and his son represented the Bahamas in wrestling.

CYCLING “Boston Blackie” (Leonard Knowles) and Wellington Musgrove

BOXING Nathanial Knowles, Gary Daniels and Jeff Davis Dr. Norman Gay was the physio for boxing and wrestling.

The women on the team were Claudette Powel and Anita DeGregory, who participated in the pentathlon.

Chef de Mission was the president

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of the Bahamas Olympic Committee Sir. Arlington Butler. Butler would later become the speaker of the House of Assembly and a cabinet minister.

GARDEN TEA PARTY WITH QUEEN ELIZABETH II All the athletes from the 40+ British Commonwealth countries were invited to tea with her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

OH, YOU’RE A TI! An experience that would stay with me forever and which typified the then prevailing (general) attitude of the prejudice that TCI natives residing in the Bahamas were confronted with, was a shocker to me.

It actually rattled my calm resolve and would set the stage for more bigoted victimisation from certain members of the BAAA (actually this represented the general attitude of very many Bahamians towards the TC Islanders).

All my life I knew that I was different from all of my brothers and sisters. They were Bahamian born.

The birth place of my parents and me, the TCI, had a stigma attached to it.

We had not publically stated that our birth place was TCI (the Bahamians called us To Is).

For the life of me I could never understand why our status or for that matter, non-status in the Bahamas was relegated to that of second class

citizens.

I knew that TIs were hard working people in the Bahamas, very industrious, who have accomplished much, but very quietly.

Actually, many TIs hid their birth places; some went so far as to swear false affidavits declaring that they were born in the Bahamas.

My parents were fanatically religious and as such never even considered swearing out fictitious birth papers for me.

Actually I enjoyed the special status and secret that hung over my head and that propelled my life.

I am certain that this awkward situation, stimulated, motivated and propelled me to train extremely hard to become the best at whatever sports that I played. Actually I only recalled being beaten about three times in my competitive class in sports from the age of six until I came down with Multiple Sclerosis at age 23. I am speaking about the Bahamas and Jamaica.

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TCI’s Olympic dilemma will be looked into – Says UK’s Minister of Sports

SPORTS and Olympic Minister of the relatively new coalition government in Britain, Hugh Robertson has given his assurance to the Turks and Caicos Islands Commonwealth Games Association to “lend assistance” in TCI’s disenfranchised Olympic case.

The TCI, along with a few other overseas territories, is not a part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and thus is not allowed to represent itself at the Olympics.

For years sporting enthusiasts have been fighting to be included in the Olympic movement. President of the TCI Commonwealth Games Association Rita Gardiner and General Secretary Cheryl-Ann Shand had enlightened the minister of the island chain’s plight. “The president (Gardiner) made it known that we (in the TCI) are one of the few overseas territories not included in the Olympic Movement and as a result our athletes are disenfranchised,” Shand said through a release.

Gardiner went on to state that “whilst other athletes are receiving Olympic Solidarity our athletes are left at the mercies of local sponsors which is not paying off in these tough economic times.”

Director of Tourism Ralph Higgs, who was with the members of the CGA, told the minister that TCI athletes are “full of potential

Team TCI on stage at the flag raising ceremony at the 19th Commonwealth Games in India.

and basic skills, which, with proper honing and facilities could realise world-class athletic abilities in the future”.

TCI to receive support from Canadian Sports Foundation

THE Turks and Caicos Islands is one of four countries nominated and approved to receive support from a Canadian Sports Development Programme intern who will be on island between 12-18 months.

The disclosure was made by the Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) after a General Assembly at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in India.

According to information

from the CGA the body will look to make full use of the help. “It is the intention of the CGA to identify persons for a “Trainer of Trainers” to work along and understudy the intern during their tenure in the country so that the programme implemented would be sustainable and the work will be continuous and a well rounded effort for the growth and development of a diverse sporting programme in the Turks and Caicos Islands.”

Srinark wants to continue winning Amateur Open FIVE titles are not enough for ace local based golfer Jumphol (JP) Srinark. The 2010 TCI Amateur Open champion said his dream is to dominate the event for many years in the future.

“I want to win this title every year, but I am getting older,” Srinark explained just one week after winning his fifth Open trophy.

In his victory he shot scores of 75 and 74 over the two days of play. On day one he had three birdies while he had just one on the second day.

The Thailand born however kept his nerve towards the end to score three pars after he and Canadian Kent Glugosh were head-to-head down the stretch.

A total of 76

players (representing TCI, England, Canada, the USA and the Bahamas) competed in the 17th annual TCI Amateur Open which was sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Veteran golfer Carol Brown was crowned female champion in the event.

NOT FINISHED Srinark, who made a hole-in-one at the 54th Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships in Barbados early July, still has his eyes on a few competitions for 2010.

“I want to win the club championship and the Ryder Cup for international team for the rest of the year.”

JP Srinark won the 2010 TCI Amateur Open.

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