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It continued, “former GovernorWetherell informed us that on reading thesuccession plan Mr. Hal’s successorswere two sergeants; one who had justcompleted recruit training and the otherwho seems to be his own boss and is atpresent on suspension. If this is true wemust thank former Governor Wetherellfor saving us from this disaster but inreturn for saving us they gave us twoblind mice in a blanket that is as lost asthey can be and below we will outline toyou step by step our reason for thisrequest.”

The police force was in a poor statebefore but it has gotten to the pits and hasnow become a battle ground with policeofficers against each other by being(telling) tales for promotion that is notearn and hard working police officers arede-motivated and demoralized and wecannot go on like this and to save thiscountry from being swallow in crime weask that for these two person resignationsas soon as possible.”

The officers said CommissionerColin Farquhar is “as lost as he can beand is being bullied and control by thedeputy”.

It continued: “He displays to thewhole police force that is afraid of thisman who place himself in charge of thepolice force over the commissioner ofpolice. Commissioner Farquhar runs thepolice force on what the deputy

commissioner tells him to do no matterhow silly the decision may be and wehave noticed that he seems to be a totallydifferent person when his deputy is notaround pushing and dictating to himwhat to do and what not to do and all weknow of him is his long list of work withthe United Nations in Haiti that we readon the internet when we searched hisname, nothing else. The commissioner ofpolice is so afraid of the deputy that he isforced to share a small office with himupstairs Headquarters with the deputysitting behind the desk as thecommissioner and the commissionersitting at a small round table as thedeputy. The Commissioner do not tells totruth and has to often be telling lies to themedia and the force to cover to thedeputy commissioner.

“The Deputy Commissioner ofPolice Brad Sullivan behaves as if he isthe great I am is just as lost for he has nomanagerial skills and background and isan arrogant empty headed… and cannotbe trusted but such is expected fromsomeone who is a sergeant in his ownpolice force and is deem incapable ofmaking the gazetted ranks in hisforceand was at home on pre retirement dueto him suffering a stroke when he waschosen by Mark Capes to come here asdeputy commissioner of police.”

The officers added that Sullivan hascreated a climate of fear within the policeforce due to the daily threats that he ismaking towards police officers to a point

that when police officers visit police headquarters he calls them into the office thatis shared by himself and thecommissioner and he ask them howmany years they have in the service andfor example if they reply that they havefour years he ask them if they want to seefive.

“ That is a direct threat to officerscareer and is very de-motivating anddemoralizing and he very unprofessionaland is not deputy commissioner materialand came here with one agenda that is toforce police officers to leave so that theycan bring in police officers from Canadasince we are now the Royal CanadianPolice Force,” the letter added.

When contacted for a response,Commissioner Farquhar said: “I wanteveryone to be clear that as theCommissioner I work collaborativelywith all members of the organization. Ibelieve in obtaining a collectiveunderstanding of issues and then makingan informed decision. I have a very goodworking relationship with the Deputyand I value his viewpoint on certainmatters but, at the end of the day, I makethe decisions. We will continue to stayfocused and will continue the strategythat a strong safety and security programis one that identifies, mobilizes, andcoordinates personnel and resources aspart of a security governance system thateffectively and legitimately promotessafe communities.

I am extremely proud of the civilianstaff and the police officers. I believethat we are building on the strengthswithin the organization. I will continuein my commitment of supporting thefrontline officers, who ensure our safetyand security.”

He said that although I do not wishto go through the letter line and line anddefend or refute certain allegations, hebelieves that it is important to be factual.

He said Sullivan was a gazette-officer of the Royal Canadian MountedPolice after having achieved the ranks ofConstable, Sargeant and Staff Sargeant.

“Deputy Sullivan is fully capable tomanage any critical incident. He hadover 33 years of commendable servicewith the RCMP before taking retirement.Deputy Sullivan has taken theprofessional integrity of the RTCI Policevery seriously and will immediatelyrespond to complaints by the public ofunethical conduct and criminalbehaviour. ,” Farquhar added.

The complaint letter stated thatSullivan is “so badly lack knowledge thathe is Deputy Commissioner of police anddo not know about a critical incidentcommand and it’s structures andprocedures and this proves that he hadnever reach the rank of an inspector andis indeed a sergeant . Lord help us if weare in a critical crisis because how helikes to be in charge he will be at a totallost and will have to delegate to someoneelse who knows”.

The letter said Sullivan “controlseverything right down to the finances andeach and every unit , the rank ofoperational Assistant Commissioner wasphased out and he now takes on that roleby controlling vehicles, duties, and heloves the media so much that when everthere are serious crimes he shows up andfor a person who has so much knowledgehe tramples all over the crime scenes anddictates to the officers what to do his way

which is the wrong way and he seems toforget that we are a dependent territoryof Britain and not a province of Canadaand our procedures are different and hehas no more experience then what theRoyal Turks and Caicos Islands Policeofficers has if anything we can teach himfor the dumb things he does anddecisions that he makes” .

The letter continued: “They bothcame here trying to impress the expatiatecommunity and got the shock of theirlives because they were off theimpression that they were coming hereto a police force full of slow and ignorantpeople and on getting here realized thatit was far from what they were told bytheir recruiters. They are so threaten thatthey sent persons in the top brass withvast wealth of knowledge and experienceon long periods of vacation to avoidbeing showed up and look small. TheDeputy is so insecure that whenever heis in a meeting along with other officershe displays a nasty look when otherofficers are speaking and he gets upset ifthe officer has a good knowledge of whatis being discuss and he does not know.They are using the Royal Turks andCaicos Islands Police Force as a trainingtarget.”

“They have gotten rid of the PolicyBoard meetings and just the two of themmakes all of the decisions as it relates tothe police force without the input of anyother person in top management and whenthe Commissioner of Police is away thedeputy commissioner acts as bothcommissioner and deputy which is wrongand should not be. The change theuniform, remove the woman from thefemales, close down the criminalinvestigations department including thescenes of crime unit in Grand Turk andposted everyone to the beat and hasremoved the station officer and deputydivisional commander from the GrandTurk station without the input of anyoneand just based of the decision of the two ofthem and has the residents of Grand Turkin a state of sadness and police officers onthat island sad and de-motivated. We askhow can these two people just make thesedecisions and just shove them down ourthroats. How can this be and we ask forthis to be explain to us.”

“As in all police forces in our regionthere is a promotion examination schemein place and police officers are promotedbased on them passing a promotionexamination, an interview with apromotion board and performanceappraisal. Since they came here in March2011 they have made the constable rankextinct by giving out promotions like freecandy at a party at 5pm on a Fridayafternoon and we hereby ask that they givea clear and true outline of their criteria forpromotion when there were no promotionexaminations, no promotion boardinterview and no performance appraisalsfor all three quarters of this year.”

“They are placing persons in areas forwhich they had no knowledge and we canoutline examples here: One of the biggestcriminals in the police force waspromoted to the rank of sergeant in theCold Case Unit without checking hispersonal file this same police officerwhen working in Middle Caicos pulledthe police force firearm on a resident ofthat community because he is having anaffair with the man’s wife and hascommitted so many crimes againstresidents of this country and yet he waspromoted .”

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FRANCE'S President Nicolas Sarkozy has wronglyidentified three Caribbean countries as "taxhavens''. The response to him should be unified androbust.

Sarkozy named Antigua and Barbuda,Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, among eightothers — Botswana, Brunei, Panama, Seychelles,Uruguay, Vanuatu, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Among French presidents, he is not alone.Jacques Chirac also made similar statements in thelate-1990s. Then, under Chirac, as now underSarkozy, the French government's sole intentionwas to shut down all off-shore financial centresanywhere outside the European Union (EU)countries and the United States on the basis thatthey are "tax havens'' Yet, the biggest tax havensexist in the EU and the US.

The instrument for beating up and booting outjurisdictions with offshore banking sectors is theOrganisation for Economic Co-operation andDevelopment (OECD) in which the EU countriespredominate. In 1998, the OECD produced a list ofcountries which it said would be "blacklisted'' for"harmful tax competition''. Included in this"harmful competition'' was the exercise of theirsovereign right not to tax offshore companies ortheir deposits in banks.

It was only after a spirited joint response,supported by intellectual and lobbying work by theCommonwealth Secretariat, exposed the OECD'sactions as unilateral, bullying, and withoutauthority in international law, that the organisationrelaxed its demands in 2000. But the major playersin the OECD created a so-called Global Forum intowhich offshore jurisdictions allowed themselves tobe lured.

The OECD has become a cartel for dictatingglobal tax policy in a way that suits EU countriesin particular.

In reality, the governance and rule-making ofthe Global Forum is not global at all. Up to 2009,it was run by the OECD Secretariat and it setstandards and practices for jurisdictions other than

the large and powerful member nations of theOECD. The OECD nations attend the forum to passjudgement on others.

China has now joined the Global Forum,largely to protect its own interests in Hong Kongand Macao which the OECD had contemplatedblacklisting. But little has changed, andengagement by the non-OECD countries withChina as an ally is urgently needed.

While within the forum, there is no solidarityamong developing countries, which hold no pre-meetings and have no joint strategy and no commonposition, the OECD members carefully co-ordinatetheir positions, set the agenda and prepare theworking papers. Few government ministers of thedeveloping countries attend the forum, and civilservants from developing countries areoverwhelmed by the high-powered OECD staff andthe representatives of the big OECD member statesparticularly France, Germany and Japan.

The ultimate weapon that the OECD uses toforce other jurisdictions to comply with theirunilaterally determined "standards and bestpractices'' is publication of areas of legislation,regulation and enforcement in which it is claimedthat the non-OECD countries are not compliant andare, therefore, open to illegal activities.

The result is that, over time, the OECD hassucceeded in killing or crippling the offshorefinancial sectors of several developing countries.This has been achieved by demands forrequirements that not only cost the governments ofthese countries large sums of money to implement,but also by depriving them of their sovereign rightto tax or not tax as they see fit, and coercing themto enter into Tax Information Exchange Agreements(TIEAs).

There are also no accompanying double-taxation agreements that would make taxinformation agreements palatable. At least, a doubletaxation agreement would make an investor morecomfortable to invest in a country, which hasTIEAs, on the basis that he/she would not be taxed

twice.The OECD has itself counted over 600 TIEAs

signed since 2009. Some of them are betweencountries that have very little trade or investmentrelationship. But they establish for the OECD anetwork of TIEAs through which it influences taxpolicies across the globe. Additionally, over 60 peerreviews of jurisdictions have been completed. Thepoint is that jurisdictions with offshore financialcentres have bent over backwards to accept theintrusions of the OECD because of fear of beingblacklisted.

It is not for nothing that President Sarkozy hasinvoked the G20 as the latest forum for judgingcountries as "tax havens''. Membership of the G20is heavily — and wrongfully — weighted in favourof EU countries, and even the EuropeanCommission has a voice in it. They are well-placedto push an EU agenda while the jurisdictions theyattack have no opportunity to put forward theircase.

Countries of the Caribbean and others notrepresented in the G20 have an obligation to fightback. The Caribbean countries would best do so bycreating joint regional machinery, under theCaricom Secretariat, to represent their collectiveinterests; to build alliances with other countries thathave been equally affected by the OECD'soverwhelming ambition either to direct their taxpolicies or to close them down as financial centres.

No one country can do this alone. This is a timefor joint actions to put their case before influentialnations in the G20 such as Canada, whichrepresents Caribbean countries on the boards of theWorld Bank and the IMF.

It is also time for the Global Forum to beextracted from the hands of the OECD and placedunder the auspices of the United Nations where itwill truly be global.

If the countries accused of being "tax havens''now fail to act collectively, coherently anddecisively, no statements that President Sarkozy gotit wrong will help them.

• Ronald Sanders is a consultant and formerCaribbean diplomat

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PRESIDENT NICOLAS SARKOZY

NOVEMBER 25TH - DECEMBER 2ND, 2011 TURKS AND CAICOS SUN LOCAL NEWS

FORMER DEPUTY PREMIER LillianBoyce has accused the British-appointed Special Investigation andProsecution Team (SIPT) of amassive conspiracy to tarnish anddestroy the reputation of politiciansand other high-profile persons in theTurks and Caicos Islands.

Boyce made the comments whileconfirming that she was arrested andsubsequently charged withconspiracy, in relation to the sale ofland for a proposed hotel andcondominium development at NorthWest Point.

“They charged me withconspiracy, but they know deep intheir hearts that they had no reason orevidence to charge me. I want to saypublicly that I am completelyinnocent. There’s a God above and healone will be my ultimate judge,”Boyce said.

She added: “The SIPT should becharged with conspiracy because it isclear that this whole investigation ispolitically-motivated andpremeditated, and that they haveconspired with others to tarnish anddestroy the reputation of formergovernment ministers and officialsand other high-profile persons in the

Turks and Caicos Islands. It is menow, but I can tell you that there are alot more to come. After more than twoyears of enjoying an all-expenses-paid luxury vacation in the Turks andCaicos Islands and putting pressureon the Treasury, they now have tojustify why they wasted millions andmillions of dollars, while the countryis broke, civil servants are being senthome and poverty is increasing. EvenMPs in the House of Commons haveexpressed concern about the millionsof dollars that they are spending.”

The prominent businesswomansaid she felt it necessary to clear theair and put certain matters in true andproper perspective because there weremany false rumours circulating.

Boyce explained: “The facts arethat over the past few months I havebeen cooperating fully with the SIPTon a voluntary basis. Theyinterviewed me extensively on anumber of occasions and I wascompletely honest and open withthem. Sometime in early October,they contacted my lawyer NealeColeman and set a date for me toreturn to continue the interviewprocess. When I returned to theiroffice on November 21st ,

accompanied by my husband Hayden,the officers sat across from me and ina few minutes told me I was underarrest and asked me to sign a form.Contrary to reports, I wasn’t pickedup by SIPT, I wasn’t handcuffed andnone of my documents were taken.They asked me to return two dayslater, I did so with my lawyer and theysaid they will charge me withconspiracy to defraud thegovernment. I categorically deniedthose charges, because I know andthey know that I did not conspire withanyone to defraud government.”

Boyce, who served as a CabinetMinister in the Progressive NationalParty (PNP) from 2003 to 2008, saidshe was thankful for the outpouring ofsupport which she has received fromher family and friends, members ofher church, the wider Turks andCaicos Islands community and aroundthe region.

She added: “The people whoknow me can tell you that I’veworked extremely hard over the yearsfor everything that I have and to buildmy reputation as a businesswomanand a true servant of the people of theTurks and Caicos Islands, and I’m notgoing to allow the SIPT or anyone to

destroy any of that,” she added. “Theyare abusing and misusing their power.What they are trying to do to me andmany others is unfair and it is wrong,but God does not sleep!”

The former minister of education,health, youth, sports, culture andimmigration, said the SIPT is tryingto create a media circus.

“A few weeks ago they had apress briefing at which they toldreporters that they will have a numberof persons in court on December 6,2011. They told that to reportersbefore they even arrested or chargedanyone. Is that fair? Is that justice?This whole situation is stage-managedto create a media circus and to causeembarrassment. All of this ispreconceived and it is a totalmiscarriage of justice,” she added.

Former Deputy Premier Lillian Boyce says SIPT probe is a massive conspiracy

Former Deputy Premier Lillian Boyce

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TWO OF THE four accused in the SantaSuarez murder case were granted bailwhen they appeared in the Grand TurkSupreme Court earlier this month.

The two, 27-year-old CollinDelancy and 18-year-old LavardoSmith, were released on the groundsthat preliminary DNA evidencepresented to the court did not link themto the crime scene at this time.

The police told the court, however,that a second analysis was to be done,but presiding judge Chief Justice E.P.Goldsbrough decided to release themen on bail in the meantime.

The two other accused 22 year-oldRenego Missick and 20 year-oldJasario Robinson were, however,remanded in custody at Her Majesty’sPrison in Grand Turk until the case isagain called on December 7.

Suarez, a 28 year-old DominicanNational, was shot to death whileworking at the popular sea siderestaurant Sailing Paradise in BlueHills on July 20, by one of threegunmen.

Investigations subsequently ledpolice to the four men, who they later

charged jointly with murder, robbery,discharging firearm, conspiracy to roband possession of firearm with intentto commit robbery.

When the four first appeared in thepacked Providenciales Magistrate’sCourt located along the LeewardHighway, they were all remanded incustody, after the court grantedinvestigators leave to extract what hasbeen described as intimate DNA

sample from them.Finbar Grant is leading the

defense for Delancy; Guy Chapman isthe Smith’s legal representative; MarkFulford is the attorney for Robinson,while; Noel Skippings is representingMissick.

In the first court appearance, Grantquestioned decision by the police tolink his client to the crime scene. Hesaid that the affidavit presented by the

police in their quest to collect DNAsamples from his client, clearlyshowed that he was not at the scene atthe time of the robbery/murder.

Grant described the police’sattempts to Delancy to the crime asridiculous. He said since the affidavitclaimed that Delancy drove the get-a-way car, argued that there was no needto collect DNA sample from him.

Grant also bemoaned the fact thatinvestigators wanted to establish hisclient as the mastermind behind therobbery based on certain pointsestablished in the affidavit.

Fulford and Chapman, who werein court at the time, did not object tosamples being taken from their clients.Skippings was absent from that sitting.

Two accused in Santa Suarez murder out on bail

27-year-old Collin Delancy 18-year-old Lavardo Smith Santa Suarez was killed at her work place


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By Vivian TysonSUN Senior Editor

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT hassought to allay the fears of the generalpublic among whom it has beenrumoured that the InterimAdministration plans to chopkindergarten classes from publicschools’ curriculum.It is widespread among the islands thatas part of its cost-cutting measures, theInterim Administration wascontemplating cutting kindergartenclasses, which would normally cater tochildren aged four to six.

As a result, Children, according torumours, would now begin theirschooling at age six – at the grade onelevel. But some fear that it would

handicap the country’s educationsystem, since children, who parentscannot afford to send them tokindergarten would be at adisadvantage against their morefortunate counterparts when they enterthe primary school system.

Concerns by the general popularregarding the measure was so intensethat it has found its way in the country’smain stream media, so much so that itwas featured as some of the entities’ topstory.

Even talk shows picked up on it, assome hosts expressed concern that sucha move was designed to createeducational deficit among theseislands. Even in the recent civil servicemarch and strike last week and thisweek, the issue was one of the hot

topics. Also at least local political partyhas issued a public response.

But the Education Departmentwhich also got wind of the rumour,stated that it was not true, as there wereno plans to phase out that section of thecurriculum.

"The Department of Education hasno plans to cut resources tokindergarten classes," a news releaseattributed to Director of EducationEdgar Howell, stated.

Howell said converse to suchrumour, the Ministry of Education hasbeen taking steps to augment the sectorwith the help of local and internationalpartners.

"The Department has instead beenworking at further improving thecurriculum and other areas, with theassistance of the UNICEF – the UnitedNations Children’s Fund. That work

will ensure that age four students in theTCI continue to get a solid start to theireducation," Howell said.

No plans to abolish kindergarten

MR. PATRICK BOYLE has been appointedto succeed Mr. Martin Stanley as the nextChief Executive of the Turks and CaicosGovernment on Tuesday November 15,2011. He takes up the position on the 3rdJanuary 2012.

Mr. Boyle is an experienced UK SeniorCivil Servant and has held Chief Executiveroles across the public service. He iscurrently Chief Executive of theIndependent Living Fund; a NonDepartmental Public Body sponsored by theUK Department for Work and Pensionsproviding financial support to disabled people across the UK. He joined theUK Civil Service in 2005 leading the programme to establish the BritishEquality and Human Rights Commission and more recently as ChiefExecutive of the Housing Benefit Agency in England.

A Health Service Chief Executive by background, Mr. Boyle has heldsenior positions in Primary Care, Mental Health and Acute Services. He wasChief Administrator in a London Council and is a former Commissioner andBoard member of the NHS Regulator.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Developmentand is a graduate of the world renowned Meyler Campbell ExecutiveCoaching Programme. He has wide ranging experience of public servicereform and change management.

Martin Stanley took up the position of CEO on a temporary basis inAugust this year, following the appointment of the incumbent Mark Capesas Governor of St. Helena. Mr. Capes had been CEO for two years.

Director of Education Edgar Howell

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Mr. Patrick Boyle

NOVEMBER 25TH - DECEMBER 2ND, 2011TURKS & CAICOS SUNLOCAL NEWS

TCI Civil Servants strike for their rightsBy Vivian TysonSUN Senior Editor

Hundreds of angry Civil Servants in the Turks and Caicos Islands went on strike early Tuesday morning, disconnecting the power to Government’s administrative building in the island-capital of Grand Turk and marching to the Governor’s office where they chained doors to a building in which a meeting of UK-advisors was being held.

Wearing red shirts and brandishing strongly-worded placards, the civil servants vented their rage at the Interim’s Government’s austerity measures which include plans to sever 300 of them by the end of the year.

The majority of Government services in Grand Turk, where most of the country’s 2,500 civil servants are located, ground to a crippling halt. In Providenciales, the most populous of the 30 Turks and Caicos Islands and which is located 22 miles from Grand Turk, about 50 civil servants also took industrial action, blocking the entry to the Immigration Department where they held a rally.

Government schools were closed country-wide, as well as the Treasury Departments, Labour, Immigration, the Maritime Division and a section of the Judiciary, including the Labour Tribunal. There were reports that the strike action had affected domestic and international flights, but John Smith, CEO for the Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority said the industrial action did not affect aviation. In a few instances there were slight delays, he said, but this could be attributed to several factors, including the weather.

Later in the afternoon, about 60 civil servants descended on the Providenciales International Airport where they chanted “We want our country back! We want our country back!”

Reflecting upon the impact of the strike on 22 November, Martin Stanley, Chief Executive of TCI Government said:

“I can confirm the that while essential and emergency services remained available throughout the strike, some government departments were clearly affected by Tuesday’s public servants action.

“The Health Ministry reported that all clinics were opened to the public throughout the day, and were adequately staffed by doctors and nurses. Most schools also had a full day, but a few closed at midday because of a shortage of teachers.

“Critical immigration and customs operations at Providenciales International Airport were largely unaffected and the Ministry of Border Control and Labour confirmed that the Immigration Department also remained opened.

“The Treasury was affected, with the Grand Turk office closed for the entire day and the office on

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Provo only opened for a brief period in the morning. The Labour Tribunal was forced to suspend operations because the telephone and other support services were not available for most of the day. The government telephone system was down for most of the day and limited public telephone access to government departments.

“Government again thanks the public servants who turned out to work in critical areas, especially teachers , health care workers and those dealing with the vulnerable.

Dr. Rufus Ewing, President of The Civil Service Association (CSA) which organised the strike, took a microphone and encouraged the civil servants to stand up for their rights.

“We’ve had enough of the British Government and their oppressive policies,” he stated. “Enough is enough.”

He then led a motorcade from the airport to the Hilly Ewing Building (named after his father, a former political leader) which houses the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team (SIPT) and the Governor’s office in Providenciales.

Ewing said Civil Servants are protesting because of the Interim Government’s failure to extend the deadline for expression of interest in the voluntary severance scheme for all civil servants and its failure to provide a severance package based on civil servants' highest basis salary during their period of employment.

The CSA is also against Government’s failure to reduce the period of ban from the civil service from 4 years to 2 years and its failure to consider staff redeployment before voluntary or compulsory redundancy, and its unwillingness to complete a proper public sector reform assessment before redundancy. The association is also up in arms because of increased taxation, significantly reduced scholarship opportunities, reduced social services support, increasing unemployment, reduced support for Youth programmes, unfair laws and unfair policies that are detrimental to the well-being of Turks and Caicos Islands’ children.

In a telephone interview from Grand Turk, one irate protestor told The SUN: “We’ve had enough of the Brits. It’s time for them to leave the Turks and Caicos Islands because all they are doing in messing up our country and inflicting pain and suffering on our people, while they are living it up and enjoying themselves like they are on an extended vacation. They just don’t care about our people. Enough is enough!”

A range of UK Government funded advisers are now in place to offer support and guidance to the Governor and to the public service after the British suspended parts of the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution on August 14, 2009. Ministerial government and the House of Assembly were suspended meaning that Cabinet no longer exists and the House of Assembly was dissolved and Members’ seats

are vacated. The constitutional right to trial by jury was also suspended.

Reacting to the strike action, British-appointed Chief Executive, Martin Stanley, who is currently acting as Governor, threatened to dock a day’s pay from the striking workers, while adding that Government has contingency plans in place for such events.

“During the strike as we concentrate on essential and emergency services, we ask the people of TCI to be patient as they will not receive the usual high standard of public service on strike days,” Stanley said in a press release.

“I would also ask those strikers who work with the vulnerable members of our society to continue to balance their desire to protest with ensuring that there is adequate service provision to the needy. While there is no law against striking in the TCI , clearly there are consequences for workers who do strike, such as losing a day’s pay.”

In a separate statement issued on Monday night, Stanley said he was surprised that the CSA called a strike concerning the terms of the voluntary severance scheme.

“This scheme offers public servants the opportunity to volunteer to leave the service in return for

severance payments which can amount to as much as two years salary. Furthermore, the original offer was improved following representations from the CSA. The offer to weekly paid staff was approximately doubled, for example,” he said.

“I appreciate that the CSA would have preferred the scheme to be even more generous but – as we have already received nearly 500 expressions of interest in this scheme – there is clearly a large number of civil servants who see this as an opportunity. We are currently generating individual offers for each of these people, and we will ask them to indicate whether or not they wish to accept by Friday, 9 Dec 2011.”

He also stated that the Interim Administration is “deeply sympathetic to the challenging circumstances faced by public servants” as it works to improve the Government’s financial situation and rebalance the TCI civil service to better meet local needs and priorities.

“I am therefore keen to continue to meet with the Civil Service Association to discuss their concerns and would ask again for their support in making the changes and improvements required for the greater good of the TCI,” Stanley added.



FORMER CHIEF MINISTER DerekTaylor is back in the saddle as thePeoples Democratic Movement’s(PDM) Leader after defeatingincumbent Doug Parnell 44 to 24 atthe annual conference held at partyheadquarters in Providenciales onSaturday (November 19, 2011).

Parnell, in his resolve to remain inthe executive, staved off a spiritedchallenge from former governmentminister Sam Harvey to secure thesecond tier leadership position that ofDeputy Leader, by a 39 to 28 margin.

Former cabinet member ReubenHall is the new National Chairmanafter coming out head of his nearestrival and another former ministerCheryl Astwood-Tull, who gets theautomatic Vice Chairman position byvirtue of placing second in the four-way race. The vivacious LewisAstwood is the new Party Whip.

Taylor attributed his victory topast success in government as leader ofthe country. He told the throng of mediarepresentatives shortly after winning theparty’s top job that since the TCI is in acrisis, delegates chose someone theybelieve has the ability to steady theeconomic ship in the midst of turbulence,and he is that person based on his trackrecord.

“Between 1995 and 2003 (while ingovernment), we set a record like neverbefore. In 2003, the incomingadministration (PNP) was handed thecountry on a golden platter and, basically,they behaved then as if it was Christmastime and Santa Claus with a lot of toys.That Peter Pan syndrome must be a thingof the past,” he said.

Taylor pledged to work with Parnellto ensure that the PDM will be back in theleadership saddle when an election iscalled.

“Under the Peoples DemocraticMovement, we are mandated to worktogether. We are one people, and therefore,Doug and the team on a whole, we aregoing to step up to the plate, and it is notgoing to be a one man band,” Taylor said.

For his part, Parnell said he haspledged to work closely with the newleader in whatever capacity, echoingsimilar sentiments to Taylor, that thereneeds to be party unity in order to form

the next government.“I am very pleased to serve in the

office of Deputy Leader. I gave apledge to all attendees to thisconvention that no matter what theoutcome, first and foremost, I am aservant of the Peoples DemocraticMovement and, I am a servant of thepeople of the Turks and CaicosIslands.

“And whatever position that is,that this convention thought was goodfor me, I was prepared to accept theoutcome. I believe that is a spirit thatall of us are going forward out of thisconvention in – a spirit of unity, aspirit of togetherness and a spirittowards winning the next generalelection,” Parnell said.

Both men have assured the publicthat the relationship between them hasnot been ruptured despite the intenseelectoral process. Both even jokedabout sharing a bed together, whichthey said proved that politics could notcreate a rift between them.

In the meantime, Taylor said thetitle of hard worker must be returnedto the Turks and Caicos Islandspeople. He intimated that suchposition eroded during the PNPadministration and, an administrationled by him will bring that spirit back.

“Our people have always beenregarded as hard-working peoplegoing way back to the days of the1970s and right up to the 1980s; weknow that Turks and Caicos people arehard-working people. They provedthat here, they proved that in theBahamas and they proved thatwherever they went. We are going tobring back that spirit,” the formerchief minister insisted.

Meanwhile, another former chiefminister Oswald Skippings expressedelation that his former fellowparliamentarian was returned to thehelm of the party, claiming thatTaylor’s ascendancy could prove apolitical shot in the arm for the partyat the polls whenever the InterimGovernment decides to announce one.

“I am elated, because for too longnow, the PDM was struggling and notreally making any in-roads and, thesituation that the country is now in, itdemands that the PDM organize itselfand become once again an effectiveforce, to demonstrate that there is a

government in waiting. “And with Derek Taylor back at

the helm I am fully behind him; I havehis back one hundred percent and, wecan turn this country around. We cantake this country back for the people.(With Derek Taylor in leadership) thePDM has a much better chance atwinning. We have proven leadershiphere, and I think we are going to puttogether an excellent team.

“We are going to have experienceand we are going to have some newblood and move head. We know whatto do, we have done it before. We havetaken this country out of the doldrumstime and time again. We are the clean-up people, we can get the economyback, get the jobs back, get the tourismback, our health services back in order,education; we can do,” Skippingsremarked.

Derek Taylor wins PDM leadership

The new executive of the PDM. New PDM Leader, Derek Taylor is seated at left and beside him is newDeputy Leader Doug Parnell. Stand from left are: new National Chairman Reuben Hall; Deputy

National Chairman Cheryl Astwood-Tull; O’Neil Delancy, Assistant Secretary General; Lewis Astwood,Party Whip; Hormel Harvey, Party Chaplain and; Herbert Been, Trustee. The other two trustees are

Lou Handfield and Hilly Ewing.

The SUN could not miss the opportunity of photographing four individuals who have been namedleader of the PDM. They are seen all smiles from left – Floyd Seymour, newly elected leader Derek

Taylor, immediate past leader Doug Parnell and Oswald Skippings.

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What’s in the box launched

The second annual What’s in the Box Christmas Contest sponsored by telecoms provider LIME,Grace Bay Resorts and CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank was launched on Wednesday,November 16 at the round-a-bout in the vicinity of the bank. This year a lucky winner will get theopportunity to win a round trip to New York and accommodation with all expenses paid and an iPad.Only persons with LIME phones can enter the contest. To win, the LIME customer must text 4946,type the word “box” followed by the answer of what the individual believe is in the box. The winnerwill be announced on December 21. Each text will cost a dollar and, according to LIME’s CountryManager, Drexwell Seymour, proceeds will go towards Christmas activities for the schools that havebeen adopted by the entities. LIME has adopted the Oseta Jolly Primary School in Providenciales,while the Grace Bay Club has adopted the Ianthe Pratt Primary School also in Providenciales, aswell as the Marjorie Basden High School and the Iris Stubbs Primary School in South Caicos andAdalaide Oemler and Charles Hubert James Primary Schools in North Caicos. Dr. Carlton Mills fromGrace Bay Resorts said the drawing will be made at 4pm on December 21. Last year the item in thebox was a Turk Head Cactus, two people guessed it right. But according to Dr. Mills, there will bejust one winner this year. He said if there is more that one right answer, the winning entries will beplaced in a pool raffled. In the meantime, Bianca O’Neil of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Banksaid her entity was again honoured to be part of the experience. In photo from left: Dr. Carlton Mills,Bianca O’Neil and Drexwell Seymour.

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NEWLY-ELECTED PEOPLE’SDEMOCRATIC Movement (PDM)Leader Derek Taylor is defending hisdecision to return to active politics atthe age of 60, in a post electioninterview shortly after dethroningDoug Parnell for the leadership of thatparty.

Taylor said a number of countriesin the region, including fellow BritishOverseas Territories have opted forleaders in the 70s to those in their 80s,and therefore, him coming back at 60,would be to shore up the party’sfortunes at the next polls for the partyrather than a liability.

“I don’t look at it in the terms ofold guard and new guard; I have beentrying to get away from that. If youlook at the region, the majority ofleaders in the region are much olderthan me. There are leaders who are intheir late 70s and early 80s. HubertHughes (Chief Minister of Anguilla),who have been there for all theseyears; Hubert is in his late 70s hittingthe 80 and, also (Ralph) O’Neil in theBritish Virgin Islands, he is in his early

80s,” Taylor said. Responding to talk that he was old

fashioned, Taylor said: “Old fashion?I will tell you, I have certain principlesand morals, and so if you want toregard that as old fashion, then you cancall me old fashion. Honest, integrityand being responsible and accountableare my abiding principles, and I havesaid before, if we abide by legislationsthat have been set out there we can’tgo wrong.

“There has to be accountability,there has to be checks and balancesand, therefore, if you want to say thatI am old fashion, I am sorry, goingforward that has got to be the order ofthe day,”

Meanwhile, new National PartyChairman Reuben Hall insisted thatthe mixture of youth and experienceaugurs well for the party and, Taylorhas well-needed experience that theparty can bank on, pointing to the

aging Hubert Ingraham leadership inthe Bahamas, who has a young deputyin Tommy Turnquest. He said thePDM now mirrors that complexion ofleadership.

“We have an excellent group thathas been formed and, you (journalists)speak about Mr. Parnell and Mr.Taylor….in the Bahamas where youhave Mr. Ingraham and Mr. TommyTurnquest, it is a similar programme(here). Mr. Taylor (who has) hascertain experience, will lead this partyand I am sure that Mr. Parnell willfollow likewise,” Hall pointed out.

In the meantime, Taylor chargedthat the British Interim Governmentdoes not understand the dynamics ofthe Turks and Caicos Islands, and sothey have been feeling their waythrough.

“I don’t believe that the Britishunderstand the dynamics of Turks andCaicos, so therefore, when they camein, I though it was timely, but they arenow feeling their way through here.And you cannot get blood out of stone.Our people here are a strugglingpeople, so to lump everybody togetherand say they are corrupt, I think that iswrong,” Taylor charged.

Derek Taylor defends returning to active politics

PDM Leader Derek Taylor PDM National Chairman Reuben Hall


THE TURKS AND CAICOS Islands CivilServants at last have decided to pushback on the policies of the InterimAdministration.

They have seen that these guys arenot negotiating in good faith orengaging them effectively in theprocess.

It cannot be a serious discussionexercise when these so called expertscall senior Civil Servants together justto tell them what the decision is as tothe way forward on any issue. This is agathering to provide information on adecision reached and not one in whicha decision is to be reached after inputsfrom the Turks and Caicos Islanders onthe ground.

It is abundantly clear now for allTurks and Caicos Islanders that theseexperts do not have a clue as to whatthey are supposed to do to turn aroundour economic situation except raisingtaxes.

Having the budget tending towardsbalance by 2012/2013 - is one of theMilestones set for us to be able to haveelections next year, 2012! CarolineGardiner said that a good platform hadbeen set, $260M were borrowed to takecare of all of the “outstanding” debt leftbehind by the previous government,new taxes were imposed and CivilServants were given a 10% pay cut allin the name of balancing the budget.

The 2011/2012 budged that waspassed in the dead of night without therequisite debate in the ConsultativeForum, projected that the deficit wouldbe pegged at $8.5M. In comes Hugh inthe middle of the financial year, and theprojected deficit has now mushroomedto $35M! Now they are coming back inthe same fiscal year and saying that ourtaxes must be raised again! In any otherinstitution, if the forecast were found tobe so far off base, the whole economicteam would be fired! But this exerciseis not about getting it right, but makingsure that the hole that is dug for us is sodeep when they decide to cut and run,it would only be good enough to buryus all in.

This administration stated thatthere should not be any “unexpectedexpenditure from liabilities of the pastadministration that have to be met”.

That is pure smoke and mirrors if everthere were ones. It is time that thesebumblers to be called into account andin the interest of transparency show thepaying public the book, itemizing theseareas and the amount. They cannot,after three years of operating in silos,with all of the technical expertise attheir finger tips, now still trying to laythe blame on the previousadministration. It was not the previousadministration that did away with the10% customs duty surcharge in theheight of the greatest revenue-generating period. It was not the pastadministration that tried to put a tax onelectricity and had to back off, tried totax water and had to back off and ofrecent time, tried to eliminate workpermit holders from obtaining overseashealth care while raising the rate ofcontribution for NHIP.

These guys only solution is to raisetaxes because that is the easiest thing tosuggest. However, as has been seen,people are beginning to revolt againstsuch imposition. I might not be a fan ofBeaches, but how much do you thinkthat they can eat when they have sentout their pricing for the season, to be hitwith a 35% increase in work permitfees that come into effect less than threeweeks after it announced along with thechange in how the taxes on fuel would

be calculated as well as an increase inthe taxes, coupled with an increase incharges on alcohol and tobacco. Thesetypes of imposition do not bode well fora well-regulated and predictablefinancial situation.

On Saturday last, I was more thanheartened by the turn out to the CivilService rally and the attendance andactive participation of the PastorsFraternal. When the pastors spoke, to aman, they put in context the plight ofthe people of the Turks and CaicosIslands generally, and the civil servantsspecifically. Pastor Vernon Malcolmmade it clear that it would have been adereliction of his duty as the shepherdof his flock not to speak out against theinjustice being meted out to membersof the civil service. He clearlyunderstood that if his people werehurting, it was incumbent on him toprovide them with succor and support.

For me, the bombshell wasdelivered by none other than PastorDennis Swann. He had standing, aswell as a dog in the fight! Pastor Swannsaid that the oppressors were more ofour own people and the institutions thatwere put in place to protect the service,than the infidels and puppet mastersfrom the UK. First and foremost, hesaid that the OPSM failed the peopleand it could be clearly seen that thatoperation was a complete sellout.

That was primarily so because thatoffice did not provide the leadership indirecting people like Catchpole whocame with an agenda to rightsize/downsize the public service. Ifthey felt that the expertise to assist wasnot within the organization, then theyshould have solicited additional help.However, having being given asubstantial increase in salary, in the faceof all other civil servants being given a10% pay cut, they just rolled over andplayed dead and allowed advantage tobe taken of the service. It was first RATin the hole; his tail covered.

At first I could not fathom how mygood friend Susan Malcolm could havestood by and allow such havoc to bemeted out to the service, when she intimes past complained bitterly aboutbeing mistreated in the Ministry ofEducation as well as Health. Or is it as

the good Pastor suggested that she gota raise to keep her mouth shut and turna blind eye to the plight of her fellowcivil servants?

The next failing institution directlyimpacting the public service is thePublic Service Commission. This bodywas given additional teeth so that itcould deal effectively with PublicServants and deal directly on theirbehalf so that the service could be moreaccountable and effective. But it seemsfrom all indications, and with thePastor’s confirmation, that they toohave gone asleep at the switch.

Pastor Montel Archibold put thingsin perspective, particularly as theyrelate to the youth! Bishop AustrahamHamilton closed out with the prayerfulcharge to all. Be thy brothers’ keeper!

I am no fan of the ConsultativeForum! There are some bright lightsthere, but if darkness overshadowslight, then you have darkness! There iscertainly more darkness in that body,particularly when it comes to the rightsof the people. I have yet to see themrespond positively to the wishes of thepeople, except on one or two occasions,when they rubber-stamped Legislationsand policies that were not in our bestinterest.

It was very instructive for me onSaturday when Pastor Dennis Swann inno uncertain terms said that the biggestoppressors of our people at this point intime are OPSM, Consultative Forumand PSC. The Forum is chaired by hissister Lillian Swann-Missick and thePSC by his first cousin Mr. CynthiaAstwood! He was not fearful orreluctant to call for the persons in boththese institutions to resign, knowingfull well their relationship to him andthe possible blow back from family.

If he could do that in light of thepossible repercussion, I do not see whyCivil Servants cannot in greaternumbers come out and support a causethat would benefit them more thananyone else.

It is like Bob Marley says: “Standup and fight back, you have nothing tolose”! My fellow Turks and CaicosIslanders, “time is of the absoluteessence!” If it is not now, in God’sname tell me when?

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NOVEMBER 25TH - DECEMBER 2ND, 2011TURKS & CAICOS SUNLOCAL NEWS

Digicel Launches 12 Days of Christmas Promotion Digicel TCI launches its 12 Days of Christmas promotion on Friday, November 18, which gives customers a change to win the top prize that of a 60-inch 3D Home Stereo System.

Customers can qualify to win the colour-crisp Samsung LED TV by topping up with $15 or more, the purchasing a Nokia or Blackberry Smartphone or paying their postpaid bill on time.

Ava-Dayne Fulford, Head of Marketing at Digicel said the 3D TV is on display in the Flagship store in Providenciales and in the Grand Turk store.

She said customers will be able to visit the stores and experience the power, technology and fun of 3D Entertainment.

“3D technology is what is fresh and exciting in the world of technology and the 3D experience which was once only enjoyed in movie theatres is now available to be seen in the comfort of your own home. Digicel wants to make someone’s Christmas extra special this year by giving them this gift that is sure to provide hours of entertainment, fun and laughter. The winner is bound to have a Merry Christmas”.

The Promotion which runs from November 18 through to December 22 will also award 11 other prizes which include a Blackberry Torch, a Digital Camera, Nintendo WII, Play Station 3, Couples Spa Treatment, $200 gas, $500 cash, Trip for 2, An Ipod, Laptop Computer and $1000 cash.

Two winners will chosen each week initially with the number of winners per week increasing as Christmas draws closer. She said winners can be tracked on Digicel’s Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/digiceltci.

Digicel Santa Helpers show off the 60-inch 3D Home Stereo System

Head of Marketing at Digicel Ava-Dayne Fulford at the launch of Digicel 12 Days of Christmas

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MANAgEr/oWNEr’s rEPrEsENTATIvEFuENTE MArKETINg lTD holds various intellectual propertyrights that are registered and used around the world.It is looking for a manager to oversee those intellectualproperty rights and represent the owner/head office inrelation to those rights. The applicant must have knowledge of trademark law andprotection of intellectual property rights both in the us andworldwide. The applicant will be responsible for instructingoutside counsel where necessary, overseeing intellectualproperty licensing, intellectual property registration andprotection, as well as brand management and development.The position reports directly to the Board of Directors of thecompany. The successful applicant will require not less than 10 yearsof experience in intellectual property and specifically brandprotection rights and a legal qualification is required. Thesuccessful candidate will need to divide his or her timebetween the Turks and caicos Islands and other countries asrequired in order to provide services to the company andthe head office as necessary. Applications should be sent to Fuente Marketing ltd, c/o M& s Trust company limited, P o Box 560Butterfield square, Providenciales and should be headed“Application for Intellectual Property Manager” and shouldbe accompanied by a full curriculum vitae. A copy of theapplication should be sent to the labour Department.Fluency in English is mandatory, with knowledge of spanish,german and French also being desirable.

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TURKS & CAICOS SUN NOVEMBER 25TH - DECEMBER 2ND, 2011LOCAL NEWS

LIME gives free service for a “lifetime” this Christmas

Customers will win free landline, mobile and internet service for forty yearsEvery customer on the network will get a free gift this Christmas

Some LIme cuStomerS will literally get a gift for a lifetime this holiday as the telecoms company has announced plans to give away landline, mobile and internet services for forty years.

In addition to the centrepiece lifetime prize, for which weekly winners will be named, the company will also give away prizes of free LIME services to every customer on its network throughout the promotional period.

Chief Executive Officer, David Shaw says this truly once-in-a-lifetime offer changes the way companies think about promotional offers and provides exactly what the people of the Caribbean need to prepare for the demands of the future, one in which everything will be driven by technology and everybody will need to be connected at all times.

“We have redefined the concept of giving and are offering customers the biggest and the first-ever such prize offered by any brand in the region; a chance to win one of our services for a lifetime. That’s because we are creating the future we want. A future in which we provide all

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STAFF VACANCY – PLANT PRODUCTION MANAGER

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified individuals for theposition of Plant Production Manager, Fortis TCI Power Plant, Providenciales.

Description• Responsible for detailed supervision of subordinate employees and contractors, whoperform installation and maintenance work at Fortis TCI’s generating facilities. Underthe direction of the Director of Energy Production, provide expert decision makingassistance in the installation and maintenance of diesel engines (Caterpillar andWartsila); high voltage equipment and electrical control systems in the plant andsubstations in a sound technical manner, to ensure the reliable operation andfunctionality of this equipment, as per design specifications.

• As a member of the management team, the Production Manager must understandand commit to the corporate vision, and gain the support of subordinate employees tosuccessfully implement that vision

Main Duties• Assist in hiring, supervising and mentoring a knowledgeable and motivated plantwork force• Assist the Director in identifying training requirement, annual training plans as well astraining and mentoring of the work force.• The use of progressive discipline methods when called for. • Prepare weekly, monthly and annual work plans and associated reports as directedby Director of Energy Production. • Ensure a high degree of familiarity and profound knowledge of specifications,fundamental operating concepts, operating and maintenance manuals and proceduresfor all plant assets and equipment. • Prepare work instructions and supervise the duties of the plant technicians withparticular regard to safety, efficiency and functionality of the plant and substations.• Prepare layout diagrams and work orders for larger projects as may be assigned anddirected. • Prepare cost estimates and material lists for various projects as assigned.

• Assist in the preparation of capital and maintenance budgets by the preparation ofcost estimates for the electrical section as assigned and directed.• Conduct testing and trouble - shooting of plant equipment in areas of responsibilityand in keeping with succession plan, train others to perform these functions.• Be familiar with and adhere to all Company policies and procedures (including thoseestablished by past practice) relating to the position and to observe and enforcecompliance of subordinate employees to these policies and procedures. • Plan and conduct work in a manner consistent with the company’s commitment tothe environment and ensure that subordinate employees are likewise in compliance. • Be familiar with and adhere to the safety and operating procedures of the companyand ensure that all personnel in the department follow these procedures. • Maintain and ensure the accuracy of statistical records of plant operations andmaintenance activities as required by the company.• Provide calm and competent leadership in response to plant emergencies in amanner that inspires others to do likewise.• Be professional in dress and demeanor as befits the position of managementpersonnel and ensure that a good public image of Fortis TCI is maintained at all times.Perform other duties as may be assigned and/or required by Plant Operationscontingencies from time to time.

Minimum Requirements• Technical certification in the trades equivalent to the City and Guilds of LondonInstitute• Extensive experience trouble shooting Caterpillar and Wartsila Motor Generator sets• 20 to 25 years’ experience in Utility Industry in power systems application.• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience at mid to senior management levelProficiency in production and interpretation of electrical and Mechanical drawings isrequired.

CompensationGrade 15 (US$79,000-$98,750.00 per annum)

Deadline for submission of applications is December 9th, 2011. Please submit to: Director, Human ResourcesFortis TCI LimitedP. O. Box 132, Providenciales

Email address: [email protected] or by fax: 649-946-4532

the technology people need for everyday living. And this is our way of making sure that the future we imagine is the future we get.”

Explaining that from simply ‘topping’ up on credit to buying a new handset, customers can get a chance to win a lifetime of service; Shaw noted that while the lifetime prize sits on top of the Christmas tree, customers can also win in the many weekly prizes from the thousands available as part of the company’s plan to reward their loyalty.

“Christmas is a time of giving and these gifts will be a real treat for our loyal customers, who stand a chance of getting free services for one year, as well as instant prizes of free weekend calls, free nights, unlimited text messaging and a whole lot more.”

In addition to this, the company will also roll-out “LIME LIFETIME Moments” across the region. This is an unexpected, simple yet enduring act of kindness to members of the public as they go about their busy lives.

“This season gives us a chance to further demonstrate to our customers that we are a

natural fit for their lifestyle. And we will do this with a season full of ‘LIME lifetime moments’ – which are occasions where people will enjoy free services, such as meals, transportation and even movies tickets on us.

While they are busy doing their everyday activities we will join them and spread our

‘LIME LIFETIME moments’ to as many people this season,” explained Shaw.

The LIME LIFETIME Christmas campaign, which runs from November 18 to December 24, provides new and existing customers with many ways to win.

Customers could win a lifetime of mobile services if they top-up as little as $10 or if they buy a mobile phone or sign-up any post-paid service or upgrade any existing service. Customers who sign-up for any LIME post-paid service or pay any post-paid bills on time and in full, are all automatically entered in to win one of the respective products for a lifetime.

People who want more information about the promotion can call customer care at 1 800 804 2994 or visit www.lime.com.

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GSAT ENGLISH PAST PAPER 1

ALPHABETICAL ORDER (1-5)Study this section of the telephone directory and answer the following questions.

Ainsley, Tim ........................ 946-4238Box 385, Blue HillsAdam, Tom ........................... 946-2232West Road Astwood, Lewis ......................946-3131Marjorie Basden High School Arthur, Dolphus ...................... 946-7 102 Sandy Point 5Anderson, Cooper....................946-6241Conch Bar

1. On the spaces provided below, write the names of the individuals in alphabetical order. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (V)

2. From the information provided, say which person has a mailbox.

3. Which person is likely to reside on the island of South Caicos?

4. Which person is likely to reside on the island of Grand Turk?

5. lf you were calling persons in an alphabetical order, which number would you dial third?

In items 6-25 circle the letter A-D which corresponds with the correct answer.SPELLING ln items 6-10, what is the correct spelling for the word that completes each sentence?6. The construction __________was covered with materials to be used for the building.A. suiteB. suteC. siteD. sight

7. The concert was ___________because it rained heavily and persons could not attend.A. canceledB. cancelledC. canselledD. canceled

8. You will ____________ if you work hard.A. sukseedB. sucedeC. succeedD. suceed

9. lf you look in the _________ you will find fresh fruits and vegetables.A. refrigeratorB. refrigeratorC. refregiraterD. refrigarrator

10. “ __________________yourself from mental slavery” sang the popular singer, Bob Marley.A. EmansipateB. EmancepateC. EmancipateD. Emansipeate Stay tuned next week

for more past papers

ANTONYMS (11 – 15)Which word is OPPOSITE in meaning to the one underlined in the sentences given in items 11-15?11. Many persons disliked the loud music that was played by the disc jockey A. acceptedB. fearedC. hatedD. enjoyed

12. The cook used a straight knife to slice the ham.A. long B. dullC. decorativeD. curved

13. Mrs. Selver purchased fresh flowers at the flower shop in Grace Bay, Providenciales.A. sold B. collectedC. distributedD. bought

14. There is a plan to construct a new school in Providenciales.A. buildB. expandC. demolishD. refurbish

15. The police reported that counterfeit one hundred dollar bills are in circulation.A. fakeB. tornC. genuineD. damaged

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT (16 – 20)Circle the letter A-D which corresponding with the word or phrase which will make each sentence grammatically correct16. The bag of apples _________ on the table.A. is B. wereC. beenD. are

17. Each day of the week ___________ new challenges.A. brings B. bringC. bringingD. is bringing

18. All the children __________ at the concert last evening.A. wasB. wereC. areD. is

19. Why have they _________ so far into the next?A. go B. goneC. goesD. going

20. “There much time left before GSAT”, Miss Brown reminded the class.A. haven’tB. hasn’tC. isn’t

D. aren’t

BASIC PUNCTUATION (21-25)(Questions 21-23) Which sentence A-D is correctly punctuated? 21. A Give it to John it’s his. B. Give it to John its his. C. Give it to John, it’s his. D Give it to John; it’s his.

22. A. “I prayed please God.” Let her listen. B. I prayed please God, let her listen. C. I prayed, “please God, let her listen. D. I prayed, “Please God, let her listen.”

23. A. The two shits’ werent very dirty. B. The two shirts were’nt very dirty. C. The two shirts we’rent very dirty. D. The two shirts weren’t very dirty.

(Questions 24-25) Circle the letter (A—D) which corresponds with the punctuation used at the place marked by a dash (-).24. My friend exclaimed, “What a lovely view _” A. .B. ,C ?D !

25. The teachers passed through many towns _ May Pen, Kingston, Mandeville, Santa Cruz and Negril.A. : B. ,C. ?D. ;

METAPHOR/SIMILE (26-30) At the end of each sentence write either simile or metaphor.26. The basketball player was as tall as a steeple ______________. 27. The night was as black as ebony______________________. 28. Mary is a bundle of joy_______________ . 29. Jerry is a tower of strength ______________ 30. Paula said she felt as sick as a dog________________.

TENSES (31-35)(Questions 31-33) Choose the letter A, B, C, D or E and write it in the space to show the tense of the underlined verb in the sentences below. A. Present ParticipleB. Past, ParticipleC. Present Tense D. Past TenseE. Future Tense

31. Our hens lay large number of eggs every day.

32. The criminals were hanged early in the morning.

33. Tomorrow my class will visit the museum.


On Saturday, November 19, 2011, over a hundred demonstrators marched in support of the Turks and Caicos Islands CivilService, which is in danger of losing 300 of its members as the Interim Administrator implements austerity measures tobalance the budget. The marcher congregated at the Sammy Been Plaza on Airport Road and marched along that strip toDowntown Providenciales where a rally was held in front of the Gustarvus Lightbourne Complex. Several persons, majorityof them ministers of religion, spoke at the rally.

Clayton Greene (centre) – Leader of the PNP –came out in support of the event

This sign speaks to the pressures of the milestones setout by the Interim Government before election can be

called

Overall rights and retention of jobs wereamong the things that individuals marched

for

Some marchers stated on theirplacards exactly what they were

marching for

This protestor fears going back tothe country’s terrible economic past

Some want the British to clear outof the TCI

This youngster bats for youth employment

The future of the children was one ofthe main concerns of protestors

Many of the placards on display needed no explanation Among the rights that Dr. Ewing – Headof the Civil Service - batted for duringthe march was self determination

Head of the Civil Service AssociationDr. Rufus Ewing

This trio of boys hitched a ride in the trunk of this SUVThese four ladies are all dressed for the cause

The messages were clear

Parents brought their young to support themarch

Pastor Wilbert Jennings alsocame out to support the cause

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Television host and notary public Bill Clarebatted for pensioners

Justin Missick was one of the youthspeakers at the event

Dr. Ewing leads the placard-bearing protestors

This little girl joins her adult counterparts inmarching against the Civil Service job cuts

This sign bears one of the many concerns that thecitizens have

Children bat for education

All sorts of signs depicting the demonstrators’ disgust were ondisplay during the march

Some of the marchers were militant in their stanceA section of the gathering as the march along AirportRoad in Providenciales

The marchers are led by this ‘yes, we shall overcome” banner

Pastor Reuben Johnson spoke at the event

Member of the Consultative Forum Pastor CourtneyMissick was one of the speakers

TURKS & CAICOS SUN NOVEMBER 25TH - DECEMBER 2ND, 2011LIFESTYLE


TURKS & CAICOS SUN NOVEMBER 25TH - DECEMBER 2ND, 2011LOCAL NEWS


Nicki Minaj has been named Billboard's "Rising Star" for2011, capping off a year that has seen the hip-hop star top thecharts with her massive-selling "Pink Friday" album and,most recently, earn a pair of trophies at the American MusicAwards. The Rising Star Award acknowledges Minaj'sphenomenal year and will be presented at the BillboardWomen in Music Event on Dec. 2 in New York City.

Minaj will be joined at the sixth annual event byBillboard Woman of the Year Taylor Swift, her friend and anearly booster through radio interviews and a widely seenconcert cameo.

"I am deeply honored to be recognized by Billboard,"says Minaj. "My nation of barbz and I have come a mightylong way; yet we are nowhere close to where God will takeus. Sit back and enjoy the ride."

She cemented her status as the breakout star of the yearearly on, when "Pink Friday" helped her become the firstfemale rapper in a decade to top the Billboard 200. Her mega-

single, "Super Bass," became a viral sensation and the songreached No. 3 on the Hot 100. The debut album has gone onto sell 1.6 million, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The 28-year-old star, born Onika Tanya Maraj, beganreleasing mix-tapes in 2007 and later signed with YoungMoney Entertainment, a label founded by Lil Wayne. Sherapped a solo verse on the 2010 hit "BedRock," whichreached No. 2 on the Hot 100.

"Pink Friday," released in November 2010, has yieldedeight singles so far, including "Your Love," "Moment 4 Life"and "Super Bass," which is actually a bonus track on a deluxeedition of the album.

On Nov. 20, Minaj cleaned up at the AMAs, earningFavorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album.

In being named Billboard's Rising Star, Minaj follows inthe footsteps of Jazmine Sullivan (2010), Lady Gaga (2009),and Colbie Caillat, who in 2008 was the first artist ever to begiven this honor.

Nicki Minaj Named Billboard's 'Rising Star' for 2011

It would seem Rihanna will yet againbe denied her first No. 1 album on theBillboard 200 chart. Industry sourcessuggest that her new "Talk That Talk"album, released Nov. 21, may sellaround 200,000 by the end of thetracking week on Sunday, Nov. 27 --but that won't be enough to score theNo. 1 album next week.

So who will be No. 1 next week?Perhaps surprisingly, it could beMichael Buble, with his "Christmas"

album. Sources say that it will not onlyeasily sell more than Rihanna's "Talk,"but it could also trump the debut ofNickelback's new "Here and Now"album.

"Christmas" is on course to sellaround 250,000 to 270,000, whileNickelback might move around225,000 to 250,000. Rihanna's "Talk,"on the other hand, may shift 200,000to 210,000.

"Christmas" will mark Buble's

third No. 1 album, following "Call MeIrresponsible" (2007) and "CrazyLove" (2009). "Christmas" could endup being the top selling album everyweek through the Christmas holiday,much like how Josh Groban's "Noel"took over the charts in late 2007.Rather amazingly, Rihanna has yet toscore a No. 1 album in her prolific --yet still young -- career. How prolific?

"Talk That Talk" is her sixth studio setin a little more than six years. Despiteher staggering success with singles onthe Billboard Hot 100 chart (11 No. 1sand counting), she's never gone higherthan No. 2 on the Billboard 200 (with2007's "Good Girl Gone Bad"). Herbest sales week for an album was for2010's "Loud," which shifted 207,000in its premiere frame at No. 3.

Michael Buble to Muffle Rihanna’s Talk on Billboard 200Nicki Minaj

Despite tabloid reports of a split between Jennifer Hudson and fiance DavidOtunga, the singer told Access Hollywood that their wedding is still on. “We’re going to get married,” Jennifer told Access guest correspondent TimVincent at Sunday’s American Music Awards.

“I know they said we had broken up. We’re never broken up,” the 30-year-old singer said of David, 31, who she’s been engaged to since September 2008.

The Oscar winner said distance is to blame for their nuptials being put onhold.

“We’re still here, but we’re very busy people. He’s always on the road,I’m always on the road,” she explained. “We are together, we just do it at homein Chicago. That’s our meeting place.”

When Jennifer does walk down the aisle, it will be in her hometown. “Our wedding will be at home in Chicago, with family,” she said.As for the recent wave of celebrity splits, Jennifer said she feels every

relationship takes work – famous pair or not.

JENNIFER HUDSON SLAMS SPLIT RUMORS


NOVEMBER 25TH - DECEMBER 2ND, 2011TURKS & CAICOS SUNFUN & GAMES

TURKS & CAICOS SUN NOVEMBER 25TH - DECEMBER 2ND, 2011FUN & GAMES

NOVEMBER 25TH - DECEMBER 2ND, 2011TURKS & CAICOS SUNFUN & GAMES

HAVANA, Cuba– Up to Septemberthis year the number of tourist arrivalsto Cuba had increased by 7.9 per centover the same period last year, and2012 arrivals look to show evenfurther growth.

This was revealed by the Cubanminister of tourism, Manuel Marrero,who affirmed that tourist arrivals inCuba are expected to increase by 2012with the entrance of about 2.9 million

foreign visitors.Marrero also revealed that Canada

was the foremost provider of touriststo Cuba from north America and thatrelations among Cuban and Canadiantour-operators were very strong.

The tourism minister’s buoyantforecast follows the resumption offlights to Cuba at the end of last monthby the Dutch airline KLM after a 68-year absence.

KLM, which connects over 130cities in the world, is expected tosignificantly contribute to an increasein the number of visitors arriving in theisland, particularly from Scandinavia,Russia, Germany, the United Kingdomand Holland, three times a week.

Harm Kreulen, the entity’s mainvice-president, who travelled togetherwith an important group of Dutch touroperators and entrepreneurs to know

Cuba, described the flight as a goodstart, without mishaps and with 99percent of its capacity covered.

He described Cuba as a potentialtourist destination for the Europeanmarket, due to its good climate and itsculture, people and history.

These trips will be carried out withMD11 airplanes, with a capacity for285 passengers -261 economy classand 24 for executives.

Cuba to increase tourist arrivals by 2012

HAMILTON, Bermuda – A public referendum could becoming in Bermuda on liberalising the country’s gaminglaws.

This was announced by Minister of Tourism andBusiness Development Wayne Furbert as he disclosedrecently that the when the Bermuda Tourism Board wasformulating the forthcoming National Tourism Plan,schedule to be released in early 2012, it had identifiedcasino gambling as a strategic imperative for resuscitatingthe island’s hospitality industry.

“Through its research the board identified gaming asa potential benefit to the success of the tourism industry.In this vein, the Ministry will consider holding areferendum on whether Bermuda should allow gaming,”said Furbert.

The Minister has previously said that while hepersonally opposes the introduction of casino gambling toBermuda, he believes the final decision on the subjectshould be made by the Bermudian people rather thanGovernment.

According to the 2010 the Green Paper on the subject,gambling would add nearly 3,000 jobs and up to $146million a year to Bermuda’s economy.

The release of the Green Paper was followed by adebate on gaming in the House of Assembly, with only ahandful of Bermuda’s 36 Parliamentarians speaking infavour of relaxing the anti-gaming laws.

The only MPs to speak in favour were then-PremierDr Ewart Brown, Zane DeSilva, Walter Lister, MichaelWeeks, Mark Pettingill, Shawn Crockwell and DariusTucker.

Furbert also announced during the briefing that theisland’s tourism branding would be undergoing amakeover in the coming months.

“After discussions with many stakeholder groups, theboard also identified that the question of branding needsto be addressed,” he said. “The topic of branding islabelled as a key ‘Hot Button’, requiring immediateattention.

“The board recommended that the brand must clearlyidentify Bermuda in order to raise awareness and that itmust be supported by brand promises that our visitors willbuy into and most importantly, experience once on island.”

“To this end, in the near future, the Ministry will beissuing an open Request for Proposal for Bermudianadvertising agencies, especially, to submit their bestcreative ideas for a new brand and campaign creativeconcepts for the destination. It is essential that theCompany appointed fully understands Bermuda’s targetaudience and relates a robust, timeless campaign tosupport the brand,” he said.

“It is essential that the Company appointed fullyunderstands Bermuda’s target audience and relates arobust, timeless campaign to support the brand,” he said.

Bermuda going full tilt for gambling

Security officials in Trinidad and Tobagohave uncovered a plot to assassinatePrime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessarand three senior Cabinet ministers.

As a result, Security forces havebeen placed on high alert afterintelligence revealed the assassinationplot was expected to be initiated fromtoday.

Its understood that the Governmentministers identified as targets in thealleged plot are National SecurityMinister Brigadier John Sandy, AttorneyGeneral Anand Ramlogan and ForeignAffairs and Information Minister DrSurujrattan Rambachan.

Security arrangements has beenheightened for the Prime Minister andthe three ministers, and the necessarymechanisms have been put place todismantle the threat according to agovernment source.

Reports are that some ten persons

including a police sergeant have beendetained in connection with the plot,including a Valsayn businessman and aperson who had been detained, charged

and released under the state ofemergency. The Policeman was arrestedwhile on duty at the St Clair PoliceStation. He was taken to the WoodbrookPolice Station.

A senior Government minister, whoasked not to be named, said, "The policeare on high alert about certain mattersinvolving State security. They unearthedan assassination plot against the PM andthe AG, who are specific targets, by anextremist fringe group, comprisingvarious discreet elements from criminalunderworld gangs and persons suspectedto be involved in the international drugand arms trade."

The Defence Force and othersecurity agencies were yesterday placedon high alert, with the Army, CoastGuard and Air Guard ordering all itspersonnel to report for duty at theirvarious headquarters no later than 11.59p.m. last night.

There is also going to be aheightened police and army presence inseveral communities, effective fromtoday, which will involve stop andsearches of pedestrians and motorvehicles.

On Tuesday night, DCP MervynRichardson, through the PoliceCommand Centre, issued messages to allpolice stations, special units, branchesand sections, advising officers toexercise extreme caution while on dutyand pay extra vigilance.

Plot uncovered to assassinate T&T prime minister and Cabinet ministers

Trinidad’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar

On Tuesday November 22, the crewof the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)Cutter Vigorous repatriated a groupof 172 Haitian migrants to CapHaitien, Haiti. The migrants wereinterdicted during two separatepatrols near The Bahamas.

While on patrol on FridayNovember 18, a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew spottedan overloaded Haitian sail freighternear the Bahamas. The crew of theCoast Guard Cutter Confidencewas diverted and interdicted the sailfreighter north of Punta Maisi,Cuba. Coast Guard crewmembersprovided life jackets and safelyembarked 60 Haitian migrants. TheHaitian migrants were latertransferred to the cutter Vigorousfor repatriation.

A second group of migrantswere discovered by the CoastGuard while on patrol on SaturdayNovember 19 when the MH-65Dolphin helicopter crew spotted anoverloaded Haitian sail freighternear The Bahamas. The crews ofthe Coast Guard Cutters Northlandand Vigorous arrived on scene anddistributed life jackets to thepassengers. The Vigorous crewembarked 112 Haitian migrants.

Once aboard a Coast Guardcutter, migrants are provided food,water, shelter and basic medicalcare.

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Jamaica’s Prime Minister AndrewHolness has defended his decision tohomeschool his sons, following criticismthat the move could be seen as anindictment on the Jamaican educationsystem.Responding to questions asked by the

Observer following outcry by membersof the public, Holness said that he and hiswife pulled their sons out of a leadingCorporate Area preparatory(independent) school to provide an"individualised learning solution" athome for one of his sons who was fallingbehind in class.Holness, who retained the position of

minister of education upon becomingprime minister two months ago, saidfurther that his own experience with hischildren informed the development of theAlternative Secondary TransitionEducation Programme (ASTEP), whichemphasises that the education systemmust be flexible to the different learningstyles of children.Juliet Holness, the prime minister's

wife was reported in the Sunday Gleanerlast weekend as saying that two monthsago the couple decided to homeschooltheir two young sons, Adam and AndrewJr, on a temporary basis.Mrs Holness' comments that "it wasn't

fair to them to spend so much time doingschoolwork" and that she wanted toensure "a more well-rounded experience"for the boys, aged nine and seven,suggested to some that Jamaican schools,both private or public are inadequate inaddressing the children's needs.Members of the public, including

contributors to social media forumsvented their concern, with somedescribing Holness as selfish to pull hischildren out of the education system

instead of fixing it.However, in a response, Holness said

that his children were registered in apreparatory school, like the children ofprevious prime ministers and educationministers, but in paying close attention totheir progress it was noticed one of thesons "was not focused and attentive in hisclass and was falling behind."Despite several interventions, we

came to the conclusion that it would bebest to create an individualised learningsolution that would cater to his interestand stimulate his appetite for knowledgewhile teaching in the way he learns best.My wife decided that she would managethe process," the prime minister stated.In the meantime, the boys will

participate in physical education and otheractivities at the school.Holness said further that the

experience gave him a deeperunderstanding of the teaching/learningprocess and the need for the educationsystem to accommodate different learningstyles.He said that ASTEP, which was

started in September to assist studentswho were barred from sitting the GradeSix Achievement Test (GSAT) becausethey had not achieved literacy to the gradefour level, was "designed to deliver a richlearning experience to children whowould otherwise be discarded or leftbehind in mainstream education".Mrs Holness also said that she was

involved in a programme to assist boyswho had dropped out of school.The prime minister also dismissed the

criticisms of a member of the Oppositionas politicking, noting that some were"sending their children to private eliteboarding institutions abroad".

Jamaica PM defends decisionto teach sons at home

NASSAU, The Bahamas - The Inter-American Development Bank(IDB) has approved a US$81 million loan for The Bahamas tooverhaul major parts of the water infrastructure on the island ofNew Providence.

The money will be used to improve water pressure, quality, andvolume for 38,000 households, a release from the IDB stated.

The five-year programme is expected to cut in half the amountof water lost through leakages.

It would also conserve drinking water and improve financialsustainability for local water suppliers.

The release stated that 6,000 leaks will be repaired and 9,000new water connections will be activated by the end of the project.

It said water pressure and continuity are expected to risesignificantly, leading to better service for the 38,000 households thatare already connected to the water network.

“The Bahamas has by far the lowest ratio of fresh water topopulation in Latin America and the Caribbean,” said EvanCayetano, project team leader at the IDB.

“The amount of available fresh water per capita is less than 0.1percent of the regional average, which highlights the need for actionin this sector.”

The operation will establish a new independent environmentalregulator to protect the country’s scarce fresh water resources, aswell as a new economic regulator.

It also seeks to strengthen management of the Water andSewerage Corporation, the country’s main provider of waterservices.

The program will also target potential health hazards byrehabilitating broken sewerage infrastructure and coming up witha master plan to address wastewater collection and treatment in NewProvidence.

The IDB loan is for 25 years, with a five-year grace period anda variable interest rate based on London Interbank Offered Rate(LIBOR).

IDB APPROVES MULTI-MILLIONDOLLAR LOAN FOR THE BAHAMAS

The Port of Castries in St. Lucia willjoin the Port of Falmouth in Jamaica asbeing among the major ports in theCaribbean to be developed and operatedunder an agreement between thegovernment and Royal CaribbeanCruise Lines. The Government of Saint Lucia

and Royal Caribbean International havesigned a deal that will see thetransformation of Port Castries into oneof the leading cruise ship destinationsin the southern Caribbean.The deal will see the realization of

the Saint Lucia Air and Sea PortsAuthority and the Government of SaintLucia’s vision to transform the City ofCastries into a bustling attraction forcitizens and tourists alike.Royal Caribbean International will

fund a part of the deal to an estimatedcost of US$20 – US$25 million whichwill see the southern Caribbean cruisecapital Port Castries acquiring a

makeover the likes of which is expectedto be on par with some major touristports in the world.Permanent Secretary in the

Ministry of Finance and Chairman ofSLASPA Isaac Anthony, confirmed atthe signing that the Port Castries re-development project is part of a widerCastries re-development project theimplementation of which will see thetransformation of Castries into one ofthe most modern, attractive and tourismoriented cities in the eastern Caribbean.This transformation of Castries,

Anthony stressed, is but a component ofa wider development plan for SaintLucia which the Government of Saint isbeginning to roll out and which mayspan between 10 – 15 years.To those behind the plan for Port

Castries the change, to be done inphases, would begin from where thevendors’ arcade is into the spaceoccupied by the old fire building and all

the way up to shed five.The re-development of this prime

piece of area will include a vendors’craft market, a Waterfront pedestrianzone, a new ferry terminal completewith shops, restaurant and car park.Also to be included in the re-

development of the port are yachtingberths, a boutique hotel and officespace.Isaac intimated that the plan must

be implemented in a responsiblemanner and was upbeat that it did notrequire any financial outlay by theGovernment of Saint Lucia at thisparticular time neither did it impact onSaint Lucia’s debt to GDP ratio.“I was encouraged by the

International Monetary Fund (IMF)recently concluded Article IVconsultation on Saint Lucia that it hadendorsed the Government’s decision topursue public/private partnership as astrategy for creating and promoting

growth while keeping the national debtwithin manageable limits,” Anthonysaid.Tourism Minister Allen Chastanet

says the country owes a debt ofgratitude to Royal CaribbeanInternational for bringing the project tothe forefront.Castries, Chastanet said, had

stopped being part of Saint Lucia’stourism product for a very long timeand that the quality of shops there andthe quality of the experience in comingto Castries had been under pressure.“When you look at the fact that we

have a three and a half mile waterfrontand calculate the amount of revenuethat waterfront is generating, theamount of jobs it is generating, it’s apittance to the opportunity that is affordus,” Chastanet said, adding that the re-development project is going to requirethe support of every one in Castries tomake it a success.

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The Foreign Office Minister for theOverseas Territories and CaymanIslands Premier McKeeva Bushsigned a Framework for FiscalResponsibility agreement Wednesdayin London.

According to a statement releasedby the UK's Foreign andCommonwealth Office, theframework "demonstrates the CaymanIslands government’s commitment toprudent and transparent fiscalmanagement through effectivemedium-term planning and putting

value for money considerations at theheart of decision making".

The FCO officials said the dealalso includes a commitment toeffective risk management anddelivering improved accountability inall public sector operations.

"The agreement of a Frameworkfor Fiscal Responsibility with theCayman Islands government is astrong example of the UKGovernment’s strategy towards theOverseas Territories in action," saidOverseas Territories Minister Henry

Bellingham. "The strategy aims tohelp territories strengthen publicfinancial management and economicplanning and this Framework is a clearsign of the Cayman IslandGovernment’s commitment to thosegoals. I am sure this development, andreturning the public finances of theCaymans Islands to a sustainablefooting, will be welcomed in theCayman Islands and internationally.”

The Framework for FiscalResponsibility sets out a range ofmeasures to strengthen public

financial management in the CaymanIslands. The provisions of theFramework will be reflected in arevision of the Cayman Islands PublicManagement and Finance Law whichwill enter into force by July 2012.

The Cayman Islands Governmentand the UK Government are agreedthat immediate compliance with thelimits on public borrowing specifiedin the framework cannot reasonablybe achieved. The Framework thereforeprovides for full compliance to beachieved by the end of 2015-16.

UK and Cayman Islands sign financial agreement

On Tuesday November 22, the crew of the U.S.Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Vigorousrepatriated a group of 172 Haitian migrants toCap Haitien, Haiti. The migrants wereinterdicted during two separate patrols near TheBahamas.

While on patrol on Friday November 18, aCoast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crewspotted an overloaded Haitian sail freighter nearthe Bahamas. The crew of the Coast GuardCutter Confidence was diverted and interdictedthe sail freighter north of Punta Maisi, Cuba.Coast Guard crewmembers provided life jacketsand safely embarked 60 Haitian migrants. The

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Once aboard a Coast Guard cutter, migrantsare provided food, water, shelter and basicmedical care.

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Leaders of Fatah and Hamas met forthe first time in six months and hailedprogress toward ending a rift that hasled to separate governments in theWest Bank and Gaza, but there was nosign of a breakthrough.

The last meeting betweenPresident Mahmoud Abbas and Hamasleader Khaled Meshaal in Cairo in Mayyielded an agreement aimed at reunitingthe Palestinian territories under a singlegovernment that would oversee newelections set for May 2012. There hasbeen no progress towardimplementation since then.

Hamas defeated Fatah in a 2006parliamentary election and has run theGaza Strip since 2007, when it seizedcontrol of the territory from the Abbasadministration.

Since then, the Iran- and Syria-

backed group has built its owngovernment and security forces,complicating any attempt to reuniteGaza with the Western-backedPalestinian Authority.

Abbas, in comments carried by thePalestinian news agency WAFA, saidafter the Thursday talks there were "nodifferences between us now." Meshaal,who lives in exile in Damascus, said:"We have opened in a new page ofpartnership."

Azzam al-Ahmed, a senior Fatahofficial, said the leaders would holdanother meeting to continuediscussions.

Abbas wants the head of hisRamallah administration, theindependent former World Bankeconomist Salam Fayyad, to stay on asprime minister. That choice is rejected by

Hamas and there has been recentspeculation Abbas is now willing to giveway.

Fatah and Hamas representativessaid there was agreement that electionsshould happen in May as agreed in thedeal. But analysts doubt whether the votewill happen if the sides have not formeda government by then.

In a sign of some tangible progress,the sides announced that an all-encompassing Palestinian leadershipbody tasked with reforming the PalestineLiberation Organization (PLO) wouldhold its first meeting on December 22.The body was first envisioned by a2005 agreement among Palestinianfactions.

The PLO, led by Abbas, was foundedin 1964 and is recognized internationallyas the legitimate representative of the

Palestinian people.Hamas is not currently part of the

PLO, which is dominated by the Fatahmovement. Hamas, which is shunned bythe West for its hostility to Israel, believesthat joining the PLO would bolster itsinternational standing.

"It's been a long wait but God willingit will finally happen," said Izzat al-Rishq,a Hamas official, referring to theDecember 22 meeting.

"This is the start of the participationof Hamas in the PLO," said Hany al-Masri, a Palestinian political commentatorbased in Ramallah who has been involvedin efforts to foster reconciliation. "It's notthe end of the road, but it's a step."

A spokesman for Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu said Palestinianunity moves were reducing theprospects for peace.

Palestinians talk unity, no sign of progress

The U.S. military is ordering that soldiers crossingfrom Iraq into Kuwait be returned home at a fasterrate, a move that comes as commanders work to breakup a bottleneck of troops who have been pouringacross the border ahead of a year-end deadline towithdraw, CNN has learned.

"The order is to have these soldiers off the groundin Kuwait as soon as possible," a military official,speaking on condition of anonymity, told CNN. Theofficial, based in Kuwait, was not authorized to speakto the media.

"They don't want these soldiers sitting aroundhere. They want them home."

The official did not immediately know whetherthe military was moving up or adding flights fortroops from Kuwait.

The order follows President Barack Obama'sannouncement last month that he would pull virtuallyall troops from Iraq by year's end, meeting the termsof a U.S.-Iraqi security pact that set a December 31,2011, withdrawal deadline.

The president's announcement followed newsthat negotiations to extend the deadline broke downafter Iraq's top political leaders refused to grant U.S.troops legal immunity, opening up the prospect ofsoldiers being tried in Iraqi courts and being subjectedto Iraqi punishment.

Of the approximate 11,000 troops in Iraq, downfrom the 50,000 three months earlier, only about 150will remain after the deadline to assist in arms sales,a U.S. official previously told CNN.

The road home for most troops will require themto cross from Iraq, either by convoy or airplane, intoKuwait. There, they will turn in equipment beforestarting the journey back to the United States.

The move to rotate soldiers more quickly out ofKuwait also is aimed at placating the oil kingdom.Kuwait has long been concerned that the U.S. militarynot increase its footprint in the country.

Since mid-October, troops have been rollingalmost every day into Camp Virginia, a short distancefrom the very border crossing used in the 2003invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.

About 1,200 troops are permanently based atCamp Virginia. The population has swelled, at times,

to more than four or five times that number.To accommodate the influx, the dining facilities

extended hours of operation, expanded retail hours,opened a second PX, and increased the number ofcleaning crews.

"We increased the space available for housingtroops, as well as doubled our space for units toperform the administrative work they need to do toredeploy," said Lt. Col. Brian Bobo, commander ofthe 134th Brigade Support Battalion, a Minnesota-based National Guard unit deployed to CampVirginia.

"We also increased showers and latrines to makesure we had enough."

In Iraq, a U.S. military spokesman says every stepin the withdrawal is a "deliberate operation in whichwe collect intelligence, coordinate with the IraqiSecurity Forces, clear routes and ensure that everyconvoy has ground security and air cover."

"We take that approach because force protectionis inherent in every one of our operations, and we'regoing to do everything we can to protect our troops,"Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, the senior militaryspokesman for United States Forces-Iraq, told CNN.

Buchanan said the U.S. withdrawal is on track,with all troops out of Iraq by year's end.

While Buchanan did not address whether troopswere being sent home at a faster rate, he said that theU.S. military in Iraq was working with counterpartsin Kuwait to streamline the effort to move troopsacross the border.

"As a result, we're able to get them on a planeheaded home quicker than before," he said.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military is moving tens ofthousands of pieces of equipment, including armoredvehicles and equipment to counter improvisedexplosives, across the border from Iraq to Kuwait.

More than 5,800 armored vehicles are expectedto pass through Camp Virginia by year's end, thoughit will take months more before the equipment iseither shipped back to the U.S. or Afghanistan, saidLt. Col. Ronald O'Bryant, a liaison officer with theteam overseeing the receipt and shipment ofequipment at Camp Virginia.

US military works to gettroops home faster from Iraq

Kamal Ganzouri has agreed to becomeEgypt's prime minister and will form a newgovernment, an Egyptian army spokesmansaid Thursday.

This development -- announced by Lt.Col. Amr Imam -- comes days after formerPrime Minister Essam Sharaf and hisgovernment quit en masse, and days beforeMonday's parliamentary elections thatEgypt's military rulers vowed Thursdaywould go on despite ongoing unrest.

Ganzouri, who was Egypt's primeminister between 1996 and 1999 underPresident Hosni Mubarak, could not bereached to confirm his appointment.

He met Thursday with MohamedHussein Tantawi, field marshal of theSupreme Council of the Armed Forces andEgypt's dominant force since Mubarak'souster in February, according to the state-runMENA news agency.

Ganzouri would remain prime ministeruntil at least January 10, when results of theparliamentary elections are finalized, saidAly Hassan, a judicial consultant. After that,Parliament would have to back Ganzouri forhim to remain in the position.

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NBC announced that it has hiredChelsea Clinton to become a full-timespecial correspondent for NBC News.The appointment was immediate. Ms.Clinton will begin work on stories thatNBC expects to use as part of its“Making a Difference” series, whichruns on “NBC Nightly News,” saidSteve Capus, president of NBC News. Ms. Clinton has been a national figuresince her father won the presidency in1992, but she has remained — first byher parents’ request and then by herown choice — largely out of the publiceye.

Mr. Capus said an intermediarycontacted him in July with word that“she was kicking around what shewanted to do next.”

Mr. Capus said he had met withMs. Clinton and had a longconversation that began with a simplequestion. “I asked her: ‘What are youinterested in doing?’ ”

Ms. Clinton told him, he said, thatduring her mother’s campaign forpresident in 2008, she had been movedby stories of people making personalcontributions.

“What we talked about was if shewere to come on board that’s the kindof thing she would be interested indoing. We knew she wasn’t going to do

the lead story. But having somebodywho was going to do really captivatingfeature assignments for the ‘Making aDifference’ franchise really kind ofsynced up,” Mr. Capus said.

Those feature reports, which havebecome popular on NBC’s eveningnewscast — and which may be addedto NBC’s new prime-timenewsmagazine program, “Rock CenterWith Brian Williams” — spotlightpeople who are making volunteercommitments to improve the lives ofothers in their community.

Mr. Capus said Ms. Clinton hadsaid to him, “That’s the kind of thing, ifthis were to happen, that I would reallylike to do.” He added, “It’s not aboutChelsea Clinton saying, ‘Here I am; Iwant to be a TV star.’ ”

Ms. Clinton, who was not availablefor comment, said in a statement: “Ihope telling stories through ‘Making aDifference’ — as in my academic workand nonprofit work — will help me tolive my grandmother’s adage of ‘Life isnot about what happens to you, butabout what you do with what happensto you.’ ”

One person close to Ms. Clintonsaid she had been quietly raising herprofile for some time, though the publichad not been completely aware of it.

That person, who asked not to beidentified because of a reluctance tospeak for her, said Ms. Clinton had beenmore active in causes backed by herfamily’s William J. Clinton Foundation,and that she had, in fact, spoken at morethan 400 town halls in 2008 in supportof her mother’s candidacy.

“Even after that people would saythey didn’t know what her voice soundslike,” the person close to her said. “Butshe enjoyed doing it.”

Ms. Clinton will continue her workwith the Clinton Foundation and herstudies at Oxford as she pursues thenew job with NBC.

The person also said that Ms.Clinton had said she intended to donatemost of the money she earned fromNBC to the Clinton Foundation and theGeorge Washington University Hospitalin the name of her grandmother, whodied this month.

Ms. Clinton will become thesecond daughter of a president hired byNBC News, and the third daughter of arecent presidential candidate. JennaBush Hager, daughter of PresidentGeorge W. Bush, works as acorrespondent for NBC’s “Today”show, and Meghan McCain, daughterof John McCain, is a contributor toMSNBC.

Mr. Capus said the issue of theother political daughters did not comeup in his conversations with Ms.Clinton.

But Mr. Capus emphasized thatthis, and the others, are all serious hiresby NBC News. He said Ms. Clinton had“made it very clear that this is not goingto be a surface-deep relationship.” Headded, “She wants to be in the field forthe shoot and in the edit room for theedit.”

Might this be the start of a full-timetelevision career for Ms. Clinton? Mr.Capus said, “We both want to see howthis goes. It will be full time for thenear-term future. But I hope it’s thebeginning of a nice, long-termrelationship.”

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrichfinally reached front-runner status this week after along climb and may now have drawn the wrath ofconservatives by professing a moderate position onillegal immigration.

The former speaker of the House ofRepresentatives was sailing along confidently at aCNN-sponsored debate on Tuesday night and seemedto be wearing the front-runner label with pride afterseeing his campaign nearly collapse six months ago.

But toward the end of the two-hour debate,Gingrich declared himself in favor of acomprehensive immigration overhaul that wouldinclude a guest-worker program for millions of illegalimmigrants in the United States.

Many Americans, including current DemocraticPresident Barack Obama and former RepublicanPresident George W. Bush, back that approach.

But to the conservatives who tend to vote in theRepublican presidential primary races, the loquaciousGingrich may have talked himself into a corner.

"If you've been here 25 years and you've got threekids and two grandkids, you've been paying taxes andobeying the law, you belong to a local church, I don'tthink we're going to separate you from your family,uproot you forcefully and kick you out," he said.

Rival Michele Bachmann was quick to pounce."He wants to legalize 11 million illegal aliens in the

United States," the representative told CNN after thedebate.

When Bush attempted to get a similarimmigration plan through Congress in 2007,opponents called lawmakers so often in protest thatit shut down the phone system. By supporting theBush plan, Republican Senator John McCain, thenrunning for president, almost saw his candidacyrun out of money.

The collapse of the legislation has made ithard to bring up the issue again. Obama has shiedaway from it despite promising to do so in his2008 campaign, saying there is a lack of politicalwill to tackle the problem.

"It was an unnecessary position for Gingrichto take," said Republican strategist Ron Bonjean."He's surging in the polls. The last thing he wantsto do is get on the other side of Republicanprimary voters by getting into an intellectualdebate."

Gingrich will have some explaining to do inIowa, where he has jumped into the lead in pollsamong the social conservatives who dominate thestate's Republican Party. Iowa holds the first U.S.nominating contest of 2012 on January 3.

"There is a professional cottage industry thatexists within the conservative universe that isintensely focused on the details of this issue, and

Newt for better or for worse walked squarely intoa hornet's nest," said Republican strategist PhilMusser.

Gingrich has risen to the top despite personalbaggage and a number of questions that havedogged him for years, becoming the conservativealternative to Mitt Romney now that Rick Perryand Herman Cain have faded.

He seemed undamaged by last week'srevelations he received up to $1.8 million inconsulting fees from troubled mortgage giantFreddie Mac, a disclosure that made clear he is aWashington insider who has profited from theculture of consultants he likes to denounce.

It would be easy to surmise that Gingrich rivalMitt Romney could gain from Gingrich's mistake,but that may not be the case.

The former Massachusetts governor has beentough on illegal immigration throughout thecampaign, and was a chief tormentor of Perry, whoas Texas governor approved a plan to let thechildren of illegal immigration gain tuitionassistance to Texas colleges.

While Romney said he disagreed withGingrich's position, he seemed to offer a wafflingresponse.

"I'm not going to start drawing lines here aboutwho gets to stay and who gets to go," he said.

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TRIPOLI, Libya — Libya's transitionalgovernment was sworn in Thursdaybefore the country's interim leader,another step in the oil-rich country'sroadmap to elections next year.

Starting with Prime Minister PrimeMinister Abdurrahim el-Keib, eachminister faced the transitional council'sleader, Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, placed hishand on a Quran and swore to "remainloyal to the goals" of the revolution thatoverthrew longtime leader MoammarGadhafi.

Each shook Abdel-Jalil's hand as hestood in front of two national flags, andsome also embraced him.

The country faces huge challengesnow, but el-Keib said he and hisministers were "upbeat" and optimisticabout leading Libya toward elections bynext June.

"We are looking forward to havingan exciting seven months ahead of us,with lots of things to do and hopefullygood results," el-Keib said.

The lineup of relative unknowns,

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El-Keib pledged to represent theinterests of all Libyans.

"I am a son of all Libyans," he said."I will represent everyone and sharewealth with everyone."

The transitional Cabinet includes 24ministers, though several, including thedefense minister, were missing fromThursday's ceremony. The primeminister explained that they were out ofTripoli, some of them attending topersonal preparations in theirhometowns before taking up their newposts.

Among the institutions that must bebuilt is a justice system that will be ableto put on trial two key members of theGadhafi regime — Seif al-IslamGadhafi, the dictator's recently capturedson and one-time heir-apparent, and the

ex-intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senoussi.

The International Criminal Courthas charged them both with crimesagainst humanity for alleged atrocitiescommitted during the recent civil war.

Libyan authorities insist the be triedin Libya, and not at the court in TheHague, Netherlands, a decision aimed atasserting their national authority.However, they have promised to workwith the ICC and with the UnitedNations in investigating the allegedcrimes.

ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo told The Associated Press onThursday that the court received theformal pledge of cooperation in a letterfrom Abdul-Jalil, the NTC chairman.

Moreno-Ocampo said he wassatisfied with that move, which appearedto settle a dispute between theinternational court and Libyanauthorities over which body should trySeif al-Islam Gadhafi.

Moreno-Ocampo said the most

important thing is for "face of the oldregime" to face justice.

It "is very important for the worldand for Libya to understand whathappened here, how they attacked thesepeople, how they killed these people,"Moreno-Ocampo said.

He said investigations are under wayinto the alleged crimes committed byGadhafi's son and that he believed itwould be ready for trial "in a fewmonths."

Seif al-Islam was captured onSaturday and is being held by fightersfrom the Libyan town of Zintan, whoflew him there after his arrest in thesouth. He appeared to be in good healthdespite a hand injury, according to theInternational Committee of the RedCross, which visited him Tuesday.

Officials with the NTC havereported that al-Senoussi, the formerintelligence chief, has also beencaptured. But some later cast doubt onthat assertion, and his whereabouts arenot known.

New Libyan government sworn in

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Washington onThursday of imposing its plans to deploy a missile defense shieldon European countries, a day after he threatened to retaliate if theUnited States pressed ahead with the project.

On Wednesday Medvedev said he would arm Russia withmissiles capable of countering the U.S. shield, deploy additionalweapons in the west and south and set up an early-warning radarsystem in its Baltic enclave to counteract the U.S. system, which isnot expected to be fully in place until 2020.

"The construction of the European missile defense shield hasbeen largely imposed (on Europe) by the United States," he toldregional reporters at a briefing in the northern town ofPetrozavodsk, some 920 km (570 miles) north of Moscow.

He quoted unnamed European leaders who, he said, hadcomplained to him that they had a minor role in the project.

"My partners...have hinted to me from time to time: "It is theAmericans who decided that, they are promoting it, and our roleas NATO member states is to provide territory," he said.

Medvedev's attempt to divide Washington and its NATOpartners could irk European countries, especially Poland andRomania, former Soviet bloc states that had agreed, along withSpain, to house parts of the missile shield.

Russia's ex-satellites are traditionally sensitive to Moscowbelittling their authority.

Russia maintains that the U.S. missile defense system aims toweaken its nuclear deterrent and wants legally binding guaranteesthat the system will not be directed against it. Washington says theshield will be deployed against countries like Iran and is not athreat to Russia.

Medvedev, who together with his U.S. counterpart BarackObama called for a 'reset' in relations less than three years ago toimprove Russia's ties with the West, has recently tended to echoPrime Minister Vladimir Putin's anti-western rhetoric.

His latest statements are widely seen as a way to please thedomestic audience ahead of December 4 parliamentary polls andthe March 2012 presidential vote, which are expected to steer Putinback to the Kremlin and secure Medvedev the post of primeminister by agreement between the two men.

Russia says USimposes missileshield on Europe

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A nuclear-powered rover as big as acompact car is set to begin a nine-month journey to Mars this weekendto learn if the planet is or ever wassuitable for life.

The launch of NASA's $2.5 billionMars Science Laboratory aboard anunmanned United Launch AllianceAtlas 5 rocket is set for 10:02 a.m. EST(1502 GMT) on Saturday from CapeCanaveral Air Force Station, locatedjust south of the Kennedy SpaceCenter.

The mission is the first sinceNASA's 1970s-era Viking program todirectly tackle the age-old question ofwhether there is life in the universebeyond Earth.

"This is the most complicatedmission we have attempted on thesurface of Mars," Peter Theisinger,Mars Science Lab project managerwith NASA prime contractorLockheed Martin, told reporters at a

pre-launch press conference onWednesday.

The consensus of scientists afterexperiments by the twin Viking landerswas that life did not exist on Mars.Two decades later, NASA embarkedon a new strategy to find signs of pastwater on Mars, realizing the questionof life could not be examined withouta better understanding of the planet'senvironment.

"Everything we know about lifeand what makes a livable environmentis peculiar to Earth," saidastrobiologist Pamela Conrad ofNASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory inPasadena, Calif., and a deputy leadscientist for the mission.

"What things look like on Mars area function of not only the initial set ofingredients that Mars had when it wasmade, but the processes that haveaffected Mars," she said.

Without a large enough moon to

stabilize its tilt, Mars has undergonedramatic climate changes over theeons as its spin axis wobbled closer orfarther from the sun.

The history of what happened onMars during those times is chemicallylocked in its rocks, including whetherliquid water and other ingredientsbelieved necessary for life existed on theplanet's surface, and if so, for how long.

In 2004, the golf cart-sized roversSpirit and Opportunity landed onopposite sides of Mars' equator to tacklethe question of water.

Their three-month missions grew toseven years, with Spirit succumbing tothe harsh winter in the past year andOpportunity beginning a search in a newarea filled with water-formed clays.Both rovers found signs that watermingled with rocks during Mars' past.

The new rover, nicknamedCuriosity, shifts the hunt to otherelements key to life, particularly

organics."One of the ingredients of life is

water," said Mary Voytek, director ofNASA's astrobiology program. "We'renow looking to see if we can find otherconditions that are necessary for life bydefining habitability or what does ittake in the environment to supportlife."

The spacecraft, which is designedto last two years, is outfitted with 10tools to analyze one particularlyalluring site on Mars called GaleCrater. The site is a 96-mile (154-kilometer) wide basin that has alayered mountain of depositsstretching 3 miles above its floor, twiceas tall as the layers of rock in theGrand Canyon.

Scientists do not know how themound formed but suspect it is theeroded remains of sediment that oncecompletely filled the crater.

President Barack Obama is askingAmericans to be patient with his effortsto speed economic recovery. Thepresident again has attackedRepublicans for voting down his jobslegislation.

He has again gone on the road tocampaign for support for his economicinitiatives, speaking at a high school inthe northeastern city of Manchester,New Hampshire.

The nation’s unemployment ratehas hovered around nine percent forseveral months, and Mr. Obama’s publicapproval ratings have suffered.

Many political experts think theeconomy will be the main issue thatdetermines whether the president winsre-election a year from now.

Mr. Obama told the crowd inManchester his efforts on the economywill succeed, but not immediately.

“It is going to take time to rebuildan economy that restores security for themiddle class, renews opportunity for

folks trying to reach the middle class. Itis going to take time to rebuild aneconomy that is not based onoutsourcing or tax loopholes or riskyfinancial deals, but one that is built tolast,” he said.

The president’s appeal came oneday after a special congressional panel,called the “supercommittee,” failed toagree on ways to cut the government’sbudget deficit.

Opposition Republicans and somepolitical experts criticized Mr. Obamafor not becoming more involved inpushing the supercommittee toward anagreement.

But on Tuesday, the president hadcriticism for minority Republicans in theSenate, angrily blasting them fordefeating major parts of his $447-billionjobs legislation.

“They refused to even debate it. 100percent of Republicans opposed it, even

though almost two-thirds of Americanssupported the ideas in this bill -Democrats, Republicans andindependents alike. Not one Republicanin Washington was willing to say it wasthe right thing to do, not one,” Obamasaid.

Mr. Obama called on Congress tovote next week to extend tax cuts that areset to expire at the end of December. Thetop Republican in Congress, HouseSpeaker John Boehner, said his party isstill willing to discuss supporting the bill.

The small state of New Hampshirewill be the scene of one of the firstRepublican presidential voting contestsof the 2012 campaign, on January 10.

Mr. Obama is expected to beunopposed for his party’s nomination.But New Hampshire may be one of theso-called “battleground states” that willbe key to winning the national election.

President Barack Obama

Obama calls for patience on economic Recovery

New NASA rover to scout for life on Mars

Three directors have quit at scandal-hit Japanesecamera-maker Olympus ahead of a key Tokyoboard meeting that will be attended by the firm'sformer chief executive, Michael Woodford.

The news sent shares in the company up morethan 25%.

Mr Woodford is due to meet the Olympusboard later, a month after he was sacked forrevealing that the firm had hidden multi-milliondollar losses.

The BBC's Roland Buerk says it could be an"explosive showdown".

Our Japan correspondent adds: "Mr Woodfordhad questioned large and unusual advisory feespaid to obscure firms, as well as the money spenton takeovers which was subsequently largelywritten off.

"In all it amounted to around $1.3bn [£840m].Olympus initially denied wrong doing, but thenadmitted it had been covering up huge investmentlosses dating back decades."

Mr Woodford is able to attend the boardmeeting because he currently remains a director ofthe company.

The three former directors who will now notbe present include Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, whoresigned as chairman last month, but untilThursday remained in a non-executive role.

The two other directors who have now stooddown from the board are the firm's former vicepresident and former auditor.

Olympus has until 14 December to file itslatest six-month results or else be delisted from theTokyo Stock Exchange.

Mr Woodford, who has the backing of severalof Olympus' largest shareholders, has said hewould be prepared to return to the chief executiveposition.

However, most analysts say it is unlikely thatthe Olympus board will reappoint him.

Analyst Martin Schulz, from Tokyo-basedFujitsu Research Institute, told the BBC's AsiaBusiness Report: "It will most likely be someoneelse who has been following the scandal [this isappointed the new chief executive].

"I would rather guess it will be someone fromwithin the company, from the successful core of thecompany, which has a very high interest of gettingthis company going again."

The decision to sack Mr Woodford was takenunanimously by the Olympus board.

Three Olympus board members quit


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AT&T said it would take a $4 billioncharge in case its takeover of T-MobileUSA fails, reflecting the dwindlingchances for the deal seen as job-destroying by powerful politicalopponents.

The U.S. telecoms group and T-Mobile owner Deutsche Telekom, saidthey would continue to pursue anti-trust approval for the $39 billiontakeover from the U.S. Department ofJustice but withdrew for nowapplications to the industry regulator.

"AT&T Inc and Deutsche TelekomAG are continuing to pursue the saleof Deutsche Telekom's U.S. wirelessassets to AT&T," they said in astatement on Thursday.

Both the DOJ and telecomswatchdog the FederalCommunications Commission opposethe deal, which would reduce the

number of national mobile carriers tothree while consumers are strugglingto make ends meet and unemploymentrises.

FCC approval would bemeaningless if the DOJ blocked thedeal, and AT&T and DeutscheTelekom said they would return to theFCC process if they secured approvalfrom the DOJ.

Analysts said the merger, badlyneeded by sub-scale T-Mobile USA --the smallest of the four U.S. nationalmobile operators -- looked less likelythan ever to succeed.

Espirito Santo analysts saidAT&T's decision to take the $4 billioncharge this quarter showed thecompany's own assessment of thechances of success had fallen, causingits auditors to force the company totake the hit now.

"It tells us something about timingtoo -- suggesting that AT&T maydecide to walk away at the firstopportunity (March 20 2012) ratherthan waiting for the ultimateSeptember 20 2012 deadline," theywrote in a note to clients.

The FCC says the merger wouldresult in a massive loss of U.S. jobsand investment, and significantlydiminish competition, while the DOJsays it would lead to higher wirelessprices for consumers and businesses.

The DOJ has gone to court toblock the deal, and a trial in that caseis due to begin on February 13. Anyadministrative hearing at the FCC,which is charged with evaluating thepublic-interest merits of the deal,would begin after the anti-trust trial.

U.S. consumer spending growthslowed last month and business capital

investment plans were weak, althoughfirst-time claims for jobless benefitsremained in a range that hinted atimproving labor-market conditions.

AT&T has 260,000 employees,most in the United States. DeutscheTelekom employs 36,000 at its U.S.unit.

AT&T argues that the T-Mobilemerger could actually create tens ofthousands of jobs during integrationand network upgrades, and haspledged to bring back 5,000 jobs thatit has moved overseas -- but manyobservers are skeptical.

Acquiring T-Mobile would havevaulted number two-ranked AT&T intothe leading position in the U.S.wireless market, overtaking VerizonWireless, a venture of VerizonCommunications Inc and VodafoneGroup Plc.

AT&T braces for T-Mobile deal collapse



Red Devils are Sailrock Girls U14 ChampsThe Sailrock U14 Girls League finished in fine style last weekend as two wins for the Red Devils were enough to reward them with the championship on 23 points. The Green Dragons, Orange Cheetahs and White Wolves were all tied on 14 points each, but the runners up spot went to the Dragons courtesy of their superior goal difference.

Needing just one win to secure the title, the red Dragons led by Yarileny De la Cruz, defeated the Yellow Jaguars and the Titans by 2-1. The older of the two De La Cruz sisters (Yarileny) scored all her team’s goals with Guerline Hall (Jaguars) and Daria Handfield (Titans) scoring in their spirited attempts to beat the champions.

Despite losing 1-0 to the White Wolves, the Green Dragons claimed second place with a 4-0 win against the Jaguars. Not to be outdone by her sister, Yarileke De La Cruz scored all four goals as she tied for the overall top-goalscorer award with her sister on seventeen goals each.

Cindy Canario, who had scored for the White Wolves in their victory over the Dragons pulled off some excellent saves in goal to give her team hope of securing second place but two well taken

goals by Raquel Saunders gave the Cheetahs their second win of the day following on from their 3-0 victory over the Titans, which saw Evnisha Saintvertu score a hat-trick.

After the final games the league winners and runners up received their trophies and individual awards were given out as follows:

MVP Striking Cheetahs - Shinaydine PluvioseMVP Titans - Makayla EllisMVP Yellow Jaguars - Jenika SeideMVP Green Dragons - Jenny FluerenvilMVP Red Devils - Yarileny De La CruzMVP White Wolves - Waldine Pierre Most Improved Player - Octavia GardinerTop Goal Scorer - Yarieny De La Cruz /

Yarileke De La Cruz (17 goals each)League MVP - Guerline Hall U14 Girls head coach Gillian Vernice was

pleased with the final days play. "Today's games were fiercely competitive and it is pleasing to see so many young players enjoying the game and working hard for each other. It was a tough choice to select an MVP from all of the girls but Guerline Hall deserved her award as she gives 100% effort

every time she steps on the field". Technical Director Matthew Green was equally

full of praise for the young players. "We have a very active girls programme and they are improving at a fast pace. Clearly the girls are anxious to get more exposure to the game by being involved in the Center of Excellence and Academy teams."

"Football continues to grow in popularity and I would like to thank all our coaches, referees and sponsors for supporting our youth porogrammes".

National Team players Amelie Speer and Pekiera Brooks, who are assistant coaches with the girls programmes were also impressed with what they have seen. "The future of women's football looks pretty good because we now have so many young girls involved which was not the case a few years ago" said Brooks. Speer then went on to say "if these young girls continue to dedicate themselves to improving their skills and do not get side tracked by other things, we could well enjoy some international success in years to come".

The TCIFA runs it programmes for girls on a Wednesday afternoon at 4.30-5.45pm and a Saturday morning from 8.30-9.30am.

Provo Basketball continued with exciting games

In games played in the Provo Basketball League on Friday November 18, Lions defeated Predators 55- 39 in Game One. Kino Williams shot 27 points for the winners, while his teammate, Damian Seymour buried 10 buckets and made 10 steals.

Troy Saunders of the Predators scored 12 points, while grapping 11 rebounds. In Game Two, the undefeated South Caicos continued their winning ways when they defeated Customs 56-33.

Their scoring was led by Jonathon Paul, who shot 11 points. Ezra Taylor of Customs scored 6 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.

In Game Three Flyers defeated Philipinos 88-46, with Chad Campbell leading the scoring with 10 points and seven rebounds. Richard Sanchez of the Philipinos shot 11 points.

In action from Saturday, November 19, Knights brushed aside Cobras 73 to 42. Troy Forbes shot 23 points and provided five assists.

Saundro Jermain led the Knights’ charge with 17 points and 11rebounds.

Agino Agenor of the Cobras was his team’s leading shooting with 13 points.

In Game Three Steelers defeated Police 74 to 61, with Alfredo Duncan Finishing as his teams marksman with 19 points. Emilio Williams of the Police shot 15 points and grabbed 17 rebounds.

In Game Three Customs got edged the Lions 58-57. Derek Hanna was top shooter for Customs with 17 points. His teammate Ezra Taylor gave good support with 13 points and 15 rebounds.

Mervin Forbes of the Lions shot 8 points and seized 13 rebounds.

Super 7’s Football reaches play-off stage

The Super 7's finished its league stage this week and will now prepare for its play-offs and finals.

With a lot still to play for, no team's position was guaranteed coming into the final group games and the league tables were constantly changing as the last evening of round-robin games were completed.

In the opening game Air Turks and Caicos confirmed their first place seeding for the play-offs with a 3-1 win over AFC Academy, who finished in third place as they were overtaken by AFC National after their 10-1 demolition of Provo Golf Club. In the final game a 1-1 draw was enough to see Pedagogue FC finish above HAB Harriers on goal difference, pushing SWA Sharks back into sixth spot.

In the opening game Air Turks and Caicos cruised to a comfortable 3-0 lead with goals from Stephen Derilien, Kaneko Stewart and Marcdonald Fenelus before Herby Magny scored a consolation goal for AFC Academy.

Needing three points to secure second place AFC National put in their most accomplished performance of the season with a 10-1 win against Provo Golf Club.

Bobby Kwatt scored an impressive five goals, Luis Turbyfield helped himself to a hat-trick and Steve "Sniffer" Wilson added two more. Jaques Ettiene's goal for the Golf Club denied the impressive David Jasmine (goalkeeper) a clean sheet for AFC National.

The final game had the most at stake as both Pedagogue FC and HAB Harriers has a chance to claim the final play-off spot. Pedagogue FC took the lead through Daniel Clayton before Sanjay Campbell's goal kick went straight into the goal to tie it up at 1-1.

Both teams came close to getting a winner, the Harriers twice hit the bar and some great saves from Jurgen Wildt denied the Pedagogue forwards on several occasions. Yet the 1-1 result was enough to see the "teachers" make the "A" group play-offs.

The bottom three teams, HAB Harriers, SWA Sharks and Provo Golf Club will compete for the B Group finals on Monday 27th November and the top four teams, Air Turks and Caicos, AFC National, AFC Academy and Pedagogue FC will compete for the "A" finals on the 5th Decmber. The overall championship will be decided on Monday 12th December.

MVP for Week 7 was Bobby Kwatt.

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AFC Hurricanes blew away Revolution 8-1AFC Academy Hurricanes defeated Revolution FC. 8-1, as the Women’s Football League (WFL) entered its fourth week.

The Hurricanes started of brightly as Kadine Delphin's neat pass set up Christina Hinds to open the scoring and Delphin was on hand again to assist Sarah Cenary as she doubled the lead.

An intelligent through ball from national team captain Pekiera Brooks then saw Hinds grab her second of the game. However, Revolution struck back when Barbara Anderson rounded off a surging run with a well taken goal.

Hinds then added two more goals before the half time whistle to give her team a comfortable 5-1 lead having served passes by Cenary and Delphin respectively.

The Revolution's defence strengthened in the second half but the Hurricanes still added three more goals. Delphin finally got on the score sheet herself and Brooks scored twice from long range.

Despite the defeat, Revolution's coach Paul Collis was pleased with his team’s second half performance.

"The team fought well in the second half and created some good chances. We now need to work hard in training as we prepare for our next game".

AFC Hurricanes coach Gerry Gregg was pleased with the win but said improvements will need to be made if his team is to challenge for the title.

"The girls passed the ball around nicely and we kept possession well but we will need to be more

clinical in front of goal against Net Rockers, who will be a tough team to beat".

Next Sunday's game (27th November) promises to be an intense and exciting affair as the top two teams (Hurricanes and Net Rockers FC) go head to head at 4.00pm. Persons can join the WFL on facebook page by adding Womens-Football League to their list of friends.

ResultAFC Academy Hurricanes 8-1 Revolution FCChristina Hinds 4 Barbara Anderson 1Pekiera Brooks 2Sarah Cenary 1Kadine Delphin 1

Sailrock Girls U14 presentationThe Sailrock-sponsored under 14 Girls League had its presentation last week and the following are photos from the event.

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1. Makayla Ellis MVP Titans and Gillian Vernice 2. Waldine Pierre MVP White Wolve 3. Yarileke De La Cruz joint top goalscorer 4. Yarileny De La Cruz MVP Red Devils and joint top goalscorer 6. Shinaydine Pluviose MVP Striking Cheetahs and Gillian Vernice 7. Jenika Seide MVP Yellow Jaguars 8. Jenny Fleurenvil MVP Green Dragons and Gillian Vernice9. Octavia Gardiner Most Improved player

CAPTIONS

Six more Caribbean footballofficials banned, two cleared by FIFA


JAMAICAN sprinter Steve Mullings hasexpressed his disappointment at Monday’s lifeban handed down by the disciplinary committeeof the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission(JADCo).

Two days after the sentence was announced,Mullings, who turns 29 on Monday, made his first— and what he said would be his last —statement on the matter

“I’m extremely disappointed in the decisionmade by the panel on Monday afternoon,” he saidin an email to the Observer.

As he had indicated earlier, Mullings hintedthat this would not be the end of the matter, andwhile he did not say what the next move wouldbe, went on to say, “At this point, myself, alongwith my attorneys, are focusing our time andenergy on proving my innocence to the world. I’munable to comment any further on this matter.”

Two weeks ago, Mullings, who testedpositive for the banned diuretic, furosemide,which experts say can be used as a masking agentfor the presence of performance enhancing drugs,had indicated that if the decision did not go in hisfavour, he would be taking his case to the Courtof Arbitration for Sports (CAS).

Mullings, who is the 20th Jamaica athlete tohave tested positive for a banned substance,returned a positive sample after he placed third inthe 100m final at the Jamaican National Trials onJune 24 this year.

He went on to win the 200m, but was notincluded in the Jamaican team that took part inthe IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South

Korea in late August to September.He was replaced on the team by Nesta Carter,

who was a finalist in the 100m, and MarvinAnderson in the 200m.

The hearings, which started back in August,were presided over by a three-man panel ofattorney-at-law Lennox Gayle, who was thechairman, football administrator PeterPrendergast and Dr Japheth Ford.

This was the second time the central Florida-based sprinter had failed a drug test after he wasbanned for two years in 2004 when he testedpositive for elevated levels of testosterone whilecompeting at the National Trials.

Meanwhile, while saying he was not at libertyto comment on the upcoming season, Mullingsconfirmed he had started early-season workoutsand had been training by himself for about amonth now.

Senior athletes who were preparing for the2012 season started training between late Octoberand early November.

Mullings, who has won two sprint relaymedals, a silver in 2007 and gold in 2009, had anoutstanding 2011 season, running a personal best9.80 seconds while winning the 100m at thePrefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon on June 4,making him the sixth fastest man of all time.

His time was also the fourth fastest of theyear, behind only world record-holder Usain Bolt,9.76 seconds, Asafa Powell, 9.78, and hisAmerican training partner Tyson Gay, 9.79.

The former Vere Technical, Barton Countyand Mississippi State sprinter clocked seven sub-10 seconds times in 2011.

Jamaicansprinter

disappointedby lifetime ban

Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings

MUMBAI, India – Darren Bravo admitted he hadlittle preparation for the third Test against Indiabecause of a bout of flu.But not even the ailment could prevent the

elegant stroke-maker from fashioning his thirdcentury in four Tests, a brilliant 166 that propelledWest Indies to a mammoth 575 for nine on thesecond day at the Wankhede Stadium.“I came into this match with a bit of the flu but

I was determined not to let it keep me down,” theleft-hander said.“I only hit about 10 balls in the nets on Sunday

and didn’t even bat in the nets on Monday in thebuild-up to the match. I wasn’t feeling very well. Iknew however that I had to stand up for the teamand give it all I had in me.“I think I became a bit tired, with the flu over

the last couple of days, and I think it took a toll onme there at the end of my innings.”Bravo counted 17 glorious fours off 284 balls in

an innings that triggered memories of the legendaryBrian Lara.Resuming the day on 57 with West Indies on 267

for two, Bravo carried on from where he had left offthe previous day, stroking the ball confidently to allparts of the ground.In the process, he passed 1 000 runs in Tests and

has now scored 901 runs in 10 Tests this year at anaverage of 50.05 per innings.“I think I am in pretty good form at this point

in time and hopefully it can continue. It was veryimportant for me to stay positive as much aspossible,” Bravo said.“I batted well in the last innings at Eden

Gardens and I just came here and looked to carryon and get a big score for the team. I was hitting theball really and finding the gaps so I knew once Istayed at the crease I could get a good score here.“As batsmen we are very happy with the way we

played and this has given the team a huge boost.”Bravo was one of six top order batsmen to pass

fifty with openers Kraigg Brathwaite (68) andAdrian Barath (62), posting 137 for the first wicketbefore Kirk Edwards (86), Kieran Powell (81) andMarlon Samuels (61) also joining the fray.“The openers did a tremendous job to get us off

to a good start on the first morning and our numberthree, Kirk Edwards also played really well,” theTrinidadian pointed out.“That gave me a good platform and when you

come in on that platform you try and continue fromwhere they left off. We have all been working hardand it is good to see that we have been getting someresults. The aim is to strive for consistency.”

BRAVO BATTLEDFLU TO GETCENTURY

ZURICH, Switzerland - Six moreCaribbean Football Union (CFU)officials have been banned by FIFA,while two others have been clearedfollowing ethics proceedings that openedlast month.

Patrick John of Dominica receivedthe harshest sentence – a two-year banand a US$3,300 fine.

The other CFU officials have beenbanned for periods ranging from twomonths to seven days.

Vincent Cassell of Montserrat has

been banned for 60 days and finedUS$300, while Anguilla’s RaymondGuishard has been banned for 45 dayswith a similar fine.

A 30-day ban has been served onGuyana’s Noel Adonis. He has also beenordered to pay US$300.

Tandica Hughes of Montserrat hasbeen barred for taking part in any officialfootball-related activity for 15 days.

Antigua & Barbuda’s EvertonGonsalves has been banned for sevendays and was fined US$300. Gordon

Derrick, also of that country, has beenordered to pay a similar fine though heonly received a reprimand.

FIFA said the cases of OliverCamps, who resigned at the end of lastmonth, Lionel Haven of the Bahamasand Patrick Mathurin of St. Lucia wereclosed since they are no longer footballofficials.

“Should they return to footballofficial positions, their cases would beexamined again by the EthicsCommittee,” FIFA stated

Philippe White of Dominica andDamien Hughes of Anguilla have bothbeen cleared of any ethics violation.

Five officials were previouslybanned and eight others reprimanded orwarned by the ethics committee over thecash-for-vote scandal involving formerpresidential candidate Mohamed binHammam.

The officials were reportedly offeredUS$40,000 each at a special CFUmeeting in Trinidad and Tobago in Maythis year

The NBA and locked-out players areexpected to resume talks today in hopesof reaching a deal, saving the seasonand playing games on Christmas Day.Through a third party, former playersunion outside counsel Jim Quinn, thesides met Tuesday, a day after playersrefiled an amended antitrust lawsuit inMinneapolis.

In a statement released Wednesdayevening, an attorney for the players,Jonathan Schiller, confirmed "therewould be preliminary settlementdiscussions with the NBA immediatelyafter Thanksgiving with regard to thelawsuit filed recently by the players inMinnesota."

A person familiar with the talks,who requested anonymity because hewas not authorized to go public, saidthe focal point is on a collectivebargaining agreement (CBA), not thesuit.

The person said the mainparticipants in discussions this weekwere NBA Commissioner David Stern,Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver,San Antonio Spurs owner and laborrelations chairman Peter Holt, playerstrade association chief Billy Hunter andplayers trade association attorney RonKlempner.

"We remain committed to anegotiated solution, but we decline to

comment further," NBA spokesmanMike Bass said.

Tuesday's meeting was the firstformal communication between thesides since Nov. 14, when the playersrejected the owners' last offer ofroughly a 50-50 split of basketball-related income (BRI) and restrictionson how that money would bedistributed. The players disbanded theunion and filed antitrust lawsuits,which were merged into one complaintby attorney David Boies.

The New York Times reported aperson who has spoken with Quinnsaid the attorney recently was hired bythe players to be at the talks. Quinn was

involved in helping the sides broker adeal that ended the 1998-99 lockout. Itremained unclear the role of outsidecounsel Jeffrey Kessler, who has drawnthe extreme ire of Stern.

It is thought any discussions of aCBA will be based off the league's 50-50 proposal delivered to players Nov.11. That offer included system issues— the means in which money isdistributed to players — the unionfound unacceptable.

To get competitive balance, theNBA wants to reduce massive payrolldiscrepancies between the highest andlowest spending clubs with restrictionson clubs paying the luxury tax.

Some of those restrictions in theleague's last proposal:

•Limited use of the mid-levelexception — $3 million a year for amaximum of three years for taxpayingclubs compared to $5 million a year forthree or four years for non-taxpayers.

•A punitive luxury tax thatescalates for each $5 million a clubspends above the tax threshold.

•Taxpaying clubs would not beable to acquire players via sign-and-trade after the first two years of thedeal.

The union argues those measuresrestrict player movement and serve, inessence, as a hard salary cap.

One person familiar withnegotiations who requested anonymitybecause he was not authorized to gopublic said ownership is expected tomove closer on its proposal to theplayers, but what that will be is unclear.

A deal soon would keep theattractive Christmas Day TV slate: first,the Boston Celtics at the New YorkKnicks on ESPN; followed by adoubleheader on ABC — the MiamiHeat at the champion DallasMavericks, then the Chicago Bulls atthe Los Angeles Lakers.

Stern has said it would take about30 days to start the season after a CBAis reached.

NBA talks aim for games by Christmas TURKS AND CAICOS SUN NOVEMBER 25TH - DECEMBER 2ND, 2011

GENEVA, Switzerland —Ousted Asian football chiefMohammed Bin Hammam hasappealed against a lifetime banimposed by football's governingbody over corruption in the FIFApresidential race, CAS saidyesterday.

"The appellant requests theannulment of the FIFA decision,"said the Court of Arbitration forSport in a statement.

The Qatari was slapped withthe ban in July after he was foundguilty of trying to buy votes in theFIFA presidential race by offeringCaribbean football officials$40,000 each.

CAS said the parties in the dispute would first exchangewritten submissions. A hearing, whose date would be determinedat a later stage, would then be held.

Bin Hammam lost his post as head of Asian football toChina's Zhang Jilong after FIFA's ruling.

The Qatari appealed to CAS to block Zhang's appointmentby the Asian Football Confederation but the court struck downthe request.

Nevertheless Bin Hamman had vowed to continue with hisquest to clear his name, and had described the charges againsthim as "politically motivated."

His suspension also led to his withdrawal from FIFA'sleadership election, handing incumbent president Sepp Blatter afourth consecutive term in office.

The controversy highlighted allegations of corruption inFIFA and sparked calls for reform of its governance structure.

It also led to a series of sanctions on several Caribbeanfootball officials, who were in the infamous meeting in Trinidadon May 10 and 11 when Bin Hammam was accused of trying tobuy votes.

England have signed a unique sponsorshipagreement with Investec that will see thespecialist bank and asset managing companybacking test cricket for the next 10 years.

"This is excellent news... and a furtherboost following the England team's recentachievement in becoming the world's numberone ranked test side," England and WalesCricket Board chief executive David Colliersaid in a statement.

"The extent of their investment reflects thefact our five-day game continues to command

very significant audiences, both at home wherewe achieved record attendances forinternational cricket in 2011 and abroad."

The sponsorship agreement will beginnext year when England host test series againstWest Indies and South Africa.

Investec becomes only the third firm tosponsor test cricket in England, succeedingNpower and Cornhill.

The company recently ended its 12-yearbacking of England's November rugbyinternationals.

BIN HAMMAM APPEALSFIFA LIFETIME BAN

ENGLAND SIGN UNIQUE 10-YEARSPONSORSHIP DEAL

LONDON --A change in tax laws may helppersuade such stars as Rafael Nadal andUsain Bolt to compete in Britain.Nadal plans to skip the pre-WimbledonQueen's tournament next year because hesays he'll lose money. Bolt, the Olympic trackchampion, also doesn't run in Britain becauseof the taxes.

International athletes are taxed on prizemoney and appearance fees in Britain, alongwith a portion of their worldwideendorsement earnings.

Chief executive Roger Draper saidWednesday that the Lawn Tennis Associationis lobbying the government for a taxexemption to be included in the next budgetstatement in March. Athletes at the 2012

London Olympics have been granted anexemption.

"The government (is) taking it seriouslyand we are very hopeful, but there are noguarantees," Draper said.

A tax exemption could help London's O2Arena extend its hosting rights for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals beyond 2013.

"It's a question of getting the right timeto sit down with the ATP to havediscussions," Draper said. "The player taxissue has got in the way and we want to havethat issue out of the way."

The government has so far only grantedexemptions on an event-by-event basis, suchas the 2011 Champions League final atWembley and the upcoming Olympics.

The tax law was implemented afterBritain's tax authority won a landmark caseagainst Andre Agassi in 2006. He wasordered to pay tax on a portion of the moneypaid to him by Nike and Head because heendorsed their products at Wimbledon andother events in Britain.

BRITISH TENNISLOBBIES FOR CHANGE

IN TAX LAWSMohammed Bin Hammam


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