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Jean Taylor at the caribArt Exhibition , LONDON 2018

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#London, June 25, 2018 – United Kingdom

 

 

* 18th May 2018 *

* The caribArt Exhibition – My Sugar Island*

Date: Saturday 25th – 28th June 2018

Venue: The High Commission for The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago 42 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8NT United Kingdom

Time: VIP reception: 25th June, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Public View: 26th – 29th June 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Registration: Online at www.caribartcollections.com *

The caribArt Exhibition – My Sugar Island * brings the Caribbean to London this June! It is a must attend exhibition for art lovers and investors everywhere! A selection of emerging artists will share this space with high profile, experienced, and award winning artists as they represent the cultural heritage of their birth island through their artwork. This exhibition will showcase authentic Caribbean artwork at its best and by the people who have the lived experience of Caribbean life and can best tell their stories. ‘My Sugar Island exhibition is aimed at inspiring, motivating and empowering Caribbean artists and artisans to confidently pursue their dreams despite external pressure and adversity, not to and reach the world with their work. The caribArt regional platform brings the Caribbean perspective to the world in a way that has never been done before.

* The caribArt Exhibition – My Sugar Island * will include works of art on canvas, fabric, jewellery and ceramic. Artists will be present to interact with the visitors to share the inspiring stories behind their pieces and dispel myths and negative stereotypes of Caribbean life and its people.

Special guests include:

*Her Royal Highness Princess Moradeun Adedoyin-Solarin

* Advisory Board of Experts & Global PEACE Ambassador at The International `Women’s Peace Group, Director of Communications at Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network and pan-Africanist;

*High Commissioners* of several Caribbean Islands and other dignitaries,

*Office of the Mayor of London*, U.K.

*Office of the Premier of Turks & Caicos Islands*

*Members of the British Parliament*

*Anthony Waldbaum*, Chairman of the Croydon Art Society – the oldest art society in the United Kingdom.

*Jean Taylor* award winning artist, Managing Director of Tropical Vibes 105.5 and 103.5 FM the Turks and Caicos Islands,

*Priscilla Nwikpo* Political Analyst & Broadcaster, U.K.

*Ansel Wong* of the Nottinghill Carnival Ltd. and The Carnival Village Trust

*Mohanlal James Mungal*, Executive Officer (Retired) of the British Library

*Angela Cox*, Chairwoman of Miss T&T UK Pageant

*Sharon Fleary* Administrative professional, Toronto Canada

*Alain Arthur* Caribbean Vibrations, OMNI TV Canada

*Stakeholders from Canada, U.S.A., Europe, Africa, and many more!

This premier 4-day exhibition is expected to have several hundred visitors and will be advertised throughout the UK, broadcast throughout the Turks & Caicos Islands on Tropical Vibes 105.5 and 103.5 F.M., Caribbean Vibrations OMNITV Canada, and globally via FB and Youtube.

Founder of The caribArt Project *Tricia Trotman-Maraj* and the partners and friends of the caribArt Project are set to make *The caribArt Exhibition-My Sugar Island* the most sought after and successful event of its kind in the United Kingdom in 2018.

Sponsors include:

*Tropical Vibes 105.5 and 103.5 FM Radio – Turks & Caicos Islands*

*Angostura U.K.*

*Tropical Mas Association, U.K.*

*DSKII Events, U.K.*

*Janelle Victry Floral Designs U.K.*

For information and to get your VIP/Standard tickets visit: http://www.caribartcollections.com

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Register of Interests of the Members of the House of Assembly 

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#TurksandCaicos, September 29, 2023 – The Integrity Commission advises that the Register of Interests for Members of the Turks and Caicos Islands House of Assembly, as at 31st December 2022 has been completed.

Members of the House of Assembly are required by the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution, Section 103(2), and the Integrity Commission Ordinance (the Ordinance), as amended, Section 52(1), to file with the Commission, Statements of Registrable Interests.  The Commission would, therefore, like to inform members of the public that, it has compiled the information contained in these Statements of Registrable Interests and has produced The Register of Interests 2022 for the Members of the House of Assembly, as at 31st December 2022.

The Register of Interests 2022 is now available for public inspection at the following locations:

  1. House of Assembly in Grand Turk
  2. Office of the Premier – Grand Turk and Providenciales
  3. Office of the Integrity Commission – Grand Turk and Providenciales (during the hours of 8:30am to 4:30pm from Mondays to Thursdays and 8:00am to 4:00pm on Fridays.)
  4. Office of the District Commissioner – Middle Caicos, North Caicos, Salt Cay and South Caicos.

The Register can be viewed at these locations during normal working hours or at a time that is convenient for the respective offices.

For further information or any assistance please contact the Integrity Commission:

By telephone at:  946-1941(Grand Turk Office) or 941-7847 (Providenciales Office) By e-mail at: secretary@integritycommission.tc or info@integritycommission.tc

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Grand Bahama to be CARGO HUB, as Bahamas & Qatar ink MOU 

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Rashaed Esson

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#TheBahamas, September 29, 2023 – With moves to deepen ties, governments of The Bahamas and Qatar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to solidify agreements in principle surrounding the development of aviation and other related services.

This is according to Chester Cooper, The Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister and Minister  of Tourism, Investment and Aviation in a Facebook post.

This comes after The Bahamas Government in a press release on September 24th, revealed that Cooper,  was set to meet with the head of Qatar Airways to have talks regarding “multiple mutually beneficial aviation opportunities for both countries.”

The release also said the deputy prime minister and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investment and Aviation are working on “forging strategic partnerships with several Middle Eastern countries to strengthen ties to The Bahamas and the Caribbean,” and this new signing is indicative of such efforts.

Following the September 25th signing, on September 27th, Kenneth Romer, Deputy Director General  of Tourism for The Bahamas informed via Facebook some details of the agreement saying, “we have now established a framework for cooperation and formed strategic partnerships with Qatar Airways, Qatar’s Transport, Aviation and Investment Agencies and The Qatar Aeronautical Academy, that will benefit our country.”

Regarding further efforts for the improvement of The Bahamas, Cooper announced on Facebook again on Tuesday September 26th that both countries are working  to make Nassau a passenger hub for Latin America and the Caribbean adding that talks are being held for Grand Bahama as a cargo hub.

Additionally, as the press release informed, Cooper is preparing for an on ground visit of Bahamasair domestic operations by Qatar Airways Technical team sometime in October.

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Guyana to build regional food hub

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Rashaed Esson

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#Guyana, September 29, 2023 – Guyana is making moves to become the primary food production center for the Caribbean, going ahead with plans to develop a USD$14 million regional food hub.

In fact, as reported by the Observer, the facility has already been identified on the country’s Soesdyke /Linden Highway.

Guyana seems to really want this to become a reality and Zulfikar Mustapha, Agriculture Minister, expressed this, highlighting what Guyana has over its Caribbean sister Islands.

“We want Guyana to be the food hub, the primary production hub of the Caribbean so that we could supply the Caribbean.  What we have, our colleagues in the Caribbean don’t have.  We have arable flat land and abundant fresh water,” he said, adding that with the multi-million dollar US investment, the country can, “modernise the infrastructure, and start ramping up the productions.”

Also, the Agriculture Minister pointed out that the project is geared to make for a more competitive local Agriculture industry as well as developing high-yielding varieties, pest-resistant and climate-resilient varieties.

Additionally, in the facility’s development, Guyana, Mustapha said, will work with Belize.

In fact, with more on Belize’s involvement, Dr. Ashni Singh,  Finance Minister, informed that the Government is in talks with the Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley about sourcing inputs from northern Brazil and transporting them through Guyana to Barbados and vice versa.

Singh also reportedly revealed that the project will help develop the growing logistics industry in Guyana.

Considering regional food import cost, with this development, Guyana is the leading Caribbean Community country pushing ahead with plans to reduce the multi-billion dollar regional food import bill by 25 per cent by 2025, the Observer says.

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