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Hotel & Tourism Association job portal is never ending job fair, and yes TCI job boom is real
#Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – November 7, 2018 – Thousands of jobs will be created in the booming Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism sector; it is not a phony pronouncement says Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association CEO, Stacy Cox.
“It’s real, it’s tangible, it’s something you can put your hands on. We know that the season is going to be a solid one for everyone and other destinations are still rebounding. You know we have our friends in Puerto Rico, we have our friends in Anguilla who are just reopening. We’re in a unique position where the marketing has been amazing through the members, individual members of the Association, the Tourist Board, have been doing a phenomenal job out there and collectively the islands should be poised for a very, very busy season,” shared Mrs. Cox.
In a one on one with Magnetic Media, the veteran hotel executive and now TCHTA CEO explained that this fact is an impetus for recent advancements at the Hotel and Tourism association of the Turks and Caicos Islands and includes a training center and revival of their online job portal. 
“The development center has been going good. I am grateful for the membership and those who have eagerly come on board. We thought we’d use this opportunity to lay the groundwork, develop our people and have them prepared, so that when the opportunity comes they are fully prepared to leap into those positions. With having the career portal, actually the re-launching of the career portal, you load up, whether it’s looking for job opportunities or that you load up the resumes.”
The Caribbean’s Leading Beach destination is the Turks and Caicos and the human resources departments of the leading resorts here and coming will now be able to connect with applicants near and far through the innovative tool; described as a never ending job fair which you can attend in your PJs or finest business attire.
“We’re so excited about it and we’re looking forward to more resumes uploaded, more opportunities for our members and persons outside of our members to be a part of 2018 and the internet and everything that it has to offer. So you can sit in the comfort of your home, you know no makeup, in your nighties, and browse the website and see what’s available or what is suited to your experiences or your skills.” 
It is peak hiring season in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Stacy Cox explained it is also peak training season.
“This is the time when many resorts are poking for individuals because you have the month of October then you go into about mid-November where there is training opportunities and once the training is done, mid-November until about June or July you’re in the thick of being busy.”
You can visit the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association’s job portal online at tchtcareers.com; it is a free service.
TCIG knew from April that fuel factor could surge almost 80%; Minister says $500 cost-of-living payment was part of Government’s response
PROVIDENCIALES — The Turks and Caicos Government knew months before July’s shocking electricity bills that consumers faced a potentially massive increase in the fuel factor.
Minister of Information Technology and Energy E. Jay Saunders revealed Friday that Pelican Energy warned his Ministry in April that generation fuel costs were projected to rise from $3.09 per gallon in May to $4.79 in June and July.
That translated into a projected fuel factor jump from about 17.5 cents to 31 cents per kilowatt-hour — an increase of almost 80%.
Saunders said he personally advised Cabinet of the projected increase and presented options for cushioning the impact.
He characterised Government’s $500 cost-of-living payment as its “initial response” to rising fuel costs, before a separate fuel-factor subsidy was approved.
Cabinet records show Government agreed on June 24 to provide funding to mitigate the fuel-factor impact, with the relief programme approved July 8.
Eligible residential customers — those averaging less than $1,500 monthly over the previous three bills — are capped at 22 cents per kWh from July through October.
Pelican confirmed Friday that Government’s contribution was already applied to July bills, meaning the bills now triggering widespread public outrage would have been even higher without the subsidy.
Saunders did not disclose the programme’s total cost.
His admission that Government knew since April, however, raises another question amid the backlash: why were consumers not directly warned by Government about the scale of the approaching increase?
PROVIDENCIALES — New commercial Crown Land applications are facing a six-month pause as the Turks and Caicos Islands Government takes inventory of its holdings.
During Cabinet meetings held July 15 and 16, an immediate six-month moratorium was approved on the acceptance, processing
and approval of new applications for commercial Crown Land grants, leases and allocations.
The pause will remain in place pending completion of the Crown Land Inventory Review. Cabinet’s summary did not state what prompted the review or indicate whether availability of commercial Crown Land is a concern.
The two-day meeting also advanced major consumer legislation. Cabinet approved the National Fair Competition Policy 2026 and drafting instructions for a Fair Competition Ordinance, moving TCI toward stronger consumer protection and fair competition rules.
In Grand Turk, Cabinet approved rezoning land in the North West Suburbs from low-density to medium-density residential use to facilitate a new apartment development.
Cabinet also advanced fisheries reforms, water legislation allowing private and public-private investment, minerals legislation and appointments across tourism, health and finance.
Progress toward establishing a TCI Credit Union was also noted.
PROVIDENCIALES — Major development projects outside Providenciales received Cabinet attention on July 8, with Government approving agreements connected to the redevelopment of Dellis Cay and a resort development in North Caicos.
Cabinet approved a Development Agreement between the Turks and Caicos Islands Government, Desarrollos Hotelco DC Ltd. and
Desarrollos Hotelco Astoria Ltd. for the redevelopment of Dellis Cay.
The long-discussed private island development sits between Providenciales and North Caicos and its return to Cabinet signals another step toward redevelopment.
Cabinet also approved amendments to an agreement involving SPR LND Ltd. (Royal Reef) and TCIG Development Agreement for a resort/hotel development in North Caicos.
Other decisions included approval of the First Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2026 for onward transmission and the appointment of Cindy Ewing as Chair of the Invest TCI Board, effective August 1 for three years.
Cabinet also noted consultation outcomes concerning changes to business licensing, approved professional membership expenses for qualifying Telecommunications Commission staff and approved advice relating to the Interim Clinical and Estates Services PPP.
The July 8 meeting was chaired by Acting Governor Anya Williams.
Photo Credit: Royal Reef (Keith)
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