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By Rashaed Esson

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#UnitedKingdom, March 16, 2023 – The Coronation of King Charles III is incoming and is set to be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey, the historic British church that has housed coronations for the past 900 years.

It is set to be a three-day celebration across the country where the public will get an invitation to take part.

A coronation is a religious ceremony where a sovereign is crowned; a crown is physically placed on a monarch’s head.

The purpose of a coronation is to make official, to formailse the transfer of titles and powers of the Monarch as the head of the Church of England. But it is important to be aware that this is a symbolic gesture due to the fact that King Charles was naturally and by default given the title of King, when his mother, Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II died last September.

Concerning the attendees, Buckingham Palace has not specified who of the Royal family will make an appearance.  However, to address the question of Prince Harry’s attendance, especially following his scintillating memoir, it is said by the spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Prince Harry and Meghan) that Harry received an emailed invitation. However, the decision on whether they will attend has not been revealed.

Interestingly, King Charles will not be the only one crowned on the day of his coronation. In fact, his wife, Queen Consort Camilla will also be crowned.

The time of the coronation is unknown but what is known is that it is expected to be on television live, naturally, and they will have guest performers.   Buckingham Palace stated that there will be “global music icons and contemporary stars together.”

Australian singer-songwriter, Kylie Minogue is expected to perform as well as her sister, singer Dannii Minogue, British Band Take That, English composer and impresario of musical theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber, and American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie.

The coronation is very traditional, and it will stay that way but according to Buckingham Palace, the event will also represent the role of the monarch in today’s society.

In explanation, the Palace informs, it will be “a solemn religious service, as well an occasion for celebration and pageantry.”

It will “reflect the Monarch’s role today and look towards the future while being rooted in longstanding traditions,” they added.

Considering this, experts believe that it is an indication of a slightly different and more layback coronation compared to that of Queen Elizabeth II; one with shorter ceremonies and tweaks in some of the antiquated elements of the ritual.

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Millions to come from FSC 

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Dana Malcolm 

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#TurksandCaicos, March 17, 2023 – Revenue from the Turks and Caicos’ Financial Services Sector will more than double in the next few years, if E Jay Saunders, Deputy Premier and Finance Minister gets his way.  It ‘s one of the reasons the country is investing so much capital into getting off of the EU blacklist and becoming a secure trustworthy financial destination. 

“The FSC’s revenues for 2020/21 was $10.5M— the figures for 2021/22, would be about similar,” he said.  He further explained that $10.5 million from the FSC represented about 2.6 percent of the country’s 408.5-million-dollar revenue.  Though it increased to $14 million in the 2021/22 financial year, finance is still a small fry compared to tourism or even stamp duties but that will change, says Saunders. 

“My revenue goal for the Government by the year 2029 [or] the election after the next election – is $500M.  By that time, I want the financial sector (FSC) revenues to represent at least 5% ($25M).  So that’s my goal for the financial sector by 2029.” 

This goal, should it be met, would increase the Government’s revenue by 100 million dollars, a significant increase in spending power for local upgrades and improvements for Turks and Caicos residents and visitors. 

Saunders says it’s time for the TCI to diversify its sources of revenue to make sure that what happened in the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw residents out of a job for months, will not happen again.  Tourism now makes up around 80 percent of the country’s GDP.  The Minister of Finance wants to push that down to 60 or even 50 percent.  

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Debrief on Haiti Caribbean heads visit 

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Dana Malcolm 

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#Haiti, March 17, 2023 – When a CARICOM delegation visited Haiti earlier this month, conspicuously absent was the Turks and Caicos Islands despite being one of the nations most directly affected by the multi-dimensional crisis there.  There is no comment, as yet from the Premier, to say why this was the case.  

Still, from the expedition, CARICOM heads of Government have informed that there will be lobbying in Africa for assistance in Haiti.  They say they have decided that the best course of action for the Caribbean country is to bolster the Haitian National Police and act as intermediaries with Africa and the world.  The decision follows a one day visit on February 27th, and a March 5th meeting chaired by the Bahamas. 

CARICOM says during the trip delegates ‘met with a broad range of Haitian stakeholders to hear their views on the way forward to a Haitian-led solution’. With that in mind it has made a decision on how to proceed.

“The Heads of Government agreed to support the Haitian National Police in their efforts to address the security situation.  The focus of the Community will be the provision of training for the HNP and the provision of humanitarian assistance to HNP and the wider Haitian society, taking into account the challenging humanitarian and security situation”

It’s not clear yet where and how this training will take place.  Also distinctly absent from the report, no more mention of boots on the ground from other countries despite CARICOM Member States indicating they were ready and willing should it come to that.

In addition, recognizing ‘the common historical experiences and the strong African-Caribbean relationship’ CARICOM says,

“Heads of Government also agreed to seek support from African countries for Haiti.  They also agreed to work with the Governments of Canada and the United States as well as the UNDP”

Magnetic Media has reached out to the Premier’s Office to get a full debrief of the February 27th visit (led by Jamaica; including The Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago) to learn of Turks and Caicos’ posture following the critical sessions.  

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New ASHLEY’S LEARNING CENTRE CONCERT

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#TurksandCaicos, March 17, 2023 – Musicians from the New World Symphony will be in the Turks and Caicos in concert next month and residents are invited to attend in support of the future of Ashley’s Learning Center.

A fairly young orchestral academy based in Miami, the New World Symphony was launched in the 1980s by 1987, Michael Tilson Thomas and Ted Arison,Carnival Cruises founder.  From the 1500 applicants who vie for a spot each year, the symphony accepts around 35 music graduates annually for training fellowships. 

A select few of those graduates will be in country on April 8th headlining at the Ashley’s Learning Center concert ‘We’re all in this together’.  The concert which also feature local artistes will be held at Brayton Hall on Venetian Road from 6 pm to 8:30 pm

Tickets are available ON ISLEHELP  $75 PER GENERAL SEAT $125 PER PREMIUM SEAT $195 PER GALLERY SEAT – with /FREFRESHMENTS. 

For TICKET RESERVATIONs you can call: 649-341-2304 or email  EVENTS@ASHLEYSLEARNINGCENTER.ORG 

 

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