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TCI: Delano Renews Contract with Flow for Second Term
#TurksandCaicos, March 16, 2018 – Providenciales – Flow TCI, a Cable & Wireless company, has officially re-signed 24-year old track sensation Delano Williams – the first Olympic athlete from the Turks and Caicos Islands as a pan-regional Brand ambassador.
Holder of the 2012 World Juniors 200M Championship title, three-time Carifta Medallist, IAAF World Champion Bronze Medallist, 4x400M Rio 2016 Olympics contender, and son of the TCI, the decorated athlete has inked another two year endorsement deal applicable across C&W’s fifteen Caribbean markets, the Bahamas, and Panama.
“I am honoured to sign with the #1 telecommunications provider in the Turks and Caicos, Flow, for a second term as a pan regional brand ambassador. Being a part of the Flow family since the inception of my career has proven to be and remains one of the best decisions I’ve made to date. I will always be a Flow-guy,” shared Delano.
Originally signed in October 2015, Delano has since joined a new two-year NIKE approved coaching program in Kingston, Jamaica called the Maximizing Velocity and Power (MVP) Track & Field Club, home to world class Jamaican sprinters such as Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, Elaine Thompson and Asafa Powell, to focus on his initial passion for sprint as his signature events.
“I wanted to put myself back into the sprinting world, because I don’t believe the 400m is for me. I believe wholeheartedly that my new coach, Paul Francis, who has coached world class Olympic medallist and world record holders, will get me where I need to go,” explained Williams.
It’s been four years now since Williams has run a 100M race, and in February, he opened his season with a time of 10.46 seconds, just a few split seconds shy of his 100M PB of 10.28 recorded in 2013. He has declined the request to run the 4x400m relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games to remain focused on his individual sprint training.
“Delano Williams has quickly become a household name in the Turks and Caicos. It has been quite an honour to work alongside he and his manager to capture the moments in his career that will be engrained in the history books of this country and this brand as he grows into an outstanding athlete” says, Darron Hilaire, Marketing Communications Executive.
We can expect to see Delano again at the British Olympic Trials, and the Berlin 2018 European Athletics Championships in August.
“As a part of our commitment to being the number sponsor of youth and sports in the region, we are grateful as a company for the opportunity to be a part of Delano’s growing global sprinting career, as he continues to break barriers and inspire greatness,” expressed Flow Country Manager, Delleriece Hall.
Pick up your copy of the 2018 Flow Calendar today to see Delano’s latest feature, along with many other key moments from over the years.
Release: Flow
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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