Volume 21 Issue 24: June 23, 2011 - fp Turks and Caicos

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National Museum gets big boost
Plans for a Turks and Caicos National
Museum on Providenciales got a huge
lift recently when the museum’s board
secured 2.6 acres in the Village on Grace
Bay and a $40,000 check.
Both generous contributions help
move the project forward and could result
in groundbreaking before the end
of the year for a second national museum.
The original
museum is
On the Web
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visit www.
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on Grand Turk.
The building
design that
was unveiled in
March 2010 has
been reconfigured
into two
phases in order to reduce the initial cost
to begin construction, said architect Jeff
Lee of JAL Consultants.
The first phase will be 7,258 square
feet, including a 3,223-square-foot exhibit
and display area, plus a museum
shop and café garden. The second phase
would increase the total area to 10,058
square feet.
The new museum will be able to display
many of the museum’s artifacts
which are currently in storage, including
the Esperanca and Trouvadore shipwrecks,
the mystery of the Lucayan Indians,
the coming of the loyalist planters
and the early years of development.
As a private organization without
government funding, the museum depends
on donations. U.S. citizens and
U.S.-based companies and foundations
Free HIV testing will be offered June
24 at all Scotiabank branches in the
Turks and Caicos Islands.
Scotiabank, in partnership with the
Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership
(CBMP), will not only open its doors as
a stand-in clinic
Friday, but will circulate
information
and offer support
on the disease.
The clinics will
be held at Scotia
Centre Branch on
Cherokee Road and
Grace Bay Centre
Branch in Providenciales, as well as
Dillon Hall in the Anglican Church on
Pond Street in Grand Turk.
Trained personnel from the Ministry
of Health and Human Services will
conduct free testing clinics and provide
counseling services for individuals who
are tested.
“Scotiabank is pleased to partner with
CBMP to help heighten public interest
in HIV testing,” said Cecil Arnold, new
The museum will be built in the Village on Grace Bay.
receive a tax deductions for any contribution
in support of the museum.
Jeanette Caribbean, a company of U.S.
citizen and Belonger Frank Coggins,
sold two properties totaling 2.6 acres in
the Village at Grace Bay to the museum
at heavily discounted prices, said museum
board member Stan Hartling.
“The location is perfect as it boasts
easy access for resort guests but is also
very close to the local schools and residents
in the lower bight,” Hartling said.
Also last week, Fondation Agena donated
$40,000 toward the museum’s
country head of Scotiabank (Turks and
Caicos) Ltd. “Supporting the growing
program is part of our ongoing commitment
to raising awareness about HIV/
AIDS in the communities where we
work and live.”
CBMP, established in 2006, connects
100 top Caribbean broadcasters to coordinate
a media response to the HIV pandemic.
This partnership aims to share
information and resources between
broadcasters and expands HIV/AIDSrelated
programming and public education
activities across the Caribbean.
“I congratulate Caribbean media for
their committed coverage of this important
HIV prevention initiative now in its
fourth year,” said Dr. Allyson Leacock,
executive director of CBMP on HIV/
AIDS. “This unique collaboration, conceived
by the CBMP with media mounting
a month-long campaign; the exemplary
support from the private-sector in
Scotiabank offering its locations as some
of the testing sites; and the delivery of the
technical expertise of Voluntary Counseling
and Testing by the public sector
JAL Consultants
building fund, said Kenrick Walters, the
relationship manager for Bordier Bank
(TCI) Ltd. who represented the Liechtenstein-based
non-profit organization
in the donation.
Fondation Agena supports deserving
causes all over the world, and has over
the years provided substantial support
in the TCI in education, youth development,
social services and cultural preservation,
Walters said.
The museum is a not-for-profit organization
and is run as an independent
company with a Board of Trustees.
Regional HIV Testing Day: Free tests on June 24
through Ministries and Departments
of Health, mobilized by PANCAP, is a
model of the power of partnership in the
response to HIV in our region.”
This HIV/Aids awareness event has
been dubbed the Regional Testing Day
Campaign and has grown two-fold since
its inception three years ago.
In 2008, the CBMP and Scotiabank, in
collaboration with regional Ministries of
Health, introduced the Caribbean’s first
Regional HIV Testing Day in Barbados.
In 2010, more than 8,400 people from
16 countries across the Caribbean were
tested for HIV at Scotiabank branches
and other locations. This number was up
from 2009, when approximately 5,000
people participated.
This year’s Regional Testing Day officially
launched in Kingston, Jamaica, on
May 27. Approximately 10,000 people
from across the Caribbean are expected
to be tested during this year’s campaign.
According to the Joint United Nations
Programme on AIDS, there are approximately
240,000 people in the Caribbean
living with HIV.
Youngsters help
in Red Cross appeal
The Turks and Caicos Islands Red Cross
held an artistic contest for youngsters that
allowed them to express their creative side
and raise awareness for the local charity.
The competition’s theme was dubbed
“Together with Humanity: Helping Each
Other” and was held at the beginning of
May and open to all TCI schools. Youths
showcased their thoughtful and unique adaptation
of the theme in beautifully created
masterpieces. The Red Cross is pleased to
announce the winners:
Under 7 years old
▶▶1st place: Shakynah Glinton (Enid Capron Primary)
▶▶2nd place: Lucas Toledo (The Ashcroft School)
▶▶3rd place: Destiny Taylor (The Ashcroft School)
8-12 years old
▶▶1st place: Patral Hanifield (H.J. Robinson High)
▶▶2nd place: Steven Cenury (Enid Capron Primary)
▶▶3rd place: Jean Marcell Hess (The Ashcroft School)
Open
▶▶1st place: Dacliche Clervil (H.J. Robinson High)
▶▶2nd place: Makenson Louis & Joel Toussaint (H.J.
Robinson High)
▶▶3rd place: Cherline Dablem, Kibwe Cummings &
Modlin Orange (H.J. Robinson High)
In recognition of students’ hard work
and to highlight their efforts to the general
public, the winning entries will be on
exhibit in the Providenciales International
Airport.
The Red Cross thanked all schools that
took part, including the Ashcroft School,
Enid Capron Primary, H.J Robinson High,
Mills Institute, Richmond Hill Prep, Shining
Stars Prep and Tender Loving Care Pre-
School, and judges Elaine Joblin and Betty
Ludington.
Meeting Notice
Red Cross General Meeting
Meeting will take place on Tuesday,
28th June 2011, at the Thrift
Store/Office at 7.00 pm and is open
to all TCI RC members and those interested
in joining.
Apologies to Provo office (redcrossprovo@tciway.tc)
or 941 8056
General Meeting
1. Welcome
2. Apologies for absence
3. Overview of Branch programmes
4. Establish Volunteer Committees: Fundraising,
First Aid trainers, Disaster Management (first
responders, restoring family links, psychosocial
support), Schools/Youth and Thrift store
5. Preparation for Governing Committee Elections
6. Any Other Business
7. Close