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TMW2022.qxp_Layout 1 3/2/22 3:41 PM Page 1 M Page 1 TRUST INTEGRITY EXPERIENCE Serving international & domestic clients in real estate, property development, mortgages, corporate matters, commercial matters, immigration, and more. TWA MARCELIN WOLF ATTORNEYS AT LAW SINCE 1982 TELEPHONE 649.946.4261 | TMW@TMWLAW.TC WWW.TWAMARCELINWOLF.COM DISTRIBUTOR DISTRIBUTOR FOR FOR EVINRUDE && MERCURY MERCURY OUTBOARDS, PURSUIT WORLD CLASS CAT, CAT, SUNDANCE AND BOSTON WHALER BOATS Lures and Live Bait Marine Hardware & Gear Fishing Gear & Supplies Marine Paints & Varnish Marine Batteries Sebago Docksiders & Sperry Topsiders Shoes BLUE BLUE HILLS HILLS ROAD ROAD PROVIDENCIALES PROVIDENCIALES TURKS TURKS & CAICOS CAICOS ISLANDS, ISLANDS, B.W.I. B.W.I. PHONE: 649-946-4411 FAX: 649-946-4945 though, we have a significant advantage. We have access to satellite data, current weather observations, weather radars, aircraft weather reports, and so on. Many of us have been through college to learn about the atmosphere and how it behaves, and for many, in particular, the Tropics. We are able to do what no computer can do. We can take our experience during our careers, lessons we have learned, our training, and consultation with colleagues, to provide forecasts for a location like the Turks & Caicos that are far superior to what a weather app will provide. The weather knowledge we are able to apply is an invaluable tool in weather forecasting, and it really shines in locations where real-time weather data is sparse. Will we get the forecast wrong? At times, of course! The atmosphere is fluid, and Mother Nature doesn’t always cooperate. Next time you take a look at your weather app and it calls for “gloom and doom,” try to remember how that information is developed. If you are ever concerned about the forecast for your trip, you are welcome to send me a message on the Turks and Caicos Weather Info page on Facebook. I would be happy to help ease your concerns. As well, the TCI is in the early stages of developing its own National Meteorological Services through the Turks & Caicos Islands Airport Authority, led by Director of Meteorology Dr. Holly Hamilton. Its aim is to provide weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weather-related products for the purposes of protection, safety, and general information. The government realizes that the country cannot continue to rely on other countries to provide data. As hurricanes and climate change make weather events more disastrous and dangerous, the TCI needs real time information provided by state-of-the-art equipment so that we know what is going to happen. This will allow for early warning and early action. a Paul Wilkerson is an American meteorologist and tourist who frequents the Turks & Caicos Islands. Along with his wife and two daughters, the Wilkersons stay actively engaged with Islanders throughout the year with his Facebook page Turks and Caicos Islands Weather Info. 32 www.timespub.tc
green pages Newsletter of the Department of Environment & Coastal Resources Head office: Church Folly, Grand Turk, tel 649 946 2801 • fax 649 946 1895 • Astwood Street, South Caicos, tel 649 946 3306 • fax 946 3710 • National Environmental Centre, Lower Bight Road, Providenciales Parks Division, tel 649 941 5122 • fax 649 946 4793 Fisheries Division, tel 649 946 4017 • fax 649 946 4793 email environment@gov.tc or dema.tci@gmail.com • web https://www.gov.tc/decr/ The DECR team is preparing an herbarium specimen at Bird Rock Point, Providenciales. From left are: Christopher May, DECR; Brianna Walcott, TC National Trust; B Naqqi Manco, DECR; and Junel “Flash” Blaise, DECR. DODLY PROSPER Building on the Past DECR debuts two exciting new projects. By B Naqqi Manco, Assistant Director of Research and Development, DECR When you love something, there’s always a fear. Parents fret about their children, homeowners worry about their fortresses, and collectors obsess over the security of their hoards. For those of us who love our work, that concern translates into anxiety regarding legacy. Will the hard work we have done to protect something be in vain? Will we be able to release our hold on our beloved toil confidently to those who come next? Within the Department of Environment & Coastal Resources (DECR), many of us ask these questions—especially those of us who have been at it for some time. Times of the Islands Winter 2022/23 33
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