The Governor and Jill Beckingham visited South Caicos again on Wednesday 27 May. They spoke to all the children at both the Primary and High Schools , and heard a short performance by the Majorie Basden brass band (who played instruments some of which had been donated by the Governor’s Office) as well as songs by the primary school.
Speaking at the High School the Governor encouraged the school leavers to focus carefully on their next move, whether in higher education or the beginning of a career. He reminded pupils that TCI’s National Hero, JAGS McCartney had reached the level of Chief Minister in his early thirties.
The Governor also told the pupils of his positive and interesting meeting this week with TCI international sports star Delano Williams. “We agreed”, he said, “that all schoolchildren should be encouraged, both at school and home, to participate in extra- curricular activities, in sport, music or other pursuits. Not everyone can reach Delano’s exceptional level, but taking part in sports and other activities is so important for everyone at school in TCI.”
Jill Beckingham announced to both schools that she would be repeating her “Footsteps4 Good” walk across all the family islands, as well as Grand Turk and Providenciales, this October. She hoped that as many pupils and more would take part this year in the South Caicos section of the walk, which would be on Monday 19 October.
The Governor and Mrs Beckingham also visited the East Bay and Sailrock developments, and met senior representatives from both companies. “I was delighted to see so much progress since my earlier visits, and to hear of the quality of the building work in both new resorts “ the Governor said. “ I have followed both developments closely, and it is excellent that they hope to open for business within a year or less. These are precisely the sort of resorts we need to see in the family islands, and they should be a real catalyst for the local economy in South Caicos. There is bound to be a demand for more restaurants and other retail outlets which can only benefit the South Caicos community.”
The Governor and Mrs Beckingham also called on the residents of the Wellness Centre, and the Governor had brief meetings with members of the public service.
