WOMEN'S FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2016
Sunday, July 3, 2016 saw the finale of the Women's Cup Games. Battling for the top place were AFC Hurricanes and AFC Warriors. These two teams played fierce and competitive matches throughout the season as they were both hungry to capture top places in both the Women's League and Women's Cup Games. The teams seemed evenly matched throughout the first half of the game as numerous attempts were made on goal and defensive lines held fast. However, sixteen year old Emily Bayles of AFC Hurricanes who is known for her strong and accurate kicks was able to score the sole goal of the game. This was the determining factor for the winners of the Women's Cup Games with final results for the match - AFC Hurricanes 1 - 0 AFC Warriors.
The Women's Football League commenced May 15th, 2016 with AFC Warriors as the front runners, until receiving their first defeat to AFC Hurricanes. AFC Hurricanes became a forced to be reckoned with as they were able to create magnificent goals, resulting in their victories. AFC Strikers also participated in the Women's League and Cup Games. Although not able to take a lead in the games AFC Strikers were able to gain a win during the Cup semi final games in a penalty shoot-out against AFC Warriors which resulted in a 2-0 win for AFC Strikers.
All three teams are to be commended for their efforts as each team had a diverse base of players with respect to age and playing abilities. AFC Hurricanes has truly dominated the 2016 season as they hold first place in both the Women's League and Women's Cup Games. Followed in second place by AFC Warriors and AFC Strikers in third place.
The TCIFA continues to encourage girls and women of all ages to participate in training sessions and games, as it continues its endeavours to increase the number of female participation in the great sport of football.
Italy migrants: Nigerian killed in Fermo race attack
A man has been arrested by Italian police investigating the killing of a Nigerian immigrant which the government has condemned as a racist attack.
Police say a row broke out at Fermo on Italy's west coast when racist abuse was hurled at the partner of Emmanuel Chidi Namdi, 36.
The violence escalated when a traffic pole was pulled from the ground. The victim later died in hospital.
A local man described as a well-known "ultra" football fan is being held. Amedeo Mancini, 35, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of racially aggravated manslaughter. His lawyer said he "did not mean to kill" and that he had punched the Nigerian in self defence.
Emmanuel Chidi fled Nigeria with his partner Chinyery, 24, after their families came under attack from jihadist group Boko Haram. Their families were killed in an attack on a Nigerian church in 2015, Italian media reported.
UK to get 2nd female PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — Conservative lawmakers chose Home Secretary Theresa May and Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom today Thursday to fight a runoff contest for leadership of Britain's governing party. The winner will become the country's second female prime minister.
May received 199 votes in a ballot of Conservative members of Parliament, while Leadsom received 84. Justice Secretary Michael Gove got 46 votes and was eliminated from the race.
Some 150,000 Conservative Party members will now vote by postal ballot, with the result announced Sept. 9.
The winner will replace Prime Minister David Cameron, who announced his resignation after Britain voted last month to leave the European Union.
Britain's first female prime minister was Margaret Thatcher, a Conservative who governed from 1979 to 1990.
The new leader will be responsible for leading Britain's exit negotiations with the 28-nation EU as well as helping to steady the country's government and economy, which has been deeply shaken by markets' reaction to the EU vote.
The result of the ballot is a slap in the face for Gove, whose ambition to lead the country lasted only a week. He campaigned for an EU exit alongside popular former London Mayor Boris Johnson, who had been expected to seek the party leadership, with Gove as his campaign manager.
But Gove shocked the party by announcing last week that he had decided Johnson was not up to the job and declaring himself a candidate instead. The betrayal probably hurt his leadership chances, fueling a view among Tories that he is disloyal.
Leadsom, 53, who also backed the "leave" campaign in the referendum, says the prime minister should be someone who truly believes in a British exit, or Brexit.
May, 59, supported the losing "remain" side in the EU vote but says she is the best person to unite a party that — like the country — is divided over the referendum result.
She said she was delighted to have won support from "leavers and remainers, MPs from the length and breadth of the country."
"This vote shows that the Conservative Party can come together — and under my leadership it will," she said.
U.S. attorney general closes Clinton email case, says no charges
The investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of private email while secretary of state is over, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Wednesday, removing a legal cloud that threatened the presumptive Democratic nominee's presidential bid.
Lynch said she accepted the Federal Bureau of Investigation's recommendations that no charges be brought in the probe, as Republicans made clear they would not let Clinton's email headaches fade away easily.
"I received and accepted their unanimous recommendation that the thorough, year-long investigation be closed and that no charges be brought against any individuals within the scope of the investigation," Lynch said in a statement.
With the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential and congressional elections beginning to heat up, Republicans called on the administration to make public key documents in the Clinton email case.
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, speaking at a campaign rally in Cincinnati, Ohio, accused Clinton, his likely Democratic opponent, of bribing Lynch to decide not to press charges.
He was referring to reports, including in the New York Times this week that Clinton, if elected president, might ask Lynch to stay on as attorney general.
"She said she’s going to reappoint the attorney general and the attorney general is waiting to make a determination as to whether or not she’s guilty. And boy was that a fast determination, wow," Trump said, adding, "That's bribery folks."
On Capitol Hill, Representative Steve Sca-lise, the No. 3 House of Representatives Republican, reacted to Lynch's announcement by proclaiming: "Secretary Clinton broke the law and lied about it."
Senior Senate Republicans insisted that the FBI's investigation be made available to the public, including a transcript of the more than three hours Clinton spent last Saturday in an interview conducted by the agency.
C'bean countries to tighten rules for investors seeking citizenship
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) – Caribbean island nations on Wednesday discussed boosting security to ensure terrorists and other criminals do not gain citizenship by posing as investors.
Grenada's Prime Minister Keith Mitchell said that although the island's citizenship-by-investment program has provided a major source of revenue, the government is not prepared to sacrifice its national security.
"We have to come to terms with that, that in this global terrorism atmosphere that we are now dealing with, we have to be extremely careful that one incident, one person being allowed in our region can in fact create havoc," he told reporters at a Caribbean leaders' annual summit being held in Guyana, where the topic has been under discussion.
Having tightened its screening process, Grenada has rejected even some applicants approved by international partners based on anecdotal information, he added.
One country's policies affect the others because the European Union-style free-movement regime of the 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) allows Caribbean nationals to travel freely throughout the region without visas.
St Kitts and Nevis -- which pioneered selling citizenship to investors for as much as $500,000 per applicant, but whose economy depends chiefly on tourism -- credited the revenue source with funding the construction of internationally recognised hotels.
Keen eye on Antigua - Golding Commission says Sandals/Antigua dispute on its radar for perceived unfair practices
The Bruce Golding-led Caricom Review Commission indicated yesterday that the current dispute between the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaican-owned Sandals Resorts International (SRI) had come up on its radar, in respect of the issue of perceived unfair practices.
Prime Minister Gaston Browne recently withdrew a tax concession agreement that Sandals had signed with the previous Baldwin Spencer Government in 2009, saying it was illegal and accusing the hotel of not paying over sales tax under the agreement.
Sandals has hit back that Browne’s decision was done unilaterally, without notice and without any evidence of wrongdoing on the hotel’s part. SRI has also said it would sue the Antigua Government for defaming its vaunted international brand.
At the first meeting of his star-studded 17-member commission, Golding was asked by journalists if the review body was aware of the dispute and what approach, if any, it would take to seek a resolution.
“Yes, it has come up on our radar in a generic way, because it would have to do with the question of perceived unfair practices,” Golding, the former Jamaican prime minister, said.
Commenting on Browne’s accusations of withholding taxes, Sandals insisted that it had been operating in Antigua and Barbuda since 1992 and had consistently been audited by Price-Waterhouse-Coopers, and more recently by Grant Thornton International, as well as by the Government’s own tax department and “never has there been cause for any such accusations”.
Sandals CEO to give keynote address at State of the Tourism Industry Conference
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Chief executive officer of Sandals Resorts International, Adam Stewart, will outline his vision for Caribbean tourism at the State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC), scheduled to be held here in September.
Barbados’ minister of tourism and international transport, Richard Sealy, who made the announcement yesterday, said Stewart’s presentation will focus on the conference theme “Honouring our legacy, defining our future”.
“Sandals is an influential Caribbean brand. Its impact on the economies of the countries in which it operates, and the other benefits it brings, such as immense global exposure which we otherwise could not afford, cannot be missed,” Sealy said at a news conference at the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) headquarters here.
Described as “a maverick on a mission, an energetic change agent, and an innovator who is not constrained by convention”, Stewart is expected to share his views on the opportunities that lie ahead for Caribbean tourism and what must be done to cash in on these opportunities.
Stewart’s presentation is expected to draw his experiences in leading the growth and expansion of the global brand since he took over as its chief executive officer at the age of 25.
Another leading presenter will be Craig Landry, the president of Air Canada Leisure Group.
Landry oversees the Air Canada Vacations tour operator business and the leisure airline Air Canada Rouge, both of which are important partners and stakeholders in Caribbean tourism. Canada is itself a long-standing and critically important tourism partner for the region.
“The combination of a keynoter who is the chief executive officer of the Caribbean’s foremost hotel brand – Adam Stewart of Sandals – and a featured speaker who is from Air Canada, signals the importance we attach to our vision for the Caribbean,” stated Hugh Riley, the CTO’s secretary general.
Update on Police Officer who was shot whilst on duty
Meanwhile, the RTCIPF last evening provided an Update on the Police Officer who was shot whilst on duty. Police Constable #219 Ked-kri-zia Missick who was shot while arriving on the scene of a robbery on Monday 4th July 2016 has been released from the hospital.
Missick, a female officer, is attached to the Tactical Unit of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force for the past 10 months with 9 years of service was shot just above the knee by an unknown person who had just finish committing a Robbery at the Petro Plus Gas Station on Millennium Highway, Providenciales. She was transported to the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre where she was seen and treated for her injury which did not require any surgery.
Superintendant in charge of Tactical Unit, Darron Williams, said the shooting shows the dangerous nature of the job. “This goes to show the dangers police officers face each day, I am happy that her injuries were not serious or life-threatening and I am hopeful for her speedy recovery and is grateful for the many expressions of concern and support on her behalf,” said Williams.
Police Investigates robberies
Investigators of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are investigating two reports of robbery that occurred last night (Wednesday 6th July 2016) on Providenciales.
The first incident was reported at 4:04PM when complainant reported on behalf of two persons who told him that while on North West Point Beach, they were robbed by two masked men who pointed a gun at them and demanded money. The men were described as 6’2” dark complexion and athletic built, the other was about 6’0 light skin and slim built. Their faces were covered with one wearing a Rasta colored bandana.
The culprits got away with a white scooter and a straw bag contained clothing, cellular phone, a Go Pro camera and a small amount of cash. Police were dispatched to the area where an extensive search was conducted for the two suspects. The scooter was later recovered and a 46-year-old male suspect was arrested. The other man is still on the run.
The second incident was reported at 9:39PM, the complainant contacted 911 Central and reported that some guests were robbed by an unknown male with a knife.
The victims told officers that they were walking along the beach heading towards to the Alexandria Resort when they were approached by a 5'7" black man with a broken accent wearing a black hoodie and a Short Dickie Pants. The man held on to one of the victim's neck and demanded money. He was able to get away with a small amount of cash and a wallet containing documents.
Officers made checks around the area but no one fitting the description was seen.
No one was injured in both incidents. Investigators are ongoing for both incidents. If you have information that can help the police in their investigation please contact Chalk Sound Police Station 338-5901.
To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1- 800 8477 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: www.crimestoppers.tc. The information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence.
Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force
Another armed robbery has landed in the laps of officers of the RTCIPF in Providenciales – a crime perpetrated against tourists. According to Police, shortly after 4pm Wednesday, Police Officers were dispatched to the North West Point area of Providenciales where two persons stated that they were robbed at gunpoint.
The Police have arrested one of the suspects and are currently searching for a second man who is said to be dressed in black clothing. Police are appealing to anyone who may have been in the area of Phase 1 and 2 and may have noticed such person please call 338-5901.
Police warn that the suspect may be armed and dangerous. RTC News hopes to have an update on this latest crime during our 1:30 news today.