Linda Yaccarino replaces Elon Musk as Twitter boss
Linda Yaccarino, the new boss of troubled social media firm Twitter, has started the role earlier than expected.
Ms. Yaccarino, previously head of advertising at NBCUniversal, joined days after Twitter lost its second head of trust and safety.
Elon Musk had announced on 12 May that his successor would join in six weeks but her start date appears to have been brought forward.
Twitter also announced it had recruited Joe Benarroch from NBCUniversal.
Mr. Benarroch was senior vice president of communications, advertising, and partnerships at the media giant.
He also worked for a number of years at Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram. At Twitter, he will focus on business operations.
Mr. Musk has said he plans to remain involved with the firm.
The billionaire owner of Twitter said last year he would resign as chief executive once he found "someone foolish enough to take the job".
It followed a Twitter poll when Mr. Musk asked people to vote on whether he should resign - 57.5% voted yes.
Ms. Yaccarino welcomed her former NBCUniversal co-worker Mr. Benarroch to Twitter, which is known for its logo of a bird.
She tweeted: "Welcome to the flock @benarroch_joe! From one bird to the next."
He said: "I am looking forward to bringing my experience to Twitter, and to working with the entire team to build Twitter 2.0 together."
Ms. Yaccarino, who is 60 years old, will oversee business operations at the platform, which has been struggling to make money.
Since buying Twitter, Mr Musk cut 75% of its employees including teams charged with tracking abuse, and changed how the company verifies authentic accounts.
Meanwhile, advertisers have left in large numbers.
Ms. Yaccarino is credited with helping to steer NBCUniversal through the upheaval caused by technology firms.
In her former role, she overhauled the ad sales business, pushed the 2020 launch of its ad-supported streaming platform Peacock, and drove industry-wide debates about data gaps as audiences migrated online.
Late last week, reports emerged that Twitter's second head of trust and safety under owner Mr. Musk had resigned.
Ella Irwin took the post when the previous head Yoel Roth left in November 2022 - a month after Mr. Musk took over the company.
The head of trust and safety is tasked with content moderation, a topic that has come under the spotlight since Mr. Musk's takeover of the firm.
The reason for Ms. Irwin's resignation is unclear. However, it came a day after Mr. Musk publicly criticized a content moderation decision made at Twitter.
Since buying Twitter for $44bn (£35.4bn), Mr Musk had been under pressure to find someone else to lead the firm and refocus his attention on his other businesses, which include electric carmaker Tesla and rocket firm SpaceX.
He will continue as Twitter's executive chairman and chief technology officer.
Source- BBC
Bahamian authorities detain foreign nationals in possible human smuggling ring
Bahamian officials said they detained 22 foreigners, including two children on Sunday after intercepting a 32-foot vessel in Bahamian waters carrying a United States flag in a possible human smuggling ring.
“We are going to remain firm. We are going to be relentless in our pursuit and once we find out you are engaging in human smuggling, human trafficking we’re going to place you before the courts and you will rightly go where you rightly deserve,” Police Press Liaison Officer, Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings, told reporters.
She said that the group included 13 men, six women, two children and one infant from Ecuador, Italy, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Brazil. They were reportedly on their way to North America
The migrants were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Police Force Marine Unit acting on intelligence and intercepted the vessel west of New Providence.
The police said they have since handed over the migrants to the Immigration Department for processing.
Source- Jamaica Observer
Ben Roberts-Smith threatened witnesses in defamation trial, judge says
A judgement in a landmark defamation trial says Australia's most decorated living soldier lied to cover up his misdeeds and threatened witnesses.
It also found Ben Roberts-Smith "complicit in and responsible for" the murder of three Afghans.
Last week, he lost a defamation suit against three Australian newspapers over war crimes allegations.
It's raised the spectre of a possible wider reckoning over claims of war crimes by Australian forces.
On Thursday, Federal Court Judge Anthony Besanko threw out the former special forces corporal's case against The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Canberra Times.
Roberts-Smith claimed the papers ruined his life by their reports that he had broken the moral and legal rules of war.
The judge delayed releasing the reasons for his judgement until Monday, to allow Australian authorities time to ensure it did not inadvertently divulge national security secrets.
But Judge Besanko found the claims that Roberts-Smith had murdered unarmed prisoners and civilians while serving in Afghanistan were "substantially true".
Saying that the 44-year-old was "not an honest and reliable witness", he added: "I have difficulty accepting the applicant's evidence on any disputed issue".
He further found that the Victoria Cross recipient invoked a special forces code of silence to intimidate witnesses, and also smeared and threatened others.
In a bid to silence a fellow Afghanistan veteran, Roberts-Smith went to the extent of sending a legal threat to Gina Rinehart, Australia's richest woman, warning that the ex-soldier - Ms Rinehart's relative - would be sued for speaking ill of him.
He even hired a private detective to investigate another former soldier who was questioning his past, producing a report that profiled not only the veteran but his wife and parents as well.
In a tape recording, Roberts-Smith was also heard lambasting soldiers who broke the silence code. "A few people [in the special forces] had done what we don't do and that's talk out of school."
Roberts-Smith has not commented since the ruling, but he is expected to appeal to the full bench of the federal court.
The 110-day defamation trial costs an estimated A$25m ($16.3m, £13.2m).
Roberts-Smith had been considered a national hero for having single-handedly overpowered Taliban machine-gunners who were attacking his Special Air Service (SAS) platoon, earning him Australia's highest military honour.
He was appointed to high-profile executive positions and received a string of accolades, even being crowned Father of the Year in 2013.
But while he has not been charged with any offences, the father of two is currently the subject of an Australia Federal Police inquiry into alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan.
In 2020, a landmark investigation known as the Brereton Report found "credible evidence" that elite Australian soldiers unlawfully killed 39 people in Afghanistan.
It recommended that 19 current or former soldiers should be investigated over alleged killings of prisoners and civilians from 2009-13.
Source- BBC
Alison Hammond breaks down on This Morning over Phillip Schofield interview
This Morning presenter Alison Hammond has broken down live on the program while reacting to the departure of ex-colleague Phillip Schofield.
Schofield told the BBC he feels his "career is over" following the affair he had with a young male colleague.
Speaking on Friday's show, Hammond said he had apologized and urged people not to judge his actions too harshly.
"I'm just finding it really painful because obviously, I loved Phillip Schofield," she said.
"And it's weird because I still love Phillip Schofield. However what he's done is wrong, he's admitted it, and he's said sorry.
"But as a [TV] family we're all really struggling to process everything and I never know what to say."
She continued: "But I remember what my mum always said: 'Use your Bible as your Sat Nav in life Al', and in the Bible, it says 'he without sin, cast the first stone'.
"And I just don't want to say anything bad because obviously, I'm in conflict."
Schofield, 61, left the ITV show last week after he admitted lying about the affair with a male colleague, who he first met at the age of 15 and helped to get into the industry.
The network has asked a barrister to lead a review into its handling of the short-lived relationship.
This week, instead of its usual presenters Schofield and Holly Willoughby, This Morning has been fronted by Hammond alongside Dermot O'Leary.
O'Leary noted that "what Phil has done is wrong" but offered, given the widespread coverage, there should now be concerns about his mental health.
Clutching a small green vape during an interview with the BBC's Amol Rajan, Schofield suggested recent events had left him feeling suicidal and drew a parallel with the media treatment of both him and Caroline Flack.
Former Love Island presenter Flack's death prompted an outpouring of grief as well as a demand for it to become a turning point for the treatment of celebrities on social media and the press.
She took her own life in 2020, having stood down from the dating show after she was charged with assaulting her partner in December.
Several Twitter users commented that Schofield's comparison was "distasteful".
O'Leary said on This Morning: "As a society, quite rightly we talk about mental health all the time but that can't be the preserve of people who are on the right side of history."
Hammond added: "There's [only] so much a man can take, isn't there? And I don't want any death in this situation."
Schofield, who is married with two children, received an outpouring of support in 2020 after revealing he is gay.
Another This Morning regular, Gyles Brandreth, said the controversy around him was "a human story but with public implications".
"The point is, the public implication is to do with broadcasting and to do with workplace rules, regulations, good behavior [and] that is going to be dealt with by the review and we'll learn the consequences of that," he said.
"At the same time, we are dealing with the human being that all of us here have known and liked over many years, so it makes it difficult for us.
"And really, what I'm saying is that the reaction to it has been in some ways disproportionate at the human level."
Fellow broadcaster Richard Bacon also lent his support, tweeting it was "time to stop piling in on this human being". The former Blue Peter presenter was sacked from the show in 1998 after admitting to taking cocaine.
Former Good Morning Britain presenter and broadcaster Piers Morgan agreed it was "time to stop this relentless persecution of a guy who's lost everything and looks right on the edge to me.
"He doesn't seem to have committed any crime, and he's not a govt minister."
But Kelvin MacKenzie, former editor of the Sun, disputed Schofield's claim that public scrutiny of his relationship with a younger man was homophobic.
"Don't agree," he posted. "Suspect it would have been even worse had he met a girl of 15, arranged for her to have a job with him at 18, and then at some stage turned the 'friendship' into an affair."
"He's only 'sad' because his dirty secret came out," said political commentator Bushra Shaikh, "Otherwise he'd still be sitting presenting on that sofa.
"[Forget] his crocodile tears."
ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall has been asked to face questions from MPs on the situation at ITV and This morning, at a session of the committee on 14 June.
Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of Parliament's Culture, Media, and Sport Select Committee, told BBC Radio 4's Today program that Schofield's interview was "very hard to listen to".
"This is two lives blown apart by this incident," she said.
"This is two careers devastated by this and not to mention all the families and loved ones that are going to be impacted as well. It's a very difficult interview to listen to."
Lauren Beeching, the founder of crisis management agency Honest London, told the BBC the public response to his interview had "picked out certain parts that Phillip has said, and disagreed with and shared, pushing even more of a 'witch hunt'".
"It's clear that Phillip felt the urge to respond to the hate, but right now, very little can be said to improve his situation. I would have advised him to stay silent until public anger calmed down."
But she disagreed with Schofield saying his career was over, adding: "I've worked with celebrities experiencing similar levels of public outrage, and in every instance, with time, the public backlash lessens. This is when Phillip can begin rebuilding his reputation."
Simon Wadsworth, the founder of Igniyte, a reputations management consultancy, told the BBC he saw the interview as a "positive step" which could "help sway public opinion in his favor", adding: "Phillip Schofield was right to come out with his side of the story, which must have been very difficult. The interview will help to balance the narrative."
He also thought the presenter's TV career was not over, saying: "At the moment yes it would seem so but in the long term no... No presenter is irreplaceable. He needs to take himself away to rebuild and reassess."
At the end of This Morning's Friday show, Hammond also confirmed that Holly Willoughby would return to the sofa to present it on Monday, alongside Josie Gibson.
ITV told the BBC it was not issuing any further statements, referring back to the independent review into its handling of a relationship between Schofield and his colleague, set up earlier this week.
For more reaction to the Phillip Schofield interview, listen on BBC Sounds to 5 Live's Voice of the UK with Nicky Campbell.
Lauren Beeching, a founder of crisis management agency Honest London, told the BBC the public response to his interview had "picked out certain parts that Phillip has said, and disagreed with and shared, pushing even more of a 'witch hunt'".
"It's clear that Phillip felt the urge to respond to the hate, but right now, very little can be said to improve his situation. I would have advised him to stay silent until public anger calmed down."
But she disagreed with Schofield saying his career was over, adding: "I've worked with celebrities experiencing similar levels of public outrage, and in every instance, with time, the public backlash lessens. This is when Phillip can begin rebuilding his reputation."
Simon Wadsworth, a founder of Igniyte, a reputations management consultancy, told the BBC he saw the interview as a "positive step" which could "help sway public opinion in his favor", adding: "Phillip Schofield was right to come out with his side of the story, which must have been very difficult. The interview will help to balance the narrative."
He also thought the presenter's TV career was not over, saying: "At the moment yes it would seem so but in the long term no... No presenter is irreplaceable. He needs to take himself away to rebuild and reassess."
At the end of This Morning's Friday show, Hammond also confirmed that Holly Willoughby would return to the sofa to present it on Monday, alongside Josie Gibson.
ITV told the BBC it was not issuing any further statements, referring back to the independent review into its handling of a relationship between Schofield and his colleague, set up earlier this week.
For more reaction to the Phillip Schofield interview, listen on BBC Sounds to 5 Live's Voice of the UK with Nicky Campbell.
Source- BBC
US adds 339,000 jobs in May
Job creation in the US remained robust last month, despite rising prices and a sharp spike in borrowing costs weighing on the economy.
Employers added 339,000 jobs, but the unemployment rate rose to 3.7%, from April's unusually low 3.4%.
The gains were far greater than expected, continuing a streak of hiring that has surprised economists.
Analysts have expected hiring to slow as the US central bank raises interest rates to try to rein in rising prices.
But payrolls have remained resilient, raising hopes the economy will avoid a painful recession, while also stirring debate about whether the Federal Reserve will have to take more aggressive action to bring inflation under control.
Inflation, the rate at which prices rise, was 4.9% in the US in April.
While that was the lowest in roughly two years, it remained more than double the 2% rate that the bank considers healthy.
Expectations of what Friday's report might mean for interest rates in the months ahead were divided.
"This is the strangest employment report for some time," said Ian Shepherdson of Pantheon Macroeconomics, pointing to the disconnect between the job gains and the rise in unemployment.
Some analysts said the widespread job gains in May, as hospitals, restaurants, bars, and construction firms added workers, was a sign that the Fed will have to raise interest rates more.
The Labor Department also said job gains in April had been greater than previously estimated.
Others said the report included signs that should convince the bank to hold off, pointing to moderating wage gains. At 3.7%, the jobless rate was also the highest in seven months.
US President Joe Biden, who has been dogged by public pessimism over the economy, celebrated the figures, saying it was a "good day for the American economy and American workers".
But others said the gains may not be sustainable.
Seema Shah, the chief global strategist at Principal Asset Management, said the "blowout" job gains in May indicated that the "Fed's job is not yet done".
"The key question now is: can they wait until July or does this monster payrolls number trigger another burst of urgency?" she said.
"Perhaps the report details, with the unemployment rate rising and average hourly earnings growth slowing, tilts the decision to July. But overall, this is not a labor market that is slowing - and if it's not slowing, then inflation isn't coming down to 2%."
If the US central bank continues to raise interest rates, that would lead to higher borrowing costs for households and businesses seeking mortgages or other loans.
The expectation is that the economy will cool, easing pressures pushing up prices, as higher borrowing costs lead people to cut back on spending and businesses to delay expansions and other activities.
"By year-end, as the impact of Fed tightening feeds into the economy and corporates retrench, we expect a material weakening in job market conditions and an early-90s type economic recession," said Hussain Mehdi, macro and investment strategist at HSBC Asset Management.
He added: "A delay to this process implies the risk of higher-for-longer rates and a deeper downturn."
Source- BBC
TURKS AND CAICOS 3-DAY PUBLIC FORECAST
THIS IS A 3-DAY PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 AM, TODAY AND TONIGHT,
FRIDAY, 2ND JUNE, 2023, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.
GENERAL SITUATION: DEEP LAYERED TROUGHING COMBINED WITH STREAMING TROPICAL
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN. HOWEVER, MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE
CONCENTRATED IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS THROUGH TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT TO GENTLE AS A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN REMAIN IN PLACE.
SPECIAL WARNINGS: RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TURKS & CAICOS
ISLANDS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING IN DURING HEAVY AND
PROLONGED RAINFALL EVENTS. THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE AT
TIMES. THERE IS A FULL MOON THIS WEEKEND THEREFORE PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION
WHEN TRAVERSING THE COASTAL ROADWAYS DURING HIGH TIDE OR IN FLOODED AREAS AS
WATER LEVELS COULD BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL.
AREA – THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS:
WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST, WARM, AND HUMID WITH WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT.
ADVISORY: EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS, EAST-
NORTHEAST BAHAMAS TO EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS, OCCASIONALLY FALLING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS, 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
HIGH-TEMPERATURE TODAY: 86°F / 30°C
LOW-TEMPERATURE TONIGHT: 73°F / 23°C
SUNRISE: 6:19 AM
SUNSET: 7:55 PM
MOONSET: 4:52 AM
MOONRISE: 6:41 PM
HIGH TIDE: 6:55 AM
LOW TIDE: 1:00 PM
HIGH TIDE: 7:27 PM
LOW TIDE: 1:57 AM SAT.
EXTENDED FORECAST (FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS): TROUGHING COMBINED WITH
STREAMING MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A WET AND HUMID
WEATHER PATTERNS ACROSS THE ISLANDS FOR THE WEEKEND.
FORECAST FOR SATURDAY:
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO OCCASIONALLY OVERCAST WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN ISLANDS.
WINDS: LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT 1O KNOTS OR LESS OVER THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL
BAHAMAS… SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
SEAS: 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS… 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
FORECAST FOR SUNDAY:
WEATHER: VARIABLY CLOUDY, WARM, AND HUMID WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS: LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…
SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TURKS & CAICOS.
SEAS: 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS… 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
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MEXICO AT 27° NORTH AND 86.5° WEST. ⚠
US Air Force denies AI drone attacked operator in test
A US Air Force colonel "misspoke" when describing an experiment in which an AI-enabled drone opted to attack its operator in order to complete its mission, the service has said.
Colonel Tucker Hamilton, chief of AI test and operations in the US Air Force, was speaking at a conference organized by the Royal Aeronautical Society.
A report about it went viral.
The Air Force says no such experiment took place.
In his talk, he described a virtual scenario in which an AI-enabled drone was repeatedly stopped from completing its task of destroying Surface-to-Air Missile sites by its human operator.
He said that in the end, despite having been trained not to kill the operator, the drone destroyed the communication tower so that the operator could no longer communicate with it.
"We've never run that experiment, nor would we need to in order to realize that this is a plausible outcome," Col Hamilton later clarified in a statement to the Royal Aeronautical Society.
There have been a number of warnings about the threat to humanity posed by AI issued recently by people working in the sector, although not all experts agree on how serious a risk it is.
Speaking to the BBC earlier this week, Prof Yoshua Bengio, one of three computer scientists described as the "godfathers" of AI after winning a prestigious Turing Award for their work, said he thought the military should not be allowed to have AI powers at all.
He described it as "one of the worst places where we could put a super-intelligent AI".
I spent several hours this morning speaking to experts in both defense and AI, all of whom were very skeptical about Col Hamilton's claims, which were being widely reported.
One defense expert told me Col Hamilton's original story seemed to be missing "important context" if nothing else.
There were also suggestions on social media that had such an experiment taken place, it was more likely to have been a pre-planned scenario rather than the AI-enabled drone being powered by machine learning during the task - which basically means it would not have been choosing its own outcomes as it went along, based on what had happened previously.
Steve Wright, professor of aerospace engineering at the University of the West of England, and an expert in unmanned aerial vehicles, told me jokingly that he had "always been a fan of the Terminator films" when I asked him for his thoughts about the story.
"In aircraft control computers there are two things to worry about: 'do the right thing' and 'don't do the wrong thing', so this is a classic example of the second," he said.
"In reality, we address this by always including a second computer that has been programmed using old-style techniques, and this can pull the plug as soon as the first one does something strange."
Source- BBC
Spanish Grand Prix: Max Verstappen sets pace in first practice
Max Verstappen set the pace in a first practice session that gave little insight into the true competitive picture at the Spanish Grand Prix.
The world champion was a massive 0.768 seconds quicker than team-mate Sergio Perez, who trails the Dutchman by 39 points in the championship.
Alpine's Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly were third and fifth fastest, split by the Alpha Tauri of Nyck de Vries.
Many teams were trying upgrades on a new version of the Barcelona track.
The fiddly chicane in the final sector, which was introduced in 2007, has been replaced and the circuit now has two fast right-handers to complete the lap, as it did in its first iteration from 1991 to 2006.
There had been questions as to whether the last corner would be taken flat-out, but in first practice, it was not by anyone.
Many drivers - including the Red Bull pair - were complaining that their cars were "bouncing" going into the final corner.
This marked a return of an aerodynamic problem known as "porpoising" that dominated much of last season and will be something teams will want to try to eradicate for the rest of the weekend.
Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, whose car has a series of revisions focused mainly on the front and rear wings, was sixth fastest ahead of Kevin Magnussen's Haas.
The Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were eighth and ninth ahead of Mercedes driver George Russell.
Ferrari have brought a revised sidepod and floor edge which they hope will address the inconsistency of the car's handling on long runs that has blighted their season so far.
There are enough parts for both cars but Sainz was running the new design and Leclerc the old as the team sought a comparison of their effects.
Source- BBC
Nikola Jokic powers Denver Nuggets to opening win against Miami Heat
Denver Nuggets eased to a 104-93 victory over a disappointing Miami Heat in the first game of the 2023 NBA Finals.
Nikola Jokic was the standout player as the Nuggets center picked up a triple-double - double figures in points, assists, and rebounds.
Denver never looked like losing in front of their home crowd in their first finals game for 47 years.
It puts them 1-0 ahead of Heat in the best-of-seven series.
Jokic rose to the occasion, finishing with 27 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds, as Heat had no answer for the 28-year-old Serb.
"Right now, the most important thing is to win a game, and I'm trying to win a game in any possible way," Jokic told ABC.
"I don't need to shoot and I know I don't need to score to affect the game, and I think I did a good job today. Everybody contributed."
Jokic was assisted by Jamal Murray with 26 points, while Aaron Gordon added 16 and Michael Porter Jr 14.
"I think that's the beauty of Nikola," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. "I learned a long time ago the defense tells you what to do, and Nikola never forces it.
"One thing about Nikola is he takes great satisfaction in making plays for others. He really does. I think he takes more joy in that.
"I don't think he cares if he scored 27 points or not. He cares that we're up 1-0."
For Heat, Bam Adebayo put in a strong showing as he picked up 26 points but had little help from his teammates.
"They were in a pretty good rhythm, especially in that first half," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said of the Nuggets.
"Our disposition, the efforts, the resolve in the second half was much better. But when you get to this level, it has to be complete games."
Source- BBC
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS ANNUAL PRIMARY SCHOOL SPELLING BEE
Tianna Kerr of Alpha Christian Academy captured the title of Champion Speller at the Turks and Caicos Islands Annual National Primary School Spelling Bee (NPSSB) held on Thursday, 25th May 2023, at Beaches Turks and Caicos. The Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, and Social Services congratulates Miss Kerr, her parents, and her coach, Heather Robertson, a veteran who coached the champion speller in 2005.
Twelve (12) talented spellers from across the country competed for the coveted title of Champion Speller:
Adelaide Oemler Primary - Darius Bassett and Coach Stafford Salmon
Alpha Christian Academy - Tianna Kerr and Coach Heather Robertson
BEST Institute - Sydney Kay Brisbane and Coach Mrs. Tanisha Rigby
Enid Capron Primary - George Williams and coach Ms. Sacha Deans
Ianthe Pratt Primary - Mark Morrison and Coach Ms. Natalia Butterfield
International School of the TCI - Lola Jimenez and coach Ms. Iman Rudi-Bonotti
MILLS Institute - Nathan Forbes and Coach Mrs. Denesha Robinson
Ona Glinton Primary - Joneil Belzi and Coach Ms. Jacqueline Henry
Oseta Jolly Primary - Ruth Lormine and Coach Ms. Tevynn Lewis
Providence International Academy - Kian Jules and Coach Ms. Karla Williams
Provo Christian Academy - Marbelli Castillo and Coach Ms. Crystal Glinton
Thelma Lightbourne Primary - David Lawrence and Coach Ms. Alexa Greene
At the end of ten intense rounds of spelling, there was a tie. After round 11, Tianna Kerr scored 42 points, and Ruth Lormine scored 41 points. Ruth was determined to hold on to the title held by the Oseta Jolly Primary School in 2019 and 2022.
The top Three winners were:
1st place Alpha Christian Academy - Tianna Kerr;
1st Runner Up Oseta Jolly Primary - Ruth Lormine
2nd Runner Up Ona Glinton Primary - Joneil Benzi
The 2023 Spelling Bee’s primary sponsors were F Chambers and Island Printing, with usual support from Flow TCI and The Sandals Foundation.
The following prizes were sponsored by F Chambers and Island Printing
Grand Prize/Winner: MacBook Air,
1st Runner-Up Prize: Apple iPad Mini
2nd Runner-Up Prize: Apple iPad Mini
Prizes for the top 7 spellers: Galaxy Tablet A7 Lite
Prizes for remaining participants: $50 gift certificates
Champion Trophies for the Champion Speller, Runners Up, and Champion Coach, and complimentary Trophies for the remaining spellers.
FLOW TCI also sponsored an Asus Laptop for the coach of the champion speller.
The Minister of Education, Hon. Rachael Taylor, said, ‘I congratulate all the champion spellers of 2023 who are indeed winners and who represented their schools well at the Bee. We are proud of you! I especially want to congratulate our winner, Tianna Kerr, and the Alpha Christian Academy Family! These events confirm that our children are indeed dedicated and committed students.
An event such as the annual Spelling Bee could only happen with the support of principals, coaches, teachers, and parents. Special mention must be made of the efforts of coaches and teachers who remained dedicated to the training of the participants despite their hectic schedules. Their contribution has once again made this year’s spelling bee a success.
A special thank you is extended to all volunteers who helped to make the competition a success:
Chairperson: Mrs. Sophia Garland
Scorers: Ms. Evadne Williams and Mr. Hugh Adams
Judges: Ms. Jasmine Malcolm, Mrs. Latoya Simpson, and Pastor Pedro S Williams
Pronouncers: Mrs. Cherylann Foreman and Ms. Kawanza Morley
Time Keeper: Mr. Christopher Foster
Expressions of gratitude are extended to Mr. Orville Morgan, photographer; Mr. Gary Andrew, Technician; Ms. Tanya Swann, Director of Sales, Groups, and Conventions at Beaches Turks and Caicos, for coordinating the hosting of the event at the resort and providing complimentary snacks; Mr. Greg Been, Ms. Zoia Fessler and Mr. Chris Jarrett, Director of RTC, for live coverage on Radio Turks & Caicos.
The Ministry and Department of Education are grateful for the 2023 Annual Spelling Bee sponsorship made possible through the generous partnership of Mr. Mark Fulford, Managing Partner of F Chambers, and Mrs. Ava Fulford, Founder and Managing Director of Island Printing. Special thanks to our long-term partners, Flow TCI and The Sandals Foundation, who continue to be gracious hosts of this event. Thank you for your remarkable partnership.