SPORTS | PAGE 16 KANUGA’S FUND IS RISING Kind donors still giving High of 86 Low of 75 Seas: Moderate to rough with wave heights of 4 to 6 feet. Small craft should exercise caution over open water. EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 THE RCIPS: POLICING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – TUESDAY MARCH 10, 2015 178114_PRINT-Ad-Strip-IrishJog-1Page 1 3/4/15 12:52:18 PM Gov’t agency seeks jobs ‘authority’ Tourism jobs drive to try again BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com The National Workforce Development Agency should become the Cayman Islands government’s “ultimate authority” on local jobs – in both the public and private sectors – ac- cording to an agreement between the agency and the Cayman Islands Tourism Association. One of the stated goals from those dis- cussions, made public Saturday by Premier Alden McLaughlin’s office, said, “The National Workforce Development Agency should be- come the national clearing house for jobs giving job seekers, immigration, labor and employers a completely transparent view of the employment situation and allowing Caymanians access to opportunities that would otherwise become work permits.” Currently, the workforce agency, which is staffed by about a dozen government em- ployees, maintains and monitors a list of available jobs with the government and from more than 1,000 private sector companies in the islands. However, registration on the site is not mandatory for companies, and Bodden Town MLA Alva Suckoo said Monday he has re- ceived some feedback indicating Caymanian job seekers are not finding much on the site. “Part of what has slowed down NWDA in the past is that the job seekers look at that list and say, ‘I don’t see that many jobs there,’” said Mr. Suckoo, who is the head of the government task force that recently com- pleted its review of the workforce devel- opment agency. “We’re trying to work with those that already have something in place that can assist us to ensure that every job is listed with the [workforce agency].” Precisely how each available job is to be listed with the government agency is still a matter for discussion, Mr. Suckoo said. In one scenario, the entity currently advertising most of the jobs – the Cayman Compass – would send all of the ads it receives to the NWDA for listing. Other scenarios, including one where jobs are no longer advertised at all in local media, have been discussed. Mr. Suckoo said he does not support the latter option because he does not view the government website as a replacement for ad- vertising. He said the ultimate goal is to give MARITIME CHIEF STAYS ON AT AUTHORITY BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com The longtime head of the Cayman Islands Maritime Authority will remain on the job while criminal charges filed against him last month work their way through the courts system. Joel Walton was scheduled to appear Tuesday in Summary Court, facing charges of assault causing actual bodily harm, insulting the modesty of a woman, and causing fear or provocation of violence, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service. The Maritime Authority’s board of direc- tors met last Thursday to determine whether Mr. Walton would remain in his position pending the completion of the case or whether he would be placed on required leave. After taking legal advice, it was decided that Mr. Walton would stay on at the authority until the charges are decided. Commerce Minister Wayne Panton, who has oversight responsibility for the Maritime Authority, confirmed he was informed of the board’s decision on Friday. The Maritime Authority board is appointed by Cabinet, but the board is directly respon- sible for decisions regarding the appointment and contract of the chief executive officer. Mr. Panton said he had no direct involvement in the decision to keep Mr. Walton on. Mr. Walton was arrested just after mid- night Feb. 25 by RCIPS officers on suspicion of assault and suspicion of insulting the mod- esty of a woman. Police did not state where the arrest occurred. Mr. Walton has been the maritime author- ity’s chief executive since May 2004. Russian plane delivers new engine for crippled DHL jet CHARLES DUNCAN cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com A new engine arrived at Owen Roberts International Airport on Monday morning for the DHL Boeing 757 that made an emergency landing on one engine al- most three weeks ago, according to an airport representative. The DHL flight on Feb. 18 was on its way from Miami to Costa Rica when it started experiencing engine trouble. The plane had to shut down an engine and diverted to Grand Cayman. It landed on one engine, greeted by a full compliment of fire and emergency crews. An engine replacement arrived at 8:45 a.m. aboard a Russian-made Ilyushin Il- 76, a large, seldom-seen cargo plane, from Miami. The Ilyushin was back in the air on its way to Miami a couple of hours later. The plane, owned by Russian air cargo company Volga-Dnepr, is based on a Soviet design from the late 1960s intended to carry heavy payloads to rural areas. The company is the only one to operate this type of plane, according to a release from Volga-Dnepr Airlines. Kafara Augustine, with the Cayman A replacement engine for a crippled DHL plane arrives on board a Russian-made Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft at Owen Roberts International Airport on Monday. - PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAY PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 »2 LOCAL&REGIONAL TUESDAY MARCH 10, 2015 • CAYMAN COMPASS www. 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Dogs of all shapes and sizes, from a pair of chi- huahuas to a German shepherd, came out to help raise money for CARE – Cayman Animal Rescue Enthusiasts. CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Authorities detained four alleged cartel mem- bers Monday in connec- tion with an attack on the mayor of the border city of Matamoros. Herminio Garza, Tamaulipas state secretary, said in an interview with the Televisa network Monday that federal police captured four suspected gunmen be- fore dawn. They allegedly participated in the attack on the convoy of Matamoros Mayor Leticia Salazar Sunday night, in which the mayor and her bodyguards escaped unharmed. He said the suspects told authorities they believed the convoy belonged to rivals encroaching on their terri- tory, not the mayor. Gunmen in two vehicles fired on Salazar’s convoy, but the armored vehicle she travelled in was not hit, Garza said. One sport utility vehicle carrying Salazar’s bodyguards was hit. Matamoros is the stronghold of the Gulf cartel, which has expe- rienced intense fighting among its own factions in recent weeks. The city lies across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas. Garza said those de- tained could be members of the Gulf cartel, because “that’s the most prevalent in that region.” Recent attacks have in- cluded a brief kidnapping of the editor of a local news- paper and a grenade attack on the local Televisa affiliate. In early February, after about a week of daily clashes left more than a dozen dead, the United States consulate indicated that the violence was the result of battles be- tween rival factions within the Gulf cartel in Matamoros and Reynosa. Salazar has said her administration has made great strides in combatting violence in Matamoros. Over the weekend, au- thorities also announced the detention of 14 fed- eral police accused of kid- napping a Matamoros con- struction businessman. Thirteen of them were sent to a prison for processing and one was later released. BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Tens of thousands of Colombians took to the streets nation- wide Sunday to denounce vi- olence and express support for a deal to end the coun- try’s half-century conflict. The “March for Life” was organized by former Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus and was endorsed by President Juan Manuel Santos, who participated in the mobiliza- tion in the capital. Santos’s conservative op- ponents boycotted the event, saying it didn’t live up to its non-partisan billing. They point to a $200,000 government contract with a foundation led by Mockus to educate Colombians about ongoing peace talks with leftist rebels as evi- dence that the rally was being promoted by Santos. The march drew sup- port in cities around the country as well as from Colombians living in Paris, Beijing and other cities around the world. Recent attacks have included a brief kidnapping of the editor of a local newspaper and a grenade attack on the local Televisa affiliate. Dog jog raises money for rescue group Gunmen open fire on Mexican border mayor’s convoy THOUSANDS OF COLOMBIANS RALLY IN SUPPORT OF PEACE DEAL CASTRIES, St. Lucia (AP) — A team of independent inves- tigators is alleging that St. Lucia’s police force main- tained “death lists” of people deemed to be criminals and planted guns at the scenes of police shootings to legitimize their unlawful actions, the Caribbean country’s leader announced Sunday. In a national address late Sunday, Prime Minister Kenny Anthony said a team of Jamaican investigators have delivered an “extremely damning” report looking at the deaths of 12 people fa- tally shot by police in 2010 and 2011, while another ad- ministration was in power. The investigators from the Jamaica Constabulary Force were invited by St. Lucia’s government a year after the U.S. withdrew all assistance to island police citing con- cerns about allegations of unlawful killings. Quoting from the report, which was not made public, Anthony said investigators found that all the shootings reviewed were “staged by the police” but reported publicly as homicides by unknown assailants. Guns were alleg- edly planted by officers and members of the police high command may have been in- volved in covering up the truth about the long-rumored extrajudicial shootings. “The report confirms that ‘the blacklist or death lists’ referenced by the media, human rights organizations, victims’ families and citizens alike did exist,” Anthony said. Cameron Laure, presi- dent of the Police Welfare Association in St. Lucia, said he was receiving phone calls from “many police officers” about the details disclosed by the prime minister. “I don’t even know how to react at this point. I will have to meet with the com- missioner of police as well as the other members first before making a full state- ment,” he said. Alleged tampering with evidence didn’t just happen at scenes of police-related fa- talities, Anthony disclosed. During their probe, the in- vestigators disclosed that the server used by some police commanders was “deliber- ately tampered with,” he said. The dozen killings oc- curred during a security initiative called “Operation Restore Confidence” as the tourism-dependent island grappled with a worrying rise in violent crime. At the time, former Prime Minister Stephenson King publicly warned criminals that “no stone will be left unturned and there will be no hiding place for anyone.” During the period under review, five of the dozen men fatally shot by police were killed in a single opera- tion in the southern town of Vieux Fort. In its most recent an- nual report on the island, the U.S. State Department complained of the “limited progress” of probes into the deadly police shootings. In 2012, local inquests con- cluded that six of the 12 shootings were justified. But the U.S. imposed its sanc- tions the following year, in- dicating they did not have confidence in the outcomes of the inquests. Anthony said the inves- tigators made 31 recom- mendations in their report, the main one being pros- ecutions for “all police of- ficers involved in the un- lawful killings of citizens” that they reviewed. The prime minister said the public prosecutor must now determine whether to pursue cases against the officers. Anthony said he will not order that suspected po- lice officers behind the al- leged unlawful killings “be charged or dismissed or of- fered packages to retire.” But he said the government will now ensure that po- lice recruits receive training in human rights and spe- cial prosecutors will be ap- pointed to assist with any future prosecutions of offi- cers, among other changes. Police Commissioner Vernon Francois could not be reached for comment Sunday night. Quoting from the report ... Anthony said investigators found that all the shootings reviewed were “staged by the police” but reported publicly as homicides by unknown assailants. Investigators allege St. Lucia police had ‘death list’ A march coined ‘March For Life’ in Bogota, Colombia, on Sunday aimed to promote the ongoing peace talks between the government and the FARC guerrillas. - PHOTO: AP Joggers and their pets were out in force for the annual CARE dog jog on Sunday. - PHOTO: CHARLES DUNCAN3 LOCAL NEWS BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com An off-duty police officer followed a suspected hit- and-run driver home Sunday night, leading to the man’s ar- rest shortly after the accident. Royal Cayman Islands Police officers are still in- vestigating the crash, which happened around 8:30 p.m. on Reverend Blackman Road in West Bay. According to police, a green Honda Aspire struck a man walking in the road and fled. The off-duty officer saw the collision and followed the Honda to an address on Gaston Smith Drive in West Bay. He then called other officers to the address, leading to the Honda driver’s arrest for leaving the scene of an accident and sus- pected drunk driving. The pedestrian, also a res- ident of West Bay, was taken to the hospital with a broken leg, among other injuries. He is listed in stable condition. RCIPS Superintendent Adrian Seales praised the work of the off-duty officer in tracking down the hit-and- run suspect. “It is a callous act to hit a pedestrian, bicyclist or anyone and leave them on the roadside without calling for help or medical assistance,” Mr. Seales said. There have been at least two hit-and-run incidents this year in Grand Cayman. No arrests have been made in the late January crash, in which a 14-year-old boy suf- fered major injuries and his older brother was also hospi- talized after they were hit on a pedestrian crossing outside Savannah Primary School. 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Students nominated and then selected to participate often spend weeks or even months working on the ar- guments they put forward as parliament members. Speaking at the start of the sitting, Premier Alden McLaughlin, who is joint vice president of the Cayman Islands branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, said he was looking forward to hearing spirited debates by the young members. “Speaker of the House” Henry Hill and “Opposition Leader” Shaquille Henry shadowed the premier over the past week as he carried out his work. The Youth Parliament’s premier was LeShontae Missick and Grace Grant was deputy premier. Ministers included Gabriella Castillo, Callhan Studerhofft, Matthew Welds, Jerome Bailey and Marika Scotland. Backbenchers were Aquinnah Ebanks, Kent Green, McKayla Cupid and Andre Mena- Hebbert. Loshana Lopez- Francis was deputy governor and Bryan Ryan was the at- torney general. Opposition members included Bianca Tibbetts, Jared McGill, Danyelle Williams, Daniel Nicholson-Gardner, Kevin Redden and Bryce Ebanks. There were also roles as of- ficers of the House, with Geovanna Dominquez as clerk, Haileigh Moore as deputy clerk and Kieron Watler as Serjeant-at-Arms. Premier McLaughlin also acknowledged past Youth Parliament partic- ipants Jamal Young and Amber Caum, who are rep- resenting Cayman at the Commonwealth celebrations at Westminster in London. In a speech opening the 2014-15 session, Speaker Hill, pointing out that as the theme for this year’s Commonwealth Day was “A Young Commonwealth,” then it was fitting that young people in Cayman were taking part in the parliamentary meeting. “We as young Caymanians have what it takes to be strong, successful young leaders who will strive to do whatever it takes to most def- initely succeed. Because the real truth is, that one day we will be the leaders of this great country, and we will take our rightful place in this honorable House,” he said. He said the young people of the Cayman Islands are often labeled as delinquents, lazy and unintelligent. “What makes this most unbe- coming, we have all been la- beled with these general- izations and many people believe that it is OK to label the Caymanian youth in this manner,” he said. He continued, “We are knowledgeable and have a firm understanding of what we have to offer ... We are not just teenagers debating for recreational purposes. We too are concerned individ- uals. We know about the is- sues that affect the country; we want to see change and enrichment to the fullest ex- tent because we love Cayman more than we can express.” The serving Speaker of the House Juliana O’Connor- Connolly told participants this was their day to show their skills but was also an opportunity for them to be- come active participants in Cayman’s democracy. “All cameras, all ears and eyes are on you. It is your chance to be on the receiving end to get a little taste of what it means to serve the public,” she said. Youth parliamentarians address the Legislative Assembly on Monday. – PHOTO: JEWEL LEVYThe islands’ most-trusted news source 4 – EDITORIAL – Opinion&Letters The Cayman Compass welcomes comments, opinions and viewpoints from readers. Letters to the editor can be emailed to editor@pinnaclemedialtd.com, submitted via www.caymancompass.com, sent by post or hand-delivered to the Compass offi ce. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY: Caymanian Compass Limited (a subsidiary of Pinnacle Media Ltd) Compass Centre Shedden Road, George Town SEND US YOUR VIEWS OR NEWS: P.O. Box 1365 Grand Cayman KY1-1108, Cayman Islands Telephone: (345) 815-0095 Email: newsdesk@pinnaclemedialtd.com ADVERTISE WITH US: Telephone: (345) 949-5111 Email: sales@pinnaclemedialtd.com Website: www.caymancompass.com PUBLISHERS DAVID R. LEGGE AND VICKI L. LEGGE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DAVID R. LEGGE A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION “Give light and the people will fi nd their own way” TUESDAY MARCH 10, 2015 • CAYMAN COMPASS The RCIPS: Policing and public relations “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” — From the 1967 fi lm “Cool Hand Luke” The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has a public relations problem. For evidence, just look at the results of the RCIPS’s own community survey, which was conducted last fall and released last week. When the 748 survey participants were asked to rate the job the RCIPS was doing in a number of cat- egories, few gave them high ratings – in any of the categories. Fewer than 6 percent of respondents thought the police were doing a good or very good job in reducing nonviolent crimes, in solving crimes once they occurred, or in keeping victims of crimes informed of progress in their cases. Other results, while not as bad, were nothing to boast about: The best rating the RCIPS got was the 15.7 percent of respondents who thought they were doing a good or very good job at keeping order in the streets, which compared to the 45.7 percent who thought they were doing a poor or very poor job at the same task. Even if these numbers are not refl ective of the actual performance of the RCIPS – and we don’t think they are – they indicate a serious breakdown in com- munications between the department and the commu- nity it serves. In fact, dealing with the media and the public, from the police perspective, is more likely considered an afterthought, or even an annoyance, than a necessary part of real police work. Nevertheless, there are tangible consequences for everyone when the dialogue between the police and the community breaks down. For example, the police routinely rely on the public for cooperation in their investigations, just as the public relies on the police for protection. A good relationship between the two is essential – and attainable. In truth, the police have a good story to tell: The reality is that crime in the Cayman Islands is rela- tively low compared to the rest of the Caribbean and even compared to many places in the United States. Cayman, by most measures, is one of the safest and most secure places to visit or call home. However, anyone looking at the results of the police survey would probably think differently. The police are in a unique position in that they often have the worst stories to tell, but they also have some of the best – stories of bravery, courage and heroism. Once a year, at the RCIPS’s Outstanding Service Awards Gala dinner, we hear about these success stories. Why don’t we learn about them as they occur? We applaud the RCIPS for its courage to conduct the community survey, despite no doubt anticipating that the results were unlikely to be favorable, and then releasing them when that proved to be the case. We also applaud them for conducting a series of district meetings in recent weeks to hear fi rsthand the public’s concerns relating to crime and policing. Now we encourage the police to go one step further and commit to communicating with the public in a timely, transparent, and professional way. Appointing a full-time public relations offi cer would be a good place to start. FROM CAYMANCOMPASS.COM “Work permits and unemployment: Exposing the myth,” March 9 Facts often take a back seat to effective hot button political rhetoric. The sub- ject of today’s editorial will no doubt be refuted on the airwaves with empirical evi- dence of an uncertain origin. An always effective ar- gument starts with a per- sonal story of someone known to the person making the claims, who has been wronged. What makes this so effective is that no one wants to see a Caymanian wronged within their own country. The facts of the case are always elu- sive and uncertain, but the message remains clear. Jack Augsbury I look at the word taken, and try to align it with comments that foreigners take away Caymanian jobs. How can I truly agree to that knowing full well that no one comes here and takes anything from us? It is given to them by Caymanians, whatever stage Caymanian you may be, homegrown, resident or status holder. Every nation looks out for their own, except we ourselves, because we are so mixed up we do not know what nation we be- long to, and so in truth and fact, what is a true Caymanian? Our gen- eration originally came from the Boddens, Edens, and Solomons, who were all Europeans, who then mixed with Africans. Right now, that original gen- eration is gone by inter- breeding, so who are we? I think we should all just try to get along. Twyla Vargas Passing a minimum wage bill especially for $5 an hour will in no way change a lot of people, if any, to middle class. There are a lot of hurdles to jump in order to get from $5 an hour to middle class. What it will do is put a little more spending money into the hands of people in those income ranges, which as far as I understand, are mostly ex- pats. It will also increase the cost of services be- cause businesses will just pass it on to the consumer. If a minimum wage is passed, it needs to be a more realistic number, like $8-$9 an hour. But as far as it helping employ more Caymanians, I don’t be- lieve so and I would really like someone to explain to me why it would. Michael Davis Netanyahu’s Churchillian warning WASHINGTON - Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress was notable in two respects. Queen Esther got her fi rst standing O in 2,500 years. And President Obama came up empty in his cam- paign to preemptively un- dermine Netanyahu before the Israeli prime minister could present his case on the Iran negotiations. On the contrary. The steady stream of slights and insults turned an irritant into an international event and vastly increased the speech’s audience and reach. Instead of dramatically un- veiling an Iranian nuclear deal as a fait accompli, Obama must now fi rst de- fend his Iranian diplomacy. In particular, argues The Washington Post, he must defend its fundamental premise. It had been the policy of every president since 1979 that Islamist Iran must be sanctioned and contained. Obama, how- ever, is betting instead on detente to tame Iran’s ag- gressive behavior and nuclear ambitions. For six years, Obama has offered the mullahs an ex- tended hand. He has imag- ined that with Kissingerian brilliance he would turn the Khamenei regime into a de facto U.S. ally in pacifying the Middle East. For his pains, Obama has been re- warded with an Iran that has ramped up its aggressive- ness in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and Yemen, and bra- zenly defi ed the world on uranium enrichment. He did the same with Russia. He offered Vladimir Putin a new detente. “Reset” he called it. Putin responded by decimating his domestic opposition, unleashing a vi- cious anti-American pro- paganda campaign, rav- aging Ukraine and shaking the post-Cold War European order to its foundations. Like the Bourbons, how- ever, Obama learns nothing. He persists in believing that Iran’s radical Islamist re- gime can be turned by sweet reason and fi ne parchment into a force for stability. It’s akin to his refusal to face the true nature of the Islamic State, Iran’s Sunni counter- part. He simply can’t believe that such people actually be- lieve what they say. That’s what made Netanyahu’s critique of the U.S.-Iran deal so powerful. Especially his dissection of the sunset clause. In about 10 years, the deal expires. Sanctions are lifted and Iran is permitted unlimited ura- nium enrichment with an unlimited number of centri- fuges of unlimited sophis- tication. As The Wall Street Journal’s Bret Stephens points out, we don’t even allow that for democratic South Korea. The prime minister of- fered a concrete alternative. Sunset? Yes, but only after Iran changes its behavior, giving up its regional ag- gression and worldwide sup- port for terror. Netanyahu’s veiled sug- gestion was that such a mod- ifi cation – plus a signifi cant reduction in Iran’s current nuclear infrastructure, which the Obama deal leaves intact – could produce a deal that “Israel and its [Arab] neigh- bors may not like, but with which we could live, literally.” Obama’s petulant re- sponse was: “The prime min- ister didn’t offer any viable alternatives.” But he just did: conditional sunset, smaller infrastructure. And if the Iranians walk away, then you ratchet up sanctions, as Congress is urging, which, with collapsed oil prices, would render the regime ex- tremely vulnerable. And if that doesn’t work? Hence Netanyahu’s fi nal point: Israel is prepared to stand alone, a declaration that was met with enthu- siastic applause refl ecting widespread popular support. It was an important mo- ment, especially because of the libel being perpetrated by some that Netanyahu is trying to get America to go to war with Iran. This is as ma- licious a calumny as Charles Lindbergh’s charge on Sep. 11, 1941, that “the three most important groups who have been pressing this country toward war are the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt administration.” In its near-70 year his- tory, Israel has never once asked America to fi ght for it. Not in 1948 when 650,000 Jews faced 40 million Arabs. Not in 1967 when Israel was being encircled and stran- gled by three Arab armies. Not in 1973 when Israel was on the brink of destruction. Not in the three Gaza wars or the two Lebanon wars. Compare that to a very partial list of nations for which America has fought and for which so many Americans have fallen: Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Vietnam, Korea, and every West European country beginning with France (twice). Change the deal, strengthen the sanctions, give Israel a free hand. Netanyahu offered a dif- ferent path in his clear, bold and often moving ad- dress, Churchillian in its ap- peal to resist appeasement. This was not Churchill of the 1940s, but Churchill of the 1930s, the wilderness prophet. Which is why for all its sonorous strength, Netanyahu’s speech had a terrible poignancy. After all, Churchill was ignored. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2015 Washington Post Writers Group Charles Krauthammer Churchillian warning Krauthammer Like the Bourbons, however, Obama learns nothing. He persists in believing that Iran’s radical Islamist regime can be turned by sweet reason and fi ne parchment into a force for stability.5 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY MARCH 10, 2015 PAWS for a cause JENNY GABRUCH jgabruch@pinnaclemedialtd.com Around 200 people turned out Saturday night at Rum Point for some barefoot fun to support PAWS, a nonprofit group that assists animals in the eastern districts. The fundraiser drew its largest crowd since it was launched in 2012. “It was a fantastic evening,” said Giuseppe Gatta, president of PAWS – Protection of Animal Welfare Society. “The turnout was overwhelming.” Some guests arrived by car, others by boat with a sunset sail ar- ranged by Red Sail Sports. But everyone opened up their pock- etbooks to assist the animals. Guests gathered on the beach for a buffet dinner, silent and live auctions and some lighthearted entertainment highlighted by a Broadway revue featuring “showgirls” ca- vorting to Abba tunes. A per- formance by “Queen” Angela Adams was also a crowd- pleaser. The New York singer and off-Broadway performer organizes and choreographs the charity’s show each year. The lively crowd took the bidding to great heights on a variety of silent auction items, including a selection of wine, restaurant gift certifi- cates, ceramics imported from Mexico, weekend stays at local hotels and condos, jewelry and artwork. After dinner, it was on to the live auction with Andrew Bacon serving as auctioneer. A highlight of the live auction was a long weekend stay in a private villa in Jamaica, do- nated by Brian Uzzell. The money raised will as- sist with the group’s spay and neuter program, financial as- sistance for vet treatments and pet food for people who cannot afford it, and materials to build pet shelters made by inmates at Northward Prison. PAWS also houses ani- mals at Pet Paradise until homes can be found for them. To raise money, it operates a thrift store in Bodden Town. Giuseppe and Susanna Gatta of the Lighthouse Restaurant in Breakers, along with Alex Stewart and Marleine Gagnon, founded PAWS in 2010. If interested in adopting a PAWS dog or cat, call 916-1731 or 916-3957. A performance by Broadway ‘showgirls’ was a big hit with the crowd. From left, Jerome Ameline, Vico Testori, Giuseppe Gatta, MC Andrew Bacon, Keith Griffin and Radames Tognazzo. - PHOTOS: MICHELLE HAYES Dr. Sook Yin, Susanna Gatta and Diane Brazelton. PAWS founder Giuseppe Gatta plays it up to the tune of Abba’s ‘Take a Chance on Me.’ Photos of dogs and cats available for adoption were paraded on stage. - PHOTOS: JENNY GABRUCH6 LOCAL NEWS Meals on Wheels held its “Orange You Glad” gala on Saturday evening, March 7, at Luca restau- rant on Seven Mile Beach to raise funds to pro- vide free, hot meals to elderly and housebound people in the Cayman Islands. Orange, the official color of hunger, was the theme of the night. - PHOTOS: MAGGIE JACKSON Check out these photos and others by visiting caymancompass.com/photogalleries or on facebook.com/caycompass (and don’t forget to tag yourself and your friends!) TUESDAY MARCH 10, 2015 • CAYMAN COMPASS Brigitte Shaughness and Lori Scott Jan and Dominic Tomkins Janelle and Anjuli Muttoo Patricia and Stuart Sybersma Rob Imparato fully embraces the orange theme. Mike McWatt and Paolo Polloni Candace Imparato and Brett Bailey Premier Alden McLaughlin, Meals on Wheels executive director Beulah McField and Rob Imparato Premier Alden McLaughlin, Joseph Imparato and Deputy Governor Franz Manderson7 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY MARCH 10, 2015 POLICE COMMISSIONER DAVID BAINES IS PLEASED TO INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN For tickets, tables or sponsorship opportunities contact Kate Allenger on 925 4104 or email kallenger@pinnaclemedialtd.com AD SPONSORED BY 6:30pm UNTIL MIDNIGHT The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman Price per person CI$150 Corporate Tables of 10 with company logo CI$1,500 Friday, March 27, 2015 THE ROYAL CAYMAN ISLANDS POLICE SERVICE OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARDS GALA COCKTAIL RECEPTION DINNER PRESENTATIONS DANCE PARTY No testimony from robbery trial defendants CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com None of the four defen- dants in the Cayman National Bank robbery trial opted to testify following the close of the Crown’s case on Monday. David Tamasa, Rennie Cole and George Mignott chose to not give evidence and not to call any witnesses. The fourth defendant, Andre Burton, also did not give evidence, but his at- torney Paul Keleher called Burton’s mother, Rita Ebanks. Ms. Ebanks said she met her son at home the morning of the robbery some time after 9.30 a.m., and took him to his workplace. Questioned by Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryll Richards, Ms. Ebanks said she did not tell police her son was with her that morning because she did not know it would make a difference. Questioned again by Mr. Keleher, Ms. Ebanks said she told this to her son’s legal team for the first trial into this case, but she was not asked to give evidence in the original trial. Scientific evidence per- taining to three of the four men charged with the June 2012 robbery was read into the record last week and ju- rors received copies of 77 facts agreed between the prosecution and defense. The evidence included DNA, fingerprints and gunshot residue. This included an admis- sion that there was no fo- rensic evidence in relation to Cole. Cole is accused of going into the CNB branch at Buckingham Square ahead of the robbers for the purpose of distracting the security guard at the door. Interviewed by police after the robbery, Cole de- nied any involvement. He said he was going to the bank to cash a check, but was stopped inside the door and told to get on the floor. Investigations showed that he subse- quently cashed a check at another CNB branch; it was for $50, written by a CNB customer on June 22, 2012. The robbery occurred on June 28, 2012. On July 31, 2012, swabs taken from inside the mouth were sent to a lab in Florida for DNA anal- ysis. The swabs were for the other defendants – Mignott, Burton and Tamasa – as well as Marlon Dillon, who subsequently pleaded guilty to his role in the robbery and gave evidence against the other defendants. A Toyota Windom motor car had been driven to the bank and the robbers tried to escape in it after the rob- bery, but an armored vehicle blocked it. The Windom was processed for DNA and fin- gerprints. No DNA match to Dillon, Burton, Cole, Tamasa or Mignott was identified. No DNA or fingerprints of Tamasa were found on any item relating to the robbery. He was spe- cifically excluded from a swab of the steering wheel of the Windom. When the robbers could not get away in the Windom, they ran from the scene and made their getaway in Dillon’s burgundy Chevy Equinox. It was accepted that Tamasa had been a passenger in the Equinox, as he was a friend of Dillon, but it was not accepted that he was in the vehicle the day of the robbery, and the prosecution did not suggest that. It was also accepted that Burton had previously traveled in the Equinox. A red and black cap re- covered from the Equinox showed a mixed DNA pro- file; the major contributor matched the DNA profile ob- tained from Mignott. Mignott’s fingerprints did not match any finger- print impressions found during the investigation. There was no gunshot residue evidence against Tamasa, Cole, Mignott or Burton. The defendants’ inter- views were also referred to. Tamasa’s first interview was already read to the jury. In it, he said he oper- ated a construction/reno- vation company and on the day of the robbery he was working in an apartment in South Sound. He left the site that morning to go to his home in West Bay for a jackhammer and paint some time after 10 a.m. In sub- sequent interviews Tamasa said he did not plan the rob- bery, had no knowledge of it, was not “the main player,” and did not tell Dillon to tell police he had been ab- ducted if he was arrested. Burton’s interview has already been reported. In a subsequent interview he exercised his right to remain silent. Mignott was interviewed three times. He gave po- lice his phone number and date of birth and then ex- ercised his right to remain silent. His timesheets from his job showed he was ab- sent on the day of the rob- bery. He was absent 18 days between March 28 and June 29, six of those days being a Thursday. [The robbery occurred on a Thursday.] Mignott had received a warning from his employer for absenteeism and bad timekeeping. Joanna Barsh will present and sign her Centered Leadership book at Books & Books in Camana Bay this week. Appearing as part of the bookstore’s International Visiting Author series, Ms. Barsh, a guest of the Cayman Islands chapter of 100 Women in Hedge Funds, will give a talk on the book, and sign copies, from 6 p.m. on Thursday. The book, written by Ms. Barsh and Johanne Lavoie after years of studying the stories of leaders and working with Fortune 100 companies, examines why some talented people rise to the top, while others fail to reach their full leader- ship potential, and what distinguishes the most effective leaders. It points out that the an- swer lies in how leaders take accountability for their personal and professional growth in today’s chal- lenging environment. Ms. Barsh, director emeritus at McKinsey & Company, is also the best- selling author of “How Remarkable Women Lead.” In 2008, she launched The Centered Leadership Project at McKinsey to de- velop men and women into leaders seeking to trans- form their organizations. She was invited by then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to serve on the city’s Commission on Women’s Issues from 2002- 2013 and led research for The Wall Street Journal’s Women in Econ Task Force in 2011 and 2012, and for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 2013. Ms. Barsh has spoken at Google Zeitgeist, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit, DB’s Women on Wall Street and Women in Asia Summits, the EVE program in France and in China, MAKERS2014 and at more than 100 compa- nies, including American Express, Citi, eBay, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Pimco, Time Warner, and Walmart. She is a member of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s International Council of Women Business Leaders and co-chairs the Leadership Working Group. She serves on the boards of Genesco Inc. and Sesame Workshop, and holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, and Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar. Author to talk about leadership Ms. BarshWEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 IMMIGRATION OFFICE: Beginning today, the Immigration Office will remain open until 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. Normal business hours at Immigration are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Wednesday hours are 8:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. The change applies only to the Immigration Office on Elgin Avenue. ART LECTURE: A Glass Look – A special lecture by Davin Ebanks. 5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. Davin’s talk will dive into how his sculptural forms were created and the themes and inspiration behind the series of luminescent sculptures. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. Donations welcome. BOOKENDS CLUB: Books & Books, 7-8:30 p.m. All are invited to join members when they review their latest pick, ”The Cellist of Sarajevo” by Steven Galloway. Open discussion. The Bookends Club meets the second Wednesday of every month. THURSDAY, MARCH 12 HEROES FOR HANNAH: Yoga classes tonight and March 19. 6-7 p.m. $10 per class. Maximum of 12 people. Fitness Connection, South Sound. www.fitness.ky Phone 949-8485. BOOK SIGNING: All are invited to meet Joanna Barsh, author, businesswoman and member of 100 Women in Hedge Funds. She will showcase her latest book, “Centred Leadership” at Books & Books, 5:30 p.m. This free event includes presentation, group discussion and book signing. FRIDAY, MARCH 13 YOUNG IMAGE MAKERS: The Short Film competition registration deadline has been extended until today. Open to 10-17 year olds. Prize is a trip to New York Film School. Visit www. artscayman.org/young- image-makers for details. FISH FRY & ROAST: Presented by St. George’s Anglican Church off Courts Road. Noon to 6 p.m. Cost is $10. Proceeds in aid of Mothers Union programs. FISH FRY: Fridays during Lent until March 27. St. Ignatius School canteen, 5-8 p.m. Dine in or carry out. Menu includes mahi- mahi, $10; or snapper, $12, with all the trimmings. Child portions $7. SATURDAY, MARCH 14 EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSOCIATION: The Cayman Islands Early Childhood Association will hold the next members’ meeting at St. Ignatius School at 9 a.m. There will be a special workshop on Mathematics for Young Children. Attendees will receive a certificate. Members free; non-members, $5. For more info call 939-7426 or 322-3556. HEART HEALTH FAIR: The Cayman Heart Fund invites everyone to this free event, which includes presentations by medical specialists, a Get Active Zone for kids, heart-healthy local produce and cardiac- protective healthy snacks. Free screening for blood pressure, BMI (Body Mass Index), blood glucose and cholesterol and waist circumference. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Arts & Recreation Centre, Camana Bay. For more information, contact caymanheartfund@gmail. com, 916-6324 or visit caymanheartfund.com. FARMERS MARKET: 10 a.m. to noon. Camana Bay, Gardenia Court. Chef demonstrations and tastings, free and open to the public. CAYMAN SUNSET: Adult mixed- media painting course today and tomorrow offered through the National Gallery. Contact education@nationalgallery. org.ky or 945-8111. Class fees $162 for members, $180 for non-members, includes some materials. MONDAY, MARCH 16 JURY DUTY: Grand Court Jurors in the Jan. 14 to March 31 session who are not currently empaneled on a trial are to report today at 9:45 a.m. Call the Jury Information line at 945- 5072 for the most up-to- date information. TUESDAY, MARCH 17 ST. PATRICK’S DAY 5K: The St. Patrick’s Day 5K Irish Jog starts at 5:30 p.m. at Grand Cayman Beach Suites, Britannia Golf Course. All proceeds to Special Olympics Cayman Islands. Entry fee is $10 per person. Registration starts March 12 at Butterfield House 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Email irishjog@ butterfieldgroup.com, visit www.ky.butterfieldgroup.com. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 SPECIAL NEEDS FOUNDATION: The Special Needs Foundation will be holding a community meeting 6 - 7 p.m. hosted by Hope Academy at Grand Harbour. Dr. Alexandra Bodden of Behavioral Health Associates Cayman will discuss stress management tips for parents of children with special needs. All are welcome to attend. For further information please contact Susie Bodden on susie@ specialneedsfoundation.ky. CITA ELECTIONS: Nominations are due by 4 p.m. today for the Cayman Islands Tourism Association board of directors elections, at the annual general meeting on April 22. Ten seats are open. The designated representative of any member business in good standing who has been a member for at least one year is eligible to be nominated, with the support of five other member signatures. FLOETRY: All are invited to join poets and performers who share their work during an open mic night of poetry and readings. Share your own work or listen to others. 7-8:30 p.m. Books & Books. SATURDAY, MARCH 21 POETRY IS AN ISLAND: Documentary about Poet Laureate Derek Walcott with Q&A from director Ida Does. Harquail Theatre. 6:30 p.m. canapes; 7 p.m. start. $20 Email cayfest@candw. ky for information or call 949-5477. DRUM CIRCLE: Professional drummers of I Am Percussion Ensemble jam in Gardenia Court, 5-7 p.m. All are invited to join in or just enjoy the show. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 GARDEN PICNIC: National Gallery Art Café offers set menu including soup, salad, sandwiches and vegetarian options between 12 noon and 2:30 p.m. Lunch packs will be available for those on the go. Exhibition halls open to view the national art collection and exhibition Luminescent Forms: Art Under the Microscope. For menu details, reservations and pre-orders email events@ nationalgallery.org.ky or call (345) 945 8111. Reservations are recommended for groups of four or more. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY: Free presentation on occupational therapy for persons with mental health and intellectual challenges. Hibiscus Room, George Town Hospital, 8-9 a.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 27 GOLF SCRAMBLE: St. Ignatius-sponsored event at the North Sound Golf Club; 1 p.m. shotgun start. Space for 22 teams of four. Phone 949-6797 for details. SATURDAY, MARCH 28 CAYWRITERS: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Books & Books. Anyone interested in writing is invited to join other local writers who share their journey, stories, writing resources, ask advice, and discuss challenges. Held on the last Saturday of every month, new members are always welcome. CAPT MARVIN’S MEMORIAL RUN/WALK: Two-mile event starts at Tiki Beach, 6:45 a.m. For all age groups. $15 registration. Proceeds will help the Flashy Nation Sports Club with equipment and money to represent Cayman in international events. Register with Kendall Ebanks at Anytime Fitness, or contact 924- 2898 or flashynation@ hotmail.com. SUNDAY, MARCH 29 FAMILY EVENT: Cayman Islands Baptist Church invites all to a community worship service and family event at Sir John A Cumber Primary School Hall at 6:30 p.m. Contact church office at 946-2422 for more details. TUESDAY, MARCH 31 LITTLE MISS: Cayman’s Our Little Miss Scholarship Pageant organizing committee is accepting applications for the pageant on April 25. Entry deadline is today. Six age divisions, from Baby Petite (0-2 years) to Miss (18-26). Talent required for ages seven and up. For more information, contact 327-9890 or caymanolm@gmail.com. GENERAL INTEREST FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Professional First Impressions clothing drive today through March 27, to collect gently used business attire, including shoes and accessories such as handbags, belts and fashion jewelry. Items needed to help women enter or rejoin the business world. Clothing drive organized through the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre and the Family Resource Centre. For more information, to make a donation or arrange clothing collection, email clothingdrivecayman@gmail. com or go to facebook.com/ professionalfirstimpressions. FREE YOUTH TOURS: Free guided tours of the temporary exhibition “Luminescent Forms: Art Under the Microscope” are available for students of all ages at the National Gallery. By appointment until March 27. Students will discuss the exhibition and get hands-on in the Sand Lab. Topics covered include art, science, social studies, literacy and numeracy. For information or to book a tour, contact NGCI at 945-8111 or education@nationalgallery. org.ky. HIV TESTING: The Public Health Department advises that free HIV testing is available every Tuesday year-round at the Cayman Islands Red Cross on Thomas Russell Way. Anyone who wishes to get tested should arrive by 9 a.m. Testing will be available every Tuesday, 9-10 a.m. Contact HIV/AIDS Coordinator Laura Whitfield at 244-2631. REEF RESTORATION: Certified divers are invited to work on the Cayman Magic Reef restoration in George Town. A schedule of work dates and times is posted on Facebook under Cayman Magic Reef Recovery. Dates, times and places are listed under Events for volunteers to check and sign up. FOOD HANDLERS: Certification courses in basic food hygiene are offered by the Department of Environmental Health. March 11, 25; April 15, 29; May 13, 27; June 10, 24. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the DEH conference room in the Environmental Centre, 580 North Sound Road. $15 per person covers all materials and fees; pay at DEH headquarters, 580 North Sound Road, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. For more information, call 949-6696. OPEN CANVAS: Visual Arts Society supports this initiative at Karoo Restaurant located in Camana Bay. Wednesdays in February and March, 7 p.m. to close. No fee. Easels are provided for artists of all levels to enjoy painting and socializing with other artists. Participating artists receive 2 tickets for house wine or beer compliments of Karoo. For more information, contact info@ visualartcayman.com or jr@cib.ky, or call 546-9422. VISUAL ARTS SOCIETY: Painting open studio available Mondays 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Watler House, Pedro Castle. This is an opportunity for adult intermediate artists to work at their own pace on their own projects. To register, contact openstudio@ visualartcayman.com or 546-9422. $10 per day or $15 non-members. See also info@visualartcayman.com. ART FOR STUDENTS: The National Gallery hosts free Active Learning Sessions for students of all ages. Part tour, part art activity, the tour takes students up-close with the National Collection – more than 50 years of Caymanian art history – providing links to literacy, mathematics, social studies and science. For information or to book a session, contact 945-8111 or education@ nationalgallery.org.ky. PINK LADIES: Coffee Shop at the Cayman Islands Hospital is open Monday- Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for breakfast, lunch, drinks, snacks. Takeout orders welcome, call 244-2661. Funds are donated back to the community. Contact pinkladiescayman@gmail. com. ARTISANS MARKET: Camana Bay Artisans Market every Wednesday. Visual Arts Society has artists displaying arts, crafts, paintings, prints, hand-crafted jewelry and ceramics for sale between noon and 8 p.m. near Karoo. For more information about being a displaying artist, contact info@ visualartcayman.com or 546-9422. MIND’S EYE: Free guided tours for up to eight people are offered at Mind’s Eye – The Visionary World of Miss Lassie, Cayman’s intuitive artist. Tours by appointment, 10-11 a.m., second and fourth Saturdays. Contact the Cayman National Cultural Foundation by email at admincncf@candw.ky or 949-5477. The islands’ most-trusted news source 8 Community CALENDAR ■ COMMUNITY CALENDAR is published TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS. It is available to charitable or nonprofit organizations. Items should be submitted at least three working days before publication. Information must include name of sender, signature and contact number. ■ Items may be faxed to 949-2662, brought to the Cayman Compass office on Shedden Rd. or emailed to cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com at least three days in advance of publication. TUESDAY MARCH 10, 2015 • CAYMAN COMPASS The islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY MARCH 10, 2015 each position a unique “job ID” that can be viewed on the NWDA website. “So anyone looking for work, no matter what edu- cation, what training … you should be able to look on there and say ‘that’s a job I should be able to do,’” Mr. Suckoo said. “Right now, immigration has been making decisions [on work permits] without knowing what the labor market looks like. We’re still going to need work permits. There’s just not enough Caymanians to put in all the open positions.” The jobs list is also not in- tended to become a replace- ment for local recruitment firms, and Steve McIntosh, chief executive of CML Offshore Recruitment, does not believe it will. However, Mr. McIntosh dismissed the idea that local recruitment firms aren’t put- ting Caymanians in jobs now. “The majority of our re- cruitment is on island,” he said. “The idea that our existence creates more work permits is just a fallacy. We place an av- erage of two Caymanians a week in jobs.” Mr. McIntosh views the NWDA job listings as more of a compliance requirement for the Immigration Department. “I think it makes sense,” he said. “The current [work permit] system has a chain of custody issue. It depends on employers self-reporting Caymanian ap- plicants. You can’t prove what didn’t happen. Why not just have them on a website and people can look at them?” Pilot project Mr. Suckoo said the National Workforce Develop- ment Agency will seek to de- velop a pilot project for the jobs listing website with the tourism association to test it and see if it’s worth expanding into other industries on the islands. The Bodden Town MLA earlier criticized a jobs drive in the local tourism in- dustry that resulted in only a few Caymanian appli- cants being placed in jobs. Mr. Suckoo had suggested CITA’s jobs drive was a “de- liberate attempt to discredit Caymanians and justify using cheap labor.” CITA officials were shocked by the allega- tions concerning the vol- untary jobs initiative that involved industry execu- tives and human resources employees giving up their time in a collaboration with the National Workforce Development Agency. Saturday’s press release from the premier’s office in- dicated that the tourism in- dustry job drive would be “redefined with an effective communication plan agreed in advance.” The government said it would also seek to ensure that all students trained at the School of Hospitality Studies at the University College of the Cayman Islands would be placed in jobs in the Cayman Islands tourism sector, and that all returning students in the hospitality field should have either an internship or a job offer in place upon their return to the islands. The press release indi- cated that Ken Hydes, the outgoing Cayman Islands Tourism Association presi- dent, would support the ef- fort to revamp and restart the jobs drive effort. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Islands Airport Authority, said a team of engineers trav- eled with the engine. She said they expect the repairs to be done in a couple days, and the DHL plane will be able to take off again. Sherman Yates, with the Airport Fire Service, said at the time that the DHL plane had a cargo of flam- mable resin on board that caused concern if anything went wrong with the landing, but the Boeing 757 landed successfully. All told, it was less than 20 minutes from when the air- port received the emergency call until the plane was on the ground and emergency crews were told to stand down. In addition to the DHL plane, two other planes have made emergency landings at Owens Roberts this year. On Jan. 27, a cargo plane had to make an emer- gency landing and acciden- tally veered off the runway. The airport runway was shut down for several hours while the plane, owned by IFL Group and contracted by Cayman Airways, was moved. On March 3, another cargo plane, also owned by IFL and hired by Cayman Airways, made an emergency landing because of a faulty indicator light and apparent engine problems. A Russian-made Ilyushin Il-76 delivered the engine Monday morning. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Russian plane delivers new engine for crippled DHL jet Mr. HydesMr. McLaughlinMr. McIntoshMr. Suckoo The Ilyushin Il-76 sits on the runway at Owen Roberts International Airport on Monday. - PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAY Gov’t agency seeks jobs ‘authority’ London rail work unearths thousands of skeletons from Bedlam LONDON (AP) — They came from every parish of London, and from all walks of life, and ended up in a burial ground called Bedlam. Now scientists hope their centu- ries-old skeletons can re- veal new information about how long-ago Londoners lived – and about the bu- bonic plague that often killed them. Archaeologists an- nounced Monday that they have begun excavating the bones of some 3,000 people interred in the 16th and 17th centuries, who now lie in the path of the Crossrail transit line. They will be pored over by scientists before being reburied elsewhere. One recent workday, just yards from teeming Liverpool Street railway sta- tion, researchers in orange overalls scraped, sifted and gently removed skeletons embedded in the dark earth. In one corner of the site, the skeleton of an adult lay be- side the fragile remains of a baby, the wooden outline of its coffin still visible. Most were less intact, a jumble of bones and skulls. “Part of the skill of it is actually working out which bones go with which,” said Alison Telfer, a project of- ficer with Museum of London Archaeology, which is overseeing the dig. Due to open in 2018, the 73-mile trans-London Crossrail line is Britain’s biggest construction project, and its largest archaeolog- ical dig for decades. The cen- tral 13-mile section runs un- derground, which has meant tunneling beneath some of the oldest and most densely populated parts of the city. For Londoners, that has brought years of noise and disruption, but for archae- ologists it’s like Christmas. Almost every shovelful of earth has uncovered a piece of history, or prehis- tory: bison and mammoth bones; Roman horseshoes; medieval ice skates; the re- mains of a moated Tudor manor house. Chief archaeologist Jay Carver says the Bedlam dig could be the most revealing yet. “It’s going to be archae- ologically the most impor- tant sample we have of the population of London from the 16th and 17th centuries,” Carver said. Bedlam cemetery opened in 1569 to take the over- spill as the city’s churchyard burial grounds filled up. It is the final resting place of prosperous citizens and paupers, religious dissenters including the 17th-cen- tury revolutionary Robert Lockyer and patients from Bedlam Hospital, the world’s first asylum for the mentally ill. The hospital’s name, a corruption of Bethlehem, be- came a synonym for chaos. Tests on the bones by os- teologists may reveal where these Londoners came from, what they ate and what ailed them – which in many cases was the plague. There were four outbreaks of the deadly disease over the two centuries the cemetery was in use, including the “Great Plague” that killed 100,000 people in 1665. Carver says researchers will analyze DNA taken from pulp in the skele- tons’ teeth to help fill in the “evolutionary tree of the plague bacteria.”Next >