SportS | page 16 bodden edges scholars closer Premier League title looks certain High of 88 Low of 74 Smooth to slight with wave heights of 1 to 3 feet. editorial | page 4 setting boundaries on redistricting ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – tuesday april 21, 2015 178210_PRINT-Compass-6colx1*5.pdPage 1 12/8/14 11:20:19 AM Leaders condemn Miller’s remarks alan Markoff amarkoff@pinnaclemedialtd.com Several of Cayman’s political and busi- ness leaders have condemned remarks made by North Side MLA Ezzard Miller in the Legislative Assembly last week warning of “bloodshed” and “revolution” because of im- migration policies that impact employment of Caymanians. Mr. Miller, who was speaking in support of a private members’ motion that asked for the government to mandate all business staffing plans be made public, suggested that the rev- olution would be caused by educated, unem- ployed Caymanians who, if they can’t get “part of the pie,” would destroy it. “I’m going to probably be in front with them in leading the revolution,” he said. “They’re not going to be leading it against me. I’m going to be with them.” Premier Alden McLaughlin condemned the remarks over the weekend, calling Mr. Miller’s comments “irresponsible and dan- gerous.” Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush noted that Cayman’s tourism and financial services sectors are both highly dependent on tranquility and stability, which he said “we must never allow to be compromised or called into question.” On Monday, other politicians weighed in on Mr. Miller’s remarks, with Cabinet Minister Osbourne Bodden expressing disappointment. “It is not a responsible statement by a leader,” he said. “Our job is to ward off such statements when we hear them spoken and certainly not add credibility to them. “Comments such as these are inflamma- tory and are not in the public interest, and a veteran like Mr. Miller should be more careful in his public utterances, as what we say as leaders are on record forever.” Mr. Bodden acknowledged that there are some disillusioned people in the community for a variety of reasons, including a lack of means to sustain themselves and their families. “This doesn’t mean there is some planned Consultant: no quiCk fix to landfill leaChing Tests show nutrients impacting North Sound canal JaMes Whittaker jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Closing and capping large areas of the George Town Landfill will likely be the only way to lessen the potential environmental im- pact on the North Sound, according to consul- tants conducting tests at the site. Julian Bromhead, of consultants AMEC Foster Wheeler, said there was no quick and easy fix to the problem. Data collected previously from ground- water wells at the landfill shows that haz- ardous substances have not been detected in “significant concentrations,” Mr. Bromhead said during a press briefing Monday. However, the preliminary results show that some nutrients are leaching out of the land- fill and impacting a canal which leads to the sound. The latest round of tests being carried out by the consultants will enable engineers to establish how far-reaching that impact is. “There are some nutrients detected, partic- ularly nitrogen and phosphorous, which are being leached from the landfill into ground- water and surface waters and they have a local impact at the canal mouth around the canal entry to North Sound,” said Mr. Bromhead. “There have been increased levels of chlo- rophyll and algae at that location. We need to see what the new data is showing in terms of the dispersal of those nutrients out into the wider North Sound, which we will get from this data,” he said. NRA pavers may remain in Brac brent fuller bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Paving equipment sent to Cayman Brac from Grand Cayman in 2010 remains on the smaller island and may never be sent back, depending on how government decides to proceed, Works Minister Kurt Tibbetts said Friday. Mr. Tibbetts’s comments came in re- sponse to a question from East End MLA Arden McLean, who wondered about the status of the equipment. At present, the minister said road works in Cayman Brac are not complete and the decision to have the equipment there “has not been rescinded or changed.” Minister Tibbetts said the longer-term question was what role the National Roads Authority intended to play going forward with road projects and whether it really needed the paving equipment at all. “The NRA is looking to see if they want to get into that business anymore,” Mr. Tibbetts said. “We are pressed, at this point in time, to hold fast on numbers in the public service. The NRA is down by 40-odd or 50-odd [staff members] from where they were four or five years ago and there is no great desire on the part of anyone … to in- crease those numbers.” Mr. Tibbetts also noted that one of the recommendations in last year’s Ernst & Young “project future” consulting report was to “hive off what is sensible” to the pri- vate sector, and road paving may well be one of those areas. 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TUESDAY $8.00 www.tonymosleylifeinsurance.com Judge urges security measures in bars CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd Security guards in bars and nightclubs should be given some form of training in dealing with altercations, Justice Charles Quin said last week after sentencing security guard Kenroy Leonard Rowe to six years’ imprisonment. Rowe was found guilty by a jury last month of wounding a would-be patron with in- tent to cause grievous bodily harm at the Energy Bar and Lounge on Shedden Road on March 21, 2014. After reviewing the cir- cumstances in which Rowe stabbed the man with a flick knife he had confiscated from another patron, the judge made a further suggestion. “[T]he establishment should have had a policy that, as soon as knives or any other offensive weapons are confis- cated, they should be put in a secure safe and not be left in the hands of security offi- cers, as in this case, who then may be tempted to use them in fights of this nature.” Justice Quin also noted that Rowe’s senior colleague was present at the scene, “yet he had done nothing to assist the defendant who had gone too far in responding to what the defense submits was sig- nificant provocation.” In his summary of the facts, Justice Quin referred to what the jury had been shown by way of footage from the closed circuit television system at the lounge. The complainant/victim and a friend went to the prem- ises and the friend went into the nightclub area. The com- plainant went up to Rowe, who had the job of searching patrons before they entered the nightclub. It could be seen that the complainant volun- tarily agreed to be searched until Rowe attempted to search the man’s groin area. After the complainant ob- jected and was not allowed to enter the nightclub, he started to leave. His friend then came out and intervened. The CCTV showed Rowe and the friend entering into what appeared to be a heated conversation. The complainant tried to get his friend to leave, but the ar- guing continued. The CCTV showed Rowe pushing the friend away and the friend bumping into the complainant, who then threw a punch at Rowe. It was then that Rowe took out the flick knife and charged at the complainant, who had fallen backward onto the ground. The CCTV showed Rowe stabbing the man while he was on the ground. Rowe then returned the knife to its owner and left the club in- stead of waiting for police. The stab wound was under the heart and the man began to lose a lot of blood, Justice Quin related. He began to lose consciousness, and po- lice who arrived at the scene immediately took him to hos- pital. Doctors considered the injury serious, and Justice Quin commended the police for their quick action. Crown counsel Toyin Salako had told the court during an earlier hearing that the complainant had more than $10,000 in medical bills, which his insurance company had declined to cover. Justice Quin said, “It is clear from a review of the facts of this case that the complainant’s injuries were not of his making. In fact, it is clear from the evidence that the complainant was trying to leave the scene and was even trying to remove the third party from the scene. “The court hopes that if these facts are made known to the insurance company, it might reconsider its decision not to cover the complainant’s medical bills, incurred as a re- sult of this serious assault on him,” he said. Defense attorney John Furniss said Rowe had no means to pay the bills be- cause he had been unem- ployed since the incident and had been supported by friends. A man of previous good character, Rowe recognized he would have to pay a high price for an incident that had lasted no more than 30 sec- onds, Mr. Furniss remarked. Security guard gets six years for stabbing patron Honduran students’ photo talent on display ChARLEs DuNCAN cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com A donation of $5,000 to $10,000 a year from Cayman’s Rotary Sunrise is all that’s needed to pay for schooling, a meal a day, Internet and an after-school program for chil- dren in two rural villages in Honduras. Photography is part of the after-school program, called Guaruma, and Rotary is hosting an exhibit and fun- draiser Wednesday evening to show off the students’ work and raise money for the project. Rotary Sunrise has been helping fund the Honduras pro- gram for about 10 years, said Dr. John Lee, a Rotary volun- teer who has traveled to the Cangrejal Valley in Honduras to see how the program works and to offer his medical services. He said in recent years or- ganizations from the United States have stopped sending funds to the program, citing the economic downturn, making Cayman’s contribution even more important. “Money goes a very long way there,” he said, “providing schooling, a school meal and an after-school program to 50- plus kids.” The after-school program is the main thrust of Rotary’s support, as it trains students and gives them access to com- puters and the Internet. The objective, Dr. Lee said, is to help the Honduran students “see how they fit into the rest of the world and learn about the world beyond their borders.” The exhibit includes notes from the students about their experiences in the program and explaining each photo- graph. Rosalina Pinto, 17, from El Pital village, writes: “Guaruma motivates me be- cause I have learned many things, including how to take photographs, learning English and computers, which really helps me in my schooling. The most impor- tant thing we learn is to re- spect the environment and how to be good leaders.” The Guaruma project is a nongovernment organiza- tion with the primary goal of developing ecotourism in the jungle of the Honduran interior. Dr. Lee said Rotary was lucky to have a relation- ship with Guaruma because he and Rotary are “confident about the program and that the funds are spent on what they’re intended for.” One benefit of running the fiber Internet line to the villages, Dr. Lee said, is that each village along the way could also use the new infra- structure to connect online. The villages are near La Ceiba, a port town on the country’s northern coast. To get to the villages, Dr. Lee said, involves a 5-mile drive along the Rio Cangrejal on a dusty, potholed road. The second village is 2 miles be- yond that. He said he visited last September to volunteer in the medical clinic, and he was struck by the poverty in the region. “The kids were all in rags,” he said, and had very little ac- cess to regular medical care. He told one short story about a doctor telling someone they needed an inhaler. The next time the doctor went back, he asked if the medicine helped, but the patient said they couldn’t get a loan to be able to afford the inhaler. The region is mainly agri- cultural, but the ecotourism industry has also started to take hold. Rio Cangrejal has become known as a world- class whitewater rapids des- tination and it’s adjacent to the Pico Bonito National Park, a mountainous, dense jungle park that hopes to attract ad- venturous ecotourists. The Rotary Sunrise photo exhibit is open to the public at the George Town Yacht Club from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22. A photograph of a Honduran fisherman, taken by 18-year-old Orlin Murillo, a student in the Rotary-funded Guaruma program, will be on display at Wednesday’s exhibition. NY Gov. Cuomo meets with top offiCials iN havaNa HAVANA (AP) — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has met with Cuba’s top of- ficials for U.S. affairs at the start of a trip that makes him the first American gov- ernor to visit Cuba since the recent thaw in relations with the communist nation. Cuomo arrived in Havana Monday and trav- eled to the Hotel Nacional, where he met with Josefina Vidal, Cuba’s top negoti- ator in meetings over re-es- tablishing diplomatic ties. He had meetings planned with officials from the Cuban government and Catholic Church. The formal state visit on Monday and Tuesday is meant to foster greater ties between New York and Cuba. Cuomo is trav- eling with lawmakers and business leaders for what he’s called “a tremen- dous stepping stone” that will “help open the door to a new market for New York businesses.” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo walks with Josefina Vidal, director general of the U.S. division at Cuba’s Foreign Ministry, as he arrives at the Hotel Nacional in Havana, Cuba, on Monday. - photo: apThe islands’ most-trusted news source 3 Cayman Compass • Tuesday april 21, 2015 176874-Ad-CharityDr-FP-C&F.pdf 2/9/15 3:54:23 PMThe 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 office. Setting boundaries on redistricting Today the government’s Electoral Boundary Com- mission launches a series of public meetings to gather input on the topic of bringing single-member voting constituencies to the Cayman Islands. Here’s our contribution, submitted in writing: If the purpose driving the “one man, one vote” initia- tive is to ensure that each member of the Legislative Assembly represents approximately the same number of people, the Boundary Commission cannot avoid addressing the flagrant violations of that concept by the current compositions of the districts of North Side and East End. If the Boundary Commission does not amelio- rate those patent and blatant examples of electoral inequality, then none of its recommendations merits serious consideration. While we focus on the eastern half of Grand Cayman, note that we would also make similar argu- ments in favor of rectifying the relative “over-repre- sentation” of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, if it were not for the fact that the Sister Islands’ two leg- islative seats are protected by the ultimate law of the land, the Cayman Islands Constitution. Setting aside the Sister Islands and its two legisla- tors, Grand Cayman has 17,281 registered voters and 16 elected members, equating to 1,080 voters per member, based on current statistics from the Elec- tions Office. Under the prevailing multi-member electoral system, the districts of George Town and Bodden Town are relatively “under-represented,” with 1,230 and 1,129 voters per member, respectively. West Bay has 1,041 voters per member, which is still close to the overall average. However, North Side, with 586 voters, and East End, with 632 voters, are wildly over-represented. Indeed, the most elegant solution appears to be to combine the two into a single district, with 1,218 voters represented by a single elected member — putting it on par, proportionally, with the country’s capital district of George Town. We realize that adding North Side and East End together, and subtracting one elected member, would greatly impact the political futures of the two current incumbents, North Side MLA Ezzard Miller and East End MLA Arden McLean, who would face the following options: run against the other, switch districts or retire. Mr. Miller and Mr. McLean, and like-minded others, may no doubt argue that merging North Side and East End would infringe upon “historical” or “cultural” district boundaries, which reflect Grand Cayman’s pattern of development revolving around five distinct population centers. However, neither the political fortunes of individ- uals nor historic precedent should limit the Boundary Commission’s considerations. “Redistricting,” by definition, involves the redrawing of district lines; in practice, that necessitates changing fortunes for some politicians. There is no reason why North Side and East End should continue to enjoy having an “extra” seat in the Legislative Assembly, using as a rhetorical shield the “preservation of historic or cultural boundaries,” while Grand Cayman’s other three districts — Bodden Town, George Town, West Bay — are carved up to create 14 brand-new “mini-districts.” Putting it another way, every district in Grand Cayman is equally historical, and the lines demarcating East End and North Side should be no more sacro- sanct than the invisible lines separating Bodden Town, George Town and West Bay. If any single district is a candidate for “redrawing,” then all must be — as a matter of consistency, equity and fairness. Cayman’s system of voting, at the least, must promote equality over favoritism, national aims over parochial interests, and, above all, unity over division. While at this point the Compass remains agnostic in regard to any specific electoral scheme (including the current one), we will be weighing in periodically as this national debate continues. 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. 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But in the best inter- ests of his fellow islanders he should curb this sort of comment because there are people outside the island who will read this and as- sume he has some intel- ligence because he is an elected MLA. We know better, and so should he! arthur Rank Well, it seems he’s finally secured the votes of both the ignorant and the radi- cally ignorant. This type of rhetoric is truly embarrassing. I’m talking mind-numbingly idi- otic. And to think, he repre- sents the Cayman Islands. Bob William I think the three biggest problems here are: 1. High welfare pay rela- tive to low paid jobs. Why take a job at even $6 an hour when you can be paid almost $10 an hour for doing nothing? 2. Low education stan- dards in government schools. 3. Belief that it is evil for businesses to want to make a profit; that they should in- stead pay more for possibly less productive workers. Add to this the gen- eral loss of jobs in the fi- nancial sector, for example, Caledonian Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland. But I really don’t think Mr. Ezzard has too much to worry about. A few more speeches like this and foreign investment will run from these islands. And so will for- eign workers. Then there will be less jobs for everyone. norman Linton What a load of rhubarb. If he is trying to appeal to the vast swathes of unem- ployed people who want to work, I am sorry, there is no such thing. You want a job and you are Caymanian, you can get one. It may not be the job you want, but it is better than nothing … or as Norman points out, it isn’t better than nothing; nothing pays fairly well. The bloodshed and revo- lution? What planet is he on? Jenny Taylor Mr. Miller makes ominous predictions as to the future of the country. Stating that bloody prediction and that he will be in front of such a vio- lent revolution suggests that he supports such an option. Ezzard’s statements made in the Legislative Assembly are protected but such is not the case on the radio. Jack augsbury I don’t think the en- tire problem rests with em- ployers discriminating against local workers. They are making choices to pick foreign workers for an eco- nomic reason. For the most part, work permits aren’t cheap and the administration for them is a burden, so most employers would prefer a Caymanian staff member for their position if that was a viable option. Any business owner nat- urally wants the best em- ployee for the position, re- gardless of nationality. Perhaps Mr. Miller needs a frank and honest discussion with employers about their genuine reasons for favoring foreign employees based on their actual experiences, and then seek to put his energy into turning around those is- sues rather than threatening revolution and bloodshed against those who are only working hard to do their jobs and run their companies. susan Weeks As an expat, many vials of blood were already shed from me as part of the work permit scheme … Fred yin What is happening in Cayman is a transition of the country “time once forgot” to a country with the highest standards of living, all be- cause of the expatriates and related businesses. A wise leader would use this luck to secure the well- being of its citizens and guarantee basic necessities to unemployed, disabled etc., such as food, shelter, educa- tion and health care. We are taking about basic necessi- ties here. Many countries have done just that. It appears that leaders of this country have been using this luck for per- sonal enrichment and mil- lions go unaccounted for. The money wasted, stolen, unaccounted for could have easily supported Caymanian people in times of hardship. Disadvantaged people exist in every country. You help them, teach them, rehabili- tate them; not lead them to bloodshed, to a revolution. So I would suggest that you turn your focus inward and keep your leaders ac- countable for every penny they spend. Lucia Bell I have to agree that Mr. Miller’s words were harsh. That doesn’t mean that we should take them without a grain of salt. Ron Clair Ebanks While I find Mr. Miller’s statements to be incendiary and with a certain amount of callous disregard for unity and working together for a better Cayman, you cannot discount the ever-increasing discontent and dissatisfac- tion by Caymanians with re- gards to jobs being held by work permit holders instead of locals. One prime example of this inequity is the police force, where a great percentage of positions are held by for- eign nationals that do not have a vested interest in the long-term well-being of the Cayman Islands! Dewey Ebanks I don’t know about the “bloodshed” thing but what I do know is that I am finding that more and more Caymanians are expressing serious concerns about what is happening in the Cayman Islands. What is clear to me is that many companies have a pref- erence for foreign workers. For the entry level jobs this appears to be because it is easier to exploit foreign workers which results in more profits for unscrupu- lous business owners. For the middle- and top- end jobs, this appears to be a situation where people seem to have a preference for their friends and fellow coun- trymen over Caymanians. This does not mean that a Caymanians should be enti- tled to a job just because they are Caymanians; but some of the things I have seen are nothing short of shameful. mack Boland The business staffing plan! If I remember the in- tent of this initiative, it was meant to serve as a road map to employment/promotion for Caymanians in these large companies. Also, that the cur- rent administration has iden- tified lack of enforcement as a failing in this initiative. Mr. Miller may be way off in his assumptions, but likewise is the business staffing in its governance. A revolutionary new computer software program seems to be in order. John-F Levy Way back in December 2010, when I was just starting my blog site (“Barlow’s Cayman”), I posted a short essay called “Everybody’s Cheating,” referring both to 1) government executives who pursued an agenda of protec- tionism and entitlement for native Caymanians; and 2) to private sector employers who protected the efficiency of their businesses by evading the government’s restrictions. What I wrote then is still rel- evant today. Indeed, three years later I intended to write and post a follow-up called “Everybody’s *still* Cheating,” but I didn’t have the heart to finish it. It was too depressing, to report that the politicians and se- nior civil servants had virtu- ally nothing to show for all their bullying. I remember a saying from my younger days: “Softly, softly, catchee monkey.” Apparently, our rulers have never heard of it. 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Mr. McLaughlin said, “If he can produce one email, any correspondence be- tween me and the governor, let’s see ...,” referring to as- sertions by Mr. Bush that he had documentary evi- dence backing up his claim. The premier was re- sponding to questions about a motion filed in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. Bush alleging “uncon- stitutional interference” in- volving Mr. McLaughlin, former Governor Duncan Taylor, the commissioner of police and others to oust him from office in the run-up to the 2013 general election. Mr. McLaughlin said whether Mr. Bush’s motion could be heard was up to the Speaker of the House, but he described it as the “furthest thing from a pri- ority” for his government. Mr. Bush, while under a criminal investiga- tion, was removed from the premier’s office in December 2012 following a no-confidence vote of the Legislative Assembly against his government. He was later cleared on multiple corruption charges relating to his spending around $50,000 on his gov- ernment credit card in ca- sino slot machines. Mr. Bush is now al- leging, partially based on emails that emerged during the trial, that there was a conspiracy to le- verage the police investiga- tion into his conduct to re- move him from office and influence the result of the general election. In a private mem- bers’ motion filed with the Legislative Assembly last week, he asked for an in- dependent review of “the involvement of the [U.K.] Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Office of the Governor, Commissioner of Police and the then-Leader of the Opposition [refer- ring to Mr. McLaughlin] in the conspiracy to remove the then-constitutionally elected premier [referring to Mr. Bush].” The motion stated that Mr. Bush had in his pos- session “irrefutable docu- mentary evidence” of inter- ference by the governor’s office in conspiring, along with local elected represen- tatives and civil servants, “to topple a democratically elected government while misusing the power of the state and its judicial and law enforcement arms.” Mr. Bush has yet to make this evidence public and Mr. McLaughlin in- sists that, in refer- ence to himself, no such evidence exists. He said his government was concentrating on the budget and did not con- sider Mr. Bush’s motion to be an important priority. “It is so easy to make allegations,” the premier said. “Mr. Bush is prone to making allegations – so the motion, assuming that it meets the constitutional requirements and con- forms with standing or- ders, will get on the order paper at some point but it is certainly not a priority.” Police called to soccer fracas; no criminal complaints James Whittaker jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Police were called to a Premier League football match Sunday evening after fans invaded the pitch. Officers responded to re- ports of at least 20 people fighting at the Annex in George Town where Sunset Football Club was playing against Cayman Athletic in a top-of-the-table Premier League clash. The trouble apparently stemmed from a flare-up between the Sunset goal- keeper and an opposing forward in the final min- utes of the match. Several players and offi- cials from both sides were reported to have squared off before supporters of Cayman Athletic jumped the barriers, ran onto the pitch and joined in. After a delay of ap- proximately 10 minutes, the match continued, with Cayman Athletic emerging with a 4-3 win. Players from Sunset, mostly made up of expa- triates, were said to have faced xenophobic abuse during the melee just after 9 p.m. Sunday. Police Chief Superintendant Adrian Seales said officers responded to reports of a disturbance stemming from an on- field incident. He said, “This caused players to disagree and spec- tators swarmed the field. The game continued after five po- lice officers attended and stayed throughout the du- ration of the game. Uniform presence remained until the spectators left the game.” He said no criminal complaint had been made. A Cayman Islands Football Association spokesman said the association was in the pro- cess of getting reports from all parties for an investigation. Ernie “Gillie” Seymour, technical director for Cayman Athletic, said po- lice were called to control the crowd. He said there was a lot of “verbals,” but no one was hurt. “There were people shouting things but no fans came on fighting. They were shouting things and then security came and took them off the field. “If it was that bad, the game would have been called off,” he added. Kevin Poole, club secre- tary for Sunset F.C., con- firmed that the incident be- tween Sunset and Cayman Athletic was being inves- tigated by the football as- sociation. “The club will provide CIFA with our full cooperation and any fur- ther comment before CIFA has carried out their inves- tigation would be inappro- priate,” he said.6 LOCAL NEWS Tuesday april 21, 2015 • Cayman Compass Growth and Profit Specialist At FINCOR, we are more than an Accounting Firm. We are a strategic partner whose goal is to help our clients grow their businesses and increase their profits. We do this by improving the efficiency of our clients’ operations, allowing them to be more effective by focusing on the needs of their own clients while we provide an economical financial management solution. Proposed utilities commission will order gas price checks Brent Fuller bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com The Public Utilities Commission proposed by the Progressives-led government will be given the authority to order petroleum distributors to reveal their “pre-markup” fuel prices, Planning Minister Kurt Tibbetts said Friday. Minister Tibbetts said he had “given up” the hope of negotiating on this point with the oil companies after years of private talks with Chevron-Texaco and Esso, now Sol Petroleum and Rubis. “Every time I would meet with these people … there is this fancy word called proprietary that they use and they still use it today,” Mr. Tibbetts said. “While the Cayman Islands is very proud of its free market economy … we take the po- sition that, because we are not totally satisfied that the normal laws of competition prevail in [the fuel sector] here in Cayman … and I hope they’re listening … that I don’t believe a word they tell me about their markup.” There are two “markups” with regard to retail gas and diesel sold at local petroleum stations. The first occurs be- tween the time the petroleum product leaves the supplier’s shores and arrives in Cayman for storage at the Jackson Point fuel terminal; the second markup occurs when the fuel is loaded into the pumps at the gas stations. Historically, it has been very difficult for the govern- ment to obtain that informa- tion from local retailers and impossible to get it from the fuel distributors, so Mr. Tibbetts said the govern- ment is left with “the con- tinuing saga of the Petroleum Inspectorate inquiring about prices of fuel and not being able to have any method to verify the information that they receive.” “The Petroleum Inspectorate will have proper legislation in place which guarantees their ability to get this information,” he said. Mr. Tibbetts’s comments came during a debate over a private members’ mo- tion filed by Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush. Mr. Bush proposed a motion in January asking government to consider, at least, more specific reporting require- ments for the islands’ two major fuel distributors on the “actual costs” of ship- ments to the territory. The motion also sought to ex- pand the authority of the Cayman Islands Petroleum Inspectorate to include sub- poena powers to “ensure market prices are passed on to the general public.” Mr. Bush said he had noted an average drop in local gasoline prices since last fall – more than $1.50 per gallon in most cases – but that gained oil compa- nies and gas retailers only small favor in the opposition leader’s view. “One might conclude that our gas and diesel prices are falling and, thus, we should jump for joy,” Mr. Bush said. “That is exactly what our local gasoline and diesel im- porters would like us to do, sit and be happy for the re- duction. But the sad fact is that our local prices are no- where near what they should be to reflect real market- driven prices. Our gaso- line and diesel prices are ar- tificially inflated.” “We can do better and we must do better to protect our quality of life,” he added. Minister Tibbetts said the Progressives-led govern- ment was reading from “the same page” as Mr. Bush on gas prices, but said govern- ment members could not ac- cept his motion as it was written because it asked gov- ernment to do specific things it was not able to do, such as audit the fuel companies’ costs. Mr. Bush’s motion was ultimately defeated along a party-line vote. Big Oil’s view Although Mr. Tibbetts spoke only about obtaining information on base-rate gas prices, not regulation of those prices, local oil com- panies have warned Cayman Islands politicians about en- acting a system of price con- trols many times in the past. Earlier this year, Sol Petroleum’s Alan Neesome said Cayman consumers could be left out of retail sav- ings that occur if the market is overregulated. “Pump pricing here overall [has] decreased sub- stantially, in line with inter- national pricing, whereas prices in other jurisdictions in our region, especially those with regulations, are in many cases higher when compared to the equivalent price per imperial gallon for the same product,” Mr. Neesome said. Mr. Bush, in intro- ducing his motion, noted that while average per gallon price of regular, un- leaded gas was hovering around US$2.25 earlier this month, Cayman Islands fuel prices were averaging close to CI$4.20 – although prices varied substantially among the retail stations. A system of price con- trols could ultimately lead to supply problems in a smaller market like Cayman, fuel dis- tribution companies said. Mr. Neesome said com- paring Cayman – with a per- manent population of close to 60,000 people – to the U.S. market, which has well over 300 million residents, is simply unfair. “The USA is a macro market with totally different supply logistics, vast fuel re- sources, huge fuel storage ca- pacity, a network of pipelines from the refineries to the dis- tribution points, and trucking fleets which deliver fuel 24 hours per day, 365 days per year,” Mr. Neesome said. “The USA’s scale of operations pro- vide efficiencies in fuel dis- tribution that Cayman does not obtain as we have much higher unit infrastructural and operational costs which result in higher prices to con- sumers than in the U.S.” Mr. Neesome said Sol Petroleum usually receives fuel shipments about every four weeks, and that cargo received may have loaded on the supply ship several weeks before arriving in Cayman. This delay in ship- ping creates a lag in pricing compared with current inter- national prices, he said. “In addition, to ensure se- curity of supplies during hur- ricane season, we keep fuel inventories at higher levels; with August, September and October typically being the slowest months of the year for fuel sales, it takes longer to consume fuel in- ventory, which causes ad- ditional pricing lag,” Mr. Neesome said. Public utilities The Public Utilities Commission is proposed to be the regulator of all local utility industries including electric, telecommunications and water. Mr. Tibbetts acknowledges there will be a number of is- sues involved in setting up the commission aside from those dealing with oil prices. For instance, depending on how the entity is set up, the Water Authority, Cayman – which is owned and operated by government – could end up becoming the “regulator” of its competition, Cayman Water Company, which serves the Seven Mile Beach and West Bay areas. Also, there are the standard difficul- ties of what to do with cur- rent regulatory bodies, such as the Electricity Regulatory Authority or the Information and Communications Technology Authority, if all are to be folded into one commission. To assist in amalgam- ating all the different regula- tory functions, Mr. Tibbetts’s ministry has hired a con- sultant on a three-month contract to “develop the framework” for the Public Utilities Commission. “The most arduous task will be doing the necessary legislation,” Mr. Tibbetts said, noting that the Public Utilities Bill would likely serve as “umbrella legislation” that guides each regulatory agency in its existing work. The government wants Rubis and Sol gas distributors to reveal their pre-markup costs. – Photo: Chris Court “I don’t believe a word they tell me about their markup.” Kurt tiBBetts, planning minister7 LOCAL NEWS Cayman Compass • Tuesday april 21, 2015 MeMbers: 4 Non-members: International: Venue: Ritz-carlton May 1st 2015 Nothing is taboo 12th annual HR Conference NO TOPIC is off limits a conference like you have never seen before! www.cishrp.ky A conference for HR Professionals, managers and leaders! Juliet Du Feu is a Human Resources professional with extensive experience spanning various industries including tourism, public and private business sectors. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration from Cornell University and is a graduate of Hyatt Hotels Corporations’ Corporate Management Training Programme. As the Vice President for Human Resources at Dart Enterprises Limited, she is responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight to Human Capital Services, Training and Development, and Administration functions and teams within a holding company that provides services to subsidiaries and other companies within the Dart Cayman group. Senior Vice President Human Resources, Dart Enterprises Limited DU FEU JULIET Tanya Samuels is a specialist in business process re-engineering and strategic people management. With over 15 years of international work experience, Ms. Samuels successfully provides services to select private sector companies and government agencies using a sustainable solutions based approach. Prior to moving to the Cayman Islands in 2006, Ms. Samuels lived in the United States and completed a body of work in large scale change management for the US government. Ms. Samuels has also lived and worked in Central America while working for the United States Peace Corps. She has earned a BA in International Business, Finance from Howard University, an MA from George Washington University, and completed her doctoral studies at the University of Georgia. GPHR, SHRM-SCP SAMUELS TANYA SAMUELS TANYA SAMUELS Chris has 15+ years experience in international recruitment and HR , living in several di erent countries. As an established search consultant Chris has interviewed thousands of executives and helped build the C-Suit of many household names. He has a unique perspective on HR, which puts it rmly at the executive table as the most important facet of engaging the modern human capital workforce. He has been the conference Co Chair & Chair for the last three of Cayman’s biggest HR events and will be the incoming President of the 2016/17 Cayman Islands HR Society. He holds several board appointments for other charities on Islands and is a supporter of the Guatemala Literacy Project.He now calls Cayman home and holds it responsible for a lifestyle change that saved his life. This time last year Chris was 300+lbs. Chris is a huge believer in the phrase “you get out what you put in”. Adventurer, dreamer, traveler, wannabe writer and HR Professional BAILEY CHRIS New JP rules take effect May 1 BreNt Fuller bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Cayman Islands Justices of the Peace will be subject to far stricter appointment and training requirements starting next month, Deputy Governor Franz Manderson said Friday. Regulations attached to the Summary Jurisdiction Law [2014 Revision] – which governs local JPs – will take effect on May 1, Mr. Manderson said. The rules, which are set by Cabinet, create a “much more formalized” appoint- ment process for JPs, re- quire “ongoing training,” create a complaints process for the public against deci- sions made by Justices of the Peace, create a code of con- duct for those justices and also require record keeping for any and all formal deci- sions made by JPs. In addition, Mr. Manderson said, local law enforcement agencies have assisted in cre- ating standardized documents for use in all warrant appli- cations their officers make before a JP. The Progressives-led gov- ernment said in 2013 that it had agreed to change the ter- ritory’s Summary Jurisdiction Law to allow for the cre- ation of regulations to ad- dress the selection, training and code of conduct for jus- tices of the peace, following a case in which a search warrant signed by a JP was thrown out of court. In that case, a local woman, Sandra Catron, successfully chal- lenged a 2012 police search of her vehicle and home. Premier Alden McLaughlin, in pressing the need for the proposed legislative changes, noted that other past mistakes by justices of the peace had cost Cayman huge amounts of money. “The issuance of a warrant by a permanent secretary in the government to allow the police to go and search and ultimately arrest a sit- ting judge of the Grand Court cost this country $1.275 mil- lion,” Mr. McLaughlin said, referring to the arrest of Justice Alexander Henderson during the ill-fated Operation Tempura investigation. “We’ve had the more recent case by Ms. Sandra Catron. I don’t know if that has, or if it will end up costing the government any cash in terms of compensation, but it has certainly caused major embarrassment.” The changes to the law required the vote of the Legislative Assembly, which was accomplished last year. However, future regulatory changes could be decided in Cabinet meetings, which are held behind closed doors. It is understood the gov- ernor will still be responsible for JP appointments, acting within regulations deter- mined by elected officials. [Deputy Governor Franz] Manderson said local law enforcement agencies have assisted in creating standardized documents for use in all warrant applications their officer make before a JP. Private sector advises on government ‘media merger’ BreNt Fuller bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com A number of private sector entities, including Cayman Islands media professionals, will meet with U.K. officials this week to give their views on establishing an effective government communications apparatus. Officials from the U.K. gov- ernment Cabinet office and Home Office will conduct their “Communications Capability Review” of the Cayman Islands government-owned media, including Government Information Services, Radio Cayman and CIG-TV 20, in private meetings being held throughout this week. Those invited to attend the meetings include “local media, private sector public relations professionals and other key industry leaders,” according to a notice sent out by the Cayman Islands Cabinet office. Questions have been raised in recent days con- cerning whether the Progressives-led government would follow through with Premier Alden McLaughlin’s proposal to merge the three government communica- tions entities into one. Mr. McLaughlin announced last November that the merger would occur, however, his comments earlier this month seemed less certain. “The big question isn’t so much about the merger of these things, it’s that ‘is the system that we have in place ... effective in deliv- ering the communications that government needs?’” Mr. McLaughlin said. The U.K. reviewers in Cayman this week are ex- pected to produce a report on their findings which will be made public, Cabinet Secretary Samuel Rose said. Radio Cayman and Government Information Services, which includes the operation of the government- owned television channel, each receive $1 million per year subsidies from the gov- ernment, according to fig- ures projected in the current 2014/15 budget. The entire government communications apparatus, not including various spokespersons and media managers who work within separate government departments or ministries, employs about 35 people. Mr. McLaughlin said in November that the govern- ment’s decision to merge the operations “into one unit” de- rived from recommendations in the Ernst & Young consul- tancy report presented to ter- ritory leaders last year. The report actually recommended selling Radio Cayman and absorbing Government Information Services staff into various ministries, but the premier announced earlier that the government wouldn’t sell the public radio station. The EY report noted that a merger of the entities could be considered if the radio station sale was not pursued. The premier said he did not know whether all 35 em- ployees working in the var- ious government media oper- ations would keep their jobs. The merger was expected to take “months, rather than years” to complete, according to the premier. “Is the system that we have in place ... effective in delivering the communications that government needs?” Premier Alden mclAughlin8 LOCAL NEWS Tuesday april 21, 2015 • Cayman Compass The Scholarship Secretariat advises Caymanians of the local scholarship application period: 1st March - 30th April, 2015 The local scholarship can facilitate a Fall 2015/Spring 2016 start date. Applications must be made online. Please visit the following site to apply and obtain the required forms: www.education.gov.ky/scholarships Those Year 11 JGHS, CHHS and LSHS students wanting to pursue A Level studies only beginning Fall 2015, must also complete this application process. Do not delay applications because grades are not yet available. Scholarships are available to attend: UCCI, ICCI, Truman Bodden Law School & A Levels Contact the Scholarship Secretariat at: Email: scholarships@gov.ky | Telephone: 244-2482 Local Scholarship Opportunities MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT & GENDER AFFAIRS CA YMAN ISLANDS GOVERNMENT NATIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY CA YMAN ISLANDS GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT & GENDER AFFAIRS NATIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY CA YMAN ISLANDS GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT & GENDER AFFAIRS NATIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY CIFEC students stage ‘Trashion’ show Jenny Palmer JPalmer@ Pinnaclemedialtd.com Students at the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre are making recy- cling fashionable – literally – by creating dresses from recycled materials. The CIFEC students staged their “Trashion Show” last Wednesday, which show- cased the gowns. The pieces were designed and made by Aaliyah McLaughlin and Shanna Batten. “We agreed that sourcing recycled and re-purposed material would be a fun challenge for a fashion col- lection,” said their teacher, Sarah McDougall. “We have learned plenty of new skills and looked at the history of silhouettes of fashion and the importance of learning how to do it yourself.” The recyclable mate- rials were donated by A. L. Thompson, Pinnacle Media Ltd., Kirk Market and the University College of the Cayman Islands. Ms. McLaughlin made an evening gown that featured a fitted V-neck bodice and straight column skirt from “Danger Do Not Enter” red plastic tape, which she plans to wear to her prom in June. Ms. Batten designed a Cinderella-inspired dress with a fitted corset top made from a Kirk plastic shop- ping bag printed with “100% Degradable, We Have Gone Green.” The gown’s skirt was made from newspaper, while the violet and primrose roses appliquéd at the waist and on one shoulder were made from magazines. Fellow student Kimberly McPherson modeled an- other dress, designed by Ms. McLaughlin and Ms. Batten and made by Ms. McDougall, that featured a fitted bodice and full skirt, with tiny frill details, made from A. L. Thompson bright scarlet plastic. The design project forms part of the students’ Level 2 BTECH (equivalent to GCSE) extended certificate in fashion, which is taught in 60-minute sessions each week. For the project, Ms. McDougall drew on her ex- perience as a costume de- signer in the U.K. to in- spire the students. She has worked with the Royal Ballet in Covent Garden, at the studio of Ritva Westenius – bridal designer of the year 2012 – and with costume designer James Acheson on “Restoration,” the 1995 film which won the Oscar for Costume Design, star- ring Robert Downey Jr., Meg Ryan, and Sir Ian McKellen, and 1998’s “The Man in the Iron Mask,” starring Leonardo diCaprio, Jeremy Irons and John Malkovich. Normally the students are motivated by modern fashion, but for this project, Ms. McDougall suggested re- searching historical fashion. “It empowers them to make something them- selves,” she said. “The stu- dents studied online to find inspiration and found the im- portance of learning to make clothing as a life skill.” She added, “They are one- off unique dresses which will be displayed on stands afterwards.” Cindy Rosan-Jones, or- ganizer of Cayman Islands Fashion Week, donated three tickets to the girls to at- tend “Fashion Rocks” fashion show on Saturday. “They are really excited about Fashion Week and at- tending the ‘Fashion Rocks’ event,” said McDougall. “It has created a new interest for them.” Isy Obi, one of the de- signers to be featured at “Fashion Rocks,” attended the “Trashion Show”. “Fashion made from re- cycled material is a topical subject globally at the mo- ment, with a strong focus on the issues surrounding sus- tainability in the fashion in- dustry,” she said. “I am be- yond impressed with the students’ creativity and at- tention to detail in the de- sign of these dresses using such unexpected materials. From the faux-boning con- structed from paper to floral embellishments made out of old magazines, everything about the dresses showcased the designers’ thoughtful- ness and hard work.” CIFEC students Kimberly McPherson, Shanna Batten and Aaliyah McLaughlin model dresses made from recycled materials. - Photo: Jenny PalmerThe islands’ most-trusted news source 9 Cayman Compass • Tuesday april 21, 2015 Relationship Counseling by Joan Summers 25 years experience in counseling broken relationships. Help to repair marriages, boyfriend and girlfriend issues, family troubles and emotional problems. Help with stress related problems. Call for free consultation. 305 290 0888 uprising, although words are often used in anger by a few,” he said. “Our job is to try to assist them and give them hope, not encourage them to destroy Cayman.” George Town MLA Roy McTaggart said, “shock and disappointment” would be the best way to de- scribe his reaction to Mr. Miller’s remarks. “In my mind, by openly advocating for violence and bloodshed, it destroyed any merit his motion may have had and irreparably harmed his own credibility and repu- tation,” he said. “I believe that it is quite wrong for MLAs to use the floor of the Assembly to advocate for violence and bloodshed. Whatever difficul- ties and issues Cayman may have, we are a peaceful and peace-loving people who have always found nonviolent ways to resolve our problems.” Mr. McTaggart said he had no impression that Caymanians were contem- plating a revolution with bloodshed. “Such actions are clearly ill-advised and would, in an instant, destroy 50 years of growth, prosperity and a high standard of living that has made Cayman the economic success story that it is.” Cabinet Minister Tara Rivers also offered a short but succinct response. “I do not condone violence of any kind,” she said. Private sector Politicians were not the only ones to express opposi- tion to Mr. Miller’s remarks. Chamber of Commerce President Barry Bodden said Mr. Miller’s comments “are damaging to Cayman’s so- cial harmony and reputation as one of the top jurisdic- tions in the world to live and conduct business.” “It was irresponsible for Mr. Miller to use his high of- fice to make such outlandish and threatening comments in the Legislative Assembly,” he said. “Members of the Legislative Assembly are elected to represent the views and concerns of the people who elect them. We are cer- tain that the majority of the voters and legal residents in our community do not sup- port Mr. Miller’s comments.” Mr. Bodden noted that after several years of reces- sion in Cayman, there were signs of a sustained eco- nomic recovery and that the Chamber had no evidence to suggest that Caymanians were contemplating any form of revolution or protest. Cayman Islands Tourism Association President Kenneth Hydes also said he saw no indication that Caymanians were desirous of a bloody revolution. “The comments by Mr. Miller could easily be con- strued as incitement at worst or irresponsible at best,” he said, adding that it was cer- tainly not the “tone or con- tent we should expect from our elected officials.” “While I am confident that Mr. Miller was trying to ad- dress issues he views as im- portant in today’s society, this form of commentary will not positively change the di- rection of those challenges, but will only serve to create more resentment and [divi- sion],” he added. Leading business- woman Brigitte Kirkconnell- Shaughness also ex- pressed concern over Mr. Miller’s remarks. “They may put ideas into people’s head to do some- thing terrible, all the while thinking they are supported and justified because a polit- ical figure has suggested he will lead the charge,” he said. Ms. Kirkconnell- Shaughness said she was worried about Mr. Miller’s usage of the word “bloodshed.” “Who are the intended victims of this bloodshed?” she wondered. James Bergstrom, a partner at the law firm Ogier, said he found Mr. Miller’s comments irrespon- sible and confusing. “Irresponsible in that a person in his position should not try to incite violent be- havior or make sensational claims when the world’s media is watching, and com- ments like those could im- pact our economy,” he said. “Confusing as, one, I have trouble understanding the reference to historical civil rights leaders in the U.S. as it relates to Cayman’s immigra- tion policies, and two, the ref- erence to the Bahamas about actions in the 1970’s – that fueled the start of Cayman’s financial industry and ended that industry there, leading to significantly increased levels of unemployment and a crip- pled economy. Is he really suggesting Cayman should follow the same path?” Leading real estate broker J.C. Calhoun said Mr. Miller’s comments “were at best in extremely poor taste, and at worst purposely and unnec- essarily inflammatory and self-serving.” “Everyone is entitled to their opinion, whether an MLA or not,” he said. “I would hope our MLAs would not have to mince words in the LA. However, for an elected member to exaggerate and sensationalize such a situ- ation does no good and can cause a great deal of harm. [Mr. Miller] should have known better.” Mr. Calhoun said he did not think Mr. Miller’s opinion represented a general, island- wide sentiment. “Employment issues are always worse everywhere during a recession,” he said. “Historically, that is when op- position politicians try to use the situation to attack the party in power and gain sup- port for themselves. But that should not be done recklessly.” With regard to Mr. Miller’s statement that “the Bahamas made their adjustment in the ‘70s” with regard to the em- ployment of expatriates, Mr. Calhoun expressed surprise that Mr. Miller thought that was a good thing. “I was living in the Bahamas through those changes, and as a result of the politically induced changes of the ‘70s, the Bahamas in the subsequent 40 years has never even come close to having the vibrant economy it once had,” he said. “So be careful what you wish for.” Additional comments posted to the Cayman Compass website are reprinted on Page 4. The NRA pavers were being used to lay asphalt on the roads on the Brac Bluff when the Cayman Compass visited the is- lands in April 2014. The Compass asked Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconnell about the road paving at the time: “If you look at Cayman Brac, it has a north side road and a south side road and a Bluff road in the center. The two lower roads have been done, so it stands to reason that the third road … the ones that are mainly used … would be the Bluff road and that’s being done now.” Mr. Kirkconnell said millions of dollars had been invested in the Brac asphalt plant near the Agriculture Grounds and noted that “the asphalt plant is no good if you don’t have a paver.” He in- dicated that the equip- ment was being leased from the government on a monthly basis. The project to pave Cayman Brac’s roads for the first time in 30 years started in June 2010. Since then, the north and south coastal roads have been paved, along with the road to the Agriculture Grounds and several side roads. The project sparked controversy when, in 2011, the Caymanian Compass revealed that several pri- vate parking lots of busi- nesses and churches had been paved using public funds. The newspaper later confirmed that the Legislative Assembly had not approved the use of those funds before they were spent. Mr. Kirkconnell said the current paving project was focused solely on government roads. He said the investi- gations were designed to assist in looking at what needed to be done to close and cap parts of the site, which he said was the only way to reme- diate the impact from the unlined landfill. “Ultimately, it is about looking at closing and capping the landfill site to limit the leaching of fur- ther nutrients from the site,” he said. Premier Alden McLaughlin said large areas of the landfill were already “essentially closed” in terms of adding new waste. He said it was these areas that could be capped. He said his Progressives party stands by their decision to base future landfill operations at the George Town site, though he said the amount of waste going into the landfill would have to be significantly reduced. He acknowledged other parts of the waste man- agement infrastructure, such as composting or re- cycling plants, could be located elsewhere. “A big part of the strategy has to be re- ducing what goes into the landfill. Boosting com- posting is a quick win. We can move that off site and significantly re- duce what gets put into the landfill while we ex- amining recommenda- tions about what else we can do on that site,” Mr. McLaughlin said. Jennifer Ahearn, the chief officer in the Ministry of Health, which has responsibility for the landfill, said the con- sultant’s draft national strategy assessing poten- tial options, including re- cycling and waste-to-en- ergy technology, is now expected at the end of May, when it will go out to public consultation. Following that pro- cess, an outline business case will be produced by the end of the year with government expecting to go out to tender in early 2016 for various parts of the new waste manage- ment infrastructure. Mr. McLaughlin said the high cost of the project meant it would need to be a public- private partnership. NRA pavers may remain in Brac CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Consultant: No quick fix to landfill leaching CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 UK family on way to Syria in Turkish custody ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police on Monday arrested a missing British couple with four children believed to have left England for Syria to join the Islamic State group, an official said. Asif Malik and his partner Sara Kiran were arrested in a hotel in Ankara and their four children were also taken into custody, said the official, who spoke on condition of ano- nymity because of Turkish rules requiring prior authori- zation for comment. The family is expected to be deported. The children are be- tween 12 months and 7 years old. On Sunday, British po- lice, and Malik’s family ap- pealed for information about the family who haven’t been in England since early April. The family said that they had left the United Kingdom without any notice. British police said that Malik had ex- pressed an interest in living in a Muslim country. British authorities had said that there was no sug- gestion the family was doing any fighting in Syria, and it was unclear whether they were sympathetic to mem- bers of the Islamic State group or Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. But the Turkish official said that au- thorities believe the family was seeking to go to territory controlled by IS. The official said that British authorities provided information to Turkish coun- terparts on Sunday and that police were able to track the family from the Greek border, where they crossed by bus on April 16. British police have said that the family was seen boarding a ferry crossing the English Channel on April 8 and were believed to have crossed Europe by train. Turkish officials have re- cently praised cooperation with Britain on a stream of people traveling between the two countries en route to Syria – including teenagers as young as 15. They have been pressing other countries for more help. Turkey says that in re- sponse to the concern that it has become a major transit country for foreign fighters, it has now built a no-entry list of 12,500 people, 20 percent of whom are European. Another government of- ficial, speaking on condition of anonymity for similar rea- sons, says that about 1,300 people suspected of militant ties have been deported since early 2014. Leaders condemn Miller’s remarks “Comments such as these are inflammatory and are not in the public interest, and a veteran like Mr. Miller should be more careful in his public utterances.” OsbOurne bOdden, Cabinet minister CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Mr. Miller On Sunday, British police, and Malik’s family appealed for information about the family who haven’t been in England since early April.Next >