ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – Monday august 10, 2015 High of 91 Low of 81 Smooth to slight with wave heights less than 3 feet. ABCDE NATIONAL WEEKLY Worst Week Jeb Bush 3 Politics They won a battle, lost their jobs 4 World What’s across the ocean? 11 5 Myths Dropping the atomic bomb 23 BECAUSE I SAID SO In projecting the GOP contender’s political vision, he doesn’t always follow the right,left or even logic. ISIS: “Take back theirwealth. Take back the oil.... You bomb the hell out of them and then you encircle it.” OBAMACARE: “I would repeal and replace the big lie, Obamacare.” VETERANS AFFAIRS: “I’d fire everybody. ... We have a bunch of guysthat don’t know what they’redoing and tremendous corruption.” TAXES: “Frankly, it would be nice to get rid of everybody and just have either a fair tax, a flat tax or certainly a simplified code.” PAGE 12 TRUMP’S PLATFORM: THE WEEK OF SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2015 . IN COLLABORATION WITH THE wASHIngTon poST Trump’s platform: Because I said so Editorial | pagE 4 the ‘Port rePort’: ‘oMission’ or ‘CoMMission’? FOUR LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU BETTER: SEVEN MILE BEACH, WATERFRONT, WALKERS ROAD, TOWN CENTRE PLAZA Missing part of cruise pier report published JaMes Whittaker jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Facing pressure from pro-cruise port cam- paigners, government has released a draft of a management plan aimed at reducing environ- mental damage during the construction phase of the controversial project. Environment Minister Wayne Panton said the document contained no “magic solutions” to the threats identified in an environmental impact assessment. He said it was a draft plan that would have to be reviewed and finalized if govern- ment decided to proceed with the proposed project to build two cruise ship piers in George Town harbor. It was not part of the public consultation process and was not originally intended for public release at this stage, he added. The document was posted on the Department of Environment’s website on Friday afternoon. Mr. Panton said he hoped its release would put an end to sugges- tions that something significant was being hidden or omitted. “People seem to be suggesting some kind of agenda to sway public opinion, which is abso- lutely not the case,” he said. “There is really nothing new in it, but to put an end to those allegations, I asked the Department of Environment to put it on the website.” Questions were first raised over why the environmental management plan was not made public by campaign group Cayman’s Port, Cayman’s Future, which is advocating for the cruise piers to be built in George Town. In an article, published as part of a spe- cial Cayman Compass report, the group high- lighted the fact that the plan was missing from the publicly released environmental statement, despite being included as a chapter heading in the table of contents. The chapter, titled “Environmental Management Plan,” is left blank in the pub- lished report. The article suggests the omission has cre- ated a public information vacuum on the en- gineering measures and policies that could be used to mitigate environmental damage. Two Cayman airways employees arresTed for human smuggling Charles dunCan cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com Police arrested two Cayman Airways employees Thursday on suspicion of human smuggling. The two arrested women, age 33 and 29, were released on bail Thursday evening, ac- cording to Royal Cayman Islands Police Service spokesperson Jacqueline Carpenter. Neither has been formally charged as of press time Sunday. Sources say the two women were alleg- edly involved in charging Cuban nationals to help them reach the United States. Once on the ground in the U.S., Cubans are given preferential treatment under the “wet-foot, dry-foot” policy. Ms. Carpenter, in a statement, wrote, “This investigation involves foreign nationals who were legitimately here in Cayman and whose departure was facilitated with the use of false identities. The investigation is complex and involves cooperation with other foreign and local partner agencies.” Cayman Airways spokesperson Olivia Scott Ramirez, in a statement released Friday, said an internal investigation launched by the air- line “resulted in CAL identifying and reporting to the relevant authorities, certain passenger movements which appeared to have been con- trary to Immigration regulations.” She continued: “Since that time, CAL has been fully cooperative and transparent with the relevant authorities as they conducted their investigations. These investigations have so far resulted in the arrest of two Cayman Airways employees on suspicion of activities Seaweed a bane for swimmers, fishermen JeWel levy jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com Huge mats of seaweed washing up on some of Cayman’s beaches and floating near shore are presenting major challenges for beachgoers, boaters and fishermen. Cayman is not the only island in the Caribbean being impacted by this tangled mess of seaweed. It is an issue on coasts throughout the entire region, according to the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. “There have been a lot of questions about the volume of sargassum [seaweed] this year and the past few years as com- pared to the past,” said Billy Causey, re- gional director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration office of National Marine Sanctuaries. “What we have been told is that the sar- gassum is not the same species as what we find in the Sargasso Sea and the blooms seem to be originating off South America in the vicinity of Venezuela,” said Mr. Causey. “Some attribute the blooms to the warm waters we are having and others point to the nutrients from runoff. “I suspect it is a combination of both and other environmental factors.” He said those who promote beaches for tourism don’t care for the rafts of sar- gassum, but it is a natural process that serves an important biological and ecolog- ical function both off- and on-shore. The Sargasso Sea is located within the PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » Sargassum seaweed accumulates on Coe Wood Public Beach in Bodden Town, making it difficult for young swimmers like Tyrece Whittaker to enjoy the water. – phoTo:Jewel levy2 LOCAL NEWS Monday august 10, 2015 • Cayman Compass www. REGmovies.com SATURDAY NIGHT: For your viewing pleasure, minors under the age of 18 will not be admitted to any lm starting after 6pm, unless accompanied by their parent. *Additional charges will apply per 3D ticket requested. - MONDAY - $8.00 FANTASTIC FOUR (PG13) 1:15 | 3:45 | 7:00 | 10:00 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (PG13) 12:55 | 3:50 | 6:50 | 9:45 VACATION (R) 1:30 | 4:20 | 7:20 | 9:40 RICKI & THE FLASH (PG13) 12:50 | 3:30 | 7:15 | 9:50 ANT-MAN 3D (PG13) 12:45 | 3:40 2D | 6:45 | 9:30 2D MINIONS 3D (PG) 12:30 | 3:15 2D | 7:30 | 9:55 2D Second person charged in Rum Point robbery Carol Winker cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com A second person ap- peared in Summary Court on Friday afternoon, charged with the robbery that took place on Aug. 2 at Rum Point. Crown counsel Scott Wainwright confirmed that the incident took place on vacant private property, not any of the popular recre- ational areas in that section of the north coast. Defendant Donald Minzett, 17, was arrested on Aug. 6, a day after Shyheim Peter Burke appeared in court charged with rob- bery, assault causing actual bodily harm and posses- sion of an offensive weapon. Burke’s robbery charge was transmitted to Grand Court and he was remanded in custody until mention there on Aug. 14. His other charges remained in Summary Court. Minzett is charged with robbery and theft. Mr. Wainwright told Magistrate Valdis Foldats that the robbery occurred around 5:30 p.m. The com- plainant, 19, was sitting under a tree with friends when he was approached by a group of males. Burke was said to have produced an axe, while Minzett allegedly produced a knife. When interviewed, Minzett admitted being at the scene and seeing a fight, but he denied being part of any incident, Mr. Wainwright said. Defense attorney John Furniss applied for bail, sug- gesting a curfew and elec- tronic monitor if necessary. The magistrate agreed and added other condi- tions. They include re- porting to the George Town Police Station three times per week and having no con- tact with named individ- uals. He set the curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Minzett was directed to appear in Grand Court on Aug. 21 for the robbery charge, and in Summary Court the same day for the theft charge. Police issued a press re- lease on Friday in which the robbery victim’s inju- ries were described as cuts, bruises and a dislocated shoulder. Jewelry valued at $1,000 was reportedly taken from him. The release further stated that two other men, ages 23 and 21, had been arrested in connection with the incident and were bailed. The victim and the arrested individ- uals are all residents of the Cayman Islands. Not guilty of robbery, man faces burglary charges Defendant remanded in custody awaiting three burglary trials Carol Winker cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Kenoi McCarval Smith was sentenced to two months im- prisonment for attempted theft in Grand Court last week, after the Crown did not proceed with charges of robbery and abduction. Although he had been in custody for five months, McCarval was not released be- cause he still faces burglary charges in Summary Court. On Aug. 6, Magistrate Angelyn Hernandez rejected a bail application made on his behalf after hearing ob- jections from Crown counsel Scott Wainwright. Defense attorney John Furniss told the court that Smith, 23, was arrested in February for the offenses, which occurred between September and December last year. He said the Grand Court had refused bail for the robbery/abduction matter because of concern that a firearm may have been in- volved. Bail for the burglaries was never addressed. Last week, Crown counsel Candia James said the victim of the alleged robbery/abduction had given three inconsistent de- scriptions of the men he said had abducted him after he left a George Town bar on Sept. 20, 2014. The final description did not match Smith. The complainant’s vehicle was later found abandoned be- hind a business on Mary Street. A door of the vehicle was open, personal items were missing and papers were strewn about inside. Ms. James said a fin- gerprint on the rear left door matched the defendant’s print, as did another print found on the owner’s manual inside the car. Mr. Furniss said Smith had accepted that he had come across the vehicle after it was abandoned. Further in- quiries had led the Crown to not proceed with the more serious charges. Justice Malcolm Swift im- posed a sentence of two months imprisonment for the attempted theft and said Smith’s time in custody should count. In Summary Court, Mr. Furniss submitted that Smith could be granted bail pending his trials for the burglaries, given that his mother lived here and his girlfriend was willing to stand surety. The court could order an elec- tronic monitor and strict curfew, he suggested. The magistrate asked about Smith’s immigration status. She was told he had been in Cayman for a year on a work permit and work as a gardener was still available to him. Mr. Wainwright said Smith’s fingerprints were at the scene of all three burglaries. The magistrate denied bail but set trial dates as soon as was realistically possible – Dec. 7, 9 and 17. Taxi, dive shop van collide Both drivers were in- jured Friday afternoon when a Go Pro dive shop van collided with a taxi on the George Town waterfront. The crash happened around 1 p.m. Friday when the vehicles, apparently headed in opposite di- rections, struck one an- other. The wreck happened just north of the Cayman Islands Helicopters landing pad on North Church Street. The taxi driver had to be pried from the cab by emergency personnel. Neither vehicle was car- rying passengers at the time of the wreck. Neither driver was be- lieved to have suffered life- threatening injuries. Both drivers were injured in Friday afternoon’s crash on the George Town waterfront. – phoTo: Taneos Ramsay Caymanian pageant girls impress in Dallas ashani FranCis-Collins afrancis-collins@pinnaclemedialtd.com Sixteen Caymanian girls returned to Cayman last week after taking part in the International Girl Pageant at the Wyndham Dallas Suites in Texas. The girls, ranging in age from 4 months to 16 years, came back with 17 titles, nine medals, and two first alternate awards, said Evana Martinez, director of the Cayman chapter of International Girl. “This is our first time going away and the first time that the program itself has been introduced to the Cayman Islands. We’re very, very proud and the girls did very well,” she said. Although this is Cayman’s first time competing, International Girl Pageant has been active for 47 years. According to the pageant’s website, the aim of the pag- eant is to promote natural beauty, talent, and social grace and to foster self-con- fidence and hard work. The pageant has different stages of judging for the indi- vidual titles. “They do inter- views, they do casual, they do formal, and then for the ap- propriate ages they do talent; the younger babies don’t do talent unless it’s an optional talent,” said Ms. Martinez. Some of the titles up for grabs included Beauty Winner, International Doll, Photogenic Winner and Glamour Girl. Ms. Martinez said the program is not all focused on beautiful faces and fancy clothes. “It’s not so much about dressing up and going on stage and looking pretty,” she said. “It’s about so much more that we do. We have the eti- quette training, the public speaking, the charity events. We raised over $1,000 for Feed our Future this year alone.” The group will aim to sponsor one girl from the National Council of Voluntary Organizations, the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre, or the Frances Bodden Girls Home each year, Ms. Martinez said. “Most of the help for these girls focuses on school, but we wanted to help them with recreational things as well, and build up morale and teach good moral char- acter,” she said. The pro- gram will hold another local competition in May 2016. Registration for that compe- tition will begin next March. Ms. Martinez said she plans to bring more girls to next year’s international competition. For more information on the International Girl program, visit caymaninternationalgirlspageant@ gmail.com. International Girl pageant competitors pose with their trophies after returning to Cayman last week. - phoTo: Jewel levy3 LOCAL NEWS Cayman Compass • Monday august 10, 2015 Pride Award Go online to vote for your favorite School. The top voted school wins grant towards educational means. Be sure to vote by Friday, August 28th. CI $2,000 1. Log on to any of their websites to cast your vote: www.x107.ky; www.kiss.ky; www.hot1041.ky; or www.cayrock.ky. 2. Click on the Caribbean Alliance School Pride link 3. Cast Your Vote Voting is open Aug 3rd - 28th at 12noon. Winning school will be announced Monday August 31st. Instructions: Caribbean Alliance Insurance Company Ltd recognizes the importance of our teachers, schools and the development tools for the advancement of our children. We are proud to announce our School Pride Award, the winning school (Elementary - High) will receive CI$2000 to be used for purchasing supplies to enhance school programs. DMS Broadcasting has partnered with us on this initiative. *Offer valid only while supplies last. Release of Nation Building Fund audit delayed Brent Fuller bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com A government audit report more than two years in the making is due to be released Aug. 17, detailing expendi- tures made as part of the former Nation Building Fund established by the United Democratic Party government. The report, initially set to be released today, was pushed back in order to give legislators more time to re- view it. As part of the ongoing review by the auditors, a number of Cayman Islands churches were requested in 2014 to give a formal ac- counting of money they re- ceived from the government’s former Nation Building Fund. A number of church leaders contacted last summer by audi- tors confirmed to the Cayman Compass they had received correspondence from Auditor General Alastair Swarbrick’s of- fice requesting information. The letters were sent sep- arately to every church in the islands that received Nation Building Fund grants from the previous United Democratic Party and People’s National Alliance government admin- istrations. The letters all con- cern different grants, but es- sentially ask church leaders to inform the auditor general how the money they received was spent. In order for the investiga- tion to proceed in this case, special authorization had to be given by Governor Helen Kilpatrick because auditors were looking into money spent by nongovernment entities. Under Section 60 of the Public Management and Finance Law, the auditor gen- eral may pursue such mat- ters, “if he is authorized in writing to do so by the gov- ernor in the public interest.” The law allows auditors to conduct investigations into the “financial management or affairs of persons, companies and bodies” other than govern- mental entities once written approval has been given. Former Premier McKeeva Bush, whose administration initiated the Nation Building Fund disbursements, said Friday that he was aware the auditor’s report was being released Monday and that he intended to make a brief statement about it. Mr. Bush said he would elabo- rate on that statement in the Legislative Assembly later this week. Allegations of corrup- tion surrounding the Nation Building Fund disburse- ments from the previous United Democratic Party government have swirled for years in the public domain. Finance Minister Marco Archer said during the 2013 general election cam- paign that church grants from the fund were more than questionable. “Absolutely, unequivocally, I believe that the money that was given to those churches amounts to nothing more than corruption,” he said during a candidate debate in early 2013. “If you look at the way the money was given, it was going to select churches. It was not given publicly, it was given under the table.” Mr. Bush has denied such allegations on many occasions and did so again last week. A Compass review of grants from the Nation Building Fund between December 2009 and June 2012 found that a total of $9.5 million was spent, with $4.6 million of that going to churches or religious groups. According to govern- ment records, of the $4.6 mil- lion, about half went to two churches, Wesleyan Holiness in West Bay ($1.3 million) and the Church of God in Bodden Town ($1 million). In addition to church grants, nearly $3 million was spent in grants to other individuals and organiza- tions. About $1.5 million was awarded to a “Young Nation Building Scholars” fund. That means that 48 per- cent of the Nation Building Fund expenses went to churches, 31 percent went to various grants and 16 percent went to students’ education during the period covered by the Cayman Compass open records request. A number of churches have since returned either a significant portion or all of the Nation Building Fund money they received. Rainfall down in Cayman as Region stRuggles with dRought Charles DunCan cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com Rainfall in the Cayman Islands is down by 5.5 inches so far this year, according to the Weather Service, amid drought conditions across the Caribbean. Forecasters say this year’s El Nino in the Pacific has caused a decrease in tropical activity, and fewer tropical waves and hurricanes means less rainfall. Crippling water restric- tions in Puerto Rico and se- vere drought in Jamaica are having far-reaching effects in those countries, but Cayman and other small islands rely on desalination for drinking water and likely will not face the same impacts. “El Nino disrupts overall global patterns and depresses tropical activity,” said Cayman Islands Weather Service Chief Meteorologist Kerry Powery. “We’ve been having a deficit since last year.” A tropical wave in June, the third big- gest rainfall event in the past decade, dropped almost 10 inches of rain between June 3 and 5, making up for some of the deficit. Cayman’s drinking water for the most part comes from desalinating brackish water. Mr. Powery said the low rainfall would not impact drinking water here, but could cause problems for farmers who rely on wells to water their crops. Underground aquifers need regular rain- fall to replenish themselves. Around the region, Puerto Rico has been the worst hit by drought. Water restrictions mean many people can only access water every third day, according to local press. El Nino is a warming in the Pacific with global im- pacts for weather systems. A slower hurricane season means fewer possibilities for big storms to fill up drinking water reservoirs in place like Puerto Rico and Cuba. Cuban officials say three quarters of the island is under drought conditions, de- stroying thousands of acres of crops and killing live- stock. Local media there re- port that many reservoirs are at less than half capacity. At the end of July, the country’s reservoirs were at 37 percent of their total water storage capacity, according to gov- ernment figures released by the media. Cuban President Raul Castro called for water rationing in a speech at the close of the National Assembly. Jamaica also faces mandatory water restrictions for some areas.The 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. Monday augusT 10, 2015 • Cayman COmpass The ‘Port Report’: ‘Omission’ or ‘Commission’? Imagine going to a bookstore and purchasing a copy of the newest bestseller. You eagerly flip through the pages of the novel. Wait a minute … Where’s Chapter 3? … It’s missing. It’s in the table of contents, but it’s not in the book. Would you feel shortchanged? We sure would. Now imagine if the price of that book were $2.5 million, and it was a key component of a decision that could cost $150 million or more, the effects of which would reverberate for generations. That’s basically what happened with the Cayman Islands government’s recent publication of consul- tancy reports deriving from the “environmental impact assessment” of the George Town cruise berthing proposal. Although officials released the 425-page “environmental statement,” which focuses on the (pri- marily negative) effects that construction and opera- tion of the cruise facility may have on the harbor’s marine environment and nearby areas, they purpose- fully left out a 74-page section (called the “environ- mental management plan”) that addresses how to mitigate potential damage. In other words, Cayman’s taxpayers paid $2.5 million for a report, and the government – particu- larly environmental officials – tried to publish only $2.1 million worth of that report … leaving out the part that deals with protecting the natural environment. The consultants, for example, speak specifically to measures aimed at preserving the integrity of Devil’s Grotto, Eden Rock and Soto’s Reef. Now, how do you feel? We know what pro-dock group “Cayman’s Port, Cayman’s Future” thinks about the situation. They laid it out in writing as part of their contribution to the Cayman Compass’s recent special report, “The Dock Debate.” The group said: “Cayman’s Port, Cayman’s Future is concerned because a large section of the environmental statement has been deliber- ately withheld and hidden from the public debate, a major deficiency of information necessary to enable well-informed, balanced decisions regarding the environmental dimensions. … “As so often happens when failure to properly com- municate creates a void, the information vacuum that the Environmental Assessment Board has deliber- ately left vacant, has unfortunately been filled with huge, emotionally charged arguments, with preju- dices and misinformation fueling strenuous, passionate efforts to block any further progress on the cruise berthing facility. … “This lack of transparency has scared countless citizens of the prospects of irreversible damage to our stunningly beautiful underwater creatures and scenery as described in Sections I and Sections II as the worst- case scenario, identified in the published draft environ- mental statement.” While the Compass has taken a balanced approach to the cruise dock discussion (as evidenced by the inclusion of both “for” and “against” perspectives in our special report), and we have not yet taken an edi- torial position on cruise berthing, we stand in unequiv- ocal agreement with the pro-dock group in regard to officials’ failure to release to the public all pertinent information on the project. When environmental officials, facing pressure from within and without government, finally did release the missing section, they did so on a Friday afternoon – which in Cayman’s media environment is equivalent to the dead of night. We do not, necessarily, accuse Cayman’s Depart- ment of Environment, led by Director Gina Ebanks- Petrie, of deliberately withholding a section of the consultant’s report in order to influence the public’s perception of the cruise project (i.e., by including all of the “bad news” and none of the “good news”) – but that has been the actual consequence. At minimum, environmental officials’ withholding of the section has left the government open to alle- gations of manipulation and opaqueness, ironically, amidst a public consultation process intended to ensure accountability and transparency. Experience has instructed us, and Cayman’s gov- ernment has illustrated time and time again, that the surest way to botch a consultant’s report is to delay, “manage” or suppress its release. The cruise berthing project is far too expensive, and its environmental and economic ramifications far too great, for these kinds of errors in judgment to occur, whether through intentionality or ineptitude. When history books make history WASHINGTON – History books can be historic events, making history by ending important arguments. They can make it impossible for any intellectu- ally honest person to assert certain propositions that once enjoyed considerable currency among people purporting to care about evidence. The author of one such book, Robert Conquest, an Englishman who spent many years at Stanford’s Hoover Institution, has died at 98, having outlived the Soviet Union that he helped to kill with information. Historian, poet, journalist and inde- fatigable controversialist, Conquest was born when Soviet Russia was, in 1917, and in early adulthood he was a communist. Then, combining a convert’s zeal and a scholar’s meticulousness, he demolished the doctrine that the Soviet regime was a recognizable variant of the European expe- rience and destined to “conver- gence” toward Western norms. Books do not win wars, hot or cold, but they can help to sustain the will to win protracted conflict, pro- ducing clarity about the na- ture of an evil adversary. In 1968, five years before the first volume of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s “The Gulag Archipelago” was published in the West, Conquest published “The Great Terror,” a history of Josef Stalin’s purges during the 1930s. In one episode, which could have come from Arthur Koestler’s classic 1941 novel “Darkness at Noon,” Conquest recounted a conver- sation between Stalin and an aide named Mironov, who was failing to extract a confession – to a political crime – from a prisoner named Kamenev: “‘Do you know how much our state weighs, with all the factories, machines, the army, with all the armaments and the navy?’ “Mironov and all those present looked at Stalin with surprise. “‘Think it over and tell me,’ demanded Stalin. Mironov smiled, believing that Stalin was getting ready to crack a joke. But Stalin did not intend to jest. ... ‘I’m asking you, how much does all that weigh?’ he insisted. “Mironov was confused. He waited, still hoping Stalin would turn everything into a joke. ... Mironov ... said in an irresolute voice, ‘Nobody can know that. ... It is in the realm of astronomical figures.’ “‘Well, and can one man withstand the pressure of that astronomical weight?’ asked Stalin sternly. “‘No,’ answered Mironov. “‘Now then, don’t tell me any more that Kamenev, or this or that prisoner, is able to withstand that pressure. Don’t come to report to me,’ said Stalin to Mironov, ‘until you have in this briefcase the confession of Kamenev!’” In 1968, Conquest’s moun- tain of evidence of the diabol- ical dynamics of the Soviet regime disquieted those, and they were legion, who sug- gested a moral equivalence between the main adver- saries in the Cold War, which, they argued, had been precip- itated by U.S. actions. In 1986, Conquest pub- lished “The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine,” his unsparing account of the deliberate star- vation of Ukraine in 1932 and 1933, which killed, at a min- imum, 7 million people, more than half of them children. At one point, more Ukrainians were dying each day than Jews were to be murdered at Auschwitz at the peak of exter- mination in the spring of 1944. Conquest’s work is per- tinent to understanding Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Conquest’s thesis was not that Soviet leaders studied Lenin’s turgid writings but that they were thoroughly marinated in the morals of the regime Lenin founded and that produced the repression machinery that produced Putin. Conquest’s death follows that in June of another servant of intellectual integrity, Allen Weinstein. In 1978, the 30-year war against the truth waged by Alger Hiss, the U.S. diplomat and traitor, was ended when Weinstein published “Perjury: The Hiss-Chambers Case.” This definitively dismantled the edifice of mendacity that Hiss and his supporters had erected to assert the injustice of his imprisonment for per- jury – for lying about his es- pionage for the Soviets. Hiss still has a ragtag remnant of defenders, historical illiterates who are disproportionately academics. They often are the last to learn things because they have gone to earth in the groves of academe in order to live in an alternative reality. Conquest lived to see a current U.S. presidential candidate, a senator, who had chosen, surely as an ideological gesture, to spend his honeymoon in the Soviet Union in 1988. Gulags still functioned, probably including some of the “cold Auschwitzes” in Siberia, described in Conquest’s “Kolyma.” The honeymooner did not mind that in 1988 political prisoners were – as may still be the case – being tortured in psychiatric “hospitals.” Thanks to the unblinking honesty of people like Conquest, the Soviet Union now is such a receding memory that Bernie Sanders’ moral obtuseness – the obverse of Conquest’s character – is considered an amusing eccentricity. 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Starting last month, Inspector Wendy Parchment began her tenure as the new area commander for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. A 28-year vet- eran of the force, Ms. Parchment has served at all three district police sta- tions on Grand Cayman. She is only the second woman in the past 17 years to run the Cayman Brac po- lice station and is one of the RCIPS’s first female commanders to be qual- ified in critical incident management and firearm incident command. “I am excited to be working on the Sister Islands and am looking forward to working with community leaders to solve problems,” Ms. Parchment said. Ms. Parchment has re- placed Chief Inspector Frank Owens, who has moved back to Grand Cayman to take over operations at the West Bay Police Station. In George Town and Bodden Town, there have been no changes, with George Town area com- mander Chief Inspector Claudia Brady remaining in that post and Chief Inspector Brad Ebanks supervising the eastern districts. Despite the advances at the command level for women, the top echelon of the police service in the Cayman Islands is still largely domi- nated by male officers. The police commissioner, two deputy commissioners and chief superintendent posts are all held by men. Superintendent Howell is the only female of- ficer of that rank among a total of four. Governor stages networking event for Cayman’s UK students tad Stoner tstoner@pinnaclemedialtd.com When the governor’s re- ception kicks off on Friday evening, students and spon- sors will mark the second and most ambitious effort yet for the Cayman Connection UK organization. The lead “student ambas- sadors” – Moya Williams and Amber Caum – are hoping for throngs of guests, at least as many as 2014’s 70 attendees. The two can count on at least 18 from law firm Mourant Ozannes, the main sponsor both last year and this year. Longtime partner Hector Robinson will ad- dress the gathering, joined by Deputy Governor Franz Manderson; Minister of Education Tara Rivers; and former Governor and Chairman of Friends of Cayman John Owen. Cayman students in the U.K. and Europe, home on summer holiday; private- sector business owners; former students; officials, past and present, from Cayman’s London office and the Department of Tourism; and others from Mr. Owen’s slightly less formal U.K.- based Friends of Cayman are all expected to crowd the governor’s back patio for the gala networking event. “We want to get everyone to the reception, to interact, to network, to find out what everyone is doing, when they are coming back [to Cayman], what their plans are,” Ms. Williams said. The 200-member CCUK is an offshoot of the larger, older organizations for Caymanians in London, run by students, for the benefit of students, and others that reach out to business owners, employees, Cayman residents, both current and former, pre- vious government figures and anyone with an interest in the islands and a hand to lend. Kate Kandiah, former official at the Cayman Islands Government Office in London, Cayman’s Department of Tourism in the U.K., and moving force behind the CCUK, de- scribed the evolution of the group: “Cayman Connection UK in its current form was launched in August 2014, but this was after morphing through various stages of development,” starting with the founding of Friends of Cayman, comprising past governors and senior busi- ness leaders associated with the islands, and of- fering private-sector in- sight to the Cayman Islands Government Office, led by Jennifer Dilbert. That office, Ms. Kandiah said, maintained a small da- tabase of Cayman students in the U.K., but did not have re- sources to do much with it. “In conjunction with DOT [Department of Tourism],” she said, the office created the “Cayman Ambassadors” in 2012, streamlining the various groups, ultimately spawning CCUK. “[We] launch[ed] CCUK with CIGO/DOT/FOC as founders and supporters, and with a group of students at the helm, bringing to- gether different entities that were doing similar things. It seemed a wasted opportu- nity not to have an umbrella platform. We wanted to join the existing student database with our top-level profes- sional database.” Those leading students, “are now our ‘Cayman Student Ambassadors,’” Ms. Kandiah said. Ms. Williams, a 20-year- old advertising and mar- keting student at the University of Greenwich, shares her school with “about four or five other Caymanian students.” Ms. Caum, 19, a sociology student at the University of Westminster, says most Caymanian stu- dents attend the two schools. The pair comprise CCUK’s longest-serving ambassadors, present since the beginning. Both will graduate next year and plan to pursue mas- ter’s degrees in the U.K. Ms. Williams remains undecided about her course of study while Ms. Caum is thinking about law. Friday’s reception at Government House is CCUK’s latest networking activity, fol- lowing, for example, a March 24 meeting at the House of Lords with Premier Alden McLaughlin and a June 5 end-of-term “get together” at a Piccadilly restaurant. “In London,” Ms. Caum said, “we help people settle in, help with accommodations, teach them tricks and tips, help with blog posts and finding where other people are and people to talk to.” “We also help non-Cayma- nians gain information about Cayman, and we sometimes liaise with other Caribbean communities, a lot of whom have their own associations,” she added. “We do so many things, but we are still taking baby steps, coming up, be- cause we are so new,” Ms. Williams said. At last year’s Government House reception, “a lot of attendees were new students, and we answered a lot of questions – about spe- cific pursuits, about partic- ular companies.” And, she said, after a London-based education, “employers look at you very differently; students have great growth and experience and knowledge. You know you’re not just competing in Cayman, but competing inter- nationally and you are some- thing a little more. “I can be a valuable asset to a company in the future and CCUK can help network most people, help get a foot in the door. This is what we want to create, where we want to be.” Starting last month, Inspector Wendy Parchment began her tenure as the new area commander for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. Superintendent HowellInspector Parchment Students Amber Caum, left, and Moya Williams, at a March 24 reception with Premier Alden McLaughlin at the House of Lords in London. “CCUK can help network most people … This is what we want to create, where we want to be.” Moya WilliaMs, Cayman Student Ambassador6 LOCAL NEWS Monday august 10, 2015 • Cayman Compass ‘Trekkie’ parTy Boldly going where no party has gone before Kelsey JuKam kjukam@pinnaclemedialtd.com The Business and Professional Women’s Club of Grand Cayman held a Star Trek- themed fundraiser at Icoa res- taurant on Friday evening. Many guests showed up in costume as Star Trek char- acters, although some pre- ferred to go a more subtle route and only don pointy ears (in homage to Mr. Spock). Special drinks like “Romulan Ale” and “Into the Darkness cocktails” were served, and attendees had the opportunity to win prizes donated by local businesses during a challenging round of Star Trek trivia. The theme was a nod to a very special guest the club will bring to island in November: Sir Patrick Stewart, who starred as the Starship Enterprise’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard in “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” The club, whose motto is “women helping women,” works to educate and empower women in the local community. It provides scholarships for four young women every year, and supports efforts to combat domestic violence. The club is part of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, and was chosen to host the organization’s re- gional meeting this year. The meeting will be held Nov. 5 to Nov. 8 at the Westin Hotel, and will include a gala where Mr. Stewart will speak. Mr. Stewart is a supporter of the #HeForShe campaign, which advocates for gender equality, and has been outspoken about his experience growing up in a household touched by do- mestic violence. annette Baubie, Susan Watling and Lisa Beauchamp – PHOTOS: KELSEY JUKAM Sylvain Leclerc pamela Webster, Betty Baraud and Chanda GliddenChristina Cavazos, Lynn roffey, Ben Webster and Lesley Thompson Caroline rodriguez and Michael Wingrave Oddy Grullón and Shirley Wevers Nakhwa Terri Quappe and Michelle Morgan Christopher Hadome and Morgan Bell7 LOCAL NEWS Cayman Compass • Monday august 10, 2015 Jamaica Independence Day celebrations draw crowds Kelsey JuKam kjukam@pinnaclemedialtd.com Revelers celebrated Jamaica Independence Day with a cul- tural festival on Cardinall Avenue on Aug. 7. The festivities marked 53 years of independence from England. Premier Alden McLaughlin spoke at the event, where he was presented with a basket of Jamaican goodies. “I wanted to be able to come and spend a little time with you and to offer you the warmest con- gratulations of the government and the people of the Cayman Islands on the celebration of the 53rd anniversary of Jamaica,” Mr. McLaughlin said. The event also featured dis- plays of Jamaican art, perfor- mances of a medley of Jamaican songs, and, of course, a plethora of Jamaican food. Dozens of people braved the sweltering sun for a serving of foods like jerk pork, spicy shrimp, rice and gungo peas, and grater cake. Festival-goers were also offered free treats like sweet, icy “bag juice” and sugary coconut candies, favor- ites of Jamaican children. “It takes me right back to my childhood days,” said Dalacia Wright. Ms. Wright wore a traditional costume: a quadrille dress fea- turing a long, flouncy skirt and ruffled sleeves, made of red and white plaid bandana fabric. The costume also includes a matching head scarf. Other attendees showed off their Jamaican pride by waving Jamaican flags and wearing the na- tional colors: gold, green and black. “This day is our birthday,” said Bernice Johnson, decked out in Jamaican national colors. “We fight and struggle, but we are one people.” Vendors offered items to help festival-goers show off their Jamaican pride. Premier Alden McLaughlin speaks at the Jamaica Independence Day festival. - Photos: Kelsey JuKam Dalacia Wright shows off her traditional Jamaican costume.Darcia Barrett from Top Taste serves Jamaican food.The islands’ most-trusted news source 8 Monday august 10, 2015 • Cayman Compass DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED? #1 Alexander Place • Dorcy Drive, GT 926-5425 caymankarateacademy@gmail.com www.caymankarateacademy.com 4 Weeks of Karate for $69 including Uniform BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL Atlantic Ocean and is the only sea without a land boundary. Mats of free-floating sar- gassum, a common seaweed found there, provide shelter and habitat for marine life. According to the Cayman Islands Department of Environment, anyone finding the seaweed washing up on their beaches should either step over it or rake it up, dis- posing of it. for example, as plant fertilizer. The depart- ment asks people to avoid the use of a backhoe because of that can lead to problems for turtles. It is currently turtle nesting season, when tur- tles come ashore to dig nests and lay eggs. The brown sar- gassum seaweed stands out on Cayman’s white sandy beaches after it has dried out. In East End, one res- ident said a pile of sea- weed is so high she could not see the sea from her house. In Bodden Town, visi- tors to Coe Wood Beach are finding it a nuisance. “When will it ever end?” asked one fisherman, as he cast his line only to quickly haul in a catch of seaweed. However, visitors to Seven Mile Beach, one of Cayman’s most popular beaches, have not reported a major issue with the seaweed this year. While it may be a bane for fishermen and swimmers, sargassum seaweed provides a home to a variety of ma- rine species. Turtles use sar- gassum mats as nurseries, where hatchlings have food and shelter. It also provides an essential habitat for ma- rine species such as shrimp, crab and fish, that have adapted specifically to this floating environment. “It’s just a natural occur- rence that happens every once in awhile,” said Captain Paul Hurlston. When he was a child, he said there would be huge mats of seaweed floating around the island, especially during southerly winds. “In fact, when we were fishing and towing in the cat- boats for queen fish, the sea- weed would get caught up in the tow lines,” Mr. Hurlston said. “It’s nothing new. Lots of people used it as fertilizer, some even say it has lots of iodine. But this year, I must say, it is a lot,” Billy Adam said the sea- weed can be used as a fertil- izer. “Some years ago,” he said, “instead of carting it off to the dump, a contractor sold it to different farmers and they used it on their plants. “It’s very good and the reason why it’s so good is the elements on the periodic table … Seawater has about 90 of the 92 basic elements that make up everything on Earth. The seaweed in itself has agar, which is used at the hospital when they take a blood sample. The substance in the petri dish that they put the sample in is agar. It is good for growing bacteria.” contrary to immigration law and these employees have been removed from active duty while the investigations continue.” She said the airline’s oper- ations “had not [been] affected in any way by this investiga- tion and CAL is unable to com- ment further at this time given that the investigations are still in progress.” Officials with the Immigration Department par- ticipated in the investiga- tion and the operation to ar- rest the women. The police spokesperson said, “Cayman Airways has fully cooperated with the investigation.” The 33-year-old woman is from West Bay and the 29-year- old is from George Town, ac- cording to Ms. Carpenter. Chief immigration enforce- ment officer Gary Wong said, “We have been investigating [this case] for a while.” He said human smuggling cases are “not something we deal with on a regular basis.” Human smuggling is de- fined by the 2015 Immigration Law as facilitating or helping with “the transportation, har- bouring or movement into or out of the Islands,” of someone without permission to be here. If convicted, a human smug- gling charge can result in up to seven years in prison and a $50,000 fine. “This is something we take very seriously,” Mr. Wong said, “and we work with our coun- terparts overseas to stop.” The wet-foot, dry-foot policy means Cubans who reach U.S. territory automatically get a green card – permanent resi- dency – after a year and a day. Two Cayman Airways employees arrested for human smuggling Seaweed a bane for swimmers, fishermen CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Volunteers help clear home destroyed by fire Jewel levy jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com For a second time in a few weeks, the Cayman com- munity has come to the aid of a family that lost their home to fire. On Saturday, some 60 vol- unteers visited the site of the burned-out home on Monument Road by the junc- tion of Mijall Road in Bodden Town to help remove the re- mains of the single-story home destroyed by fire on July 4. The building was torn down and the rubble carted away before volunteers moved in and completely cleared the grounds. Matthew Leslie, from the Cayman Islands Brewery, who helped organize the re- lief effort for both fire vic- tims, said he was delighted with the large turnout. “We hope to have the property cleared and into planning within the next two weeks [and] start construc- tion within three weeks.” In the meantime, he said fundraising efforts were under way for supplies and materials. The Buttrum family, who lost their George Town home to fire on July 24, was at the Monument Road site in a show of solidarity and to as- sist the Bodden Town family with the cleanup. Displaced by the Bodden Town fire was Lisa Anglin and her two sons. Jake Manderson, Ms. Anglin’s eldest son, said the community support meant a lot to him and his family. “We never thought it would be this much people. People brought food, drinks and a lots of support and we are very grateful to the com- munity, the Buttrum family, Matthew Leslie and everyone who came together to make it happen,” he said. Ms. Anglin said if it was not for the Buttrum family, she did not know what her family would have done. “They came forward and helped in every way. We still need a home but it is a tre- mendous start,” she said. Ms. Anglin added that her house was over 100 years old. She said she was raised there and they were all sad to see it go. For now, the family is staying with friends. Bodden Town representa- tives Osbourne Bodden, Wayne Panton and Al Suckoo assisted in the effort. Mr. Bodden said he hopes the two initiatives will send a good signal that Cayman still has the community spirt and willingness to stand up and help one another in times of need. He said government is doing what it can behind the scenes in support with equipment and supplies for the family, but at the end of the day, “it is really a commu- nity effort.” Mr. Suckoo said he came out to help because the family needed assis- tance to get them to the rebuilding process. Mr. Panton said the local community had demon- strated a willingness to em- brace and support the family The cause of the July 4 fire was deemed “undeter- mined,” by fire investigators. Huge amounts of seaweed pile along the shoreline in Bodden Town as visitors take in the oceanfront scenery. – Photo: JEwEl lEvy. Some 60 volunteers were on hand to help clear the site of the burned-out house in Bodden Town on Saturday. – Photos: JEwEl lEvy The burned-out building was torn down and the rubble carted away.The islands’ most-trusted news source 9 Cayman Compass • Monday august 10, 2015 Cut $250* from your motor premium with BritCay home insurance! Call 949-8699 www.britcay.ky BRITISH CAYMANIAN INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. BritCay House, 236 Eastern Avenue, George Town, P.O. Box 74, Grand Cayman KY1-1102 Tel. 949-8699 www.britcay.ky 12 Kirkconnell St. Stake Bay, P.O. 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He acknowledged that in- formation about mitigation measures had been included in the original document re- lease, but said there was no good reason for the full man- agement plan to be withheld. “This consolidates some of the mitigation measures that can be used into one document,” he said. Gina Ebanks-Petrie, di- rector of the Department of Environment, said the en- vironmental management plan, once finalized, would be a technical, working doc- ument that would guide the contractor on the tech- nologies and policies that must be deployed during construction to protect the environment. She questioned the value of publicly releasing it at this point, saying it had not yet been reviewed by the gov- ernment and the final plan could vary considerably from the draft. “The mitigation measures that can be used are already in the environmental impact statement and the technical appendices,” she said. “The environmental man- agement plan was not in- cluded at this point because it is a draft document. It is a technical document that will be included in the design- build RFP documentation and will have to be based on the final design choice as well as which of the mitiga- tion measures government decides can be employed,” she said. The document, produced by consultants Baird, out- lines its remit to provide “specific environmental mon- itoring requirements and management protocols for the construction phase.” It discusses the possible use of “silt curtains” to con- trol sediment movement during dredging – one of the greatest threats to coral at nearby dive sites. It also proposes constant monitoring of sediment levels and limiting dredging at cer- tain times of year to help protect coral. A possible coral relo- cation project is also in- cluded in the plan. Dave Anglin, senior coastal engineer and prin- cipal with Baird, said there was no way to completely eliminate the adverse im- pacts of the project. “While the mitigation measures will reduce adverse impacts on coral reefs in the harbor, the reduction can not be accurately quantified in advance,” he said. Mr. Anglin said the key objective of the environ- mental management plan was to set out the mitigation measures to be employed during construction and to establish monitoring and compliance regimes. “The draft plan for the proposed cruise berthing fa- cility incorporates various mitigation measures that could be employed for this project,” he said. He said all mitigation measures included in the draft plan were discussed in detail in the environmental statement, which included an analysis of the benefits of each and the likely “residual impact” that would still occur after mitigation. Mr. Anglin added, “Measures proposed to re- duce adverse impacts on coral reefs in George Town harbor include the use of turbidity barriers, real- time monitoring of tur- bidity and adaptive man- agement of dredging and construction operations. “Specific details associ- ated with the implementa- tion of these measures, as well as their efficacy in re- ducing adverse impacts, cannot be defined or quan- tified in advance, as they are dependent upon factors such as the dredging meth- odology adopted by con- tractor, prevailing weather conditions at the time of dredging and uncertainty regarding the response of various coral species to el- evated turbidity and sedi- mentation levels.” Missing part of cruise pier report published CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Cruise ships moor off George Town in the background as beachgoers enjoy Seven Mile Beach. Man dies after falling froM guinep tree A 69-year-old man died Thursday night after falling from a guinep tree in West Bay, police said. Egbert Hugh James of West Bay died after falling while picking guineps from the tree, according to a po- lice statement. Officers responded to a call at 7:25 p.m. Thursday about a man lying injured on West Church Street. He was transferred to the Cayman Islands Hospital, where he died late Thursday night. Police said the matter is under investigation and an autopsy would be car- ried out, but no foul play is suspected. A man was robbed by two masked men armed with a machete and a knuckle duster in the early hours of Saturday morning, police said. The victim was struck on the head by the robber armed with the knuckle duster before the pair made off with his watch and an undetermined amount of cash, police said. There was apparently a third man who collected items dropped at the scene, police said. Police responded around 3:30 a.m. to a report of the robbery on Sound Way, George Town. According to a police statement, the victim had gone to his place of business early that morning and was approached by two armed men who demanded cash. The robbery victim was taken to hospital by a member of the public where he was treated for injuries and released. George Town CID is in- vestigating the case. Anyone who has information about the robbery can contact the George Town Police CID at 649-4222 or CrimeStoppers at 800-TIPS Muggers attack, rob Man in george town Haitians votes in long- delayed legislative elections PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haitians were electing legis- lators to Parliament Sunday after a yearslong wait, but the vote was plagued with delays, disorder and oc- casional fistfights and rock throwing. The legislative elections had been postponed for nearly four years due to a political showdown between Haiti’s executive and oppo- sition, and they have been billed as a crucial test of the country’s electoral system ahead of a presidential vote in October. Sunday’s first round seeks to fill two thirds of the 30-member Senate and the entire 99-member Chamber of Deputies. But a number of polling stations across the country of 10 million people had to wait for ballots hours after voting was supposed to start at 6 a.m. (1000 GMT). In sections of Port-au-Prince, voters who began trickling in around dawn grew exasperated after being told they could not cast ballots because their names weren’t on official voting lists. “This is very frustrating. Are they trying to discourage voting?” gardener Gerald Henry complained to a re- porter after election workers turned him away. In the crowded capital, at least three voting cen- ters were shut down by au- thorities after fistfights broke out as partisans attempted to stuff ballot boxes and en- gage in other irregularities. At one voting center in down- town Port-au-Prince, groups of young men ripped up paper ballots as heavily armed police shot into the air to re-estab- lish order. Rocks were thrown in response before authorities closed the polling station. Local media also reported the closure of polling sta- tions in other sections of the country, including the western city of Jeremie, and scattered arrests of people accused of voting more than once. Observers from various political parties complained election officials did not give them access to voting centers. The vote was taking place roughly eight months after Haiti’s legislature was dis- solved because the terms of lawmakers expired before new elections could be held. It’s the first election Haiti has held under Martelly, who took office in May 2011. He has governed by decree since Parliament dissolved in January and cannot run for a consecutive term. In the ab- sence of elections, Martelly has been accused of stacking the deck in his favor by ap- pointing mayors and other municipal officials to replace those whose terms expired. People stand in line to vote during parliamentary elections in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Sunday. – pHoto: apNext >