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FINANCING AVAILABLE Blond and beautiful, Dillon is bound to melt your heart B8 cayman weekender Cambridge footlights Editorial | pagE 4 ICCI Celebrates 45 years of qualIty eduCatIon eSTaBLISHed 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 75 CENTS – frIday september 25, 2015 Rare supermoon eclipse will be visible Sunday Kelsey JuKam kjukam@pinnaclemedialtd.com A “super blood moon” will be visible on Sunday evening when a total lunar eclipse co- incides with a supermoon. The moon will seem much larger, closer and brighter than usual and will appear to be “blood red” before the eclipse. The rare astronomical event has not hap- pened for 33 years, and will not happen again for another 18 years. “Sunday will present the rarest super- moon,” Cayman Islands Astronomical Society President Chris Cooke said. “Assuming it’s not cloudy, it’s going to be extremely visible. You just have to stick your head outside the front door really [to see it].” The full moon will be at its closest point in its orbit around the Earth, making it appear 14 percent larger and 33 percent brighter than other full moons. At the same time, the Earth will line up directly between the moon and the sun, causing the moon to be in the Earth’s shadow and creating a lunar eclipse. Sunday’s lunar eclipse will be the fourth and final eclipse of a lunar tetrad: four lunar eclipses happening at six-month intervals. Sky-watchers may have noticed such eclipses over the past year-and-a-half. The blood moon is named for the reddish hue it takes on as light is cast from the sun around the edges of the Earth, filtered through the atmosphere and shines on the moon. Throughout history there have been many conspiracy theories about blood moon events. Some have found connections between the events occurring on the same dates as re- ligious holidays or special religious events. ICCI celebrates 45th anniversary Kelsey JuKam kjukam@pinnaclemedialtd.com The International College of the Cayman Islands, which marked its 45th anniversary Thursday, has been “a story of the little en- gine that could,” said President Emerita Dr. Elsa Cummings, who, with her husband Hugh Cummings, founded the territory’s first institution of higher education. “We started so humbly,” Mrs. Cummings said. “I suppose we were dreamers.” She and her husband had a passion for academics and a belief that everyone de- serves access to educational opportunities. As a young, rising academic in America in the 1960s, she gave it all up to start the college with her husband, who was its first president. Mrs. Cummings began as an in- structor and worked in nearly every admin- istrative department before taking over as president in 1990, a role she held until 2008. Mr. Cummings passed away in 2000. “At this time I consider myself the old- timer, trying to preserve some of the his- tory, and I assist in whatever way I can,” Mrs. Cummings said. “I just can’t see myself spending days at the beach.” Current ICCI President David Marshall lauded Mrs. Cummings as a woman of “ex- cellence and vision.” “This country owes her a huge debt of gratitude for the part she has played in building capacity for Cayman through edu- cation when no one else was willing or able to,” Mr. Marshall said. “I can only hope that as my life progresses, I am able to impact the lives of so many people in such a pro- found way as she has done throughout her life and career.” Mrs. Cummings said she has had a deep appreciation for academics, and a love of reading and learning since she was a child, so it is fitting that she has devoted her life James WhIttaKer jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Plans for a $200 million, 10-story hotel in Bodden Town moved a step closer to reality after the Cayman Islands government ap- proved a $25 million concessions package for the project. A development agreement was signed Thursday morning, paving the way for the five-star hotel and condo development at St. James Point, Beach Bay, to move forward. Promising jobs for Caymanians and spin- off benefits for the island’s economy, Premier Alden McLaughlin said the development would be one of the largest of its kind east of Seven Mile Beach. Developer John Layton said negotiations were taking place with multiple high-end hotel brands. He said phase one of the project would include 200 hotel rooms and 75 resi- dential units, as well as signature restaurants, retail stores and a spa. He said designs would be unveiled in the coming months, with the hotel scheduled to open early in 2018. Mr. Layton, managing director of Beach Bay Land Ltd., as well as New York-based Melkonian Capital Management Ltd., said the project would be one of the “iconic resorts of the Americas.” “It will be a catalyst for development in the district of Bodden Town while offering an alternative to Seven Mile Beach. Our vision, implemented on the site with a spectacular beach with a secluded location, superior infra- structure, airlift and natural beauty, provides everything necessary to compete successfully.” The developer estimates the project will create 750 jobs during the construction phase and another 325 permanent hospitality jobs. Beach Bay hotel development agreement signed PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » ICCI President Emerita Elsa Cummings and current president David Marshall. – photo: Kelsey JUKam2 LOCAL&REGIONAL Friday September 25, 2015 • Cayman Compass Gobble! Gobble! Turkey! Turkey! Soon Come to HAPPY CANADIAN THANKSGIVING! 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Tropical STorm ida moving Slowly in aTlanTic MIAMI (AP) – Tropical Storm Ida is forecast to move northward in the Atlantic, with little strengthening predicted over the next two days. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm’s maximum sustained winds Thursday are 35 mph. The storm is centered about 1,195 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands and is moving north-northeast at 5 mph. Forecasters say a turn toward the north is ex- pected by Thursday night. The storm currently poses no threat to land. Sentencing postponed in Blackbeard’s robbery New date is Oct. 27 CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Sentencing has been post- poned for four men in con- nection with the Dec. 17, 2014 robbery at Blackbeard’s liquor store in Grand Harbour. A new date has been tenta- tively set for Oct. 27. Andrew Santiago Lopez, Bron Webb and Randy Connor were found guilty by an 11-member jury on Aug. 26. Devon Emmanuel Wright Jr. pleaded guilty several months before the trial. Justice Francis Belle, who is based in St. Lucia, presided. It is understood that arrange- ments are to be made for the sentencing to take place via video link. Senior counsel for Lopez and Webb may also be participating in the sen- tencing hearing via a live link from the U.K. The other attorneys concerned are based in Cayman. All four men, who were captured the evening of the robbery at Lopez’s house in Prospect, are to be sentenced on three charges arising from the incident. The first robbery charge relates to using force or the threat of force against the store cashier in order to steal CI$4,604.42 and US$582. A second robbery charge relates to the use of force or threat of force against a customer in the store in order to steal her purse and its contents, which included cash, bank cards and a cellphone. A charge of possessing an unlicensed firearm relates to a gold-colored shotgun car- ried by one of the robbers. It was found the next morning in Lopez’s attic. One of the robbers carried a silver-col- ored handgun, but it was never recovered. Justice Belle ordered so- cial inquiry reports for the de- fendants and also asked for victim impact statements. Bail granted on wounding charge Defendant required to stay at separate residence CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Tony Tharon Ebanks, 46, was granted bail on Thursday afternoon after appearing in Summary Court on a charge of wounding. No details of the inci- dent were outlined in court, but Senior Crown Counsel Elisabeth Lees said she was not objecting to bail after conferring with police. However, she asked that a condition of bail be a dif- ferent residence. A press release from po- lice earlier this week indi- cated that there had been an altercation on Monday night between two men residing at the same ad- dress in West Bay. The men were Ebanks and the com- plainant, 32. The release further stated that the verbal altercation escalated to physical vi- olence, during which the complainant received stab wounds to his neck and torso. Ebanks, who was report- edly bitten on his lower leg by a dog during the inci- dent, moved in and out of the court dock without aid. Ms. Lees advised that investigations were con- tinuing, so she asked that other conditions of bail in- clude non-contact with the complainant, a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew, and reporting to police once per week. Defense attorney Lloyd Samson told Magistrate Valdis Foldats that a resi- dence available to Ebanks was sufficiently distant from his previous residence so that Ebanks could comply with a condition that he stay at least 50 yards away from the other man. The magistrate agreed that bail could be granted in the circumstances of this case, but he added require- ments for a recognizance (a promise to attend court) and a surety, both in the sum of $950. He set Tuesday, Sept. 29 for the next mention, sug- gesting that the defense be in a position to elect which court the matter would be tried in and what the plea would be. Security camera footage from Blackbeard’s Liquor Store shows the robbery in progress. Faces of bystanders have been pixelated. Florida reSorT caShier accuSed oF STealing nearly $1m KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say a 39-year- old woman stole nearly $1 million from the Florida Keys resort where she worked as a cashier. The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office says Jamie Lynn Anderson was arrested Saturday on a grand theft charge. The Miami Herald said Anderson was responsible for receiving check and cash payments to Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo. Officials say she randomly selected club member check payments between 2008 and 2014, then de- posited them in place of cash received. An outside accounting firm hired by Ocean Reef estimated Anderson took her employer for $857,393.49. She was fired in March 2014 after a sur- prise audit revealed a $700 cash shortage. The Herald reports Anderson told investigators her husband forced her to rip off her employer. Small plane makeS emergency landing on Florida inTerSTaTe DAVIE, Fla. (AP) – Police in Florida say a small plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 595 west of Fort Lauderdale. Davie police Capt. Dave Engle says the plane appar- ently “made contact” with a vehicle on the highway when it landed on the west- bound shoulder of I-595 on Thursday morning. He did not yet know whether anyone was injured. The westbound lanes of the interstate were shut down as authorities investigated.The islands’ most-trusted news source 3 Cayman Compass • Friday September 25, 2015 UPGRADE TO BIG DATA UPGRADE TO 4980 FLOW TEASE - BIG Data - Racers - Full Page Ad - CMYK - 10.33 x 15.97 - 10th Sept 2015 LIME Terms & Conditions Apply BIG DATA DATA Get rolling with a Samsung S6 or iPhone 6 for just $24.99 a month. 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ICCI celebrates 45 years of quality education “COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY for all Caymanians on our own shores!” … So declared a one-page pullout advertisement included in the Sept. 24, 1970, issue of the Cayman Compass’s predecessor publication, The Caymanian Weekly. It was, so to speak, the birth announcement of the International College of the Cayman Islands. Today, we are pleased to feature the people and history of ICCI in celebration of its 45th anniversary – this time on the front page of our newspaper. Initial course offerings, consisting of night classes and day classes, included art, anthropology and soci- ology, applied arts, biology, business, economics, edu- cation, English, French, health, history, music, philos- ophy and religion, physical science … and even piano lessons by arrangement. According to the 1970 announcement, signed by founding ICCI President Dr. J. Hugh Cummings, the “College Diploma” then offered at ICCI was “equivalent to the completion of the third or Junior year of the four years Bachelor’s Degree program in an American College or University.” It goes without saying that “much has changed” at ICCI, and in Cayman, since those first classes convened in Newlands in fall 1970. Today, the academic offerings still cover a broad array of subjects, but are organized a bit differently. Now ICCI offers associate and baccalaureate programs, bachelor’s degrees and master’s degrees. It has main- tained international accreditation as a degree-granting institution since 1975. Cayman, meanwhile, has experienced a growth spurt in terms of population and economics. In 1970, at the cusp of the “Cayman miracle,” our country boasted a population of just more than 10,000 people, compared to nearly 60,000 in 2014. In 1970, some 23,000 tourists arrived in Cayman by air for the year (a figure that is now surpassed on a per-month basis) – and a grand total of 300 passengers disembarked from cruise ships (less than one-tenth the capacity of a single average-sized cruise ship today). Oh, and then there’s the country’s explosion into an international hub for financial services. Back when ICCI opened, the first Cayman dollar had yet to be printed, and the official currency of the islands was still the Jamaican dollar. But upon a review of our archives, we are able to report with some satisfaction that, throughout the decades, the guiding principles of ICCI have remained constant, and no doubt have contributed to the insti- tution’s longevity. The following paragraph from the original 1970 announcement, we believe, encapsulates nicely the spirit of ICCI: “The college pledges to offer quality education and thus will maintain high stan- dards. An Academic Advisory Council of prominent educators will supervise the curriculum of the college. The college also promises to keep tuition and fees as low as possible.” A quality education, high standards, vetted cur- riculum, at a reasonable cost. That’s been the core syllabus at ICCI for the past 45 years. We believe that the recent doubling-down on quality, standards and discipline, led by ICCI President Dr. David Marshall, will propel the institution, and more importantly its future alumni, to greater success in the years to come. Congratulations to ICCI for achieving this important milestone. Here’s to another 45. Friday SepTember 25, 2015 • Cayman COmpass BloomBerg View editorial Board Cheating reflects badly, first and foremost, on the cheater – and so it is with Volkswagen, whose shocking manipula- tion of U.S. emissions tests continues to exact a price in market value, legal costs and reputation. At the same time, it’s not unreasonable to ask how the cheating happened in the first place, and that ques- tion implicates more than just Volkswagen. For years, automakers have been able to exploit lax testing systems in the U.S. and Europe. Regulators owe it to both car buyers and the en- vironment to make these sys- tems more rigorous. As things work now in the U.S., carmakers test their own vehicles and send the results to the Environmental Protection Agency, whose engineers re- view them and, usually, apply a rubber stamp. The EPA allows manufacturers broad latitude in determining test conditions, an invitation to hanky-panky. The agency does some indepen- dent, random testing – but on just 10 percent to 15 percent of new models. Only in rare cases does it test cars that have actu- ally been driven off the lot. The problems with this re- gime were obvious even be- fore VW’s shenanigans. In 2013, Consumer Reports found that 55 percent of hybrids and 28 percent of turbocharged cars fell short of their EPA fuel-ef- ficiency ratings. Last year, the Justice Department reached a US$350 million settlement with Hyundai and Kia for overstating gas mileage. Ford, Mercedes, Mini and other man- ufacturers have restated their official mileage ratings in the last three years, usually under threat of consumer lawsuits. Europe, where automakers also test their own vehicles, has its own issues. Just before the VW scandal broke, a European environmental advocacy group released test results showing major discrepancies between lab and real-world emissions in cars made by BMW, Mercedes and Opel. The European Commission has announced that all passenger cars will be undergo “real world” emissions testing starting in 2017. Any system will inevitably rely on self-reporting to some extent. Government regulators simply do not have the money or personnel to test every new vehicle. But they can enact safe- guards on a system that is all too easy for carmakers to game. First, the EPA should have some of its engineers on hand at the industry labs to oversee compliance. Carmakers have a bevy of little tricks that can in- crease efficiency – low-resis- tance tires, removing side mir- rors and taping over cracks between panels – and while the EPA has done better than the Europeans at closing loopholes, vigilance must be maintained. The agency should also vary the testing routines periodi- cally so that carmakers will not know in advance exactly what they are in for. (The current re- gime’s predictability may well have been a big part of VW’s successful deception.) The EPA should consider following the EU’s lead with on-the-road studies, for gas mileage as well as pollutants. Also, the so-called de- feat device VW used to game the emissions test was actu- ally a pretty simple software tweak. It should not be too hard for the EPA to invest in some computer forensic capa- bilities to track what’s going on in our increasingly com- puterized vehicles. Just as important, there need to be greater conse- quences for cheating. Any com- pany caught in violation should lose its self-monitoring rights for a number of years. It should have to dig into its own pockets for trials by neutral third par- ties, such as parts manufac- turers, which have the neces- sary equipment. What Volkswagen did ap- pears to be in a category all its own, and it deserves special condemnation. But other car- makers game the system, and regulators tolerate it. That is the dirty little secret of emis- sions and efficiency testing, and the EPA needs to clean it up. © 2015, Bloomberg View Volkswagen cheated, but EPA’s tests are flawed Volkswagen diesels are shown behind a security fence on a storage lot near a VW dealership Wednesday in Salt Lake City. 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Box 1365 Grand Cayman KY1-1108, Cayman Islands Telephone: (345) 815-0095 Email: newsdesk@pinnaclemedialtd.com adVertise With us: Telephone: (345) 949-5111 Email: sales@pinnaclemedialtd.com Website: www.caymancompass.com PUBLISHERS daVid r. legge and Vicki l. legge EdITOR-In-CHIEf daVid r. legge A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION “Give light and the people will find their own way”5 LOCAL NEWS Cayman Compass • Friday September 25, 2015 Police Commissioner: Caribbean not immune to terror threat James Whittaker jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Commissioner of Police David Baines says the Caribbean region is not im- mune to the threats stem- ming from global terrorism. Mr. Baines cites scores of people from Trinidad, and some from Jamaica, that have reportedly joined up with the Islamic State in Syria and the potential exploita- tion of the banking system to fund terror networks as key threats to the region. Mr. Baines, who is also head of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police, defended his decision to travel to Germany for a briefing with world military leaders on the links between global terrorism and interna- tional criminal networks. He said as the world’s fifth largest financial center, Cayman needed to be aware of trends in terrorist fi- nancing and the relationships between criminal groups, arms dealers and terrorists. As a popular destination for American tourists, he said the Caribbean also had to be alert to more direct threats. “As threats of terrorism increase globally, threats in the Caribbean also in- crease. Cruise ships in the Caribbean, for instance, can be vulnerable, and we need to be alive to those risks to prevent the kind of incident down the road that could have a debilitating effect on us,” he said. Security seminar Mr. Baines said he was invited to attend the sem- inar at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies by the U.S.-based Naval Criminal Intelligence Service, which funded the trip. The focus of the event, held between Sept. 14 and 18, was “21st Century Converging Threats: Nexus of Terrorism, Drugs and Illicit Trafficking.” Mr. Baines said American military leaders had high- lighted the Caribbean as an “underbelly of weakness” and a “blind spot” for their intelli- gence services. Around 100 fighters, mostly from Trinidad, are re- ported to have joined up with ISIS in Syria. Speaking in March, Marine General John F. Kelly cited concerns that these fighters could return to the region, unmonitored and radicalized, and find their way to the U.S., using estab- lished drug and people smug- gling routes in the region. Mr. Baines, said Cayman, though a smaller territory, had a responsibility to en- sure people were not trav- eling illegally and incognito through the country. “When we see [reports of] people being smuggled through Cayman Airways into America, you have got to imagine why the Americans feel somewhat nervous,” he added. Terror financing The financing of terrorist armies is also a concern for Cayman’s banking system. Mr. Baines said authori- ties in the territory needed to be asking the right ques- tions. “How is money being moved around to continue to fund those who supply terrorist groups with arms? How do we ensure they are not using our finan- cial system here? How do we identify dirty money and which are the countries that we should have most concern about, that are ac- tually funding and sup- porting terrorism?” He said the briefing had highlighted the links be- tween terrorist funding and more general criminal ac- tivity. Cyber attacks, in- cluding phishing and bank account hacking, have been used to fund terrorists as well as criminal organiza- tions, he added. “If we are the world’s largest financial center, we are at risk more than most. How many of us have had phishing emails, how many have had our email ac- counts hacked and our bank details targeted? “The number of people who have had fraud at- tacks on their ac- counts is growing.” A team from Interpol in Singapore were in the Cayman Islands earlier this month to conduct a “health check” on the islands’ ca- pabilities in fighting cybercrime. Mr. Baines said they had reviewed the system and would be back in October with recommenda- tions. But he warns crim- inal organizations are de- veloping capabilities faster than law enforcement in many countries. “The best I can hope for is that they help us make Cayman a more difficult nut to crack, that they got to someone else’s jurisdic- tion because it is easier,” he acknowledged. He accepted that ter- rorism and the spin-off criminal activity were not the most immediate threats facing the Cayman Islands, but said it would be foolish to dismiss it. “It is about awareness and briefing. I need to ensure my commissioners across the Caribbean are aware of what is taking place, so at least they have the ability to identify changing behaviors and threatening patterns.” He dismissed criticism that the trip was a “jolly,” or intended to pad his resume, saying he had flown economy class and stayed in a military barracks built in the 1930s. “It was comfortable, but it wasn’t a five-star hotel, nei- ther did I expect it to be – I was there to work,” he added. Mark Ridley, deputy di- rector of the Naval Criminal Intelligence Service, said he had asked Mr. Baines to at- tend the seminar in order to help develop relationships between Caribbean law en- forcement and international crime fighters. “The Caribbean is ex- tremely important to [the U.S. Navy] – it’s a blind spot to us – the Navy does not have the resources in the re- gion that we once we had and it’s really important to us to have people there who we can reach out to for sit- uational awareness,” he said in a statement on the cen- ter’s website.RCIPS Commissioner David Baines6 LOCAL NEWS Friday September 25, 2015 • Cayman Compass Call Lisa 327-9931 lisa@rainbow.ky Billy Culbert 916-1139 billy@rainbow.ky Member CIREBAMember CIREBA HEBRON BROOKS FOR SALE • Right in the Heart of GT • No Traffi c Headaches Shopping/Schools & Churches OWNER IS MOTIVATED!!! 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Currently that is not required. “If your business closes, the [liquor] license ceases,” said Department of Commerce and Investment Director Ryan Rajkumarsingh, describing amendments in the legislation. If someone sells li- quor without having a valid trade and business li- cense, they can be fined up to $10,000 upon convic- tion. Trade officers with the Department of Commerce and Investment will be given the same powers as a police constable in investigating such instances. The new requirement aims to stop the practice of individuals holding on to li- quor licenses they are not using and then selling them at unregulated prices to the highest bidder. Commerce Minister Wayne Panton described the issue in June 2014: “Licenses are being offered for sale at very substantial values, and in some cases, many cases, they are being essentially rented for significant sums of money as well.” In part, government’s con- tinuing ban on the issuance of new liquor licenses, which has typically been lifted only for brief periods by Cabinet, has made the existing liquor licenses more valuable. Rather than continuing a moratorium that is lifted at various times, the new law removes the requirement to lift the moratorium in order to grant new licenses. Anyone who does not cur- rently have a licensed busi- ness, but who holds a liquor license, will have the license terminated unless they apply for and receive a Trade and Business License and open a liquor licensed premises. Liquor board The amendments also seek to change the cur- rent makeup of the Liquor Licensing Board of Grand Cayman, and to a lesser ex- tent, the board of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. If the legislation is ap- proved, the Grand Cayman board will have 10 mem- bers instead of five. Seven of the 10 members, including the chairman and deputy chairman, will come from the private sector. The remaining members will be representa- tives from the Department of Commerce and Investment, the Department of Planning and the Director of Environmental Health. The Cayman Brac–Little Cayman board will go from five to eight members, adding three government representatives. Board meetings will re- main open to the public, but the amendment bill also makes it possible for board appointees to attend via teleconference, Skype or some other method if they cannot attend in person. Opening hours Another significant change in the amendment bill would end the require- ment for liquor licensed premises to stay open for the entirety of their li- censed operating hours. Now, if a local bar or li- quor store is having a “slow night” and wants to close early, it must stay open until the closing time prescribed by its license. The revised legislation al- lows the premises to open “at any time during the per- mitted hours.” Lawmaker wants ‘non-legal’ distinction between ‘Caymanians’ Associations say Caymanian lawyers are being hired Brent Fuller bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com There should be a “non- legal distinction” when it comes to hiring Caymanian lawyers, George Town MLA Winston Connolly said Wednesday, in response to questions regarding his re- cent public push for greater hiring of Caymanians in the legal profession. “Under the law, a Caymanian is a Caymanian is a Caymanian, period,” Mr. Connolly said. “However, for parents of the Truman Bodden Law School gradu- ates, Caymanian law stu- dents, young articled clerks, non-work permit lawyers and the government, it is extremely important that there is a non-legal distinc- tion … so that it can be seen whether the commitments imposed by the Immigration Law and business plans are being followed by firms.” One way to do so, Mr. Connolly suggests, would be asking law firms to state how many of their lawyers began their career in Cayman as ar- ticled clerks. “My belief … is that it is necessary to consider this to ascertain if Caymanian grad- uates are being advanced by the law firms in the Cayman Islands, or if the Caymanians represented in such firms at the partner level are purely or predominantly reflective of former work permit holders who have been granted status,” Mr. Connolly said. At its annual gala earlier this month, the Caymanian Bar Association noted that it represents roughly one-third of the legal profession in the Cayman Islands. Association President Abraham Thoppil noted that more than 220 Caymanian at- torneys are now members of the group. Only Caymanians who have been admitted to the Bar in the islands are eligible to become members of the as- sociation, Mr. Thoppil said. In addition, census data from 2010, which looked at the broader issue of Caymanian employment within the financial services industry found that industry to be dominated more than two-to-one by Caymanians. “This industry com- prises the largest employer of Caymanians, but accounts for only 5.9 percent of non- Caymanian employment,” the report indicated. “There are around 45 non-Caymanians for every 100 Caymanians in this industry.” Neither the census data nor the Caymanian Bar Association differentiates re- garding when someone re- ceived Caymanian status. “It is clearly important that Caymanian youth have progression opportunities and that granting of status to work permit holders does not cloud that assessment or legal imperative under the cur- rent Immigration Law and Regulations,” Mr. Connolly said. “The rationale behind any diversity initiatives is to change the composition of the persons who make recruit- ment and management de- cisions, because people have been shown in published studies to have inherent bias towards recruiting and pro- moting in ‘their own image’ and someone who was not Caymanian when they gradu- ated law school may, because of that, be more supportive of foreign graduates than Cayman Islands graduates, notwithstanding they are le- gally both Caymanian after a period of time. “The distinction of using people who were Caymanian at the time of doing articles is simply to answer the very important question: At what rate are law firms promoting [those persons who did their articles in Cayman] in line with what is being done in other professions, such as the accounting profession in the Cayman Islands, or are they simply waiting until work permit holders are granted Caymanian status to do so?” The Cayman Islands Law Society noted some statis- tics in a recent letter to the Cayman Compass that ad- dressed some of the issues to which Mr. Connolly referred. The law society said the statistics show the Cayman Islands doubled the annual number of articled clerkships between 2008 and 2014, during a global recession. The society pointed out that nearly 100 Caymanians have been admitted as attorneys- at-law since 2008. “Firms already provide scholarships and internships as well as the mentoring and training measures which will be needed for new lawyers to develop the skills required to make it to the top of what is an incredibly demanding profession,” the society noted in its statement. Mr. Panton Mr. Connolly7 LOCAL NEWS Cayman Compass • Friday September 25, 2015 Large disparity in Grand Cayman gas prices Brent Fuller bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Gas prices at one group of retail gas stations fell sig- nificantly this week, while other retail average prices remained largely unchanged from two weeks ago. Rubis retail outlets started dropping their prices on Monday at various loca- tions, ending Thursday at an average of $4.37 per gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline at stations in Bodden Town, George Town and West Bay. Meanwhile, as of Thursday, Sol Petroleum- supplied stations posted an average $4.69 per gallon of regular unleaded in the same areas. The same prices were recorded during the last Petroleum Inspectorate re- view on Sept. 11. The disparity created some unusual situations among competing stations Thursday. For instance, in Bodden Town, Lorna’s Rubis advertised its regular un- leaded price per gallon at $4.38 and its premium per gallon price at $4.94. Just down the street, Mostyn’s Esso advertised $4.69 a gallon for regular, unleaded – 31 cents higher than Lorna’s. However, its premium price was $4.79 per gallon – 15 cents lower. The two stations are about 1,000 yards away from one another. In George Town, the Esso station at the corner of North Sound and Shedden roads on Thursday was selling regular unleaded for $4.69 per gallon, and the Rubis – about 1,500 yards away – was selling it for $4.36. Cayman’s retail fuel prices have remained stubbornly high since early July. Records kept by the Petroleum Inspectorate indicated the average price for a gallon of regular, full-service gasoline was $4.71 at that date. By late August the average re- mained virtually the same. It was not until this week that customers at Rubis sta- tions began seeing some sig- nificant relief at the pump. Sol/Esso representatives were contacted about the variance in fuel prices but had not responded by press time Thursday. Both petrol distributors have noted that they typically receive fuel shipments about every three to four weeks and that cargo may have been loaded on the supply ship several weeks before arriving here. This delay has often been blamed for creating a lag in pricing compared to current international rates. Meanwhile, both U.S. and worldwide petrol price benchmarks continued to fall steadily, according to in- dustry officials. The American Automobile Association put the average price per gallon for regular, unleaded gasoline at US$2.29 per gallon. That’s down about 10 cents from the begin- ning of this month and down nearly 50 cents per gallon since early July. The Nasdaq stock ex- change listed Brent crude prices on Thursday at US$48.25 per barrel. The same price was recorded in early September, but Brent crude remains down signifi- cantly from early July, when it was at US$65 per barrel. Cayman’s Progressives-led coalition government has been critical of local fuel companies Rubis and Sol Petroleum. Planning and Infrastructure Minister Kurt Tibbetts warned gas and diesel distributors in August that they must turn over their operational cost data to gov- ernment or face fuel price control legislation. Mr. Tibbetts said during an address to the Legislative Assembly that a Public Utilities Commission Bill, seeking to require petrol dis- tributors to reveal what they pay for bulk fuel shipped to the Cayman Islands and their markup on fuel, will be pre- sented before the end of the year. That legislation is now expected to be presented to the Legislative Assembly in November. Historically, fuel com- panies Esso and Chevron- Texaco, and more recently operators Sol Petroleum and Rubis, have refused to re- lease such data, saying it is proprietary commercial information. The locally operating fuel distributors have sought to downplay comparisons be- tween U.S. prices and Cayman Islands fuel prices due to the massive differences in the two markets. The Shedden Road Rubis (along with Jose’s Rubis) had the lowest gas prices on Grand Cayman as of Thursday. Just down the road, the price per gallon was 33 cents higher. – Photo: taneos Ramsay Brac air and sea patrols find ganja An undisclosed amount of ganja was found in the wa- ters off Cayman Brac during police air and sea patrols last week. According to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, the police heli- copter and vessels from the Joint Marine Unit and HM Customs were deployed on Sept. 18-19 to conduct anti- smuggling patrols in the wa- ters between Grand Cayman and the Sister Islands. The patrols covered wa- ters between Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, extending up to 60 miles east of Cayman Brac. Cayman Brac station com- mander Wendy Parchment said the patrols served to re- assure Brac residents “be- cause they demonstrate that we in the Sister Islands can look forward to ro- bust support and response when smuggling activity is reported.”The islands’ most-trusted news source 8 Friday September 25, 2015 • Cayman Compass SEATTLE (AP) – An am- phibious tour vehicle and a charter bus carrying for- eign college students col- lided on a busy Seattle bridge Thursday, killing four people and sending dozens to hospi- tals in a wreck that scattered crumpled metal and broken glass on the road. Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins said 12 people were in critical condition, and many others had minor inju- ries. The crash also involved two passenger cars. Mayor Ed Murray said foreign students were on the charter bus, and efforts were being made to con- tact consulates. He had no other details. Witnesses described hearing a loud screech before the wreck and then seeing in- jured people either lying on the pavement or wandering around in a daze. Jahna Dyer, a registered nurse, said she was walking across the Aurora Avenue bridge when she came upon the scene, a mess of jumbled metal and glass. Some vic- tims were lying on the road, while others milled about seemingly in shock and falling down, she said. Dyer jumped a railing sep- arating the sidewalk from the roadway and helped sta- bilize an injured man’s neck. She said she also helped a woman who had a cut lip and glass in her eye. “She was holding my hand and saying thank you,” she said. John Mundell said he was at the south end of the bridge when the crash occurred. “We could hear the screech and twisted metal. It was surreal,” he said, adding he saw what appeared to be a few dozen people on the ground. “I wanted to try to help. I felt helpless.” One of the vehicles in- volved was an amphibious, military-style bus operated by a tour company called “Ride the Ducks.” The tours are known for exuberant drivers and guides who play loud music and quack through megaphones as they lead tourists around the city. Seattle Fire Lt. Sue Stangl said emergency crews were quick to arrive at the scene and encountered several victims. “When [firefighters] ar- rived a lot of people were running at them, obvi- ously saying people needed help,” Stangl. Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg said the hospital ex- pected to treat up to 10 of the most seriously in- jured victims, while others were being dispersed to other area hospitals. The bridge was expected to be closed for hours as authorities investigated and cleared the wreckage, Stangl said. The Aurora Avenue bridge carries Washington Highway 99, one of Seattle’s two pri- mary north-south arterials, over Lake Union. It has three lanes in each direction and no barrier separating the north and southbound lanes. HERMAN LLOYD SIMPSON Beloved husband of Angela Father of Munair, Kearton and Shmona Sunday, 27th September, 2015 Commencing 4:00 p.m. St. George's Anglican Church Courts Road, off Eastern Avenue. A MEMORIAL SERVICE To Celebrate the Life of We regret to announce the passing of Roger Good Who departed this life 23 September 2015 peacefully at his home. Condolences can be registered at boddenfuneralservices.com A funeral service will be held Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 3:00pm at Elmslie Memorial United Church In lieu of flowers please make donations to Cayman HospiceCare. . Some preachers in the United States have even claimed that huge earth- quakes will destroy the Earth within days after this year’s blood moon event. “It’s all hype,” Mr. Cooke said. “It will be quite spec- tacular, but it won’t be the end of the world.” The eclipse will begin a little after 7 p.m. The best time to view the event will be when the full eclipse begins around 9 p.m. The maximum eclipse begins at 9:47 p.m. and the full eclipse ends at 10:23 p.m. The entire event will end just after 1 a.m. Monday. “You can’t miss it,” Mr. Cooke added. There are no special viewing events planned, but anyone can enjoy the eclipse in their own backyard. “It’s one of those events that you hardly need an observatory for – just a pair of binoculars or even the naked eye,” said Bill Hrudey, director of the observatory at the University College of the Cayman Islands. Rare supermoon eclipse will be visible Sunday The development agree- ment contains a general commitment to prioritize Caymanian workers and local firms. Mr. McLaughlin did not indicate whether the agreement included a spe- cific quota of local workers, saying it simply reinforced the legal requirements that already exist around hiring Caymanians. Mr. Layton said he is committed to hiring locals and offering internships to train Caymanian staff. He said he had reached out to contractors in the Bodden Town area to ensure they would be involved. Mr. McLaughlin said ne- gotiations on the develop- ment agreement had been long and intense. He blamed the previous government for creating unrealistic ex- pectations about what types of concessions could be offered. Citing the room tax waiver originally offered to the Dart group for the Kimpton hotel project, he said, “We couldn’t continue down that road, particularly with re- spect to room tax, which has the capacity to skew the market and create issues for competition.” He said the conces- sions package included duty waivers on construction ma- terials and on furniture and fixtures for the construc- tion of the development and stamp duty for land pur- chased for the development. “Government will be giving up potential income of about $25 million to help ensure that the hotel and condo project gets built; however, government will receive income for decades into the future from hotel room tax, visitor spend, duty from the sale of the condos and more,” he said. “Equally important is the added economic benefit from the jobs that will be cre- ated directly and indirectly by this project.” Beach Bay hotel development agreement signed CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Beach Bay Land Ltd. Managing Director John Layton, right, signs the development agreement with Cabinet Secretary Samuel Rose. - PHOTO: JAMES WHITTAKER The site of the proposed hotel at Beach Bay, Bodden Town. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Seattle bus collision kills 4, injures dozens DRIvER cHARgED In fATAl BRAc cRASH A Cayman Brac resi- dent has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving in connection with a January crash that killed a teenager. Raoul Scott, 19, died on Jan. 9 in the colli- sion on Dennis Foster Road in Cayman Brac. The suspect, 22, who was not named by police, is due to appear in Cayman Brac court on Oct. 22. Mr. Scott died after the Red Honda Civic he was driving was in a collision with a white Honda Civic traveling in the same direc- tion along Dennis Foster Road at around 11:15 p.m., police said. Mr. Scott was taken to Faith Hospital on the Brac where he died from his injuries. The 22-year-old driver of the other vehicle and his 19-year-old passenger were also taken to hospital and treated for minor injuries be- fore being discharged. RCIPS Superintendent Adrian Seales said in January that police suspected the two vehicles involved had been racing one another. Mr. Seales said at the time that laws against drag racing can be hard to enforce “un- less it happens in the pres- ence of a constable.” Emergency personnel work at the scene of a fatal collision involving a charter bus, background, and a ‘Ride the Ducks’ amphibious tour bus, right, on the Aurora Bridge in Seattle on Thursday. - PHOTO: JOSHuA TRuJIllO/SEATTlEPI.cOM vIA APThe islands’ most-trusted news source 9 Cayman Compass • Friday September 25, 2015 The family of the late Matthew Omar Owens would like to thank everyone for their outpouring love and support during our recent loss. A special thanks to the staff at the George Town Hospital, Churchill’s Funeral Home, Immigration Dept., Cayman Airways, Church of God Chapel, PC Paulette Hines, Atlantic Dept. Store, BritCay/Colonial Group, Shellaz FC, Lions Club of Grand Cayman and RCIPS. Perhaps you sent a lovely card, or sat quietly on a chair, perhaps you spoke the kindest words as anyone could say, perhaps you were not there at all, just thought of us that day. Whatever you did to console our hearts, we thank you very much. May God continue to bless you all. Andrew, Jacque Hulse and the entire family Thank You We have been asked to announce the passing of Mr. Juan B. Mateo Garcia who passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2015. A Service of Thanksgiving will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Church of God Chapel, West Bay (next to WB Primary School)at 3:00 p.m. Viewing will be from 2:00-2:45 p.m. Followed by cremation. To sign the Guest Book visit: www.churchillsfuneralhome.com We have been asked to announce the passing of Mr. Juan B. Mateo Garcia who passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2015. A Service of Thanksgiving will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Church of God Chapel, West Bay (next to WB Primary School)at 3:00 p.m. Viewing will be from 2:00-2:45 p.m. Followed by cremation. To sign the Guest Book visit: www.churchillsfuneralhome.com Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Church of God We have been asked to announce the passing of Chapel, West Bay (next to WB Primary School)at 3:00 p.m. We have been asked to announce the passing of Mrs. Josephine Elizabeth Harris who passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 A Service of Thanksgiving will be held on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Walkers Rd., George Town at 2:00 p.m. Viewing will be from 1:15- 1:45 p.m. Interment to follow at Prospect Cemetery Condolences can be registered at: www.churchillsfuneralhome.com We have been asked to announce the passing of Mrs. Josephine Elizabeth Harris who passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 A Service of Thanksgiving will be held on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Walkers Rd., George Town at 2:00 p.m. Viewing will be from 1:15- 1:45 p.m. Interment to follow at Prospect Cemetery Condolences can be registered at: Condolences can be registered at: Condolences can be registered at www.churchillsfuneralhome.com: www.churchillsfuneralhome.com: We have been asked to announce the passing of A Service of Thanksgiving will be held on Sunday, Condolences can be registered at We have been asked to announce the passing of Mr. Charlie Uriah Brown, affectionately known as “CB” who passed away on Tuesday, September 15th, 2015. A Service of Thanksgiving will be held at Church of God Universal, Walkers Rd., George Town, on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. Viewing will be from: 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Interment to follow at the Prospect Cemetery. Your condolences can be registered at www.churchillsfuneralhome.com Happy 1st Birthday in Heaven With LOVE, from your husband, daughters, grandchildren and the rest of the family September 26th 1951 -January 14th 2015 Wishing you were here today for even, just a while So we could say Happy Birthday and see your loving smile. The only gifts today will be your sweet memories left behind Of laughter, joy and happiness that echo on, in our minds. We’ll gaze upon pictures We’ll think of you with love and hope you’re doing ne in Heaven up above. May angels hold you closely and sing you a happy song and we’ll be sending wishes today and all year long. to ensuring that others have the opportunity to take col- lege classes or study for a higher education degree. Originally from the Isle of Pines (renamed the Isla de la Juventud in 1978), the second-largest Cuban is- land, Mrs. Cummings had to go to the United States to attend college. She com- pleted a bachelor’s de- gree in Romance languages and a master’s degree in Spanish and French from West Virginia University. She earned a doctorate from the University of Oregon. In 1966 she married Mr. Cummings, and they stopped in the Cayman Islands during their hon- eymoon. Mrs. Cummings’s mother and grandmother were both originally from Cayman. Her husband en- joyed the island, prom- ised his new wife a longer visit soon, and they re- turned to Portland, Oregon, where they were both college instructors. In Portland they met a teacher from Bodden Town, Floris McCoy-McField, who was upgrading her teaching credentials at a college in the city. Ms. McCoy-Mcfield expressed the need for a col- lege in the Cayman Islands, and the idea took root with the Cummings couple. “We had an example of two Caymanians that hap- pened to be in Portland, and they had to leave in order to increase their qualifications, so it seemed like the right thing to do for the greater good,” Mrs. Cummings said. “For some reason, it seemed like it was something fea- sible that we could do. It be- came a labor of love.” After a founding com- mittee was created in 1967, it did not take long for the college to open. James Manoah Bodden donated the land for the campus in Newlands, and volunteers from the American Friends Service Committee and Operation Crossroads Africa came to help build the main hall and the dormitory. “The amazing thing is that these were not wealthy people and yet they contrib- uted to see this through,” Mrs. Cummings said. “They believed in education and higher education and giving the opportunity for those who desire.” Classes began Sept. 24, 1970. An advertisement in The Caymanian Weekly newspaper that day de- scribes the first classes of- fered. Night classes included English, business, music ap- preciation, education, his- tory of the Caribbean and marine biology. Day courses ranged from art and anthro- pology to biology and phys- ical science. ICCI also started the first radio station in Cayman, in 1972, thanks to a donation of a radio tower from a sta- tion in Portland. “Dr. Hugh, since he was a boy, had a fondness for radio and he really devoted quite a bit of time to making sure that we could function,” Mrs. Cummings said, adding that once they even used a car battery to keep the radio station going. Such ingenuity, making do with whatever resources are on hand, has character- ized the school, which came from humble beginnings and had to be completely re- built after Hurricane Ivan. “I’m really grateful to the students, especially the early ones, because at that time we were not accred- ited,” Mrs. Cummings said. “Our buildings were quite modest-looking.” The buildings were so modest, in fact, that when the accreditors came to eval- uate the college, the chair of the committee thought they might as well just turn around. “But when they came and fact-checked to see what we were doing, and the faculty and staff, and their com- mitment to really providing higher education, it was a complete turn-around.” The college received ac- creditation in 1979. “That is usually what happens up to today,” Mrs. Cummings said. “People aren’t usually impressed by the appearance, although to me it’s a big improve- ment from the 1970s, but when they meet the faculty and staff, their perspective changes completely.” In 2014, there were 44 graduates with 46 degrees awarded: 18 associate de- grees, 16 bachelor’s de- grees, five master’s degrees in human resources and seven master’s degrees in business administration. Of those, 39 had found employ- ment by graduation. The college anticipates that 220 students will en- roll for the fall quarter, which begins Oct. 5. In the past, enrollment was larger, but the college made “a con- scious decision only to grad- uate students who have met the minimal academic benchmarks of their peers at internationally accredited institutions,” according to Mr. Marshall. “Our commitment is to produce fewer high-quality, globally competitive stu- dents rather than just grad- uate students,” he said. “Some students have not been able to meet the in- creasingly rising academic standards. However, those who are remaining and the ones we are graduating, I believe can stand their ground with their peers in competitive internationally benchmarked categories … . “This is part of our com- mitment to making sure that we are doing our small part to help grow Cayman’s economy by pro- ducing highly qualified local graduates.” Mrs. Cummings said she is proud of the ICCI students who have made contribu- tions to Cayman, holding positions in the government, the hospital, airport and Radio Cayman. She believes ICCI can and will continue to support the local work- force in the future. “The economy on the is- land requires more and more qualified personnel, so there are two options, it seems to me,” Mrs. Cummings said. “Either they can allow per- sonnel from abroad to come to do these jobs, or they can become skilled and qual- ified to perform some of those functions.” ICCI celebrates 45th anniversary CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “We started so humbly. I suppose we were dreamers.” Elsa Cummings, ICCI founder with her husband, Hugh Cummings Mueller seen as VW chief front-runner as housecleaning begins BERLIN – Matthias Mueller, the head of the Porsche sports-car brand, has emerged as the front- runner to succeed Martin Winterkorn as Volkswagen’s chief executive officer and repair the company’s tar- nished image as the house cleaning begins, people fa- miliar with the matter said. Mueller, a company vet- eran for four decades, en- joys the support of the family that controls VW as well as the automaker’s in- fluential labor leaders, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are pri- vate. The final decision is due to be made on Friday, when the 20- person super- visory board meets at VW headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany. A Volkswagen spokesman declined to comment. The 62-year-old Porsche chief would take charge as Volkswagen seeks to regain the trust of consumers and regulators after admitting to rigging engines to cir- cumvent pollution controls. The crisis wiped about 20 billion euros (US$22.4 bil- lion) off its market capital- ization this week, forcing Winterkorn to step down on Wednesday as the scandal widened and opened the door for sweeping changes at the company, including the departure of other top executives. Audi development chief Ulrich Hackenberg and Porsche development head Wolfgang Hatz are among those who will leave their posts, two people said. Hackenberg was previ- ously responsible for VW brand development and Hatz ran the nameplate’s motor development. “The supervisory board has drawn a line and paved the way for a fresh start,” said Arndt Ellinghorst, a London-based analyst with Evercore ISI. Mueller “is a good choice even though he may be seen as a transitionary CEO,” be- cause of his age. © 2015, Bloomberg News The 62-year-old Porsche chief would take charge as Volkswagen seeks to regain the trust of consumers and regulators after admitting to rigging engines to circumvent pollution controls. Next >