ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – Wednesday OctOber 21, 2015 sports | page 20 fight night ii Will hOst lOndOners Brits coming for next boxing show High of 91 Low of 80 Slight with wave heights of 1 to 3 feet. editorial | page 4 shOrt-term thinking: shOrt runWays, nO jetWays ‘Fundamental change’ for Cayman politics brent fuller bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com The change to single-member voting dis- tricts ahead of the Cayman Islands May 2017 general election will affect everything from how representatives interact with voters to how political campaigns are conducted, and even the logistics of casting ballots, law- makers agreed this week. “[This is] one of the most signifi- cant constitutional and electoral changes this country has made,” Premier Alden McLaughlin said Monday. The change to one man, one vote, which was approved in a 13-3 Legislative Assembly vote on a government motion Monday eve- ning, must still be signed by the governor and applied in various amendments to the Cayman Islands Elections Law. However, during debates and discussions this week it was clear that politicians and political hopefuls were already gearing up for a dif- ferent kind of democracy. Campaigning The switch to single-member districts means that voters in Cayman’s larger multi- member districts, George Town, Bodden Town and West Bay, as well as the smaller district of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, will no longer be able to vote multiple times on election day. In the 2013 general election, for example, a George Town voter could choose up to six representatives to send to the Legislative Assembly. West Bay and Bodden Town voters got four votes each, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman residents two each, and East End and North Side districts one apiece. In 2017, there is effectively – for voting purposes – no longer any George Town district, Bodden Town dis- trict, etc. Each single-member constituency, of which there will be 19, will send just one DemanD for turtle meat constant since 1990s Turtle poaching problems remain despite farm charles duncan cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com The demand for turtle meat has remained relatively constant since 1996, with about a third of Cayman’s households consuming turtle in the past year, according to a new study on the cultural and economic value of farmed turtle in the Cayman Islands. Researchers found that poaching wild turtle remains a problem, but most turtle con- sumers prefer to eat legal turtle meat from the farm. Complaints from animal welfare activ- ists about the Cayman Turtle Farm and public debate over poaching and the role of the farm in the country led to a grant from the U.K. gov- ernment for a pair of studies on the role of the farm and the wild turtle population. The report notes, “Despite the presence of a legal source of turtle meat, illegal take is high relative to the size of the Cayman Islands wild turtle nesting population, with at least 195 households estimated to have bought illegal turtle meat during the last year.” Demand for turtle meat from the farm is based primarily on price, according to the re- port, and consumption ebbs and flows as the price goes up or down. “Demand is not being completely met,” said lead researcher Ana Nuno from the University of Exeter. She said the findings are not meant to recommend in- creasing production at the farm. The farm, which raises endangered green sea turtles for meat, alongside the tourist at- traction, has come under fire repeatedly from Local Canadians support Trudeau election tad stOner tstoner@pinnaclemedialtd.com Toronto’s Globe and Mail called it a “stunning political comeback,” and the Huffington Post said Justin Trudeau’s elec- tion victory on Monday returned “a touch of glamour, youth and charisma to Ottawa.” Locally, Canadians generally welcomed the change, sweeping away nine years of conservative politics and policies under outgoing Prime Minister Stephen Harper, inaugurating, most said, an era of “innova- tion and creativity.” “I was really pleased as I watched the results,” said Janice MacLean, a marketing and communications consultant formerly employed by Government Information Services. “It was time for a change, and here is this young, innovative Canadian who ap- proaches politics as a collaborative effort.” Scott Elphinstone, managing di- rector and chief investment officer at Five Continents Financial Ltd., said the 43-year- old son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau “was seen as an outsider, and that is a very powerful message,” sim- ilar, he suggested, to the extraordinary suc- cess of Donald Trump in the U.S. presiden- tial contest. First elected to Parliament in 2008, Mr. Trudeau, of the Liberal Party, has PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 7 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 6 » Canadian Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau greets supporters at a rally in Ottawa on Tuesday. Trudeau, the son of the late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, defeated Conservative incumbent Stephen Harper. - Photo: aDrian WylD/the canaDian Press via aP PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 »2 LOCAL&REGIONAL Wednesday OctOber 21, 2015 • Cayman Compass Don’t Miss a Minute! Watch live coverage of the FIFA U17 World Cup in Chile, exclusively available on Logic channel 1 and 301. Logic provides access to all of the hottest entertainment and sports you want. Call a Logic Customer Service representative and connect today! www. 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The motorcycle driver, 25, was initially transported to the Cayman Islands Hospital in George Town after the ac- cident on Frank Sound Road, but was later referred to the East End facility because of the nature of his injuries. According to Health City spokesman Shomari Scott, the patient had major tho- racic and vascular injuries, which ordinarily would have required him to be flown off island for treatment. The Cayman Islands Hospital, as the only facility on island with an emergency room, is the first point of call for patients in emergency situations. Health Services Authority staff can refer patients to Health City or to overseas medical institutions, if spe- cialist care is required. Mr. Scott said, “Health City can provide care to anyone who has need within the specialties we have in house. In this case, as it was an emergency in regards to a bike accident, the protocol was to go HSA and they then referred it to us. “This was an extremely complex cardiothoracic in- jury, which usually is han- dled by top level cardiotho- racic institutes. The Cayman Islands is very fortunate to have Health City here for cases such as these,” he added. Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident near the junction with Seaview Road at around 4 p.m. on Sunday to contact Constable Greg Shepherd at the Bodden Town Police Station on 947-2220. Cuban artist freed after 10 months in prison HAVANA (AP) – The Cuban artist known as El Sexto was freed Tuesday after spending 10 months behind bars for at- tempting to release two pigs painted with the names of Raul and Fidel Castro, a case that international human rights called an attack on freedom of expression. Danilo Maldonado’s case was taken up by interna- tional human rights groups who called it a sign of the Cuban government’s con- tinued intolerance of criti- cism of the country’s most important figures, despite the declaration of detente with the United States a week before Maldonaldo’s attempted piece of protest performance art. He told The Associated Press that he had been held without charge since Dec. 25 “simply because I made fun of the highest leaders of this revolution.” “I was in prison this morning and they told me to get my things and I obeyed,” Maldonado said. “Afterwards they told [me] that they were finally going to set me free.” Amnesty International and other human rights groups had been calling for Maldonado’s release for sev- eral months. He was arrested on Dec. 25 as he drove toward a cen- tral Havana park in a rented car with two pigs slathered with green paint and the first names, in red, of Cuba’s revolutionary leader and his brother, who has led the country since 2008. While never formally charged, he was accused of the crime of disrespect to- ward government officials, a violation that rarely re- sults in long-term detention. “We are very happy to learn that in the end he is being freed,” said Robin Guittard, Caribbean cam- paigner for Amnesty International. “He’s just an artist who tried to do an art show, to use his legiti- mate right to freedom of ex- pression. That should never lead people to be sent to prison. That’s a very cold reminder of what’s the situ- ation of freedom of expres- sion today in Cuba.” Maria Victoria Machado stands on her front porch, wearing a T-shirt featuring a stencil art image of her son Danilo Maldonado, better known as El Sexto, in Havana, Cuba. Machado said Tuesday that her son has been freed after 10 months behind bars. - Photo: AP Wyclef JeAn suPPorts cAndidAte With song PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haitian-American musician Wyclef Jean has released a new song calling on Haitian voters to cast bal- lots for presidential candi- date Jude Celestin. The reggae-tinged track has Jean giving his full support to Celestin, the former head of the state- run construction com- pany who is a top presi- dential candidate in the Oct. 25 elections. Jean sings: “The time has come, I’m supporting Jude Celestin, to destroy the corruption, to stop the deforestation.” He also calls on people to vote “31,” Celestin’s spot on the ballot. Jean had sought to be a Haitian presidential candi- date five years ago but au- thorities disqualified him because he did not meet residency requirements. He then became one of Michel Martelly’s most high-profile supporters. Martelly eventu- ally won the presidency. Wyclef Jean3 LOCAL NEWS Cayman Compass • Wednesday OctOber 21, 2015 Kellie McGee Associate, Pharmaceutical Operations Ironshore would like to congratulate Ms. Kellie McGee, the 2015 recipient of the Young Caymanian Leadership Award (YCLA). Inspired by her spirit of giving and leadership in the community we are pleased to announce a donation of US$2,500.00 to a charity of Ms. McGee’s choosing. “Thank you Kellie for reminding us of what we can achieve by working together!” High school program teaches life skills to troubled youth James WHittaker jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com At John Gray High School, a small group of students gathers every Monday to talk about life. Most have multiple sus- pensions, some have con- victions in Youth Court, all of them face an un- certain future. “There is a tunnel leading right from high school to prison, and right now we don’t have the urgency to stop it,” warns Michael Myles, government’s officer for at-risk youth. The Monday group, known as Boyz2Men, at- tempts to change that and help reverse the trajectory of a small number of so-called problem students. Led by the school coun- selor, Pastor Christopher Murray, the group aims to equip young men with life skills and provide them with community role models. It seems to be making an impression. Christian Merren, 16, from West Bay, joined after racking up more than 30 days of sus- pension from school. He says, “I used to get into fights a lot. My friends invited me to join the group and it has really changed me.” Brandon Baker, 17, from Windsor Park, said many in the group had suspen- sions for bad behavior. But they attend the Monday sessions voluntarily. “We have got guys in our group that have been ar- rested for all sorts of things. This is teaching us the right way to go. We just want peace at John Gray.” The boys came together last weekend to organize a DJ Slam to help raise money for the program, which Mr. Myles warns is underfunded. “We wanted to raise funds for the group, we are there because we want to be there,” said Brandon. Pastor Murray said the hope is to expand the services that Boyz2Men could offer. The group, which also takes the boys on fishing trips and helps find them work, as well as offering them life lessons, would like to be able to do more. He said community men- tors like Simon Miller, of the National Drug Council, and Lincoln Robinson have had a huge impact on the boys. Mr. Robinson found summer jobs for all the boys in the program. “That meant a lot to us,” said Brandon. “We got up to work on time every day. I enjoyed it. It was hard work but it was nice to have some money.” Mr. Myles, who assists with the group, said society likes to paint the boys as troublemakers, but many of them are also victims. “Most of them don’t have an easy home life. It is hard to come to school every day having fought with your dad, not knowing where your next meal is coming from.” He said the cycle would continue, unless more op- tions were created to provide support and options to young men, including those who struggle academically. “We are not doing enough, the country is not doing enough. 90 percent of our funding is invested at the end point – the police, the court, the prison system. “Programs like this are what holds these young- sters together. More in- vestment has to go into helping kids like this solve their problems.” “More investment has to go into helping kids like this solve their problems.” Michael Myles, government’s officer for at-risk youth From left, Mike Myles, Christian Merren, Brandon Baker and Pastor Christopher Murray promote the Boyz2Men group. - PHOTO: JAMES WHITTAKERThe 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. When it comes to Owen Roberts International Airport, we are uncomfortable with an “economy-class renovation” in our “first-class destination.” We refer, of course, to our current $55 million airport redevelopment plan that does not include pas- senger boarding bridges, aka jetways, which in modern airports are considered usual and ordinary, not ameni- ties or luxuries. In lieu, officials are resorting to “Plan B” (as in “Band- Aid”): rolling ramps and accordion-style “box tunnels” to give travelers basic shelter from our storms. Ostensibly this plan will save $20 million in con- struction costs, however, in the context of the 20-year lifespan of the project, we believe building the jetways is both desirable and affordable. (Consider, for example, that the missing $20 million is less than the govern- ment spends to subsidize Cayman Airways for one year, or the Cayman Turtle Farm for two years. We are even contemplating spending more than that on the highly questionable exercise of relocating coral away from the footprint of the proposed cruise port project.) To us, this is a perfect project for some amalgam of a public/private partnership. Might our tourism and financial industries step forward with funds or financing expertise to make the jetways feasible? Perhaps it is an inaugural project for Bo Miller’s much- touted “infrastructure fund.” This is not only an issue of practicality — as in, pam- pering our tourists with “CaymanKindness” from the moment their plane touches down to the moment of departure — but, perhaps even more importantly, of image. Yes, technically speaking, ramps, newspapers (don’t use the Compass!), umbrellas and/or vinyl cover- ings “will do” to keep tourists’ heads dry as they race, hobble or wheel across the tarmac. But do we really want to do that? In a communication yesterday to the Compass, former Minister Linford Pierson wrote: “I understand that ‘jetways’ are not being included, because Government/CIAA cannot find an additional $20 million to provide this essential facility. If this is, indeed, the case, I sincerely hope that they will recon- sider their priorities, as the health, safety, and conve- nience of the travelling public should be a top priority. It is my view, that the redevelopment of ORIA can hardly be considered complete (with strict safety requirements), in the absence of ‘jetways’.” For a mere $1 million per year over the lifespan of the project, the government is choosing to pursue an airport project that will send the message that the Cayman Islands almost ranks among the top tourism destinations in the world. Such a characterization is out of character for our country. In the history of the modern world, there is one recur- ring urban planning truism: Great cities are port cities. Though Grand Cayman draws much of its cultural identity from the water which surrounds it, at this and future stages of our island’s development, our airport outranks our seaport in importance. What is conspicuously missing from the redevelop- ment plan is a longer runway to accommodate longer flights (bigger aircraft) from European centers and beyond. Officials defend that decision, saying they have received no assurances from airlines that they would bring longer direct flights to Cayman if the longer runway were to be built. That’s hardly surprising. Why would an airline commit years in advance to a such a hypothetical? And then, along with any airport redevelopment, we would urge a concerted effort to beautify the corridor that carries tourists from the airport to Seven Mile Beach. Think of Industrial Park, the unsightly Harquail Bypass, and the (pick your own adjective) George Town landfill. A first-class country must not project a Third World image. We don’t want to appear (or sound) overly negative. We applaud our government (especially Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell), the Airports Authority, and the architects and others who have championed this project and brought it to groundbreaking. We have no doubt the newly renovated airport will be a very good airport. But it has the potential to be an even a greater airport with jetways. Let’s go back to the drawing board (the financial drawing board, that is), and find $20 million. Short-term thinking: Short runways, no jetways Wednesday OCTOber 21, 2015 • Cayman COmpass Destroying the US economy to save it If one phrase encapsu- lated the Vietnam War, it was this: “We had to destroy the village in order to save it.” Those in the political class in Washington have learned nothing, but perhaps more accurately, many don’t care if their policy proposals and actions cause more misery than benefit. On Sept. 29, Congress held a hearing on the rules proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that would likely de- stroy much of the small-dollar loan industry and drive many low-income and poor credit- risk people into the arms of loan sharks. The CFPB rules are so costly that most lenders will likely go out of business – by government in- tent. The small-dollar loan in- dustry has been criticized for charging high fees and en- gaging in aggressive collection practices. The problem is that it is expensive to lend money to poor credit-risk people, and if legitimate businesses are not allowed to make a rea- sonable profit because of gov- ernment regulation, the black marketeers will be the only ones serving the poor. The Internal Revenue Service’s new Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act regula- tions have made it both very expensive and, in many cases, impossible for Americans living abroad to obtain bank accounts in the countries where they live. The new IRS and Treasury “know your cus- tomer” regulations have also made it extremely costly or impossible for low-income workers in foreign countries, all over the globe to send re- mittances back to their fami- lies in their home countries. The harm these regulations would do has been obvious to many of us who have been writing about the issue for the past several years. IRS and Treasury officials have been callous and mean-spirited in destroying the ability of mil- lions to obtain needed banking services, without providing legal and low-cost alternatives. President Obama has made clear his intent to kill the coal and other fossil fuel industries. The results are that energy costs are being driven much higher, that hundreds of thousands of workers in these industries are now losing their jobs, and that low-income people will suffer the most from unnec- essarily high energy costs. Even by the administration’s own estimates, if all of the president’s proposals were enacted into law, it would only reduce the world’s tem- perature by two-hundredths of a degree Celsius by the end of the century. Greatly re- ducing the well-being of mil- lions – and destroying the economic village – for virtu- ally no benefit is the height of political arrogance. A new report published last week by the Global Warming Policy Foundation, authored by former Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change delegate Indur Goklany, calls for a re- assessment of carbon dioxide. Mr. Goklany said: “Carbon di- oxide fertilizes plants, and emissions from fossil fuels have already had a hugely beneficial effect on crops, in- creasing yields by at least 10-15 percent.” The carbon-di- oxide fertilization effect is es- timated to have increased the value of global crop produc- tion by about US$140 billion per year. Other researchers have shown that the earth has become greener in recent de- cades, largely because of the increase in carbon dioxide. At the same time, reputable solar researchers have provided ev- idence that the output of the sun is likely to go through one of its cyclical declines over the next few decades. There are still too many unknowns to make firm conclusions about the offsetting global tempera- ture effects of rises in carbon dioxide and diminished sun- light. But it is clearly irre- sponsible to destroy much of the potential for economic growth and to hurt people living today in order to ben- efit future generations who may or may not be adversely affected by climate change. And because of evolving tech- nology and increases in in- come, those living in the fu- ture will be in a much better position to cope with any neg- ative changes. Finally, I was struck by the fact that during the Democratic Party debate last week, no one listed the rise in global government debt as a percentage of gross domestic product as a major risk. The debt crisis is upon us now and is only getting worse. The people of Greece have already suffered about a one-third de- cline in their per capita in- come as a result of the debt crisis and misguided finan- cial regulation. This crisis will spread around the globe in the next few years. Because of too much debt, the Puerto Rican economy is now contracting rapidly. Without first solving the global debt crisis, there will not be the resources to deal with any future climate or other catastrophic events such as a global epidemic. The political class, in its lust for power and control, is in the process of destroying the global “economic village” while falsely claiming to be saving it. Richard W. 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However, an additional $4,086 was spent to correct difficulties with the initial design. Mr. Miller asked whether designs for the project were disapproved initially by the Planning Department and the Building Control Unit because the contractor “forgot” to design in two of the three basins for the building that houses the two new classrooms. Planning Minister Kurt Tibbetts confirmed a portion of the additional sum was “in relation to what they had to do to fix their original plans.” Mr. Tibbetts said he could not immediately state whether all of the cost overrun was due to design errors. “They will not be paid for the mistakes that they made,” Mr. Tibbetts said. Mr. Miller asked whether government might consider employing its own mechan- ical, electrical and plumbing staff “in house” at the Public Works Department. Currently, the government contracts out all such projects to private sector companies and typi- cally acts as the project over- seer or manager. “From where I sit, the an- swer is not quite that easy,” Mr. Tibbetts said. The planning minister said government would have to consider the need to per- manently employ what would likely be a significant number of staff against the current need to “hold the line” on overall hiring in the civil ser- vice with “the whole world speaking to contracting out stuff.” Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush said the con- tract for less than $18,000 was not huge, but it seemed that “a lot of problems had gone on here.” Mr. Tibbetts said he would discuss the project issues with the Public Works Department. Cull brings in more than 900 lionfish Lionfish numbers were reduced by 942 during a cull over the weekend in a tournament sponsored by the Cayman United Lionfish League. Team Divetech placed first in the total weight and total fish categories, bringing in 413 lionfish. Ambassador Divers placed first in both the biggest fish and smallest fish categories. The tournament culminated with ‘The Great Lionfish Cook-off.’ The Blue Parrot won that competition with its lionfish empanadas. Team Divetech, pictured from left, are Drew McArthur, Ragime Powery, Joe Avary, Jo Mikutowicz and Carl Jackson. – Photo: Kelsey JuKam Gas prices lead import decline Charles DunCan cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com Imports declined for the second quarter in a row, falling 9 percent between April and June of this year. Falling gas prices accounted for most of the $18 million drop, leaving the quarter’s total imports at about $183 million, according to the Economics and Statistics Office’s quarterly trade report. The value of petroleum and related product imports dropped more than 35 percent from the same period the year before, driven by falling prices rather than by a drop in de- mand. The overall value of im- ports fell 11 percent in the first six months of this year to about $360 million, according to the ESO. Non-petroleum product im- ports also fell, the ESO report states, by 2.3 percent during the first half of 2015. “The largest decline was posted in miscellaneous man- ufactured articles at 18.5 per- cent,” the report notes, attrib- uting the decline to professional and medical equipment. Imports from the United States, the Cayman Islands’ big- gest trading partner, declined by about 15 percent for the first two quarters of 2015. The trade report notes a small in- crease in imports from Cuba, mainly based on cigars and cig- arettes. The report also states, “There was also a significant decline in imports of watches from Switzerland.” Imports from Japan during the second quarter were up more than 45 percent from the same pe- riod in 2014, primarily from in- creases in vehicle imports. “They will not be paid for the mistakes that they made.” Kurt tibbetts, planning minister Mr. TibbettsThe islands’ most-trusted news source 6 Wednesday OctOber 21, 2015 • Cayman Compass 936-COOL (2665) www.airconditioningcayman.com Call Now & Start SAVING Save Up to Call Now & Start SAVING Save Up toSave Up to Off Your CUC Bill Cayman Islands most experienced, professional, and reliable residential air conditioning company. Upgrade to ultra-high e cient 25.5 seer AC equipment & with installation of spray foam insulation you can start having HUGE monthly savings guaranteed! person to the assembly, and voters in those areas can cast only one vote for their pre- ferred candidate. In North Side MLA Ezzard Miller’s view, looking at voting districts consisting of anywhere between 500 people (in Cayman Brac) and 1,100 people (George Town) means grassroots politicking will be in full effect. “In 2017, there’s going to be a lot of people walking and visiting people’s houses and developing relationships with people in a smaller area,” Mr. Miller said. East End MLA Arden McLean also expects the “coattail” effect, always thought to be prominent in the larger multimember voting districts where a pop- ular candidate could pull in other candidates “on the slate” will dwindle – perhaps not at first – but certainly over time. “Over the next two elec- tions … [the multimember district candidates] will all learn what it is to be mem- bers of a single-member con- stituency,” he said. “It won’t be the first [election], it’ll be the second one.” However, Cayman’s two major political parties are still expecting to bring their “coattails” along with them in 2017. The Cayman Islands Democratic Party leader, West Bay MLA McKeeva Bush, said he and the two other CDP MLAs currently serving in West Bay will run “as a team” and bring in candidates from other voting districts to run with them as is typically the case during elections. “We will run as a party throughout the country,” Mr. Bush said. “But the Cayman Islands Democratic Party will … have separate [political] machineries in each area.” Premier McLaughlin, the leader of the Progressives party, has often opined that single-member districts serve to strengthen party politics in other Caribbean coun- tries where they are in ef- fect. However, there have been concerns that pop- ular Progressives Bodden Town MLA Anthony Eden, now 70, will not seek re- election in 2017. There was also some gentle public nee- dling Monday of Progressives founder and party stalwart Kurt Tibbetts about having one more campaign prior to retirement. “We just got to squeeze that one more term out of him and then we can let him go,” Bodden Town MLA Osbourne Bodden said. Garrisons? Mr. Tibbetts was more concerned about Cayman Islands voters, who have been voting under the multi- member district system since 1962, being able to under- stand and participate in the new democratic order. “To many, the change is a shock,” Mr. Tibbetts said. “It is not something that is easy coming to them and I under- stand that.” Mr. Bush agrees and points out that at least one of the new single-member dis- tricts in West Bay does not appear to have any facilities in which to hold balloting on election day. “You have to have voting polling stations in each con- stituency,” Mr. Bush said. “It’s going to be more costly.” Freshmen backbench lawmakers Joey Hew and Winston Connolly have pub- licly fretted, along with Mr. Bush, about the possibility of “the criminal element” taking over certain electoral districts and “digging in” creating what are often re- ferred to in Jamaica as “gar- rison districts.” Mr. Tibbetts, while not denying the possi- bility it could occur, said that one man, one vote in the form of single-member constituencies would not be to blame if it did. “I don’t like this word g-a-r-r-i-s-o-n,” Mr. Tibbetts said. “If that is to happen … in this country, it doesn’t matter what kind of system you have, you will find those pockets if they are allowed to thrive and exist.” Mr. McLean pointed out that Mr. Tibbetts and Mr. Eden have been in public of- fice for the past 23 years run- ning. “Where are the garri- sons that these two members have created?” Opposition MLA Bernie Bush said he was concerned that the legacy of one man, one vote would be to bring continuous redistricting to the Cayman Islands. “You get another gov- ernment in and they’ll just change it back,” he said. Premier questions election ‘checks and balances’ proposal OMOV approved, but MLA’s anti-corruption motion in doubt Brent Fuller bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com A legislative motion that advocates the enactment of term limits and seeks to outlaw “vote buying” in the Cayman Islands may not see the light of day following government’s approval of sweeping voting changes ahead of the May 2017 general election. George Town MLA Winston Connolly said earlier this year that government should put the two measures in place prior to the election to ensure political campaigns going for- ward do not become an exer- cise in handouts designed to entrench representatives in small voting districts. “In my experience … you don’t buy any elections. You may influence a few votes here or there … but you don’t buy elections,” Premier Alden McLaughlin said in re- sponse to Mr. Connolly’s con- cerns. “None of us can afford to help all who come to us on a daily basis.” Cayman Islands lawmakers on Monday approved a gov- ernment motion to accept a change to single-member voting districts in a 13-3 vote. The move will change the ter- ritory’s six multimember voting districts to 19 single- member constituencies, each of which will have between 500 and 1,100 voters. Speaking of his proposed private members’ motion in May, Mr. Connolly said: “What I … have found in my two years in politics is that, on top of social services, the norm is to go to your politician for a ‘top up’ so you don’t have to go through the proper channels and that, in my view, is wrong. These are not loans. It’s the monthly norm that politicians give, a lot of times to the same people over and over, from their own salary so that they can pay utilities, buy food, pay mortgages and school fees, etc. “My own view is that it serves to absolve those pol- iticians that do hand out money from having to cure the issue for another month. It’s shut-up money.” During Monday’s debate on single-member voting dis- tricts, which Mr. Connolly supported, he said govern- ment should enact three-term limits for lawmakers. In other words, someone who is elected to three, four-year terms in the legislature would have to sit out one term. Following that they would be eligible to seek office again, the back- bench MLA proposed. As time goes on under single-member voting districts, Mr. Connolly said his concern is that en- trenched lawmakers will find it easier to “buy” a small number of voters to ensure they stay in office. “I saw firsthand during the last election, money being handed out,” he said. “Let’s not fool ourselves into thinking elections can’t be bought. [The buyers] might not get the re- sults they’re paying for … but it doesn’t mean they won’t try it. “[One man, one vote] is one step closer to true democracy … but we still need checks and balances,” Mr. Connolly said. Premier McLaughlin said during Monday’s debate on the redistricting proposal that Mr. Connolly’s view was some- what naive. The premier said law- makers must draw the line between helping constituents in their districts and obvious vote-buying attempts. “In cases where there is genuine need, and I have the means to help, I have always tried to do so. I hope we’re not going to reach the point where it is illegal for a representa- tive to help someone in the community. When you’ve been around for a while, you’re able to make distinctions between what is genuine need and what is not,” he said. Regarding term limits, the premier warned that Cayman – with a population of fewer than 60,000 people, nearly half of them non-nationals – has a limited voting population and an even smaller number of qualified representatives to stand for office. “I wonder why we would be keen to term out of con- tention experienced represen- tatives to replace them with green, brand new representa- tives,” Mr. McLaughlin said. “Surely the job of an elected representative cannot be the only job in the world where less experience is better than more experience.” Mr. Connolly said he was still trying to get his mem- bers’ motion through the Progressive-led government caucus [governing council], but that he intended to bring it to the Legislative Assembly if and when approval was granted. ‘Fundamental change’ for Cayman politics CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Premier McLaughlinThe islands’ most-trusted news source 7 Cayman Compass • Wednesday OctOber 21, 2015 We are specialized in providing Comprehensive Insurance Packages for clients in the Cayman Islands and across the Caribbean. 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The second study, due next year, will examine the wild turtle population and impacts from the farm. “It’s not likely that demand is going to die out in the near future,” she said. However, she noted that demand could drop over generations as people lose the taste for turtle meat. One of the main quali- ties of turtle consumers, Ms. Nuno said, is people who have a Caymanian grandparent. “It’s interesting to see that turtle consumption is some- thing they’re so proud of,” the researcher said. “In developed countries, people forget these connections to wildlife.” Fewer than a fifth of turtle consumers said they prefer wild-caught turtle meat to farmed turtle, with most citing taste as the main reason to eat poached turtle. When asked what they would do if the Cayman Turtle Farm stopped producing turtle, almost half of turtle consumers said they would buy wild turtle. Ms. Nuno said she thought that number may be too high, calling it a protest opinion. “People might over-report if they don’t like something,” she said, such as threatening to eat wild turtle if the farm was forced to stop producing meat. Cayman Turtle Farm man- aging director Tim Adam said the report supports the farm’s mission. He said the farm’s biggest impact is on conservation. Price ranked high as a factor in buying turtle meat and whether to buy it legally from the farm or illegal turtle taken from the wild. Prices at the farm spiked several years ago, but have since come down to $9 a pound for stew meat, compared to $5 a pound that researchers documented for wild caught turtle. “People still think it’s $12 to $16 a pound,” Mr. Adam said. “It’s $9. 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Demand for turtle meat constant since 1990s CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1The islands’ most-trusted news source 8 Wednesday OctOber 21, 2015 • Cayman Compass STATEMENT FROM THE OFFICES OF WINSTON CONNOLLY AND ROY McTAGGART MLAs Over the past 10 days there have been a number of discussions on call-in radio shows which relate to a former employee at our MLA offices. On Monday, August 1Oth 2015, a report on Cayman 27 News confirmed that, “One of the people arrested in connection with the two armed robberies is a personal assistant in the George Town constituency office of MLAs Roy McTaggart and Winston Connolly. Christine Rae-Smith, 36, was being questioned by Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) officers Monday evening (10 August). “Ms Smith was arrested on suspicion of robbery Thursday evening. Police said this was in relation to a robbery (home invasion) at Raleigh Quay on the 26 June, and a robbery at the Elegant Nails Spa at Godfrey Nixon Way on 10 July.” We both expressed our regret and following press questions we indicated that “we are shocked and saddened to learn of the serious allegations made against her by the RCIPS,” and indicated that the allegations were unrelated to the work she performs in the office. Following those reports, we referred the matter to our attorneys-at-law. A decision was made that our offices would be closed for the time being and that we would not be rehiring a personal assistant to ourselves. Our attorneys on a number of occasions communicated with Ms Christine Rae-Smith in an effort to amicably and privately resolve this unfortunate situation and were unable to do so. Our attorneys advised that the redundancy notice should be issued, and following that advice, informed Ms Rae-Smith on 17th September 2015 that her position was redundant and that all statutory payments pursuant to the Labour Law could be collected at their offices. In addition to those payments, an ex gratia payment equal to severance pay was made to Ms Rae-Smith despite the fact that the law does not require the same. The cheque has not been collected up to the time of this press statement. Ms Rae-Smith refused what, in the opinion of our attorneys, were generous offers of assistance prior to issuing the redundancy notice. Ms Rae-Smith has chosen to make the matter the subject of radio talk show discussions and on those discussions there have been a lot of misleading and misinformed remarks made by the hosts of those shows. As a result of the same, we have found it necessary to clarify the issue. We both wish Ms Rae-Smith all the best for herself and her family in the future and it is important for the public to be aware that she has not been charged with any criminal offences. It is unfortunate that Ms Rae-Smith has chosen to take the matter into the public domain. We wish the public to be aware that we have made a decision that we believe that we can best serve our constituents, given the unexpected circumstances we have found ourselves in through no fault of our own, by personally managing our MLAs office and we look forward to so doing. In the meantime, as our constituents are aware we are readily available on the phone and in person. long battled charges of being more glamorous than gravitas, “more sizzle than steak,” according to the Huffington Post. Mr. Harper, elected prime minister in 2006 and Canada’s beacon through the 2008 financial crisis, is the second longest-serving leader in the G7, but has been ac- cused of excessive govern- ment secrecy, including the “muzzling” of federal sci- entists, and practicing the sharp-edged politics of attack ads and wedge issues. “Harper has been there a long time, and the country needs new leaders,” said Bruce John, Butterfield Bank senior manager and Head of Private Banking. “He was good for the country, but I’m not sure he got along with U.S. Presidents [Barack] Obama or even George [W.] Bush, and they are our largest trading partner. “The economy has suf- fered. We have a commodity- based economy – mining, oil and gas – and Harper seemed to ignore Asia and China. It’s just time for a change,” he said, making specific refer- ence to the 2,151 mile, $12 billion pipeline carrying Alberta’s tar sands crude oil to American refineries. Despite Trudeau’s rejec- tion of Harper’s vision of Canada as an “energy su- perpower,” he nonethe- less dismayed environmen- talists with his support for the project. In his victory speech in Montreal on Monday evening, Mr. Trudeau said “you can ap- peal to the better angels of our nature, and you can win doing it.” Among his more contro- versial policies was a call to run a $10 billion deficit in each of the next three years to pay for infrastructure improvements. Local IT engineer Lynne Firth conceded the sum was daunting, but said she was not intimidated: “It’s a lot of money, but it depends on what the infrastructure up- grades are. If they help main- tain Canada’s world-class status, it’s a good thing. It doesn’t frighten me.” Mr. Elphinstone pointed out that it was a “productive” investment”: “It’s a lot, but it’s needed and, overall, the financial markets have been pretty subdued.” Ms. MacLean said time and a youthful electorate had simply caught up with Mr. Harper. “Like any politi- cian, he took great comfort in his powers and in those who helped direct his decisions. “He just went too far along to the right. His time had passed; he strayed too far from where people wanted to go.” Local Canadians support Trudeau election ‘Trudeaumania’ heir fulfills expectations TORONTO (AP) – Justin Trudeau has fulfilled the great expectations he was born into, following in the footsteps of his storied fa- ther to become Canada’s next prime minister. Now, he has the chance to restore the late Pierre Trudeau’s Liberal legacy, which has been under siege during 10 years of Conservative rule under Stephen Harper. Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party won a resounding vic- tory in Monday’s election, gaining an outright parlia- mentary majority. More than 40 years ago, no less than the most pow- erful man on the planet predicted the younger Trudeau’s destiny. “Tonight we’ll dispense with the formalities. I’d like to toast the future prime minister of Canada: to Justin Pierre Trudeau,” Richard Nixon said during a state dinner in Ottawa hosted by Pierre Trudeau in 1972. Justin Trudeau was four months old that day, the first born of a dashing prime min- ister who drew compari- sons to John F. Kennedy after rising to power in 1968 on a wave of support dubbed “Trudeaumania.” The ar- chitect of Canada’s version of the Bill of Rights, Pierre Trudeau remains to this day one of the few Canadian politicians widely known to Americans. Harper fought hard to re- verse the image of a Liberal Canada, cutting corpo- rate and sales taxes and re- moving Canada from a cli- mate change agreement. The younger Trudeau wants to put Canada back on the course his father set, pledging to hike taxes on the rich and run deficits for three years to boost govern- ment spending and shore up a shaky economy. Despite his grandiose be- ginnings, Justin Trudeau proj- ects a more casual persona than his glamorous father, who dated movie stars such as Barbra Streisand, married, had children and divorced while serving as prime min- ister between 1968 and 1984, with a brief interruption. A 43-year-old former high school teacher, nightclub bouncer and snowboarding instructor who until recently sported long hair, Trudeau first captured national atten- tion in 2000 with a moving eulogy at his father’s state funeral. He challenged the country to cement Pierre Trudeau’s vision of a united and multicultural Canada, moving many people to tears. “It’s all up to us, all of us now,” he said then. But it would be eight years later before Trudeau ran for office, winning a seat in Parliament representing a working class district of Montreal. By then, Harper had been in power for two years, intent on putting a distinctly more conservative face on the nation of 35 mil- lion people. The Liberals, beset by years of infighting and in- effective leaders, had their worst electoral defeat in 2011 when they came in third be- hind the traditionally weaker left-of-center New Democratic Party. But Trudeau increased his share of the vote in his own district and quickly rose to become the hope of his party. He became Liberal leader in 2013 and has worked to shed the party of its sense of entitlement. Harper’s Conservatives pilloried Trudeau during the campaign as inexperienced. But Trudeau tapped into an appetite for change and worked his boyish image to project an approachability that belied his privileged background. “He has an aura. He’s very personable. People like Justin. He projects sincerity and interest and openness,” said Stephen Clarkson, a po- litical economy professor at the University of Toronto. In his memoir “Common Ground,” Trudeau discussed his turbulent upbringing. His mother, Margaret, was 22 years old when she mar- ried the 51-year-old prime minister in 1971, and she quickly earned a reputation for partying with the Rolling Stones and at New York’s Studio 54. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 WORLD&REGIONAL Cayman Compass • Wednesday OctOber 21, 2015 Yellow Pages Advertisementhttp://caymanyp.com/sys/pageserver.dll?b=55020&f=pw440 1 of 111/17/2014 4:40 PM www.facebook.com/napacaymanwww.napacayman.comE-mail: info@kirkmotors.kyFax: 949-8532 UK fetes China’s President Xi on contentious visit LONDON (AP) – China’s leader quoted Chinese proverbs and William Shakespeare while Britain’s prime minister hailed a “golden age” between the two nations as a state visit festooned with regal pomp and pageantry was shadowed by concerns about national security, human rights and economic rivalry. President Xi Jinping’s trip, years in the making, aimed to cement deals giving Britain a vast new pool of investment and China greater ac- cess to European markets. But as Xi was welcomed Tuesday as an hon- ored guest at Buckingham Palace and Parliament, critics warned that Britain was taking a risk by courting Beijing so aggressively. “If you act like a panting puppy, the object of your attention is going to think they have got you on a leash,” James McGregor, a China expert at consulting firm APCO, told the BBC. Some British politicians, busi- nesspeople and union members are alarmed by growing Chinese invest- ment in key sectors of the British economy, including nuclear power, and by Chinese competition in areas such as steel production. Hundreds of U.K. steel layoffs were announced Tuesday, the first full day of Xi’s four-day visit, in a crisis that manufacturers blame on China selling steel at a loss on world markets to secure its own market share. Prime Minister David Cameron is under pressure to confront Xi about the steel industry and human rights, but China’s leader was wel- comed to London with lavish tradi- tion and military pomp – a genre at which both Britain and China excel. Xi was greeted with a 41-gun artillery salute before being driven to Buckingham Palace, where he and his wife Peng Liyuan will stay, in a gilded carriage drawn by white horses. Thousands lined the route to see Xi go by. Demonstrators from human rights and pro-Tibet groups jostled with a much larger group of Xi well-wishers whose chants of “China! China!” drowned out their rivals’ shouts of “Shame!” and “Free Tibet!” Among the protesters was dis- sident Chinese lawyer and ac- tivist Chen Guangcheng, who urged British leaders not to ignore human rights in favor of trade. He told the BBC that while trade is important, human rights are “like air and water, and no one can live without it.” The small protests and larger crowds of supporters followed Xi to Parliament and back to Buckingham Palace, where he later dined with Queen Elizabeth II, senior royals and dignitaries in a lavish state banquet. The queen hailed what she called Britain and China’s “global partner- ship” before leading guests in a toast to Xi and his wife. Prince William’s wife, Kate – wearing a red gown and a lotus flower tiara loaned by the queen – was sat prominently next to Xi, while William sat next to Peng. Xi made a short speech to both houses of Parliament, an honor that has been given to visiting politicians including President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Britain and China have a long and sometimes antagonistic his- tory that includes the 19th-cen- tury Opium Wars and decades of Cold War tension. But Xi quoted Shakespeare – “What’s past is pro- logue” – and urged the two nations to “join hands and move forward” toward peace and development. Britain’s Conservative-led gov- ernment has been courting China, the world’s second-largest economy, for years. When Xi’s predecessor, Hu Jintao, paid a state visit to Britain in 2005, the countries announced $1.3 billion in trade deals. This time, Britain said the two nations would sign 30 billion pounds ($46 billion) in business agreements. Treasury chief George Osborne, a champion of closer ties, has said he wants China to be Britain’s biggest trading partner after the United States by 2025. In an interview before the visit, Cameron told China’s CCTV tele- vision that this was a “golden age” of U.K.-China relations. He said Chinese investment was good for Britain and that China benefited from “having access to a country that is a leading member of the EU, and has so many other contacts and roles in the world.” Yet economic rivalries remain. Tata Steel announced 1,200 lay- offs at its British plants Tuesday, just weeks after 2,200 jobs were lost at SSI’s plant in northeast England. Tata said the layoffs were in response to “a shift in market conditions caused by a flood of cheap imports, particularly from China, a strong pound and high electricity costs.” In an emergency House of Commons debate on the layoffs, Labour Party business spokesman Kevin Brennan accused the gov- ernment of being “content to allow Britain’s entire steel-making ca- pacity to disappear in the face of blatant Chinese dumping.” China also is set to build a new nuclear power plant in southwest England, and the two governments have signed deals giving Chinese money greater access to London’s fi- nancial district. The slew of deals has sparked accusations that Britain is pan- dering to China to secure invest- ment. Opposition politicians are urging Cameron to raise China’s human rights record in his several meetings with Xi this week. China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, accompany Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip as they arrive for a state banquet at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. - Photo: APNext >