High of 83 Low of 74 Seas: Moderate to rough with wave heights of 4 to 6 feet. Small craft should exercise caution over open water. EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 THREE BRIGHT LIGHTS IN CAYMAN SCHOOLS ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – WEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 2016 BUSINESS | PAGE 12 CONSOLIDATED WATER REPORTS HIGHER NET INCOME #203 Alissta Towers, 85 North Sound Road, Grand Cayman KY1-1109, T: + 1 (345) 949-9744 E: Aleisha.Lalor@caribbeanalliance.com www.caribbeanalliance.com Mother found guilty of murder CHARLES DUNCAN cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com A judge Tuesday convicted Tamara Butler of murder in the killing of her 6-year-old daughter Bethany. Judge Alastair Malcolm, delivering his ver- dict in the judge-alone trial, said he did not have evidence that the mother had an “abnor- mality of mind” that would have warranted a lesser sentence of manslaughter. Central to the defense case was testi- mony from mental health professionals, in- cluding psychiatrist Dr. Marc Lockhart, that Butler said she heard voices and that God told her that her daughter was a demon and to kill her. Butler sat silently in the court as the judge read the lengthy verdict, her hands folded. Her gaze wandered from the judge to the ceiling and to the people assembled to hear the verdict. “There was no evidence she was hearing voices,” the Grand Court judge said in his ver- dict. Instead, he said, Butler did not talk about hearing voices until her second interview with Dr. Lockhart. Butler killed her daughter Bethany on the night of Oct. 26, 2014. Prosecutors say she stabbed the child dozens of times in the master bedroom of the family’s home in Savannah. Defense attorneys argued that Butler kept POLICE MISHANDLE BURGLARY CALL; ONE IN CUSTODY Burglary, attack highlight North Side safety concerns BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com A police employee apparently ignored a call reporting a burglary in North Side over the weekend, leading to an internal review of what was described as a “complete failure” by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service in its initial response to the crime. Police said Monday a person who was as- sisting officers with the burglary investigation was in custody. Early Saturday, two burglars broke into a Rum Point Drive home, taking clothes and electronics from a 12-year-old boy’s bed- room before being chased from the home by the child’s father. The homeowner, Jon Guelzow, who vaca- tions in the Cayman Islands every year, said his North Side property has been burgled be- fore, but never while members of his family or other visitors using the property were inside. Mr. Guelzow’s wife, Kim Willoughby, told the Cayman Compass that when her hus- band initially phoned police he was told that “nothing could be done” about the break-in, and that police did not interview the Colo- rado, USA, resident about the crime until more than 12 hours later. “He was apologized to and told it was too bad he did not club the robbers over the head,” she said. For his part, Mr. Guelzow said, after the initial lag in response, police efforts in solving the crime were very thorough and profes- sional. He said Sunday that he did not wish to raise any issues about how police had dealt with the matter. The RCIPS identified why there had been Cayman commemorates terror victims KELSEY JUKAM kjukam@pinnaclemedialtd.com Flags were flying at half-staff in Cayman and around the world Tuesday after terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium, killed more than 30 people and wounding scores of others. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for explosions that rocked the main interna- tional airport and a subway sta- tion Tuesday morning. The at- tacks began just before 8 a.m. in the departure hall of Zaventem airport with an explosion, fol- lowed shortly by another. About an hour later, a bomb exploded in the last car of a subway train as it was leaving the Maelbeek station, which is just a few hundred feet from the headquarters of the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union. Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin commented on the attacks in a statement re- leased early Tuesday. He said his administration was “saddened to hear of the deadly attacks” in Brussels, and that the world is “becoming very unsafe as acts of terrorism increase.” “In this interconnected world there are few places on Earth that are immune from the im- pact of further escalations in Islanders head to beach for Easter weekend Caymanian families and residents are pitching tents on beaches around Cayman as the annual tradition of camping gets under way. The first tents started appearing last weekend, as islanders prepared to start ‘roughing it’ by spending some long, lazy hours lying under the shade of seagrape trees, fishing, boating and enjoying Easter buns and cheese. For some, it may be hard work, fighting off mosquitoes and getting used to a lack of modern facilities for a few days, but for many families Easter camping is a time of bonding, catching up, meeting friends, surviving off the land, learning to fish and enjoying the outdoors. – PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAY PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 »2 LOCAL&REGIONAL WEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS SATURDAY NIGHT: For your viewing pleasure, minors under the age of 18 will not be admitted to any film starting after 6pm, unless accompanied by their parent. © y x *Additional charges will apply per 3D ticket requested. - WEDNESDAY - 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (PG13) 12:50 I 3:20 I 7:10 I 10:00 THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR (R) 1:15 I 3:40 I 7:30 I 10:10 ZOOTOPIA 3D (PG13) 12:30 I 1:00 2D I 3:00 I 3:30 2D I 5:30 I 7:15 2D I 8:00 I 9:45 2D ALLEGIANT - THE DIVERGENT SERIES (PG13) 1:10 I 4:10 I 7:00 I 9:50 LONDON HAS FALLEN (R) 1:20 I 4:00 I 7:20 I 9:40 Daily Matinees Every Day $8.00 Seniors, Mon-Fri Before 6pm Cayman Cinema@cbcinema6cbcinema6 640-FILM (640-3456) Problems persist in Turks years after UK intervention BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Several years after the U.K. seized control of the Turks and Caicos Islands ad- ministration amid a crim- inal investigation into high- level members of the former government, problems per- sist in the administration of day-to-day justice in the is- lands, the Cayman Compass has learned. The islands’ chief pros- ecutor confirmed last week, following inquiries by the press there, that a review by the Turks and Caicos In- tegrity Commission had begun into certain activi- ties at the Office of the Di- rector of Public Prosecutions. The public prosecutor’s office is not involved in the crim- inal case against a number of high-ranking members of former Premier Michael Mis- ick’s government. That trial, which began in January, is being handled by the U.K. Special Investigation and Prosecution Team. Director of Public Prose- cutions John Masters said in a press release that there is a separate integrity commis- sion probe ongoing in which a complaint appears to have been made against him. “It comes as no surprise that such a complaint has been made because I have made a lot of changes to un- satisfactory practices that have become entrenched in the office of the DPP,” Mr. Masters said in a statement. “There has been a culture of internal bullying and self-in- terest by a few members of staff and, I emphasize, only a few members of staff.” The nature of the integrity commission’s inquiry has not been revealed. Integrity Com- mission Director Eugene Otu- onye declined to comment on Friday. In a press release sent March 18, Mr. Masters listed a number of the “unsatisfac- tory practices” in the office to which he was appointed last year to lead. Those are al- leged to include: ■■ A prosecutor told a youth offender waiting in the dock for a judge to hear his case that the youth’s father “should beat him” ■■ A prosecutor, in open court, asked a judge for personal legal ad- vice concerning en- forcement of a debt ■■ It is alleged that inter- views were being con- ducted with victims of serious offenses while a child was sitting under the desk in the inter- view room “playing with a Game Boy [Nintendo hand- held video game console]” ■■ An expert witness from the U.S. was apparently left to their own de- vices in a car park after being brought in for a criminal case. No hotel room had been booked ■■ There were allegations at one stage that Mr. Mas- ters had run the prosecu- tor’s office “like a plan- tation owner” and that his conduct amounted to “encouraging slavery” ■■ There were allega- tions that a prosecutor “forced junior staff to fast and pray” because they did not like admin- istrative decisions Mr. Masters had made. A prosecutor told a youth offender waiting in the dock for a judge to hear his case that the youth’s father “should beat him.” STATEMENT FROM TURKS AND CAICOS PROSECUTORS OFFICE ZURICH (AP) – The FIFA ethics committee opened a bribery investigation Tuesday into Franz Beckenbauer and other officials from Germa- ny’s 2006 World Cup bid team. Ethics prosecutors acted amid rising suspicion of wrongdoing linked to the winning of hosting rights in 2000, and irregular seven- figure payments years later. Beckenbauer, FIFA execu- tive committee member Wolf- gang Niersbach and other of- ficials were targeted three weeks ago in an inquiry re- port by a law firm com- missioned by the German soccer federation. The new case relates to “the 2006 FIFA World Cup host selection and its as- sociated funding,” FIFA ethics prosecutors said in a statement. Beckenbauer is among four officials linked to sus- pect payments and contracts during the bidding process which he led. Germany won by beating South Africa, whose bid was supported by Nelson Mandela, 12-11 in a vote of FIFA executive com- mittee members. “The investigatory chamber will investigate pos- sible undue payments and contracts to gain an advan- tage in the 2006 FIFA World Cup host selection and the associated funding,” the FIFA ethics committee said. The other three German officials linked to possible bribery are: Theo Zwanziger, who replaced Beckenbauer on the FIFA executive com- mittee member in 2011; Horst Schmidt, vice president of the World Cup organizing panel; and Stefan Hans, chief finan- cial officer for the organizers. Niersbach and 2006 tour- nament director Helmut Sandrock are under investi- gation for “possible failure to report” unethical conduct and conflicts of interest. “The list of possible violations may be supplemented as additional information becomes avail- able,” ethics prosecutors said. Investigations by German prosecutors and tax offi- cials into the 2006 World Cup forced Niersbach and San- drock to resign recently as president and general sec- retary, respectively, of the German soccer federation. Frankfurt prosecutors are conducting a tax evasion in- vestigation of the German federation that implicates former presidents Niersbach and Zwanziger. Swiss federal prosecu- tors are also investigating the 2006 World Cup alle- gations as part of a wider probe of FIFA’s business that has already put former pres- ident Sepp Blatter under criminal investigation. FIFA opens new bribery investigation In this July 6, 2000, file photo, FIFA President Sepp Blatter, left, hands over a copy of the soccer World Cup trophy to the German bid team, Franz Beckenbauer, second from left, Fedor Radmann, second from right, and Horst R. Schmidt. – PHOTO: AP John Masters3 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 2016 181003-Ad-Compass-JrPg-Cannes.indd 11/28/16 3:49 PM Crime Stoppers conducts survey to determine name recognition BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Cayman Crime Stoppers is trying to determine how well its message is getting out to the general public. “A lot of people just kind of forget [Crime Stoppers] is there,” said organization chairman Malcolm Ellis. The organization has been in the news recently with the offer of a reward for infor- mation in the January rob- bery and beating of an el- derly tourist in North Side. Mr. Ellis said callers will not be asked to identify them- selves, only to provide infor- mation. Cayman Crime Stop- pers is facilitating a reward of up to $8,000 for informa- tion leading to the recovery of stolen property and infor- mation leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone in- volved in the Jan. 11 robbery. However, large reward of- fers in cases of serious crime occur only rarely in Cayman and over the past several years, relatively few calls have come into the Cayman Crime Stoppers tip line, 800- 8477 (TIPS). The phone line is monitored from an off is- land location in the U.S. and callers who phone in with in- formation about local crimes are given a number to help keep track of their report. Mr. Ellis said the orga- nization’s ultimate goal is to garner greater name rec- ognition in the community, thereby prompting more calls to the service. He said a survey, both online and in printed format will be distrib- uted in the coming months to determine how many people know about Crime Stoppers. “It’s basically a public awareness survey,” he said. One component of the survey is trying to gather information from students within the public and private schools in Cayman. Crime Stoppers has been keen for several years to “make a con- nection” with the younger people on Cayman, Mr. Ellis said, where recognition of Crime Stoppers activities ap- pears to be little or none. Calling Crime Stoppers When someone calls 800-8477 (TIPS) the person speaking to them on the other end of the line is a trained police officer, officials said. They will take down any information provided and ask questions about the case, but they never ask anything that could identify the person. At the end of the call, the person is given a code number that they can use to track progress in their case. After receiving the infor- mation, the call taker sends it to a law enforcement officer in the Cayman Islands who serves as the Crime Stoppers coordinator. It is that officer’s responsibility to disseminate the information to the ap- propriate agency and update the case file for review by the call center. If the call leads to an ar- rest and conviction of a sus- pect or the recovery of a firearm or drugs, the caller can be eligible for a reward. However, that caller must take the initiative to pursue the cash since Crime Stop- pers has no way of con- tacting them. The Crime Stoppers board of directors must also con- sider each reward individu- ally and whether a tip call warrants payment. If that decision is made, the tip- ster can then call back the 800-8477 number to collect. The Tropical Garden Omega Leos at the Univer- sity College of the Cayman Islands raised $150 on be- half of the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre. Fundraising efforts began on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, where Leos handed out orange ribbons in exchange for donations. Money raised from this event were combined with the pro- ceeds from the Valentine’s Spring Affair in February. “We made the donation to the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre to show our apprecia- tion for the work it has been doing and to give our support so the Centre may continue to make a difference in the lives of women and children who go there for shelter,” said Leo Schizandra Porter, presi- dent of the Omega Leo Club. Ania Milanowska, execu- tive director of the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre, said, “It is wonderful to see our youth taking an active role in helping the survivors of do- mestic violence.” Leos show support for Crisis Centre From left, Lions Club of Tropical Gardens’ Belinda Blessitt-Vincent with Ania Milanowska, executive director of the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre, and Schizandra Porter, Omega Leo president.The islands’ most-trusted news source 4 – EDITORIAL – Opinion&Letters The Cayman Compass welcomes comments, opinions and viewpoints from readers. Letters to the editor can be emailed to editor@pinnaclemedialtd.com, submitted via www.caymancompass.com, sent by post or hand-delivered to the Compass office. WEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS Amid the general darkness that lingers over our coun- try’s educational system, we are able to point to many indi- vidual points of light — both students and teachers. In this editorial, we will single out three Cayman Islands educators who have appeared in this newspaper recently in recognition of accomplishments they have achieved or opportunities they represent, and — although they come from different backgrounds and operate in distinct areas of the system — are united in their dedication to their students and their positive attitudes when confronted with significant problems. First, let us congratulate veteran Caymanian educator (and current Savannah Primary School Deputy Principal) Elroy Bryan for his promotion to principal of the Lighthouse School, the country’s educational facility for children with special needs. Prior to his tenure at Savannah Primary, which began in 2013, Mr. Bryan was a senior teacher and head of the physical education department at Lighthouse School for 14 years. This coming September, Mr. Bryan will return to a school which, as we reported last June, is in need of fundamental improvement. In late 2014, following a parent’s complaint, officials conducted a series of surveys that revealed wide- spread concerns about sensitivity to students’ needs, incon- sistency in supervision of students, and potential rough or disrespectful treatment of students by some staff. Mr. Bryan appears to have the experience and outlook needed to tackle the needed reforms. “It was at [Lighthouse School] that I first experi- enced the joy of watching students reach milestones that they never thought were possible,” Mr. Bryan said. “I am extremely excited about returning to the school in the capacity of principal, where I can continue to lift up this school as the beacon of hope that it has been for so many children and adults alike.” On the Compass’s social media accounts, the news of Mr. Bryan’s appointment has already generated well over 100 responses — all of them positive. Here’s one representative comment: “We are sooooo happy!!! Our kids at LHS deserve the love, guidance and protection that Mr. Elroy gives. “We’ve missed him so much … and are beyond thrilled that he’s finally coming back and as Principal — Bonus!!” To that exuberant endorsement, we add our own con- gratulations and best wishes. In last Friday’s Compass, we published an interview with new John Gray High School Principal Jon Clark, a longtime British educator. Enough ink, for the time being, has been devoted to the serious issues at John Gray, ranging from test scores, to the condition of facilities, to student misconduct. Suffice it to say, in order to have success, Mr. Clark (who is a specialist in behavior management) must have recourse to every implement in the toolkit he has amassed in his distinguished career. Translation: The Ministry of Edu- cation bureaucrats should do their utmost to empower him by staying out of his way. That being said, it appears the ministry has identified the right man for this difficult and worthy task — At least, he’s saying all the right things. For example, here is a selection of quotes from our recent interview: “I never want to go and take over as principal of a school that is already outstanding. I want to be on that journey.” “My passion is for turning kids’ lives around. I think if we can harness the energy, resilience and the determina- tion that these students have, the progress we can make will be huge.” “I am the sort of guy that prefers to be 2-0 down and trying to come back and win 3-2. I like to be the underdog.” And, perhaps our personal favorite — “The answer is always education.” Last, but not least, there’s Dr. David Marshall, president of International College of the Cayman Islands. Since the American educator’s arrival in Cayman in spring 2014, he has doggedly pursued the admirable objective of raising the quality of ICCI graduates by raising the quality of ICCI’s standards. We can tell you this — It’s paying off, for the college and the students. In February, 40 students received degrees from ICCI. That’s a good number. But here’s a better one: At the time of the commencement ceremony, 39 of those graduates had secured employment. Dr. Marshall said, “We unequivocally vouch for each and every one of them as professionals who are prepared to take their rightful places in Cayman’s globally competitive workforce.” He said, “The stellar performance of this class is evidence that ICCI’s move to raise academic standards is working.” And if the education system is working, the graduates will, too. Three bright lights in Cayman schools LETTER ‘WORKING 9 TO 5’? Thinking of these words to Dolly Parton’s popular song, I wonder how much relevance they presently have to the working day in Cayman. Every morning – from 6:30 a.m. in the outer dis- tricts – diligent, enthusiastic employees can be observed racing into town like maniacs so they can get to work early? One must admire the ap- parent zeal of such workers. In the evenings, the roads are blocked with employees leaving work from around 4:30 p.m. most days and 4 p.m. on Fridays! Does anybody work till 5 p.m. anymore? My suggestion is that employers install time clocks with punch cards, from which hours worked and applicable salaries are determined. Just imagine how many hundreds of additional man hours will instantly be provided! J.L. Bodden LETTER Accounts without accountability I wonder if I will ever see the day when a senior civil servant accepts re- sponsibility for his/her in- competence and resigns? While the consequence of incompetence or incapability in the private sector is to be shown the door, in the civil service the “penalty” is ei- ther promotion, a “sideways move” or a few years of “re- quired leave” on full salary! To note just a few examples, I would ask why no one is apparently held account- able/responsible for … The cocaine, the dirt bikes and goodness-knows- what-else that has disap- peared from what should be one of the most secure places on the island? The welfare payments which are handed out to all and sundry without neces- sary checks and follow-up The tremendous cost of repairs to (their) cars and boats which is caused by the irresponsible police themselves The millions of dol- lars which is compensated to police, judges and other individuals as a result of botched investigations The chief officers, police and firemen, who are “pun- ished” for their incompe- tence by being sent on paid leave for years The supposed fact that only four people currently qualify for veterans’ ben- efits, while 162 continue to receive it! It is a sad fact that there are many persons in se- nior positions in the civil service, who are incompe- tent and simply incapable of functioning at their lofty level. Even more regrettable is the fact that these people will never accept responsi- bility for their inept lead- ership and they will never be demoted or fired. I wish Franz Manderson well in his losing battle. B.M. Williams PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY: Caymanian Compass Limited (a subsidiary of Pinnacle Media Ltd) Compass Centre Shedden Road, George Town SEND US YOUR VIEWS OR NEWS: P.O. Box 1365 Grand Cayman KY1-1108, Cayman Islands Telephone: (345) 815-0095 Email: newsdesk@pinnaclemedialtd.com ADVERTISE WITH US: Telephone: (345) 949-5111 Email: sales@pinnaclemedialtd.com Website: www.caymancompass.com PUBLISHERS DAVID R. LEGGE AND VICKI L. LEGGE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DAVID R. LEGGE A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION “Give light and the people will find their own way” Merkel’s image suffering THE TELEGRAPH (LONDON) EDITORIAL BOARD A year ago, Angela Merkel was indisputably Europe’s most powerful politician, by dint both of her longevity as Germany’s Chancellor and the strength of her country’s economy. Her writ ran far be- yond Germany’s borders: in order to get anything serious done in the EU, Mrs Merkel needed to be on board. Yet with one fateful deci- sion she risked both her po- sition and her reputation. Her invitation to refugees and immigrants to come to Germany last summer has arguably undermined her own government and dam- aged the cohesion of the EU, perhaps terminally. The results from the state elections in Germany are a straw in the wind. The suc- cess of the anti-immigrant Al- ternative for Germany (AfD) party, once a centre-right movement, now infiltrated by more unsavory elements, sug- gests that a growing number of voters no longer trust her handling of the refugee crisis. It has reshaped the European political landscape and provides a problematic backdrop for David Cameron to campaign against as he tries to keep the U.K. in the EU especially when, as we report today, one third of undecided voters say their biggest hesi- tation in supporting Remain is concern over immigration. In welcoming refugees, Ms. Merkel encouraged a movement of people into Eu- rope that her own country is unwilling to absorb. Now she insists that other member states, who had no choice in the matter, accept immigrants they don’t want. True, there are indications that the numbers crossing into Greece have started to fall as the Turkish authorities stop refugees boarding boats – something they should have done long ago. But thousands remain stranded despite promises to relocate them on a quota basis. Perhaps Ms. Merkel can turn this crisis around; but if her aura of indomitability has gone for good, she has only herself to blame. © 2016, Associated Press5 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 2016 Young entrepreneur of the year named Jonathan Webster, founder of mobile car mechanic com- pany Efficient Mobile Techni- cians, has received the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2016. The 29-year-old, one of four finalists in the contest, received the award at a cer- emony at the Westin Resort and Spa on March 16. “As a child I dreamt of having my own shop, as cars are my true passion,” Mr. Web- ster said in a press release. He earned a Certification in Auto- motive Technology from Wyo- tech Technical Institute in Sac- ramento, California. He said the goal of Ef- ficient Mobile Technicians, which specializes in mechan- ical, electrical automotive di- agnostics and preventative maintenance, is to appeal to workers who prefer the con- venience of having a quali- fied mobile technician come to them, instead of dropping off their car at a fixed location. Runner-up for the award was Kimberley Conolly, a 29-year-old Spotts-Newlands resident, whose business The Wick Candles & Scents fea- tures natural, handcrafted Caymanian-inspired scents, which Ms. Conolly refers to as the Islands Scents Collection. Her products are available at the Farmers Market at Ca- mana Bay, the Farmers Market in George Town and at the Seven Fathoms Rum Distillery. The other two finalists were Brittany Kelly and Xavier Ebanks. Ms. Kelly is the pro- ducer of Strike Twice Creative Ltd., a production company that specializes in bringing an idea for marketing strategy, social media presence or short film from inception to final product. Mr. Ebanks, co-owner of Awe Tech Group LLC, is de- veloping software which will give users the ability to book appointments online. Sarah Dobbyn, managing partner of the Sinclair Group and a member of the judging panel, said the judges were impressed by the number and caliber of the applicants and found it hard to pick a winner. “All the contestants had com- pelling stories to tell, but Jonathan was the complete package,” she said. “I knew from friends that young Caymanians are often deterred from setting up in business by the high costs involved,” she said, “and we wanted to give the best and brightest young entrepreneurs a head start. “We always knew there were lots of young Cayma- nians with great business ideas, but my fellow judges and I did not expect to be so inspired by the extraordinary potential that we have seen in the four young Caymanian en- trepreneurs who were our fi- nalists both this year as well as last year.” She said the judges looked for three attributes: the creativity to make some- thing using only their own ingenuity and hard work; the courage to take risks and beat them; and the passion to change their own lives and the lives of those around them for the better. Mr. Webster said he was motivated to set up his busi- ness by the birth of his daughter in 2014. “In those moments I gained absolute clarity. No matter how hard I worked for another enter- prise, I have no equity, cap- ital or ownership. The very next day I started to master- mind the plans for financial freedom,” he said. “After about two years since returning home from univer- sity, my spark started to die as day-to-day reality started to take its toll. On Aug. 4, 2014 [the birthday of his daughter] the spark hit me like 400 amp magneto, and the realization of building my dreams is not just my responsibility but it’s to show my family that dreams can come true if we are willing to ensure the process and ac- tively pursue them with abso- lute faith.” The Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, which was conceived by Ms. Dobbyn, is an annual competition to identify new local entrepre- neurs. The competition is open to Caymanians between 18 and 30 years old. The prize packages in- clude free incorporation of a Cayman company, free legal advice, and a one-time cash injection for the winning busi- nesses. Free executive busi- ness coaching is sponsored by Shirlaws Cayman and fur- ther business mentoring is provided by Cynthia Hew and Sheena Conolly. Members of this year’s judging panel were: George Town MLA and Councilor to the Minister of Education, Employment and Gender Af- fairs, Winston Connolly; Ms. Dobbyn; Cynthia Hew, broad- caster and owner of Bon Vi- vant; Danielle Young of Shir- laws Coaching; Sheena Conolly, owner/broker of Cayman Islands Sotheby’s International Realty; and Deanna Price, director and co- founder of Sinclair Fund Ser- vices Ltd. and Sinclair Trust Company Ltd. From left, finalist Xavier Ebanks, Sarah Dobbyn of Sinclairs, finalist Kimberley Conolly, 2016 winner Jonathan Webster, MLA Alva Suckoo, finalist Brittany Kelly and Michele Bryan of Sinclairs. “[B]uilding my dreams is not just my responsibility but it’s to show my family that dreams can come true if we are willing to ensure the process and actively pursue them with absolute faith.” JONATHAN WEBSTER, Young Entrepreneur of the Year winnerWEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS 6 DISTRICT DAYS In the March 23, 1966 edition of the Cay- manian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, Cayman Brac correspondent Lilian Ritch wrote: “More members of the Scott family of the West End have been visiting their homeland. With Mr. and Mrs. Eric Scott have been 2 brothers, Messrs. Carl J. and Waldorf, sons of the late Captain Eldred and Mrs. Susie Scott. These brothers migrated to the U.S.A. with their parents in 1917 and are resident in Mobile, Alabama. “Mr. Carl has visited the Brac frequently in recent years. He is chief mate on the ‘Dow Chem’ supertanker of the Dow Chemical Co. with H.Q. in New York. Mr. Waldorf saw ac- tive service in France in World War II and is now in the government service in Brookley Air Force Base, Mobile, where he resides with his wife, Kathryn and 2 daughters. He thoroughly enjoyed this first visit back to the land of his birth. “Recently, there has been an exodus of the Britton Grant family of West End. Mrs. Grant, Glo and Diana accompanied the eldest daughter Garlin, Mrs. Larry Foster, on a visit to Jamaica to await the arrival of the stork. “At the same time, the sons, Messrs. Geddes and Garston returned to their jobs with N.B.C., Geddes to 3rd mate on the ‘Ed- ward L. Steiniger’ and Garston to 2nd engi- neer on the ‘Ore Convey.’ Mr. and Mrs. Gar- ston, Tod and baby brother have moved into their newly built home beyond Salt Water Pond on the South Side. This is the first na- tive home in this ideal residential location. “Among those who came in by CBA on Thursday last were: Royce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hallan Dilbert, home on vacation off N.B.C. ‘Ore Chief,’ who hurried home hoping to meet his dad, on his vacation off the ‘Bar- etta,’ Mrs. Isabel Hydes of West Bay, mother of Miss Vernice Hydes of the staff of West End Primary School, and Mrs. Amy Ebanks came to visit with her daughter Mrs. LeRoy Walton and family of Spot Bay.” 50 years ago: Scotts return to visit, Britton Grants leave District Days Sister Islands Little Cayman Easter auction to be held Saturday The Little Cayman Na- tional Trust will host its 24th annual Easter auc- tion on Saturday to benefit National Trust projects on the island. The silent auction be- gins at 4 p.m. at the Na- tional Trust building, and the live auction begins at 7:30 p.m. Several pieces of art from the late Gladys How- ard’s estate will be for sale, along with paintings by Guy Harvey and local artists. The auction also includes jewelry, stuffed bunnies and assorted other items. The event will include local food for sale, in- cluding cassava stretcher cake, conch chowder, Cayman-style wahoo and turtle stew. Organizers say last year’s event was a suc- cess, and raised money to help the island’s efforts to protect the native rock iguana and keep out inva- sive green iguanas. This ‘dancing bunny’ is up for auction. A framed cookbook cover by Janet WalkerOne of the Guy Harvey paintings up for auction this weekend. It was by all accounts a successful day at the Little Cayman Agricul- ture Show on March 19 at Community Park in Blossom Village. “The day itself could have not been better weather-wise, with a nice breeze flowing through the compound,” said Debbi Truchan, chair- woman of the show com- mittee, adding that the 18 vendors all reported good days. “We had about 300 in attendance, with about 20 or so on sidelines of the grounds,” she said. The stalls featured pro- duce and other food items, local artwork, crafts and photography displays. Other stalls in- cluded representatives of the Green Iguana B’Gonna initiative, a com- pany offering fishing tours, and the Elections Office booth to encourage voter registration. “The dog show lived up to expectations with lots of fun-filled entertain- ment,” Ms. Truchan said. “The children appreciated the new playground equip- ment in the park pro- vided by the Little Cayman Sports Association.” Competitive categories at the Agriculture Show included plants, produce, baking, jewelry, photog- raphy and arts and crafts. There was also a raffle, live demonstrations, open mic, a coconut toss, and Little Cayman’s “A Way” play performed in the afternoon. The stalls featured produce and other food items, local artwork, crafts and photography displays. Hundreds attend Agriculture Show Little Cayman students sing the National Song and National Anthem at the opening of the agriculture show.Lyndon Martin takes part in, and wins, the coconut toss competition at the Little Cayman Agriculture Show.7 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 2016 180881_PRINT-Ad-EasterHrs-GCM-4xPage 1 3/22/16 10:45:45 AM Prince urges youth to learn about reefs During his visit to the Central Caribbean Marine Institute on Little Cayman earlier this month, Prince Edward highlighted the im- portance of teaching young Caymanians about reef con- servation and research. The prince’s comments, made during a private trip to the marine institute’s Little Cayman Research Centre, were made public in a video released Monday. “Being able to educate and try to teach every young Cay- manian about what is around them and to value what’s below the ocean and the reef system they have here, I think that’s really important,” the prince said. Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, visited Grand Cayman and Little Cayman on March 6 and 7. The prince has been patron of CCMI since its 2003 ground- breaking on Little Cayman. In the video, Prince Ed- ward observed how far the facility has developed, from a small gazebo into what is now “a very well-established research center.” “It’s been a remarkable 10 years watching the research center here,” said Prince Ed- ward. “What it’s doing re- garding the education about the reef is fantastic. The work it’s doing under the water, which is more difficult to be able to show many people, but understanding how the reefs work and that the unique reef system around Little Cayman is second to none. But it’s the education program which I think is so very exciting.” The prince acknowledged the importance of “raising the whole profile of reef research and how important [the reef systems] are as ecosystems, and how we must look after them in the future.” CCMI, a nonprofit orga- nization founded in 1998, fo- cuses on protecting coral reefs through research, con- servation and education.Prince Edward talks about his visit to CCMI on a recently released video. After nearly two decades of studying the Cayman Is- lands, Central Caribbean Marine Institute President Carrie Manfrino has traveled halfway around the world for her latest scientific study, fo- cusing on rising sea levels in the Indian Ocean. Ms. Manfrino was awarded a Fulbright grant to conduct her research study, ti- tled “Rising Sea Levels in the Indian Ocean: Evaluating Na- ture-based Solutions for Re- ducing Vulnerabilities of Sri Lanka’s Coastal Villages.” Despite the distance be- tween the two island states, Ms. Manfrino was able to immediately draw compari- sons between her findings in Sri Lanka and what she has seen in the Cayman Islands, according to a press release from the marine institute. “Coastal communities, in- cluding those here in the Cayman Islands are increas- ingly threatened by rising sea levels,” Ms. Manfrino said in the release. In Sri Lanka, Ms. Manfrino will survey a range of coastal and shallow marine habitats to develop an understanding of current and future risks of rising sea levels. Results from the study will inform ef- forts to improve protection of mangroves, reefs and other coastal habitats as natural defenses to climate change in Sri Lanka, and will have many applications to the Cayman Islands, according to CCMI. “As the sea level rises, coral reefs, mangroves, and beaches can aggrade and ei- ther catch up or keep up with rising sea levels,” Ms. Man- frino said. “These natural eco- systems, therefore, offer a significant line of defense for coastal communities. Alter- natively, the rates of sea level rise may outpace the relative capacity for coastal ecosys- tems to keep up to the rising sea level, making them espe- cially vulnerable. Ms. Manfrino has exten- sive experience as an ocean- ography professor and re- searcher. She has been working in the Cayman Is- lands since the mid-1990s. Following the massive 1998 El Nino event that killed corals globally, she established the Central Caribbean Marine In- stitute in 2004. Ms. Manfrino also de- signed and developed the Little Cayman Research Centre and launched a cam- paign to ensure that every child in Cayman is “ocean lit- erate” by age 12. The oceanographer has received several awards, in- cluding a Sea Hero Award from SCUBA Diving magazine and a fellowship from the Na- tional Defense Science and Engineering program. She is a fellow of the Explorers Club and was recently recognized for her work in the Cayman Is- lands when she was awarded the title of the first SeaKeeper of the World by the Interna- tional SeaKeepers Society. CCMI president in Sri Lanka to study sea levels Carrie ManfrinoThe islands’ most-trusted news source 8 WEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS this global war on terror,” Mr. McLaughlin said. “We will keep a watchful eye on the events of the day and remain vigilant.” “Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been impacted by these vicious acts of violence,” he added. Flags at the Government Administration Building on Elgin Avenue were lowered to half-staff as a mark of respect for the victims of the attacks and will remain at that posi- tion until 8 p.m. Wednesday. North Side resident and Belgian native Ellen Cuy- laerts said it was an emo- tional morning as she fol- lowed the news of the attacks in her home country. She and her husband Michael Maes are from Antwerp, about 26 miles from Zaventem airport, and have several friends who live in Brussels. “I woke up around 3:30 a.m. and saw the news,” Ms. Cuylaerts said. “It’s such a small country, but Zaventem is a very busy airport, espe- cially like now around the Easter holiday.” She said many of her friends were close to the air- port this morning, but luckily all her friends and family are safe. Mr. Maes said, “What hap- pened once more in Europe goes beyond my capabili- ties to process. “I lived the first 40 years of my life about 25 miles from where this morning 34 inno- cent people got stolen their lives, loved ones got taken away from their families. What God, what supreme being, what universal force or energy would want innocent living creatures to die for nothing?” He said his thoughts are with friends, family, victims and all those affected “by this act of cowards.” Cayman Islands Acting In- formation Commissioner Jan Liebaers was another Belgian following the news on Tuesday. “This all has hit very close to home,” Mr. Liebaers said. “My brother takes the subway every morning around that time. I used to take that subway every day. The coffee shop in the airport where the second bomb went off, we al- ways stop and get a coffee there … It’s just very sad.” When he heard the news, he quickly checked in with his immediate family who live in Brussels. They are all safe. Mr. Liebaers said his brother, who normally would have been on the subway, happened to have a dentist appointment and was walking instead. Mr. Liebaers said he visits Brussels frequently, and he was last in Brussels in De- cember to attend a confer- ence that ended up being canceled due to the threat of terrorism. He noted the increased military pres- ence and the appearance of armed police. When he was growing up, he said, the po- lice were never armed with guns in Belgium. Mr. Liebaers said that while tragic events such as Tuesday’s attacks often bring out the best in people, as they come together to help one another, such events can also bring out the worst in people. “I’m a little concerned about the political backlash, where whole parts of the population are going to be blamed,” Mr. Liebaers said. He said the at- tacks will not push his family to leave the city. “They’ll stay there. They’ve been there for many, many years,” he said. “People’s daily lives have to go on, no matter how difficult … If this is your home, you just have to make the best of it and carry on.” European security officials have been bracing for such an attack for weeks, as Brussels became a focus of counterter- rorism investigations since the November attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. On Friday, officers in Brus- sels arrested Salah Abdeslam, who is believed to be the sole survivor of the 10 men directly involved in the Paris attacks. His arrest heightened fears of impending attacks. “What we feared has come to pass,” Prime Minister Charles Michel of Belgium said in a news conference after the attacks. “Our country has been struck by attacks which are blind, violent and cowardly.” At another press confer- ence Tuesday evening, Mr. Mi- chel said that although Bel- gians may be saddened and grieving after the deadly at- tacks earlier in the day, the country is ready to defend its freedoms. He said Bel- gium would be tightening se- curity at its borders and de- clared three days of national mourning. For more, see page 10. a significant delay in its offi- cers responding to the crime report. Mr. Guelzow, who re- ported the break-in early Sat- urday, called the main number at the George Town Police Sta- tion, rather than the 911 Emer- gency Centre. The person who answered the phone at the po- lice station stated that “a po- lice car was not available” and did not log the call into the po- lice system and alert 911 as re- quired, a statement from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service noted. Police Commissioner David Baines personally apolo- gized to Mr. Guelzow over the weekend and said an inquiry would be made into why the failure to forward his informa- tion to 911 had occurred. According to the police statement: “The matter is all the more disappointing as of- ficers were in the North Side area at the time and had stopped, and were dealing with, suspicious individuals, oblivious to the call made by the home owner.” Police said as a result of that traffic stop early Saturday, information was obtained that led to the detention of the indi- vidual who is in custody. “The RCIPS regrets any failure by its members to respond appropriately to calls from the public for as- sistance,” the RCIPS state- ment noted. Earlier robbery, assault Mr. Guelzow’s neighbor, a 77-year-old Kentucky man, was punched in the face during a Jan. 11 robbery. Ac- cording to reports, the elderly visitor was sitting on the back deck with his 76-year-old wife and another woman, 61, when they were confronted. The suspects took cash, jewelry, some electronic devices and a watch. The elderly man had to be hospitalized. One suspect, David McLaughlin Martinez, has been arrested and charged in the January attack. Police said this month that they are looking into the possibility that another person was in- volved in the robbery. Cayman Crime Stoppers offered an $8,000 reward last week for additional informa- tion on leads resulting in ar- rests or the recovery of prop- erty in connection with the January crime. More police for North Side Legislative Assembly members for Grand Cayman’s less-populous districts have complained in recent years about a perceived lack of po- lice presence in East End, North Side and Bodden Town, although recent police statis- tics have shown that those districts do not receive nearly as many calls for service as George Town and West Bay. Staffing levels at the Bodden Town station were boosted after RCIPS Chief In- spector Brad Ebanks revealed during a meeting in 2014 that only five police officers were available to cover any one shift at the station. According to RCIPS re- cords, police officers deal with nearly 10 times as much crime in George Town as in either North Side or East End. There is also substantially more crime reported in West Bay than in Bodden Town, East End and North Side combined, statistics show. In a 2014 budget debate over police resources, legisla- tors for the two smaller dis- tricts suggested their areas were urgently in need of ad- ditional resources to fight rising crime. North Side MLA Ezzard Miller proposed adding around $1.3 million to the police budget to pay for new officers, including six specifically to cover East End and North Side. The motion was rejected. her mental illness to her- self because of the stigma associated with psycholog- ical troubles. Justice Malcolm said that argument did not make sense. He asked, “The stigma of being mentally ill is greater than the stigma of killing your daughter?” Additionally, psycholo- gists testified that Butler did not have significant symptoms after the arrest. The judge said he agreed with one of the expert wit- nesses that “the symptoms would not have disap- peared the way they have.” Butler’s husband, Len- ford Butler, a sergeant in the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, sat in the courtroom to hear the sen- tencing. In full uniform, he listened attentively, holding his chin in his hands, as the judge read the hour- long verdict. Mr. Butler had testi- fied during the first day of the trial, telling the court of his wife’s increas- ingly troubling behavior in the years and months leading up to the murder. He said she stopped going to church and became more erratic, at times worried that people were reading her emails and listening to her conversations. She would get angry, her husband testified, when people touched her. “If you ask her if she is all right, she’d say every- thing was OK,” Mr. Butler said, but “you can see ev- erything was not.” The night their daughter was killed, Mr. Butler told the court, his wife shaved her head and her eyebrows. He found her sitting on her bed and staring into a mirror. Asked why she, who was normally so proud of her hair, had shaved her head, she replied, “I don’t know.” Psychologists later tes- tified that Butler said she shaved her head because God said she would have to do so in order to get into heaven. Mr. Butler said he had to step in when his wife tried to shave their daugh- ter’s head. When he had to leave for work just be- fore midnight, he said his daughter asked if she could come with him to work. He said no, instead giving her his cellphone with 911 programmed on speed dial, and locked her in his bedroom. Police found the child’s body before dawn the next morning, wrapped in blan- kets in the front seat of the couple’s SUV off Queen’s Highway in East End. They found her mother on the beach nearby, wet and sandy without shoes. The verdict came down to whether Butler knew what she was doing was wrong. Summing up her case on the last day of the trial, Crown prose- cutor Cheryll Richards asked, “Following God’s command or not, did she know what she was doing was wrong?” She did know that killing her daughter was wrong, Ms. Richards argued. Defense attorney Trevor Burke did not dispute that his client killed her daughter, but said she was not in her right mind when she committed the crime and should be convicted of manslaughter instead of murder. The events leading up to the killing, Mr. Burke argued, were a “very clear indication of significant psychosis.” Ultimately, that argument did not sway the judge. A sentencing date has not been set, but the attor- neys and the judge agreed to choose a date between late April and early May. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Cayman commemorates terror victims Motorbike, car collide An early afternoon crash on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway in George Town Tuesday sent a motorcycle rider to hospital. Royal Cayman Islands Police said the small bike, which belonged to a message courier, collided with a Suzuki panel van around 2 p.m. The motorcycle rider was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The Esterley Tibbetts was blocked for about 45 minutes after the crash. - PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAY Mother found guilty of murder CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Police mishandle burglary call, one in custody CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 2016 Phone: 949.5111 | Email: sales@pinnac lemedialtd.com CELEBRATE THE LONG WEEKEND From March 25th to March 28th 2016 Please be advised there will be no newspaper on Good Friday March 25th and Easter Monday March 28th EDITION DEADLINE Friday March 25th No Publicati on Good Friday Monday March 28th No Publicati on Easter Monday Tuesday March 29th Tuesday March 22nd Wednesday March 30th Wednesday March 23rd Thursday March 31st Thursday March 24th Friday April 1st Tuesday March 29th OUR CONDOLENCES The management and staff of Health City Cayman Islands offer our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of our departed colleague and friend Chris McLaughlin. Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her earliest leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. Robert Frost Motorists support Youth Anti-Crime Trust fundraiser Gas purchases at filling stations go toward donations KELSEY JUKAM kjukam@pinnaclemedialtd.com Drivers who have been topping up at Esso gas sta- tions throughout Grand Cayman in recent weeks have been donating to a youth crime prevention pro- gram in the process. The gas retailers and Sol Petroleum Cayman Ltd. are donating 5 cents from the sale of each gallon to the Cayman Youth Anti-Crime Trust, a nonprofit that works through prevention and in- tervention programs aimed at Cayman’s youth. The fundraiser, which began Feb. 17, continues until March 30. The organization was formed in 2013 at the re- quest of the government to implement prevention and intervention programs to address anti-social be- havior and crime among local youth. Every year, the anti-crime trust, known as Youth ACT, holds youth crime preven- tion days at Clifton Hunter and John Gray high schools, where Year 8 students attend workshops that focus on is- sues such as gangs, guns, substance abuse and bul- lying, among others. The workshops are taught by a variety of ex- perts in criminal justice and rehabilitation. “Too often, we adults expect children to have the knowledge and expe- rience to make good deci- sions, without providing them with the information that they need to make those decisions,” Youth ACT Chairwoman Bonnie An- glin said. “We need to in- vest in programs that build up and empower our kids and not prisons.” Ms. Anglin said the pro- gram does more than simply tell kids “don’t do that.” “We don’t say ‘no,’ we just teach them the causes, the penalties, the consequences of their actions,” Ms. Anglin said. “For example, we have a session on guns and we use that one to say ‘If you get a police record, do you realize that you can’t go to Miami, to Disney World, because you can’t get a visa? In- stead of ‘don’t do it because it’s bad,’ we teach them the consequences.” Expansion Ms. Anglin said the or- ganization would like to ex- pand its reach by putting on similar programs for primary school students and students in Year 10. The organization would also like to restart a vocational apprenticeship program, that began last year but was abandoned due to funding issues. Ms. Anglin said the gas fundraiser is the organiza- tion’s biggest to date and is much needed, because the group has struggled to find consistent financial support. “We have some support from the Ministry of Com- munity Affairs, but my com- plaint is always stable funding,” Ms. Anglin said. “Every year we want to put on a program, we have to go back to the drawing board.” She hopes that more local businesses will step up to support and become involved in the work of Youth ACT, as Sol Petroleum and Esso ser- vice stations have done. “Our investment will go a long way in assisting the Youth ACT in funding their youth support programs in the schools, and we would like to see an expansion in the program to include more age groups,” Sol Petroleum General Manager Alan Nee- some said in a press release. “We at Sol encourage the community to support this initiative so that we all make a positive contribution in the lives of our young people.” The gas retailers and Sol Petroleum Cayman Ltd. are donating 5 cents from the sale of each gallon to the Cayman Youth Anti- Crime Trust. Motorists are assisting the Cayman Youth Anti-Crime Trust when they buy gas at Esso stations, as 5 cents per gallon is being donated to the group.Next >