ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – MONDAY APRIL 11, 2016 High of 87 Low of 75 Moderate with wave heights of 3 to 5 feet. Politics Excited for Clinton? They are! 4 5 Myths About bicycling 23 THE MYSTERY OF The STOLEN STRAD How a promising violinist got away with it and took his secret to the grave. PAGE 12 ABCDE NATIONAL WEEKLY Milestones 100 years of spirited living 17 Innovations DIY dentist: Doctors not smiling 16 THE WEEK OF SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2016 . IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WASHINGTON POST The mystery of the stolen STRAD EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 MODERN-DAY UK: BRITAIN’S GREATNESS WEARING THIN NEW SEVEN MILE BEACH WATERFRONT WALKERS ROAD TOWN CENTRE PLAZA ALSO INCLUDING ORIGINAL CHICKEN SANDWICH AND EXTRA LONG FISH SANDWICH Legal advice sought on ‘direct rule’ threat JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com The Cayman Islands government has en- gaged “top constitutional counsel” to challenge any potential threat of the U.K. taking “direct rule” of its territories. Premier Alden McLaughlin said the sug- gestion from U.K. Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn, in the wake of the Panama Papers leak, was “preposterous.” “It demonstrates both a lack of appreciation of constitutional law and the re- lationship between the U.K. and its territories,” said Mr. McLaughlin. He said he was confident the Conservative- led U.K. government did not share Mr. Cor- byn’s “misconceived views.” But he said the Cayman Islands government was ready for a legal battle if necessary. “I wish to be very clear that the govern- ment of the Cayman Islands takes the threat of ‘direct rule’ carried by Mr. Corbyn’s words most seriously. Indeed we have engaged top constitutional counsel in the United Kingdom to defend the interests of these islands through legal challenge and representations to the United Nations, should that become necessary.” Mr. McLaughlin said the threat was all the more absurd in relation to the Cayman Is- lands, which has not been mentioned in the documents stemming from the leak. He said Mr. Corbyn was damning the territory without any evidence of wrongdoing. Last week, the Labour Party leader told the BBC that the Cayman Islands should conform with British tax laws. “If the local government is simply going to condone this level of tax avoidance and tax evasion of money that has been made in Britain, then that’s something that has to be considered,” he said. “They’re not independent territories. They are self-governing, yes, but they’re British Crown dependent territories. Therefore, surely, there has to be an observance of U.K. tax law in those places.” BIKER SERIOUSLY INJURED IN POLICE CHASE JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com The family of a 20-year-old man seriously injured after being thrown from his bike in a collision during a police chase say they want to see a thorough, independent investigation into the incident. Roger Johann Wood was flown to Miami for treatment for injuries to his spine and pelvis on Friday afternoon. He was pursued for several miles by police investigating an attempted armed robbery at a George Town bar before his bike was involved in a collision with a police car in Prospect. His father, Roger Wood, said he had spoken to his son, who denies any involvement in the robbery and said he fled the sirens because his bike had no license or insurance. “He told me, “Daddy, I would never do any- thing so stupid.” He has never been involved in anything like that,” said Mr. Wood. He wants to see an examination of CCTV footage to determine exactly what caused the collision and an investigation of the officers involved. “I am told they have a different department that will investigate. I hope it will be an inde- pendent investigation,” he said. Mr. Wood, who flew out to Miami with his son Friday, said he had suffered mul- tiple injuries and was having surgery on his back on Saturday. “I’m trying to be strong, but I am worried for my son,” he added. He said his son was a quiet boy who loved motorbikes and had learned to ride almost before he could walk. ‘Orange’ gala raises funds for Meals on Wheels Many of Cayman’s most com- passionate and most generous gathered Saturday evening in the ballroom of the Marriott Hotel to show their support for Meals on Wheels, a local charity that delivers hot meals to the island’s elderly and most vulnerable. The occasion was the or- ganization’s annual fund- raiser, dubbed the “Orange You Glad Gala,” and many, if not most, of the attendees showed up in theme. Meals on Wheels chairman Rob Imparato set the sartorial standard for the night, attired in the most “orange of the orange” outfit, head to toe, suit to shoes (necktie included). It was a fun night with a se- rious purpose. Meals on Wheels, under the guidance of Executive Director Beulah McField, now delivers hot lunches to 180 Cay- manians throughout the island. Unfortunately, the need is much PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » Beulah McField, right, and her daughter Gloria McField-Nixon. PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 5 » Sporting an array of orange attire for Saturday night’s ‘Orange You Glad’ fundraiser for Meals on Wheels are, back row, from left, Joe Imparato and Rob Imparato, and, front row, Beulah McField, McKeeva Bush and Richard Parchment. - PHOTOS: DAVID R. 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Contact Paula/Shandy at 945-4295 Kenny Bryan ‘let go’ as Crosstalk host JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Talk-show host Kenny Bryan has been “let go” from his role as co-anchor of the Rooster FM morning radio show. Hurley’s Entertainment announced in a press release Friday that the former polit- ical candidate would be re- placed by Barrie Quappe, who previously hosted the show between 2002 and 2006. Neither Mr. Bryan, also the former aide to Premier Alden McLaughlin, nor Hurley’s En- tertainment managing di- rector Randy Merren gave a direct reason for the decision. Mr. Bryan said in a state- ment, “I am saddened that the choice was taken to let me go from the show as I do believe the show was just getting back to a place it needed to be – a show that addressed any and every issue.” Mr. Merren’s statement focused on the return of Ms. Quappe to the host’s chair, alongside Woody DaCosta. “I’m delighted to wel- come Barrie back to Cross- talk,” he said. “She was an honest, capable, and impartial interviewer who was widely respected by her guests when she originally hosted the show.” Mr. Bryan, who ran with the Progressives in 2013, has previously announced plans to run at the next election, possibly as an independent candidate. He was sacked as aide to Premier McLaughlin in March last year after being charged with assaulting po- lice and disorderly conduct following a dispute with a police officer outside a night- club. In February of this year, he was given 12 months’ probation and ordered to pay costs in relation to the charges, though no conviction was recorded. The charges re- lated to a heated discussion in which Bryan was said to have sworn and pointed at the officer. Bryan became co-host of Crosstalk in September. He said Friday he had en- joyed the role and was disap- pointed to be departing. “I first want to thank all the valuable listeners to Cayman CrossTalk who have been supporting me while … on the show. It was a great pleasure serving you every morning and allowing me to be a voice you depended on to discuss topical issues that face the Cayman Islands. “I wish the show and the owners of … Hurley’s media the best in its delivery of media throughout Cayman. It is very important that the people of the Cayman Islands have a platform to discuss our daily issues.” He added that he would continue to “evaluate, debate and constructively critique” the issues of the country on any platform available. “The issues of these is- lands matter to the people, so it matters to me,” he said. Mr. Merren said Ms. Quappe, who hosted the show from temporary studios in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan, would make the perfect foil for Mr. DaCosta. He said, “Woody’s back- ground in business and pol- itics, combined with Barrie’s deep understanding of so many facets of public affairs makes this morning team uniquely qualified to lead in- depth and impartial discus- sions about the future of the Cayman Islands.” University of Newcastle student interns with RCIPS for Easter A Caymanian student studying overseas spent her Easter break shadowing po- lice officers as she interned at the Cayman Islands Police Service. Emma Lang, 21, who is pursuing a master’s in clin- ical and forensic psychology at the University of New- castle in the U.K., is inter- ested in an investigative ca- reer with law enforcement following her graduation in August. “I thought it was a great idea,” said Inspector Kevin Ashworth, head of the RCIPS Training and Development Unit. “We’ve had interns, of course, but not someone off- island who wanted to spend their spring break getting acquainted with different as- pects of the work we do. I was all for it.” Throughout Ms. Lang’s time with the RCIPS, the Training and Develop- ment Unit had her visit sev- eral departments, including Family Support, Criminal In- vestigations Unit, Press Of- fice, Professional Standards, Air Operations and Training and Development. Ms. Lang also observed portions of the Sergeant’s De- velopment Course and Con- firmation in Rank. “One thing that I was sur- prised by was the enthu- siasm the people I interacted with had for their work, de- spite the way the police ser- vice is perceived,” said Ms. Lang in a statement issued by the RCIPS on Friday. “I was also surprised by the number of patrols, especially covert patrols, that are done. I had no idea.” She was also impressed by the number of women working in the RCIPS. “There were far more than I ex- pected,” she said. Recalling some high points about her internship, she said, “There was the pro- active patrol with a detective when I expected nothing to happen, but we found a po- tentially stolen dirt bike. That was interesting. “Then, of course, there was a fascinating morning in the press office.” Although Ms. Lang in- tends to pursue her ca- reer primarily in the U.K., she hopes to one day make Cayman her home again, she said in the release. “You see the islands dif- ferently once you’ve been away for a while,” she said, “and while I enjoy life in the big city now, I know I will want to come back here one day.” She added that the RCIPS “is one place where I could do my part to im- prove life here while get- ting to also do some really interesting work.” JURY NOTICE The Grand Court Jurors report time has been changed. All Grand Court jurors who are in the April-July session are advised that they should report for jury duty on Monday, April 11, at 2 p.m. The Jury Information line on 945-5072 will be updated with this information. GENERAL REGISTRY TO CLOSE WEDNESDAY FOR STAFF TRAINING The General Registry, including its counter on the first floor of the Gov- ernment Administra- tion Building, will close on Wednesday for a staff training event, according to a government release. During the closure, there will be limited elec- tronic service available to CORIS/EDMS subscribers, with online queries not generating the usual immediate response. In the event of a birth- or death-related emergency, the relevant government agencies have been pro- vided contact numbers for General Registry staff. General Registry’s main office, including its counter, will reopen on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. For more information, call 946-7922 or email cigenreg@gov.ky. RCIPS Inspector Kevin Ashworth with intern Emma Lang. Hurley’s Entertainment announced in a press release Friday that the former political candidate would be replaced by Barrie Quappe, who previously hosted the show between 2002 and 2006. Kenneth Bryan FIDEL CASTRO, 89, MAKES RARE PUBLIC APPEARANCE IN CUBA HAVANA (AP) – Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance, speaking to schoolchildren about his brother’s late wife and revo- lutionary figure Vilma Espin. The 89-year-old former president regularly writes reflections in the state media and meets with dig- nitaries but seldom ap- pears in public. His last ap- pearance at a public event was in July 2015. Wearing a white sports jacket and speaking in a scratchy voice, Castro told a room of stu- dents and teachers that Espin would be happy to see the fruits of her sacrifice at schools like theirs. Thurs- day’s appearance came on what would have been her 86th birthday. “For those of us who are here we consider it a priv- ilege to be in this school today because this type of school is getting close to a kind of dream,” he said. Castro was later shown shaking hands with children while seated and wearing a black baseball cap. The rev- olutionary leader did not make any remarks about last month’s visit to Cuba by President Obama in televised portions of the visit aired on Cuban state news media.3 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY APRIL 11, 2016 EY 2016 Scholarship • Applications are now being accepted for our annual scholarship. The successful applicant could receive up to US$30,000 per annum. Applicants must meet the following criteria: • Must be 17 years or older • Must be Caymanian • Must be of good character • Must be accepted or already enrolled at an approved College or University pursuing a career in public accounting or other appropriate academic major Applications should be delivered to our office or E-mail to: bbc.scholarships@bm.ey.com by Friday, 15 April 2016. Scholarship application form may be obtained by visiting http://www.ey.com/KY © 2015 E YGM Limit ed. All R igh ts R es erv ed. | 1601-1804286 DRIVE THRU OPEN LATE FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS UNTIL 1AM AT SEVEN MILE BEACH Now serving you from 2 locations: Savannah and Seven Mile Beach Daughter of alleged victim testifies in $2M theft trial Michelle Bouchard denies 26 charges CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com The daughter of million- aire James Bruce Handford, from whom defendant Mi- chelle Bouchard is accused of stealing more than $2 million, told a Grand Court jury that her father con- tacted police after examining joint accounts he held with Bouchard in 2012. Bouchard is accused of 15 counts of theft for amounts totalling CI$1.59 million and US$805,806.25 between 2010 and 2012. The defendant has pleaded not guilty to all charges, which also include three counts of transferring criminal property, six counts of attempting to transfer criminal property, one of forgery and one of obtaining property by deception. On Thursday, Susan van Dijk told the court that her father currently lives in Queensland, Australia, in a secure care facility’s de- mentia ward. He will be 88 on April 11. She said he was in good physical health but did not understand his condition. She said her father, a surveyor and property developer, had been a very successful businessman and had invested in an east-west railway line in Australia. He had also invented a special kind of water pump. Mr. Handford came to live in Cayman in 2007 and bought a condo on Seven Mile Beach after selling a property in Australia for “23 or 24 million dollars,” Mrs. van Dijk told the court. He was taking advantage of the tax regime, since he would be regarded as a non-resi- dent if he spent less than six months per year in Australia. He also enjoyed the climate. He typically came back to Australia for four months per year. In his spending habits, her father was both frugal and extravagant, Mrs. van Dijk said. He was frugal in everyday things, but if he wanted a piece of machinery he would buy it – an airplane or a helicopter, for example. She thought her fa- ther did not mention Mi- chelle Bouchard until 2009. After she and Bouchard began contacting each other, mostly by email and some- times by phone, Bouchard “said she was happy to look after him,” the witness re- called. “I don’t think she ex- actly said what ‘looking after’ was … At the begin- ning, he just really needed company, I think.” She said her father began showing signs of forgetful- ness, repeating himself and not remembering names, but could look after himself. The first time the family noticed that Mr. Handford might need help was in 2010, when a helicopter he was flying missed a house by about a foot and a half. The family engaged a pilot for him after that. She noted that he kept an eye on his business via fax machine. When the ma- chine ran out of ink, instead of replacing the cartridge, he would buy another fax ma- chine and had a collection. Mrs. van Dijk said she met Bouchard in 2011 when she, her husband, her sister and brother-in-law came to visit. Bouchard was living in her father’s condo at the time. “We got along well,” Mrs. van Dijk said. Asked what she thought Bouchard’s role was, she replied, “She was helping Dad pay bills while he was in Australia.” Asked about the relationship between Mr. Handford and Bouchard, she said, “Dad was keen on her and she just wanted to be a friend.” In early 2012, Bouchard began emailing Mrs. van Dijk about her father’s “declining cognitive ability” and indi- cated she was thinking of leaving because she needed to spend more time with her family in Canada. Bouchard also emailed medical reports, including one after a visit to Baptist Hospital in Miami. In May 2012, Mr. Hand- ford arrived in Australia without his medications. He was hallucinating: he thought the plane had landed in the river. It took him a long time to stabilize after his ar- rival, his daughter said. Later in 2012, Mrs. van Dijk received a communica- tion from Butterfield Bank that a banking officer was going to send her documents to sign. Instead, Mrs. van Dijk advised that she was coming to Cayman. She arrived Sept. 24, 2012. She and her father went to the bank and Mr. Hand- ford received statements on two joint accounts with Bouchard. She said her father looked very confused and could not understand, so the bank officer suggested they take the statements home and look at them. He studied them over the next few days and one evening, after studying them, he got up to go to the police. She said she thought police would laugh at him and say it’s a civil case, but her dad thought it was a criminal case. He made a statement to the Financial Crime Unit on Oct. 9, 2012. Bouchard was arrested the next day. Earlier in the week, the court heard from Dr. Denise Osterloh, who said she first met Mr. Handford in Jan- uary 2012 when Bouchard brought him in because of a chronic cough. She saw him again in April 2012 after he had been to the Miami Baptist Hospital for an ex- ecutive medical examina- tion. That report mentioned memory problems. Dr. Osterloh said Mr. Handford needed a formal neuropsychiatric evaluation, but some physical problems, such as vitamin B deficiency and an underactive thyroid, had to be dealt with first because they could impact mental issues. Mr. Handford did have a neuropsychiatric evaluation, she confirmed. Mr. Handford’s daughter said she thought police would laugh at him and say it’s a civil case, but her dad thought it was a criminal case. Michelle BouchardThe islands’ most-trusted news source 4 – EDITORIAL – Opinion&Letters The Cayman Compass welcomes comments, opinions and viewpoints from readers. Letters to the editor can be emailed to editor@pinnaclemedialtd.com, submitted via www.caymancompass.com, sent by post or hand-delivered to the Compass office. MONDAY APRIL 11, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS Modern-day UK: Britain’s greatness wearing thin Readers will be forgiven if they missed this little tidbit from the New York Times last week. The headline read: “Model in Gucci Ad Is Deemed ‘Unhealthily Thin’ by British Regulator.” The story began, “The model in the Gucci ad is young and waiflike, her frail body draped in a geo- metric-pattern dress as she leans back in front of a wall painted with a tree branch that appears to mimic the angle of her silhouette.” That drew the attention, and ire, of something called the Advertising Standards Authority of Britain, which huffily ruled that the ad was “irresponsible,” further decrying that the “offending image” must not be published again in its current form. We would remind our readers that this comes from the same country which in 1949 spawned another waif, named Lesley Lawson. You probably know her better as “Twiggy,” who became the world’s first supermodel. “Twiggy,” as her name implies, was just a little stick of a girl (her childhood nickname was “Twigs”), and full grown weighed just 112 pounds. She was such a rage on the worldwide stage that the Brits saw fit in 1966 to name her “Woman of the Year.” And now we have this sniveling Advertising Standards Authority doing its part to remind the world just how bureaucratic, intrusive and petty Britain has become. Does London ever reflect on how great Britain, and the British Empire, once was? This was the land of Shakespeare, of Darwin, of Chaucer, of Churchill, the land which engendered the phrase, “The sun never sets on the British Empire,” and the song, still saluted to this day, “Rule, Britannia!” Is it even possible that this is the same country that inspired Sir Winston, in the midst of World War II, to utter these words: “We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.” He was sermonizing about waging war on Nazi Germany, not on a skinny Gucci model. We are reminded of syndicated columnist George F. Will’s remarks about famed New York Yankee slugger Joe DiMaggio who went, alas, from the baseball Hall of Fame to flacking for Mr. Coffee machines. Said Mr. Will (approximately): “Only one who has risen to such great heights can fall to such great depths.” Britain’s quirkiness and diminished stature in the world would have little consequence to us in the Cayman Islands if we were not inextricably bound to the Mother Country by history, law and the Constitution. We cannot simply ignore the (apparently sober) ramblings of Jeremy Corbyn (think of him as socialist candidate Bernie Sanders, on steroids), who has been pontificating of late that Britain should impose “direct rule” on the Cayman Islands if we don’t march in step with his leftist view of the world. While correctly labeling Mr. Corbyn’s remarks “pre- posterous,” Premier Alden McLaughlin nonetheless has announced that the Cayman Islands Government has retained “top constitutional counsel” to defend, if necessary, our system of local self-government. Further, we now learn from The Independent news- paper that British legislators apparently are miffed that a Cayman delegation in 2015, led by Premier McLaughlin, ignored their “requests” to meet to discuss the contentious issue of “beneficial ownership” of companies registered in the Cayman Islands. Good for our premier, good for us. Our message should be that we do not accept invitations to our own financial funeral. In the meantime, negotiations on “beneficial own- ership” seem to have improved, and Mr. McLaughlin appears confident that ongoing discussions will result in a satisfactory outcome for these islands. We trust – we can do little else – that he is correct. Bond yields predict ‘new mediocre’ is here to stay MARK GILBERT “In price is knowledge” was the dictum drummed into me by an editor when I first started writing about finance. The bond market is telling us that the outlook for growth and inflation is the worst it’s been for almost a year. And it’s also suggesting that central banks will fail to meet their key policy objective of pushing inflation back up to 2 percent. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde has adopted the phrase “the new mediocre” to describe the current eco- nomic backdrop. “The good news is that the recovery continues; we have growth; we are not in a crisis,” she said on Tuesday. “The not- so-good news is that the re- covery remains too slow, too fragile, and risks to its dura- bility are increasing.” Bond market rates suggest investors see very little pros- pect of inflation in the coming years, and are therefore willing to put their money in govern- ment securities without de- manding any return (and in many cases are willing to pay for the privilege by accepting negative rates). The 10-year German yield, for example, just a whisker away from turning negative for the first time ever, is just below 0.1 percent: The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, meanwhile, is down to about 1.7 percent from the 2.3 percent level that prevailed when the Federal Reserve raised interest rates in De- cember. That’s odd; long-term borrowing costs should be rising when a central bank is in tightening mode. The Fed says there might be two more rate increases in the pipeline this year; the bond market suggests otherwise. Higher central bank rates should mean consumer prices are expected to rise; bond- holders should therefore de- mand higher returns to com- pensate for accelerating inflation eroding the value of their money in the future. But the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco reckons market- based gauges of inflation ex- pectations aren’t showing that. “A substantial portion of the decline in these measures re- flects a notable downward shift in investors’ medium- and long-term inflation expec- tations,” the bank said in a re- port published Monday. This is important. Former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s 2002 speech “Deflation: Making Sure ‘It’ Doesn’t Happen Here” asserted that “sufficient injec- tions of money will ultimately always reverse a deflation.” But cranking up the printing presses to an unprecedented degree has thus far failed to stoke inflation; and the bond market shows investors don’t expect that to change. That raises the uncom- fortable possibility that the economic textbooks are mis- leading, the Fed was wrong to raise rates at the end of last year, and that central banks are basically flying blind. Un- less and until bond yields start to rise, central banks will con- tinue to miss their inflation targets, and the risk of defla- tion will remain a threat to the global economy. Mark Gilbert, a Bloomberg View columnist, is a member of the Bloomberg View editorial board. © 2016, Bloomberg View 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” International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde has adopted the phrase ‘the new mediocre’ to describe the current economic backdrop. – PHOTO: AP5 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY APRIL 11, 2016 US officials decline to review missing boaters search CHARLES DUNCAN cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com Officials with the U.S. Na- tional Transportation Safety Board, which investigates transportation-related acci- dents in the U.S., declined to conduct a review of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Ser- vice’s search and rescue op- erations for the five people who went missing at sea in early March, according to the governor’s office. Three men, Gary Mull- ings, Nicholas Watler and Edsell Haylock, and two boys, Kamron Brown, 11, and his brother Kanyi Brown, 9, went missing on March 6 while they were on their way back from 12 Mile Bank. Po- lice say they did not hear of the missing boat until late that night and did not send out search units until the next morning, prompting anger from the family and calls from the community and politicians to know why it took so long for police to respond. Gary Benham, head of the governor’s office, said they approached the U.S. investi- gators based on a recommen- dation from the U.S. Coast Guard. He said the U.S. of- ficials did not say why they would not conduct the re- view, but said a separate re- quest has gone out for an- other organization to conduct the independent review. Mr. Benham would not say who had been approached as a second choice for the inves- tigation, but did say, “It will be an organization that can credibly review a search and rescue operation.” “It’s not gone away, we’ve not forgotten about the re- view,” Mr. Benham said. “The governor is com- mitted to a credible indepen- dent review and making the results public,” he said. The actions of the police in the case led to opposition leader McKeeva Bush calling for an independent meeting to consider a private members’ motion in the Legislative As- sembly. He called for an in- quiry “to determine the facts of what ensued on Sunday, March 6, 2016, and surrounding mat- ters connected to the disap- pearance of the five individ- uals, including an 11-year-old and a 9-year-old child.” “The recent disappearance at sea of five persons was not handled with [the] efficiency and promptness that is ex- pected,” Mr. Bush writes in the motion. The opposition called for an emergency meeting this week to hear two mo- tions, but Premier Alden McLaughlin said last week that members of the ruling government will not attend. “Government is not going to agree to a meeting,” Mr. McLaughlin said, and without the government members the Legislative Assembly would not have the 10 members present to make a quorum and conduct business. The opposition motions call for an independent in- quiry and for a “lack of confi- dence” vote in the police lead- ership. It was announced last month that Police Commis- sioner David Baines will leave his post at the end of May. In a press release an- nouncing Mr. Baines’s depar- ture, the governor said, “The recent barrage of unfair crit- icism and defamatory com- ments has undermined the Commissioner’s authority to the extent that his lead- ership of the RCIPS is no longer tenable.” “It’s no t gone away, we’ve not forgotten about the review.” GARY BENHAM, head of the governor’s office The boat on which the five missing boaters had been aboard is towed back to Grand Cayman on March 8, two days after the boaters were reported missing. - PHOTO: RCIPS greater than the available re- sources, and the charity is trying to raise funds for ad- ditional food preparation fa- cilities which would enable it to provide more meals to more seniors. Even so, each day more than 100 volunteers pre- pare the meals and per- form the deliveries. In 2014, Meals on Wheels delivered more than 37,000 hot, nutri- tious lunches throughout all of the districts. Importantly, all dona- tions from the public are used to cover the cost of the meal – from purchasing the ingredients from super- market shelves, to preparing the lunches, to delivering them to seniors’ tables. Ad- ministrative costs, including a staff of just two, are cov- ered by an annual grant of $52,268 from government. On Saturday evening, through its ticket sales and silent and live auctions, the event generated approxi- mately (the final figures are still being tallied) $40,000. At a cost of $5 per meal, that translates into 8,000 meals for Cayman’s most hungry and most vulnerable. Government officials in attendance at the fund- raiser included Deputy Gov- ernor Franz Manderson and his wife Nuvia, Op- position Leader McKeeva Bush and West Bay Minister Tara Rivers. ‘Orange’ gala raises funds for Meals on Wheels CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Cayman Compass publisher David R. Legge, right, bought Rob Imparato’s colorful suit at the gala’s auction and intends to donate it to next year’s fundraiser. - PHOTO: MELISSA WOLFE Meals on Wheels board of directors member Joe Imparato, and Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush, at Saturday night’s ‘Orange You Glad’ fundraiser. - PHOTOS: DAVID R. LEGGE Meals on Wheels chairman Rob Imparato addresses the audience at the ‘Orange You Glad’ gala.MONDAY APRIL 11, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS DISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days George Town Moot court builds students’ skills Aspiring legal professionals re- cently had the chance to test their mettle at a “moot court” competition. As the sponsor of the St. Igna- tius A-Level law program, for the second year in a row Campbells law firm worked with program in- structor Rhian Minty to host the competition on March 8. In a moot court, participants take part in simulated court pro- ceedings, usually involving drafting memorials or memoranda and taking part in oral argument. A press release states Campbells is in its fourth year of sponsoring the law program, which accepts students from both St. Ignatius and Cayman Prep School. This year, the firm again included a moot court event to the program’s schedule, as well as a tour of the courts and a sit-in on an active trial. “As a student aspiring to be a lawyer, the moot has shown me a glimpse of the realities of the courtroom environment,” said St. Ignatius A-Level stu- dent and Team A Junior Counsel Janessa Prendergast. “The opportunity was invalu- able as I now have a clearer un- derstanding to the extent of ded- ication and time it takes to fully develop a case that can withstand the pressures of opposition and scrutiny from the presiding judges. Preparing oneself, learning how to dress for a trial, address judges and coherently answer any ques- tions asked was a lot of pressure but it was an excellent experience that I learned many valuable les- sons from.” For the moot court, the students were divided into two teams which covered the roles of claimants and respondents in a contract case. Campbells senior associates James Austin-Smith and Kirsten Houghton played the role of the judges. The students also received advocacy training from litigation partner Mark Goodman and senior associate Jeremy Durston. “James Austin-Smith and I were impressed with the students who appeared before us in the moot,” said Ms. Houghton. She added, “We noticed sig- nificant progress in the standard of those whom we remembered from last year, and promise in the new candidates. The students had worked hard with Campbells men- tors, Mark Goodman and Jeremy Durston, and it was very hard to choose the winning team.” The law firm stated it was im- pressed with the caliber of students participating this year. At the conclusion of the moot court, the attorneys were pleased to discover that at least three of the students now have offers to study for their law degrees in England, wishing them all the best in their future studies and careers. Campbells law firm worked with program instructor Rhian Minty to host a moot competition for students on March 8. Back row from left, Campbells senior associate Kirsten Houghton, Campbells senior associate James Austin-Smith and Campbells partner Mark Goodman. In the front row, from left, is Campbells senior associate Jeremy Durston, and students Shania Ebanks, Janessa Prendergast, Daniela Granados, Annika Brown, Anastassia Webster, Kayla Prendergast, Maya Smith, Aliana Dodds, Yoandra Carter and Matteo Polloni. Meet Captain Jake McTaggart from Cayman Offshore Adventures. This young entrepreneur has just fulfilled a lifetime dream and is now the proud owner of a 32-foot Permacraft and ready to start his deep-sea fishing excursions. For many years, he worked as mate on several charter boats to save the money to buy his own boat, of which he is now a proud captain. - PHOTO: GEORGE NOWAK Let’s go fishing In the April 20, 1966 edi- tion of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Com- pass, George Town correspondent Frances Bodden wrote: “Mrs. Bertie Cooper and Dr. Col- lins arrived for a day’s stay in the island on April 14. Mrs. Cooper’s husband spent Easter in the is- land. Dr. Collins’ wife is the former Linnette Swaby of West Bay, who visited Cayman a few weeks ago. “Mrs. Wellesley Eldemire re- turned to the island after a week’s visit to Jamaica. Her little grandson Wellesley Van der Bol re- turned to his parents in Kingston after spending Easter in Cayman. “Mrs. Hugh Coxe of Kingston and her two sons returned to Ja- maica on the 24th after spending Easter with her mother. Mrs. Annie Laurie Bodden who has re- cently returned from a visit to the United States. “We are all happy to see Mr. Churchill Bodden as co-pilot of B.W.I.A. flights to Cayman and Mr. Hurley Merren, air frame me- chanic working at Owen Rob- erts Airfield, and also Mr. Sheldon Hislop who spent his holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hislop. Mr. Hislop is in training in Trinidad to become an air traffic control officer. “Mr. Wilbur Thompson Jr. has returned home after com- pleting his course of training at a training school for air pilots in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has brought with him his diploma as a fully qualified air pilot. Along with Mr. Churchill Bodden, they are making history for this island. We congratulate these young men on their praise-worthy ambition to pursue a worthwhile career. “Mr. and Mrs. Rowley Cross- well spent a week in Grand Cayman at the Beach Club Colony. They are from Temple Hall, Ja- maica. Mr. Crosswell is chairman and managing director of Temple Hall Ltd. Cigar Manufacturers. While here, they had the pleasure of touring the island and thor- oughly enjoyed their visit. “Mrs. Heath Bodden, better known as ‘Mary Ann,’ and her son Heath arrived from New Jersey via Kingston where she spent a couple of days with her cousin Mr. Carl Webster and relatives before coming to Cayman on the 9th. They were the guests of Dr. R.E. McTaggart and left on the 17th after a pleasant stay on the island. Heath expects to enter the- ology college in the near future to become a minister of religion. “They were accompanied to Miami by Miss Amy Bodden, where she has gone for medical aid. It is hoped that Miss Amy will be greatly benefitted by the trip.” 50 YEARS AGO: Young men make tracks in aviation fieldCAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY APRIL 11, 2016 DISTRICT DAYS 7 District Days George Town Beach wedding for South Sound couple ALMA CHOLLETTE achollette@pinnaclemedialtd.com Newlyweds Ellie Mc- Iver and Wilmer Carcamo of South Sound tied the knot be- fore 30 of their closest friends and family in a beach cere- mony held at the Tiki Beach. The couple wed on Feb. 28. It was thanks to an in- troduction by their mutual friend, Meli, that the couple met for the first time. Ellie, originally from Northumber- land, England, is a veterinary nurse and Wilmer, originally from La Ceiba, Honduras, is an assistant store manager. Weeks after meeting, they found themselves messaging each other and making plans to meet again. When they did, the place just so happened to be where they first met, Royal Palms. According to the groom, meeting that second time was where the magic started. The groom said that day he found the most amazing, beautiful and unique woman in the world, who made every day an adventure teeming with joy and love. After eight months to- gether, Ellie ventured out to Spain to attend a friend’s wedding for a few weeks. It was during her absence abroad that Wilmer realized that Ellie was the one. Eager for her return, “Like kids wait for Christmas Day to open their gifts,” Wilmer made plans to propose to Ellie on the beach at Royal Palms, exactly one year after they met. Ellie, completely unaware of his intent, came down with a migraine and foiled his plans. Wilmer, however, was not to be deterred. He eventually found his moment, got down on one knee and proposed to Ellie – she was in her pajamas. The couple went on to celebrate their engagement over pizza. Choosing to go light on her wedding day, Ellie wore a linen skirt and sequined top as her wedding dress. Wilmer was met at the altar by Ellie, who was given away by her father, Fred McIver. Wilmer said his fa- vorite portion of the wed- ding was listening to his wife-to-be recite her vows in Spanish, whereas for Ellie, having all her friends and family present was unfor- gettable. Having let her hus- band choose the wedding rings, which she did not see until the day, was also one of Ellie’s favorite things that happened. Following the ceremony, the newlyweds enjoyed salsa dancing and motorcycle riding, with a reception at The Wharf. The wedding plan- ners included friends Jes- sica Manson, Lisa Hunter, Courtney Peddle and Alison Thorburn. The ceremony was organized by Simply Weddings. It was thanks to an introduction by their mutual friend, Meli, that Ellie and Wilmer met for the first time. Ellie McIver and Wilmer Carcamo - PHOTOS: REBECCA DAVIDSON Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Carcamo pose on their wedding day. George Town author points to scriptures for answers JEWEL LEVY jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com Grieving the loss of a mother can be a difficult experience for many, but for some that blow can be devastating. Such was the case for George Town resident, teacher Janet Dash- Harris, when her mother Gwen Harris died in March 2015 from complications of a stroke while Ms. Dash-Harris was making prepara- tions for a caretaker. Out of her grief, Ms. Dash- Harris captured her healing journey through writing, “Frankly Speaking: 120 Matter-Of-Fact And Thought Provoking Readings,” published Jan. 1 by local publisher CLM Publishing. She calls the book, “An inspira- tion from mum.” An ardent sports enthusiast and former netballer who enjoys music, traveling, reading, as well as writing acrostic puzzles, Ms. Dash-Harris officially launched her book at the First Assembly of God Church in George Town in March. As the title states, the book con- tains 120 readings and devotionals, some of which are autobiograph- ical, and grew out of Ms. Dash-Har- ris’s attempts to encourage herself and others as she faced many of life’s challenges. Her efforts quickly blossomed into posting full-length devotionals and Bible verses on WhatsApp, a phone application. The first verse Bible verse she sent out was Psalm 20:6 on April 15, 2015. “The verses were cathartic for me, as I found that as I sought to encourage others, I started to feel much better,” she said. Ms. Dash-Harris was inspired to share her musings with others by turning her postings into a book, which she completed in seven months. “I used my own personal experi- ences to encourage others, as well as using catchy devotional titles, like Be a Dog Christian (when discussing loyalty), LOL, CB4C, The Voice, Deal or No Deal, Watch Out for the Iguanas, Tough But Good and What- ever (when discussing my husband’s illness),” she said. Now firmly rooted in Cayman, where she resides with her hus- band, Lincoln, and son Jamal, Ms. Dash-Harris was born in Coventry, England, where she lived with her parents Elton and Gwen and sib- lings, Cynthia, Gloria and Joseph. On the recommendation of the family doctor, her parents subsequently de- cided to move the family back to the warm climate of Barbados, the land of their birth. In 1986, she entered Erdiston Teachers’ College and was elected president of the Student Guild; she graduated two years later as student of the year. It was while there, in 1987, she gave her heart to the Lord, at the Emmanuel Baptist Church. She then entered the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, in 1989 where she studied part–time, graduating in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Lin- guistics with Education. She taught for 12 years in Bar- bados at the West Terrace Primary School and spent one year at the Parkinson Memorial School teaching English and Spanish. In 1988, she migrated to the Cayman Islands where she cur- rently teaches Spanish at Clifton Hunter High School. In 2009, she received the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching at the middle school level. She has headed her school’s Spanish Department since 2006 and is a former CXC examiner in Spanish and adjunct lecturer in Spanish at the International Col- lege of the Cayman Islands. Outside of work, Ms. Harris serves her church as an usher and Sunday school teacher and has served as a member of the board of the First Assembly of God Church in Grand Cayman. Ms. Harris’s is book available at the Christian Enlightenment Centre, the No. 1 Shoe Shop and on Amazon.com, or directly from the author who can be emailed at elpjh@yahoo.com. Members of the Clifton Hunter High School staff turned out in support of their colleague Janet Dash-Harris (seated) at the launch of her book, ‘Frankly Speaking: 120 Matter-Of-Fact And Thought Provoking Readings.’8 LOCAL NEWS MONDAY APRIL 11, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS SPECIAL FEATURE COMPLIMENTARY SPOT RED COLOR. Additional spot color or full color will be charged at regular rates. FULL PAGE 10.333”W x 15.8975”H B&W $960 Full Color $1360 HALF PAGE 10.333”W x 7.8975”H QUARTER PAGE 5.066”W x 7.8975”H B&W $240 Full Color $440 B&W $480 Full Color $780 ADVERTISING RATES AND SPECS The feature will highlight Scotiabank’s achievements of the past fi ve decades as well as the bank’s commitment to supporting the community where we live and do business. Be part of this milestone publication! AD SPACE DEADLINE: Wednesday, April 13th Contact 949-5111 | sales@pinnaclemedialtd.com Scotiabank & Trust (Cayman) Ltd. is celebrating its 50th Anniversary as a chartered bank in the Cayman Islands. To celebrate this special occasion, the Cayman Compass will be publishing a souvenir newspaper feature on Thursday, April 21. Haitian trash identified on Cayman beaches Study looks at density of beach plastics JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Trash discarded as far away as Haiti is washing up on beaches in Cayman, ac- cording to citizen-scientists taking part in a beach plas- tics survey on the island. The National Conserva- tion Council is coordinating Cayman’s contribution to an international survey of the trash that washes up on beaches across the world. Volunteers are ana- lyzing transects of debris on beaches to assess the density of plastics and other trash. “There is clearly both an international and a local di- mension to the litter on our shores,” said Christine Rose-Smyth, chairwoman of the National Conservation Council, who took part in the first survey at Colliers Beach in East End at the weekend. The conservation council is organizing similar surveys on beaches across all three islands and is urging other organizations to get involved as well. “By sampling in each of the three Cayman Islands we can provide important insight into the question of where beach plastics and other floating debris comes from,” Ms. Rose-Smyth said. At Colliers, the group sur- veyed a 20 by 2 meter transect and discovered 413 pieces of plastic and 46 other man- made items. Small and me- dium plastic fragments, as well as Styrofoam fragments from picnic plates and food containers, were common. Ms. Rose-Smyth said two of nine plastic bottles found could be identified as origi- nating from Haiti. “I have noticed that Hai- tian plastics are common on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman beaches as well and I hope that we will be able to obtain some precise data from both of those islands during this study,” she said. “There is clearly both an in- ternational and a local di- mension to the litter on our shores in addition to the hu- manitarian and public health crisis that waste is causing in Haiti itself.” The Beach Plastics Sur- veys can be carried out up until April 30 for inclusion in the full Caribbean data analysis for the international crowd-sourced project being led by Jennifer Lavers of the Institute of Marine and Ant- arctic Studies, Australia. It is estimated that there are 5 trillion items currently floating in the surface layer and an estimated 275 million tonnes of new plastic entering the world’s oceans every year, according to Dr. Lavers. The National Conserva- tion Council is calling on community groups to get in- volved in the project as part of Cayman’s Earth Month clean-up initiatives. A survey can be conducted ahead of, or alongside, a planned beach cleanup said Ms. Rose-Smyth. Full details of the project and data recording sheets can be found on the Conservation Council’s news page on the Department of Environment website. The National Conservation Council is coordinating Cayman’s contribution to an international survey of the trash that washes up on beaches across the world. Volunteers examine transects of beach for trash and plastic fragments. - PHOTO: CHRISTINE ROSE-SMYTH ELDERLY VISITOR DIES IN CAYMAN WATERS A 78-year-old man died after being found unre- sponsive in the water at Seven Mile Beach on Thursday morning. Cuong Trinh, from Texas, was taken to the Cayman Islands Hospital after po- lice and emergency ser- vices responded to an 11 a.m. report of the incident. He was pronounced dead at 11:30 a.m., police said in a statement Friday. He is the sixth person to die in water-related circum- stances this year. There were three water-related fatali- ties in Cayman in March and two in January. 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Patrol cars, guided by the police heli- copter, followed the bike, which was speeding, for a “lengthy period.” “During this entire time, he failed to respond to po- lice sirens and emergency lights signaling him to stop. In the vicinity of Lan- tern Point, there was a col- lision between the dirt bike and a police vehicle,” the re- lease stated. Elsa Castillo, the aunt of the injured man, said she was relieved her nephew had not been killed in the incident. “For us, what is impor- tant first of all is to see the best care given to Johann to get him on his feet. We want to make sure he is OK and can get back to the health that he was in – the second thing we want to ensure is that something is done about this and it is not thrown under the mat. “This was unnecessary. He is a young boy, he could very well have died.” On Sunday, she told the Cayman Compass that doc- tors had done a three-hour surgery on her nephew’s spine. “It is not only Jo- hann’s spine that was in- jured but his pelvic bone in different places as well,” she said, adding that her nephew was scheduled to undergo a second surgery on his pelvis on Sunday. “He is in pain but is heavily sedated. He was able to chat with his mother Sunday morning, which is something good,” she said. Review of CCTV footage Police gave no specific details on the exact cir- cumstances of the colli- sion and it is understood that CCTV footage from the police helicopter, as well as traffic cameras, will be reviewed. Accidents involving po- lice vehicles are generally investigated internally by an officer of higher rank than the one involved in the accident, according to a police spokesperson. They are investigated the same way as regular accidents with files poten- tially referred to the De- partment of Public Pros- ecutions. A range of other internal disciplinary mea- sures are also contem- plated where misconduct is proved, according to the spokesperson. The attempted robbery at Smugglers Rum Bar re- mains under investigation. Two men with their faces covered and carrying what appeared to be handguns entered the bar around 10:15 p.m. Thursday and demanded valuables from patrons. The men then left without taking anything. Anyone with information about this attempted robbery is asked to call George Town CID at 949-4222. Anonymous tips can be provided via the Miami-based call center of Crime Stoppers at 800-8477(TIPS). Mr. McLaughlin said the comments were surprising. “I am surprised to hear this champion of oppressed peoples reverting to the worst excesses of 18th Cen- tury colonialism.” He said he was confi- dent that the ruling govern- ment had no plans to im- pose direct rule. “I and my government, and in particular the Min- ister of Financial Services [Wayne Panton], continue to engage in constructive dis- cussions with the United Kingdom Government re- garding the effective and ef- ficient provision of benefi- cial ownership information to the United Kingdom law enforcement and tax regula- tory authorities in further- ance of the Cayman Islands’ commitment to fighting se- rious crime and tax fraud,” Mr. McLaughlin said. “I am confident from those discussions, as re- cently as today, that the U.K. Government does not share Mr. Corbyn’s miscon- ceived views,” he added. He said Cayman has de- cades of engagement with international initiatives around anti-money laun- dering and tax evasion, and has mechanisms for exchanges of information on tax and beneficial own- ership information. He highlighted tax in- formation exchange agree- ments, the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Ad- ministrative Assistance in Tax Matters, European Union Savings Directives and the double tax ar- rangement with the U.K., which allow for the sharing of information with more than 90 jurisdictions. Additionally, Cayman automatically shares in- formation with the United States and U.K., for FATCA purposes and is committed to the OECD’s Common Re- porting Standard along with 95 other jurisdic- tions, including the ma- jority of G-20 countries, he said in a statement. Biker seriously injured in police chase The bike riden by Roger Johann Wood at the scene of the collision. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 A police car damaged in a collision with a motorbike during a chase Thursday night is removed from the scene on Friday morning. – PHOTOS: JEWEL LEVY Legal advice sought on ‘direct rule’ threat CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Premier Alden McLaughlin 10 RESCUED FROM CAPSIZED BOAT OFF BAHAMAS SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says there are no re- ports of injuries among 10 people rescued from a cap- sized boat southwest of Freeport, Bahamas. Public affairs spe- cialist Eric Woodall said the overturned vessel was spotted around noon by an AC 144 aircraft and that a Coast Guard cutter was di- verted to the scene where the passengers were found hanging on to the hull of the 30-foot boat. The Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association first received a report about the vessel in distress around 4 a.m. Woodall said the passen- gers are being transported to the Royal Bahamas De- fence Force in Freeport. He could not immediately pro- vide further details about the incident. The 10 survivors are be- lieved to be migrants trying to get the United States from the Bahamas.Next >