ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – TUESDAY MAY 10, 2016 SPORTS | PAGE 16 CAYMAN YOUNGSTERS GET CHANCE TO IMPRESS ON BIG STAGE High of 88 Low of 76 Moderate with wave heights of 3 to 5 feet EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 SUPPORTING OUR CAYMAN DELEGATION IN LONDON 180913_PRINT-Ad-Strip-BOTY-6colxPage 1 11/30/15 12:30:30 PM Election information campaign to cost more than $1 million First one man, one vote election slated for May 24, 2017 JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com The Elections Office expects to spend more than $1 million on a national voter informa- tion and registration campaign ahead of the 2017 general election. Elections officers plan to go door-to-door to speak to more than 18,000 registered voters as the Cayman Islands prepares for its first election across 19 single-member districts. They are also appealing to more than 5,000 people who are eligible but not registered to vote, to sign up in time to participate. Training for the 19 returning officers re- sponsible for the count has already begun. Su- pervisor of Elections Wesley Howell said his staff are preparing for a likely election date of May 24, 2017, but will be ready if government calls a snap election before then. Changes to the Elections Law to pave the way for the new system are being drafted and will go to the Legislative Assembly in the summer. The proposed amendments could also in- clude new rules around campaign financing. Current restrictions on spending apply only to the period between nomination day and the election, typically about two months. Mr. Howell said discussions are taking place about whether that should change. “In other jurisdictions the reporting isn’t just about the campaigning, it is about the party financing donations and how you spend funds outside of the election period,” he said. He declined to go into detail on what rec- ommendations his office has proposed for the current election, saying it is up to Cabinet to decide which changes to take forward. “That is a controversial provision and there WATSON SAYS HE WILL SEEK LEGAL AID Convicted accountant needs money for lawyer BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Canover Watson told a Grand Court judge Monday that he would ask for legal aid in ongoing asset forfeiture proceedings and an appeal resulting from his February convic- tion on conspiracy to defraud and corruption- related charges. Watson was sentenced to seven years in prison on Feb. 5 following a lengthy jury trial in which he was convicted of five out of six counts related to a scheme prosecutors said he and business partner Jeffrey Webb directed to embezzle funds from a patient swipe-card contract with the public hospital. It was alleged that Watson person- ally profited from the scheme by taking nearly US$350,000 over the course of about three years. Although his assets were stated to have been more than $3 million during the trial, which ran from November 2015 to February this year, Watson told Grand Court Judge Malcolm Swift on Monday that as a result of the conviction, the Crown had restrained cash and properties under provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Law. Watson said this left him without any ability to pay for legal representation. Watson’s attorney Ben Tonner also ap- plied on Monday to come “off record” for the defendant, meaning that as of Monday, Ryan, Crighton partner on new luxury development ALAN MARKOFF amarkoff@pinnaclemedialtd.com The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman de- veloper Michael Ryan is back in the de- velopment business in Cayman, this time teaming up with realtor/developer Dale Crighton to build a luxury oceanfront de- velopment on South Church Street. The development, which will feature 36 oceanfront units on a property that is 400 feet wide and 280 feet deep, will be called FIN, the French word for “end” be- cause it is meant to indicate Cayman’s “final word in luxury.” The site, which was mostly cleared with the exception of a house that will become the site office for the development during construction, is in between the Seaview and Kisha developments. FIN’s amenities will include private ele- vator access to the units, a 75-foot elevated glass-bottom pool that cantilevers out over the beach, a saltwater lagoon with access to the sea, underground parking, 24-hour con- cierge service, an owners’ lounge, a busi- ness center, a tennis court, private plunge pools and wine lockers. There will be also be a car service with two electric cars for owners to use. “That’s part of the environmental ap- proach we’re taking,” said Mr. Ryan, adding PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » An artist’s rendering of a roadside view of FIN, the newly launched luxury residential project on South Church Street. PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 »2 LOCAL&REGIONAL TUESDAY MAY 10, 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. - TUESDAY - CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR 3D (PG13) 1:00 I 2:00 2D I 4:10 I 5:30 I 7:30 9:00 I 9:30 2D THE JUNGLE BOOK 3D (PG) 1:00 I 1:30 2D I 3:30 I 4:00 2D I 6:30 7:10 2D I 9:40 2D MOTHER’S DAY (PG13) 1:10 I 3:50 I 7:00 I 9:50 HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR (PG13) 1:20 I 4:15 I 7:20 I 10:00 Daily Matinees Every Day $8.00 Seniors, Mon-Fri Before 6pm Cayman Cinema@cbcinema6cbcinema6 640-FILM (640-3456) pjane59@yahoo.com PO Box 2642 KY1-1101 GT Supply & Install Repair & Service Hurricane Shutters Roll-Up Shutters Accordion Shutters Re-tractable Awning Screen Porch, Patio & Screen Doors Ishmeal Graham Owner/Manager 345 926- 0481 345 326 -6386 Hurricane Season is upon us Call Now for Service & Repair on your shutters DON’T WAIT! Dead animals found at abandoned farm Dogs, chickens, rabbits left without food or water, court hears JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com An animal welfare officer has described how she made the “gruesome discovery” of a dead dog chained to a tree at an abandoned North Side farm that was littered with the bones of starved animals. When Margaret Baldino searched the farm, she said, she discovered 15 dead rabbits and the “feathers and bones” of multiple birds, which she believed to be chickens. Farmer Marcel Archer, who rented the property, has de- nied four counts of animal cruelty and one charge of abandonment. He has claimed he hired someone to feed the animals. Giving evidence on the first day of Archer’s trial in Sum- mary Court on Monday, Ms. Baldino, who was an animal welfare officer with the De- partment of Agriculture at the time of the incident in August 2010, said she had searched the farm after an anony- mous tip from a member of the public. When she arrived at the property, she said, she was greeted by two dogs, whose condition she described as “emaciated.” She said there was no sign of any food or water left out for the dogs. Inside the yard she found the dead dog, on a “very short chain” tied to a tree. Upon further inspection of the property, she said, she found an empty cage. “I saw the remains of feathers and bones at the bottom of the cage,” she said. She said several other cages and coops contained similar remains of pigeons and chickens, which she be- lieved had died from lack of food and water. She later discovered a cov- ered area of rabbit hutches, with empty water bottles at- tached. A total of 14 rabbits were dead in the hutches. Five were still alive, though one later died. Ms. Baldino said she had traced the property to Ar- cher and tracked him down. In an interview transcript read to the court, Archer ac- knowledged that he farmed the land and that the three dogs named Bella, Rover and Ming, were his. He later agreed to surrender the sur- viving dogs, Bella and Rover, to the Department of Agricul- ture, Ms. Baldino said. He told the welfare of- ficer in the interview that he had been overseas on and off and visited the farm less fre- quently since selling his goats earlier in the year. He claimed to have hired a Jamaican man to feed the remaining animals, saying, when questioned, that this was an informal arrange- ment with no written record of contract or payment. In her opening statement earlier on Monday, prose- cutor Eleanor Fargi, said the Jamaican man, Austin Booth, would testify that he had left the island on June 10, nearly two months before the ani- mals were found. She said Mr. Booth, in his police state- ment, said he told Archer he was leaving the island and would not be able to continue feeding the animals. The case continued Monday afternoon. Only the prosecution wit- nesses were scheduled to be called Monday, with the de- fense scheduled to bring its case at a later date. “I saw the remains of feathers and bones at the bottom of the cage.” MARGARET BALDINO, former animal welfare officer, Department of Agriculture A fight involving mul- tiple people at a West Bay Road nightclub just after 3 a.m. Saturday led police to arrest two men after of- ficers found a gun in a ve- hicle, according to police. Officers responded to reports of a fight at 3:10 a.m. at the Fete Night- club at 426 West Bay Road, according to a police press release. They did not find a fight in progress but there was a large crowd in the parking lot, police said. Police searched a vehicle based on information from the crowd and discovered a 9mm handgun. They arrested two men, a 24-year-old from North Side and a 25-year-old from West Bay. Both were charged with two counts of possession of an unlicensed firearm for the gun and ammu- nition, and were sched- uled to appear in court Monday afternoon. Two charged with gun possession A 37-year-old George Town man was ar- rested Friday in connec- tion with what the Royal Cayman Islands Police said were suspected money laundering activities. The suspect was not identified by police and had not been charged as of press time Monday. According to an RCIPS statement: “The man had been appointed as a voluntary liquidator for two funds while employed with the local office of an inter- national investment firm. During this appointment, a quantity of money was mis- appropriated from these funds and transferred to an- other account.” The suspect was released on police bail and was pro- hibited from leaving the Cayman Islands while the case is under investigation. Police arrest investment firm worker A photograph accompanying a story on page 2 of Mon- day’s Cayman Compass titled “Mother’s life sentence is 26-plus years for murder” misidentified the woman in the picture as Tamara Butler. The woman in the photo is not Tamara Butler and is not connected with the case. We apologize for our error. The Cayman Compass strives for accuracy and is committed to correcting errors that appear in the newspaper. Those interested in contacting the paper for that purpose can email the editor at newsdesk@pinnaclemedialtd.com. CORRECTION Just before 2 a.m. Friday, a man pulled a fake gun on patrons during an argument at the Rooftop Lounge and Bar on Mary Street in central George Town, according to police. Police say they found and arrested the man about 20 minutes later on Mc- Field Lane. The 43-year-old George Town man remained in police custody over the weekend and was charged Monday with possession of an imitation firearm. POLICE SAY MAN PULLED FAKE GUN DURING DISPUTE RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – The acting speaker of the lower house of Brazil’s Congress on Monday annulled last month’s vote for impeaching President Dilma Rousseff, potentially delaying and complicating the process that was widely expected to see the embattled leader sus- pended later this week. A Senate vote on whether to accept the matter and put Rousseff on trial had been scheduled for Wednesday, with the expectation that the vote would lead to Rous- seff’s immediate suspen- sion and Vice President Mi- chel Temer taking over. But Monday’s move by acting Speaker Waldir Maranhao evidently means the matter will go back to the Chamber of Deputies and could pos- sibly delay the process by days or weeks. However, Senate Head Renan Calheiros told the Senate he intended to ignore the decision and move for- ward with the proceedings as scheduled. He slammed Maranhao’s decision as “toying with democracy,” and added: “It’s not up to the head of the Senate to say whether the process is fair or unfair.” The speaker’s surprise move touched off a firestorm of debate over the move’s le- gality and its possible im- plications. Under the terms of the decision, the lower house would have five ses- sions to hold another vote on whether to send the im- peachment process against Rousseff to the Senate. The lower house overwhelmingly voted to move forward with the process last month and it is those April 15-17 sessions that Maranhao annulled. In his decision, Mara- nhao argued the process was tainted by irregularities that invalidated the April 17 vote in the lower house. The de- cision grew out of allega- tions by Solicitor General Jose Eduardo Cardozo, one of Rousseff’s most articulate defenders, contending that political parties should not have recommended to their members whether or not to vote in favor of impeachment. Maranhao voted against impeachment in the April 17 vote. In a news conference in Brasilia, Cardozo hailed the decision, saying it would help correct what he alleged were the illegalities within the impeachment process. Opposition leaders al- ready threatened to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, and observers said the government could do the same if the Senate decided to ignore the request and hold its vote anyway. Rousseff is battling im- peachment over allegations that her government violated fiscal rules, in what critics say was a bid to artificially bolster the country’s flagging economy. Rousseff has said that prior presidents used such fiscal maneuvers and that the impeachment effort amounts to a “coup.” Rousseff impeachment vote annulledThe islands’ most-trusted news source 3 CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY MAY 10, 2016 DUE TO AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSEThe 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. 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 findtheirownway” TUESDAY MAY 10, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS “Politics stops at the water’s edge” is the now-famous saying by Arthur Vandenburg, the former Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who called for a stop to partisan politics when interna- tional relations were concerned. We agree, and as a newspaper, we give our full support to the Cayman delegation comprised of Premier Alden McLaughlin, Financial Services Minister Wayne Panton and George Town MLA Roy McTaggart, who are in London to attend an Anti-Corruption Summit hosted by Prime Minister David Cameron. On the face of it, the aim of the conference appears innocuous: galvanize a global response to tackle corrup- tion by agreeing a package of actions. Who would not support such a laudable goal? And world leaders from as far as Afghanistan, Colombia and Nigeria are lining up to join U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the heads of government from countries across the European Union. But as usual the devil is in the details. The conference will seek to agree on measures dealing with government transparency, the enforcement of international anti-cor- ruption laws and, most importantly for Cayman, corpo- rate “secrecy.” With regard to the latter, the U.K. has secured support from at least 40 nations to establish a global standard for the exchange of beneficial ownership information. Con- ference participants are expected to sign up to the new rules to disclose the true owners of companies and trusts. It is not clear what such a standard will look like. What is clear is that the conference agenda has already called into question a deal that saw the U.K. accept Cayman’s proposed enhancements to its existing beneficial owner- ship regime only two weeks ago. Cayman’s position has always been that it would adopt whatever becomes the global standard in finan- cial transparency. If a new beneficial ownership standard becomes “truly global,” Cayman will have no choice but to accept it, regardless of legitimate privacy concerns or whether it considers its own system more robust. Until now it was sufficient for Cayman (and other offshore jurisdictions) to make the case that without the participation of the United States, such a global initia- tive would lack the gravitas and credibility it needs to be taken seriously. Now, however, U.S. participation is becoming increasingly likely. Last week President Barack Obama announced immediate executive action to combat money laundering and tax evasion with tighter transparency rules, new Treasury rules preventing foreigners from hiding financial activity behind anonymous entities in the U.S. and stricter customer due diligence rules for banks. With the European Union pressing for a new transpar- ency standard and the United States on board, it will be difficult to sway the discussion, but the Cayman Islands government needs to be in the room rather than on the outside looking in. There could also be more at stake. Premier Alden McLaughlin correctly observed that the atmosphere in the U.K. and Europe has become increas- ingly “vitriolic” following the Panama Papers scandal. On Monday, Oxfam published a letter signed by more than 300 economists who, despite their different views “on the desirable levels of taxation,” agreed that “terri- tories allowing assets to be hidden in shell companies or which encourage profits to be booked by companies that do no business there, are distorting the working of the global economy.” “By allowing rich individuals and multinational corpo- rations to operate by different rules, they also threaten the rule of law that is a vital ingredient for economic success,” the economists wrote and called not only for new beneficial ownership transparency rules, but also for the country-by-country reporting of profits by multina- tionals. From Cayman’s side of the “water’s edge,” we at the Compass will be watching closely and reporting promptly on the drama taking place nearly 5,000 nautical miles away in London. The outcome will be of great conse- quence – not only to our financial services industry but to our country. Supporting our Cayman delegation in London NOAH SMITH I’m very sympathetic to the idea that regula- tion holds back growth. It’s easy to look around and find examples of regula- tions that protect incum- bent businesses at the ex- pense of the consumer; for example, the laws that forbid car companies from selling directly consumers, creating a vast industry of middlemen. You can also find clear examples of careless bu- reaucratic overreach and inertia, like the total ban on sonic booms over the U.S. and its territo- rial water (as opposed to noise limits). These inef- ficient constraints on per- fectly healthy economic activity must reduce the size of our economy by some amount, acting like sand in the gears of pro- ductive activity. The question is how much. Hard-core free-mar- keters often claim that the cumulative effect of regula- tion is very large, and that dramatic cuts in regula- tion could boost economic growth for many years. The problem is that it’s very hard to find solid evidence to back up this assertion. If regulation is less harmful than the free-mar- keters would have us be- lieve, we risk concentrating our attention and effort on a red herring. But be- cause regulations are all very different, and they act on different industries, simply getting an idea of the overall cost of regula- tion is a daunting task. That may have changed with the advent of Reg- Data, a database of regu- lations compiled by George Mason University’s Mer- catus Center think tank. RegData uses text mining to count the number of times that federal regulations use words like “shall” or “must” with re- gard to a specific industry. The frequency of those words is used as a measure of how heavily the industry is regulated. Though that’s a very imprecise yardstick by which to gauge regula- tory severity, it’s the best we’ve got, at least for now. As a result, researchers are now using RegData to study the impact of reg- ulation on various eco- nomic outcomes. For ex- ample, a 2014 paper by Alex Tabarrok and Nathan Goldschlag finds that the rate at which new busi- nesses are started in a particular industry seems unrelated to how strictly that industry is regulated. That implies that regula- tion is not the main reason that U.S. business dyna- mism and entrepeurialism is declining. Goldschlag and Tabar- rok’s paper has already led many, including me, to question whether a nation- wide focus on finding regu- lations that are a needless drag on growth might be a wild goose chase. But a new paper by Mercatus scholars Bentley Coffey, Patrick McLaughlin, and Pietro Peretto claims that regulation is a long- term killer of economic growth. Their result has focused new attention on the downsides of the reg- ulatory state. For example, Bloomberg View columnist Megan McArdle writes: “An economy with but one regulation… would probably not find this much of a drag on growth. But multiply those regula- tions by thousands, by mil- lions, and you start to have a problem… [Coffey et al. find] that the growth of regu- lation between 1977 and 2012 has shaved about 0.8 percent off the rate of growth, costing the nation a total of $4 tril- lion worth of GDP.” An extra $4 trillion in gross domestic product would make us almost a third richer as a nation - nothing to sneeze at, espe- cially in this era of stag- nant income. But while I agree that we should be taking a harder look at many government rules, I have my doubts about the evidence here. I’m just not sure that Coffey, et al. have a strong case for that $4 trillion number. First, whereas Gold- schlag and Tabarrok’s paper is almost purely em- pirical - it just compares regulation to startup rates directly - the paper by Coffey, et al. relies on a theoretical model of eco- nomic growth. And when a paper depends on mac- roeconomic theory - es- pecially growth theory - I get suspicious. Long-term growth models can’t really be verified with data, since we have only a short period of documented history to work with and the growth models rely on very long- term effects. To really know what makes economies grow, we’d need centuries of observation, but we have only decades. And the small amount of data we have ac- tually gives reason for skep- ticism that the huge long- term effects in the Coffey model really exist. Even more concerning, the vast complexity of Coffey, et al.’s approach makes statistical estima- tion much more difficult. Because their model of the economy is so complicated, they have to estimate a total of 1,626 parameters. They do this using only 34 years of data. As anyone knows who has worked with statistics, estimating a large number of param- eters with a small number of data points isn’t going to yield reliable numbers. So I’m very skeptical of this paper’s results. In- stead of a simple, clean re- sult like that offered by Goldschlag and Tabarrok, this study relies on an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine of macroeconomic theory. That doesn’t mean it’s wrong, just that we should hesitate to take its numbers too seriously. This is important, be- cause focusing too much on deregulation might ac- tually hurt our economy. Many government rules, such as prohibitions on pollution, tainted meat, false advertising or abusive labor practices, are things that the public would prob- ably like to keep in place. And reckless deregulation, like the loosening of re- strictions on the financial industry in the period be- fore the 2008 credit crisis, can hurt economic growth in ways not captured by most economic models. Al- though burdensome regu- lation is certainly a worry, a sensible approach would be to proceed cautiously, focusing on the most obvi- ously useless and harmful regulations first (this is the approach championed by Bloomberg View columnist Cass Sunstein). We don’t necessarily want to use a flamethrower just to cut a bit of red tape. Noah Smith is an assistant professor of finance at Stony Brook University and a freelance writer for finance and business publications. © 2016, Bloomberg View To really know what makes economies grow, we’d need centuries of observation, but we have only decades. There’s too much red tape (but only a little) Ghostly littering in Cayman Brac I think it must be the ca- pricious activity of a duppy! Or several duppies. It must be several. They are the mythic entities, nondescript shape-shifters, that roam the Cayman Islands, espe- cially the Brac … and up on the bluff. At night. It must be them, because surely the per- manent residents and vis- itors would not continue, every night, to throw trash (beer bottles, plastic water bottles, styrofoam lunch boxes, cigarette packets, nap- kins and some unmention- ables) all along the roadsides. The day before Earth Day, I collected several garbage bags worth of roadside trash from Ashton Reid Drive. Two days later, 20 more bottles appeared. Then yes- terday, 65 items! A short, one- mile stretch of road. So, if you are driving along at night, and see one or more of these scary crea- tures, stop and tell them to get a grip and just knock it off, because we love our beautiful island. You do not scare us, nasty duppy! Roger Bowen5 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY MAY 10, 2016 Dart completes Hyatt purchase Offers jobs to former Beach Suites staff JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com The Dart group has offi- cially taken ownership of the former Hyatt properties, the Grand Cayman Beach Suites and the Britannia Golf Club. The sale, announced in March, was completed last week, paving the way for the group to begin planning the future of the three proper- ties, which add to Dart’s al- ready significant land hold- ings in the Seven Mile Beach corridor. Jackie Doak, chief oper- ating officer of Dart Realty, said Monday that no concrete plans had been prepared yet. “The newly acquired prop- erties are now part of Cayman Shores Development Ltd., and we are in the process of con- ducting inspections to iden- tify and address any safety and security concerns, in particular with the stripped- down hotel buildings, the sur- rounding grounds and the pe- destrian bridge over West Bay Road,” she said. “As we turn our attention to the future design and use of the properties, we believe there are multiple opportu- nities to create meaningful connections between Bri- tannia and Camana Bay, which are all very exciting.” Mark VanDevelde, CEO of Dart Enterprises, added, “As with all of our development properties, we intend to care- fully study the options and to create communities that are characterized by design ex- cellence and innovation.” The Beach Suites will continue to be operated by former owner Embassy In- vestments until it closes on Sept. 1. Dart has not announced plans for that building either, saying it has been concentrating on finding jobs for Beach Suites staff. Mr. VanDevelde said, “Since we announced the agreement to purchase the properties in March, our priority has been on facili- tating future employment op- portunities for the staff at Kimpton Seafire or within the Dart group of companies. “Representatives from Kimpton and our own Dart teams met with each of the 108 employees who chose to interview from the total staff of 115. From the group that were interviewed for jobs at Kimpton Seafire, 74 people have received offers as of this week. We are especially pleased that this number in- cludes 42 Caymanians and permanent residents, and the process to provide informa- tion on other employment op- portunities is ongoing.” The Dart group is already at various stages of develop- ment on a variety of projects in the Seven Mile Beach area, including the Kimpton Hotel, which is due to open in November. It has previously dis- cussed a potential partner- ship with Britannia to create an 18-hole golf course next to Camana Bay. In an interview with Cayman Compass sister pub- lication The Cayman Islands Journal in May last year, Mr. VanDevelde discussed the possibility of Dart, which also owns the North Sound Golf Club, having a hand in as many as three courses in that area. At the time, the company was contemplating a partner- ship to expand the nine-hole Britannia course into an 18- hole course, largely using the neighboring Limestone prop- erty, which it acquired in 2006. Dart said Monday it hoped to include Britannia property owners in the dis- cussion about what to do with the property during the master planning process. “Since we announced the agreement to purchase the properties in March, our priority has been on facilitating future employment opportunities for the staff at Kimpton Seafire or within the Dart group of companies.” MARK VANDEVELDE, CEO, Dart Enterprises Dart is the new owner of Grand Cayman Beach Suites on Seven Mile Beach. – PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAYDISTRICT DAYS 6 TUESDAY MAY 10, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS 50 years ago: Ebanks wedding and engagement In the May 11, 1966 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a pre- cursor of the Cayman Compass, West Bay correspondent Leila Yates wrote: “On the 5th, Miss Emma Grace Ebanks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elsworth Ebanks, became the bride of Mr. Wolsley Ebanks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ebanks of North- west Point, at a ceremony per- formed by the Rev. John Croft in the Pilgrim Holiness Church. “Miss Adalee Ebanks was maid of honour, and Mr. Jimmy Powell was best man. Bridesmaids were Misses Ella Mae Ebanks, Olsie Powell, Lerna Ebanks, and Jewell Ebanks. Groomsmen were Messrs. Earl, Edward, and Bobby Ebanks and Orvin Rivers, and there were two flower girls. The reception was given at the groom’s home. “News has been received that Mr. Kivie Ebanks was taken off his ship S.S. Ore Meteor and taken to Pennsylvania where he had major surgery. His wife received a cable on the 6th stating the operation was successful. “Announcement is made of the engagement of Barbara Ann Ebanks to John Lee D’Amico by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman G. Ebanks. The bridegroom elect is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D’Amico of Erie, Pennsylvania.” In the May 18, 1966 edition, the paper published the official pho- tographs of the investiture held by the Queen at King’s House, Kingston, Jamaica, on March 4, the arrival of which had been de- layed by a strike at Gleaner head- quarters, then a postal strike in Kingston. Among those awarded the Queen’s Badge of Honor was: “Miss Beulah Alvoise Smith, awarded in recognition of a lifelong career in the teaching profession. [She] started her teaching career in 1926 and shortly after her official retirement in 1959, she was re-em- ployed as a member of the tempo- rary teaching staff. Throughout 40 years of teaching, Miss Smith has devoted herself to the cause of edu- cation in the Cayman Islands, and the children of West Bay in partic- ular continue to derive great ben- efit from her skill and experience.” Visitors to the Caribbean Aviary have the opportunity to learn about all kinds of colorful and interesting birds from Cayman and the Caribbean and participate in bird feeding. Kids can also take part in an educational aviary bird treasure hunt for prizes. District Days West Bay Turtle Farm is for the birds Baby pigeons, parrots joining the population The Turtle Farm is getting some new feathered friends as its bird breeding season gets under way. “We have many birds breeding in the park’s Caribbean Aviary right now,” said Turtle Farm terrestrial exhibits curator Geddes Hislop. “We are counting eggs and closed-banding our white- crowned pigeon chicks in antici- pation of releasing into the wild a bumper crop of captive-bred birds later in the summer.” Cayman parrots Young parrots are also expected to make an appearance in a few weeks. “Our veteran breeder pair of Cayman parrots, Sweetpea and Leo, are currently sitting on eggs that were laid two weeks ago. Their chicks will also be part of our on- going wild release program, but they mature much more slowly than the other birds so we normally release them between nine and 12 months old,” said Mr. Hislop. He noted that the farm’s more re- cently paired breeder parrots, Rosie and Ralph, showed bonding be- havior but did breed this year. “Hopefully, they will actually breed in next year’s 2017 season,” said Mr. Hislop. Bird feeding Visitors to the Caribbean Aviary also have the opportunity to learn about all kinds of colorful and in- teresting birds from Cayman and the Caribbean and participate in bird feeding. Each quarter, the money raised from selling bird food at the aviary for guests to hand feed the birds is donated to an environmental cause. The nearly $1,500 raised be- tween January and March was do- nated to the Department of En- vironment’s used fishing line recycling program, the second do- nation to the project. Kids can also take part in an ed- ucational aviary bird treasure hunt for prizes. Hand feeding the birds and keeper talks, available on re- quest, take place Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on Sat- urdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The Turtle Farm is also home to six peafowl who inhabit Pea- cock Islands, two of the three is- lands in the Saltwater Lagoon. The peacocks, Big Blue and Snowflake – an unusual white peacock – re- main on their respective islands, but the four peahens go back and forth between the two peafowl and are trained to return to their home islands. School trips Throughout June, the Turtle Farm is offering an end-of-term summer special to all Cayman schools for an educational tour, and lunch for all students and teachers in the school group, as well as for adult chaperones. All students and teachers in a school group will enter free with purchase of a pre-ordered group lunch from the park’s Schooners Restaurant. Email schooltours@turtle.ky for more information. The Turtle Farm will be releasing a bumper crop of captive bred white-crowned pigeon chicks later this year.Sweetpea and her mate Leo are expecting some chicks shortly.CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY MAY 10, 2016 7 DISTRICT DAYS District Days West Bay Sir John A. Cumber kids get golfing Students at Sir John A. Cumber Primary School have been learning how to putt, drive and maintain golf courses. In April, North Sound Golf Club professional staff intro- duced golf skills to the chil- dren as part of the phys- ical education program at the school. The first three weeks were spent at the school, teaching the children basic skills, such as putting, pitching, chipping and swinging with the club’s equipment purchased by the Cayman Islands Golf Asso- ciation, mainly tennis balls and oversized plastic clubs or “hitters,” which help teach golf in a fun and safe manner. Although the students were apprehensive at first, they soon found their stride and were putting and swinging with ease. “It was great to see the kids taking to the lessons so well, bursting into big smiles after hitting a good shot or putt,” said the club’s director of golf, Josh Shepard. In the final week of the program, the students took field trips to the North Sound Golf Club where they used real golf clubs on the putting green, aqua driving range and even the golf course. The trip wrapped up with the golf maintenance crew demonstrating to the students how to mow the greens and change the cups, so the children could gain a deeper understanding of golf club management. Organizers said the pro- gram benefits the students and the golfing pros. “I think if you asked any of the professionals who had the chance to work on this program, they would honestly say that it exceeded their ex- pectations,” said golf club general manager Jeff Sauvage. “It has been a wonderful experience for all of us and I’m proud that we were able to give back and offer some- thing unique to the young people of Cayman.” Tim Eastman, physical ed- ucation teacher at the school, was instrumental in getting the program started. “Our students had a won- derful time during our golf unit,” said Mr. Eastman. “It was great to see the confidence grow in our stu- dents as the golf unit pro- gressed with the golf profes- sionals from the club. “They truly have gained an appreciation for the game of golf,” he said. Sir John A. Cumber students honed their golf skills throughout April. ‘Mummeh Mia!’ musical coming to Harquail Theatre The Sunrise Adult Training Centre’s spring con- cert, “Mummeh Mia!: The Barcadere Beckons” will be taking place at the Harquail Theatre on May 18. The curtain rises at 7 p.m., offering a Cayman twist on the beloved Broadway musical “Mamma Mia!”, continuing the Centre’s tradition of offering up an annual fun-filled eve- ning of entertainment. “‘Mamma Mia!’ was chosen by our clients and staff in a very democratic way – secret ballot – which gave us an opportunity to incor- porate the polling process in the exercise,” said the Centre’s acting director, Kim Voaden. “Our clients have a won- derful flair for the dra- matic, and love great music, so ‘Mamma Mia!’ definitely fits the bill. As always, we have made the script our own, and I hope the public will come out and enjoy what is sure to be a very entertaining evening.” Ms. Voaden said the play, set at “Sunrise Condos” in Grand Cayman, is the story of a bride-to-be and her friends and family in the run- up to her very big day. The cast of 30 is made up of clients ranging in ages from 22 to 55 years old, with the lead roles played by Krysten Martin (So- phie), Harris Egbert (Skye), Gabriella Terry (Donna) and Anthony Bodden (Sam). “Expect singing, dancing, a beautiful wedding, and surprises galore,” said Ms. Voaden. Admission is free, but do- nations are welcomed, and refreshments and crafts will be on sale. The Sunrise Adult Training Centre provides training, sup- port and services for the em- powerment, employment and independence of adults with disabilities, and advocates for the rights of, and promotes public acceptance of adults with disabilities as contrib- uting members of society. For more information, call 949-3330. The students learned from the club pros.Golf course maintenance sparked a lot of interest from the students.The students enjoyed practicing at the driving range. “It was great to see the kids taking to the lessons so well, bursting into big smiles after hitting a good shot or putt.” JOSH SHEPARD, North Sound Golf Club director of golf The islands’ most-trusted news source 8 Community CALENDAR ■ COMMUNITY CALENDAR is published TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS. It is available to charitable or nonprofit organizations. Items should be submitted at least three working days before publication. Information must include name of sender, signature and contact number. ■ Items may be faxed to 949-2662, brought to the Cayman Compass office on Shedden Rd. or emailed to cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com at least three days in advance of publication. TUESDAY MAY 10, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS TUESDAY, MAY 10 BASIC GRAMMAR & WRITING SKILLS: Part 2 of a course by Catherine Tyson. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce office in Governors Square. Members $150; future members $225. Register online at www.caymanchamber.ky. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 GARDEN LUNCH AND TOUR: National Gallery tour begins at noon and lunch is served until 2 p.m. Join assistant curator Kerri-Anne Chisholm, who will discuss select works from the temporary exhibition “Native Sons – Twenty Years On.” The tour is free and will be followed by lunch inspired by the flavors of Caymanian cuisine, available at a reasonable price. EARLY CLOSURE OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INVESTMENT: The department, including its business licensing counter on the first floor of the Government Administration Building, will close from 1:30 p.m. today and tomorrow for a staff training event. On both days, the DCI office will open from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and the Licensing Counter will open from 9 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. REVELATION EXPLAINED: Countryside Church of God on John McLean Drive, East End, presents Pastor John Wilcoxon of Manassas, Virginia. He will discuss aspects of the Book of Revelation and how it affects us today. Services will be held May 11-15, and May 18-22, Wednesday through Saturday at 7:15 p.m., and Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Pastor Marquiss McLaughlin at 925-7376. THURSDAY, MAY 12 ‘RUNDOWN’: The annual comedy revue opens tonight at the Harquail Theatre. The show runs until May 29, with Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances starting at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 6 p.m. Tickets are now on sale. $25 for adults, $15 for seniors and children under the age of 12. Tickets can be reserved by calling 949-5477 or purchased online at www.artscayman. org/rundown. Outlets include the CNCF Box Office, Foster’s Food Fair (Strand), Funky Tang’s and Health Care Pharmacy in Grand Harbour. OUTREACH EXHIBITION: The public is invited to the opening of “The Gift of Healing,” an outreach exhibition curated by this year’s Deutsche Bank intern, Candace Welcome. 5:30 p.m. Come see work from five different outreach classes by over 60 participants. CHILD MONTH GAMES NIGHT: The Department of Children and Family Services invites families for an evening of board games at the Book Nook in Galleria Plaza, West Bay Road, and at the Aston Rutty Civic Centre in Cayman Brac. The game night is from 6 to 8 p.m. The Book Nook offers discount coupons as winning prizes. Dinner is provided by Papa John’s Pizza. For more information, contact DCFS on 949-0290 and dcfs@gov.ky. FREE SME WORKSHOP: Tips for Developing and Running a Website, by Rasheed Girvan of Jamaica Yellow Pages. 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce office in Governors Square. Register online at www.caymanchamber.ky. LEGAL BOOTCAMP SERIES: Immigration, Caymanian Status and Naturalization, by Nick Joseph. 9–11 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce office in Governors Square. Members $175. Future Members $225. Register online at www.caymanchamber.ky. FRIDAY, MAY 13 BE INFORMED: ESO Business Survey Workshop. 9:30- 11:30 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce office in Governors Square. Free. Register online at www.caymanchamber.ky. SATURDAY, MAY 14 EARLY CHILDHOOD: The Cayman Islands Early Childhood Association holds its monthly members meeting at St. Ignatius School at 9 a.m. DEALS ON WHEELS: The Red Cross Mobile Thrift Shop will be in West Bay at the Town Hall junction 6–10 a.m. VISUAL ARTS SOCIETY: Painting Open Studio offered to youth/adults who want to work independently in an inspiring atmosphere. Watler House Studio, Pedro St. James, 3-6 p.m. $10 pp/$15 pp non-members. Materials and instruction not included. More information, visualartcayman@yahoo.com. FAMILY FUN DAY: Blossom Village Park in Little Cayman 10 a.m., to 4 p.m. celebrating Child Month. SUNDAY, MAY 15 LITTLE CAYMAN: Church service and lunch at Little Cayman Baptist Church 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. celebrating Child Month. MONDAY, MAY 16 IGNITE YOUTH CONGRESS: All Nations UPC Youth Department presents a free one-day youth empowerment seminar 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the church grounds, 23 A Woodlake Drive (The Swamp). Guest speaker is Elder Richard McDonald from the Bronx, New York. Refreshments will be provided. All youth are invited. TUESDAY, MAY 17 CHILD PROTECTION: Presentation to preschool owners. South Sound Community Centre, 6:30 p.m. A Child Month event. SUPERIOR BUSINESS WRITING: Chamber course led by Catherine Tyson. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce office in Governors Square. Members $150. Future Members $225. Register online at www.caymanchamber.ky. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 CONSERVATION COUNCIL: The National Conservation Council holds a general meeting from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the ground floor meeting room (1038) of the Government Administration Building (Grand Cayman). This meeting is open to observers from the public. The agenda of the meeting will be available at the Dept. of Environment website, www.DoE.ky. SPRING CONCERT: The Sunrise Adult Training Centre invites the public to its annual Spring Concert at the Harquail Theatre on at 7 p.m. Come and experience “Mummeh Mia – The Barcadere Beckons,” the Sunrise Centre’s version of the hit Broadway musical Mamma Mia! Admission is free, but donations are welcomed. Refreshments and crafts will be on sale. SATURDAY, MAY 21 BRAC FAMILY FUN: Public Beach, South Side. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A Child Month event. THURSDAY, MAY 26 VISUAL ARTS SOCIETY AGM: 7- 9 p.m. Watler House Studio, Pedro St. James. VAS hosts its annual general meeting, which is open to everyone. All are invited to learn about what the society has to offer, the exciting past events and what’s coming up. Meet the board of directors and other artists. Only paid-up members will be entitled to vote. Refreshments and light snacks will be served following the meeting. SUNDAY, MAY 29 FAMILY FEST: Child Month event in Grand Cayman at the Agriculture Grounds. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. GENERAL INTEREST RED CROSS RAFFLE: The Cayman Islands Red Cross advises that the Spring Raffle scheduled to be drawn on May 2 will be extended to May 30. HURRICANE VOLUNTEERS: The Department of Children and Family Services invites individuals to sign up as shelter volunteers for this year’s hurricane season. Training for shelter managers and district representatives volunteers will be held May 25 and 26 at the Prospect Primary School Hall from 5:30-9 p.m. Registration begins promptly at 5:30 p.m. All volunteers must complete both days of training. For more information, contact Ernesto Carter at the DCFS on 949-0290 or email ernesto.carter@gov.ky. CONCH, WHELK SEASON CLOSED: The season to fish for conch and whelks is closed as of April 30. It is illegal to take, purchase, receive or possess conchs and whelks originating from Cayman waters. Persons who suspect that conchs and whelks are being fished now can call 911, or DoE enforcement officers directly. Grand Cayman, 916-4271, 949-8469 during working hours; Cayman Brac, 926-0136; Little Cayman, 916-7021. JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT: JA is recruiting volunteers for several programs. Contact jacaymanislands@gmail.com or 949-4306. For more Community Calendar events, visit www.caymancompass.com/events. The annual comedy revue ’Rundown’ opens Thursday night, May 12, at the Harquail Theatre. 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We provide friendly & professional customer service as our ultimate goal is to service your vehicle with the highest standard and make your experience a pleasant one.The islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY MAY 10, 2016 are differences of opinion,” Suzanne Bothwell, deputy supervisor of elections, said of the campaign finance re- porting period. “At the end of the day, the Elections Office can put rec- ommendations forward, but it is about whether or not it gains traction in the appro- priate forum and what the public pulse is.” A substantial part of the Elections Law Amendment Bill will make the necessary changes to facilitate imple- mentation of the new one man, one vote system. In the unlikely event that those amendments are not brought to the House in time, the Elections Of- fice confirmed that the poll would still be held under the new system. Ms. Bothwell said the con- stitutional amendment that created the 19 single-member districts takes precedence. “We have to ensure the process reflects the constitu- tion even if the law has not changed. There may be ways to do that, but the best option is to have the bill carried.” She added, “We are defi- nitely looking to have this wrapped up very quickly so we can firmly move into the new electoral system from a legislative and practical point of view.” Mr. Howell said the Elec- tions Office is beginning its preparations for the 2017 ballot more than a year in advance to counter any com- plications from switching to the new system. He urged anyone who is not currently on the Elec- toral Roll to register now to be sure of being able to vote. If the election does take place as planned in May, potential voters have to register before Jan. 31 to be involved. If an early election is called, the time frame is much shorter. For example, voters must be registered by the end of June to be on the approved list for October. In the case of an early election being called, Mr. Howell said the Elections Of- fice will be ready from a “lo- gistics point of view.” How- ever, he acknowledged that in those circumstances, voter education and regis- tration initiatives, as well as the campaign season, would be compressed. Though many people may not declare their candidacy until nomination day, Mr. Howell said he hopes those planning to run will assist in educating the public about the new system. He anticipates issues from voters who may be upset that they can no longer vote for their favorite candidate who is no longer in their district. “When you have a can- didate who is very popular across multiple districts running in a single-member electoral district, they will need to educate their sup- porters how to go about supporting the interests of that candidate and their party, if they are in a dif- ferent district.” Watson was left without any legal representation. Watson, the former managing di- rector of financial services firm Admiral Administra- tion, told the court that he intended to appeal his conviction and that he would need time to find a new lawyer. Also on Monday, Crown prosecutors filed an appli- cation for Watson’s finan- cial information as part of the asset forfeiture pro- ceedings. It has not been stated how much the gov- ernment is seeking to re- cover from Watson fol- lowing his conviction. Watson, who repre- sented himself during Monday’s court hearing, said he would need signif- icant time to go through the Crown’s request, and that facilities to do this at Northward Prison were “limited.” Also, some of the assets for which infor- mation was requested are overseas, which Watson said would make mat- ters more challenging, particularly without an attorney. The Crown seeks to ob- tain Watson’s assets since Nov. 21, 2008, but Watson indicated that many of those assets had been ob- tained “long before that date.” Also, accessing in- formation regarding those assets would require In- ternet capabilities that Northward prisoners do not have access to. Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Pat- rick Moran said Monday that the financial informa- tion questions submitted by the Crown were “well within Mr. Watson’s knowledge” and based on evidence given at trial, Watson appeared to have “had a careful eye on his own financial situation.” “These [forfeiture] pro- ceedings cannot be unduly delayed,” Mr. Moran said. “I would submit this court should not countenance a situation where this [matter] can be dictated by the defendant.” Watson requested more time to retrieve the infor- mation, stating that the Crown’s request goes back more than seven years, seeking records “for which I have no access.” Justice Swift set a deadline of Oct. 17 for a directions hearing on the asset forfeiture matter. that FIN has also formed a partnership with artist/ conservationist Guy Harvey to support his marine re- search and preservation ef- forts by building into the strata fees a 1 percent dona- tion in perpetuity. Mr. Ryan said the project has been years in the making, mainly because he and Mr. Crighton needed the right site for the development. “After searching for many years, Dale and I found a site where we could do for resi- dential what my Ritz-Carlton project did for hospitality.” He said he and Mr. Crighton make a good part- nership for the project and that they both contributed on the conceptualization of the project. “We’ve been friends and business partners going on 20 years,” he said. “I don’t think there’s anyone on the island that I respect more in terms of his integrity and abilities.” FIN will offer a higher standard in residential condominium living, Mr. Crighton said. “We wanted to focus on the local market, bring them something they had never seen before and create a product that was better than what was available on Seven Mile Beach, but be af- fordable,” he said, noting that pre-release prices will start around $1 million, av- erage around $1.7 million, and will increase through the pre-sale process. The development will em- ploy a team of top interna- tional architects, interior de- signers and boutique hotel managers, Mr. Ryan said. Unlike many of the Seven Mile Beach condominium units, which tend to be tu- bular – long and narrow – in shape, FIN’s two-, three- and four-bedroom oceanfront units will all be more than 30 feet wide, with some up to 41 feet wide. The exterior of the devel- opment is “art deco stream- liner design,” Mr. Ryan said, adding that art deco has roots in the Caribbean. He stressed that this is a modern take on art deco. “We didn’t want to create a museum piece or a Hollywood set where people are walking around with long ciga- rette holders and women are wearing flapper dresses,” he said. “What we wanted is a 21st century take on art deco.” Because the development is primarily geared toward residents, Mr. Ryan and Mr. Crighton invited select “com- munity leaders” to a presen- tation on FIN in March and asked for input on the pro- posed project. Based on their input, the site layout was changed to allow for more parking spaces, private ga- rages and storage lockers. “Our approach was to take our time and get it right,” Mr. Ryan said, noting that de- velopers often realize after the fact that they should have done certain things dif- ferently. “We wanted to get input from the people who are going to be our target market. That’s how you create long-term value.” Mr. Ryan said his expe- rience building The Ritz- Carlton taught him a lot about the kinds of luxury amenities people really want, and the ones they really do not care about. “What we’ll have is a better product than Seven Mile Beach at half the price,” he said. “We’ll have the ame- nities people want without them having to pay more in strata fees.” Mr. Ryan battled through years of adversity, including Hurricane Ivan in September 2004, to open the five-star Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman in December 2005. The 375- room hotel, which has been named the No. 1 best hotel in the Caribbean multiple times by U.S. News & World Report, set a new standard in luxury hospitality properties in Cayman, offering amenities such as a La Prairie-branded spa, a Greg Norman-designed golf course and five restau- rants, including Blue by Eric Ripert, the New York celeb- rity chef. Plans to develop a wider development known as Dragon Bay as a continuation of The Ritz-Carlton project collapsed in March 2012 when Mr. Ryan’s company defaulted on a loan owed to Five Mile Capital Partners, which eventually bought the property at auction. Despite the unpleasant end of his involvement in The Ritz-Carlton, Mr. Ryan, who obtained Caymanian status in 2003, said he always thought he would do another project in Cayman. “I believe in Cayman and I always will believe in Cayman,” he said. “I still think we’re at the early edge of what’s possible for this island and I wanted to be a part of what’s possible. The challenge was to find a site that would really work, and now we’ve done that.” He said he and Mr. Crighton are both Cayma- nian and have a proven track record in delivering the proj- ects they promise. “We know what it takes to build one of these,” he said, adding that potential buyers can take comfort in knowing that what they are being promised on a pre-sale basis will be delivered, and they will not have to worry that five years from now the de- velopers will be gone. Mr. Ryan said a devel- opment team of about 12 people is already amassed in Cayman, and that the number is going to increase as sales and construction proceed. The FIN units are not yet officially for sale, but some of the units are al- ready “reserved.” Detailed information about FIN can be obtained only by appointment or on www.fingrandcayman.com. Ryan, Crighton partner on new luxury development CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 An artist’s rendering of the interior of one of the FIN units. Election information campaign to cost more than $1 million CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Watson says he will seek legal aid CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “These [forfeiture] proceedings cannot be unduly delayed.” PATRICK MORAN, deputy director of public prosecutions Canover WatsonNext >