ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – TUESDAY MAY 31, 2016 SPORTS | PAGE 15 ALEXANDER ROSSI PULLS OFF STUNNING UPSET IN INDY 500 High of 89 Low of 76 Slight with wave heights of 1 to 3 feet. EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 REQUIRED READING FOR LANDFILL NEIGHBORS (I.E. MOST OF US) 180913_PRINT-Ad-Strip-BOTY-6colxPage 1 11/30/15 12:30:30 PM Budget: Major development, pay bonuses ahead No new taxes, no borrowing, premier says BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com The upcoming government budget incorpo- rates aspects of a development agreement be- tween the Cayman Islands public sector and the Dart group of companies, Premier Alden McLaughlin announced Monday. Also, cash reserves in the current government spending year, which ends on June 30, are sufficient to provide a small gra- tuity or bonus to government workers. A one- time payment equalling 2.2 percent of annual salary will be given to all civil servants during the June pay period, the premier said. The modest bonus can be achieved without any increase in taxes or fees col- lected by government or any borrowing, Mr. McLaughlin said. During his budget policy address, pre- sented Monday morning in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. McLaughlin read a letter from British MP James Duddridge, the Overseas Territories minister, who declared Cayman’s financing plan would effectively set the ter- ritory free from U.K. budget pre-approval re- quirements, which it has been operating under since 2009. ”This step you have taken … is impor- tant for sustaining economic growth for the Cayman Islands,” Mr. Duddridge wrote. “This government has done what we were mandated to do,” Mr. McLaughlin said, speaking generally of the administration’s fi- nancial achievements. “The economy is moving again, people are investing in Cayman again … Caymanians are finding work again, gov- ernment finances are back on track again.” Lower surplus The government will report a much lower operating surplus in the 2016/17 budget than it had in each of the past three years. That is the result of government adopting a one-time SAVANNAH PRIMARY PTA PETITIONS FOR MORE RESOURCES KELSEY JUKAM kjukam@pinnaclemedialtd.com The Savannah Primary School Parent Teacher Association is set to deliver a petition to the Ministry of Education Tuesday asking the government to allocate more money to the school, which they say is struggling due to in- adequate resources. More than 300 people signed the peti- tion, which has been circulating in hard copy and online since the PTA Executive Council meeting on May 20. “We, the parents of Savannah Primary School students are gravely concerned at the unsatisfactory level of academic achievement and the increased behavioral related issues within the school,” the petition states. The petition calls for the Ministry of Ed- ucation to increase resources allocated to Sa- vannah Primary, especially the number of teachers, support assistants and specialists. “Without the appropriate resources being allocated, there can be no sustained improve- ment in the academic levels at the school,” the petition states. Savannah Primary PTA executive treasurer Ashley Watler said there is a “dire need” for more resources at the school and that teachers there are “overwhelmed.” According to the 2015 Baseline Inspec- tion Report for Savannah Primary School, the overall effectiveness of the school is “unsatisfactory.” Inspectors noted that all students are usu- ally taught at the same pace, so that “lower attaining” students are helped to complete Premier: Gov’t supports medical uses for cannabis oil BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Premier Alden McLaughlin has instructed government law- yers to draft legislation al- lowing local doctors to prescribe cannabis oil, which is derived from the marijuana plant, for medical purposes. Mr. McLaughlin said Monday during his speech to the Legislative Assembly on the government’s policy initia- tives over the next year in of- fice, that the administration had “carefully considered” the merits and drawbacks of using the cannabis derivative. “Government is persuaded that it is better to favor hope and compassion over fear,” he said. The premier cautioned that his proposal did not amount to acceptance or legaliza- tion of cannabis use for recre- ational purposes. He said the oils that can be gleaned from the cannabis plant have been used in medical trials to treat cancer patients. He said he did not support the use of the cannabis plant it- self for medical or other uses. However, the premier said, “time was of the essence” in some cases now affecting Cay- manian families on the islands. “I wish [those who oppose the use of cannabis oil] could have been present when a young Caymanian … said that his wife’s choice currently is be- tween death and death,” Mr. McLaughlin said. “That is their reality. There is no standard [cancer] treatment currently that PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » Premier Alden McLaughlin, standing, delivers the 2016/2017 budget address in the Legislative Assembly on Monday. – PHOTO: MATT LAMERS2 LOCAL&REGIONAL TUESDAY MAY 31, 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 - X-MEN: APOCALYPSE 3D(PG13) 1:00 I 1:30 2D I 5:30 2D I 8:30 I 9:30 2D ANGRY BIRDS 3D (PG) 1:40 2D I 4:10 I 6:50 2D I 9:20 NEIGHBORS 2 (R) 1:30 I 4:20 I 7:30 I 10:10 CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR 3D (PG13) 2:00 I 6:30 I 9:40 2D BARBERSHOP 3 THE NEXT CUT(PG13) 1:20 I 4:00 I 7:20 I 9:50 Daily Matinees Every Day $8.00 Seniors, Mon-Fri Before 6pm Cayman Cinema@cbcinema6cbcinema6 640-FILM (640-3456) Snorkeling tragedy for newlyweds JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com A young woman vis- iting the Cayman Islands with her new husband and his family died in a snor- keling accident off East End on Friday. Christina Spradling- Earls, 29, married her high school sweetheart Michael Earls just two weeks ago in the United States. The couple from Cincin- nati, Ohio, described as “soul mates” were celebrating with Mr. Earls’s family on a trip to Grand Cayman. The newlyweds had just arrived on island and were snorkeling off Morritt’s Tor- tuga Beach Resort when Ms. Spradling-Earls got into difficulties. She was taken to the Cayman Islands Hospital where she was pronounced dead about two hours later. Her sister Stacie Spra- dling-Back told the Cayman Compass Monday that the sudden death shocked the family and their community. She said she had few de- tails of the incident. “We don’t know what happened on Friday. She was snorkeling with her husband and in-laws. She loved the water and was very comfort- able in it,” she said. The couple, who met in high school, married in a small private ceremony with family earlier this month. They had planned a larger wedding celebration in October. Ms. Spradling-Back said, “They were high school sweethearts, soul mates, and their kind of love for each other was rare. “They’ve been together for 13 years. My sister was a friend to anyone and had a heart of gold. She could brighten anyone’s day with her smile and presence. This loss has hit our family and community pretty hard, which goes to show how much she meant to each and every one of us. “Why she had to leave us so early is something I’ll never understand, but God gained one heck of an angel to fly high with him.” Ms. Spradling-Earls, who worked as a secretary for a business in the Cincinnati area, was on her first trip to the Cayman Islands, a pop- ular vacation spot for her husband and his family. Christina Spradling, 29, married her high school sweetheart Michael Earls just two weeks ago in the United States. Christina Spradling-Earls Christina Spradling-Earls and her ‘soul mate’ Michael Earls, pictured here at their high school prom, got married two weeks ago. Ms. Spradling-Earls died Saturday after getting into difficulty while snorkeling in East End. ‘Missing’ woman in court, denied bail Jaesha Hendrix is one of eight people charged so far in drug conspiracy CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com A woman reported missing in October and found last week appeared in Sum- mary Court on Monday, when she was remanded in custody on charges of conspiracy to supply drugs and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Jaesha Maliya Hendrix, 22, was represented by defense attorney Prathna Bodden, who applied for bail. Hen- drix’s mother and at least one other relative were in court. Crown counsel Eleanor Fargin opposed the granting of bail. She told Magistrate Kirsty-Ann Gunn that po- lice had wanted to speak with Hendrix since Oct. 22 last year, when officers went with a search warrant to the George Town apartment Hen- drix shared with Alexander Adrian Ebanks, 24. As a result of what was found at the apartment, Ebanks was charged with possession of cocaine, ganja and tryptamine, all with in- tent to supply. Ebanks was outside the apartment when officers arrived and Hen- drix was not there. Ebanks has been in custody since his arrest. Hendrix was seen on Oct. 23 and then not again until May 26. Ms. Fargin explained that because a dog was left alone in the apartment after Ebanks’s arrest, an animal rescue officer removed it. Hendrix recovered it and took it to the home of a relative of Ebanks on Oct. 23. She was subsequently re- ported missing. Despite being missing and wanted by po- lice at the same time, it was seven months before she was found “in a bed-sit” in Bodden Town on May 26. “She initially lied about her identity, but thankfully officers recognized her,” Ms. Fargin said. Officers also found ganja and, under a mattress, a passport with Hendrix’s name. When interviewed, Hen- drix said the ganja belonged to someone else but she was afraid to name the person. Ms. Fargin said it was clear to police that Hendrix had physical injuries. Ms. Bodden suggested there was no evidence Hen- drix was aware that she was wanted. The attorney pointed out that officers were not in uniform when they went to where Hendrix was and she did not know they were of- ficers. She suggested that her client could be placed on 24-hour curfew at a specified address. The magistrate replied that there had been large- scale TV, newspaper and radio coverage of the fact that police wanted to speak to her as a witness, not even as a suspect. “She didn’t get in touch with her mother when her mother begged her to,” the magistrate pointed out, re- ferring to her parent’s public pleas. This fact “suggests very strongly that she knew she was wanted,” the magistrate continued. Hendrix still has community ties willing to provide her with somewhere to stay undetected. There was also concern about Hendrix’s need for protection, she noted. Ms. Bodden could apply to Grand Court for bail if she wished, the magistrate said, but for now Hendrix was remanded in custody until June 15. On that date, a pre- liminary inquiry is sched- uled into conspiracy charges against Hendrix, Ebanks and at least two other men. Ebanks is charged sep- arately in relation to each other person, with seven con- spiracy charges so far. In Hendrix’s case, she and Ebanks are charged with conspiring together between Sept. 11-23, 2015 to supply controlled drugs. In a separate allegation, Hendrix and Ebanks are charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice. Details are that they conspired on Sept. 11-12 to attempt to manip- ulate a court urine test. Ms. Fargin said the Crown’s case was that Ebanks and Hen- drix had a phone conversa- tion while she was in the U.S. and she talked with him about going to a smoke shop and getting a certain device to produce a safe drug test. “She didn’t get in touch with her mother when her mother begged her to,” the magistrate pointed out, referring to the parent’s public pleas. ONE KILLED IN PIRATE ATTACK NEAR GUYANA GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) – Authorities in Guyana say one fisherman has been killed and three others are missing following a pirate attack in waters near the South American country. Police said Monday that they will file murder and piracy charges against five men who were identified by a 43-year- old captain who sur- vived the weekend at- tack off the coast of neighboring Suriname. Police Commander Ian Amsterdam told The As- sociated Press that pi- rates attacked the Guya- nese crew with machetes, threw them overboard and seized their engine, equipment and fish. Pirate attacks are common in waters near Guyana and Suriname, al- though authorities have stepped up patrols in that area. An estimated 20 fish- ermen have been killed in the past five years. DELAYED RIO OLYMPIC VELODROME HITS ANOTHER SNAG RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – The Rio de Janeiro Olympic venue facing the most serious con- struction delay has hit another snag, with City Hall saying it is changing contractors for the track cycling velodrome. In a statement, the city said Monday it rescinded the contract of the principal builder and had authorized a subcontractor to take over. Last week, the president of world cycling’s governing body said he was “very, very concerned” about the venue. Rio organizers repeated Monday there will be no time for a test event, but said the track surface had been installed. Organizers said they are still planning a “training session” June 25-27 – six weeks before the Olym- pics open Aug. 5. However, Rio Olympic spokesman Mario An- drada suggested that might be difficult. “We’re going to open the track, but the UCI [world governing body of cycling] has told us it’s very un- likely that any interna- tional cyclists will come. It’s too close to the games,” Andrada told The Associ- ated Press on Monday in a telephone interview from Lausanne, Switzerland.3 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY MAY 31, 2016 FLOWERS SEA SWIM 2016 SATURDAY JUNE 11 PHOTO CONTEST PHOTO CONTEST • www.caymancompass.com/contests • ENTER TO WIN • A private charter for up to 15 people on Cayman Private Charters’ 44 ft. ‘Paradise Breeze’ catamaran AND • A three course dinner (of their choosing) for 4 people at Ristorante Prima to include one bottle of Prosecco and two bottles of wine VISIT THE COMPASS PHOTO TENT 2016 Environmental fund to help pay for tire removal Fund contains almost $58 million JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com More than $1 million will be pulled from the govern- ment’s Environmental Pro- tection Fund to help pay for removing a mountain of used tires at the George Town Landfill. The proposal, outlined by Premier Alden McLaughlin at a pre-budget dinner last week, does not appear to be in sync with the National Conserva- tion Council’s guidelines, pub- lished this month, for how the fund should be used. The council’s guidelines indicate that the fund, which contains about $58 million, should be used for the cre- ation and management of protected areas and to help conserve endangered species. Tire disposal fee not used Christine Rose-Smyth, chairwoman of the council, said the government has al- ready collected coercive en- vironmental fees, including a $2-per-tire charge from con- sumers, and questioned why this revenue was not used for the tire disposal project in- stead of the Environmental Protection Fund. “The council considers that these fees should be ap- plied to any environmental health hazard remediation involving the tires at the landfill,” she said. Government has previ- ously acknowledged it col- lects just over $1 million every year from environmental fees on the importation of vehicles, tires and lead-acid batteries. This money goes into the general revenues of the De- partment of Environmental Health and is not specifically earmarked for disposal. Environment Minister Wayne Panton confirmed that the Environmental Protection Fund would be tapped for the tire disposal project. The council’s guidelines, along with the section of the National Conservation Council Law governing appro- priations from the Environ- mental Protection Fund, have not yet been enacted. Mr. Panton said govern- ment was relying on the orig- inating resolution for the fund, which contains a much broader definition of how it can be used. In any case, he said, the council’s guidance is not binding. “The council, at the end of the day, is in a position to make recommendations, it does not make decisions in relation to the Environmental Protection Fund. “The government’s posi- tion in relation to the tire issue is that it represents an environmental risk. It also represents a risk in terms of mosquito breeding and that sort of thing.” Efforts to sell tires unsuccessful Government had origi- nally hoped to sell the tires. After five failed attempts to find a bidder, it agreed to help pay for tire disposal. The Cayman Com- pass understands that Is- land Waste Carriers will be awarded a contract this week to remove the tires, with gov- ernment making a contribu- tion of around $1.2 million to support the project. The appropriation from the Environmental Protection Fund would need to be ap- proved by the Legislative As- sembly’s Finance Committee. Government has previ- ously used the fund for proj- ects not specifically related to conservation, including the environmental impact assessment on the proposed cruise port and the forma- tion of a solid waste man- agement strategy. “These are all environ- mental-related issues and government has concluded they are quite appropriate for use of Environmental Protection Fund funding,” said Premier McLaughlin, when questioned last year about the use of the fund. The Environmental Pro- tection Fund, fed through taxes from tourists, was set up in 1997 to help “defray ex- penditure” incurred in pro- tecting the environment. It accrues around $5 million every year. It is not clear what dif- ference, if any, the enactment of Section 7 of the National Conservation Law will make. The legislation states that government has to consider the council’s advice, but it is not obliged to follow it. The law does state specif- ically, however, that the fund is designed for protected species and habitats. It reads, “There con- tinues to be established and managed an environ- mental protection fund to be used for the acquisition and management of protected areas and for measures to protect and conserve pro- tected species and their crit- ical habitat.”Tires pile up at the George Town Landfill. – PHOTO: CHRIS COURTThe 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 31, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS LEONID BERSHIDSKY Perhaps the biggest reason Europe has not produced digital economy giants like Google, Amazon, Facebook or Netflix is that there’s no such thing as “Europe.” Starting out in Sweden, France or Ger- many, a company is not Eu- ropean – it’s Swedish, French or German. Tax regulations, postal tariffs, financial sys- tems, copyright, labeling and data protection rules – nothing is harmonized. Failing to get member states to accept more uni- formity, European bureau- crats seize every chance to fix what’s not broken and regu- late what does not need reg- ulating. The European Com- mission’s recent Digital Single Market proposals are a good example: They put off re- moving geographical blocks (so-called geoblocking) on dig- ital content, but they contain a requirement for Netflix and other video-on-demand ser- vices to include no less than 20 percent European content in their catalogues. Even in the U.S., e-com- merce transactions span- ning several states are a legal gray area: It’s not easy for In- ternet retailers to collect dif- ferent sales taxes for every state they ship to, so most of them do not, giving rise to arguments over their legal base. In the EU, independent nations charge different tax rates – and speak 24 different languages to boot. Earlier this year, the European Com- mission found that 63 per- cent of the websites it studied blocked customers from buying outside their home countries. Many of them let a user pick a product or service and then, at the final stage of the order, rejected an address or a credit card. It’s no less frustrating when a YouTube video you want to see is replaced by a flickering back screen with the message that this con- tent is blocked in the viewer’s country; when a movie that is out in the U.K. is not avail- able to a German Netflix user; when you cannot watch the same movies on vacation in a neighboring country that you can watch at home. Andrus Ansip, the Euro- pean Commission’s vice pres- ident for the digital single market, comes from Estonia, perhaps the most digitally ad- vanced EU country, but also a tiny one. No matter how tech- nologically advanced they are, start-ups in his country and elsewhere in the EU cannot scale as fast and as efficiently as U.S. firms. No wonder Ansip says he hates geoblocking. Yet businesses do not want the EU to issue regulations against the practice: The European e- commerce association, which goes by the acronym EMOTA, has told regulators that the in- dustry itself should work out best practices. Its main fear was that the EU would force all businesses to sell to cus- tomers regardless of where they are and then deal with the consequences such as de- livery and tax intricacies. Unwilling to be passive and unable to overcome the resistance of business lobbies, the Commission settled on a bizarre compromise: Its pro- posal is to allow customers in any EU country to check the prices in any other country and then buy wherever the prices are best. Yet, in a twist that renders this meaning- less, the retailers will not be obliged to deliver. A Belgian will be able to buy a cheap refrigerator in Poland, but he’ll need to organize the de- livery himself. If that does not sound very digital-age, tough luck. Retailers are happy, though. They will only have to charge local taxes and they won’t have to deal with cross- border shipments. As for cus- tomers – well, no one entitled them to tell the businesses how they should operate; they can take it or leave it. The new proposals specifi- cally exclude audio and video content. Apparently, copy- right issues are even harder to resolve than tax and lo- gistical ones: Video hosting and video-on-demand ser- vices are contractually bound not to show certain con- tent in certain countries, and removing these bar- riers would involve negoti- ating with rights holders and making sure their compen- sation does not suffer from cross-border access. They make more by selling rights to every individual country. An EU-wide license would not make economic sense to many of them, and bureau- crats fear less European con- tent would be produced. On these grounds, France, for example, has advocated lim- iting the EU’s interference to making sure digital subscrip- tions are “portable” – that the same movies can be watched wherever a subscriber travels in Europe. The lobbying power aligned against making copyright EU- wide – content producers, TV channels that buy licenses for specific markets, governments like the French one worried about the preservation of na- tional language and culture – is too great for the European Commission to overcome, so it keeps pushing the issue down the road. All that bureaucrats such as Ansip can do at this point is envy U.S. companies success in obtaining global li- censes for mostly U.S.-made content. That kind of envy manifests itself as more mean- ingless regulation – for in- stance, the requirement that Netflix and other similar ser- vices include no less than 20 percent of European offerings in their catalogues. The Euro- pean Commission itself admits that diktat will not change anything: Netflix and YouTube already have 21 percent each of EU-produced content. All the proposed new regulation accomplish is make the EU look silly, as if it’s forcing U.S. platforms to accept and sell subpar local material. A true European common market for all kinds of dig- ital commerce would mean a single system of postal tar- iffs and EUwide copyright on all kinds of content. A uni- fied value-added tax (not an impossibility given that VAT is the only tax for which EU members have accepted some regulation from Brussels) would also help. An agree- ment of the 28 member states on all these matters would make the EU, with its market of 500 million consumers, larger than the U.S. America’s truly single market has given its companies a colossal lead, but eliminating internal bor- ders in the EU would at least help narrow the gap. Instead, they’re perpetuating the pro- tection of European firms within their small home mar- kets and preventing truly global players from emerging. The problem with the EU is not that it usurps member states’ regulatory powers, as euroskeptics (including those advocating that Britain leave the European Union) claim. Rather, it’s unable to get in- dividual countries to agree on common measures that would bring tens of billions of euros into their economies, and so it regulates what it can – often without much ef- fect. A bureaucracy deprived of an underlying consensus is often a lame beast. © 2016, Bloomberg View “Exposure to [hydrogen sulfide], a tracer of airborne contamination from landfills, was associated with lung cancer mortality as well as with mortality and morbidity for respiratory diseases.” – “Morbidity and mortality of people who live close to municipal waste landfills: a multisite cohort study,” International Journal of Epidemiology The Cayman Islands government might prefer that voters forget about the existence of the George Town Landfill and the latent health threats it poses. We doubt that will happen. After all, as Caymanians cross its shadow on the busy Esterley Tibbetts Highway, its odor and unsight- liness serve as a daily reminder of the Progressives’ broken campaign promise that they had a solution to the landfill problem that would be executed soon after they entered office. That promise was begat out of political expediency, one that justified the parochial outcry, “No Dump in Bodden Town.” Three years later, the dump doesn’t seem to be going anywhere (except upward). It was one of the defining issues of the last election, as it will be in the next. A recently published study out of Italy, the con- clusion of which we cited above, followed more than 242,000 people who lived within three miles of land- fills in that country. Researchers found an association between exposure to landfill pollutants and increased risks of dying of lung cancer and respiratory diseases, as well as hospital admissions for respiratory diseases, “especially in children.” (For reference, a circle with a radius of three miles centered on the George Town Landfill would encom- pass Camana Bay, Industrial Park, the Ritz-Carlton, Governors Creek, all of downtown George Town, the South Church Street area, South Sound and Grand Harbour.) From nearly every vantage point on a four-point Cayman compass – health, the environment, tourism and politics – the landfill continues to cast a dark and ominous presence over our island. We recall several examples in literature – for instance, Egdon Heath in Thomas Hardy’s “The Return of the Native,” or Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl in Malcolm Lowry’s “Under the Volcano” – where the “main character” of the narrative, arguably, isn’t a person at all. Rather, it is a significant physical feature – the Bluff on the Brac might qualify – that provides a canvas, a tapestry, a tableau upon which people play out their daily lives. Hardy’s “untameable” heath, or Lowry’s threatening twin volcanoes, certainly influ- ence (and maybe even dictate) the lives of humans exposed to them. In the same allegorical way, Cayman’s always- growing and always-decaying heap of refuse is a leading character in the unfolding narrative of the Cayman Islands. Think of the landfill as a beast which must be slain – lest it slay us with its fumes, with its fires, with its toxins. In the three years since the Progressives cava- lierly tossed aside the Dart Group’s offer to remedy the landfill, our officials have had some success in deflecting the issue of the still-unlined, still-combus- tible dump with a masquerade of studies, reports and field trips. But at more than 80 feet in height (the highest terrestrial point on Grand Cayman), the dump itself cannot be hidden. With less than a year until the next election, perhaps the Progressives could begin to think cre- atively and hire yet one more consultant, maybe the only one who could make something as big as Mount Trashmore disappear: David Copperfield. No, not David Copperfield, the Charles Dickens’ character; David Copperfield the magician. Required reading for landfill neighbors (i.e. most of us) EU digital strategy divides, doesn’t conquer5 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY MAY 31, 2016 Precarious situation for South Sound cemetery CHARLES DUNCAN cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com A luxury condo develop- ment under construction on South Sound Road is raising concerns among residents who believe it is too near the adjacent South Sound Com- munity Cemetery. Graves appear precari- ously close to a drop-off of sand, in places more than 10 feet deep, that has been cut out by the construction crew. The developer and an of- ficial with the planning de- partment said the approval for construction of The Tides did not include a retaining wall to keep the neighboring cemetery site stable, but they hope the sand wall will hold as the company, NCB Development, finishes pre- paring the site. Speaking Monday, NCB’s Matthew Wight said his com- pany applied recently to add a retaining wall along the prop- erty line with the cemetery as part of the development, but it would not be installed until later during construction. “There are graves there that are at risk,” Mr. Wight ac- knowledged, but he added that there is an “adequate buffer” keeping the sandy hill intact. Paul Hurlston, who calls himself the “unofficial care- taker” of the South Sound cemetery, has many mem- bers of his family interred in the cemetery and has his own vault set aside in the hill overlooking the sea. He said the developers removed seagrape trees that helped stabilize the site and the sand as they cut into the hill. He said the way the de- velopers treated the site was “very disrespectful.” “Just because you have a lot of money doesn’t mean you can do this kind of thing,” he said. Between late last week, when Mr. Hurlston contacted the Cayman Compass with con- cerns, and Monday morning, it appeared that those working at the site had added more sand to the wall along the property line with the cemetery. The headstones have familiar names – Bush, Hurlston, Hinds – and many in the seaside cemetery date back to the middle of the 20th century. The oldest headstones still standing date to 1910 and 1912. Sir Vassel Johnson, one of the architects of Cayman’s fi- nancial services industry and Cayman’s first knight, is in- terred on the hill overlooking the sea and Sand Cay. But many of the graves are unmarked since Hurricane Ivan, which wreaked havoc on the site in 2004 and unearthed vaults, according to Mr. Hurlston. Many of the caskets and vaults are not anchored, so they are essentially floating in the sand. Mr. Hurlston, a retired seaman who was born and raised in South Sound, said he was concerned about what could happen to the pri- vate cemetery if a big storm hit the island. “I can’t figure out how planning gave them permission to do this,” he said. The Central Planning Au- thority gave the developer per- mission in January to build the 24-unit building, described in marketing materials as luxury oceanfront condominiums. Planning Department Deputy Director Ron Sanderson told the Compass that the plan- ning board did not require the developer to include a retention wall during construction. “The time frame is pretty quick,” Mr. Sanderson said. If something did happen to the site, he said, the developer “would have to take corrective measures” to stabilize the site and re-inter any vaults that came out of the sand. “They will have to put a retaining wall in, but that is later down the road,” the deputy planning director said. Mr. Wight said the orig- inal plans did not call for a retaining wall, but his com- pany has applied for plan- ning permission to include a wall along the property line with the cemetery. He said the site will be five feet below the ground level on the cem- etery hill, making a wall nec- essary once the construction is well under way. Mr. Wight said con- struction is progressing on schedule, with wells to be dug this month. If construc- tion for the Tides continues as planned, the project will be completed by the end of 2017. He said almost half of the million-dollar-plus units have already sold. Special Olympics athlete undergoes brain surgery ALMA CHOLLETTE achollette@pinnaclemedialtd.com Special Olympics ath- lete Orden McKeevan An- glin has returned to Cayman following brain surgery for the removal of a tumor at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. This was his second di- agnosis of cancer; six years ago, he had chemotherapy for cancer in the throat and neck. His family says he still needs to return to Miami for radia- tion and chemotherapy treat- ments next month for the brain cancer. “It was difficult hearing it a second time around,” and it proved to be “very difficult because he had been through enough in his life,” said his cousin, Lisa Prendergast. Known as “Keevin” or “Ke Ke” by the local Special Olym- pics community, Mr. Anglin, 53, has been involved with Special Olympics Cayman Is- lands since its inception, and he has won more than 20 medals in his travels to many countries, including China, the U.S. and Ireland. Last year, he competed in the Spe- cial Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. The Special Olympics Cayman Islands describes Mr. Anglin as a “special am- bassador for the Cayman Is- lands [and] simply put, he is a dedicated athlete and truly an asset to SOCI.” Described by his family as happy, free-spirited and work-driven, Mr. Anglin, who is employed by Dart, is an avid member of the congre- gation of the Wesleyan Holi- ness Church, and a big fan of western movies. In addition to his bat- tles with cancer, Mr. An- glin has encountered many other hardships throughout his life. His father died in a car crash in 1987, and his mother died from ALS dis- ease six years later. Two of his brothers disappeared – brother Darrel Anglin, a chef, went missing in the late 1980s, and Burney An- glin, disappeared in the 1990s. Another brother died in a car crash. In 2004, Mr. Anglin’s aunt and primary caregiver, Joyce Prendergast, died one week after Hurri- cane Ivan. Since his aunt’s death, Mr. Anglin has been in the care of another aunt, Matlee Anglin, and has had support from the rest of his family. Recent surgery Though the family hoped that the recent sur- gery would remove Mr. An- glin’s entire tumor, the news from the doctor was only somewhat positive. “It’s not that the surgery didn’t go well,” said Ms. An- glin, “it’s just that we didn’t know how [aggressive his condition] really was.” “[The doctors] said it was surely a successful [surgery],” said his cousin, Lisa Prend- ergast, “but not all the tumor would be removed. The rest would have to be treated with radiation and chemotherapy.” “We’re just asking the public for lots of prayers,” said Ms. Prendergast. “We thank everybody for [their] support, [and] the family thanks those who have do- nated and supported.” To make a donation or for more information, contact Matlee Anglin on 926-0898, Lisa Prendergast 916-3143 or Danna Morris at 925-6580. Orden McKeevan Anglin with some of the medals he has won in Special Olympics Games. A developer has removed sand from along the South Sound Community Cemetery as it prepares the site for new luxury condos. – PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAYTUESDAY MAY 31, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS 6 DISTRICT DAYS District Days West Bay West Bay youngsters spread sunshine Brownies and Rainbows from Sir John A. Cumber Pri- mary School recently did their part for their community, hosting a tea party for West Bay seniors at the school. The event, now in its 10th year, was held on May 11 at the school’s Shirley Kidd Me- morial Hall, and brought smiles all around as the youngsters served refresh- ments and delicious fare to el- derly members of the district. Local MLA, Education Minister Tara Rivers attended the tea party. Sir John A. Cumber acting principal Lorna Lumsden, along with the students, helped coordinate the event. “We express apprecia- tion to Celita Zimmer and her team of the John Gray United Church in West Bay for as- sisting with the event,” said teacher Annette Vaughan. “We’d also like to thank Brenda Connolly and Woody Foster from Fosters’ Food Fair, and Valerie Hoppe and Chef Steve Griffon from the Mar- riott Resort who contributed to the refreshments.” The Brownies and Rainbows were enthusiastic hostesses. Amie Ebanks sang beautifully for the guests. Minister Tara Rivers with Rainbow Arianna Atkinson. Jonathan and Janelle McDonald joined their mom, teacher Reneice McDonald, to sing ‘Great is Thy Faithfulness.’ Welcoming guests were, front to back, Nyomi Myles, Janelle Smith, Jayda Myles and Kayley Ebanks. The Brownies and Rainbows cheerfully greeted their guests.Abrana Ebanks, Marylin Parsons and Rosita Bodden had a good time. 50 years ago: New home for popular Sunday School In the June 1, 1966 edi- tion of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, West Bay correspondent Leila Yates wrote: “Mrs. Harley Jackson has been holding Sunday School in her house for eight years to help the smaller children who could not come out to West Bay. Her school has grown to 65 on the roll. “The Church with friends decided to put up a building for the pur- pose. In a short time, a nice little building 16 feet by 20 feet was erected. This was opened on Sunday, the doors being opened by Mr. Spurgeon Ebanks and Mr. T.W. Farrington. Prayer was offered by Rev. J.R. Gray, and Ephesians Chapter 2: 13-22 was read. “A welcome and a state- ment was given by Mrs. Jackson and the prayer of dedication by Rev. J.A. Lord. “An interesting item was rendered by the Sunday School and the sermon was preached by the Rev. George Hicks. Mrs. Jackson wishes to thank all who faithfully assisted her in every way. “Mr. John Bothwell and Mr. Vernie Bernard returned from Jamaica on Sunday where they went to obtain cattle for improvement of the island’s livestock. “They have secured Brahmans and Red Polls for meat and milk and re- port that 14 are being pre- pared for shipment by air on June 9. Nine of them will be coming to West Bay. Mr. Bothwell will own five, Mr. Prentice Powell two and Mr. Arthur Ebanks two. “The Agricultural So- ciety, although in its in- fancy, is helping us to see how we can in time support ourselves. “It is often said West Bay is the last part of the island to have rain, but it was not the least when on Thursday, May 26, we had continuous rain for hours. When it was over, water was two feet deep in some places. “Farmers are con- cerned that their under- ground crop may be de- stroyed. The roads were left in an awful condition, some places are washed out to the rocks, especially in in- land areas. We had heavy rain again on Sunday. “Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ebanks left on the 28th for U.S. to visit their children who live there. They will be going for a few months. “Mr. Wordsworth Powery returned on the 22nd from Japan via Miami. He was hospitalized in Japan for 18 days for a throat condition, which is now very much better. “Mrs. Bergman Ebanks and baby came from Ja- maica on the 22nd. The baby was two and a half months under medical care in St. Joseph’s Hospital. The baby is quite well now. “Mr. Arthur Jackson is here visiting his relatives after an absence of over 40 years. He made a short visit once in that time. His daughter is here with him. They live in Tampa, Florida and expect to return home on the June 2.”CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY MAY 31, 2016 DISTRICT DAYS 7 Vivo hits number one on TripAdvisor A relatively new arrival on the West Bay restaurant scene recently landed the top restaurant ranking in the Cayman Islands on the Tri- pAdvisor travel review site. With the most recent re- views dubbing it “a sweet little oasis in the middle of paradise,” and a “must stop!,” the waterfront res- taurant at Lighthouse Point is challenging stereo- types and attracting new regulars every day. Owner Michele Zama is thrilled with the restaurant’s success, especially since it is doing its best to offer sustainable locally sourced fare that is vegan and veg- etarian (with the exception of lionfish, which Mr. Zama says is justifiably on the menu due to its delicious taste and the fact that it is an invasive species ravaging Cayman’s reefs). “It’s such an honor to at- tain this top ranking, espe- cially since we are just a little restaurant and having just opened in November, we are very new,” said Mr. Zama, an energetic restaurateur who exudes enthusiasm for his food and for the restaurant’s green mission. “Getting this number one ranking is so exciting, seeing as that we are a mainly veg- etarian restaurant. It’s a sign that people out there want something different, healthy, and that the world seems to be changing in that regard,” said Mr. Zama. “We try to focus on serving whatever is fresh at the market, and we’ve de- signed the menu so that while dishes remain con- stant, we are able to change them up a bit to reflect what’s fresh and in season in terms of produce.” The restaurant is com- mitted to its environmental responsibility and uses sus- tainable materials in its ta- bleware, with products made from such materials as bamboo and wheat straw, and when possible, sourcing its ingredients locally from farmers, and even from its own staff. “Our own Shannon Har- rison has a small egg farm, and he brings in the eggs that he collects first thing in the morning, which we use in the day’s dishes, to give you an idea of how fresh the ingre- dients we use are,” said Mr. Zama with a laugh. He said popular menu items include a coconut “ceviche,” as well as the BLT sandwich made with coconut “bacon.” “That’s definitely one item people keep coming back for,” said Mr. Zama. It seems repeat customers are behind the restaurant’s growing popularity. “I go to Vivo several times a week,” notes a re- cent review. “The food is su- perb, the location is amazing and the staff is caring and very friendly.” Mr. Zama says when the restaurant first opened, lo- cals helped spread the word, bringing along their appre- hensive friends who were un- sure about tucking into vegan or vegetarian fare, who then became converts, and in turn told their friends about it. “Word of mouth has been amazing for our business,” said Mr. Zama. He estimates about 70 percent of the clientele are locals, with the remainder being tourists. Divers also feature largely among the the customers as the restaurant is located next to Divetech at the popular Lighthouse Point dive site. “One of the most common things we have experienced is that people come in with low expectations because we are a vegetarian restaurant. They can’t imagine having a good meal that doesn’t fea- ture meat,” he said. “Again and again, we get the same reaction, where people are amazed by how good the food tastes and saying ‘Now I’m a believer.’” He says Vivo’s swift ascent of the TripAdvisor rankings is resulting in more calls from tourists and local resorts. “People are reading the re- views and saying, ‘Let’s give it a shot,’ which is so great,” said Mr. Zama. He says he is very proud that the first-place ranking shows that it is possible for a business to be successful and sustainable at the same time. The restaurant is now going even further with its sustainability efforts through a new initiative with Sustain- able Harvest International, an environmental nonprofit working with farmers in Central America. “We have a new happy hour that runs Monday to Friday from 3-6 p.m. with half-price wine, beer and cocktails, and for every bottle of wine we sell, Sus- tainable Harvest will plant a tree,” said Mr. Zama. “This all fits in with our efforts to be and act sustain- ably in a variety of ways, and we are so pleased to see so many people are embracing this concept.” Vivo’s waterfront location at Lighthouse Point is a big draw for customers. Vivo’s coconut ceviche, like all its dishes, is served on sustainable tableware.One reviewer contends that Vivo’s house macarons rival those from the French luxury bakery and sweets maker Laduree. Turtle farm summer special for school groups School groups looking for a fun end-of-the-year outing are being wel- comed by the Cayman Turtle Farm’s End of Term Summer special. The offer is open to all Cayman schools throughout June. “We invite you and your students to come out and enjoy a fun day at Cayman Turtle Farm, whether as a reward for work well done, or just to celebrate the end of the school year,” said terrestrial exhibits curator Geddes Hislop. He explains that for an educational tour to Cayman Turtle Farm, students would nor- mally pay $5 or $10 per person, while lunch or- ders are paid separately and directly to Schooners restaurant. “With this special end- of-term offer, all stu- dents and teachers in your school group will enter free when they pay for a pre-ordered group lunch from the park’s Schooners Restaurant,” said Mr. Hislop. “Especially for pre-K, kindergarten and pri- mary schools, one accom- panying adult chaperone will also enter free with every five registered stu- dents. Additional chaper- ones in the group over and above that ratio will pay $5 [half-price] entry.” For more information, email schooltours@turtle.ky.The Turtle Farm waterslide is a big hit with kids. District Days West BayThe islands’ most-trusted news source 8 TUESDAY MAY 31, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS The islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY MAY 31, 2016 We thought of you with love today, But that is nothing new. We thought about you yesterday, And days before that too. We think of you in silence. We often speak your name. Now all we have is memories and your picture in a frame. Your memory is our keepsake. With which we’ll never part. God has in his keeping. We have you in our heart. From your broken hearted wife – Cherrie Walton Daughters- Tanya Walton – Liverpool and Dellakay Walton Son – Charles I Walton Jr. Grand Children & Great Grand Children. Happy 1st birthday in heaven Charles L. Walton May 26th 1944 – March 02, 2016 We thought of you with love today, But that is nothing new. From your broken hearted wife – Cherrie Walton Daughters- Tanya Walton – Liverpool and Dellakay Walton Grand Children & Great Grand Children. We have you in our heart. From your broken hearted wife – Cherrie Walton Daughters- Tanya Walton – Liverpool and Dellakay Walton Grand Children & Great Grand Children. 18-month budget plan be- tween July 1, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2017, which contains two “lower earning” revenue pe- riods (between July and De- cember) and only one higher earning period between Jan- uary and April. The govern- ment earns the vast ma- jority of its revenues in the first four months of the calendar year. The figures in the budget are also much higher gener- ally in the expenses and reve- nues categories since they are being estimated over an 18- month period, rather than the standard 12 months, Finance Minister Marco Archer said. Central government rev- enues in the new budget are anticipated at $908.5 mil- lion, while expenses are due to come in at $862.4 million. This leaves an operating sur- plus of an estimated at $46.4 million – about one-third of the current budget year’s pro- jected surplus. Increased costs driving the expenses include an addi- tional $4.2 million for public education services, including implementing recommenda- tions from a review of the school system; $3.2 million added to the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority budget to help prepare for various financial services and non-fi- nancial services industry re- views; a $2.1 million increase for public health programs; $1.4 million for the May 2017 general election; a $1 million increase expected in legal aid services; and $500,000 to im- plement the conditional re- lease programs for offenders. Capital projects The 18-month capital spending budget proposed by government includes $103.3 million in various projects and debt repayments. Those projects include $7.9 million earmarked for the construction of John Gray High School; $6.9 mil- lion for revitalization of cen- tral George Town; $6.5 mil- lion for various solid waste projects; $3.4 million for up- grades to roads; $2.5 million for construction of a mental health facility; and $500,000 for the cruise berthing project in George Town. Another $6 million has been set aside to buy lands for conservation purposes. That money will come from the government’s environ- mental protection fund. NRA agreement Mr. McLaughlin officially announced Monday that the long-awaited third amend- ment of the Dart-National Roads Authority agreement “had now been executed.” The particular amend- ment of the sweeping land- swap/investment/develop- ment deal has been under review for several years since it was first proposed by the former United Democratic Party government in 2012. The agreement mandates certain road improvements, including the widening of the Esterley Tibbetts Highway near Camana Bay “sooner rather than later,” and re- moves the hotel room tax con- cessions made earlier during construction of the Kimpton hotel on Seven Mile Beach. The premier also noted that the Dart group of com- panies has a number of other projects in the works, in- cluding an additional hotel on Seven Mile Beach and the redevelopment of the old Hyatt hotel site. Mr. McLaughlin said it is hoped that the various projects will increase con- struction industry jobs and, once the work is complete, provide additional jobs for Caymanians. Pay raises While civil servants will re- ceive a 2.2 percent one-time bonus in June, Mr. McLaughlin did not state any plans for a corresponding cost-of-living salary increase across the ser- vice in the next budget year. The pay bonuses in June were given to recognize “valu- able contributions civil ser- vants have made in the past year.” For a civil servant earning $40,000 per year, the 2.2 percent gratuity would be worth about $880. Mr. McLaughlin said there would also be targeted salary raises in certain civil service departments – which he did not identify – to address his- torical pay inequity issues. These arise in situations where the annual pay for civil service employees who have been in jobs for a number of years has been “frozen” due to budget constraints. Mean- while, new hires in the civil service are brought in at the “market rate.” “Some civil servants have had their pay frozen for seven years, but new entrants can get pay increases,” Mr. McLaughlin said. Some $2 million has been set aside in the upcoming budget to ad- dress the pay for disparity is- sues, Mr. Archer said. ‘Project Future’ Governor Helen Kilpat- rick, who presented the an- nual Throne Speech on the budget plan prior to Mr. McLaughlin’s policy address, set December as the date for the creation of a “super om- budsman” office. The merger of the Infor- mation Commissioner’s Of- fice and the Complaints Com- missioner’s Office is the first recommendation from the 2014 Ernst & Young “Project Future” report to be slotted for implementation. About $300,000 has been set aside in the upcoming budget for the new ombuds- man’s office. Mr. McLaughlin said he would address the plan to proceed with recommenda- tions from the EY report later in the current meeting of the legislature. He suggested that both the National Roads Au- thority and the Cayman Is- lands Postal Service would have their operations re- viewed as part of the process. Immigration reform The premier also said Monday that he has received an “extensive report” on op- tions for reforming the pro- cess regarding permanent residence applications – re- quests filed by non-Cayma- nians to remain in the is- lands for the rest of their lives, a step toward receiving Caymanian status. In August 2015, a judg- ment from the Cayman Is- lands Grand Court noted that the processes govern- ment used to review perma- nent residence applications under the previous law and the current law raised ques- tions of fairness and legality in light of the constitution’s Bill of Rights. Premier McLaughlin said he would address changes in the consultant’s report, compiled by local law firm Ritch & Conolly, later in the meeting of the assembly. “This is too important an issue for us not to get it right,” he said. The report was not released on Monday. Challenges The premier also refer- enced the fact that his Pro- gressives-led government had lost three members over the course of the past year. While not making any di- rect statements about the po- tential for an early general election, Mr. McLaughlin said the remaining 10-member government would not be “distracted or intimidated” and would “complete the work we set out to do.” The defections of back- bench MLAs Anthony Eden, Alva Suckoo and Winston Connolly to the opposition benches had caused delays, “including the delay of this budget,” he said. “We who still remain [in government] place the needs and ambitions of our people above personal needs and ambition,” Mr. McLaughlin said. “We will not gamble with the future of Cayman. “Neither do we intend to fight the wearisome battles of yesterday. These times re- quire a new kind of politics … there is too much at stake for mere entertainment.” gives them any hope.” Cancer survivor and former West Bay MLA Cline Glidden has been involved in advocating the medical use of cannabis oils since his own cancer diagnosis in 2014. Mr. Glidden said, up to this point, his cancer has been in remis- sion thanks to more tradi- tional methods of treatment. However, he said he is aware of at least two other Caymanians who’ve been told that traditional cancer treat- ments will not be effective in their respective cases. “I do know what it’s like to be told you have cancer and that you have a six per- cent chance of survival,” Mr. Glidden said. “I can only imagine the point of saying [to someone], the traditional methods aren’t working. “I commend the govern- ment for acknowledging [the need] and working against the norm. I haven’t found anyone who can fault that.” Marijuana legalization in general has been discussed by Legislative Assembly members – most notably by Bodden Town MLA Alva Suckoo – in recent years, though a formal motion on the subject has never been brought to parliament. In 2014, then-Health Minister Osbourne Bodden said he wanted to see “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that medical benefits could ensue from marijuana use. More than a dozen U.S. states have passed laws al- lowing some degree of med- ical use of marijuana, and 17 states have decriminal- ized it. A number of clinical con- ditions had been treated with cannabis with varying degrees of success. tasks while lacking an un- derlying understanding of the material, and “able” stu- dents are rarely challenged to “go further.” “Support for lower at- taining students and those with special educational needs is patchy,” the inspec- tion report stated. These report findings are echoed by several Sa- vannah parents who signed the petition. “I have cried many nights watching my oldest daughter struggle and not having the resources she needs … the classes are too big and one teacher for the juniors is not enough,” one parent wrote on the petition. Another signer said she did not believe her grandson was “being chal- lenged enough” at Savannah. Ms. Watler said that if there were more assis- tant teachers at the school, “things can be divided” and each child would have a better chance of getting the help he or she needs. “We don’t want to leave kids behind, but teachers can’t do their job effectively if they don’t have assistance to do it,” Ms. Watler said. Ms. Watler said Ministry of Education officials have previously said they could not allocate more money for staff in the 2016-2017 budget, which, she noted, applies to two school years. Exacerbating the resource issues at Savannah Primary is the rapid stu- dent population increase over the past decade. The school had 174 students in 2004 and almost 500 stu- dents in 2016. “It’s going to get worse,” Ms. Watler said. “We have subdivisions opening up all the time. We have two that will be open by the school year and there is going to be a growth in enrollment numbers at the school.” To address crowding issues affecting both Bodden Town primary schools as a result of the population boom in the dis- trict, Bodden Town MLA Alva Suckoo has drafted a private members’ mo- tion asking the government to build a third primary school in the district by no later than June 2018. The motion states that the government already owns property in the district that would be suitable for a pri- mary education facility. Premier: Gov’t supports medical uses for cannabis oil CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Savannah Primary PTA petitions for more resources CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 More than 300 people signed the petition, which has been circulating in hard copy and online since the PTA Executive Council meeting on May 20. Budget: Major development, pay bonuses ahead CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Governor Helen Kilpatrick inspects the Guard of Honour prior to the opening of the first meeting of the 2016-2017 session of the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly on Monday. – PHOTO: JEWEL LEVYNext >