ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – TUESDAY JULY 12, 2016 SPORTS | PAGE 18 U-17 NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM TRAINS FOR CFU QUALIFIERS High of 91 Low of 80 Moderate with wave heights of 3 to 5 feet. EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 BAD VIBRATIONS FOR CAYMAN’S BEACH BOYS 180913_PRINT-Ad-Strip-BOTY-6colxPage 1 11/30/15 12:30:30 PM David Cameron to resign Wednesday; Theresa May to become British leader Cayman leaders react to first female PM since Thatcher LONDON – Prime Minister David Cam- eron said Monday he would step down on Wednesday, clearing the way for Theresa May to become Britain’s next leader as the country plots its exit from the European Union. The announcement by Cameron came just hours after May’s only rival in the race – En- ergy Minister Andrea Leadsom – unexpect- edly abandoned her campaign, saying the country could not afford a drawn-out polit- ical contest and needed to launch quickly into the complicated bargaining with the Euro- pean Union over the split. Cameron said he would step down on Wednesday, opening the way for May to take the keys to 10 Downing St. The race to succeed Cameron was sup- posed to last through the summer. But Lead- som’s campaign got off to a rocky start after she touted her motherhood as an advantage in a match-up with the childless May. The domino-style spectacle Monday was just the latest twist to a British political season that has been marked by constant sur- prise and upheaval. As May takes over, she will be under pres- sure to trigger the country’s withdrawal from the European Union. New ferry service for North Sound JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com A new ferry service, taking passengers across the North Sound from Camana Bay to Rum Point and Kaibo, will start oper- ating Friday. The 30-seat ferry will run round-trips twice daily, though businessman Ronnie Anglin ultimately hopes to expand the ser- vice to add new times and destinations. “If the demand is there, then we can do it every hour and shuttle people back and forth,” said Mr. Anglin, who runs Captain Marvin’s and has set up the new business, Cayman Ferries. Initially there will be departures from Camana Bay at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on weekdays and at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on weekends, with return trips three hours later. Mr. Anglin said the bright yellow ferry, styled after the distinctive New York FORMER CONCACAF, ADMIRAL HEADQUARTERS FOR SALE BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com The downtown George Town office building that once housed former CONCACAF Pres- ident Jeffrey Webb’s office and his friend Canover Watson’s financial services company is being sold. The current asking price for the George Town Financial Centre, formerly known as the Admiral Financial Centre, is US$8.95 million. The five-story building at the corner of Fort and Mary streets is advertised as being “to- tally renovated after [2004’s] Hurricane Ivan to the highest storm-resilient standards, with new impact-rated glazing system and a full back-up generator. “Interiors are well-fitted and well-sized floor plates (about 5,000 square feet per floor) and building location attracts a wide range of high quality tenants,” the IRG company listing on the building states. “… A safe investment offering a strong potential return on invest- ment and long-term appreciation.” The building’s current anchor tenant, Mai- tland, took over the operation of Admiral Ad- ministration, Watson’s company, and eventu- ally renamed the firm. Watson resigned from Admiral after his Prime Minister David CameronPresumptive Prime Minister Theresa May PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » A new ferry service will run round-trips twice daily between Camana Bay and Rum Point. – PHOTO: JAMES WHITTAKER PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 »2 LOCAL&REGIONAL TUESDAY JULY 12, 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 - THE BFG 3D (PG) 1:00 I 4:00 2D I 7:00 I 9:50 2D THE SHALLOWS (PG13) 12:40 I 2:50 I 5:00 I 7:15 I 9:30 THE LEGEND OF TARZAN 3D (PG13) 1:10 I 3:45 2D I 7:10 I 9:45 2D CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (PG13) 1:30 I 7:20 MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES (R) 12:45 I 3:20 I 7:30 I 10:00 THE CONJURING 2 (R) 4:00 I 9:50 FINDING DORY 3D (PG) 12:30 2D I 3:00 I 6:45 2D I 9:15 Daily Matinees Every Day $8.00 Seniors, Mon-Fri Before 6pm Cayman Cinema@cbcinema6cbcinema6 640-FILM (640-3456) SATURDAY, JULY 16th,8PM Sponsored by: Sponsored by: SATURDAY, JUNE 18th 8PM Romanian honorary consul killed in El Salvador SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) – Authorities in El Sal- vador say that Romania’s honorary consul in the country has been killed in his home. National Civil Police Commissioner Howard Cotto said Monday that Sal- vadoran businessman Ri- cardo Enmanuel Salume Barake appears to have been strangled. Salume Barake was a moneylender and authori- ties say it could have been a robbery. There were no signs of a forced entry and Cotto says the perpetrators took the time to remove footage from the security cameras. Police deputy director Caesar Baldemar Flores Murillo says they believe multiple people participated and had copies of keys to the home in the exclusive Es- calon neighborhood. Salume Barake is the second honorary consul killed in the Salvadoran cap- ital this year. Panama’s hon- orary consul was found shot dead in his vehicle in May. Cuba opens first bulk goods store, but wholesale still elusive HAVANA (AP) – Cuba has quietly opened a first-of- its-kind store specializing in bulk goods in Havana: Zona +, a high-ceiling space with racks stacked with large tins of tomato sauce, toilet paper and cooking oil by the gallon. It falls short of satisfying long-standing calls for a wholesale market to support the growing class of small- restaurant and cafeteria owners who have set up shop under President Raul Cas- tro’s economic reforms that began six years ago. But it could help relieve the pressure that those en- trepreneurs have been put- ting on other retail stores by snapping up huge quantities of goods, leaving regular cus- tomers in the lurch. On a recent afternoon, Naidi Carrazana pushed a shopping cart loaded with cases of beer, bottled water and soft drinks she needs to stock her small cafeteria nearby. She acknowledged that business owners like her who make big purchases have been emptying market shelves of such items as flour, chicken and tomato paste, and said the new store can help with that. “A place like this al- lows you to buy in bulk, and that’s a benefit for us and a benefit for the people,” Carrazana said. Located in the upscale western suburb of Miramar, Zona + launched a little over a week ago with zero fanfare. Manager Javier Munoz said shoppers are allowed to buy unlimited quantities, but he declined to comment further because he was not autho- rized to do so by the store’s state-run parent company. Employees said business has been good despite the lack of publicity, as word of the opening spread mouth-to- mouth. One customer showed up in a car and bought 50 3-kilogram (6.6-pound) cans of tomatoes to supply a restaurant. Similar stores are being planned for other parts of the city, they added. In Cuba, government en- tities are the only ones able to import and acquire goods at wholesale, and whole- sale access has been a cru- cial demand of the 500,000 or so small-business owners and their employees, many of them working in the food- service sector. The government has promised to set up wholesale markets for private entrepre- neurs, but that has yet to ma- terialize and their only op- tion has been the same retail stores where the general pop- ulation shops. Although goods at Zona + are bulk, that does not entail a price break. For example, a kilogram of high-end Serrano coffee costs $14.05 there, while the same kilo was $14 on the same day at a regular store elsewhere in Havana. “The place is pretty, the service is good, but it’s still the same price as retail. In truth, it doesn’t resolve our problems,” Carrazana said. “I hope this is like a seed for a wholesale market where we entrepreneurs can buy at a different price.” OVEN FIRE CLOSES GEORGE TOWN RESTAURANT BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com An explosion and small fire inside one of two indus- trial-grade ovens Sunday has temporarily closed the Captain’s Bakery and Grill on West Bay Road. Cayman Islands Fire Service crews responded and found that the oven had been “severely dam- aged” by the blast and small fire. No one was injured. Acting Senior Divi- sional Fire Officer James Bodden said Monday that the restaurant would re- main closed until fire- fighters conclude their in- vestigation. He said that would likely take at least a couple of days, as restau- rant owners were calling in a technician from Jamaica to review the incident. Law school graduates get top results This year’s class of the Truman Bodden Law School received the best graduating results in the school’s 34- year history. Assessment results re- leased by examiners of the University of Liverpool’s Law School, revealed that two- thirds of the full- and part- time LL.B graduating classes received Upper Second Class Honors degrees or better, ac- cording to a press release from the school. The Truman Bodden Law School is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the U.K., which validates and awards the undergraduate degree program. Truman Bodden Law School Director Mitchell Da- vies said the 2016 examina- tion results “demonstrated both a consistent level of very strong performance at the top end of the spectrum, as well as solid performances immediately below that spec- trum with no overall LL.B graduating results falling beneath the Lower Second Class range.” Michael Daoud was the top performing student in Year One, and Gregery Barnes was the top performing stu- dent in Year Two. A record seven out of eight graduating students from the LL.B part-time honors degree program will receive Upper Second Class Honors degrees. The valedictorian of the full-time LL.B degree pro- gram, John David Lim, will receive a First Class LL.B Honors degree of the Uni- versity, for which he will be awarded several prizes, in- cluding the Dean’s Prize of the Liverpool Law School, the Cayman Islands Law Society’s Tim Shea Memo- rial Prize and the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Prize. Lagene Johnson-McK- enzie will graduate as the first-place part-time student, and the Dillon Eustace Travel Bursary will be awarded to Kerseanna Ewers. These awards and the University’s Bachelor of Laws degree certificates will be presented to Truman Bodden Law School students at the graduation ceremony on Aug. 5 in the Governor’s Ballroom at the Westin resort. Shoppers walk through the aisles of the new bulk-items store in Havana, Cuba, on Monday. - PHOTO: AP A record seven out of eight graduating students from the LL.B part-time honors degree program will receive Upper Second Class Honors Degrees. Salume Barake is the second honorary consul killed in the Salvadoran capital this year. PRISON TIME FOR FLORIDA MAN IN TAX FRAUD MIAMI (AP) – A South Florida man has been sen- tenced to more than three years in federal prison for his involvement in a $1 mil- lion tax fraud scheme that included the planned rental of an airplane for Colombian drug dealers. Miami prosecutors said Monday that 28-year-old Yasmany Lopez was in- volved in a 2012 plot to use a portion of the stolen tax refunds to rent the plane for $500,000 to fly drugs from Colombia to Honduras. Authorities say Lopez contacted a confidential government informant to deliver the money and was stopped in his car by police. Investigators eventually recovered 1,288 debit cards containing the fraudulent tax refunds, all of which involved people living in Puerto Rico whose identi- ties had been stolen. Lopez previously pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and access device fraud. The Captain’s Bakery was cordoned off after the fire on Sunday. - PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAY3 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY JULY 12, 2016 FIND YOUR BEST DEALS DREAM CAR AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE OVER 10,000 CARS IN STOCK Tel : +81 42 440 3440 | Email : top@beforward.jp www.beforward.jp Shipped to George Town Cayman Islands DREAM CAR AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE DREAM CAR AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE Vehicle inspector crashes car during test drive BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Johnny Salas was going to sell his 1996 Toyota Supra after getting it registered at the Cayman Islands Depart- ment of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing Monday. Not anymore. “I took my vehicle to get licensed [Monday] and who- ever inspected the vehicle, they went to test the ve- hicle,” Mr. Salas said. “The next thing I know, people are going towards the road. I run towards the road and see my car crashed. It appears the vehicle was coming from the roundabout and it [flew] over the median. “The inspector went for a drive and it appears that he was going pretty fast.” The Toyota Supra crashed into a light pole, vaulted the Crewe Road median and ended up in the opposite lanes near the entrance to the First Baptist Church around 1 p.m. “The car crashed into a light pole while being test driven by a vehicle inspector,” a Royal Cayman Islands Police Service statement indicated. Mr. Salas, a vehicle fleet manager with the Cayman Is- lands Fire Service, said in the aftermath of the accident, the vehicle inspector – bleeding from the mouth – came over to apologize. “He’s said he’s sorry, he’s very sorry,” Mr. Salas re- called. “I told him when he took the car out: ”Be careful, it’s a powerful car and I love it, so just don’t go fast. And he said, ‘Yeah, yeah, I know these cars.’” Mr. Salas said it seemed the vehicle inspectors at the department were also puz- zled as to why the Toyota was being driven on the main road. Typically, inspec- tors drive the vehicles around the parking lot back to the building entrance following an inspection. “Another inspector that approached me after the ac- cident told me he couldn’t understand why the vehicle needed to be on the road,” Mr. Salas said. “I am a mechanic. I wouldn’t take a vehicle to the licensing department if it wasn’t functional.” The Department of Ve- hicle and Drivers’ Licensing inspector suffered what were described as minor in- juries to his face, and was taken to the hospital, police said. There was “substan- tial damage” to the Toyota, police said. The Caribbean Utilities Company light pole was knocked over after it was struck. CUC officials were on scene to disconnect power to the pole shortly after the crash. No one else was injured in the crash, police said. Asked for comment on the incident Monday, DVDL Director David Dixon said: “I do not have any of the facts until notified by the police.” Mr. Salas said the Toyota Supra was insured and that he was in contact with the licensing department about the incident. He said he was told there would be an investigation. “I have a guy that wants to buy the car,” he said. “Then I have someone else that contacted me from a magazine …. who wanted to take pictures of the car. It’s a nice car; well, it was a nice car. “I actually have to contact the person now and tell him … no pictures.” FIRE ON GUN SQUARE LEAVES SOME WITHOUT ELECTRICITY JEWEL LEVY jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com One resident of a Bodden Town apartment complex was forced to move out and others are without electricity after a stairway and a car- port ceiling caught fire on Sunday. No one was injured. Fire officers, police and medics responded to the house fire around 3 p.m. Officers found a sec- tion of a stairway and parts of the ceiling of the first- floor apartments engulfed in flames, but were able to quickly extinguish the fire. Neighbors called 911 after a Cuban national living in one of the rooms on the second floor of the two-story wooden complex discovered the fire and ran to get help. “I heard the young man shouting for help,” said Emil Watler, who was resting in the Harry McCoy park at the time. “He couldn’t speak much English, but he knew enough to say ‘Fire, fire, call po- lice,’” Mr. Watler said. “At first I didn’t know what was taking place until he said ‘house fire.’” Mr. Watler said he ran to the top of Gun Square with the man and alerted a pass- erby who called 911. Spectators arrived but could only stand by and watch the building burn be- cause there was no hose or water on the premises to ex- tinguish the fire, according to another tenant. People started shouting for the Cuban man from the house to remove his car from the driveway near the carport. “No can move, no gas,” he said walking around the crowd with his hands on the top of his head. Fire of- ficers arrived before much damage was done to the car. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Five hospitalized after weekend car crashes BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Three serious car accidents in George Town that sent five people to hospital over the weekend are being investi- gated by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service. The most recent accident was on Sunday night along the waterfront, where a bicy- clist and a motor scooter col- lided. The force of the colli- sion split the bicycle in two. Police said 911 received a call about the collision around 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the vicinity of recently shuttered La Dolce Vita restaurant on North Church Street. The man on the bi- cycle, 62, and the man on the motor scooter, 26, both in se- rious condition, were taken to the Cayman Islands Hos- pital. The road was closed in both directions while police and emergency services dealt with the incident. On Saturday night, three females narrowly escaped after the car they were in caught fire after a crash on the Camana Bay roundabout. According to police, the three Kia SUV passengers got out of the vehicle after the crash. It was on fire when of- ficers arrived. Police kept back onlookers and blocked off a section of the Esterley Tib- betts Highway as the vehicle “burned and exploded,” ac- cording to police. Fire officers arrived to put out the car fire. All three Kia passengers were taken to hospital for ob- servation; they were not seri- ously injured. On Saturday morning, a man driving a Nissan sedan apparently lost control of the vehicle along the George Town waterfront and ended up with the car in the sea. The man and his passenger were not hurt. Police said the car’s owner paid for its removal from the water along the shoreline. This Toyota Supra, driven by an inspector at the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing, was traveling in the outbound lanes of Crewe Road when it struck a light pole and ended up in the inbound lanes. - PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAY A fireman sprays water on the stairs and ceiling of the bottom floor of a house fire on Gun Square. - PHOTO: JEWEL LEVYThe 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 EXECUTIVE EDITOR PATRICK BRENDEL A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION “Give light and the people will findtheirownway” THE REPUBLICAN (SPRINGFIELD, MASS.) Would you have done what Raymond “Buzzy” Mac- Causland did? If the Boston cab driver’s generosity had saved your US$187,000 inheritance, how much would you have given him as a reward? MacCausland is a local hero, thanks to his imme- diate report of the huge cash bundle that was left in his taxi. The money belonged to a homeless man who had in- herited the money but left it in the car. The homeless man should immediately find someone to be trusted with handling this money. Carrying that much cash around Boston in a backpack does not sound like a good idea, even if the owner remembers not to leave it on the seat. And MacCausland? Sure, his company’s policy is to return all items left be- hind. Not doing so could have caused MacCaus- land to be fired, possibly even prosecuted. But MacCausland is 72, and the temptation to do at least a little skimming off the top would lurk in the hearts of many. Not to this man, who dutifully turned in the cash and reported to work for his next shift. The passenger gave him a US$100 reward. Royal Ca- ribbean stepped up to give MacCausland and his long- time girlfriend, Sharon King, a seven-day Caribbean cruise with airfare. Enjoy your trip, Mr. Mac- Causland. And Ms. King, it sounds as if you’ve got a winner for a guy. Most everybody wants to believe they are honest, and to some, honesty should be its own reward. But few people are tested in quite this way. If you hail a cab in Boston and happen to get Buzzy MacCausland at the wheel, make sure you pick up all your belongings – and be sure to give him a nice, healthy tip © 2016, Associated Press The Cayman Islands government has drawn several lines in the sand on the subject of unlicensed beach vendors. Political tides, it appears, keep washing those lines away. When it comes to enforcing a clearly written law, a term that our officials should never be using is “compromise.” Yet, that’s exactly where the government has settled in regard to the issue of local vendors selling and renting products on our country’s public beaches — in a nebulous realm somewhere between obeying the law or changing it. In other words, ignoring the law … for at least another month. Visitors and residents have been complaining for years about the beach vendors, who are almost impos- sible to miss. Hint: The vendors are the ones hawking Jet Ski rentals, snacks, trinkets and beverages. They’re the ones who leave towering stacks of beach chairs and giant inflatable devices in the middle of the beach overnight and on slow cruise days. We have heard reports they can also become annoying, obnoxious or perhaps aggressive. However, the beach vendors are also, as they remind us, Caymanians who are “just trying to feed their families.” Put them in an office with suits, ties and brief- cases, and you might recognize them for who they really are: entrepreneurs. While we don’t have an editorial comment about where specifically on the beach the vendors should be allowed to conduct their business, we will address dif- ferent laws, which, if enforced, will almost certainly result in the vendors — and many other entrepreneurs — going out of business altogether. We refer to pension and healthcare requirements for part-time workers and self-employed individuals. That means each person selling necklaces on the beach, home- grown vegetables on the side of the road, or mangoes in the farmers market must set aside portions of his income (even if it’s inconsistent or extremely meager) to put into a pension account and pay health insurance premiums. As you can imagine, the on-again, off-again, income that someone brings in from selling, say, thatch hats might not even cover the health insurance obligations alone. If legislation or regulation forces those people out of their businesses, their subsistence income will be replaced by no income. Even worse, their choices are limited: Continue operating contrary to the law; switch to more lucrative, outright criminal activity; or quit working and go on the public dole. Who would wish for such an outcome — let alone mandate it (while at the same time lamenting the plight of unemployed Caymanians in this economy)? When they were debating the new National Pensions Law, legislators had every opportunity to adjust the language of the law to address the special circumstances of short-term, occasional or independent workers — and they chose not to do so. Meanwhile, government officials have issued warning after warning to the beach vendors (“This time we really mean it!”) without taking any action. The govern- ment’s latest reprieve gives the vendors another month of immunity from fines and court action. We expect that deadline, like the previous ones, will make a glorious whis- tling sound as it flies on by. If the government has a good reason for not enforcing the laws against the unlicensed beach vendors, then we’d love to hear it. We suspect it may have something (or everything) to do with politics: The beach vendors, and their families, are voting Caymanians. The visitors, and many of the vocal residents who are protesting, are not. Bad vibrations for Cayman’s beach boys TUESDAY JULY 12, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS FROM CAYMANCOMPASS.COM Readers have little patience for vendors “Compromise seeks to move vendors off beachfront,” July 11, 2016 Compromise, why? Having worked in the tourism business for over 20 years in Cayman, the last thing we have to do is to “kowtow” to a “few locals” who feel it is their birthright to behave shamelessly and preach that “they” need to survive. Wake up, Cayman! For years, our tourists have loved the fact that they can walk the beaches and go downtown and not be “harassed” like in other Caribbean destinations. So stop listening to the few and listen to the thou- sands of Caymanians who for years have made a very successful livelihood in the tourism industry. As for the politicians who change the laws to suit their own personal agendas so that they can get re-elected, please listen to the almost half-a-million stay-over visitors, who don’t have a vote, of whom prob- ably 125,000 of them are repeat visitors on a yearly basis, who would say to you, our elected members, keep Cayman unique, keep the tourists coming but do not trade off for beach vending. We simply don’t need it as there are a lot of alternative venues already in place. Paul Deegan “Enforcement on illegal beach vending delayed for a month,” July 8 What a surprise! The government is being very lax on this issue. What about making sure the res- idents and visitors have the opportunity to enjoy themselves on the beaches without being harassed by the vendors? Public Beach is so crowded with chairs laid out early each day that there are no good areas for a family to set up for a day at the beach. You can’t even find a place to park at West Bay Beach because the parking lot oc- cupied by vendors. Govern- ment – the time to take ac- tion is now! Bruce McDonald Not surprised. Public Beach will con- tinue having law-breaking vendors cover the sand for years to come. Visitors to Public Beach will continue to be harassed by the ven- dors. The illegal ven- dors will fight amongst themselves for business like they do in Granada and Barbados. Just the type of experience the Cayman government wants for first-time visi- tors and residents. Not surprised … just disappointed. C. Wood What would ‘Buzzy’ do? Rental chairs on Public Beach are here to stay for another month, at least. – PHOTO: BRENT FULLER5 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY JULY 12, 2016 Nurses focus on leadership at annual conference Leadership was the theme of this year’s Inter- national Nursing Confer- ence, which was attended by nurses from throughout the Cayman Islands. The 10th annual Interna- tional Nursing Conference, with the theme “Leadership is every nurse’s business,” was hosted by the Cayman Islands Nursing Associa- tion on June 28-30 at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort. As well as nurses from many different areas of specialization in the pri- vate and public sectors in Cayman, two nurses vis- iting from Bermuda were among the attendees. Nursing Association President Sharon Buckley- Omier said, “We chose the theme of leadership because it was consis- tently identified as a need in the role that we play as nurses. The nurses al- ways appreciate the op- portunity to share knowl- edge of their respective specializations, clinics and patient care methods. “It also permitted them to celebrate their roles and the part that they play in the leadership of health services.” The conference kicked off with a day-long lead- ership development work- shop presented by Dr. Carol Biggs of Baptist Health In- ternational and Dr. Hazel Brown of the Health Ser- vices Authority. The conference included more than 20 interactive sessions, including pre- sentations on the “Impact of temperament on stress management” by Miriam Foster of the Family Re- source Centre; “Zika” by Timothy McLaughlin of the Health Services Authority; “Vaccination of healthcare workers against influenza” by Martin McKenzie of the HSA; “What determines a person’s sex?” by Dr. James Robertson of TrinCay; and “Travel health” by Annie K. Price of the HSA. Circuit problems lead to CUC outages in BT TAD STONER tstoner@pinnaclemedialtd.com Problems with Carib- bean Utility Company’s two new $85 million diesel gen- erators are responsible for at least seven power outages in the Northward area since mid-April. The company has ap- prised utility overseer the Electricity Regulatory Au- thority of the problem, and engineers from generator manufacturer MAN Diesel and Turbo of Augsburg, Ger- many, have summoned two specialists to help remedy the fault. Company engineers blamed “Bodden Town circuit 15” for the outages, saying problems with the link be- tween the new North Sound Road generators and Bodden Town and Lower Valley were due to “under frequency after a trip of one of the new units due to a communications error on the control system of the engine.” They added that the BT15 circuit was experiencing a number of outages “because of sensitive settings of the under-frequency protection on that circuit.” The BT15 link, engineers said, carried between 100 amperes and 200 amperes, “depending on the time of day,” acknowledging “this is a normal amount well within design parameters of the circuit.” “Under frequency,” they explained, occurs “when there is shortage of supply, such as when a generating unit trips offline [and] the system frequency will dip for a few seconds.” The resultant “communi- cations error,” engineers said, “refers to a data communica- tions link between two mod- ules that control the partic- ular generating unit, losing connection for a few seconds. “It is important to al- ways have communications in place to control the en- gine for safety reasons. If there is a loss of this com- munications’ functionality, the engine shuts down for safety reasons.” Northward resident Jacky Walton complained to CUC and the ERA about serial out- ages in the area, saying they had persisted for at least one month, “lasting from 15 min- utes to as long as two hours,” frequently at night, compro- mising both her own safety and that of a relative. “I live in Crysdel Road, my cousin lives in Mike Watler Crescent and our gar- dener lives near the prison, in Northward Road,” she said. “The entire area is affected. It happens at night, although I would not necessarily know about the daytime, when I’m at work.” She said she had been caught several times at night when “my garage doors were open, so I have to stay up until the power comes on again. What might happen, though, if the doors are down and I had an emergency? I couldn’t get out of the house. “There are a lot of people, though, with medical con- ditions,” Ms. Walton said. “My aunt sleeps with an ox- ygen machine, and when the power goes off, she can’t use it. “Of course, the air-con- ditioning goes off too, and I can’t sleep, but the worst [problem is] my aunt,” Ms. Walton said. CUC acknowledged the outages, listing the dates and durations of more than half- a-dozen interruptions. BT15, engineers said, “sustained seven full-circuit outages this year, with five outages experi- enced in June. “These occurred on: April 17 at 3:35 p.m., duration 14 minutes; June 6 at 11:40 p.m., duration 10 minutes; June 10 at 6:21 p.m., duration 19 min- utes; June 12 at 12:14 a.m., duration 16 minutes; June 19 at 9:49 a.m., duration 10 minutes; June 29 at 3:36 a.m., duration 51 minutes; July 3 at 12:36 p.m., duration 22 minutes. “Our partners MAN have been troubleshooting on site and have called in ad- ditional expertise, with two specialists arriving on is- land earlier [last] week to resolve this issue,” a CUC spokesman said. “CUC will be rotating the BT15 circuit off the under-frequency list until the issue is resolved [and] will run the two new units at lower loads to reduce need for backup capacity should they trip.” On June 21, CUC formally activated two medium-speed MAN Diesel 18.5 megawatt diesel generators, alongside a 2.7 MW steam turbine. They described the new units as “very sophisticated,” involving a multitude of sen- sitive monitors, checks and balances. “From time to time, communications systems of all types experience issues.” The April and early June outages occurred as CUC tested the units before com- missioning, while BT15 “is ex- periencing a number of out- ages because of sensitive settings of the under-frequency protection on that circuit.” The company was un- able to say, however, when the problems might be resolved: “CUC and MAN have already implemented a solution and we are monitoring the per- formance. Additional analysis will be done to see if any ad- ditional solutions are needed to ensure that the communi- cation system is operating in a robust and reliable manner.” The new units remained under warranty, meaning remedial work was un- likely to result in costs to CUC or its consumers. The call for specialist help from MAN did not indicate par- ticular difficulties, the CUC spokesman said, “Additional expertise only refers to a service techni- cian from the original equip- ment manufacturer. This does not indicate any scale of the problem, only that the appro- priately qualified individuals are working on it. “Currently, CUC and MAN are putting all of the neces- sary resources in place to address these issues and we are confident they will be re- solved quickly,” the company spokesman said. Ms. Watler said CUC’s customer service department told her the problems were due to “a generator transfer problem,” but did not indi- cate a resolution, while ERA Deputy Managing Director Louis Boucher said he was meeting CUC representatives. Authority Managing Di- rector Charles Farrington said he was monitoring the problem, but was unable to predict when it might be resolved. “The ERA is aware of the situation and believes CUC has taken reasonable steps to both resolve and mitigate the problem,” he said. “The ERA will continue to monitor the resolution of this issue.” Chief Nursing Officer at the Health Services Authority Dr. Hazel Brown, left, and keynote speaker Dr. Carol Biggs of Baptist Health International were joint presenters at the leadership development workshop. CUC headquarters in Sparkys Drive. CUC acknowledged the outages, listing the dates and durations of more than half-a-dozen interruptions.DISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days West Bay TUESDAY JULY 12, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS Bike prizes for Sir John A. Cumber students The last day of school was an exciting one for de- parting Sir John A. Cumber students, from looking for- ward to the freedom of summer to starting high school in the fall. One group of Year 6 youngsters got an added bonus in the form of new bikes, presented to them in recognition of their athletic achievements and leadership off the field. The bike donation pro- gram was initiated by West Bayer Floyd Bush, who in the past has contributed count- less hours to school sports and activities at Sir John A. Cumber. Six students received a new bike, each spon- sored by a member of the extended “family” of the West Bay school. “Each year, I reach out to people who have made a mark in the community, asking them to support giving these kids the bikes that acknowledge their ac- complishments in sports and leadership,” said Mr. Bush. The sponsors include former students and other community members. This year’s bike recipi- ents were Nassaria Whit- taker, Stoyanna Stewart, Kar- lisha Rose, Brianna Smith, Stephen Watson and Umar Gordon, who all said they were very excited and sur- prised to learn they had won the new wheels. “We recognize kids that stood out to their teachers and peers to have demon- strated athletic involve- ment, and shown leader- ship on the field and on campus,” said Mr. Bush, who has organized the bike prizes for 10 years. “I wanted to give back something to West Bay, and the school was my choice as it touches on so many as- pects of the community, and, most importantly, it makes the kids happy.” “I wanted to give back something to West Bay, and the school was my choice as it touches on so many aspects of the community, and, most importantly, it makes the kids happy.” FLOYD BUSH, organizer of the bike prize program Brianna Smith, Stoyanna Stewart, Nassaria Whittaker, Karlisha Rose, Stephen Watson and Umar Gordon show off their new bikes. - PHOTO: SHAKEINA BUSH Bible school in session The West Bay Wesleyan Holiness Church invites children ages 5 to 12 to its annual Vacation Bible School. ’Get on board!’ runs through Friday, July 15, from 6-8 p.m. For information, call 949-3394 or 925-2004. In the July 13, 1966 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, West Bay correspon- dent Leila Yates wrote: “Miss Debra Ebanks, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Graham Ebanks left on the 10th to spend her school holidays in Tampa with relatives. She is accompanied by her uncle Mr. Rayburn Farrington who was home on a short vacation. “Mrs. Dell Ebanks of Northwest Point and her sister Christine arrived on the 7th from Tampa where Dell has legal ad- mission and works. Mr. Karl Powell ar- rived the same day. “Mr. Eddington Ebanks is home on 3 weeks’ vacation. He worked in Missis- sippi for Gollot Storage and Transfer Co. He will join the U.S. Army on his return. “A shower was held at the home of Mrs. Anyse Myers in Jacksonville, Florida on the 4th for Miss Barbara Ann Ebanks who plans to be married to Mr. John Lee D’Amico. The wedding date will be announced later. Mr. D’Amico is serving in the U.S. Navy and is due for honourable discharge after serving four years of active duty. “Their third daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Garland Ebanks in Brooklyn, New York on the 1st. Paulette Elizabeth. “Mrs. and Mrs. Garland Scott are the happy parents of a daughter Letsie Ann born on the 9th weighing 7 1/2 pounds. “Mrs. Una McCarthy left on Saturday for a twelve day trip to Miami where she will meet her husband when he calls there on the S.S. Florida. “Mr. Lenord Weyand arrived on the 7th from New York where he went to visit his relatives and have his annual check-up. “After a very enjoyable holiday visiting with her cousins, Mr. Arthur Ebanks and family, Miss Joan Ebanks, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Ebanks, left for her home in Birmingham, Alabama on the 10th. Her father is origi- nally from West Bay. “Miss Lona Kay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Banks, arrived on the 7th on a holiday visit to her relatives. She was accompanied by Mrs. Ruth Yates who has been away for a long time. They both live in Miami. Miss Kay’s sister Sherilyn returned to Miami the same day, after spending an enjoyable holiday.” 50 YEARS AGO: Scott family welcomes daughter Letsie Ann Sports are a big part of student life at Sir John A. Cumber Primary School.DISTRICT DAYS 7 District Days West Bay CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY JULY 12, 2016 West Bay dive shop Di- vetech is marking the PADI Women’s Dive Day with a special event ben- efiting the Cayman Is- lands Crisis Centre. The women’s dive day is scheduled for Saturday af- ternoon, July 16, with two boats reserved for women- only two-tank dives, open to certified divers. “Divetech has joined forces with the Crisis Centre to raise awareness of the is- land’s first and only organi- zation that provides emer- gency shelter and support services for victims of do- mestic abuse,” said Divetech managing partner Joanna Mikutowicz. The Cayman Islands Crisis Centre provides safe shelter for abused women and their children, a 24-hour toll-free crisis line, support and counseling programs. Crisis Centre Executive Director Ania Milanowska will be among the divers and will be on hand to talk about how the center helps victims of domestic abuse. She will also offer suggestions on how to help. “This is the second year PADI is holding the Women’s Dive Day,” said Ms. Mikuto- wicz. “Last year there were 65 dives all over the world on all seven continents that took part on this day cele- brating women in diving and the contributions of women to the sport,” she said. She noted that Di- vetech has four female dive instructors, an example of the growing participation of women in the sport. “Women are becoming more well represented in the industry, in terms of both rec- reational diving and technical diving,” she said. “Things def- initely have changed since diving first started. “Along with this great op- portunity to do some great diving, the participants will be supporting a great cause, and it will be an ideal way to celebrate women in diving,” said Ms. Mikutowicz. After the boat trip, par- ticipants will enjoy nibbles from Vivo restaurant and Prosecco donated by Cayman Spirits Company. Cost for residents is US$60; for visitors, the cost is US$100. US$30 per customer is donated to the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre. For more information, call 946-5658 or email reservations@divetech.com. “Along with this great opportunity to do some great diving, the participants will be supporting a great cause, and it will be an ideal way to celebrate women in diving.” JOANNA MIKUTOWICZ, managing partner, Divetech Christi Baum and Joanna Mikutowicz at the Kittiwake dive site off West Bay. - PHOTOS: TONY LAND Divetech’s Joanna Mikutowicz is all smiles during a dive. Kem Jackson poses with the cat- boat he has spent several months painstakingly restoring for the new Kimpton hotel, where it will serve as a sculptural installation. Mr. Jackson believes the Blew Bayou was built around 1990 by catboat builder Elford Dilbert and used as a fishing vessel. After lying idle, it was restored in 2009 by Rommell Ebanks, who raced it in the annual Cayman Is- lands Catboat Regatta until 2015. Mr. Jackson says that in his res- toration he strived for perfection in bringing out the Blew Bayou’s orig- inal details and beauty, so that when it is displayed at the hotel it will be able to represent an important piece of Cayman history for years to come. A Caymanian cultural treasure, nimble catboats were once the pickup trucks of Cayman’s times gone by, used for hauling cargo, carrying people be- tween the districts, and stacked aboard schooners and transported by fish- ermen to Cayman’s traditional tur- tling grounds in places like the Miskito Cays off Honduras. Refurbished catboat almost ready for display Women’s Dive Day to benefit Cayman Islands Crisis Centre Kem Jackson is a longtime member of the Catboat Club and is dedicated to preserving knowlege about the traditional boats for future generations. - PHOTO: EZIETHAMAE BODDENThe islands’ most-trusted news source 8 TUESDAY JULY 12, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS The 59-year-old May will take office having never been voted into the job by anyone beyond lawmakers in the ruling Conservative Party. She will be the first female prime minister in Britain since Margaret Thatcher stepped down in 1990. Leadsom’s sudden with- drawal appeared to have caught May’s campaign team – and the rest of British politics – off guard. Leadsom, a relative un- known, had advocated for a British exit from the Euro- pean Union. She came under intense criticism over the weekend after suggesting to the Times of London that motherhood would make her a better fit for prime minister, and later told the Daily Telegraph that the pressure had been “shat- tering.” But she did not men- tion the controversy in her remarks Monday. Cayman leaders supportive As the U.K.’s next prime minister, May will bring stability to the governance of affairs in the British Overseas Territories, Pre- mier Alden McLaughlin said Monday. “This quick leadership change is not only good for the United Kingdom, but also for the overseas terri- tories, bringing to the U.K. and the European Union a semblance of certainty and stability now that a new leader has been chosen,” the premier said in a state- ment on Monday. “I believe it will also help move along the process of the deci- sion of the United Kingdom voters to leave the Eu- ropean Union.” Opposition Leader McK- eeva Bush also lauded the decision on Monday. “I have confidence that the U.K. has done the right thing, and its solid founda- tion will remain strong as the people move to a new fu- ture for which they will have full command to direct,” he said. “I wish her all the very best indeed, as I do the people of the U.K. as they negotiate their new position with Europe.” Premier McLaughlin said territorial representa- tives are planning to meet in London in October, and he expects the U.K.’s decision to separate from the EU will be a key topic there. The premier said he be- lieved May would “follow in the steps” of Cameron who has been a “true friend” to the overseas territories. May campaigned for ‘stay’ May, the country’s home affairs secretary, had cam- paigned for Britain to stay in the European Union. But the no-nonsense May had repeated that Britain cannot ignore the refer- endum outcome. “I couldn’t be clearer: Brexit means Brexit, and we’re going to make a suc- cess of it,” she said at a campaign rally Monday morning, before Leadsom quit the race. The key question now is timing. May had earlier sug- gested that the country would wait until next year to trigger its departure. But with European leaders and pro-Brexit politicians pushing for earlier action, she could find that her hand has been forced. Britain voted last month in a national referendum to get out of the EU, leading Cameron to announce plans to resign after his pro-EU side suffered the loss. The winner of the lead- ership contest was sup- posed to take over from Cameron shortly after re- sults were to be announced on Sept. 9. “In some ways, given the urgency of the eco- nomic and political situa- tion the country is facing, it may have been the best thing to do for the sake of the country and the party,” said Tim Bale, professor of politics at London’s Queen Mary University. Bale said that although the campaign was only days old, Leadsom had already shown that she would “have difficulty coping with the top job in British politics.” Although another candi- date could have conceivably been named to the ballot, there appeared to be no ap- petite within the party for a summer-long contest in- volving a vote of the Con- servative Party’s 150,000 grass-roots members. May had been a strong favorite to win, having secured a ma- jority of votes among Tory lawmakers last week. In announcing her de- cision in front of a dark- brick townhouse in central London, Leadsom endorsed May to take the job and argued that her rival be al- lowed to take over as soon as possible. Leadsom said her departure from the race will allow the country to move forward with its Brexit plans. “A nine-week leadership campaign at such a crit- ical moment for our country is highly undesirable,” she said, adding that “business needs certainty.” Michael Gove, the jus- tice secretary who finished third in last week’s win- nowing of candidates, also endorsed May on Monday, and said she should be al- lowed to take office as soon as possible. Boris Johnson, the former London mayor and a Leadsom backer, quickly switched allegiances and lined up behind May. “It is vital that we re- spect the will of the people and get on with exploiting new opportunities for this country,” Johnson said in a statement, referring to the EU vote. The sudden shift in the leadership race coincides with a visit to New York by Britain’s finance minister, George Osborne, in efforts to calm global investors un- easy over Britain’s plans for an EU break. © 2016, The Washington Post; Additional reporting by Compass reporter Brent Fuller David Cameron to resign Wednesday; Theresa May to become British leader Meet the new PM After all of the flamboyant characters and very public back-stabbing in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister, the winner turned out to be an understated workhorse who maintained a low profile throughout the campaign. Theresa May, 59, Britain’s longest-serving Home Secre- tary, is not well-known in- ternationally, but she has served for six years in one of Britain’s toughest jobs, playing an important role in counterterrorism policy, and will now take charge of deli- cate negotiations to separate Britain from the European Union. She is serious and cautious – some in Germany have likened her to Chan- cellor Angela Merkel – and says that a vote to leave the European Union means ex- actly that. “My pitch is simple: I’m Theresa May, and I think I’m the best person to be prime minister,” she said during the brief campaign. “I’m not a showy politi- cian. I don’t tour the televi- sion studios. I don’t gossip over lunch. I don’t drink in Parliament’s bars. I don’t wear my heart on my sleeve. I just get on with the job in front of me,” she has said. May ran a largely scandal- free department and man- aged to keep her personal life out of the news – the only ex- ception being a slight media fascination with her impres- sive collection of shoes. She has spoken out at times about living with diabetes and col- leagues have said they do not believe the illness will have any impact on her ability to serve as prime minister. May is the daughter of a Church of England clergyman and says that public service is “part of who I am.” She came up through Conserva- tive Party ranks, working be- hind the scenes at her local Conservative Association be- fore becoming a city coun- cilor in a London borough, then entering Parliament in 1997. Her position in the party was helped when she served as its chairwoman in 2002 and 2003. Like several other top leaders in her party, May was educated at Oxford, where she was introduced to her future husband Philip by Benazir Bhutto, who went on to become Pakistan’s leader before she was assassinated. They met at a student Conservative Association disco – at the height of the disco era – and first bonded over their mutual love of cricket. She worked at the Bank of England and later as a financial consultant and in- ternational affairs adviser at the Association for Payment Clearing Services before en- tering politics. She married Philip in 1980. The couple do not have children – which was briefly a bone of contention during the abbreviated leadership campaign when rival Andrea Leadsom suggested having children made a person better qualified to serve as prime minister. May is known as a private person who does not easily bare her soul in public. She has only rarely spoken about her father’s death in a car accident one year after her marriage or the disappoint- ment of not being able to have a child. © 2016, The Washington Post and The Associated Press taxicabs, was brought in for the job. “I think the time is right for a business like this, and this vehicle is the best one to do it. It is the most economical. “We hope to see it go up to multiple boats if it is successful, but that’s left to be seen. We are optimistic about it and if the demand is there, we will expand it.” He said the concept of a ferry across the North Sound has been around for some time and was tried on a few occasions. But he be- lieves the rise in tourism makes this the ideal time. He said the ferry would be a way for tourists on West Bay Road to get across to Rum Point without having to hire a car or take a taxi. Tickets are US$20 and can be booked at the Camana Bay Discovery Centre. arrest in 2014 in a fraud and corruption-related probe. The investigation led to his conviction this year on five charges related to con- spiracy to defraud the gov- ernment and violations of the local Anti-Corruption Law. He is serving a seven- year sentence. Watson has said he in- tends to appeal the sen- tence. Maitland has a lease on the office building’s top floor and was expected to remain for now, according to IRG’s Jeremy Hurst. CONCACAF, the regional governing body for world foot- ball’s association, FIFA, had leased the second and third floors of the financial center building until the agency qui- etly closed early this year. Operations at the office had been slowly scaled back since the May 2015 arrest of then-CONCACAF presi- dent Webb in connection with the FIFA racketeering and bribery investigation in the U.S. It is believed that CONCACAF has a lease agreement at the building through December 2017. CONCACAF represen- tatives in Miami con- firmed in February that the former president’s office had been closed, but said a “small presence” would be maintained in Cayman, but not in the financial center building. Webb faces sentencing in the FIFA investigation in November. In May, Canadian Victor Montagliani was elected president of CONCACAF, replacing Webb and his successor, Honduran Al- fredo Hawit, both of whom were indicted in the FIFA investigation. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 New ferry service for North Sound CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Former CONCACAF, Admiral headquarters for sale Theresa May is applauded by Conservative Party members of parliament outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Monday. – PHOTO: AP Ronnie Anglin behind the wheel of the new Cayman ferry. - PHOTO: JAMES WHITTAKERThe islands’ most-trusted news source 9 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. CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY JULY 12, 2016 NOTICE OF SALE OF PRIVATE SECURITIES Notice is hereby given that the private company securities herein described will be offered for sale to the highest bidder at public sale to be conducted by Queensgate Bank and Trust Company Ltd. (“Queensgate”). Bids may be submitted during the period commencing at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the 13th day of July, 2016, and ending at 5 pm EST on the 27th day of July 2016, at the Queensgate offices, at Harbour Place, 103 S Church St, George Town KY1-1202, Cayman Islands by person, mail or email (asmith@queensgate.com.ky). The potential buyer must complete the transaction within five (5) days following the closing of the bid period. Securities sold will constitute the full ownership interest of Alien Holdings, Ltd., an Exempted Company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with Limited Liability with effect from the 2nd day of April 2014, filed as No. 00286669, with registered office at Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, George Town KY1-1104, Cayman Islands. All persons interested are invited to attend said sale and bid for the securities intended to be sold. Additional information about the securities to be sold may be reviewed and inspected in advance at the Queensgate offices, subject to the inspecting party signing Seller’s non-disclosure agreement. Seller will make no representations or warranties regarding the securities sold, and it is the bidder’s responsibility to ensure compliance with any applicable securities laws. Any and all bids may be rejected or the securities withdrawn from sale by the Seller, or said sale may be postponed or continued until such time as the sale is confirmed by the Seller. The successful bidder shall pay for all recording fees, transfer fees and taxes connected with the transaction, if any. If you have further questions on the above, please contact Arin Smith, Legal Counsel, Queensgate Bank and Trust Company Ltd. (asmith@queensgate.com.ky; phone: 345-945-2187). ADVERTISEMENT TUESDAY, JULY 12 MOONLIGHT AND MOVIES: Tuesdays, through August, at 7 p.m. in Gardenia Court in Camana Bay. Showing tonight, “Shark Tale.” Families can spend time together taking in a movie under the stars. Dine at one of Camana Bay’s restaurants before the film, or set up a picnic on the grass, or just bring a blanket to relax and enjoy the show on the outdoor big screen. RESTAURANT TAKEOVER WITH NADINE DUMAS: Abacus restaurant, Camana Bay. 5:30-7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 BOOKENDS CLUB: All are invited to join a discussion of Marlon James’s “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” 6:30- 7:30 p.m. at Books & Books. FRIDAY, JULY 15 ART GRANTS: Today is the deadline to apply for a grant for the arts offered by the Cayman National Cultural Foundation. The grant can be used to bring projects to fruition or support ongoing programs. Past grants have be awarded for training, productions, publications, festivals and special projects. Application forms and guidelines can be found online at www.artscayman. org/grants-for-the-arts. BOOK SIGNING: Ross Tibbetts will sign his work of fiction “The Walker – ‘80s Sci Fi in Beach Town U.S.A.” Group discussion. Free admission, 6:30 p.m. at Books & Books. SATURDAY, JULY 16 WOMEN AND DIVING: Join Divetech for an afternoon two-tank boat trip at 12:45 p.m. Meet Ania Milanowska, executive director of the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre and the staff of Divetech for a wall/reef trip. Certified divers only. Residents US$60; visitors US$100. Price includes refreshments. US$30 from customers will be donated to the Crisis Centre. Spaces are limited. Call 946- 5658 to reserve or email reservations@divetech.com. CULTURE AT THE CINEMA: “One Man, Two Guvnors” comedy play, starring James Corden. 7 p.m. at Regal Cinemas. MANGO SEASON: The first Looky-Ya Mango Season at the Museum. 3-8 p.m. Admission is free. Food and mango products, a mango peeling/eating competition, music by local artists, arts and crafts, fun for kids and the entire family. WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 FLOETRY: Books & Books, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Poets and performers share their work during this open mic session. Members of the public are encouraged to listen in or join in. THURSDAY, JULY 21 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WORKSHOPS: Basic Writing and Grammar Skills Part 1; Chamber of Commerce, Governors Square; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $150 for members, $225 for future members. Sign up at www.caymanchamber.ky. SATURDAY, JULY 23 SUMMER SPLASH PARTY: The Crescent, Camana Bay. 2-7 p.m. SUMMER CAMPS KIDS SUMMER ART & CRAFT CAMP: Visual Arts Society: Watler House Studio, Pedro St. James. Wednesdays and Thursdays, July 20 to Aug. 18. Open to kids ages 5 to 12. $45 pp; fee includes materials and snack. For more information, visit visualartcayman@yahoo.com. SUMMER ARTS CAMP: Hosted by the Cayman National Cultural Foundation, Aug. 11-19, registration closes July 15. Open to kids ages 7 to 16; children 6 years old accepted if an older sibling is enrolled in the camp. Camp activities focus on the visual, traditional and performing arts, with classes in drama, storytelling, dance and more. Campers will also get to take part in field trips that highlight Cayman’s cultural and maritime heritage. Online registration forms at www.artscayman.org/ creative-kids. Cost is $150 per child for seven days. Snacks and lunch are included. For more information, email cncf@artscayman.org or call 949-5477. KARATE KAMP: Purple Dragon Karate at Mirco Centre offers karate, crafts, field trips, indoor and outdoor activities 8:30 a.m. till 5:30 p.m. Mondays to Fridays until Aug. 19. $75 per day; $40 half-day; $300 per week; $280 per week for two weeks; $250 per week for four weeks. Call 946-1241 or email purple@candw.ky. SAILING CAMP: Cayman Islands Sailing Club. Children ages 6 to 16 and beginners welcome. Each camp is two weeks, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Games, field trips and lots of sailing in North Sound. All safety equipment is provided. $650 for non- members; $550 for CISC members. Lunch option for two weeks is $80. One- week option available by request. To register, contact sailingcentre@sailing.ky. Call 926-7915. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Wesleyan Holiness Church, 150 North West Point Road, West Bay. July 11-15, 6-8 p.m. For children ages 5 to 12. Call 949-3394 for information. BRAC YMCA CULTURE CAMP: Aug. 1-5. 8:30 a.m. to noon. Brac Heritage House. Cost $50. Contact simones@candw.ky. BRAC SPORTS CAMP: Football, Aug. 1-5, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Brac Sports Complex (Bluff Field). Ages 7–17. BIBLE SCHOOL: Aug. 1–6. Creek SDA Church Vacation Bible School. 5:30–8:30 p.m. Contact Marva Crew at 924-0429. WATERCOLOUR KIDS CLUB: Saturday mornings 10 a.m. to noon. National Gallery, until Aug. 13. Free watercolor art activities for kids. These creative drop-in sessions will inspire families of all levels and abilities. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Bookings are not required. For more information, contact education@ nationalgallery.org.ky. ADVENTURES IN ART: Presented by the National Trust and Art Nest Creative Studio. Held at Dart Family Park Aug. 1-5 and 8-12 for ages 4 to 10. Runs 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. $300 per week includes snack, lunch and materials. After-care till 5:30 p.m. is additional $25. Register at www.nationaltrust.org.ky. BIBLE SCHOOL: Red Bay Church of God (Holiness) holds Vacation Bible School for ages 3 to 12, July 11-15, 6:30-9 p.m. Activities, craft, Bible lessons, snacks and prizes. All free. For more information, call 924-8611 or 916-3800. SUPERHEROES: Cayman Theraplay and Chatterbox present a camp targeting social communication and motor skills for ages 4 to 7. Aug. 8-12, 9-10:30 a.m. $285 per week. At Cayman Theraplay, Plaza Venezia. Email admin@caymantheraplay.com. SPORTS CAMP: Camana Bay Sports Complex. Weekly, from 8 a.m. to noon for ages 6 to 14. Weeks starting July 11 and 25 are $150. Contact cbsc@camanabay.com. BASKETBALL CAMP: July 18-22 at the Arts and Recreation Centre (ARC). $150 per person. 8:30 a.m. till noon for ages 7 to 12; 12:30-4 p.m. for ages 12 to 17. Contact cbsc@camanabay.com or 640-2878. STARFISH VILLAGE: Camana Bay. Enrichment activities for ages 3 to 12, divided by age groups. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. $80 per day, with other rates by the week or half day. Contact info@starfish.ky. SHUTTERBUGS: For young photographers. Picture This Studios, Camana Bay. Ages 8 to 11, Mondays from July 11. Ages 11 to 16, Fridays from July 15. Each session is 9 a.m. till noon; $35. Contact bouke@picturethis.ky or 943-3686. GENERAL INTEREST NCVO PRESCHOOL: Miss Nadine’s, the NCVO preschool, and Jack & Jill Nursery now have spaces for children 3 months to 5 years. They are on a first-come, first-served basis, so parents are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Contact Miss Nadine’s Preschool at 945-1078 or email ncvopreschool@ncvo.org.ky. COMMUNITY CHESS: Tuesdays 5-8 p.m., West Indies Wine Company. Join the Cayman Chess Club for a complimentary chess class and open challenges weekly. Anyone can learn to play and enjoy chess, even beginners. For more Community Calendar events, visit www.caymancompass.com/events. Author Ross Tibbetts will be discussing and signing copies of his book ‘The Walker – ‘80s Sci Fi in Beach Town U.S.A.’ at Books & Books at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 15.Next >