Olympic team selected JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Swimming siblings Geof- frey and Lara Butler have been selected to represent the Cayman Islands at the Summer Olympics, rounding out a five- athlete team that will compete in Rio de Janeiro next month on the biggest stage in sport. Also traveling to Brazil will be sprinter Kemar Hyman, hurdler Ronald Forbes, both veterans of the London 2012 Games, and sailor Florence Allan. The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee was to host a send-off for the ath- letes at the George Town Yacht Club on Tuesday night – the last time all five will be in Cayman at the same time be- fore the Games. Track stars Hyman, who has previously broken the 10-second barrier in the sprint, and Forbes, who broke the ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2016 SPORTS | PAGE 19 YOUNG ATHLETE WINS SILVER AT CARIBBEAN GAMES High of 89 Low of 78 Slight with wave heights of 1 to 3 feet. EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 2016 OLYMPICS: LET THE GAMES BEGIN! (ALMOST) Cayman Turtle Farm: Island Wildlife Encounter Discover the adventure at the Join us with our resident rates CI $10 Adults CI $ 4 Children 786 Northwest Point Road, West Bay, Grand Cayman info@turtle.ky | www.turtle.ky | +1 345 949 2894 +1 345 949 2894 / Cayman Turtle Hewitt bankruptcy hearing set Hearing stems from Tara Rivers election dispute TAD STONER tstoner@pinnaclemedialtd.com John Gordon Hewitt and Velma Powery- Hewitt are to appear Thursday afternoon, July 21, for bankruptcy proceedings amounting to nearly $140,000 related to a 2013 courtroom battle establishing Minister Tara Rivers’s eli- gibility to stand for elective office. The case arises from a Jan. 29 petition in which Ms. Rivers, the Minister of Employ- ment, Education and Gender Affairs, asked the court to enforce a March 15, 2015 de- cision by Chief Justice Anthony Smellie to hold the Hewitts responsible for Ms. Rivers’s $138,666.79 Grand Court costs, incurred de- fending against a constitutional challenge to her eligibility for the May 22, 2013, elections. The outcome of the hearing could leave the West Bay couple without financial resources. Mr. Hewitt is 80. Mrs. Powery-Hewitt will turn 59 on Wednesday. Mr. Hewitt retired last year as a local businessman; Mrs. Powery-Hewitt, who retired in 2013, served 32 years as a civil servant, and is past president of the Business and Professional Women’s Club and the Ro- tarian Wives Club. In the May 2013 elections, Mrs. Powery- Hewitt, running in West Bay for the United Democratic Party, finished fifth in the four-seat constituency, trailing fourth-place finisher Eu- gene Ebanks by 235 votes and second-place JUDICIAL REVIEW OF GM MOSQUITO PLAN GETS UNDER WAY KELSEY JUKAM kjukam@pinnaclemedialtd.com A lawyer representing opponents of a planned release of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in West Bay told a judi- cial review Tuesday that a “proper risk assess- ment” of the project had not been done. The judicial hearing that could indefinitely halt the release began Tuesday in Grand Court. The hearing is to review a decision by the National Conservation Council on May 18 to grant a permit to the Mosquito Research and Control Unit and U.K. biotechnology company Oxitec to import and release the mosquitoes. Stephen Tromans, QC, an expert in envi- ronmental law hired by the legal team repre- senting Dwene Ebanks, who applied for the review, outlined the grounds of the case before Justice Ingrid Mangatal. Mr. Tromans said the challenge was being raised on several grounds, including that the National Conservation Council failed to carry out an independent risk assessment; that the council erred in relying on Oxitec’s assertions that it complied with U.K. and EU regulations in 2009 (when Oxitec and the MRCU first re- leased GM mosquitoes during a trial project), and had a “flawed reliance” on an October 2009 risk assessment – dated a month after the trial project had begun; that the National Con- servation Council failed to carry out a public consultation before approving the permit; and that the council “acted irrationally” in granting MRCU’s application for a permit. “There’s been an undue unwillingness to accept Oxitec’s own risk assessment and a failure to stand back and ask, ‘are those risk assessments sufficient and adequate?’” Mr. Tromans said. Baroness Anelay will oversee Cayman for UK Joyce Anelay, Baroness An- elay of St. Johns, will be the Foreign and Commonwealth Office minister with responsi- bility for most overseas territo- ries, including the Cayman Is- lands, the Governor’s Office confirmed on Tuesday. In Monday’s Cayman Com- pass, we reported erroneously that Sir Alan Duncan will be re- sponsible for all the overseas territories. Mr. Duncan will be the minister in charge of the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and military outposts in sovereign base areas, while Ms. Anelay will be in charge of the remaining overseas territories. Ms. Anelay’s responsibili- ties under the newly formed government of Prime Min- ister Theresa May include all FCO business in the House of Lords, overseeing the Caribbean, human rights, climate change, international energy security Five Cayman athletes ready for Rio PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » Florence Allan Geoffrey ButlerKemar Hyman Ronald Forbes Lara Butler PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 »2 LOCAL&REGIONAL WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS SATURDAY NIGHT: For your viewing pleasure, minors under the age of 18 will not be admitted to any film starting after 6pm, unless accompanied by their parent. y x *Additional charges will apply per 3D ticket requested. - WEDNESDAY - THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 3D (PG) 1:00 I 3:15 2D I 7:00 I 9:30 2D THE BFG (PG) 12:15 I 3:00 I 6:30 I 9:20 THE SHALLOWS (PG13) 1:30 I 3:50 I 6:55 I 10:00 GHOSTBUSTERS 3D (PG13) 12:30 I 3:30 2D I 6:45 I 9:45 2D THE LEGEND OF TARZAN 3D (PG13) 12:50 2D I 3:45 I 6:50 2D I 9:50 FINDING DORY (PG) 1:15 I 4:00 I 7:15 I 9:55 Daily Matinees Every Day $8.00 Seniors, Mon-Fri Before 6pm Cayman Cinema@cbcinema6cbcinema6 640-FILM (640-3456) CarePay audit: No misconduct or corruption by civil service CHARLES DUNCAN cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com A special investigation by the Internal Audit Unit into the CarePay system found “systemic failure” in the pro- curement process, but found no evidence that public ser- vants were involved in mis- conduct or corruption. The auditors’ investiga- tion, released Tuesday, found “systemic failure” in the pro- curement process that al- lowed former Health Services Authority Board Chairman Canover Watson to person- ally benefit from awarding the contract. However, the auditors said civil servants did not comply with the Public Man- agement and Finance Law, and that “there was an ab- sence of the expected stan- dard of care and professional skepticism in the actions of public servants in the pro- cessing of payments related to the procurement of the CarePay System.” A jury convicted Watson of corruption earlier this year for his role in the CarePay scandal. In their report, audi- tors faulted public servants and the minister of health at the time – Mark Scotland – for placing too much trust in Watson. The report states, “Both the Ministry of Health’s and the HSA’s personnel placed a significant level of confi- dence and trust in the former Chairman of the Board and as such, literally handed the management of the procure- ment off to him, without scrutiny or oversight. He was therefore relied on heavily, for decisions in regards to the project.” The auditors make several recommendations, including better communication be- tween the HSA and the min- istry, separating powers of the HSA board chair and board members, following govern- ment procurement rules, and better policies and procedures to oversee procurement. See Thursday’s edition of the Cayman Compass for a full report. Travelers urged to get vaccinated for Rio Olympics The Public Health Depart- ment is advising Cayman res- idents who plan to attend the Summer Olympic Games in Brazil to get vaccinated against measles and rubella. Health officials say those attending the games, in- cluding athletes, delegation members, the media and spectators, should get their vaccinations at least two weeks before departure. The Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are Aug. 5 to 21; the Paralympics are Sept. 7 to 18. In addition to rubella and measles vaccines, travelers may also require inoculation against yellow fever, Acting Medical Officer of Health Samuel Wil- liams-Rodriguez said. “As the games are in a few weeks’ time, we are making a special call to those persons who plan to travel but have not yet been vaccinated to do so with immediate effect,” he said in a press release. While there has been much international concern over the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which is endemic in Brazil, there is no vaccine yet for that virus. According to a press release issued by the Department of Public Health, at least 104 countries re- ported measles cases in 2015. “Officials are concerned that the easy access and fre- quency of air travel will put all non-immune persons at risk for infectious diseases and could re-introduce the viruses in the Americas,” the release states. All travelers older than six months should be vaccinated against measles and rubella, preferably with the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine, the official stated. Travelers to Brazil are advised to contact the Public Health Clinic on 244-2648 or Faith Hospital on 948-2243 for an appointment, or to consult their physician to seek necessary vaccinations and travel advice. POLICE TO MEET BRACKERS A Royal Cayman Islands Police Service community meeting will take place on Cayman Brac this week. On Thursday, July 21, Acting Commissioner of Police Anthony Ennis and Chief Superintendent Kurt Walton will join Inspector Wendy Parchment, area commander for the Sister Islands, to hold an open meeting with the commu- nity of Cayman Brac. The meeting will take place at the Veterans and Seamen’s Centre on Ashton Reed Drive at 7 p.m. Call the Cayman Brac Police Station at 948-0331 for more details. HAVANA (AP) – Cuban au- thorities warned that they will pull the licenses of pri- vate taxi drivers who raise fares, amid recently an- nounced energy restric- tions that have many is- landers bracing for difficult months ahead. The mostly 1950s-era American cars that function as collective taxis cost as little as about 40 cents and are a key transportation op- tion with bus service lacking in many areas, and people have complained of rates doubling on some routes. The warning comes as of- ficials have slashed many fuel allotments for govern- ment vehicles by half and ordered state buildings to shorten the workday and cut back on air conditioning use. Officials say the restrictions are necessary in part because of the political and economic crisis afflicting Venezuela and a reduction in the amount of oil Cuba receives on prefer- ential terms from its South American ally. Official website Cubade- bate reported that Havana official Isabel Hamze said government officials held an emergency meeting and agreed to take “severe mea- sures” against drivers who hike fares. “Conditions have not changed to the point where the cost of passenger trans- portation should be raised because of the stability of the price of fuel in the country,” Cubadebate said. Private taxis have mush- roomed in Havana since 2010, when President Raul Castro’s government began allowing some private sector activity including the granting of more cab licenses. The 10-peso (40-cent) base fare has been the same since the last decade. On several previous occasions drivers have tried to raise it only to be quashed by authorities. Havana transportation di- rector Jose Conesa told Cu- badebate cabbies who defy the order will have their licenses taken away. Authorities also set up a phone number for cit- izens to call in any complaints about being overcharged. As of this week, police and inspectors are carrying out controls at places where taxis congregate to make sure the rules are obeyed. Cuba warns cabbies not to raise fares amid energy crunch Several private taxis pictured in Havana, Cuba. Cuban authorities are warning they will pull the licenses of private taxi drivers who raise fares. - PHOTO: AP Canover Watson Auditors faulted public servants and the Minister of Health at the time for placing too much trust in Canover Watson. EX-SOLDIER WHO KILLED GUATEMALAN BISHOP DIES IN PRISON RIOT GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – A former army officer serving a prison sentence for the 1998 slaying of a Roman Catholic bishop died in a jail riot Monday that killed a dozen inmates and a fe- male visitor, Guatemalan authorities said. Byron Lima was con- victed of the murder of Bishop Juan Jose Ge- rardi, who was an out- spoken critic of military abuses during the coun- try’s 36-year civil war. Li- ma’s death was confirmed by firefighter Julio San- chez, but no other details were released. Interior Minister Fran- cisco Rivas said four of the dead had been decapitated. He said the riot in- volved a fight between Li- ma’s inmate group and a rival gang headed by Marvin Montiel, who was sentenced to 820 years in prison for the murder of 15 Nicaraguans and a Dutch tourist in 2008. Rivas said the riot began when someone threw a hand grenade at Lima and the inmates protecting him and then attacked them with guns. An Argentine woman who regularly visited Lima in prison was among the dead, Rivas said. Lima was an army cap- tain in 2001 when he was sentenced to 30 years for the killing. The term was later reduced to 20 years. Three other men were also convicted in the case, in- cluding Lima’s father. Gerardi was blud- geoned to death with a concrete block at his sem- inary on April 26, 1998, two days after he pre- sented a report blaming the military for most of the 200,000 deaths in the 1960-1996 conflict. Lima had been consid- ered the most powerful in- mate in Guatemala’s prison system. He was facing ad- ditional charges for his ac- tivities behind bars.3 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2016 to all the sponsors who supported the first C&W Business annual Charity Golf Invitational on Friday 8th July 2016 at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club. We're delighted that the proceeds raised through Hole sponsorships, sale of Mulligans and fun games will benefit the NCVO's Caring Cousins Lunch Support Programme which provides lunch to disadvantaged children. A big thank you Thanks to our charity hole sponsors: for their generous donations and fun interactions on the greens. cwcbusiness.comncvo.org.ky Family of late developer aims to complete Grand Harbour JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com The widow of Grand Har- bour developer Mike Bell has outlined plans to fulfill his dream to complete a major residential, retail and restau- rant development at the site. The Florida-based devel- oper, who built Grand Har- bour – home to Hurley’s su- permarket and the Black Pearl Skate Park – in the late 1990s, died in November. Now his wife and chil- dren are aiming to complete his original vision for the sprawling canal-front prop- erty in Red Bay. Lorraine Bell said the opening of Salty’s Sports Bar and Mike’s Bar, at the site of the former Dog House and outdoor Keg House to the rear of Grand Harbour Shoppes, was just the start. A wine bar, restaurant and coffee shop are also planned for the shopping complex over the next few months. Ms. Bell said the long- term plan is to develop the surrounding land. “Since my husband passed away, we decided to come down and fulfill his dream to finish Grand Harbour. We are planning a major revital- ization project and this is just the beginning of it.” She said she and her children, Christian, 24, and Chelsea, 22, moved back to the island to make the project their major priority. “We are here full-time to finish what he started,” she said, suggesting the project was personal as well as busi- ness. “We were young and dumb and broke when we moved down here to live on a tropical island for a few years and see what we could do,” she said. “I watched my husband start with this swampland full of mosquitoes and use his engineering skills and his ideas to transform it. I’m in awe of what he did. Here is where we feel close to him, and finishing it is our tribute to him.” The entire site, which in- cludes various vacant lots, will be developed through a number of joint ventures over the coming years, she added. She said the original plan had been to redevelop the swampland, put in infra- structure and sell canal and waterfront lots and move on. “We grew to love it and the dream of the commercial and residential development was born,” she said. Though Mr. Bell put the site up for sale to focus on his family business in Ala- bama in 2014, his widow said it was always his dream to complete the Grand Cayman project. The next venue to open at the shopping complex will be a wine and spirits bar, Table 22, next to Salty’s Sports Bar. A family-style restaurant called the Har- bour Grill is planned for the larger building next door, with a coffee and deli sand- wich shop, named Locals, planned for the smaller prop- erty round the corner. “We are planning a major revitalization project and this is just the beginning of it.” LORRAINE BELL Salty’s Sports Bar and Mike’s Bar opened Friday, with a wine bar, restaurant and coffee shop also planned. – PHOTO: MATT LAMERSThe 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. BLOOMBERG VIEW EDITORIAL BOARD President Nicolas Mad- uro’s decision last week to put Venezuela’s armed forces in charge of food and other basic goods won’t ease the average Venezuelan’s growing hunger pangs. But it’s a frightening expansion of mil- itary control and raises the question of whether the gov- ernment of the country with the world’s largest oil re- serves has fallen to a coup. Sound like hyperbole? Consider Maduro’s diktat announcing the change, in which he says that all min- istries, ministers and institu- tions of the state “are hence- forth at the command and the absolute subordination” of him and Defense Min- ister Vladimir Padrino Lopez. Regardless of whether this agreement is forced or by mu- tual consent, Maduro must be shown that there are conse- quences to his heedless rule. For one, Venezuela’s abuses disqualify it from heading Mercosur, the re- gion’s trade group – or even belonging to it. Venezuela’s neighbors, as well as outside parties such as the Euro- pean Union and the Vatican, must step up the scrutiny and pressure. The U.S., meanwhile, can beef up its forensic ac- counting and quietly make clear to Venezuela’s mili- tary how quickly and easily targeted sanctions for cor- ruption and human-rights abuses can be expanded. Government takeovers of for- eign company assets should be vigorously contested, adding to the expensive list of claims against Venezuela. These measures should also be accompanied by offers of immediate humanitarian as- sistance for the long-suf- fering Venezuelan people. In the last year, crip- pling shortages of food and medicine have only gotten worse. Incidences of looting increased tenfold from May 2015 to May 2016. Maduro wants to crack down on the bachaqueros – those who make a living by re- selling subsidized goods on the black market – and in- crease the production of food and daily necessities. But putting the military and neighborhood loyalists in charge of food deliveries also raises a more chilling prospect: that only Maduro’s supporters will eat. Moreover, the military cannot conjure up supply where there is none. In order to save hard currency, Ven- ezuela plans to halve its im- ports, which supply most of its food. And domestic and foreign companies faced with shortages, price controls and harassment are closing their doors or leaving the country entirely. Yet those with access to dollars at the government’s preferential exchange rate – roughly 1/100 of the black market rate – are doing mostly fine. Maduro’s will- ingness to tolerate a 1,000 percent inflation rate shows his contempt for the middle class. He seems intent on fol- lowing in the bootsteps of the Castros’ Cuba, where the military owns well over half the economy. Stopping this power grab will require an end to the toxic impasse between Mad- uro’s government and the legislature controlled by the opposition: the freeing of po- litical prisoners, reforms to Venezuela’s judiciary and electoral mechanisms, and tolerance for free expres- sion and dissent. These fun- damental issues should dic- tate any “dialogue” between the two sides, and they are central to forging a po- litical consensus on how to tackle Venezuela’s huge economic challenges. It’s not necessarily an im- possible task. From peace in Colombia to new govern- ments in Argentina, Brazil and Peru, the arc of history in the Americas is bending in a brighter direction. It would be a shame if Venezuela were the exception. © 2016, Bloomberg View PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY: Caymanian Compass Limited (a subsidiary of Pinnacle Media Ltd) Compass Centre Shedden Road, George Town SEND US YOUR VIEWS OR NEWS: P.O. Box 1365 Grand Cayman KY1-1108, Cayman Islands Telephone: (345) 815-0095 Email: newsdesk@pinnaclemedialtd.com ADVERTISE WITH US: Telephone: (345) 949-5111 Email: sales@pinnaclemedialtd.com Website: www.caymancompass.com PUBLISHERS DAVID R. LEGGE AND VICKI L. LEGGE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DAVID R. LEGGE EXECUTIVE EDITOR PATRICK BRENDEL A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION “Give light and the people will findtheirownway” WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS 2016 Olympics: Let the Games begin! (almost) Florence Allan, Geoffrey Butler, Lara Butler, Ronald Forbes and Kemar Hyman. Those are the names of the Cayman Islands’ national sporting heroes, who will compete in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Our regular readers should already be familiar with the members of the Cayman team, as they have appeared many times in the pages of the Compass over the years. Ms. Allan, who at 18 is our youngest Olympian, will compete in Laser Radial sailing. The Butler siblings, Lara (21 years old) and Geoffrey (20 years old), will compete in several swimming events. At 31 years of age, Mr. Forbes is the veteran of the bunch. He is slated to compete in the 110-meter hurdles in Rio. This will be his third time to represent Cayman at the Olympics. Mr. Hyman, who is 26 years old, represented Cayman in the 2012 Olympics in London. In Rio, he will be running the 100-meter dash, where his all-time personal best is truly blazing, at under 10 seconds. Whenever we watch our athletes compete, we’re always crossing our fingers, holding our breath and hoping for gold – but we certainly realize that our group is up against more than 10,000 elite athletes from more than 200 countries around the world. The Olympics is the biggest stage of them all, and accordingly attracts the fiercest competitors. Hundreds of thousands of tourists are expected to descend upon the coastal metropolis to see the events or simply to participate in the Olympics festivities. Our pride for our team and for Cayman does not hinge on the results of any particular contest, but rather on the expectation that our athletes will conduct themselves with dignity on and off the track (or in and out of the pool, or ocean), knowing that for a few fleeting moments during the opening ceremony and their events, millions upon millions of people will be watching them – not just as individuals – but as rep- resentatives of Cayman. Back home, of course, we’ll all be cheering our athletes on. In Rio, presumably, there will also be a delega- tion of people from Cayman who will travel to support our athletes. Although the Games are rapidly approaching (the Aug. 5 opening is just over two weeks away), we don’t know yet who will be in that delegation, or even how large of a contingent Cayman will be sending. However, we’re sure those will be the hottest tickets in town. The Olympics is a unifying, feel-good story for our country. We will be providing robust coverage of our athletes and the competition; to do otherwise would constitute a true disservice to the people of Cayman. We salute our Olympic athletes, we support them, and we know they’ll make us proud. Desperate Venezuela gets a frightening new comandante Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, left, speaks with Defense Minister Gen. Vladimir Padrino during the military chief’s swearing-in ceremony in October 2014. - PHOTO: AP5 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2016 Opening salvos in massive Saudi fraud case Alleged fraud funded lavish lifestyle JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com One of Saudi Arabia’s wealthiest businessmen was accused, Tuesday, of a multi-billion-dollar fraud that led to one of the big- gest corporate defaults in the kingdom’s history. Beginning his opening statement in what is ex- pected to be a seven-month trial in Cayman’s Grand Court, David Quest, QC, said Maan Al Sanea had en- gaged in multiple scams over nearly a decade to raise money for his own gain and lavish lifestyle at the ex- pense of the Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi and Brothers Com- pany, a large Saudi family business empire. He said Mr. Al Sanea, who married into the family and was given control of a finan- cial services company called the Money Exchange, had used the business as a “ma- chine to borrow money” for his own ends. At one point, he claimed, Al Sanea, whose alleged scams included creating fake banks with fake clients, was misappropriating up to one billion dollars per year. He said the family com- pany partners were not aware of the fraud, which went on for nearly a decade, until the Money Exchange and other business oper- ated by Al Sanea collapsed in 2009, causing AHAB to de- fault on 9 billion dollars of debt, borrowed from more than 100 banks. In the litigation, AHAB is seeking damages from Al Sanea and his own compa- nies, many of them regis- tered in the Cayman Islands, which it says were unjustly enriched as a result of his schemes. It says the funds are needed to repay its credi- tors, with whom it has been attempting to negotiate a set- tlement since 2009. The claim is contested by Al Sanea and the liquidators of his Cayman Islands-regis- tered companies. Mr. Quest, in his opening, said the defendants would claim that the partners of the family conglomerate were aware of the extent of Al Sanea’s borrowing and au- thorized it. But he said the Money Ex- change transactions showed no benefit to the conglom- erate and questioned, “Why would they allow this? “Why would Algosaibi permit Al Sanea to borrow to the point that would have bankrupt them?” Despite the discovery of millions of documents for the case, he said Al Sanea had not been able to pro- vide any evidence to show the partners were aware of his dealings at the Money Exchange. “If there were some smoking gun document that implicated them in the Money Exchange Activities or conclusively proved their knowledge of it, you can be pretty sure that he would have made sure that docu- ment would have come to light,” he said. Outlining some of the his- tory of the Saudi family busi- ness, he said its genesis was a pearl and timber busi- ness that had developed into a conglomerate operating across all sections of the economy, including shipping, logistics, paint, hotels, travel and Pepsi distribution. Al Sanea’s involvement with the company began in 1981 when he married the daughter of one of the founders and was given con- trol of the Money Exchange, established as a fairly small retail financial services busi- ness, the functions of which included currency exchange, cash remittances and an American Express franchise. Mr. Quest outlined how, over the following decades, Al Sanea had expanded the business and attempted to develop it into the “central treasury” for the Algosaibi business empire. Though he found favor with his father-in-law, Mr. Quest said Al Sanea was dis- liked and treated with suspi- cion by the other partners in the family company. He claimed the Money Ex- change never attained the hoped for central role in the business and had in fact be- come the “central treasury” for Al Sanea’s own indepen- dent business empire. The trial was continuing Tuesday afternoon. The courtroom at Kirk House has been converted to accommodate the many lawyers who are working on the trial. - PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAYDISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days Sister Islands WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS A Brac life remembered: Hazel Azeith Scott The following is condensed from the eulogy of Hazel Azeith Scott, who passed away on Nov. 2, 2015 at age 83, read at her funeral service. Hazel Azeith, the third of four children born to Evans and Frederica McLean, was born on Sunday, July 31, 1932, at Spot Bay, Cayman Brac. Although Azeith was too young to remember for herself, her mother often told the story of when the 1932 Storm hit Cayman Brac. She was in her house with the wind howling and whipping outside. She looked out and saw a huge wave coming, she grabbed the baby and the other two chil- dren and ran as fast, and as far, as she could under the bluff. The wave crashed behind them just as they reached safety. Thus, the tone for Azeith’s life was set. Azeith attended Spot Bay Primary School under the tu- telage of Teacher Franklin and Teacher Spurgeon, and Teacher Oliver Hill. After completing school at 16, Azeith worked a variety of jobs in Cayman Brac be- fore giving birth to her only child, Jason Corrin McLean. She then spent several years in Jamaica, where both of her sisters were living at the time. As her nieces and nephews were born, she be- came affectionately known as Aunt Zeet, or Deet Deet. Upon her return to Cayman Brac, she procured a job at the Southern Cross Club, where she worked for a few years before taking a position as a nanny in Con- necticut, USA. Not liking the cold weather, she returned home where she became jan- itor at the Spot Bay Primary School and Cayman Brac High School. In 1968, her father passed away, and she took on the re- sponsibility of making sure that her mother, son, nephews and nieces were provided for, and took on two more jobs. She worked at Tibmart during the day with Captain Keith Tibbetts and his wife Marjorie for 22 years, and at night was caretaker of Benny Eldemire for 20 years. She could often be seen riding her bicycle at night, at quite a speed, because she was afraid of the duppies. Azeith subsequently met her future husband, Norman “Charlie” Scott Sr., and in 1972 she moved from Spot Bay to Watering Place where she resided with Charlie and his son Norman. In 1975, her mother moved to Grand Cayman, so she was left to care for her two youngest nieces, Lilieth and Esther, who lived with her in Watering Place until 1977. On May 28, 1991, Charlie passed away and for the first time, Azeith was living alone. She looked forward to school breaks when her grandchil- dren and grandnieces and nephews could spend time with her. She delighted in taking them on trips to Little Cayman where they swam, fished, picked whelks and visited the Eldemires. Azeith continued working until 1998 as head janitor at Cayman Brac High School, but on her retirement, with her newfound freedom, she often traveled to Grand Cayman to spend time with family, and to the U.S., where she went with her sister-in-law and brother- in-law, Chelsea and Esmond Brown, to visit her other sister- in-law Sadie Tibbetts and brother-in-law Bergman Dil- bert, in Inverness, Florida. In 2004, Azeith gave her life to the Lord and was bap- tized by Pastor Davelee Tib- betts. This opened a new door for her. She was remembered as a faithful church member, choir leader and Sunday School teacher, and knew the bible well. After falling and sus- taining injuries, Azeith was no longer able to ride her bi- cycle, so her friends Elo Es- teban and Jim and Sadie Dil- bert would take her around to run errands. Brother Dav- elee Tibbetts then became her driver and often as- sisted her whenever she needed any maintenance done around the house. As Azeith became less mobile, the phone became her lifeline and she devel- oped a close friendship with Georgine and Sellie Lazzari and their family. She shared Christmas dinners and other special occasions with the extended family, and treated their grand children and great-granchildren like her own. Many family members helped around the house and with transportation. With Ellen Lazzari, Azeith shared the love of history of the Royal Family, and also became known throughout Cayman Brac as the island’s historian. All one had to do was to mention a name and she would open her hands and count off on her fingers how this one was family to that one and so on, and often had people stopping by to discuss their family history with her. One never visited Azeith and left empty-handed, be it fish, jam or cake. She de- lighted in supplying her son, nieces and nephews in Grand Cayman with fish, and always called Lilieth, in Florida, to let her know that she was saving kingfish and dolphin for her. Local fishermen always knew to go to her to sell their fish, because if her freezer was not full, she was sure to buy their catch, and she was known for making her guests a big pot of coconut dinner. Throughout the years, Deet Deet was the glue that held her family together. She was considered the “co- conut telegraph” because she would call each family member and relay what was happening in the lives of the others, as well as what was newsworthy on Cayman Brac. Lilieth stated, “I always enjoyed calling her because no matter where I was I could close my eyes and be back home. I could hear Radio Cayman in the back- ground, hear the roosters crowing in the backyard, and get caught up on family and island news.” Her nieces Julie and Terry called her daily, as did her nephew Mickey and her son Corrin. As her knees got worse, her outings became less fre- quent until, finally, she was only going to church on Sunday mornings. Deet Deet enjoyed the time spent with Sister Sonia Christian, who drove her to and from church. In June 2015, after dinner out with the Lazzari family, Deet Deet collapsed and was transported to Faith Hospital. She was sent home but was later sent to Grand Cayman for more tests. While there, she developed a blood clot in her leg and had to be ad- mitted to the Cayman Islands Hospital. However, after a few weeks, she told the staff that she was tired of needles, tired of tests, the food had no taste, and she was sure that the nurses at Faith Hospital would do a much better job caring for her. The doctors finally re- lented, and while her niece Esther tried to explain that it might take a few days to get everything arranged, Deet Deet insisted that with the help of the Lord, she was leaving the next day. The family was indeed surprised when the phone call came the next day saying that she was being discharged and the air ambulance was on its way. True to her word, she was much more content at Faith Hospital and enjoyed the many visits from her friends and church family. Her doc- tors on Cayman Brac sus- pected liver cancer, advising that the most that could be done was to keep her as com- fortable as possible. Azeith passed away peace- fully on Nov. 2, 2015, and is deeply missed by all. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman Scott, Sr.; her father, Evans McLean; her mother, Fred- erica McLean; brother, Burklyn McLean; sister, Joycelyn Tatum; and nephew, Phillip Tatum, Sr. She is survived by son, Corrin McLean; stepson, Norman Scott Jr.; sister, Myrna Varela; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Chelsea and Esmond Brown; brother- in-law Bergman Dilbert; spe- cial nephew, Michael Tatum; special nieces, Teresa Hill, Juliet Tatum, Donna Scott, Angela Moncrieffe, Lilieth Templeton, and Esther An- derson; two grandchildren, Jason McLean and Shanna McLaren; two great grand- children, Kai and Chloe McLean; and a host of other relatives and friends. Thank you Deet Deet for the difference you made in our lives. May you rest in peace. 50 years ago: Community unites for Rivers Scott wedding In the July 20, 1966 edi- tion of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, Cayman Brac correspondent Lilian Ritch reported: “The Sobeyville Baptist Church in Stake Bay was the very happy scene of the wedding of Miss Hyacinth Rivers, the loved and pop- ular granddaughter of Capt. and Mrs. Kenneth Ritch of Stake Bay, to Mr. Dervyn Scott, equally loved and popular twin son of Capt. and Mrs. Clyde Scott of the West End. Both these young people have grown up here and have helped their par- ents in their businesses and the happy atmosphere of their wedding was because everyone shared in their joy. “The sister of the groom was Maid of Honour and following in order were Mrs. Boyce Scott (Lor- raine), Connie Watler, Patsy Ann Scott, Julie Rutty and Karon Ritch. “Mervyn Scott was Best Man for his twin brother and was followed by groomsmen Boyce and Kirby Scott, brothers, Truman Bodden, Geoffrey Rutty and Rodney Rutty. Flower girls were Elizabeth Tibbetts and Shirley Hurl- stone and the ring bearer was Jerry Kirkconnell. “The bride was beautiful and graceful as she entered on the arm of her grandfa- ther. She wore a full length gown of white nylon em- bossed with lilies of the valley and leaves over taf- feta – her bouquet was of roses and lilies of the valley. A short veil was held by a silver crown. “Friends and well-wishers of Miss Ber- nice Hydes, who has taught in the West End Primary School for the last year, hon- oured her on Monday the 11th with a bridal shower in the Church of God Full Gospel Hall basement. Hostess for the evening was Miss Melita Dixon. “The West End Primary School held its closing ex- ercises on Friday evening, 15th with prizegiving and a programme. “Mr. R.M. Walters, head- teacher at the school since June 1, extended the wel- come and handed over the evening to Mrs. Sheila Ritch, vice president of the Parent Teacher Association who was Chairman. “Highlights of the pro- gramme were an impres- sive and comical mime en- titled “Follow Fashion,” a song “The Thing,” by 12 girls with Avalynda Ebanks as conductor and Miss Ber- nice Hydes as accompanist, Sharon Ryan’s selection on her electric organ, and two unusual items, namely: The boys’ skilful physical training performance of the pyramid, which held the audience spellbound; and Avalynda Ebanks, Susan Ebanks and Faith Tatum, who rendered se- lections by ear which they achieved on their own, teaching themselves on the school piano. “The school report by Mr. Walters was interesting and highly appreciated, es- pecially by the parents. The District Commissioner, Mr. D.H. Foster, as guest speaker spoke encouragingly, after which his wife graciously distributed the prizes.” Hazel Azeith ScottDISTRICT DAYS 7 District Days Sister Islands CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2016 Brac camp offers up a cultural cornucopia YMCA partners with Heritage House for Summer Culture Camp Youngsters are exited to be gearing up for a summer session of fun at the YMCA Brac Summer Culture camp. A registration, payment and question session will take place on Saturday, July 23, at the Brac Library from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The camp welcomes children ages 5-13, and runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon from Aug. 1-12. The camp also features friends and family nights on Sat- urday, Aug. 6, and Saturday, Aug. 13. The camp is a partner- ship between the YMCA and Brac Heritage House, and builds on the efforts of the YMCA to help deliver quality children’s programs on the Sister Islands. “The YMCA has been in- volved in running the ex- tended after-school pro- gram in partnership with Brac Heritage House, and we got to talking about how we could extend our involve- ment throughout the year beyond the school term,” said YMCA operations di- rector Gillian Roffey. It is the Y’s second year in operation in Cayman, though globally the organization has been in existence for 172 years. YMCA of the Cayman Islands has seven full-time employees, and just under 120 part-time staff, which includes camp staff at three locations. “The Y is very excited to be expanding and devel- oping more programs year- round, in Grand Cayman and in the Sister Islands,” said Ms. Roffey. She said the fit with the Brac Culture Camp was ideal as partnering with the Brac Heritage House brings added resources, support and the extensive institu- tional experience the or- ganization has in running summer camps. “The other main elements we are bringing are the Y’s five core values of honesty, caring, responsibility, re- spect and faith,” said Ms. Roffey. Camp coordinator and founder Simone Scott said the summer camp started last year to offer an alter- native to the Brac’s usual offerings focusing on reli- gion and sports. The culture camp activities are geared toward bringing heritage to life, ranging from visiting historic houses to fishing excursions, making crafts, and learning about nature conservation. “Last year, with the help of … people in the community and volunteer instructors, we had a very successful two weeks,” said Ms. Scott. “This year, with the backing of the Y, I will have paid group leaders … and a paid group leader assistant.” She added that parents and older teens are welcome to be camp volunteers with advance notice. “Our instructors will be mostly community volun- teers … [who] have experi- ence in the rich culture and heritage of our islands,” said Ms. Scott. “This camp will be very similar to last year in as far as events, with one or two new activities to keep repeat attendees engaged.” Some of the elements campers can look forward to again this summer are the handline fishing field trip during the first week, and a visit to a goat farm during the second week. “Also this year, we will again have Bonnie Scott Edwards, a National Trust and DOE volunteer, who brought in baby turtles last year and taught us all about their conservation,” she said. “It should be interesting to see what she brings in this year, as she is not only the turtle lady, she is the iguana and bird lady of the Brac.” The camp takes place Monday to Friday at Heri- tage House and costs $50/ week, with a $5 sibling dis- count for families with more than one child enrolled, and includes off-site field trips. Campers Sabia Robinson, Keeley Rose, Donte Bodden, Di’Jhaney Valentine, Josani Burke, Aracely Matute-Trejo and Joseph Wagner with the decorated calavan (bird trap) they helped make at last year’s camp. - PHOTOS: SIMONE SCOTT Josani Burke had a great time at last year’s camp. Josimar Tatum, Sabia Robinson, Josani Burke and Noah Woods try their hand at line fishing.The islands’ most-trusted news source 8 national record in the 110m hurdles earlier this year, both train in the U.S. and repre- sent the islands’ best chance of making a semifinal or final. The pair met the quali- fying standard well in ad- vance and have been building up to Rio for the past year. The Butler siblings did not find out they were on the team until this week. “It felt great. I had almost stopped thinking we were going to go. It was a great shock really,” said Mr. Butler, who will compete in the 400 meter freestyle. Mr. Butler, 20, who won gold at the Island Games and the Carifta Games, acknowl- edged it was a big step up. “It is the pinnacle of sport. I feel really good in the water right now, but I am not really expecting to make a final or semifinal. I just want to go out there and swim the best time I can and enjoy it. “It will be great to have my sister with me. I have done every competition with Lara. We are like best friends. We hoped we would go to the Olympics together, but we had no idea whether it would happen.” Ms. Butler, 21, who will compete in the 100m backstroke, said the pair will fly to Tampa on Wednesday to train in an Olympic-size pool. She said she had initially hoped to be selected, but had almost given up as the Games approached and she had not heard. “It was a big shock in the end. It is really over- whelming,” she said. “This is what everything else leads up to. The Olym- pics is the be-all and end-all for swimming.” Florence Allan has had a little more time to prepare. The 18-year-old sailor was selected to compete in the Women’s Laser Radial one- person dinghy event, and has already been to Rio to train. “I am not too sure on how well I will do at the Games, since I’ve never competed at that level before,” she said. “My only hope is that I am happy and proud of the effort and I have no regrets walking out of the regatta. I cannot put into words how exciting it is to be competing at the Olym- pics. I cannot wait to hold that Cayman flag high and proud.” Asked about his chances in Rio, during the Cayman Invi- tational event here in May, Mr. Hyman said he was hoping for big things. “I got to the semifinals last time, so I’m looking for the finals this time,” he said. Forbes, speaking in May after he broke his own national record in Florida, said he dreamed of achieving a medal in Rio, but his primary goal is another personal best. “To me, there is no greater feeling than crossing the finish line and seeing that personal best. It means you’ve pushed yourself to a goal you never thought you could. If you keep running your personal best, eventu- ally you will get to a medal, and you hope that your best is worthy of a gold.” Neither Mr. Hyman or Mr. Forbes was available for com- ment on Tuesday. The athletes will be ac- companied in Rio by nine of- ficials, as well as Cayman Is- lands Olympic Committee President Donald McLean and Vice President Carson Ebanks. The opening ceremony takes place in the Maracana Sta- dium on Aug. 5. WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS LUNCH SPECIAL EVERYDAY MON-SAT 11.30 TO 4PM DIM SUM SUNDAY 11-3PM Plaza Venezia, North Sound Road, George Town 945-3490 OPEN FOR DINNER DELIVERY AFTER 5PM Ms. Rivers by 411 votes. Six days after the vote, Premier Alden McLaughlin appointed Ms. Rivers as minister. In a June 2013 Grand Court challenge to Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hewitt alleged in a hearing before Chief Jus- tice Smellie that Ms. Rivers had failed to meet constitu- tionally mandated residency requirements and had com- promised her allegiance to the Cayman Islands through possession of a U.S. passport. In an Aug. 9 decision, the chief justice vindicated Ms. Rivers, declaring Lon- don’s Allen & Overy law firm, where she worked be- tween 2006 and 2009, an “educational institution,” an exception to the constitu- tional requirement that elec- tion candidates reside lo- cally for seven years before standing for office. Entitled by birth to a U.S. passport, Ms. Rivers had never pledged allegiance to the United States, leaving un- compromised her loyalty to the Cayman Islands, Chief Justice Smellie found. At the time of his verdict, the chief justice indicated that Mr. Hewitt’s challenge had been brought in the public interest, but reserved judgment on costs, which re- mained unspecified. In March 2015, the judge indicated the costs were “quite significant,” saying “it would be neither fair nor ap- propriate that [Ms. Rivers] should be required to bear them herself …” In late January of this year, a Grand Court bank- ruptcy petition asked Mr. Hewitt to pay US$138,666.79, setting April 14 for a hearing before the Financial Services Division. The hearing, in chambers before Grand Court Justice Ingrid Mangatal, was con- tinued until June 2, then de- layed again. Monday’s Government ga- zette carried a notice “filed by Tabitha Philander, Trustee in Bankruptcy,” setting a July 21, “meeting of creditors” at 3 p.m. under “rule 42 Grand Court bankruptcy rules ….” “John Gordon Hewitt,” the gazette said “was provision- ally adjudged a bankrupt on the 14th day of April, 2016.” On Monday, Mr. Hewitt said only that he was re- acting “very poorly” to the news, although hoping for assistance. “I don’t know if it will come by Thursday, though.” His house was his only asset, as an initial fun- draising effort through www.gofundme.com had proved inadequate. Attorney for Ms. Rivers, Hampson and Compa- ny’s Paul Keeble, declined to comment. policy, and working with the United Nations on in- ternational organizations, peacekeeping and the Inter- national Criminal Court. Premier Alden McLaughlin, said in a press release, “I congratulate Bar- oness Anelay on her ap- pointment and look forward to working with her to ad- dress areas of common in- terest and continue to im- prove the United Kingdom’s understanding of our aspi- rations and priorities.” Ms. Anelay replaces James Duddridge. She was appointed as a Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in August 2014, and takes over her new responsibili- ties this month. A member of the Con- servatives in the House of Lords, Ms. Anelay taught history from 1969 to 1974, and served as a magistrate between 1985 and 1997. She was raised to peerage in 1996. In her political career, Ms. Anelay was appointed opposition chief whip in 2007, and as the prime minister’s special represen- tative on preventing sexual violence in conflict in June 2015. She became a Privy Counsellor in 2009 and also served as chief whip in the House of Lords. He said there was a “huge discrepancy” between a proper risk assessment and what there is in this case, and that there should have been “a proper, fresh risk assessment.” “[The National Conser- vation Council] could have taken this whole process more seriously and done a proper risk assessment and public consultation,” Mr. Tromans said. An application for the ju- dicial review was filed last week by HSM attorneys on behalf of Mr. Ebanks, who spearheads a movement called Caymanians United Against GM Mosquitoes. The application was filed a day before the operation to release the mosquitoes was scheduled to begin. The hearing continued Tuesday. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Baroness Anelay of St. Johns Baroness Anelay will oversee Cayman for UK CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Five Cayman athletes ready for Rio CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 WHEN ARE CAYMAN’S ATHLETES COMPETING? FLORENCE ALLAN SAILING, WOMEN’S LASER RADIAL ONE-PERSON DINGHY (done in heats, draw will deter- mine which days she competes) Aug. 8, 11:15 a.m. Aug. 9, 11:05 a.m. Aug. 10, 3:15 p.m. Aug. 13, 11 a.m. Medal race: Aug. 15, 11:05 a.m. KEMAR HYMAN 100M ■■ Prelims: Aug. 13, 7:30 a.m. ■■ Round 1: Aug. 13, 10 a.m. ■■ Semifinals: Aug. 14, 7 p.m. ■■ Finals: Aug. 14, 8:25 p.m. RONALD FORBES 110M HURDLES ■■ Round 1: Aug. 15, 6:40 p.m. ■■ Semifinal: Aug. 16, 6:40 p.m. ■■ Final: Aug. 16, 8:45 p.m. LARA BUTLER 100M BACKSTROKE ■■ Heats: Aug. 7, afternoon ■■ Semifinals: Aug. 7, evening ■■ Finals: Aug. 8, evening GEOFFREY BUTLER 400M FREESTYLE ■■ Heats: Aug. 6 ■■ Finals: Aug. 6 * All local times. Subtract two hours for Cayman time. Hewitt bankruptcy hearing set Oxitec Project Manager Renaud Lacroix pulls out a tray containing approximately 10,000 mosquito larvae at the Mosquito Research and Control Unit earlier this month. A judicial review is under way to try to halt the planned release of millions of the genetically modified insects. - PHOTO: MATT LAMERS Judicial review of GM mosquito plan gets under way The Engenhao stadium is one of the venues at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Five athletes from Cayman will travel to Rio for the Games, which begin on Aug. 5. – PHOTO: BLOOMBERG/DADO GALDIERIThe islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2016 Man stabs woman, girls over outfits Authorities in southern France have detained a man they say stabbed a woman and her three daughters vacationing at an Alps resort. The man was apparently upset that they were wearing shorts and T-shirts. If Roses grow in Heaven Lord, please pick a bunch for me. Place them in my Mother’s arms and tell her they’re from me. Tell her that I love her and miss her, and when she turns to smile, Place a kiss upon her cheek and hold her for awhile. Because remembering her is easy, I do it every day. But there’s an ache within my heart that will never go away. SADLY MISSED BY YOUR CHILDREN, CASDALE RANKINE, OLLEN RANKINE, AMANDA RANKINE , GRAND & GREAT GRAND CHILDREN, NIECES AND NEPHEWS REMEMBERING A KIND, GIVING, GODLY AND PRAYING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER TONIA RANKINE (TONE TONE) DEPARTED MONDAY JULY 20TH, 2015 Gone But Not Forgotten Mother In Heaven ISIS claims responsibility for train attack in Germany BERLIN – A 17-year-old Af- ghan asylum seeker suspected of an ax attack on a German commuter train was a “fighter” of the Islamic State, the ter- rorist group’s news agency said Tuesday, but German au- thorities said they found no evidence of direct communi- cation between the militant group and the suspect. The Islamic State claim came just hours after the at- tack that injured four people before the suspect was shot and killed by police. The teen “is one of the fighters of the Islamic State and the fighter answered calls to target countries of the coalition that is fighting the Islamic State,” the group’s Amaq news agency said. German officials said they did not have any indications that the assailant had formal connections to the Islamic State, which has directed or inspired attacks in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and elsewhere. The Af- ghan teenager had a home- made Islamic State flag in his bedroom. The Islamic State also claimed responsibility for the Thursday attack in Nice that killed 84 people and in- jured more than 300, but au- thorities there have not yet found evidence of direct communication between the group and the attacker. Authorities sweeping the bedroom of the suspect found the flag and a text written in Pashto that indicated that he may have recently become self-radicalized, Bavarian In- terior Minister Joachim Her- rmann said at a news confer- ence in Munich. Authorities currently believe the man acted alone, he said. Herrmann said acquain- tances had not seen any out- ward indications of changes in behavior or views by the teen, suggesting that he may have “suddenly reoriented in a short period of time.” Acquain- tances described a “calm” and “well-adjusted” man who at- tended a mosque on religious holidays, but showed no signs of extremism, Herrmann said. According to eyewitness accounts, including one from a train passenger who phoned the police to report the attack, the young man exclaimed “Al- lahu Akbar” – Arabic for “God is great” – as he slashed at passengers with the ax and knife, Herrmann said. The phrase is common in Islamist- inspired terrorist attacks. But he said that additional investigation was needed to determine the motivation. The suspect arrived in Germany more than a year ago, Herrmann said. He first registered in Passau, a city on the border with Austria used by many migrants arriving via the Western Balkan route that runs through Turkey and Greece and was overwhelmed by millions of migrants last year. He lived in a group home for underage refugees in Ba- varia starting in March before moving in with a foster family near Würzburg two weeks ago, Herrmann said. On Monday around 9 p.m., the teenager boarded the commuter line that runs from Treuchtlingen to Würzburg in the southern German prov- ince of Bavaria. He started attacking some of the 20 to 30 passengers after the train pulled out of the station, Her- rmann said. © 2016, The Washington Post Attacker in Nice searched Orlando, Dallas on his computer NICE, FRANCE – The man who carried out the Bastille Day rampage had searched online for information on the mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub last month and the recent attack on Dallas police officers, French investigators said Monday. A computer belonging to Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, the 31-year-old, Tunisian- born resident of France who carried out the attack here, also contained pictures of Osama bin Laden, coverage of the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris from January 2015 and what Paris prosecutor François Molins called “pic- tures of corpses and pictures related to radical Islam.” The Islamic State has de- clared Bouhlel a “soldier” of the militant group’s self-pro- claimed caliphate, but Molins noted that the ongoing inves- tigation “did not find any di- rect links so far with terrorist organizations.” Instead, he said, investi- gators found signs of a pre- meditated attack by a man who “showed a certain re- cent interest for radical ji- hadist movements.” Molins said French author- ities are officially considering Bouhlel, who was shot dead after he killed at least 84 people in a crowd celebrating Bastille Day, a terrorist. Surveillance video de- picted Bouhlel visiting Nice’s Promenade des Anglais – where he drove a rented tractor-trailer through a crowd in a mile-long ram- page that also injured hun- dreds – on at least two oc- casions. Molins said that Bouhlel rented the 19-ton truck he used in the attack on July 4, paying 1,600 euros (about US$1,770). © 2016, The Washington Post Police officers stand at the crime scene near the Main River, in Würzburg, Germany, on Tuesday, where a 17-year-old from Afghanistan was shot the night before. - PHOTOS: AP Employees of the Negresko hotel observe a minute of silence in Nice, France, on July 18 to honor the victims of the Bastille Day attack. - PHOTO: APNext >