Slight with wave heights of 1 to 3 feet. High of 90 Low of 78 EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 CAYMAN POLICE: TO PROTECT AND SERVE (WARRANTS) SPORTS | PAGE 16 HAMILTON WINS HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – TUESDAY JULY 26, 2016 180913_PRINT-Ad-Strip-BOTY-6colxPage 1 11/30/15 12:30:30 PM Judge rejects GM mosquito review KELSEY JUKAM kjukam@pinnaclemedialtd.com A Grand Court judge on Monday refused an application for a judicial review that could have stopped the planned release of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in West Bay. The release of the mosquitoes is on hold pending another hearing scheduled for Tuesday when Justice Ingrid Mangatal will present her reasons for refusing the judicial review application. Opponents of the GM mosquito project made their application to the court on July 13, a day before the mosquitoes were sched- uled to be released. The application sought a review of the May 18 decision of the National Conservation Council, which granted a permit to the Mosquito Research and Con- trol Unit and British company Oxitec for the import and release of up to 22 million mosquitoes in West Bay. “In essence, the challenge is mounted on the basis that the NCC’s decision is flawed on the basis of illegality and irra- tionality,” Justice Mangatal said during the brief hearing Monday. “I have examined the grounds carefully … I have found that none of the grounds have been made and the judicial review applica- tion is therefore refused,” she said. The judge did not have her written reasons for refusing the application completed by the time of the hearing Monday morning since BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com A Cayman Islands-registered investment firm whose director was described as a “fugi- tive” during proceedings of the Grand Court has been ordered wound up in accordance with the local Companies Law. According to an order issued on July 22 by Grand Court Justice Ingrid Man- gatal, B&C Capital Ltd. was ordered to be wound up following a petition filed in June by a British Virgin Islands-based creditor of the company. Winding up is the legal, court-supervised process by which assets of a business are sold to pay off creditors. The business is typ- ically dissolved following that process. The Cayman Compass contacted B&C Capital Ltd. Director Ryan Bateman on Monday for comment regarding the winding up order, but received no response by press time. Bateman left the Cayman Is- lands in late 2014, missing a court appear- ance on a criminal charge of grievous bodily harm in connection with a domestic dis- pute. The Royal Cayman Islands Police Ser- vice has said Bateman will be arrested if he comes back to the islands. The July 22 order signed by Justice Man- gatal appointed Chris Johnson and Graham Robinson as joint voluntary liquidators for Court orders winding up of fugitive’s firm PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » Parrot triplets to be released soon In mid-May, the Cayman Turtle Farm’s mating Cayman parrot breeding pair Sweetpea and Leo hatched the second clutch of triplets ever known to be born in captivity. The youngsters are now almost fully grown and will be raised in the Turtle Farm’s Aviary for about 10 months before being released into the wild. In this photo, the triplets are four weeks old. For more, see page 7. Course ‘commercially unfeasible’ JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com The Britannia Golf Club bordering the North Sound will close at the end of Au- gust, Dart Realty announced Monday, saying it was “commercially unfeasible” to keep the nine-hole course open. Dart bought the golf club along with the Grand Cayman Beach Suites hotel and the shell of the old Hyatt resort in May. It immediately announced the planned clo- sure of the Beach Suites, but has not yet re- vealed its long-term plans for any of the newly acquired properties on both sides of the Seven Mile strip. Mark VanDevelde, CEO of Dart Enter- prises, said in an emailed statement, “We have a vested interest in golf and Cayman’s golfing community as a major real estate developer and through our ownership of the North Sound Golf Club. “We appreciate that golf is an important component of the island’s tourism product. We are taking a step back to re-evaluate the plans for the course, how the space will best suit the community and how to maximise in- tegrating the land with Camana Bay.” The developer said it is “actively working” with the 14 employees of the Britannia Golf Club to identify potential employment oppor- tunities with the North Sound Golf Club, as well as Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa, and some already have job offers. According to the company statement, the last operating day of the Britannia Golf Club will be Aug. 31, after which the course, the Grand Cayman Beach Suites and its amenities and facilities will be closed. DART TO CLOSE BRITANNIA GOLF CLUB NEXT MONTH2 LOCAL NEWS TUESDAY JULY 26, 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 - STAR TREK BEYOND 3D (PG13) 1:00 I 4:00 2D I 7:00 I 9:45 2D THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 3D (PG) 1:10 2D I 3:15 I 7:10 2D I 9:30 GHOSTBUSTERS 3D (PG13) 12:30 I 3:30 2D I 6:45 I 9:45 2D ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE 3D (PG) 2:00 I 4:30 2D I 7:20 I 9:40 2D THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR (R) 1:30 I 4:00 I 6:55 I 10:00 THE LEGEND OF TARZAN (PG13) 12:50 I 3:45 I 6:50 I 9:50 Daily Matinees Every Day $8.00 Seniors, Mon-Fri Before 6pm Cayman Cinema@cbcinema6cbcinema6 640-FILM (640-3456) The Grand Cayman Toastmasters Club has appointed a new executive committee, which includes President Paul Mahipal Persaud, Vice President (Education) Jodiann Jackson and Vice President (Membership) Ayon Baxter. The club, which meets every Thursday on the third floor of the George Town Public Library from 6 to 7:15 p.m., provides opportunities for members to improve their public speaking and leadership skills. The club also helps to train high school students with public speaking and leadership skills through its Youth Leadership Program. Other par- ticipants in the club’s programs in- clude beauty contestants in the Miss Teen Cayman Pageant and the Miss Cayman Pageant, who take part in public speaking training. New leaders for Toastmasters From left, Immediate Past President Anna Clarke; Sergeant-at-Arms Gabriel Godet; Treasurer Sasha Rochester; Secretary Victoria King; Vice President (Membership) Ayon Baxter; Vice President (Education) Jodiann Jackson; and President Paul Mahipal Persaud. Repayments will rise if Cayman lawsuit is successful JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com A Saudi family business empire at the center of a multi-billion dollar legal dispute in the Cayman Islands has signed a settlement agreement to repay some of the funds it owes to more than 100 banks and financial institutions. The amount that the Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers Com- pany is required to pay to its credi- tors, under the agreement, is contin- gent on the success of the litigation in the Cayman Islands. The trial is not impacted by the agreement and is expected to continue for the next seven months. The Saudi conglomerate de- faulted on billions of dollars of debts in what was described as one of the largest corporate collapses of the global financial crisis in 2009. It has been attempting to work out a debt restructuring plan ever since. Complicating the process is the company’s claim that the cause of the default was that it was the victim of a staggering US$9.1 billion fraud. It began legal proceedings in the Cayman Islands Grand Court last week in an effort to recover funds from companies linked to a former executive, Maan Al Sanea. The Algosaibi family claims Al Sanea, who married into the family and managed its financial ser- vices businesses, engaged in mas- sive unauthorized borrowing, si- phoning off proceeds to his own companies, many of them regis- tered in the Cayman Islands. They claim Al Sanea’s fraud triggered the downfall of the entire conglom- erate and are seeking damages from the liquidators of his Cayman companies to help repay its debts. As litigation against Al Sanea continues, AHAB has been en- gaged in separate negotiations to agree a comprehensive settle- ment with its creditors. The company announced Sunday that it has now signed an agreement with a five-member steering com- mittee formed to represent some of the principal claimants. A spokesman for AHAB told the Cayman Compass the deal guaran- teed a return for the creditors of be- tween 26 and 28 cents on the dollar. The amount will rise to around 40 cents a dollar if the company is suc- cessful in its lawsuit against Al Sa- nea’s companies in the Cayman Is- lands. Separate litigation in Saudi Arabia could see the returns to claimants rise further, he said. Simon Charlton, CEO of the con- glomerate, said in a media statement, “AHAB is seeking to make litigation recoveries that we will then return to claimants through the comprehen- sive settlement. “This will give claimants a sig- nificantly greater recovery than would otherwise be available to them without a settlement. This has long been AHAB’s objective and, while we are pleased with the prog- ress that has been achieved, we will continue working hard on all fronts until it is completed.” AHAB described the settlement as a “historic milestone” in its efforts to resolve “the largest and most com- plex financial dispute in the history of the Middle East.” It said the next step in the pro- cess would be for other claimants to sign up to the settlement sup- port agreement. To date, AHAB has agreed with other claimants (repre- senting 89.9 percent by number and 56.3 percent by value) the amount of their claims and consented to their enforceability against AHAB as part of the settlement process, it said. AHAB said it believed the settle- ment represented the best deal for all involved and would help pro- tect the “livelihoods of employees, eases administrative burdens and costs to the court and parties, and preserve the economy of the Eastern Province and the reputa- tion of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in international markets.” Stephen Jenkins of Arab Banking Corporation, a member of the steering committee, said, “By signing the settlement sup- port agreement with AHAB, the five financial institutions that com- prise the Claimant Steering Com- mittee have committed themselves to support the deal on the agreed terms. The steering committee re- main of the view that this is the best solution to reach a compre- hensive agreement that maxi- mizes recoveries for all claim- ants. We now look to the full claimant group to do the same.” Saudi conglomerate agrees to debt repayment plan Punishing strike by resident doctors grinds on in Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Empty halls buzz with flies. Rats scamper through the wards at night. The emergency room is empty except for four shackled prisoners, watched over by relatives and missionaries rather than medical personnel. The Hospital of the State Univer- sity of Haiti, the largest and most im- portant public medical facility in this troubled country, is at the epicenter of the most punishing strike by Hai- tian medical workers in memory. “We’ve been left to rot,” said Alme Caesar, one of the shackled pris- oners, who was brought to the hos- pital months ago for treatment that has yet to materialize. “I would have died here without my wife coming to care for me.” Young doctors and interns walked off the job in March to protest chronic shortages of basic medical supplies, dismal pay and working conditions so unsafe that relatives of patients routinely threaten them, even storming into operating rooms with handguns. Nurses and support staff soon joined the walkout. Then waves of strikes spread to 12 other govern- ment-run hospitals across Haiti, crippling a severely under-resourced health system that struggles to cope during the best of times. Health Ministry authorities say four state hospitals are closed and others hit by strikes are functioning at diminished capacity. They claim hospitals are gradu- ally reopening. But Associated Press journalists visited one hospital identified as open in the capital’s Delmas district and found it barely scraping along. While a couple of specialists did scheduled consul- tations, the hospital was nearly empty and support staff sitting at the entrance turned away people seeking treatment. The government-run hospitals that cater to Haiti’s poorest citizens frequently lack basic supplies like surgical gloves, gauze, antiseptics and sometimes even water. Power outages force night-shift doctors to use light from their cell- phones to finish operations. The director general of the Health Ministry, Dr. Gabriel Thimothe, said public hospitals have been badly un- derfinanced for many years. The Hai- tian government devotes 4.7 percent of its budget to healthcare and has called for increasing the share to nearly 10 percent next year under a proposed budget. Thimothe said many of the striking resident doctors are “radi- cals” who trained in Cuba.3 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY JULY 26, 2016 Quik Cash, Shedden Road JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell has predicted that a deal for new cruise piers will be signed before the next election, with the total cost coming in at less than $200 million – even after the design has been al- tered to reduce the environ- mental damage. Government commis- sioned another study on the current incarnation of the pier project, which has been slowly working its way through the research and planning process since 2013. Dutch firm Royal Haskon- ingDHV has been commis- sioned, after an open tender process, to perform civil en- gineering work which will help determine the final cost of the facility, after modifying the original de- sign to cause less damage to coral reef habitat in George Town harbor. Asked if there was a maximum total cost beyond which the project would cease to be viable, Mr. Kirk- connell said, “I’ve seen people write $300 million. I don’t know where they get $300 million from. What we have always seen and heard and talked about was $150 million, which was in the business case. “We would expect, as they look into deeper water, there will be a percentage of change. I think the number is going to come back at $150 [million] to $200 million.” He said the Royal Has- koning study, expected to be completed by the end of September, would determine more specifically the likely cost of the piers. At that point, govern- ment still has to finalize ne- gotiations with the cruise lines that will use the dock, including the issue of pas- senger guarantees needed to assure an ongoing revenue stream. The next step would be an open tender for the final design and construc- tion of the piers, subject to Foreign and Commonwealth scrutiny of the preferred fi- nancing model. One of the funding models outlined in the business case for the port was for the per- passenger fee, currently paid to tender operators, to be paid as a docking fee. However, it is questionable whether this would create enough revenue to make the project viable, and negotiations are likely to center on how the shortfall is funded without impacting net tax revenues at the port. Despite the tight timeline and the complexity of the ne- gotiations still to take place, Mr. Kirkconnell said he was confident it would be done before the country goes to the polls in May 2017. “We would expect to have this signed before the next election. If we didn’t, we wouldn’t be working to do it,” he said, adding that the gov- ernment would not let the looming election date impact its decision making. “We won’t get to a point where we are six months out from an election and the in- formation says it is needed and good for the country that we won’t do it because of an election. That would be a shortcoming from a politician’s view.” He said there have been no new discussions with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, though negotiations with the cruise lines are on- going. “Our goal is to arrive at a formula in partnership with cruise lines that will not only fund construction of the piers, but will ensure that they are owned by the people of the Cayman Islands.” For the Foreign and Com- monwealth Office, he said, the priority is that there would be no liability to the Cayman Islands government or to the people. “I think the number is going to come back at $150 [million] to $200 million.” TOURISM MINISTER MOSES KIRKCONNELL Minister optimistic as port process drags Cruise ship passengers are currently transported to shore on tenders. – PHOTO: CHRIS COURT CHARLES DUNCAN cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com Facing a charge of at- tempted murder in connec- tion with a stabbing in April, Maurice David Jackson, 23, pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge of grievous bodily harm. Prosecutors accused Jackson of trying to kill Fer- nando Thompson on April 20 at a residence on Lariat Road in North Side. The Crown accepted Jack- son’s plea. Attorneys for Jackson and the Crown plan to be back in Grand Court Tuesday morning for sentencing. At the time of the inci- dent, police said in a press release that they responded to the stabbing off Frank Sound road at about 7:15 p.m. and found a small group trying to help 26-year-old Mr. Thompson, who had been stabbed and was bleeding. Man pleads guilty in North Side stabbing caseThe 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. TUESDAY JULY 26, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS Cayman police: To protect and serve (warrants) “A large number of failures to comply with Court orders results in delays in the progression of the judicial system and has a negative impact on its ability to fulfill important functions.” In November 2015, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service issued the above statement, accompanying a notice that police would be cracking down on outstanding warrants. Chief Superintendent Kurt Walton said, “If an indi- vidual ignores a summons to court, then we have an arrest warrant to execute, without exception.” Last November, there were 761 outstanding warrants in the Cayman Islands. Now, in July 2016, there are 1,000 criminal court warrants and 370 unpaid traffic fines. That’s right: Eight months after police announced its “crackdown” on outstanding warrants, there are signifi- cantly more outstanding warrants. And about a dozen more are being added every day. As the statement from police leading this editorial indi- cates, when people ignore Court orders, it congests an already-ponderous system and interrupts the adjudica- tion of justice. In Friday’s Cayman Compass, we published a front-page story detailing what happens on a typical day within the doors of Summary Court, the common entry point into our country’s judicial system. Far too often, our magistrates are compelled by procedural reasons to issue — instead of judgments — adjournments, postponements and delays. Paperwork is missing, witnesses are missing or, worst of all, defendants are missing. The cumulative result is the gradual, collective undermining of respect for the authority of our courts, judges’ orders and — ultimately — law and order in the Cayman Islands. Acting Police Commissioner Anthony Ennis under- stands this. You can sense his frustration when he says (as we quoted him in last week’s Compass): “Very rarely do you see any consequences or actions for failing to appear in court … So people play fast and loose with the law. You have to respect the judiciary.” Commissioner Ennis made it clear that he is not criti- cizing the court for issuing warrants. Neither are we. Nor are we criticizing the police for not being able to keep up with those warrants. It is a question of manpower, allocation of resources and setting of priorities. And it’s not just warrants. Uniformed police are required to serve court witness summons (orders from judges to appear in court to testify). Each year, police receive 9,000 of those summons to hand-deliver to individuals. Remember, all of this “serving” is atop a mountain of duties that police officers perform on a daily basis — such as aiding the citizenry, going on patrols, responding to emergency calls (at a clip of 2,300 per month), and, of course, arresting the malefactors among us. In other words, “policing.” Commissioner Ennis and Chief Superintendent Walton think that police officers should be relieved of ancillary responsibilities such as serving summonses and warrants (for non-violent offenders), attending to minor traffic acci- dents and providing security at schools. If that’s what our top brass recommend so that their officers can focus on “their real jobs” — then we hear them, loud and clear. This is a system that is clearly broken — and has been for years. It is overloading our police, clogging up our courts, and engendering disrespect in our community for the concept of timely and efficient justice. Perhaps Chief Justice Anthony Smellie can “invite” participating parties to his chambers to come up with a better way to enforce the law, and court orders — which carry the force of law. Why humans hate new stuff STEVEN OVERLY Humans have a habit of stalling their own prog- ress. From coffee to mechan- ical refrigeration to geneti- cally altered food, history is littered with innovations that sparked resistance be- fore becoming fixtures in ev- eryday life. The same theme is playing out today as some lawmakers and consumers question the safety of driv- erless cars, the economic im- pact of automation or the se- curity of mobile banking. Calestous Juma, a pro- fessor in Harvard Univer- sity’s Kennedy School of Government, explores this phenomenon in his latest book, “Innovation and Its En- emies: Why People Resist New Technologies.” The Washington Post sat down with Juma to discuss his findings. What follows are eight key takeaways from that conversation. 1) People sometimes oppose innovation even when it seems to be in their best interest. In the late 1990s, working for the United Nations, Juma oversaw international nego- tiations related to the regu- lation of genetically modified crops. Groups both for and against the expanded use of GM crops were vocal and dogged, even when Juma no- ticed they seemed to have a common goal. Those in favor of the technology said it could reduce the use of pes- ticides, which environmental- ists who opposed the tech- nology had long lambasted as harmful to the environment. 2) Technologies that are vastly superior to their predecessors are more easily adopted. There may be a coffee shop on every street corner today, but the caffeinated beverage once caused much brouhaha. Juma writes that coffee first found popularity among imams in the Middle East who needed to stay awake to call prayers at the appro- priate time. It simply did the job better than any other stimulant at the time, Juma said. But coffee took much longer – centuries longer – to catch on in Germany, France or England, where people were hooked on beer, wine and tea, respectively. 3) Resistance to new technologies comes from three key constituents. Juma identified three key sources of opposition to in- novation: those with com- mercial interests in existing products, those who iden- tify with existing products and those who might lose power as a result of change. The first group is perhaps the most obvious. Many in- dustries have been disrupted, and even decimated, by in- novation. Some consumers might oppose an innovation because the existing product is deeply entrenched in their identity, culture or customs. Finally, the emergence of new technologies can also result in a shift in economic and polit- ical power. The expansion of tractors and other mechanical equipment reduced the need for farm labor, and the shift in population away from rural areas had significant political implications, Juma writes. 4) Humans make decisions about new innovations with their gut rather than evidence. Opponents and enthu- siasts of a new technology will often make bold claims to bolster their argument, calling upon health, science, the environment, psychology and any other number of dis- ciplines for support. Some- times these assertions are rooted in fact, other times not. People once claimed coffee could make you sterile or drive you into a state of hysteria. Juma said beneath those arguments was typi- cally an instinctive fear of new technology, rather than a reasoned response. Juma said, “They see a new product and there is an emotional re- action to that product be- cause it challenges their out- look on the world. This has been the story with almost every new product.” 5) People flock to technologies that make them more autonomous and mobile. Cellular phones and dig- ital music saw rapid adop- tion because they allowed humans to be more autono- mous and more mobile. Hu- mans like to move around and do so at their own con- venience, a preference that some of the most successful innovations have exploited to their advantage, Juma said. “That’s one reason you see a lot of technology being integrated into automobiles,” Juma said. 6) People typically don’t fear new technology; they fear the loss it will bring. There is a convention that people are simply afraid of what they don’t under- stand. That may not apply to technology, Juma said, at least not exactly. “It’s the loss they are afraid of, not the newness,” he said. That loss (perceived or real) can be a part of their identity, their way of life or their eco- nomic security. 7) Technologists often don’t think about the impact their inventions have on society. Historically, technologists have been more concerned with the functionality of the products they create, paying less attention to the implica- tions it may have on society at large, Juma contends. “I think they get very much fo- cused on the instrumental part of technology. Does it work or not work? They don’t connect it with the social di- mensions,” he said. 8) Innovation is not slow, linear or incremental - but the government doesn’t realize that. Most governments don’t appreciate that “technolo- gies advance in an expo- nential way,” Juma said, re- sulting in policymakers who are constantly surprised by new innovations and often fail to regulate them suc- cessfully. Uber offers a prime case study. The ride-sharing service exploded in popu- larity and rapidly expanded to cities around the world, sparking an outcry from taxicab commissions the world over. In most cases, the government’s response was slow and reactionary. “That’s because they think about [in- novation] in a slow and linear way. That’s how it’s been in the past; that’s not the case anymore,” Juma said. Steven Overly anchors and edits The Washington Post’s Innovations blog, where he explores emerging technologies and groundbreaking ideas. Since joining The Post in 2010, he has also covered technology policy and local business. © 2016, The Washington Post 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. 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As part of an agreement to li- cense Public Beach vendors, and to prevent what nearby resi- dents have described as a “car- nival atmosphere” from taking over the beach, about 20 ven- dors underwent “PRIDE” cus- tomer service training this month, as well as “know your islands” heritage and culture training. In addition, all water-sports op- erators will have to pass swim- ming and CPR/rescue tests to become licensed, according to doc- uments obtained by the Cayman Compass earlier this month. There will also be additional health in- spection requirements for anyone serving food in the area. Ministry of Tourism Deputy Chief Officer Dalton Watler said the government aims to have all vendors who wish to continue operating on the Public Beach li- censed by the end of July. How- ever, in order to do so, they must abide by a lengthy code of con- duct and agree to be inspected by the Department of Tourism be- fore continuing with business, he said. Once those conditions are met, the vendors will be licensed by the Department of Com- merce and Investment. According to the proposed Code of Conduct set out for the vendors, all those who wish to continue operating must obtain a trade and business license, in- cluding sole proprietors as well as vendors operating as a regis- tered company. Sole traders must submit documentation that in- cludes planning approval, pen- sion and health plans and a po- lice clearance certificate. Registered companies must provide all of the above informa- tion, as well as proof of Cayma- nian status, a register of company directors, articles of association and incorporation and lists of di- rectors and shareholders. In the past, it was not known whether vendors were paying pen- sion or healthcare costs because none was legally licensed. The new proposed operating code should resolve that problem, Department of Commerce and Investment Di- rector Ryan Rajkumarsingh said. Mr. Watler said he expects that the licensing and inspection pro- cess will eliminate some vendors, but, in the end, those who wish to legitimately operate on Public Beach will be able to do so. The proposed code of con- duct, which covers three pages in draft documents seen by the Com- pass, sets out standards of be- havior for the vendors, both on Public Beach at Seven Mile Beach and at West Bay Public Beach. “They are representatives of the Cayman Islands and its tourism industry and vendors are expected, at all times, to conduct themselves and their operations in a manner consistent with that role,” the draft code of conduct states. “Use of profanity or abuse or threatening language or vio- lent or threatening behavior to, or in the presence of, visitors will be regarded as serious misconduct.” Under the proposed deal, li- censed vendors will be assigned a kiosk provided by government for a rental fee. The kiosk loca- tion has not been determined, but George Town MLA Joey Hew, who has been working on the deal with the vendors as Tourism Min- istry councilor, said it would be kept back from the beachfront. Currently, vendors are placing their businesses, rental beach chairs, rental floatation devices, water craft and food stalls wher- ever it suits them. None of the beach vendors have been granted permission by Cabinet to operate on Crown land. If they meet the government’s operating terms, permission would be granted, officials said. Under the terms of the licenses, vendors are restricted to operate in the kiosk they have rented and are not to “engage in haggling” or “high pressure” sales techniques with tourists or residents. The government’s Parks and Recreation Unit is to be contacted in the event of any dispute between a beach vendor and a customer. In addition, the proposed code of conduct sets forth a dress code for the vendors: “Vendors are to wear … any outfit/color that may be approved from time to time by the Ministry of Tourism, and ven- dors are responsible for the pur- chase of the outfit. “Vendors are expected to wear smart, appropriate, clean and pre- sentable outfit[s] which [are] com- mensurate with their standing.” The proposal for vendor li- censing in the designated kiosk operating area is the result of ne- gotiations with beach vendors over the past several months, fol- lowing residents’ complaints re- garding the safety and tranquillity of Seven Mile Beach. In May, and again in June, warning citations were handed out to more than a dozen ven- dors along Seven Mile and West Bay Public Beaches as the Depart- ment of Commerce and Investment responded to long-standing com- plaints about unlicensed or even dangerous activities in the popular tourist area. The department’s en- forcement effort was suspended for one month in attempts to bring the beach vendors in line with new licensing requirements, the gov- ernment confirmed. Several vendors contacted in recent weeks by the Compass have generally supported the beach vendor regulations, but there are some concerns as well. “We will still make money, but it will be slower,” said George Brooks, who has been working on the beach for the last six years. “Overall [regulating the vendors] is a good thing though.” Cayman Compass journalist Matt Lamers contributed to this report. Beach vendor George Brooks sets out deck chairs for rent on Public Beach at Seven Mile Beach on Monday. - PHOTO: MATT LAMERS The annual “Stuff the Bus” campaign to collect school supplies for students in need begins next month. The goal is to fill a stan- dard school bus with back- packs and stationery items. “The start of the school year is a time when stu- dents need school supplies,” Aleisha Lalor, branch man- ager of insurance firm Carib- bean Alliance, which spear- heads the initiative, said in a press release. “If we work together as a community, we can greatly reduce the number of local families who have to send their children to school without the tools they need to succeed.” The donation drive runs from Aug. 1 to 20. Drop boxes for donations will be at Hur- ley’s supermarket, Cost-U- Less, Lee’s Office Supplies, Office Supply and at the Ca- ribbean Alliance office in Alissta Towers. All donated supplies will be given to the Depart- ment of Children and Family Services, the Cayman Islands Cancer Society and the Spe- cial Needs Foundation for distribution to children. “This is a great oppor- tunity for the public to give back to our children,” said Ms. Lalor. Last year the campaign received more than 500 items. For more information on Stuff the Bus or to organize a sub-collection, contact Aleisha Lalor at 949-9744 or email aleisha.lalor@Caribbeanalliance.com. ‘Stuff the Bus’ drive seeks school supplies Donations are sought to fill a bus with supplies for children in need. The Stuff the Bus drive runs from Aug. 1 to 20.DISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days West Bay TUESDAY JULY 26, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS 50 years ago: One unlucky turtle meets its fate In the July 27, 1966 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, West Bay correspon- dent Leila Yates wrote: “An unusual thing hap- pened in West Bay on Sunday at about 1:30 p.m. A logger- head turtle crawled a dis- tance up onto the beach and began making a nest. She was sighted by some bathers who called for help and Oriel Hydes turned her over. The turtle came up on the beach by Oriel’s home. She is judged to be about 300 pounds. “Rev. R.G. Coke and Mrs. Coke left on the 21st for Ja- maica on vacation. Mrs. Coke will be going on to Barbados. Rev. Coke will be back to commence a vacation church school for children in the Town Hall beginning on Aug. 8 until the 17th from 9 a.m. until 12. Children are requested to take along scissors, crayons, pencil, notebook, drinking water and glasses. “Mr. Jimmy Powell left on the 21st for Jamaica. His wife and daughter are there. Mrs. Powell went for medical atten- tion. They all returned on the 24th. Mrs. Allen Ebanks came on the same plane. “Misses Anita and Cath- erine Bush, daughters of Mr. Van Dyke Bush, have gone on a visit to their relatives in Tampa. “Mr. Eddin Ebanks left on the 24th after spending 3 weeks at home. He will go on to Fort Benning, Georgia for training in the Army. “Mr. Jude Powery is home on sick leave, having been injured on board the S.S. Ore Prince. “Mrs. Ruth Yates, and her little niece Lona Kay returned to their home in Miami on the 24th. It was Lona’s first visit since she left as a baby. They both enjoyed their visit. “After spending two months in the U.S. with their children, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ebanks returned on the 23rd. “Mr. Bobbie Ebanks, an employee for Cable & Wire- less, fell from his truck on Wednesday. He was taken to the hospital and X-rays were taken which did not show any major injuries, only minor abrasions and a sprained left arm. “Messrs. George and Walter Ebanks with their sister Mrs. Edith Jones, chil- dren of the late Mr. Timothy Ebanks, are the guests of their nephew Mr. Arthur Ebanks. They have made the U.S. their home for many years. This is Edith and Walter’s first trip here since they left. They will be here for one week. “Mrs. Una McCarthy returned on the 24th after meeting her husband in Miami and going on to Nassau with him on the S.S. Florida. “Mr. and Mrs. Benny Par- sons became the happy par- ents of their first child, a son, on the 20th in Tampa, Florida. “Arriving on the 23rd were Misses Beverly Myers and Judy Miller of Arlington Virginia, who are nurses at the George Washington Uni- versity Hospital, Washington, D.C. They are staying at the Manse of the Boatswain Bay Presbyterian Church, and spoke at the Sunday night service to a large congrega- tion. They will spend a few days in Cayman, and then go to Jamaica and Nassau, and back to their work.” West Bayer Rebecca Hydes celebrates 85th birthday The 85th birthday of Re- becca Hydes was celebrated re- cently with a special affair be- fitting the beloved member of the West Bay community. The party was held at her residence on July 7. “It was a joyous occa- sion for members of her John Gray Memorial Church family, as well as other friends and family members,” said Denise Ebanks, who organized the party with Betty Ebanks. In her remarks to Ms. Hydes, Denise Ebanks ex- pressed her appreciation to the gathering for a woman who has touched the lives of so many. “I wouldn’t have missed this for the world,” she said. “Life is so short for many. Therefore, the gathering of loved ones at such an occasion is very im- portant. We need to have these times to celebrate life and con- tinue to give God thanks all the time for his many blessings.” Rev. Rohan Forrester blessed the proceedings, and familiar hymns were sung. Some of the guests remi- nisced with Ms. Hydes on their friendship and about days gone by when she would play the piano and they would all enjoy dancing. Among the guests were Norman Bodden and his wife Virginia, longtime friends of Ms. Hydes, as well as Lillian McDermott, who baked Ms. Hydes a papaya cake, her favorite. Ms. Hydes’s grandnephew John-John Hydes’s birthday was the following day, and her cousin Olee Hydes would be celebrating her birthday on July 10, so it was a triple joyous occasion for the Hydes family. Ms. Hydes is the sole sur- viving sibling of Cayman musical icon Boyd Hydes. Some of her sisters were also musical: Ercel played the guitar, and Veda and Perla played the violin. Ms. Hydes expressed her gratitude to all who attended and who made the occasion so special for her. Norman and Virginia Bodden wish Rebecca Hydes a happy birthday. Ms. Hydes with family friend Denise Ebanks.John-John Hydes with his great aunt, Rebecca, at the party. Friends gathered at the party. Ms. Hydes with one of her birthday cakes.DISTRICT DAYS 7 District Days West Bay CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY JULY 26, 2016 Baby parrots cause a stir at Cayman Turtle Farm In mid-May, the Cayman Turtle Farm’s veteran Cayman parrot breeding pair Sweetpea and Leo hatched the second clutch of Cayman parrot triplets ever known to be born in captivity. The Turtle Farm staff have been monitoring the clutch to record nestling growth stages of Cayman’s national bird. The Cayman parrot is a protected national bird, and it is illegal to take any, whether adults or nestlings, from the wild. The Cayman Turtle Farm’s breeding program is under- taken with the authorization of the Department of Envi- ronment with a stock made up almost entirely of rescued parrots from over the years. “There is a lack of docu- mented information on nest- ling growth and develop- ment in our endemic parrots, so aviary staff have closely monitored the chicks’ prog- ress via banding, weighing and photographing the var- ious growth stages with a view to creating a document, or perhaps a research paper,” said the Turtle Farm’s ter- restrial exhibits curator Geddes Hislop. “The juvenile parrots were all fully feathered and flew out of their next box into the open Aviary on July 12, 2016, much to the delight and fascination of our aviary visitors,” said Mr. Hislop, who noted at the moment they are following their par- ents around the open aviary. He said they are now al- most the same size as their parents, but with yellowish- crowned foreheads rather than the pinkish-white fore- heads of the adults. The triplets will be raised in the aviary for nine to ten months before being released into the wild around late March or early April 2017. “Their release will bring to 12 the total number of Cayman Turtle Farm cap- tive-bred Cayman parrots introduced into the wild since the program began in 2009,” said Mr. Hislop. He said that as the bird breeding season slows down and chicks begin leaving the nests, parent birds will begin their moult, changing from breeding plumage back to their regular non- breeding appearance. “During this process, it is not unusual to see birds in transition looking bald and scraggly as their old feathers drop off and they wait for the new plumage to grow in,” he explained. It has also been a successful breeding year for the Turtle Farm’s white crowned pigeons. “With about 10 breeding pairs, some of which have raised two or three clutches for the season, we have a bumper crop of juvenile cap- tive-bred white crowned pi- geons for wild release this year,” said Mr. Hislop. There are already 16 ju- veniles undergoing prepara- tions for wild release. After those birds have completed their transition to wild feed and are released, likely to be later this month, Mr. Hislop said there are at least another dozen juveniles to be taken out of the aviary for a second release later this summer. Aviary handfeeding con- tinues to be a highly popular experience for park visitors, and funds collected from do- nations have supported a number of local conservation efforts over the past financial year, added Mr. Hislop. From July 2015 to June 2016, more than US$6,170 raised from handfeeding sales supported programs such as the Blue Iguana Re- covery Programme, fishing line recycling and the Grouper Moon project. The parrot triplets at six weeks on June 22.The triplets looking very grown up at nine weeks old. The baby parrots were born at the Turtle Farm aviary.The hatchlings at five weeks on June 15 New artwork at Turtle Farm A new art piece is doing its part in welcoming visitors to the Cayman Turtle Farm. In April, Joseph Betty was commissioned by the Turtle Farm to make the sculpture, which depicts three turtles swimming through coral, and has already been proving very popular with visitors, espe- cially children. A tour guide and bus driver, Mr. Betty is also an artist and writer whose works include poetry, paintings and sculptures. Mr. Betty said the sculp- ture is called “The Home- coming,” and depicts a family of turtles who all come from the Cayman Turtle Farm, but after meeting up again in the ocean have decided to come back to the Cayman Islands again to make it their home. “[Cayman Turtle Farm Managing Director] Tim Adam suggested the turtles should be swimming through Elk- horn Coral, because this kind of coral, and the turtles, have been going since the age of the dinosaurs,” Mr. Betty explained. He is the first person to be specially commissioned by the Turtle Farm to make a sculpture, and it is his big- gest project so far. “The whole sculpture weighs more than 5,000 pounds,” said Mr. Betty. “It is made out of concrete with a framework of steel bars and galvanized mesh. The idea was to make it as strong and sturdy as pos- sible,” he continued. “We transported into its place by a truck and the ‘turtle handler,’ a special piece of equipment for lifting large turtles.” Acknowledging the contri- butions of the extended Turtle Farm staff who helped him to set it in place, Mr. Betty ex- pressed his thanks to a few individuals in particular. “I couldn’t have fin- ished it in such a short time without Carley Jackson, who helped to lacquer the turtles, and Keeble Knight who contributed to the technical aspects of the structure’s form, to make sure it wouldn’t collapse,” said Mr. Betty. Artist and tour bus driver, Joseph Betty, with his new sculpture, ‘The Homecoming.’The islands’ most-trusted news source 8 Community CALENDAR ■ COMMUNITY CALENDAR is published TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS. It is available to charitable or nonprofit organizations. Items should be submitted at least three working days before publication. Information must include name of sender, signature and contact number. ■ Items may be faxed to 949-2662, brought to the Cayman Compass office on Shedden Rd. or emailed to cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com at least three days in advance of publication. TUESDAY JULY 26, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS THURSDAY, JULY 28 SUMMARY COURT: Cayman Brac Summary Court will be held July 28 and 29. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WORKSHOPS: Basic Writing and Grammar Skills Part 2. 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. FRIDAY, JULY 29 COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER: The Central Scranton Community hosts a food sale at 10 a.m. at Central Scranton Park, George Town. Lots of local dishes on sale, plus prizes and surprises. Everyone is invited; proceeds in aid of community enhancement. Call 916-7633 for more information. SATURDAY, JULY 30 DEALS ON WHEELS: The Red Cross Thrift Shop mobile shop Deals on Wheels will be in West Bay at the junction of the West Bay Town Hall and the Lord’s Church compound from 6-10 a.m. Clothing for children and adults, ladies’ accessories, linens, toys, books and much more. BUSINESSMEN’S FELLOWSHIP MEETING: The Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International holds its monthly breakfast meeting at Lola’s restaurant, Camana Bay, at 7:30 a.m. For more information, call 949-5720 or 924-8245. SUNDAY, JULY 31 FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Members of the Cayman Islands High School Class of 1980 are asked to attend the funeral service of classmate Della Berry at the George Town Seventh-day Adventist Church at 3 p.m. MONDAY, AUG. 1 PIRATES WEEK FOOD VENDOR REGISTRATION: The Pirates Week Festival Office invites participants for the annual Food Festival to submit their vendor applications for operating the George Town food stalls on Nov. 11 from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., Nov. 12 from 1 p.m. to midnight, and Nov. 13 from 2 p.m. to midnight. Vendor applications must be submitted beginning today to the Pirates Week Office on Shedden Road, George Town, upstairs next to KFC. Space is limited, so submit applications as soon as possible. Deadline for submissions is Oct. 31. All vendors must comply with the rules and regulations set by the Pirates Week Festival office and must present a valid Food Handling Certificate for everyone handling food, by Oct. 31. Food handling certificates can be obtained from the Department of Environmental Health by contacting Gideon Simms on 949-6696 or via gideon.simms@gov.ky. For application forms and more details, contact the Pirates Week Festival Office at 949-5078 or info@piratesweekfestival.com. FRIDAY, AUG. 5 IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT CLOSURE: The Department of Immigration headquarters, including Passport and Corporate Services, Visa Office and Front Counter, will be closed to the public for all but essential services today. Only work permit and permanent residence applications (including applications for permission to continue to work (PCW) that must be submitted before Aug. 6 in order to allow continued employment will be accepted. Time-sensitive applications for visitor extensions will also be accepted. The department will resume normal operations on Monday, Aug. 8, and will also remain open to the public until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3. VOLUNTEER TEACHERS SOUGHT: The CXC Education Programme, offering all interested adults a second chance at an education, invites volunteer teachers to apply. A variety of courses are offered at basic, intermediate and CXC exam levels. Also offered are skills-oriented subjects such as QuickBooks, cosmetology and dressmaking. Registration is Sunday, Sept. 11, at 2 p.m. at the John Gray High School Auditorium; classes begin on Sunday, Sept. 18. Students may register for as many courses as they can manage; registration fee is $100 to cover books and other supplies for the year. For more information, visit www.education. adventisteducation.org or call Dr. L. Smith, 325-6462, or Mrs. L. Wynter-Young, 938-3701. SUMMER CAMPS SHUTTERBUGS: Sessions for young photographers. Picture This Studios, Camana Bay. Ages 8 to 11, Mondays. Ages 11 to 16, Fridays. Each session is 9 a.m. till noon; $35. Contact bouke@picturethis.ky or 943-3686. 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. WATERCOLOUR KIDS CLUB: Saturdays, 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. SPORTS CAMP: Camana Bay Sports Complex. Weekly, from 8 a.m. to noon for ages 6 to 14. Week starting July 25 is $150. Contact cbsc@camanabay.com. or 640-2878. EAST END & GUN BAY UNITED CHURCH VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: July 25-29, East End Church Hall. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call 525-9648 or 928-9720. KIDS SUMMER ART & CRAFT CAMP: Visual Arts Society: Watler House Studio, Pedro St. James. Wednesdays and Thursdays, until Aug. 18. Open to kids ages 5 to 12. $45 pp; fee includes materials and snack. For more information, visit visualartcayman@yahoo.com. BRAC SPORTS CAMP: Basketball, July 25-29, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Layman E. Scott High School, ages 7-17. 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 or call 926-7915. 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. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: “Cave Quest – Following Jesus. ‘The Light of the World.’” Boatswain Bay Presbyterian Church, Aug. 1–5 Ages 4 years to teen. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ADVENTURES IN ART: Presented by the National Trust and Art Nest Creative Studio. Held at Dart Family Park Aug. 1-5 and Aug. 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. 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. CNCF SUMMER ARTS CAMP: Aug. 11-19, open to students ages 7–16. Children 6 years old are accepted if an older sibling is enrolled in the camp. Students will engage in activities that focus on the visual, traditional and performing arts, with classes in drama, storytelling, dance and more. Students will also get to take part in field trips that highlight Cayman’s cultural and maritime heritage. Forms are online 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. RETHINK TEEN LEADERSHIP CAMP: Aug. 15-19, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Family Resource Centre. Participants will be engaged in fun, interactive, project- based learning, will learn about leadership, and will be introduced to the campaigns and select committees on various initiatives and how to present these initiatives to the Cayman community. Free. For more information, contact 949-0006 or frc@gov.ky or facebook.com/ familyresourcecentre. 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. BETHESDA COUNSELLING CENTRE: Caters to all who seek help. Open Monday to Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 68 Mary St. Appointments available Saturdays and late evenings. Center is owned and operated by the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Call 946-6575. PINK LADIES: Coffee Shop at Cayman Islands Hospital is open Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for breakfast, lunch, drinks, snacks. Call 244-2661. Money is donated back to the community. Contact pinkladiescayman@gmail.com. STUDENT HEALTH SCREENING: All students entering government or private schools in Cayman for the first time are required to have health screenings, including students entering reception programs. Public Health Department staff will conduct the screenings, which are free. For those entering schools in West Bay and the Eastern districts, screenings ended June 30. For all others, screenings will be at the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre Campus until Aug. 22. Appointments can be made at the school the child will be attending. HUMANE SOCIETY BOOK LOFT: North Sound Road. Open Monday 12:30-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday 5:30-7:30 p.m. Volunteers needed for front desk a few hours per week. Contact humanesocietybookloft@candw. ky or 946-8053. Donations of books, games, CDs, stationery, DVDs, cards, etc., in good condition always needed. ARTISANS MARKET: Camana Bay Artisans Market every Wednesday. Visual Arts Society artists display arts, crafts, paintings, prints, hand-crafted jewelry and ceramics for sale between noon and 8 p.m. near KARoo restaurant. For more information on displaying work, visit www.visualartcayman.com. OPEN CANVAS: KARoo restaurant, from 7 p.m. to closing. Easels provided. No fee. Contact www.visualartcayman. com or jar.was@gmail.com SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Volunteers are needed. Tuesdays at the Truman Bodden Complex at 5:30 p.m. for track/ field, football and bocce. No experience necessary, just a smile and patience. Wednesdays at Lions Pool 10:15–11 a.m. You do not have to swim, just be able to walk in water chest-deep. Thursdays at First Baptist Church for basketball, 5:30–7 p.m. Saturdays, volunteers needed for Adult Special Olympic swim conditioning at CIS pool 9:30–10:30 a.m. Deck support and in-water swimming assistance needed. For more information, contact Penny McDowall at 516-2578 or pjmcdowall@gmail.com. LOST DOGS: The Department of Agriculture and veterinary students of St. Matthew’s University provide an online list of dogs housed at the Department of Agriculture Animal Rescue Shelter in Lower Valley. Anyone missing a dog can check www.smustudents.webs.com. RED CROSS THRIFT SHOP: Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5–7 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Red Cross headquarters. Book bargain every Thursday and Friday, a bagful for $5. MUSEUM TOURS: The National Museum provides guided tours for students and school groups free of cost. Students will gain an understanding of Cayman’s geological formation, flora and fauna, seafaring and rope-making heritage, political history and more. Contact the museum to book a tour in advance at 949-8368 or email info@museum.ky. For more Community Calendar events, visit www.caymancompass.com/events. The Pirates Week Festival Office invites participants for the annual Food Festival to submit their vendor applications for operating the George Town food stalls, starting Aug. 1.The islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY JULY 26, 2016 B&C Capital. The two were given broad powers by the order to “do any act or thing considered by them necessary or de- sirable in connection with the liquidation of the com- pany and the winding up of its affairs.” The order was made fol- lowing a June 2 petition to the Grand Court by BVI-reg- istered Lampten Corp. The court also heard from B&C Capital’s lawyers and re- ceived an affidavit concerning the matter from businessman Derek Buntain, according to records. Details of Mr. Bun- tain’s affidavit were not pub- licly available in the court. The petition to the court stated that Lampten Corp. es- tablished an investment ac- count with B&C Capital in February 2015. The petition further stated that the market value of the account was re- ported as US$1,689,764.18 as of Aug. 31, 2015. Lampten Corp. alleged it made requests for payment from the account in June 2015 and again in September 2015, and finally in December 2015 sent an email to request that the full value of the fund be wired to a Canadian ac- count held by firm Haywood Investment Securities. “Throughout December, the company advanced multiple spurious excuses as to why the money could not be wired as requested,” the petition stated. A legal demand for the money, known as a statu- tory demand, was made on April 19, 2016, the petition stated. The demand sought payment within 21 days of its service upon B&C Capital and stated that if the amount was not returned, B&C would be deemed insolvent. “To date, no proceeds from a wire transfer have ever been received from [B&C Capital Ltd.] at Haywood In- vestment Securities and the debt has not been repaid,” the petition states. “In the circumstances, it is just and equitable that the company should be wound up.” The winding up order is one of several legal is- sues facing Bateman and his associated investment firms in Cayman, in addi- tion to the criminal court action from 2014. Earlier this month, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority canceled Bateman’s director registration. The de- cision by the financial regu- lator alleged that Bateman had carried on “business in a manner detrimental to the public interest, or to the in- terests of the covered entities for which you are appointed as a registered director.” CIMA stated Bateman was “a person that is not a fit and proper person to hold a posi- tion as a registered director.” In an emailed statement to the Compass earlier this month regarding the CIMA order, Bateman said, “I am consulting professional ad- visers, will consider their ad- vice and take such action as I may be advised.” In 2015, a Belize-regis- tered company, Highgate Se- curities Ltd., sued B&C Cap- ital Ltd., alleging that B&C had not returned assets it held for Highgate. In March 2016, a Bermuda company, Triathlon Ltd., also sought a winding up petition against B&C Capital Ltd., accusing the firm of not paying back US$610,000 Triathlon had in a B&C account. CHARLES DUNCAN cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com After a week of hearing evidence and arguments, Justice Marva McDonald- Bishop told the six-member jury that they would have to weigh circumstantial evi- dence when considering the case of a government clerk accused of stealing more than $50,000 from citizen- ship applications. The Crown accused Atisa Ebanks of stealing the $500 fee for naturaliza- tion in more than 100 inci- dents between early 2007 and March 2009. The trial, which began a week ago, focuses on 30 charges of theft and false accounting. Attorneys for Ebanks and the Crown made their final arguments Friday and the judge began summing up the charges and argu- ments Monday. Justice McDonald- Bishop continued Monday afternoon and was ex- pected to put the case to the jury late Monday or Tuesday morning. Crown counsel Toyin Salako used a number of re- ceipts, real and allegedly fal- sified, along with testimony from people in the depart- ment, to argue that Ebanks took cash from people for naturalization applications and then falsified receipts. The Crown said Ebanks stole $51,000 in cash fees over about two years. The Crown alleged that Ebanks created the false re- ceipts and did not put the payments in the govern- ment’s accounting system. Ebanks’s attorney Lau- rence Aiolfi argued that there were too many gaps in the prosecution’s case and that the case did not go far enough to prove his client’s guilt in the circumstantial case. Justice McDonald- Bishop told the six ju- rors that the case relies on circumstantial evidence and it was up to them to decide whether the circumstances presented in the Crown’s case leads to an “inescap- able conclusion” of guilty. “Drawing of infer- ences is integral to this case,” she told the jury, as there is no direct evidence like a video of the theft to make the case on. Instead, the judge said, the jurors will have to weigh the evidence from the paper trail and testi- mony from government ac- countants, Ebanks’s former boss and others. Justice McDonald- Bishop reminded the jurors that the 30 counts in the indictment were intended to serve as a representa- tive sample of the more than 100 occasions Ebanks is suspected of stealing the application fees. 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 “Throughout December, the company advanced multiple spurious excuses as to why the money could not be wired as requested.” WINDING UP PETITION FILED IN CAYMAN AGAINST B&C CAPITAL Court orders winding up of fugitive’s firm CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the case was presented and considered in a truncated time frame due to the time- sensitive nature of the mos- quito project. Kerrie Cox of HSM Cham- bers, a lawyer for the appli- cant, told the judge he was instructed to make an appli- cation to appeal the decision to refuse the judicial review. He requested a stay until counsel could take into ac- count the judge’s reasons for refusal and to examine “whether an appeal has any merit.” Solicitor General Jacque- line Wilson, representing co-respondents the Na- tional Conservation Council and the Department of En- vironment, said they would be “vigorously opposing any application for a stay.” More than 75,000 genetically modified mos- quitoes that were ready to be released were de- stroyed due to the ini- tial stay. MRCU director Bill Petrie has explained that the wasted “batches” of mosquitoes would be a loss for the entire program because permits allow the MRCU and Oxitec to im- port and use only a partic- ular quantity, which they cannot exceed. The judge extended the stay until Tuesday, when she will present her reasons for refusing the application during a hearing at 2 p.m. in Grand Court. “I have found that none of the grounds have been made and the judicial review application is therefore refused.” JUDGE INGRID MANGATAL Judge rejects GM mosquito review Oxitec project manager Renaud Lacroix puts a batch of GM mosquitoes into a freezer to destroy them. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The Crown accused Atisa Ebanks of stealing the $500 fee for naturalization in more than 100 incidents between early 2007 and March 2009. Judge sums up $50k theft case Next >