ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17, 2016 SPORTS | PAGE 17 SUPERWOMAN-STYLE DIVE LANDS MILLER GOLD EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 FORCE OF ‘NATURE’: AN ACTIVIST ON THE PUBLIC PAYROLL Slight to moderate with wave heights of 2 to 4 feet. High of 92 Low of 80 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 Privy Council: 19 months too long for citizenship application BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com The judicial committee of the U.K. Privy Council has overturned an earlier decision of an eastern Caribbean court, ruling that a 19-month delay in registering an applica- tion for citizenship was too long and was “likely to be unlawful” when considering the applicant’s human rights, according to the judgment issued Aug. 2. The case involves a Guyanese man who was seeking to become a citizen of An- tigua and Barbuda by virtue of his mar- riage to a woman who had already obtained that status. The central question in the court case, previously heard by the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court [An- tigua and Barbuda], was whether the pe- riod of 19 months it took between the man’s application for citizenship and his subse- quent interview regarding that application, fell within locally acceptable and legally permissible timelines. In total, it took the man – Clive Oliveira – 27 months from the filing of his citizenship application until his grant of Antigua and Barbuda citizenship. However, the court’s main concern revolved around the length of time it took for his citizenship appli- cation to be registered and scheduled for interview – a period of 19 months. “We … conclude that a period of one year, from application to registration … is in BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Cayman Islands real estate broker Kim Lund suffered a spinal injury from a fall at his home over the weekend and was expected to be sent to a U.S. hospital for further treatment, his real es- tate company confirmed Tuesday. Mr. Lund, 59, is a well-known local property agent and is co-owner of RE/MAX, Cayman’s largest real estate company. The accident occurred early Saturday at Mr. Lund’s residence in the Britannia devel- opment. According to police reports, Mr. Lund had either been on the roof or the balcony of the property attempting to gain entry to the home just before falling. The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service re- sponded to the incident Saturday and issued the following statement: “911 received a call regarding a person in distress at Britannia in George Town a few minutes before 6 a.m. on Aug. 13. Police and EMS responded, to find a 59-year-old male who had suffered a fall and appeared to have serious but not life-threatening injuries. The man was taken to hospital for treatment.” Mr. Lund’s family members and friends said Tuesday that it was “too early to tell” the extent of his injuries. According to a statement from RE/MAX: “Mr. Lund has sustained a spinal injury and is cur- rently being treated at a local hospital, but will likely be leaving for the United States in the coming days.” Mr. Lund’s wife Ashleigh thanked the public for all the “good wishes” regarding her husband and says she looks “forward to sharing positive LUND SUFFERS SPINAL INJURY IN FALL JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Existing retailers at the Owen Rob- erts International Airport will be given preferential treatment in the bid pro- cess for space in the newly renovated terminal after officials and tenants reached a compromise. Current operators who are in “good standing” with the Cayman Islands Air- ports Authority will receive additional points in the selection process for space inside the expanded building. However, they will still have to compete with other interested retailers in an open bid process. Robert Hamaty, chairman of the ten- ants association representing 12 retailers that have outlets in the airport, had called for the businesses to be automatically “grandfathered” in to the new terminal. The Airports Authority instead plans to hold an open tender for the 17 spaces, with the bid process conferring an advantage on existing airport retailers and Caymanian-owned businesses. Mr. Hamaty said he had met with Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell and Chief Officer Stran Bodden and was happy that the concerns raised appeared to have been taken on board. “We are definitely a lot happier that at least we have an advantage in the bid process. At least the fact that we are ap- proved tenants with a track record of Compromise reached with airport retailers Retailers will have to bid for space in the expanded Owen Roberts International Airport terminal. – PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAY PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 »2 LOCAL&REGIONAL WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17, 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. 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It is the largest number of animals she has ever trans- ported on a single flight for the charity, which helps find homes overseas for Cayman’s unwanted animals. Overseas adoptions are a growing part of the so- lution for charities seeking to re-home the large num- bers of abused, abandoned or neglected animals in the Cayman Islands. The large population of street dogs and new litters from pets that have not been spayed or neutered are also fueling the growing numbers of dogs in need of homes. Canine Friends has flown 539 dogs off island to rescue shelters in the U.S. and Canada since the charity was formed in 2013. Ms. Hough’s original mis- sion was to transfer eight dogs to New York for Canine Friends, but she volunteered to take another 10 puppies following a request from the Humane Society. She said the journey had been a challenge, but had gone smoothly. “It was not as difficult as it sounds because I had help at both ends. We had volunteers here who picked the dogs up and put them in crates and the porters put them on the plane. “At the other end, the por- ters helped me take them out- side and there were volunteers from the four different organi- zations there to take them off. The hardest part for me was making sure the right dogs went to the right shelters.” She said the dogs were quite calm, despite the journey. “I fostered four of the pup- pies before they went and as soon as they saw me, they were all excited, wagging their tails and happy,” she said. The majority of dogs res- cued by Canine Friends come from the Department of Ag- riculture shelter where dogs are given limited time be- fore they are euthanized. Ms. Hough said the biggest challenge for the charity is finding foster homes in the community to house the dogs while they are vetted for adoption overseas. “The number of foster parents we have directly af- fects how many dogs we can rescue,” she added. She said sending dogs over- seas is one tool in handling the ever-increasing number of dogs in need of homes. “The island has an over- population of dogs, with people not spaying and neu- tering, and there are not enough homes for all of the available dogs, which is why we send them overseas to find their homes,” she said. Ready for take off: The dogs get in their crates at Owen Roberts International Airport. Three arrested after prison drug-tossing A man and two women were arrested overnight Tuesday after prison of- ficers captured a suspect who they said was tossing packages of ganja over the wall at Her Majesty’s Prison, Northward. The man was caught around midnight with a number of small plastic bags containing a sub- stance believed to be ganja, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service reported. He was arrested on suspicion of trespassing, drug posses- sion and weapons posses- sion, police said. RCIPS officers also lo- cated a car nearby that had been spotted by prison officers during the ganja tossing incident. Police searched the car and recovered “trace amounts” of a substance ex- pected to be ganja in it, of- ficers reported. Two women in the vehicle were also ar- rested in connection with the incident. Deputy Prisons Di- rector Daniel Greaves said the combined police- prison response was an example of good coordina- tion between law enforce- ment agencies. “All attempts to smuggle ganja into this prison will not be tolerated and will be met with the same re- sponse,” Mr. Greaves said. 40K HOMES DAMAGED BY LOUISIANA FLOODS; 10 KILLED BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – At least 40,000 homes were dam- aged and 10 people killed in the historic Louisiana floods, the governor said Tuesday, giving a stark assessment of the widespread disaster. Gov. John Bel Edwards spoke at a news conference alongside FEMA adminis- trator Craig Fugate, saying “well over” 20,000 people have been rescued since the flooding began Friday. His of- fice later increased that figure to more than 30,000. Beginning Friday, a tor- rent of about 2 feet of rain inundated the southern part of the state over a 48-hour period, and days later many homes and businesses were still underwater. While some areas were entering recovery mode, the governor warned new places downstream could see flooding and that offi- cials are still in search and rescue mode. “I don’t know we have a good handle on the number of people who are missing,” the governor said. Some residents returned to their flood-damaged homes and businesses for the first time Tuesday and found a soggy mess. David Key used a small boat to get to his house in Prairieville and said it had taken on 5 inches of “muddy nasty bayou water.” There were fish and thousands of spiders. And mold has started to set in. “I’m not going to lie, I cried uncontrollably,” he said. “But you have to push for- ward and make it through. Like everybody says, you still have your family.” The extent of damage was coming into clearer view. About 40,000 people had signed up for FEMA assis- tance and eight more parishes were added to the federal di- saster declaration, bringing the total number to 12. In Livingston Parish, one of the hardest-hit areas with about 138,000 people, an of- ficial estimated that 75 per- cent of the homes were a “total loss.” But Lori Steele, spokes- woman for the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, was upbeat, saying the rescues taking place now are less of a “life-saving nature” and more to help people who were running low on supplies in flooded areas. As the main roads drain, emergency crews were going to be able get hot meals, water and medical supplies to the 25 shelters in the parish. “We’re tired but today’s a good day,” she said. Rivers and creeks were still dangerously bloated in areas south of Baton Rouge as people filled sandbags there to protect their houses, bracing for the worst as the water worked its way south. In Ascension Parish, officials said some small towns have already been inundated. The governor said more than 8,000 people were in shelters, but the number was constantly fluctuating as people arrive and leave. The slow-moving, low- pressure system crawled into Texas, but the National Weather Service warned the danger of new flooding re- mained high due to the sheer volume of water flowing to- ward the Gulf of Mexico. The latest deaths were at- tributed to three accidental drownings. No other details were immediately released about how the men died. One town, Zachary, re- ceived more than 2 feet of rain in a 48-hour period that ended Saturday morning. An- other, Livingston, got nearly 22 inches over the same stretch. Rivers in the region reached historic highs – oc- casionally shattering old re- cords dating to 1983 floods. The 4 feet of water that wrecked James DuPont’s used car dealership in Baton Rouge has finally receded, allowing him to take stock of the dev- astation Tuesday. His cars were all coated with a thin layer of dirt. The wooden floor boards in his of- fice are scattered like match- sticks, exposing the wet cement underneath. All of his paper- work is a waterlogged mess. FIFA EX-PRESIDENT HAVELANGE DIES AT 100 RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Joao Havelange, whose two-decade presidency of FIFA saw soccer’s governing body trans- formed into a multibil- lion-dollar business and a hotbed for subsequent corruption that damaged its reputation, has died. He was 100. The Brazilian ex- panded the World Cup from 16 to 32 teams and made it one of sport’s most important events. He organized six World Cups as FIFA president from 1974 to 1998, when Sepp Blatter replaced him. He secured lucrative broadcast deals, brought nations into FIFA, and created the women’s World Cup. With more cash for football also came wide- spread financial wrong- doing by its top officials, including Havelange. In 2013, FIFA ethics court judge Joachim Eckert said Havelange’s conduct had been “morally and ethically reproachable.” Havelange resigned his FIFA honorary presi- dency in 2013. A couple canoe away from their flooded home after reviewing the damage in Prairieville, Louisiana, on Tuesday. - PHOTO: AP Sarah Hough transferred 18 dogs to New York on a single flight.The islands’ most-trusted news source 3 CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17, 2016 Specialized Plastic Surgery now available Begin your journey today by calling us to schedule a consultation. Limited appointments available. 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Our surgeon is visiting on the following dates: 29 - 31 August 2016 1 (345) 945-4040 | 1 (345) 640-4040 | healthcitycaymanislands.comThe 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. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS Idealists might presume that environmentalists are a romantic lot, perhaps retiring at eventide to curl up with a well-worn copy of Henry Thoreau’s “Walden Pond” or John Audubon’s classic tome, “The Birds of America.” Don’t kid yourself. Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” would be more likely. The reality is that any “environmentalist” worth his or her salt is a fierce soldier, eager to take up arms against perceived adversaries. Remember that if your battle cry is “save the environment,” it must be saved from someone — that is, other humans. One trait that eco-warriors have in common with military warriors throughout history is an unquench- able thirst for the acquisition of territory, which, in turn, must be protected through the exercise (or threat) of even more force. Gina Ebanks-Petrie, director of the Department of Environment, clearly laid out her personal battle lines in the struggle of man versus nature. On one side are herself, her supporters and the National Conservation Council — and on the other are developers, and many Caymanian landowners (aka voters). Ms. Ebanks-Petrie said, “We still need proper planning and development legislation and we must take steps to put in place development plans that actually mean something for this country. “Without these tools, the National Conservation Law will not be able to stop some of the more egre- gious decisions and actions that are being taken in terms of development.” Well, certainly it isn’t stopping the more egregious statements from Ms. Ebanks-Petrie. Notice how with the National Conservation Law barely having taken effect, she is already arguing for the expansion of more “pro-environment” legislation? Here we’ll take a half step back and stipulate that Ms. Ebanks-Petrie, as a citizen, has every right to espouse her views on the environment and develop- ment, or any other topic whatsoever. However, in her capacity of “director of the Department of Environ- ment,” her continuing agitation and activism is com- pletely inappropriate for a civil servant. Rather than focusing on the line between the envi- ronment and development, she should be concerning herself with the line between the civil service and the elected members of the Legislative Assembly. As a government employee, Ms. Ebanks-Petrie is respon- sible for carrying out policy — not formulating it. On the other hand, as an elected member, Envi- ronment Minister Wayne Panton, for example, would be well within his proper remit if he were to argue publicly for or against legislation, or criticize, well, anybody he wants. If Ms. Ebanks-Petrie wants Minister Panton’s privi- leges, she must do what Minister Panton did — run for, and win, elected office. Regardless of Ms. Ebanks-Petrie’s activism or aspirations, the Conservation Council remains an extremely powerful entity as constituted. While envi- ronmental officials continue to ply the public with assurances that the Council is merely an “advisory” body, that simply is not true. Here we’ll quote from the National Conservation Law: “Every entity, except Cabinet … shall apply for and obtain the approval of the Council before taking any action … that would or would be likely to have any adverse effect whether directly or indirectly, on a protected area or on the critical habitat of a pro- tected species.” Environmental officials point to that provision as a narrow exception, but it contains language that is purposefully broad enough to drive a redwood-laden lumber truck through. As we’ve said from the moment of its conception, the National Conservation Law was and is a bad idea with far-reaching practical consequences, most of which bode ill for the economic growth of these islands. With an election approaching, it will be up to the next government to abolish this draconian piece of leg- islation — removing it (to use naturalist nomenclature) root and branch. Force of ‘nature’: An activist on the public payroll 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 find their own way” The case for free trade Do you support free trade? Many business people, politi- cians and workers say they are in favor of free trade, “but with conditions” — because they can see and feel the job losses but not the job and in- come gains. Consumers benefit from free trade — in terms of lower prices and more prod- ucts of better quality. Think of the empty shelves and higher prices in Wal-Mart stores if there were no for- eign-made goods. Trade lowers the costs of produc- tion, because of economies of scale (as the founding fa- ther of modern economics, Adam Smith, well explained back in 1776). The bigger the market, the lower the cost per unit. The second big reason for trade is “comparative ad- vantage,” where one pro- ducer has a relative cost ad- vantage in one product while another producer has a rel- ative cost advantage in an- other product. (In 1817, David Ricardo wrote the classic ex- planation of comparative advantage.) Modern trade theory is built on these basic insights, but also deals with multiple goods and services among many competing ju- risdictions and enterprises, along with the effects of fluc- tuating exchange rates, tax differences, and labor and safety standards. Florida can produce or- anges much cheaper than Vermont, and Vermont can produce preferred (real maple) sugar syrup over Florida, so they sell to each other. Each state sells not only these products to each other but also into the global market place, allowing for great economies of scale, re- sulting in lower prices and better products for the con- sumers of the world. Larger markets also enable Florida orange producers and Ver- mont maple sugar syrup pro- ducers to make higher profits and hire more workers at higher wages. Such trade is a win-win for everyone. In 2003, the United States and Chile signed a free trade agreement. Chile, being in the Southern Hemisphere, has the opposite growing season of the United States, but as a re- sult of free trade and low-cost global transportation, U.S. consumers can buy Chilean fresh fruits and vegetables in their supermarkets all winter long at low cost. The revenue from the sales of agricultural products, copper and other goods and services to the United States enables Chile to buy advanced U.S.-made ag- ricultural machinery, Boeing aircraft and other products, making the U.S. richer. By each country specializing in what they do best, more workers at higher wages are employed in both countries. Free trade is one of the key factors in Chile having gone from a relatively poor country 40 years ago to a developed country today. When governments im- pose trade restrictions in the form of tariffs, quotas and other taxes or regula- tions, the cost of goods and services rises for consumers, producers tend to make lower profits and thus hire fewer workers at lower wages. At some point, the burdens be- come so heavy that a win- win situation becomes a lose- lose situation. Many countries want to export to others without re- strictions but limit the ac- cess to their own markets. The United States imposes very low duties on most Jap- anese products, while Japan has very tight restrictions on the ability of U.S. farmers to sell them rice. The U.S. pro- duces high-quality rice at a much lower cost than Jap- anese producers (who tend to be small farmers with a strong political lobby). The Japanese produce very advanced industrial ro- bots, which are valuable to U.S. manufacturers in re- ducing their own produc- tion costs. Would it make sense for the United States to put high tariffs or quotas on these robots because Japan has refused to open their rice market to American pro- ducers? The U.S. can argue that the Japanese restrictions are unfair both to American rice producers and Japanese consumers — which is true. The importation of Japanese robots into the U.S. is a win for not only the Japanese but also for the U.S. — by being able to buy better tools at lower cost. A retaliatory tariff by the United States would be destructive for both parties. State-owned or subsidized firms in some countries are able to sell into the interna- tional market place at prices below costs — for long pe- riods of time — which com- peting privately owned firms believe is unfair, causing them to incur losses or even go out of business. Coun- tries that artificially reduce the value of their own cur- rency, causing their exports to be sold at less than true free-market prices, are also considered to be engaged in unfair competition. Such ac- tions by countries reduce the incomes of their own people, while benefiting consumers in foreign countries with lower prices — but at the cost of destroying jobs in the targeted countries. Many blame the loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs on free trade, but the real reason has more to do with the automa- tion of global manufacturing and destructive U.S. tax and regulatory policy. The single most effective thing the United States can do to bring jobs back to the U.S. is to cut the corporate tax rate — which is the highest in the world — and remove excessive regula- tion. Tariffs and other trade restrictions will only make prices higher for consumers, causing them to buy less and thus kill jobs. The job losses from foreign trade can easily be seen, but the many more jobs created by free trade are most often unseen. Richard W. Rahn, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and chairman of the Institute for Global Economic Growth, is on the Editorial Board of Cayman Financial Review. © 2016, The Washington Times RICHARD W. RAHN RICHARD W. RAHNThe islands’ most-trusted news source 5 CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17, 2016 At Honda We Care About YOUR SAFETY ATTENTION HONDA DRIVERS: Please be aware that we have a recall under way to repair airbag inflators, at no cost to you, in certain Honda vehicles. 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HOURS OF OPERATION CONTACT INFORMATION CALL (345) 949-5525 DISTRIBUTOR’S NAME Car City MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM VISIT www.carcity.ky EMAIL service@carcity.ky CERTAIN AFFECTED MODELS 2001–2015 AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL SAFETY *Metal fragments could pass through the airbag cushion material, possibly causing injury or fatality to vehicle occupants. Airbag deployment with inflator rupture* SATURDAY 8:00 AM – 12:00 PMDISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days Sister Islands WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS Young Brac campers explore Cayman history, culture The Brac YMCA culture camp wrapped up last week, with children learning about Cayman’s history and heritage on the Sister Islands. From the Brac Heritage House, campers have gotten to explore the culture and nat- ural world on the island. Campers have gone fishing, visited historic sites, learned to dance and make thatch whistles. Community mem- bers on Cayman Brac have led the kids through the sessions to learn more about the island. The two-week camp ended each week with a Saturday evening family night so the students could show their par- ents what they had learned. A soldier crab race delights the children.Campers play scavenger hunt bingo on the Brac. Quincy Jones teaches a camper the waltz.Tenson Scott teaches campers how to make whistles from thatch. Campers work on art projects at the Heritage House. 50 YEARS AGO: Mrs. Veanna Otenchia passes; DC-3 plane proves very useful In the Aug. 17, 1966 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, Cayman Brac corre- spondent Lilian Ritch wrote: “News has been received by Mrs. O.B. (Gladys) Ritch of the death of her brother Victor in Miami on the 8th. “Mrs. Veanna Otenchia, the wife of William Robert (Mr. Dickie) Scott, died on the 28th of July and was buried the same afternoon. She had been ailing for the last 16 years but only recently had to be in bed. She was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Funeral service was conducted by the Rev. George Wells of the Cotton Tree Bay Church of God, assisted by Elder Carl Scott of the Church of God (Full) Gospel Hall, brother-in-law of the widower. “Mrs. Scott was born the 2nd of March, 1893, the daughter of James Wilmot and Rachael Marion Ebanks, late of West Bay, who mi- grated to the West End, Cayman Brac, when she was 4 years old and settled there. She was one of 12 children. She was married on the 7th of July, 1922. She is survived by her husband, four brothers and five sisters. “We offer sincere condo- lence to Mr. and Mrs. Anton Foster of Buccaneer’s Inn in the death of Mrs. Grace’s mother, Mrs. Oley Foster of Port Arthur, Texas last month. “The DC-3 plane chartered to the Southern Cross Club, Little Cayman has been much in the service of Cayman Brac recently, filling our need of fresh fruit, vegetables and meat. She also brought for a quick call 11 passengers, in- cluding Anton and Grace Foster, and all returned on Sunday evening. Mrs. Grace who is a talented pianist has gone to the University of Miami summer school for fur- ther studies in music. “The Motor Vessel Kirkpride arrived on Sunday, the 7th. Landing passengers were Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Foster, Charles and Sharon and Mr. Calvert Kirkconnell and son Frank, all of Tampa. We welcome them and wish then happy vacations with their parents and families, Mr. and Mrs. N.G. Kirkcon- nell of Stake Bay and Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Foster of Groveland, and the District Commis- sioner and his wife. “From the 21st of July through the 4th of Au- gust, the Baptist fellowship of Creek, Stake Bay, West End and Little Cayman en- joyed a series of worship services by a visit from a former well-loved minister of the churches, Rev. Harold Harlee. These services were conducted by Bro. Lee King and Mr. Harlee and were en- riched by vocal and instru- mental music. Sharing in the first week all were happy to see Mr. Owen Nickelson, who with his wife was home on a week’s visit. “The Church of God, Cotton Tree Bay is having a Vacation Bible School on the 15th through the 21st of Au- gust from 4 to 5:30 p.m. On the 20th, the closing exercises will be a demonstration by each class of its week’s pro- gramme. The director is Mrs. Doris Wells.”7 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17, 2016 SALE ENDS 20th Aug. Customers’ phones stolen at nightclub Suspended sentence for defendant, who returned phones CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com A man who admitted stealing three cellphones at a nightclub was given a sus- pended sentenced on Monday after Magistrate Angelyn Her- nandez heard that the phones had been returned to their owners and the defendant had no previous convictions. Kessel Alexis Johnson Moore, 37, pleaded guilty to stealing the phones on Sept. 5, 2015, at the Havana Club on West Bay Road. The phones had a total value of $2,000. Crown counsel Kenneth Ferguson told the court that the three complainants went to the club around 11:45 p.m. on Sept. 4. They left their cellphones with a female at the front desk, in accordance with club policy. When they were ready to leave, around 1:30 a.m., they could not find their phones. Mr. Ferguson said the manager checked the CCTV for the area and “discovered certain things” in the footage. A police officer went to the club the next day, reviewed the footage and recognized Johnson Moore as the person removing the phones from the front desk. The defendant was con- tacted and invited to attend the police station. He subse- quently brought the phones, which were identified by the complainants as theirs. Defense attorney Dennis Brady explained that Johnson Moore had gone to the club with a group of friends and they had all turned in their phones as required. The de- fendant’s account was that the three phones in question were taken by mistake because of the extent of his inebriation. Mr. Brady said it was a clear case of coming into possession of the phones by mistake “and then taking it to a level that was not per- missible” by “interfering” with the devices. The magistrate said taking one phone might be by mis- take, but not picking up three phones. She said she did not accept the defendant’s story, especially when he wiped the phones clean afterward and put his own information on them. People are so attached to their phones these days, she said. “If you pick up the wrong phone, you jolly well know it.” She also pointed out that alcohol was not a defense. “No, but it’s the reality of the situation,” Mr. Brady replied. He urged the court to ac- cept that the offending was out of character for his client, who was gainfully em- ployed and had no previous convictions. The magistrate said she was taking these factors into account along with Johnson Moore’s guilty plea. The phones had been returned, she noted, so there was no loss to the owners “except maybe sentimental data.” She imposed a prison sen- tence of four months, but suspended it for two years. Company must pay pension case costs No convictions recorded against company or owners CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com A company facing charges under the Pensions Law was ordered to pay $3,000 last week toward the cost of prosecuting the case against it. Charges against DSM In- vestments Ltd., trading as Millennium Equipment, first came to Summary Court in late 2014. The company was accused of failing to pro- vide a pension plan for four workers during four different time frames between March 2006 and April 2014. In August 2015, Crown counsel Kenneth Ferguson confirmed to Magistrate Philippa McFarlane that ne- gotiations had been com- pleted and defendants Sydney Michael Shaw and Matthew Ian Wight, de- scribed as part owners of the company, had agreed to pay outstanding pensions and interest. Mr. Shaw entered guilty pleas on behalf of the company. Mr. Ferguson said the Crown would be applying for costs because significant work had been undertaken by the Pensions Office in re- lation to the accounting and negotiations. With a partial payment al- ready made, the matter was reviewed in November 2015, and again in February this year, when further payments were confirmed. On Aug. 11, the Crown ad- vised the court that a final payment of $5,078 had been made and the case could be brought to a close. Defense attorney Richard Barton said pension payments totaled just over $28,000. Mr. Barton urged the court not to record any convictions against the company or the part owners. He pointed out that once the amounts owed had been de- termined, they responded quite rapidly because they wanted to make sure that the people who were en- titled to the pensions had been “made whole.” They had demonstrated remorse and a determination to make things right. Defendants remorseful Magistrate McFarlane ac- cepted the defendants’ re- morse and the level of seri- ousness they had displayed toward the offenses. She or- dered the company to pay $3,000 toward the prosecu- tion’s costs. For the charges of failing to provide a pen- sion plan for the employees, she ordered that no convic- tions be recorded. Two other charges re- main for failing to pay con- tribution arrears within the time given by the pensions superintendent. The mag- istrate left these on file. That means the Crown has until Oct. 31 to review them and proceed, failing which the matters are to be en- tirely adjourned and no fur- ther action can be taken by the Crown. For two charges against Mr. Shaw alone, including failure without reasonable cause to provide information as requested, the Crown of- fered no evidence. Mr. Ferguson said the Crown would be applying for costs because significant work had been undertaken by the Pensions Office in relation to the accounting and negotiations.The islands’ most-trusted news source 8 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS general the outside limit of a reason- able time and that delay beyond that time, absent special considerations, is likely to be unlawful because a fetter on the legitimate applicant’s right to be registered,” the court ruled. In addition, the council committee noted it was unclear that “the full gamut” of the information required for Mr. Oliveira’s citizenship application was actually necessary. “The attorney general has ac- cepted that at least 15 items listed to be reviewed and investigated had no bearing on informing the state on the pertinent issue of Mr. Olivei- ra’s marriage status or the length of his marriage,” the judgment stated. “The [trial] judge himself commented that at least several of the issues which formed part of the process ap- peared to be irrelevant.” The council sent the case back to the trial court in Antigua to assess damages owed to Mr. Oliveira, who was apparently left without the right to work while his application was being decided. In arguing that case before the ap- peals court, Antiguan lawyers noted that a delay period of 19 months in hearing such a citizenship application was not unheard of and that the ear- liest available date was given to Mr. Oliveira, considering staffing and re- sources in the local government. How- ever, the council committee noted that immigration employees could not point to a single case that had taken as long. “Absence of resources is not, in gen- eral, an excuse for maladministration,” the court found. “The [19-month] delay … was itself a breach of Mr. Oliveira’s constitutional rights, let alone any fur- ther inevitable delay post-interview.” According to the court records, Mr. Oliveira applied to be registered as a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda in April 2009. His appointment for in- terview of the application was given as Nov. 11, 2010. Subsequent ap- proval and registration as a citizen was effected on July 18, 2011. “Mr. Oliveira’s application for reg- istration should have been con- cluded within 12 months from being made,” the judgment noted. “Mr. Oliveira’s claim should be remitted to the trial court in Antigua for it to assess the damages.” Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story previously identified the wrong court that issued the judgment. The Privy Council is Cayman’s ultimate court of appeal in most legal mat- ters, although the European Court of Human Rights can also hear cases re- lated to human rights. Privy Council: 19 months too long for citizenship application Lund suffers spinal injury in fall Compromise reached with airport retailers news in the coming days.” RE/MAX co-owner James Bovell said the company remains fully op- erational and is staffed by “a strong group of people who have always ral- lied at difficult times like this.” “I ask that you pray for Kim and his family, and we expect to have news on his recovery and progress soon,” Mr. Bovell added. Mr. Lund is also a well-known for his charity work in the Cayman Islands, having established. with Mr. Bovell and John Broadbent, the Breast Cancer Foundation which provides annual grants to the local cancer society. Money raised through the foundation is given to aid breast cancer patients. running successful busi- nesses at the airport will count for something. It is not just highest bidder wins,” Mr. Hamaty said. The Airports Authority indicated in a press release Friday that the bid process would begin shortly, though it did not specify a date. Pro- spective retailers will be re- quired to pay rent based on a percentage of their annual revenue, with a guaranteed minimum payment. Mr. Hamaty said the funding model is a new con- cept for retailers used to paying a flat monthly fee. He said the formula means the airport could not lose, but he said retailers who know their business should still be able to turn a profit. He cautioned that tenants would have to be careful not to overstate their likely rev- enue in a bid to be granted space at the new airport. “You have to know your business and not overbid be- cause you could go in there and lose your shirt,” he said. Albert Anderson, CEO of the Cayman Islands Air- ports Authority, said in the press release that the aim is to select the highest quality shopping and dining concepts to meet the passengers’ needs. “We want to ensure we have a fair and open process for everyone interested in submitting a proposal, as we strive towards our ultimate vision of giving our pas- sengers the best experience when travelling through the Owen Roberts International Airport,” he said. Businesses will be able to bid on as many spaces as they like, not as a package but as separate bids for each space. However, they will be limited to winning no more than three spaces in total and no more than one in any one category, including food and beverage, retail and duty free, the authority said. Any business with a li- cense to trade in the Cayman Islands will be eli- gible to submit a tender. El- igible businesses that are 60 percent or more Cay- manian owned will re- ceive points in the tender evaluation process. The airport terminal ex- pansion and renovation project is expected to be com- pleted in 2018. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Kim Lund CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 WASHINGTON (AP) – Con- gress has received FBI documents related to the agency’s recently closed investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of a pri- vate email server during her tenure as secre- tary of state, according to lawmakers. A spokeswoman for the Republican-led House oversight panel said staff is reviewing docu- ments that are classified as secret. The files include material that is “non- public,” containing “classified and other sensitive” information. Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the in- telligence committee, said in a statement that the panel received “FBI wit- ness interview reports, including that of Secre- tary Clinton’s interview, along with other mate- rials from the FBI’s now closed investigative file.” The FBI last month closed its yearlong probe into whether Clinton and her aides mishandled sensitive information that flowed through a private email server located in the basement of her New York home. Though he described Clinton’s ac- tions as “extremely car- less,” FBI Director James Comey said his agents found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by the Democratic presiden- tial nominee. Furious the FBI did not press charges against their political rival, House Republicans pressed the agency to release notes from its agents’ July in- terview with Clinton. They claim the FBI notes, which are typically kept confidential after an in- vestigation is closed, may show Clinton pro- vided inconsistent an- swers to questions about her handling of emails containing classified in- formation during testi- mony last year before the House Benghazi panel. Congress receives FBI notes from Clinton interview Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton By Christopher Gregory, Regional Wealth Manager, NCB Cayman Limited In last month’s article we talked about becoming a better saver to help us achieve our goals. However, many questions have come in on how we go about choosing and setting those goals. Goal setting is a powerful tool that provides focus on what is important. Goals help motivate us to grow and stretch our perceived limits. Through the consistent achievement of meaningful goals, we create a sense of accomplishment, we build self-confidence, and studies have found that this progress can lead to happier lives. Whether big or small, setting goals allows us to plan how we want to make positive movements through life. Here are some tips: Take time away – Give yourself some alone time to reflect on you, what motivates and drives you, what do you want to achieve from different areas of your life. (Family, financial, career, health, etc.) Set goals that motivate you – Think of the bigger picture. Why is it important? “Does it connect with my values and the high priorities in my life?” Goals can be big and small, short, medium and long term. Some goals can take a lifetime to achieve. Stop the negative talk, think positively. Write them down – Writing our goals down makes them harder to ignore. They become tangible, and we become more accountable to them. We can then make an action plan to track our progress, crossing off achievements as they are completed. MAKE SMART GOALS Specific – Our goals should be clear and precise. They must answer questions such as: What do I want to accomplish and why? What resources are required to achieve each goal? What are the obstacles or roadblocks that I might encounter? How do I expect to overcome these hurdles, distractions? Planning for these obstacles allows us to be ready to meet them head on. Measurable – We must be able to measure our progress and know when a goal has been successfully completed. For example, “I want to save 10% of my earnings every month” or “I want to be debt-free in 2 years.” Attainable – We need to be honest with ourselves. Are these goals realistic and not far-fetched? “Do I have the necessary resources, skills, time, and knowledge to achieve them?” If we set goals that we have no hope of achieving, we will only demoralize ourselves and erode confidence. Relevant – Our goals should be worthwhile and consistent with our values. They should encourage positive growth and be aligned with other goals in our life. One goal cannot contradict another. Time-bound – In order to be successful, each goal must have a deadline. This allows us to focus our efforts towards a completion date with the reward of celebrating our success. Break down each goal – We often become overwhelmed by our goals, breaking down each goal into smaller sub-goals or tasks makes the process more manageable. A longer-term or lifetime financial goal could be: “Become financially independent.” In order to achieve this, we may need smaller short-term goals, such as “Become debt free,” “Invest for the future,” or “Live within my means.” Even these can be further broken down, into say, “Build a budget” or “Learn about investments.” By achieving these smaller goals we are chipping away at the larger objective. We feel a sense of accomplishment by progressing towards the ultimate goal. This creates momentum as past success breeds future success. Prioritize and rank – We have many goals but which are the most important? It is important not to give ourselves too many goals as we may become overwhelmed and have a lower chance of achieving them. We can have concurrent goals, but we need to prioritize and focus on the most important ones. When a conflict or distraction occurs, ask “Does this take me closer to my goal or further from it?” Share them selectively – Share only with people we can trust and are committed to helping us achieve them (e.g. a mentor, a business partner). Negativity often comes from those that we are closest to. Review quarterly – Make an appointment on your calendar to review. Every three months, review goals and measure progress, re-evaluate and adjust to reflect the current situation. Reward – We should reward ourselves when we reach each milestone. Goal setting will help you in every aspect of life. It’s a modest investment that will pay rich dividends, greater satisfaction with life and hopefully happiness. Start today! 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But they’ll also be catering to tourists who come to visit the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Mu- seum, which requires a delicate touch. The new spaces let cus- tomers tap into technology, as some retailers use the space for their latest ideas. This fall, Ford Motor Co. is set to open the first FordHub, a showroom for innovations that is not a dealership. Shoe purveyor Aldo Group is using the opening to launch an app feature for this store, which will be rolled out to other stores. Digital billboards in the mall include a 280-foot- long one. “We truly believe this will be the center of commerce and culture for lower Man- hattan,” says Bill Hecht, chief operating officer of Westfield Corp.’s U.S. division. Westfield manages the retail proper- ties, while the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey owns the real estate. Hecht describes the lo- cation as a “symbol of hope, opportunity, progress and perseverance.” The 365,000-square-foot center will have more than 100 stores, with about 60 opening Tuesday and the rest by the winter holiday season. Eateries include Eataly’s second Manhattan loca- tion, which features foods from Italy and coffee and gelato bars. It stretches along a four- block underground net- work that spans the bases of three office towers. While mostly below street level, light beams in through the windows of the winged Oc- ulus, designed by Santiago Calatrava, that top the trans- portation hub of 13 subway trains and river ferries. More than 300,000 commuters use it on a daily basis. Westfield says 15 mil- lion travelers are expected to visit the areas from the U.S. and around the world next year to see the memorial and nearby places of interest. “We have huge respect for this site,” Hecht. There is no signage on the side of the mall that faces the 9/11 memorial. Every year on the anniversary of the at- tacks, the skylight of the Oc- ulus – meant to symbolize the image of a dove re- leased from a child’s hand – will open to bring a slice of the open New York sky into the building. Westfield said ensuring safety and security at the mall is the highest pri- ority for it and the Port Au- thority. Uniformed police and private security will be present at the mall, Port Au- thority spokesman Joe Pen- tangelo said, but declined to give specifics about any other measures. “As with any high-profile public location and transit center, there are extensive security measures that have been put in place with law enforcement and others,” Westfield said. More than 60,000 res- idents live within blocks of the World Trade Center area, about three times the number from right be- fore 9/11. The former shop- ping mall in the World Trade Center was one of the most successful properties in the world, but catered to day- time weekday shopping, said Robin Abrams, vice chairman of The Lansco Corp., a real estate advisory firm. The new mall is expected to have a vi- brant night and weekend at- mosphere, and Hecht noted a deliberate move to include shops with necessities like drugstore Duane Reade. Real estate experts be- lieve the mall will comple- ment the nearby Brookfield Place, which opened in 2015 and features high-end shops like Gucci and Hermes. It will also be different from the Seaport Mall, which re- opens next year, focusing on catering to local residents. In addition to retail, a Beekman Hotel and Four Seasons Hotel as well as a performing arts center are coming, part of the $30 billion poured into the downtown area from public and private investment since 9/11. The lower downtown area has about $6.5 billion in annual buying potential, said Jessica Lappin, head of the Downtown Alliance, which manages the down- town-lower Manhattan busi- ness improvement district. Hecht expects the mall will eventually generate about $1 billion in retail sales an- nually, making it one of the most productive of the company’s sites. Smythson of Bond Street, a British maker of luxury sta- tionery and leather goods, has a store in midtown Man- hattan but is “really excited to be downtown,” said Ruby Victor, the head of marketing. Given all the foot traffic, she hopes being there will raise awareness of the company. Aldo spokeswoman Ma- rine Jegard said the company is happy to be at the mall. “This is the location of the fu- ture,” she said. The new malls plus the developments to come are a lot of new retail for the area to absorb. But New York real estate experts believe residents have been eager for more shopping and restaurants. “Our sense is that there has been demand for a long time that wasn’t met,” said Lappin. “There may be some bumps along the way. This is an area that needs places to shop and eat.” The new spaces let customers tap into technology, as some retailers use the space for their latest ideas. The World Trade Center Transportation Hub, lower left, and commercial office buildings 3 World Trade Center, center, and 4 World Trade Center, right, which are part of the rebuilt site, in New York. - PHOTO: APNext >