ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 2016 High of 91 Low of 80 Slight to moderate with wave heights of 2 to 4 feet. EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 RESULTS FROM RIO: OUR OLYMPIANS, OUR AMBASSADORS SPORTS | PAGE 18 FINAL RIO OLYMPICS PARTY OFFERS SAMBA, REFLECTIONS AND PRIDE 180913_PRINT-Ad-Strip-BOTY-6colxPage 1 11/30/15 12:30:30 PM CAYMAN TIGHTENS TERRORISM FINANCING RULES Territory braces for 2017 FATF review BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com “Terrorist financing” is now specifically de- fined as a criminal act in revised legislation due to be considered this fall by Cayman Is- lands lawmakers. The Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2016, is expected to go to the Legislative Assembly in late September or early October for approval. It will bring the British Overseas Territory’s anti-terrorism laws “into conformity with the international standards recommended by the Financial Action Task Force for combatting terrorism and money laundering.” The Caribbean FATF is expected to arrive in Cayman during mid-2017 for a review of the territory’s money laundering and terrorism fi- nancing safeguards, and will consider hereto- fore unexamined businesses during its inspec- tion, including non-financial services entities like real estate and precious metals dealers. Previously, Cayman’s anti-terror rules de- fined “property” held for the purposes of ter- rorists. Once the new legislation is adopted, “terrorist property” will be defined as property used in the financing of terrorist acts or for the support of terrorist organizations. Anyone who knowingly provides or collects property with the intention or awareness that it will be used for terrorism commits a crim- inal offense under the revised legislation. The proposed legislation also creates an offense of inciting terrorism for anyone who makes a contribution to a group, knowing that contribution “is likely to be used” for the fur- therance of terrorist activities. The bill also levies punishment for anyone, Beloved horse put down after assault, ‘torture’ CHARLES DUNCAN cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com The Equestrian Center’s most docile horse, Charm, had to be euthanized after she and an- other horse were sexually as- saulted on Aug. 10. Charm was a mainstay on the island for 19 years and helped thousands of children learn to ride, the cen- ter’s owner said. Charm developed a major in- fection from the attack involving a large, unknown foreign ob- ject and died Aug. 18. The other horse that was attacked has re- covered from her injuries. Equestrian Center owner Mary Alberga said the center’s staff and clients are still having a hard time understanding the crime. “The way that they tortured her is what gets to us the most,” Ms. Alberga said. “We don’t know exactly what they did, but it had to be very cruel.” Messages of condolence and anger have been pouring into the Equestrian Center’s Face- book page, with many sharing pictures and memories of themselves and their children learning how to ride on Charm. Ms. Alberga said at least two people had to be involved in the overnight incident between Aug. 10 and 11 at the end of Police get 2nd helicopter pilot JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Police have hired a second helicopter pilot to bolster the understaffed Air Operations Unit, which has been down to a single pilot since February. Richard Morcombe, a U.K. National Police Air Service pilot, will join the Royal Cayman Is- lands Police Service Air Opera- tions Unit in mid-September. He has more than 20 years of piloting experience and 7,000 flight hours, according to a press release. The lack of pilots in the air operations unit was highlighted as an issue impacting search and rescue capability in the aftermath of an incident ear- lier this year where five boaters were reported missing at sea. The three men and two chil- dren were never found. In the immediate aftermath of the incident police explained they were unable to scramble the helicopter until 9:30 a.m. the morning after the boaters were reported missing, in part, because the pilot’s air time was restricted due to the flying hours he had put in the pre- vious day. A U.K. Coastguard Com- mander’s independent report into the incident vindicated the police decisions in that case, but cautioned that staffing levels and equipment in the air and marine units were issues of concern. “The Police Air Unit cur- rently have one pilot available and although there is a vacant position for a second pilot, this has not yet been filled, which means that the unit is always reliant on the one pilot to fly. “If he becomes unavailable due to restriction of hours or potentially illness for example, then the aircraft will be sat on PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » Charm was euthanized on Aug. 18. The RCIPS helicopter. – PHOTO: CHRIS COURT2 LOCAL&REGIONAL TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 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. Daily Matinees Every Day $8.00 Seniors, Mon-Fri Before 6pm Cayman Cinema@cbcinema6cbcinema6 *Additional charges will apply per 3D ticket requested. - TUESDAY - PETE’S DRAGON 3D (PG) 1:00 I 4:10 2D I 7:00 I 9:45 2D SAUSAGE PARTY (R) 12:45 I 3:00 I 5:15 I 7:30 I 9:55 BAD MOMS (R) 4:20 I 10:00 SUICIDE SQUAD 3D (PG13) 12:50 2D I 3:45 I 6:30 2D I 9:15 THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (PG) 1:30 | 7:15 BEN-HUR 3D (PG13) 1:15 2D | 6:45 2D I 9:30 JASON BOURNE (PG13) 12:30 I 3:15 I 6:50 I 9:50 640-FILM (640-3456) The Cayman Islands Cadet Corps is seeking ca- dets and adult leaders on Grand Cayman and the Brac for the new school year. Young people ages 11 to 19 have until Sept. 17 to enlist. Volunteer instruc- tors should be over 21 years old. Previous military or cadet experience is wel- comed but not necessary, as training is provided. The organization is also seeking musicians, as well as men and women with marine experience. The government-spon- sored program requires about five hours each week, including after school and weekends. Recruits undergo a three-month recruitment process, then transition into a training regimen that can cover four years. The free youth devel- opment program focuses on discipline, citizenship, education and other posi- tive activities. Subjects on which new cadets will re- ceive instruction include camping, first aid, skill-at- arms, seamanship, drill and parades, as well as commu- nity outreach, citizenship, leadership and sports. The commandant, Lt. Col. Bobeth O’Garro, said, “The program covers areas of interest as diverse as the young people themselves.” She said that a goal for the immediate future is to have at least 10 percent of the high school population enlisted in the Cadet Corps, and “to ensure that it is a fun, stimulating experience for the youth.” Applications will be considered for January 2017. To sign up, or for more information, visit www.cicadetcorps.ky, call 946-9810 or 938-8821, email: CadetCorps@gov.ky. Cadet Corps recruitment drive under way TAD STONER tstoner@pinnaclemedialtd.com The 2016 Young Cay- manian Leadership Award – built around the theme “Step up, stand out” – will be the debut event at the Kimpton Seafire Resort and Spa on Nov. 5. The event is the YCLA Foundation’s 16th annual gathering, and will mark the Nov. 1 opening of the new Dart Realty-owned 266-room 10-story hotel, crowning the latest exemplar of a “role model” for all Cay- manians, according to Tara Godfrey, coordinator of the YCLA Foundation. “For more than 15 years, the YCLA has worked to keep the island’s youth on track by providing them with excel- lent role models with whom they can identify,” Ms. God- frey said. “This has been ac- complished by involving the community, who have part- nered with us by way of identifying and helping to celebrate the lives of those young persons, who instinc- tively ‘walk the walk and talk the talk.’ “By showcasing these wonderful young people, our point is made and the fi- nalist will continue the dia- logue via public appearances throughout the year.” Already, she said, the foundation has nominated 16 candidates for the 2016 award – 11 women and five men between the ages of 20 and 35, in occupations from doctors to secretaries. “‘Step up, stand out’ is a powerful message this year, so we are excited,” Ms. Godfrey said. “YCLA finalists through the years have always been on the leading edge and welcomed new challenges for amazing accomplishments.” Ms. Godfrey declined to name this year’s keynote speaker, a perennial surprise. In the past the slot has been filled by Hollywood actor Ste- phen Baldwin, Fox News pre- senter Steve Doocy and U.S. Governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. Last year’s event featured British-born adventurer, TV presenter, author and motiva- tional speaker Debra Searle. “We are still deciding the guest speaker, who will be talking along the lines of taking responsibility and ex- treme leadership qualities,” Ms. Godfrey said. The 2015 Young Cayma- nian of the Year – named at an Oct. 17 gala at The Ritz- Carlton, Grand Cayman – was Kellie McGee, one of a re- cord 39 nominees and five finalists. Since winning the award, she has addressed more than 10,000 people at multiple gatherings. Previous YCLA winners include Olivaire Watler, Dax Foster, Sara Collins, Cindy Scotland, Jonathan Tib- betts, Collin Anglin, Natalie Urquhart, Garth Arch and Shomari Scott. “YCLA Finalists through the years have always been on the leading edge and wel- comed new challenges,” Ms. Godfrey said. “This year will be another first as the pre- mier awards ceremony will be held at the Kimpton Seafire, the first event for Cayman’s newest state-of- the-art lifestyle resort on Seven Mile Beach.” The first YCLA cere- mony, held in the event tent at the old Hyatt Regency Hotel, was in the largest in- door venue in Cayman at the time. The group remained at the tent, near the Britannia golf course, in 2001, but moved in 2002 to the Gover- nor’s Ballroom at the Westin Casuarina Resort, where sold-out crowds flocked for three years. In 2005, following Hur- ricane Ivan, the YCLA board postponed the awards, but in 2006 moved to The Ritz- Carlton, Grand Cayman, for 10 years, packing the 520- seat ballroom. This year’s move to the Kimpton, Ms. Godfrey said, is because the “Kimpton offered, and we are always looking for new and exciting plat- forms for our young Cayma- nian leaders.” For more information, contact Tara Godfrey at tara@ycla. ky or on 916-8259. The most recent ballroom rendering at the Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa. When it opens in November, the Young Caymanian Leadership Award will be the debut event at the hotel. MIAMI (AP) – A National Institutes of Health official said Sunday that the Zika virus could “hang around” the United States for a year or two. Dr. Anthony Fauci told ABC’s “This Week” that other Gulf Coast states, besides Florida, are most vulnerable to the spread of the disease. “I would not be surprised if we see cases in Texas and Louisiana, particularly now where you have the situa- tion with flooding in Loui- siana,” said Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dis- eases. “There are going to be a lot of problems getting rid of standing water.” Mosquito-borne Zika cases have been found in two neighborhoods of Miami-Dade County – the Wynwood neighborhood and Miami Beach. They are the first areas on the U.S. mainland where health of- ficials determined mos- quitoes were transmit- ting Zika, which has spread through Latin American and the Caribbean. The discovery last week of non-travel-related in- fections in Miami Beach prompted the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre- vention to expand its travel warning for pregnant women to include the area known for nightclubs, pedestrian thoroughfares and beaches, as well as Wynwood, a neighborhood known for art galleries and boutiques. Fauci said mosquito con- trol is the best way to stop the spread of the Zika virus, which can cause severe birth defects, including micro- cephaly, in pregnant women. “With our experience with other similar viruses like dengue, this is something that could hang around for a year or two,” Fauci said. “Hopefully, we get to a point to where we could suppress it so that we won’t have any risk of it.” Meanwhile the mayor of Miami Beach said city workers are doing everything in their power to go after mosquitoes in the popular tourist destination. Mayor Philip Levine told New York radio station AM 970 that Miami Beach is run- ning smoothly, despite the Zika concerns. “Those 15 mosquitoes have been put under arrest. They’ve been apprehended. We have them in jail right now,” Levine joked on “The Cats Roundtable Show.” “All kidding aside, we have contained the small little out- break of Zika, which was very limited,” he added. “It’s some- thing we’re watching. It’s closely contained and it cer- tainly hasn’t disrupted the business of Miami.” US health official: Gulf Coast states most vulnerable to Zika Young leadership award to be debut event at Kimpton The Cayman Islands Cadet Corps is seeking cadets and adult leaders on Grand Cayman and the Brac for the new school year.3 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 2016 Cannabis law change made public JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Government has pub- lished amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Law to allow doctors to prescribe “cannabis extracts and tinc- tures” as controlled drugs. If approved, the amend- ments, which will go to the next session of the Legisla- tive Assembly, likely in Sep- tember, will pave the way for cannabis oil to be made available to patients for med- ical use. The law adds the can- nabis derived products to a list of controlled drugs that can be prescribed. It also adds a specific clause relating to the authorized use of cannabis extracts. Premier and Health Min- ister Alden McLaughlin has previously cautioned that doubts about the efficacy of cannabis oil in fighting dis- eases like cancer and the fact that it is illegal in many countries, including under federal law in the U.S., pre- sented practical hurdles to obtaining and importing the drug. However he revealed last week that government planned to forge ahead with the legal changes in spite of those concerns and the bill was gazetted on Friday. The proposed addition to the law states, “The use of cannabis extracts and tinc- tures of cannabis for med- ical or therapeutic purposes, where prescribed by a med- ical doctor … as part of a course of treatment for a person under that medical doctor’s care is lawful. “The medical doctor shall establish the dosage of the cannabis extract or tincture of cannabis required for any person for whom the medical doctor prescribes it.” The law also empowers Cabinet to make regulations for importation, transport, storage and dispensing of cannabis oil. Dennie Warren, whose wife was diagnosed with incurable Stage 4 lung cancer in May last year, has become a vocal advocate for cannabis oil to be legalized for medical use. He welcomed the tabling of the amendments Friday. “We appreciate the gov- ernment being willing to allow the law to be changed to allow cannabis extracts by prescription,” he said. “We also need the govern- ment to wave the 21-day re- quirement for the bill and call an emergency meeting of the Legislative Assembly to approve the bill immediately. Cancer patients need urgent access especially, and others do also.” Some cancer patients in Cayman believe cannabis oil treatment, though un- proven in clinical trials, may represent their last chance of a cure. Medical marijuana is more commonly used to help patients undergoing chemotherapy with pain management and as an appetite stimulant. The premier has previ- ously indicated that changes to the Pharmacy Law and the Customs Law will also be necessary, but it is under- stood that this can be done at Cabinet level by altering the regulations to those laws. The planned amendments are the culmination of a cam- paign for a change in the law that began in November last year when Mr. Warren and former cabinet minister Cline Glidden made a presentation to government leaders. The original presentation also asked for legal changes to allow the Department of Agriculture to grow cannabis to ensure a consistent supply, though government has not agreed to that. Mr. McLaughlin said last week that finding a steady supply of cannabis oil could still be an issue. “There are still real and serious practical hurdles to obtaining and importing this drug because it re- mains illegal in many juris- dictions, including nearby Jamaica,” he said. Lions buy school shoes for students Ten students will be sporting new shoes for the school year, through the sup- port of the Lions Club of Grand Cayman. Earlier this month, foster parents and children met with staff of the Department of Children and Family Ser- vices, who partnered with the Lions Club to provide the students with new shoes from Winner’s Circle. Lions Club Third Vice Pres- ident Cordella Chollette said she hoped that by going shop- ping with the children and helping them with shoe fit- tings, the kids would be shown that others care for them. The donation was part of the Lions Club’s commemora- tion of the Lions Worldwide Week of Service for Youth, dedicated to mentoring, em- powering and engaging young people through com- munity service. The international event was designed to help the Lions reach its Centennial Service Challenge goal of serving more than 100 million people by July 30, 2018 through youth, vision, relieving hunger and protecting the environment. From left, foster parent Ann Haven, Lion Debbi Ebanks, DCFS Officer Lois Webb, David Goddard of Winner’s Circle, foster parent Shelda Seymour and Lion Cordella Chollette celebrate Lions Worldwide Week of Service for Youth through new shoes for students.The 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. “For all their egalitarian aspirations, embodied by the parade in the opening ceremony, the Olympics are a highly lopsided affair. Through Saturday afternoon, the five most victorious countries had claimed nearly 40 percent of all the medals, and the top 10 owned about 55 percent. Most countries — more than 120 as of Friday — go home with nothing.” — “Where one Olympic medal is a lot better than none,” The New York Times, Aug. 20 What does the Cayman Islands have in common with Bermuda, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia? Each failed to win a medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio, which concluded Sunday. Don’t worry, this editorial is not one of despair. In fact, by going “medal-less” in the Olympics, Cayman finds itself in good company with a host of nations, territories and jurisdictions who came away from Rio with accolades, memories and experiences … but without the hardware. In all, 87 countries won at least one Olympic medal this summer, but the majority — 120 — won zero. That final number is an update to the preliminary statistic cited in the Times story referenced above. The compelling narrative published by the Times focuses on athletes (a tandem of sailors from Austria and a wrestler from Cameroon) who represented their respective countries’ last, and therefore best, chances to medal in Rio. The sailors won bronze; the wrestler fell just short. Apart from the “thrill of victory/agony of defeat” dichotomy that drives athletes everywhere, the Times story also features the less-than-aspirational aspects of “supporters” back home. In a word, many people in some countries don’t possess the perspective or the “CaymanKindness” that exists in our islands. Here’s some numerical perspective: Austria’s popu- lation is 9 million. Cameroon’s is 24 million. Cayman’s is roughly 60,000. The largest country to never win an Olympic medal (according to USA Today) is Bangla- desh, with a population of 169 million. Put another way, at the Olympics, Cayman is a very small David surrounded by a horde of Goliaths. It would be extremely unfair to our athletes or our sports organizers to hold expectations of victory. Not that there’s ever an absence of hope. The smallest country to win a medal this year (a silver in the men’s 400-meter sprint) is Grenada, which is home to less than 106,000 people. Jamaica, with 2.7 million people, far outperformed its population statis- tics, hauling in 11 Olympic medals, including six golds. That being said, Cayman sends athletes to the Olympics more for reasons of mettle, than medal. Our athletes test themselves and gauge their limits. As a country we celebrate our membership in the global fraternity. And then there are the opportunities to rub shoulders with the legendary likes of American swimmers Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky, as well as Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt (who in Cayman we regard as an adopted “hometown hero.”) Cayman’s participation in the Olympics is an impor- tant form of recognition that we do have a rightful place, however small, on the grand world stage. One final time in this editorial space, we wish to honor our 2016 Rio competitors and recognize them by name: Florence Allan, Geoffrey Butler, Lara Butler, Ronald Forbes and Kemar Hyman. As a country, we thank you for your striving. You will always be Cayman’s champions. And you will always be Olympians. Results from Rio: Our Olympians, our ambassadors TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS The America I miss GARRISON KEILLOR Special to The Washington Post Life is good if you have your health and not all bad even if you don’t, which is sometimes forgotten in an election year, what with the high-pitched oratory on be- half of the embittered rich and people with ingrown toenails and what not. Apparently we are on the verge of losing our Second Amendment rights and will need to defend ourselves with tent stakes and bug spray. So I’ve heard people say. I had an uncle, a farmer, who suffered from chronic hemorrhoids but he knew a druggist who sold an oint- ment made from opium and wormwood and it worked like a charm. The druggist was Catholic and we were born-again so there was moral compromise involved but when Uncle Gene was in need, he eased himself into his 1947 Ford with his special doughnut cushion and drove to town and got the cure. An illegal drug sold by a man who sent money to buy golden shoelaces for the Pope, but what are you going to do? Gene was a farmer and the tractor seat was hard and there were bumps. This is the amiable America I grew up in. You didn’t blame your hemor- rhoids on the party in power in Washington. “There are things more important than being right,” Uncle Gene said once on his way home from the druggist. Think about that for a moment. I loved the old America where children roamed the neighborhood unsupervised and you hitch-hiked and got to meet strangers. You knew people’s jobs then. My Uncle Lawrence fixed cars, my dad was a carpenter: you watched him run the board through the circular saw and brace it against the joists and nail it into place, whackwhack- whackwhackwhack. Uncle Aldridge was a small-town doctor – I once watched him, at the supper table, extract a fishing lure from the eyebrow of a weeping boy while the rest of us sat and ate our meatloaf and string beans. Work was sociable: people watched you and commented. Now everybody is in media; maybe they’re in charge of platform resource imaging or program devel- opment; they work in cu- bicles; nobody knows what they do exactly. The old America en- dures, as long as baseball endures, or gardening, or joke-telling, or the state fair where people go to see pigs the size of Volkswagens and ride inside something like a salad spinner. It endures along with church suppers. They are dying out some places be- cause the Myrtles and Ger- trudes who were the brains of the church supper move- ment faded away, but the suppers survive in small towns, a cultural institution. If you were a Syrian ref- ugee resettled in Grover’s Corners, you should come to church suppers. Buy a raffle ticket to win the outboard motor and sit down with a plate of beans and baked chicken, potato salad, a roll, a slab of pie, and learn the art of small talk. “So how are you doing?” “Not so bad. Can’t complain.” “Drove by your house and your lawn is looking pretty good.” “Well, we’ve had enough rain, that’s for sure.” “How is your daughter doing?” “Well, we don’t hear much from her so she must be okay.” You will find common decency here, the common crucial values which are about marriage, parent- hood, friendship, work, faith and attitude. You’re surrounded by people who’ve known each other for 50 and 60 years, and decency dictates that they show you hospitality. This culture dates back to before we got so task-forced and committeed, fedback and workshopped to death, and any joyful impulse gets filtered through six layers of management until it dies a quiet death. It happened in the 1980s. We chose lifestyle over principle and you saw vineyards cropping up everywhere. Even North Dakota has a Wine Country, where people who used to care about jus- tice sit around appreciating the bouquet of gardenias and brook trout and the long finish with overtones of par- ticle board. Old people who are on OxyContin for their ar- thritis toss back a flagon of Riesling and a plate of Brie, and I’m sorry but this is not good for intelligence, and so here we are in the present dilemma. Style is not what keeps us going. We survive by virtue of people extending themselves, welcoming the young, showing sympathy for the suffering, taking pleasure in each other’s good fortune. We are here for a brief time. We would like our stay to mean something. Do the right thing. Travel light. Be sweet. Garrison Keillor is an author and radio personality. © 2016, Garrison Keillor, distributed by The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News. The editorial that ap- peared in the Cayman Compass on Monday, Aug. 22, stated incorrectly the number of attorneys serving on the Cayman Islands Anti-Corruption Commission. Three, not four, of the five members are attorneys. 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LEGGE EXECUTIVE EDITOR PATRICK BRENDEL A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION “Give light and the people will find their own way” CORRECTION Garrison Keillor This culture dates back to before we got so task-forced and committeed, fedback and workshopped to death, and any joyful impulse gets filtered through six layers of management until it dies a quiet death.5 LOCAL&REGIONAL CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 2016 BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Two undocumented im- migrant Jamaican nationals charged with robbing a money transfer business in Bodden Town earlier this month were being harbored at a local address, Royal Cayman Islands Police detec- tives confirmed Monday. The two robbery sus- pects appeared in Summary Court on Monday morning. They were identified as Paul Martin, 28, and Romario Codner, 21. Both men’s cases were transmitted to Grand Court due to the seriousness of the robbery offense. Magistrate Kirsty-Ann Gunn ordered the two men remanded in custody without bail because neither man “had a lawful basis for being on island,” she said. The court heard that the two men were charged with robbery in connec- tion with an Aug. 12 heist that occurred at DND Ac- cessories & Things in Sa- vannah. The magistrate said $2,136 was taken during the 8 p.m. robbery at the money transfer business. In addition, both men were charged with posses- sion of an imitation firearm, an offense that carries a mandatory minimum 10-year prison sentence upon convic- tion in the Cayman Islands. Both suspects will not be able to enter pleas to the charges until they appear in the Grand Court on Sept. 16. They will be held in custody until then, the judge said. The two men were ar- rested after extensive po- lice searches Friday morning in the Bodden Town area that involved the RCIPS helicopter. Police said two addresses in the district were searched, one where Codner and Martin were staying. At a second ad- dress, a 39-year-old Bodden Town man was arrested on suspicion of harboring the men (called conspiracy to commit an offense). The third suspect is on police bail, but he has not been charged. A fourth man was arrested on drugs-related charges during the police searches. RCIPS officials confirmed the two robbery suspects were here illegally, but could not state exactly when they arrived in Cayman. It’s be- lieved the men arrived in Cayman by watercraft. According to a police re- port on the Aug. 12 robbery: “Two male suspects entered the store on the pretext of doing business whilst other customers were in the store being served and queuing to be served. The two suspects remained in the store for a short while and left, but re- turned after the aforemen- tioned customers left the store. One of the suspects pulled a silver handgun from his person and pointed it at the store attendant, threat- ened her with it and de- manded cash. The suspects got away with a sum of CI and U.S. cash.” No one was hurt in the incident. Police and witnesses say three people were stabbed when a fight broke out out- side of Fete Nightclub on West Bay Road early Sat- urday morning. The three were taken to Cayman Islands Hospital, police said, and have all been released. On Sunday, police ar- rested a 23-year-old West Bay man in connection with the incident. A spokes- woman said on Monday he had not been charged. The spokeswoman described the incident as a “melee” outside of the nightclub along the Seven Mile Beach strip. 3 STABBED OUTSIDE FETE ON SMB Police are looking for possible witnesses to a late-night beating in East End over the weekend that left a man in a coma at Health City Cayman Is- lands after he had to have brain surgery. Police said in a press release that an officer on patrol found the man, 50, unconscious across Seaview Road from Pirates Cove Bar shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday. He remains in critical condition. Police said the man “had been the victim of an attack during which he had been severely beaten.” Police said a second man may have also been injured in the attack. MAN IN COMA AFTER EAST END BEATING Magistrate Kirsty-Ann Gunn ordered the two men remanded in custody without bail because neither man “had a lawful basis for being on island.” Police: Jamaican robbery suspects harbored locally A provisional arrest re- quest has been made by the British government to U.S. authorities seeking the return of Ato Modibo Stephens to the Cayman Islands on charges of in- decent assault with an un- derage female. Stephens, a track coach, left Cayman in February after messages he sent to the underage female were found on her cellphone, court records allege. He is believed to be residing in the Miami, Florida, area, according to U.S. federal court re- cords published last week. The extradition is sought because Stephens is a U.S. citizen. The U.S. court records state that a Cayman Is- lands Justice of the Peace issued an arrest warrant on June 24 for Stephens on two charges of inde- cent assault, one charge of gross indecency and one charge of misuse of an In- formation and Commu- nications Technology Au- thority network. “A provisional request for extradition has been submitted to the U.S. and the process is under way with respect to this,” an RCIPS statement sent Monday indicated. Extradition sought for indecent assault suspect Defendant gets maximum discount for not going to trial CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Alexander Adrian Ebanks, 25, pleaded guilty in Grand Court on Monday to con- spiracy to import a kilo of cocaine. Justice Michael Mettyear noted that the maximum sen- tence for conspiracy is 10 years. Given other aspects of the case, it was not realistic for Ebanks to have entered a plea before Monday, the judge said, so he was prepared to give a full discount for the plea. A reduction of one-third would bring the sentence to just over six-and-a-half years, he concluded. That term was arrived at after defense attorney John Furniss asked for what is known as a Goodyear direc- tion – an indication of the maximum sentence the court would impose if a guilty plea would be entered. After Justice Mettyear heard submissions from Mr. Furniss and Crown counsel Eleanor Fargin, he gave his answer. The charge was then put and Ebanks answered “Guilty.” The charge was con- spiring with others to im- port 1 kilo of cocaine from Jamaica into the Cayman Is- lands during a specified pe- riod in 2015. Others charged are ap- pearing in court this week. The charge of conspiracy was laid because the Crown could not prove that an im- portation occurred, but they could prove there were dis- cussions to import cocaine. Justice Mettyear noted that he had initially ex- pressed doubts about giving a Goodyear direction for one defendant on a multi-defen- dant indictment. However, he decided to do so because of the time and money that would be saved by the court. For Ebanks, the prose- cution and defense agreed that the tariff sentence is eight years. In giving his decision, the judge took into account other charges against this defen- dant and Ebanks’s desire to know what his total sentence might be. The judge therefore raised his starting point from eight years to 10 years before applying the discount. He noted that Ms. Fargin and Mr. Furniss had agreed that Ebanks was best de- scribed as a retailer of drugs, rather than a wholesaler; his offending was akin to being a high-level street dealer in- volving others, of whom he appeared to be the organizer. Other charges against Ebanks include possession with intent to supply quan- tities of ganja, cocaine and tryptamine pills. There is also a charge of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Mr. Furniss explained that Ebanks was previously on bail from the Summary Court and one of his bail conditions was to be tested for drugs. He is accused of communicating with someone in the U.S. about obtaining a device that would cause the drug tests to come back clean. An alternative was a drink to di- lute a urine sample so that it tests clean. Justice Mettyear asked if the Crown knew whether there are such de- vices or drinks. Ms. Fargin said she was aware that there were pur- ported to be such items. Details of Ebanks’s of- fending will be given at his sentencing hearing, which may take place Thursday af- ternoon or next week. The final sentence cannot be more than the approximate six-and- a-half years the judge has already stated. It could be less, depending on any mitigating factors. Guilty plea entered in cocaine conspiracy Two robbery suspects appeared in Summary Court on Monday morning. - PHOTO: MATT LAMERS BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Storm victims spill out of the waiting rooms, some clutching water-stained documents, others with the long stare of those stricken by disaster, each with a story of personal tragedy about the Louisiana flood’s devastation to their homes and their lives. The line for the make- shift Federal Emergency Management Agency re- covery center started to gather before the fa- cility opened Monday at a substance abuse treat- ment site run by a local Baptist church. The stream of traffic has been steady ever since. The long, hard slog of recovery is under way across south Louisiana, after a storm that began Aug. 12 dumped as much as 2 feet of rain in some areas over 48 hours, causing cat- astrophic flooding. At least 13 deaths have been attributed to the flooding, and more than 60,000 homes were dam- aged by the storm, which has been described as the worst disaster since Super- storm Sandy in 2012. Recovery starts in LouisianaDISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days West Bay TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS 50 YEARS AGO: Faith Home’s West Bay connection endures In the Aug. 24, 1966 edi- tion of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, West Bay correspondent Leila Yates wrote: “Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hydes and son Jr. left on the 18th for Jamaica where Mrs. Hydes will re- ceive medical attention. Leaving on the same plane was Miss Anstine Bodden, one of the workers at Faith Home, in Golden Spring. Faith Home is a home for children founded by the late Mrs. Vienna O’Sullivan, a West Bayer. Her daughter- in-law Mrs. Rebecca (Brown) O’Sullivan is super- intendent of the home. The home is recognized by the Government but not run by the Government. The Home has its own trained nurses living on the premises but doctors in Jamaica give their service. Joey Parsons and his sister go there quite often for their holidays. “Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Bodden and their friend Mrs. Sylvia Straker left on the 18th after an enjoy- able holiday. Mr. Bodden has taken his little nephew Gonzales with him. He will go to school in New York. “Mr. Lindbergh Bodden and family from Groves, Texas are here on a short visit to their relatives and friends. Mrs. Bodden is the former Vernell Parsons. They have three fine sons. “Miss Genevieve Bodden has gone to at- tend the teachers course in Barbados. “Mrs. Gloria Crowe left on the 11th to visit her daughter Mrs. Clayton Wood, in New York. She will be away for a few months. “Miss Gweneth Smith left on the 18th for a visit with relatives Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Ebanks in New York City. Gweneth’s mother, Mrs. Lee Smith, had the pleasure of having Miss Kathie McCormick, one of the Cayman Cru- saders, as her guest. Kathie enjoyed her visit and hopes to return sometime. “Miss Debra Ann left on the 20th to attend Jef- ferson Junior High School in Tampa, Florida. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Bush. “Messrs. Cecil Bush and Archie Ebanks left on the 20th to join S.S. Petro King for National Bulk Carriers. “Mr. Ellard Ebanks re- turned on the 20th from Mobile. He works for Na- tional Bulk Carriers on S.S. Ore Conway. “Mrs. Vanza Hydes re- turned on the 20th from Tampa after a short visit with her daughter Mrs. Campbell, who lives in Ja- maica, went on to Tampa and they all met there and had a happy time together. “Mr. Ashley Hydes ar- rived on the 29th from S.S. Florida. “The United Church Va- cation Bible School ren- dered a very interesting programme on Sunday night. Rev. R. Coke gave the welcome address. The group sang choruses ac- companied by Mrs. Emily Jackson with the piano ac- cordion. Poems were recited by three of the children; the kindergarten sang two ac- tion songs which they acted well. Scripture was read by some of the group. The life of Martin Luther was read by Mrs. Emily Jackson, and during the reading some of the children displayed his persecution, courage and faith in God until we know him as the first reformer. The programme was ended by the hymn ‘Rise Up O Men of God.’ The Rev. Arthur L. Kay with his team of young people returned to the U.S. on Sunday morning after having spent 10 busy days in the service of the Boatswain Bay Presbyterian Church. Vacation Bible School was held during the mornings with an average attendance of 132. In the afternoons, the team visited in the homes of the Churchgoers and at night evangelistic services were conducted with large attendances. “Patricia Ebanks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Ebanks of West Bay, celebrated her 16th birthday on the 15th of Au- gust, with a party at her home. She received many lovely gifts.” West Bay’s Clara Smith turns 102 JEWEL LEVY jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com Clara Smith, possibly West Bay’s oldest resident, cele- brated her 102nd birthday on Sunday, Aug. 14 with a quiet gathering of family and friends at her home on Rev- erend Blackman Road. At 102 she says when she is not feeling good, she asks God to help her. At 100 Ms. Smith’s only wish was to be young again. Every morning for the past six years, Ms. Clara has tucked into a cup of milo and a ripe banana at 8 a.m. Later on, she has scrambled eggs with mashed potatoes or crushed breadfruit with bean gravy. She also likes cream of wheat porridge, oatmeal, rav- ioli and ripe mangoes. “Her appetite is very good – for being 102 she’s not that bad off, it’s as good as I can expect,” said her son, Hevard Smith. Mr. Smith takes care of his mother with the help of a caretaker. “I like to see and talk to good people, it makes me feel good and special,” she said. Unable to move around like she used to, Ms. Clara spends most of her time in bed resting, but looks for- ward to having visitors by her bedside. On a recent morning, a visitor finds her quietly re- peating the Lord’s prayer with her eyes closed, but as someone else approaches she opens her eyes. “How are you today, Ms. Smith?” says daughter-in-law Linda Smith. But Ms. Clara is not up to talking today and closes her eyes again. “She talks when she feels like it. She’s in her good sense and can ask for some things she wants,” said Mr. Smith. On the morning of Ms. Clara’s birthday, Mr. Smith said he went in to wish her good morning and ask how she was doing. Ms. Clara told him she was OK. On her birthday the family shared a cake. But not just any cake. Ms. Clara only likes cream of wheat cakes, which her niece Miriam An- glin bakes for her on every birthday. Ms. Clara is on no medi- cation, only a little something the doctor gives her to help with appetite. Otherwise she eats well and drinks plenty of water, said her son. “She has no Alzheimer’s, diabetes, high blood pres- sure and feels very little pain. Sometimes her memory does drift a little, but it comes right back,” he added. Ms. Clara grew up in the Town Hall Crescent area of West Bay with parents Clara and William Bush. Raising seven children on her own with a husband at sea, Ms. Clara did what she had to do to make a living for the family. Like most Caymanian women in bygone days, as a young woman she made a living from collecting silver thatch to twist into rope and weave baskets. She often made the journey all the way to New- lands to cut tops, bringing them home to West Bay to make land baskets, which were used by Caymanians to carry goods. Ms. Clara was a very ac- tive woman up until she was 80. She worked three jobs – Cayman Arms, Silver Sands and Royal Palms, and still came home to do chores. Reminiscing about her working in Silver Sands condos, her family recalled she was happy to go every day. “As long as they would have kept her on, Ms. Clara would have worked, that is how much she loved to work,” said Mr. Smith. Her words to her son throughout the years have been: “I will live to see 100 and outlive all my children.” “That may happen too, because she is not suffering from any major ailments,” said Mr. Smith. Turtle Farm proves an educational draw The Cayman Islands Turtle Farm reports that from Jan. 1 to June 30 2016, over 2,130 school students and teachers visited the West Bay park for education and recreation. Approxi- mately 1,411 of those partook in the Turtle Farm’s annual end of term special promotion offered to schools during the month of June 2016. From July 2015 to June 2016, more than 2,765 schoolchildren and their teachers and chaperones visited the park. In addition, during the 2015–2016 school term, three high school student interns worked with Ma- rine & Terrestrial depart- ments for four days a week under CTF’s annual Work Experience partner- ship program with the Cayman Island Further Education Centre. “I like to see and talk to good people, it makes me feel good and special.” CLARA SMITH, 102 The Cayman Islands Turtle Farm’s education offerings are proving to be popular. – PHOTO: CHRIS COURT Clara SmithDISTRICT DAYS 7 District Days West Bay CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 2016 The 2016 breeding season has turned out to be a very productive one for the Cayman Turtle Farm aviary flock. “With about 10 breeding pairs of white-crowned pigeons, some of which have raised two to three clutches for the season, we have a bumper crop of juvenile captive- bred white crowned pigeons for wild release this year,” said Geddes Hislop, the Turtle Farm’s terres- trial exhibits and education pro- grammes curator. The first group, aged around four months, old hatched in early April and is on track to be released this week. White-crowned pigeons, known locally as bald pates after their dis- tinctive white head markings, are a naturally shy woodland-dwelling species. Like the Cayman parrot, they are fast losing the mature woodland and mangrove forests they depend on for food, shelter and breeding habitat. Once hunted widely as a game bird, Cayman’s white-crowned pi- geon population is considered “near threatened” and is now a pro- tected species under the new Na- tional Conservation Law. The Turtle Farm’s aviary provides a pro- tected space for the birds to breed and mature, and it is proving a successful venture. “There are already 16 juve- nile white-crowned pigeons which have been transferred to the Aviary breeding/release cage, undergoing preparations for wild release,” ex- plained Mr. Hislop, noting a key step is having the birds transition to a wild diet, consisting mostly of ripe seagrape, silver thatch, red birch, and parrot berry fruit. The birds are attracted to the colorful berries by instinct. “We collect the wild food and hang it up in the cage and reduce commercial food, and once they start choosing the wild food, we know they are ready to be released into the wild,” Mr. Hislop said. “Over time we have noticed that color is key in having the birds choose the wild food over the seeds and pellets they have been eating in the aviary,” he continued. He noted the birds’ instinctive attraction to colorful fruit comes from what scientists refer to as the “lizard brain” or the brain stem, the oldest part of the brain, respon- sible for primitive survival instincts. Birds introduced to wild foods while young will develop a natural preference for it. “After they spend time in the transition cage, the instinct kicks in and the seeds and pellets start being eaten less and less,” said Mr. Hislop. “We check the drop- pings for the seeds from the fruits, which is important too for another reason, as the birds play a key role in spreading the seeds through their droppings.” Mr. Hislop added that the tran- sition cage is situated away from the main area of the Turtle Farm, where the birds have little contact with humans. “That way they lose their habit- uation to people, so when they go out in the wild they will actually fly away from people.” Once the current group of “teenage” birds have completed their transition to wild feed and been re- leased, there are at least another dozen juveniles to be taken out of the aviary for a second release later this summer. The birds are released into the wild through a soft release, where the cage is opened and they fly out on their own. “We leave food for them on top of the cage, just in case, but within a few days they leave the area, as they follow the wild birds and disperse,” said Mr. Hislop. Since the captive-bred birds are banded, the Turtle Farm is able to track where the approx- imately 50 captive-bred white- crowned pigeons released by the breeding program end up. One of the few island birds that migrate, white-crowned pigeons typically fly between Grand Cayman, the Brac and Cuba. However, over the years many of the birds released by the farm have stayed close to home, establishing an urban flock around West Bay. The flock ap- pears to be comfortably breeding and flourishing side-by-side with people, offering the birds relative safety from hunters in their sub- urban environment. Outreach efforts maintain precious ties for seafarers The Cayman Islands Sea- farers Association’s commu- nity visitations are part of an effort to keep in touch with older seafarers or members who can no longer attend Association meetings. On Aug. 7, Cayman Is- lands Seafarers Association members Members Ludi- vene Dilbert, Ola Powery, and Association president Captain Owen Farrington visited Joseph H. Ebanks of Boatswains Bay, West Bay. Mr. Ebanks started his sea life at the tender age of 13, traveling to the Miskito Cays where he worked for a number of years before starting his seaman’s career on National Bulk Carriers. As a seaman Mr. Ebanks trav- eled around the world from the 1940s to the 1960s. Now at the age of 92, after a re- cent stroke, Mr. Ebanks can no longer attend the CISA meetings which have been an important part of his life. During the visit Captain Farrington read a scripture from Matthew and con- ducted a prayer, followed by a prayer by Mrs. Dilbert. Mrs. Powery then handed out a song sheet with the music of “The Lord is my Shepherd” which was sung by all in attendance. Mr. Ebanks then requested “Blessed Assurance (This is my Story this is my Song).” After chatting with Mr. Ebanks, another prayer wound up the visit. “While we had come to encourage Mr. Ebanks, it was Mr. Ebanks who had inspired us,” said Mr. Farrington. From left, Seafarers Association representatives Ludivene Dilbert (treasurer), Ola Powery (council member), and Captain Owen Farrington (president) with Seafarer Joseph H. Ebanks of Boatswains Bay, seated. - PHOTO: EZIETHAMAE BODDEN White-crowned pigeons settling in to WB White-crowned pigeons are making a comeback in West Bay. Assistant aviculturist William Chisholm with visitors at the Turtle Farm aviary.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 AUGUST 23, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24 POST OFFICES: Post offices on Grand Cayman will be closed for two hours to facilitate a staff function. The closure, from noon to 2 p.m., includes the General Post Office, Airport Post Office and all district sub- post offices. All offices will reopen for normal business at 2 p.m. Post offices on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman will not be affected and will operate normal hours. CONSERVATION COUNCIL: The National Conservation Council holds a general meeting from 2-5 p.m. in the ground floor meeting room (1038) of the Government Administration Building in Grand Cayman. The agenda of the meeting will be available at the DoE website (www.doe. ky/conservation-council). This meeting is open to observers from the public. If anyone wishes to submit comments to the Council in advance of the meeting, they may do so via email to ConservationCouncil@gov.ky. CERAMIC OPEN STUDIO: Offered by Visual Arts Society today and Aug. 31 to adults who want to work independently in an inspiring atmosphere, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Watler House Studio, Pedro Castle grounds. $15 pp/$25 pp non-members. Clay, materials, glazes and firing facilities are available. More information at info@visualartcayman.com. THURSDAY, AUG. 25 BRAC COURT: Summary Court in Cayman Brac, Aston Rutty Centre. Today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. A WALK THROUGH WATERCOLORS: Join art critic Emé Paschalides for a special discussion and walkthrough of the National Gallery’s watercolor exhibition, “A Legacy of Light.” This program is free. Refreshments will be available. Doors open at 5 p.m. Discussions begin at 5:30 p.m. For additional details or to RSVP, email education@nationalgallery. org.ky or call 945-8111. SME WORKSHOP: “Getting the Most Out of Media Solutions, IT and Telephony,” a Chamber of Commerce course. 5:30- 7:30 p.m. Chamber of Commerce, Governors Square. Free. Register at www.caymanchamber.ky. FRIDAY, AUG. 26 DANCE REGISTRATION: The Cayman Islands National Dance Company – Dance Unlimited holds registration to dance 2016-2017. Returning dancers registration is today, 5:30- 6:30 p.m. New dancers registration is Saturday, Aug. 27, 10 a.m. to noon at the Mirco Centre, unit #218. Dancers are from 3 years to adults. SATURDAY, AUG. 27 CUSTOMER APPRECIATION/ HEALTH FAIR: Kings Sports Centre on Crewe Road invites everyone to a Customer Appreciation Day and Health Fair with free bungee jumping, rock climbing, group fitness class and more. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. WATERCOLOR PLAY: Family Day at the National Gallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free family fun art activities based on the watercolor exhibition, “A Legacy of Light.” Activity sheets and art activities will be available for children of all ages in the National Gallery. Self-guided tour packs can be collected at reception for families to use as they explore the temporary exhibition. Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase in the Art Café. Admission is free and open to all ages. For more information, email education@nationalgallery. org.ky or call 945-8111. WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP: 10-11 a.m. at the National Gallery. Have fun with all kinds of water-based paints. Unlock creativity and discover new ways to apply paint to paper. Explore pattern, shape and color. All materials are provided and the event is open to children of all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. This is a free drop-in event, but the workshop is limited to 20 students, so pre-registration is a must. Email education@ nationalgallery.org.ky or call 945-8111. GENERAL INTEREST BOOK SALE: The Red Cross Thrift Shop is having a bag book sale until Aug. 31. Customers can get all the books they can fit in a bag for only $5. VOLUNTEER TEACHERS SOUGHT: The CXC Education Programme, offering all 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. PIRATES WEEK FESTIVAL CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS: The Pirates Week Office is seeking volunteers to assist in the planning in its upcoming events. The Festival staff acknowledges the value of volunteers and what they have to offer as this will help make the Islands’ National Festival a success. For more information or to receive a volunteer application from, contact the Pirates Week Office via email at info@piratesweekfestival.com or 949-5859. VISUAL ARTS: Learn more about Literacy Month this coming September, and two Roald Dahl art inspired competitions over August and September. For more information contact info@visualartcayman. com 546-9422 or jar.was@gmail.com. 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. 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 vascayman@gmail.com. OPEN CANVAS: Wednesdays in August. Visual Arts Society supports this event at KARoo Restaurant, located in Camana Bay. 7 p.m. to close. No fee, easels are provided. Participating artists receive two complimentary tickets for house wine or beer. vascayman@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. CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Meets daily to help with drinking problems. For more information, call 926-9044 or visit www.caymanaa.org. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Is available for substance abuse help. Call the info line at 929–NANA (6262). AL-ANON GROUP MEETING: Are you troubled by someone’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups can help. Call 928-8843 or email caymanalanon@gmail. com for meeting times. OVERCOMERS OUTREACH: A Christ-centered 12-Step Recovery Group addresses addictions and those affected by them. Meetings at Cayman Islands Baptist Church, Pedro Castle Road, Mondays, 7 p.m. For details, contact Virginia Castillo at 946-2422, or visit www.overcomersoutreach.org. DEMENTIA/ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP: This group meets on the last Wednesday of each month at the Catboat Club clubhouse, North Church Street. All are invited to attend. For more information, call 924-4170 or email info@adacayman.com. TOASTMASTERS CLUB: Cayman has three chapters of Toastmasters International, geared toward development of public speaking and leadership skills. Grand Cayman club meets at George Town Public Library, 3rd floor, 6-7:15 p.m. every Thursday. Eloquent Speaker club meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday 6:30 – 7:45 p.m. at Savannah United Church Hall. Eminent Orators club meets 2nd and 4th Monday 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Cayman Academy Canteen. Contact George R. Ebanks at 916-0687/322-9369 or georger.ebanks@gmail.com for more information. ROTARACT BLUE OF CAYMAN: Meets Wednesdays 6 p.m., at Full of Beans Cafe, Pasadora Place on Smith Road. Contact rotaractblue@ gmail.com or check www.rotaractblue.org. LEO CLUB OF GRAND CAYMAN: Meets first and third Wednesdays of the month, 6:30 p.m. at the Lions Community Centre. For more information, contact Secretary Letisha Allen 924-2819. For more Community Calendar events, visit www.caymancompass.com/events. Post offices on Grand Cayman will be closed from noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24. All offices will reopen for normal business at 2 p.m. Post offices on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman will not be affected. - PHOTO: CHRIS COURTThe islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 2016 Cayman Islands resident or visitor, who travels from the islands to another jurisdic- tion to participate in or fi- nance terrorism, or recruit for terrorist organizations. Criminal offenses for ter- rorism can be committed under the revised law even if the act itself fails or does not occur and regardless of whether the property (fi- nances or other items) used to support the terrorist acts are from legitimate or illegiti- mate sources. The Cayman Islands gov- ernor is given powers under the new bill to directly apply to the U.N. Security Council for designation of a person involved in terrorist ac- tivities, which can lead to that person’s assets being frozen during the period of the order. An act of terrorism is de- fined in the new legislation as something which can cause loss of life or serious injury, damage to property or the disruption of public safety services that is intended to “compel a government or in- ternational organization” to take a specific action or to “intimidate the public or a section of the public for the purpose of advancing a polit- ical, religious, radical or ideo- logical cause.” In addition to the new anti-terrorism amendments, the Cayman Islands govern- ment is advertising for the position of “sanctions coor- dinator,” who will ensure the implementation of financial sanctions for terrorism finan- ciers or money launderers within the territory. The duties assigned to the post include analysis of “pro- ceeds of crime” from money laundering or terrorism ac- tivities and to identify spe- cific threats of those activi- ties that exist. The post, in the govern- ment Portfolio of Legal Af- fairs, pays between $72,000 and $98,000 per year. FATF review Financial Services Min- ister Wayne Panton said in May that Cayman is quite fa- miliar with periodic reviews done by the Caribbean Finan- cial Action Task Force, but the one due to occur in the second half of 2017 will be different than those the territory has experienced in the past. “These new [FATF] as- sessments are no longer just about technical require- ments,” Mr. Panton said. “There will be an assessment based on effectiveness [of the current regulatory system]. Our view is we need to have that in place ahead of time. “If [changes are] done a month ahead [of the assess- ment], we would never satisfy [the FATF],” Mr. Panton said. Financial Services Min- istry chief officer Dax Basdeo said the underlying objective of the upcoming FATF review is to ensure businesses that tend to handle large sums of money can verify, to a rea- sonable extent, that no cash laundering or terrorism sup- port activities are going on. This largely involves “know your client” exer- cises and other due dili- gence measures that would be carried out by a bank or financial institution in the regular course of doing busi- ness, he said. Cayman tightens terrorism financing rules Linford Pierson Highway near Bobby Thompson Way. She suspects they snuck into the stable during the couple of hours when no one was on the prop- erty and assaulted the two horses. Charm was 25 years old when euthanized by a veterinarian. The other horse is 30 years old. She said the people who did this preyed on “the two most gentle horses on the farm. I cannot comprehend what they did to this pony,” she said. Police say they are in- vestigating, but no ar- rests have been made. They ask that anyone with information contact the police service. the ground and unavailable for search and rescue or any other missions.” The police statement said Mr. Morcombe served 26 years in the U.K. Army, 14 of which he served by flying Gazelle and Lynx helicopters in combat roles as a pilot in the army’s Air Corps. Following his career with the National Police Air Service, Mr. Morcombe conducted pilot policing for 13 years from the air ser- vice’s East Midlands base. For four years, be- fore the purchase of the Cayman Islands police he- licopter in 2007, Mr. Mor- combe flew the aircraft. He has also flown two relief duty periods in the Cayman Islands, in 2010 and 2011. Alma Chollette contrib- uted to this report. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Beloved horse put down after assault, ‘torture’ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Police get 2nd helicopter pilot Anyone who knowingly provides or collects property with the intention or awareness that it will be used for terrorism commits a criminal offense under the revised legislation. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Mexican president accused of plagiarism in thesis MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto heavily plagiarized the thesis for his law degree, according to an investigation by a local news outlet. Aristegui Noticias on Sunday published an on- line report based on an anal- ysis of the embattled presi- dent’s thesis by a group of academics, which it said was then corroborated by the news outlet. It said 29 percent of the thesis was material lifted from other works, in- cluding 20 paragraphs copied word-for-word from a book written by former Presi- dent Miguel de la Madrid without citation or mention in the bibliography. A spokesman for Pena Nieto responded Sunday that the president had completed all requirements for his law degree and downplayed the relevance of “style er- rors” in academic work done 25 years earlier. Pena Nieto did not men- tion the controversy on Monday as he spoke in front of students at his old elemen- tary school in Toluca to in- augurate the first day of the new school year Monday,. The thesis titled “Mex- ican Presidentialism and Alvaro Obregon” was sub- mitted in 1991 to the Panamerican University. The news website is run by journalist Carmen Aris- tegui, who in 2014 reported that Pena Nieto’s wife was purchasing a house with fi- nancing from a govern- ment contractor. The first lady eventually gave up the house and in recent months Pena Nieto has said he un- derstands why the so-called “White House” scandal upset so many Mexicans. Several months after that investigation was published Aristegui was fired by the radio station where her in- vestigative team worked. They have since re-emerged online. A poll by the national newspaper Reforma this month found Pena Nieto’s approval rating at 23 per- cent, the lowest rating for any president since it began the survey in 1995. The margin of error was 3.3 per- centage points. It’s not the first time that Pena Nieto’s aca- demic rigor has been called into question. When he was a candidate for the presidency in 2011, Pena Nieto stumbled when asked to name three books that influenced him. He man- aged the Bible, before fum- bling through other mis- matched authors and titles. Recent charges of plagia- rism have not been limited to Mexico. In 2006, a scholar at the Brookings Institution found that now-Russian President Vladimir Putin in earning his graduate degree had copied pages of material from a book written by two Amer- ican professors. In 2012, Hungary’s Pres- ident Pal Schmitt – whose role was largely ceremonial – resigned after a scandal over his doctoral dissertation. Earlier this year, a German university decided to let the country’s defense minister, Ursula von der Leyen, keep her doctorate after plagia- rized passages were found in her dissertation. Last month, potential first lady Melania Trump gave a speech at the Republican National Convention using phrases nearly identical to those in an earlier speech by Michelle Obama. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto COLOMBIA TO DEPORT 33 VENEZUELANS AFTER BORDER REOPENING BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – Co- lombia will deport 33 Ven- ezuelans in the country il- legally amid warnings that the recent reopening of the two nations’ border could be fueling a wave of illegal immigration. Migration officials said Monday the 33 Venezuelan women were detained in the northern city of Bar- rancabermeja and would be taken to the border for expulsion soon. Venezuelans desperate to buy food and medicine hard to find at home have been flooding across the border since Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro this month reopened crossings that he closed a year earlier as part of a crackdown on smuggling. Over the weekend, Co- lombian President Juan Manuel Santos welcomed the reopening but warned that some Colombian cities have been experi- encing “invasions” by Ven- ezuelans who have refused to return home amid Ven- ezuela’s worsening eco- nomic crisis. Venezuelans wait in line to cross into Colombia to hunt for food and medicine that are in short supply at home. – PHOTO: APNext >