High of 91 Low of 80 Slight with wave heights of 1 to 3 feet. EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 LAND MINES IN THE LATEST LANDFILL REPORT BUSINESS | PAGE 12 DIGICEL TO MOVE HEADQUARTERS ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 Attempt to regulate nonprofits a ‘disaster,’ MLA says FIFA trial set for November 2017 HYBRID IGUANAS FOUND ON LITTLE CAYMAN BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Legislation that would require any charitable organization taking in more than $250,000 per year to register with the government will be a “disaster,” local residents were told during a public meeting in East End district Monday night. “This [bill] is going to make us a laughingstock,” Bodden Town MLA Alva Suckoo said. The proposal, which began as the Charities Bill in 2010, is now called the Non-Profit Organisations Bill, 2016. The Cayman Islands gov- ernment has been unsuccessful at least three times in trying to bring the legislation to parliament. The bill seeks to deal with mon- itoring nonprofits through audits and regulating those organizations via government registration. The legislation currently de- fines a nonprofit as any organiza- tion seeking public contributions as its primary purpose for philan- thropic activities. The bill does not apply to charitable or voluntary or- ganizations that are already regu- lated by a government entity, trusts that are registered under the Banks and Trust Companies Law and any other entities that are exempt through an order of Cabinet. The exemption powers given to Cabinet under the bill, if it is passed during the next Legislative Assembly session, are a major concern for Mr. Suckoo, a former government backbench lawmaker who left the Progres- sives political party at the end of last year. The assembly is due to begin meeting on Oct. 4. “[This bill] gives Cabinet the authority to override the regula- tory body that’s created within the law,” he said Monday night. “Cab- inet can effectively pardon [a] non- profit entity if they break the law. This law allows Cabinet to become judge and jury. It’s dangerous.” If a nonprofit is found to vi- olate the audit requirements in the bill, for example, it can be fined under the legislation. How- ever, under one section of the bill, Mr. Suckoo said, appeals can be made to forgo the fine, or lower it, if the entity shows it cannot pay. Takkas wants separate trial; Webb faces sentencing BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com A U.S. federal court has set Nov. 6, 2017 as the start date for what prosecutors expect will be at least a two-month trial for eight defendants charged in the FIFA corruption probe. However, several defendants – in- cluding former Cayman Islands resi- dent Costas Takkas – have sought to separate their cases from the others, but prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York proposed to try the eight defendants together. In addition to Takkas, other former FIFA officials or sports mar- keters facing trial in the case from the Caribbean region include Edu- ardo Li of Costa Rica, Julio Rocha of Honduras, Guatemalan judge Hector Trujillo and Miami-based sports marketing executive Aaron Davidson. On Monday, U.S. prosecutors in- dicated that all eight defendants now before the court might not make it to trial since plea negotia- tions are ongoing. Both Takkas and Davidson have ties to Cayman’s Jeffrey Webb, ac- cording to prosecutors. Webb pleaded guilty last year to seven criminal counts in the FIFA indict- ment alleging that he used his posi- tion as FIFA vice president to solicit bribes from sports marketing compa- nies – including Davidson’s company – in exchange for awarding commer- cial rights for certain football tour- naments to the sports marketers. Webb faces sentencing on Nov. 18. FIFA this month banned him for life from all football activities. The U.S. indictment filed against the suspects in the FIFA case al- lege that Takkas handled some of the bribe money that was eventu- ally directed to Webb in various ways and that the U.K. national kept some of the illicit proceeds from the scheme for himself. The FIFA probe has unearthed other links to Webb, and poten- tially to Cayman, but no further charges have been brought by fed- eral authorities in connection with those matters. Find ‘not good news’ for rock iguanas BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com The invasive green iguana species has successfully bred with the indigenous rock iguana on Little Cayman, creating a hy- brid offspring scientists had thought was not possible. According to the Cayman Is- lands Department of Environment, three “unusual” hatchling iguanas found on little Cayman display “intermediate characteristics” for A rock iguana, top, with one of the hybrid hatchlings found on Little Cayman. Jeffrey Webb The independent MLAs met with about 30-40 East End residents at the William McLaughlin Civic Centre Monday night, to discuss the nonprofits bill and other upcoming legislation. Pictured from left: North Side MLA Ezzard Miller, Bodden Town MLA Anthony Eden, George Town MLA Winston Connolly, Bodden Town MLA Alva Suckoo, East End MLA Arden McLean and former lawmaker Gilbert McLean. – PHOTO: BRENT FULLER PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 »2 LOCAL NEWS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 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. - WEDNESDAY - 640-FILM (640-3456) WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS (PG13) 1:00 | 3:50 | 7:00 | 9:30 KUBO AND THE TWO (PG) STRINGS 3D 1:05 | 3:30 2D | 7:05 | 9:35 2D BLAIR WITCH (R) 12:30 | 2:50 | 5:15 | 7:40 | 10:00 MECHANIC RESURRECTION (R) 1:10 | 3:40 | 7:20 | 10:10 DON’T BREATHE (R) 12:50 | 3:00 | 5:10 | 7:30 | 9:45 BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (R) 1:20 | 4:10 | 7:10 | 10:00 Readers hit the books for annual summer challenge In this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, young book-lovers read 701 books and logged 583 hours of reading time, according to Cayman Islands Public Li- brary officials. The selected genres for the competition were fantasy and science fiction. At the end of the six- week challenge, four readers’ names from the group of 24 were randomly drawn to each win a prize. Daniel Suicio, 7, Sarai James, 6, Thomas Sevik Jr., 12, and Harper Barrowman, 10, each received a Kindle HD at an awards presentation at the George Town Public Library last weekend. “There are so many won- derful books within these genres, from H.G. Wells and Jules Verne to J.K. Row- ling and C.S. Lewis, books written in times when tech- nology and other worlds had not even been conceived,” said Paul Robinson, deputy director of the Cayman Is- lands Public Library Service. “We were very impressed with the enthusiasm of all our readers and their love for books, evidenced by the number of hours they spent reading over the summer. I hope that the students that par- ticipated were truly inspired to become our future scientists, conceptual thinkers or perhaps authors themselves.” Mr. Robinson said this year’s challenge took a slightly different format as students not only had to meet the minimum required reading hours, but also ex- plain in a 50-word sum- mary which book they en- joyed most and why. Kindle HDs were also presented to Frank Williams, 14, and Kyan Okoli, 8, who were judged to have written the best two summaries in each of the age groups. Each child who participated also received a certificate of completion and an educational prize. Harper Barrowman read 83 books over the summer, and says her favorites were all of the books in the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew mys- tery series. “I got so into them that it was hard to put the books down,” said Harper, who also participated in last year’s Summer Reading Challenge. “I wrote my summary about one of the Hardy Boys books. I couldn’t de- cide which one, so I just picked a random one be- cause they were all my fa- vorite,” she said. “I read a lot of books every summer anyway so it was easy to do the Challenge.” Tasha Ebanks Garcia, deputy chief officer in the Ministry of Education, pre- sented the certificates and gifts to the students, as their parents looked on. “Our lives would be fun- damentally different if we could not read,” said Ms. Ebanks Garcia. “I encourage you as parents to make sure that your kids read, not just for reading’s sake, but also to understand what they have read, and be able to think critically and analyze as that is the difference be- tween a literate society and an understanding one.” Taking part in the 2016 Summer Reading Challenge were: Arianna Leann Ebanks, Frank Williams, Amber Ebanks, Matthew Gayle, Thian Bodden, Hunter Babb, April Ebanks, Carson McField, Seane R. Curry, Osin Curry, Darius Whittaker, Thea James, Sarai James, Harper Bar- rowman, Deiondre Donovan Williams, Ethan Knowles, Kyan Okoli, Thomas James Sevik Jr., Sean-Douglas Val- entine, Tad McFarlane, Belen Scott, Daphne Scott, David Scott and Daniel Suicio. Harper Barrowman, who read 83 books over the summer, enjoyed the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew mysteries most. Deputy chief officer in the Ministry of Education Tasha Ebanks Garcia awards Kyan Okoli for writing the best book summary in his age group, Director of the Cayman Islands Public Library Service Ramona Melody looks on. Christmas in summer for charity drive Five organizations re- ceived early Christmas pres- ents this summer when PropertyCayman RE/MAX decided that instead of having a brand launch party, it would donate the money to the community. The summer-long initia- tive was initiated by Michael Joseph and Stefan Prior of the newly branded Property- Cayman RE/MAX. The company partnered with Office Supply to do- nate $2,000 worth of school supplies, including 42 back- packs, stationery, and other items to students at the Lighthouse School. It gave lunch voucher cards to more than 400 teachers across seven schools. The company also brought the Swanky Kitchen Band to play at the Pines Re- tirement Home and treated the residents there to lunch from Gino’s Pizza. The team also helped to serve lunches and sponsored meals at Meals on Wheels, and sponsored 11 children from Big Brothers Big Sis- ters to attend the YMCA summer camp. Mr. Joseph said, “A com- munity will only flourish if those who live within it actu- ally participate in its growth. No matter how small one’s support or involvement, the benefits will make a differ- ence to us all. We believe that even if we inspire just one person to give back, then we have helped. But imagine if 10, or a 100 or a 1,000 of us step up in some way?” Mr. Prior added, “It has been a truly heartwarming experience to be able to help our community and engage with so many de- serving individuals. We look forward to continuing this, and hope that others too will follow suit.” THEFT CHARGES SENT TO GRAND COURT CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Charges alleging theft of more than $55,000 were sent to Grand Court after a preliminary inquiry on Tuesday. Paulette Anglin- Lewis, 42, is charged with stealing $27,675 from a named indi- vidual between April 3, 2013 and April 21, 2015. She also faces a second charge relating to the same amount from the same person between April 16, 2014 and April 21, 2015. The defendant first appeared in Summary Court in February this year and elected for the case to be heard in Grand Court in June. On Tuesday, Mag- istrate Valdis Foldats committed the matter to the higher court. He explained that because Anglin-Lewis was rep- resented by an attorney he did not have to hold a hearing or examine the evidence. The defendant’s bail was continued until her next court appear- ance, which was set for Friday, October 21. Stefan Prior, fourth from left, and Michael Joseph, far right, joined forces with Office Supply to donate school supplies to the Lighthouse School. The selected genres for the competition were fantasy and science fiction.3 LOCAL&REGIONAL CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 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. If you have a Honda vehicle that is within the year range listed below, please contact us to see if your vehicle needs immediate attention. Thank you from the Honda Family. 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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 PM 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. If you have a Honda vehicle that is within the year range listed below, please contact us to see if your vehicle needs immediate attention. Thank you from the Honda Family. 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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 PM Miller: Political party registration ‘makes no sense’ BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com The North Side MLA who has spent the last seven years publicly opposing party ide- ology in local politics may be forced to join one before the May 2017 general election. “It just doesn’t make any sense at all,” Ezzard Miller told a group of East End resi- dents gathered at the William McLaughlin Civic Centre Monday night. Mr. Miller referred to what he called a “surprise clause” in the newly proposed Elections Bill, which Cayman Islands lawmakers are ex- pected to vote on next month. The section requires regis- tration of political parties – whether a group contesting a Cayman Islands general election calls itself a political party or not. According to the rewritten section 22 of the Elections Bill: “Any group of persons whose activities indicate they come together to contest an election, shall register as a political party.” In circumstances where such a group carries out ac- tivities that “indicate that they have come together to contest an election,” the su- pervisor of elections may conduct an investigation to determine whether the group’s activities indicate that it is, in fact, a political party. If the supervisor deter- mines this is the case, the su- pervisor will then designate the group as a political party – with or without its consent, the bill states. “Where a group of nomi- nated candidates designated as a political party are ag- grieved by the designation, that group of nominated can- didates may, within seven days of the notification of the designation, appeal to the Grand Court against the de- cision of the supervisor [of elections],” the bill states. In such a case, the Grand Court would be required to hear the appeal within 14 days. No appeal can be made of the Grand Court’s decision, ac- cording to the bill. The designation of a po- litical party can be done, according to the bill, fol- lowing the nomination of candidates, which occurs about six weeks before an election date. “I guess they think they’re going to tie up me and [East End MLA] Arden [McLean], fighting us about whether we’re a political party,” Mr. Miller said Monday. “They can call us a political party all they want, we’re not a po- litical party. “It’s useless. It makes no sense.” The determination re- garding what is and is not a political party is important, mainly for financial reasons during the course of an elec- tion. Independent candi- dates are allowed to spend more money on their cam- paigns individually during the six weeks between nomi- nation day and election day [$42,000 maximum under the amendment bill] while political party candidates can spend less individually [$36,000 as proposed under the new bill.] Mr. Miller proposed a quick solution for that: “Just make it $40,000 for everybody.” The Elections Bill con- tains long-awaited legal changes to set the stage for Cayman’s switch to single- member district voting in the May 2017 election. The bill states that all voters are only allowed to support one candidate in the district in which they reside. Voters who maintain multiple residences on Grand Cayman or in the Sister Islands must identify one location as their place of “ordinary residence” for the purposes of voting. The move to single- member districts, or con- stituencies, has already been approved by the gov- ernor’s office and the Legis- lative Assembly via an elec- toral boundaries redrafting process completed in 2015. The proposed revisions to the Elections Law are largely a formalization of that effort.Ezzard Miller LEADERSHIP CAYMAN 2017 ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce is still accepting applications for the Leadership Cayman program’s 2017 class. First launched in 2009, Leadership Cayman is a six-month intensive course that enables class mem- bers to develop new skills, absorb vital and life-im- proving information, and give back to the communi- ties in which they live. The program gives class members access to key business, community and government leaders during evening seminars, as well as keynote speakers who attend Leadership Cayman lectures solely. Organizers described Leadership Cayman as the “perfect program for those in middle manage- ment looking to further their career.” There are three require- ments to be eligible for the Leadership Cayman pro- gram: Applicants must be at least 30 years of age by Jan. 1, 2017; must be em- ployed in at least a middle management position; and must have resided in the Cayman Islands for a min- imum of 12 months. For those interested in applying for the program, there are two orientation sessions scheduled to pro- vide further information. These will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 21, and on Monday, Oct. 3, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce at Governors Square.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. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY: Caymanian Compass Limited (a subsidiary of Pinnacle Media Ltd) Compass Centre Shedden Road, George Town SEND US YOUR VIEWS OR NEWS: P.O. Box 1365 Grand Cayman KY1-1108, Cayman Islands Telephone: (345) 815-0095 Email: newsdesk@pinnaclemedialtd.com ADVERTISE WITH US: Telephone: (345) 949-5111 Email: sales@pinnaclemedialtd.com Website: www.caymancompass.com PUBLISHERS DAVID R. LEGGE AND VICKI L. LEGGE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DAVID R. LEGGE EXECUTIVE EDITOR PATRICK BRENDEL A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION “Give light and the people will findtheirownway” WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS The overarching theme to be gleaned from the newest solid waste management report is that the Cayman Islands government is in love with recycling — particularly, vast sections of previous reports. So if any of the following editorial sounds familiar, pardon us. Think of it as a compulsory repurposing of previously existing material. Here are the key points from the new 201-page report from U.K. consultant Amec Foster Wheeler: • The George Town Landfill will reach maximum capacity in about five years. • After that, a new landfill must be constructed on Grand Cayman. • The landfills on each of the three islands pose envi- ronmental and health risks, and should be closed and remediated. • Initiatives such as incineration, waste-to-energy, recy- cling and composting can serve to divert much waste from the new landfill. • “Mining” the existing landfill for waste-to-energy purposes won’t work. • Construction of the new facility will cost more than $106 million. • Over 25 years, cumulative operating costs will total more than $426 million. • Government does not have the resources to pay for the construction or operation of the project, and so must look to partner with the private sector. In practical terms, the new report brings Cayman no nearer to solving our country’s waste management woes than we were three years ago, when the newly installed Progressives government summarily terminated the deal forged between the previous administration and the Dart Group to close, cap and remediate the George Town Landfill. The plan was to build a new landfill in far east Bodden Town (between two active quarries). The kind way to label the new report is as an “exercise.” A less-than-charitable description is “fantasy.” Even esteemed science fiction author H.G. Wells (“The Time Machine”) would have trouble with this plot: ferrying garbage from the Brac and Little Cayman over to Grand Cayman, where super-advanced technology diverts an astounding 95 percent of waste from being landfilled. (For perspective, after decades of effort, the city of San Fran- cisco has a “landfill diversion rate” of 80 percent — the highest of any major city in North America.) Of the $106 million in construction costs for the new waste facility, $60 million is earmarked for the waste- to-energy component, considered necessary because (we’d better tell you because you’d never guess) of “global warming.” From the report: “[T]he continued landfilling of solid waste will result in an adverse contribution to global warming and as a consequence, to a rising sea level … Placing this in context and considering the low lying dis- position of the Cayman Islands, the continued landfilling of solid waste would appear to be inconsistent with pro- tecting the local environment and amenity to the Cayman Islands over the long term.” Oh, mercy. The infinitesimal influence that Cayman may have on sea level rise (a millimeter? a micrometer?) cer- tainly shouldn’t direct, or even influence, public policy — particularly when we don’t have the financial wherewithal to effect even a simple landfill solution. Cutting through the verbiage, there are two compo- nents to the solid waste conundrum, one of which — the George Town Landfill — is quite complex, since it branches out into topics of health, the environment, tourism, aes- thetics, finances, etc. The other side — politics — is much simpler. The landfill issue presents a problem of trust for those elected offi- cials who stood up during the 2013 campaign proclaiming “No dump in Bodden Town.” They assured voters they had an alternative solution. But they didn’t — and still don’t. We wonder whether Premier Alden McLaughlin (rep- resenting George Town) would have gotten elected if, instead of joining in the chorus being chanted at the time by his colleagues to the east, he had campaigned on the following slogan: “No dump in Bodden Town … Yes, dump in George Town!” Land mines in the latest landfill report An election-related reality check Government spending and borrowing are once again growing as a percentage of GDP. The federal debt held by the public was 35 per- cent in 2007. It is 74 percent today, and is projected to be 140 percent in 2046 – pro- vided nothing goes wrong. Neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump has presented a comprehensive plan of what they intend to do about this problem that will sink America many decades be- fore rising sea levels (even if the global alarmists are right, which is unlikely). The candidates promise not to do anything se- rious about “entitlements” even though it is the major problem. But it probably doesn’t matter what they say until after Election Day – at which point they will be confronted by reality and have to start dealing with it. Both Bushes, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama all largely abandoned their tax and spending promises shortly after winning election – so why should we expect any- thing different this year? Libertarian Gary Johnson has promised to sign any tax cut Congress sends him and to veto many spending bills. He actually did make a re- cord number of vetoes when he was governor of New Mexico, so his promises are probably close to reality if he is elected. His problem is that too few know of his record or even who he is, and his chances of being elected are minimal. Green Party can- didate Jill Stein has prom- ised to spend, tax, and regu- late more, so it is fortunate there is zero chance she will be elected. Dr. Stein (she is an M.D.) does, however, illus- trate why financial scam art- ists like to go after M.D.s. Too many medical doctors know nothing about economics or finance; yet, many think they do, because they know how to transplant a heart. Ronald Reagan was the last president who was not only serious about his cam- paign promises regarding taxing, spending, and regu- lation, but was also the last one to actually do something close to what he promised, particularly the tax rate cuts – and the economy boomed. All of which brings us back to Hillary and the Donald. Hillary has promised tax increases (but only on the “rich” of course), more regu- lation, and more spending – all of which will reduce growth, which presently is almost zero. But she says we shouldn’t worry because she is going to turn economic policy over to Bill. The United States did grow at more than 4 percent per year during Bill Clinton’s second term, when he signed the Republican authored capital gains tax rate cut into law, and went along with the Gingrich Re- publicans’ spending freeze. So Hillary is on two sides of the same issue – and how are we supposed to know which Hillary to believe? Mr. Trump has promised major tax rate cuts, unspeci- fied spending reductions, and specified spending increases, e.g. the military, child care, etc., regulatory relief, and tar- iffs on runaway companies. The tax cuts are good, as are the regulatory reductions and the spending cuts, but not the spending increases and tariffs. But he seems much less confused on economic policy than Hillary, albeit a very low bar. All of which brings us to the Congressional Budget Of- fice (CBO) tax and revenue forecast. They are the folks who give Congress the “of- ficial” estimates of what is going to happen in the fu- ture. The problem with them is they are economic accoun- tants trapped in a myth- ical Keynesian head – which means much of their thinking is backwards, so their fore- casts are most always wrong. Not that anyone can know the future. Back in 1978, when a big cut in the cap- ital gains tax rate was being debated, CBO projected huge revenue losses. The tax cut actually resulted in big rev- enue gains, because it was a discretionary tax, and un- locked much frozen capital and changed the incentive structure. But never mind, all during the 1980s, 1990s and the new century, CBO con- tinued to confuse tax rates and tax revenues – as if changing the incentive struc- ture did not matter. Once again, CBO is advo- cating tax increases to reduce the growth rate of the fu- ture deficit – while admitting that there is no tax increase which can get the country out of the problem and that tax increases slow economic growth. They also argue that Congress is incapable of significantly reducing the growth rate of the “entitle- ments,” particularly the med- ical ones – Medicare, Med- icaid, Obamacare – where the biggest problems are. Fortunately, there is a so- lution. Reignite economic growth and real job cre- ation with rising real wages by – radically cutting high destructive tax rates and cleaning up the tax system; getting rid of all of the costly and destructive regulations that are not fully justified by real cost-benefit anal- ysis, no matter how small; and freezing government spending, including making those necessary growth rate reductions in the entitle- ments. It is called “having political courage.” The left will claim the tax cuts will benefit the “rich,” which means the people who pay the bulk of the taxes, and that freezing government spending programs will hurt the poor – while conveniently ignoring the basic fact that the poor suffer most from economic stagnation. Yes, it is the old Reagan play book – but it worked. 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. RAHN5 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 Prospect team wins Challenge Cup The Prospect Commu- nity Emergency Response Team took home the Chair- man’s Challenge Cup in the second annual CERT Chal- lenge on Saturday. The Cup was presented by Deputy Governor Franz Manderson, chairman of the National Hazard Management Council. CERT teams are made up of volunteers from local communities who have been trained in first aid/CPR, fire safety and suppression, di- saster preparedness, stress management/disaster psy- chology, shelter manage- ment, initial damage as- sessment, vulnerability and capacity assessment. It was on these skills that the teams were put to the test during the CERT Challenge. Five teams vied for the trophy at the Agricultural Grounds on Saturday. The Prospect team, made up of 43 members and led by Mark Rickman and his deputy Sabrina Turner, is the newest team to be established. Other teams included North Side, Bodden Town, North Sound Gardens, West Bay and Windsor Park. Hazard Management Cayman Islands, the Cayman Islands Red Cross and the Cayman Islands Fire Service work in partnership to deliver CERT training, which aims to increase disaster prepared- ness and resilience at the grass roots level. High school emergency teams Recently 26 students from John Gray High School com- pleted the first Campus CERT program and training has just begun at the Clifton Hunter High School to establish a second Campus CERT team. “It is hoped that some of the students who go through the Campus CERT training will eventually join their community groups after they graduate high school, boosting the ranks of the es- tablished CERT teams,” said a Hazard Management Cayman Islands statement. New teams Hazard Management says the selection process for where a new team will be es- tablished in the Cayman Is- lands “involves considering that community’s vulnera- bility to threats and hazards.” One important consid- eration for the establish- ment of a new team “is the presence of a community- minded person/s who may be willing to lead or cham- pion the establishment of a new CERT in their neighbor- hood,” the organization said in the press release. Hazard Management is in- viting people who are willing to lead new CERT teams in their community to get in contact – “we will be happy to meet with you to consider your community for an up- coming training.” Residents can sign up for CERT training when a new group is being launched and those who want to go through training to join an existing team can contact Hazard Management to find out details of how to join. For more information, visit www.caymanprepared.gov.ky or call 945-4624. The winning CERT team from Prospect, led by Mark Rickman, holding cup, with officials from Hazard Management Cayman Islands, the Fire Service and the Red Cross, and Deputy Governor Franz Manderson, right. The Prospect CERT team prepares to take part in Saturday’s challenge. - PHOTO: BRENT FULLERDISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days Sister Islands WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS 50 YEARS AGO Changes and new staff mark start of new school year In the Sept. 21, 1966 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, Cayman Brac correspondent Lilian Ritch wrote: “As the Michaelmas Term opens we have to offer best wishes in their new spheres to a few special people. “To our youngsters who have gone forward from our primary schools to take up the scholarships and en- trance gained in the Sec- ondary Grammar School in Grand Cayman, namely Marlyn Ebanks of Creek, Barbara Ryan and Daphine Porter of Spot Bay, and Faith Tatum of West End. At the moment of going to press, we understand that Sherry Dale Bodden of West End is also preparing to go. We are happy to record that this is the best response that there has been from the Island in accepting the awards, and our apprecia- tion goes out to the rela- tives and friends who are assisting to overcome the difficulty of boarding and lodging the children. “Miss Deva Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hill of Spot Bay, has entered the Seventh-day Adventist Col- lege in Mandeville, Jamaica. With Joy Christian, also of Spot Bay, who is in her second year there, we antic- ipate a good representation of Cayman Brac. “Linda Ryan, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kendal Ryan of Stake Bay left during the holidays with her aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. Carey Bodden of Tampa, Florida. The Bod- dens and their two sons were vacationing with their respective parents Mr. Ullin Bodden and Mr. Isaac Ryan. Linda has written to say that she has gained en- trance in Woodlawn School. “As they take up new posts at the Bodden Town Primary School, we give best wishes to Mr. R.M. Walters (Head Teacher) who has served Cayman Brac for the last three years as tutor of the Jamaica Local Centre and twice acted as head of the West End Primary School. We also remember him for his talent in drama in preparing and directing ‘The Steward Malvolio.’ Also in a new post as assis- tant there is Miss Dorothy Bryan of North East Bay. “At home there is reason for universal thanksgiving in that we have entered on the standard of having trained teachers for the beginners in our primary schools. Last year West End had the privilege – this year the other two schools have been provided. Observing that there are many chil- dren on the streets during school hours, we urge upon parents their duty to compel rather than withhold their children’s attendance. With staff changes we wish ev- eryone a stimulating and happy term. Staffs are: Spot Bay – H. Maxfield Morris (Head), Mrs. Blondell Ryan (Prob.), Mrs. Lois Brown (Prob.), Miss Zelmalee Ch- isholm (Trainee). West End – Mr. James Ryan (Head), Mrs. Shirley Ryan (Prob.), Miss O. Brown (G.C.E.). “The Creek PTA met on the 13th. It was a small gathering. The disinterest- edness (apparent) of par- ents was lamented. Inter- esting reports were given by Mrs. LeVonne Tibbetts on Rollin Jackson’s and her delegation to the spelling bee contest and by Mrs. Georgine Lazzari on her participation in the work- shop on teacher education at Erdiston College, Bar- bados directed by Miss Freda Gwilliam and Mr. R.N. Nicholson. Stimulating discussion arose out of both these reports particularly on teaching methods cited by Mrs. Lazzari from the course. The teachers would be greatly encouraged by the attendance of more par- ents to these meetings. “On the 10th, eight seamen flew out to join Na- tional Bulk Carriers Inc. ship Jim Pet. Good sailing to Dennis Dixon, Laughford Tatum of Spot Bay and to Roosevelt Bodden, Elmer Ebanks, Lloyd Bodden and Carnel Bourke of the Western Districts.” More accolades for Southern Cross Club Little Cayman’s Southern Cross Club recently added to its inter- national accolades. Presently listed as the top hotel in Little Cayman on the Tri- pAdvisor travel review site, the Southern Cross Club also received a top 10 designation in TripAdvi- sor’s Travelers’ Choice selections in the top 25 best hotels in the Caribbean for service category. One recent reviewer wrote: “My wife and I had a terrific time at Southern Cross Club. It was our first time there and we found the food, the room, the diving and deep sea fishing all excellent. “One thing that impressed us was how long the staff had been working at the resort, many of whom had been there five years or more. It’s a solid indi- cation of a well-run establish- ment and the care everyone takes was apparent.” Another reviewer writes: “Our recent stay was first class all of the way around. The resort was stunning and right out of a picture book. All of the staff were attentive, helpful and very friendly.” The resort, which has 14 beach bungalows overlooking the is- land’s South Hole Sound La- goon, is a popular destination for divers and those seeking a romantic getaway. The oceanfront property serves as a community hub and features a clubhouse with dining areas, bars and a pool. It is a culinary destination as well, featuring award-winning chefs, and it has hosted the Sister Islands Cook-Off, a fundraiser for the Sister Islands Tourism As- sociation and one of the high- lights of the Little Cayman tourist high season. With comment titles such as “Amazing trip!” and “They keep raising the bar,” and with many reviewers making special mention of staff by name and listing the services they appreciated, the top 10 TripAdvisor spot is not all that unexpected, but the rec- ognition is welcomed all the same, club managers said. “We are very pleased indeed to have been acknowledged and voted as being in the top 10 for service in the Caribbean,” said Southern Cross Club General Manager Jennifer Mills. “At Southern Cross Club, we pride ourselves on our friendly, genuine, attentive and considerate service that we believe brings our guests back year after year. “The resort has received many accolades over the past years, in- cluding multiple awards from the renowned traveler review site Tri- pAdvisor; a prestigious TripAd- visor Certificate of Excellence has been awarded to us every year since 2008, along with a place in the 2015 TripAdvisor Hall of Fame and a Traveler’s Choice Award for 2016,” she said. “The testaments from our guests have resulted in us being given these awards and are a true sign of people’s satisfaction with the service and product here at Southern Cross Club. “We run the operation on a 1 to 1 guest/staff ratio and have a super team of talented and dil- igent staff who really go above and beyond to make our guests feel welcome, relaxed and very much at home at the resort. Every staff member goes above and be- yond to meet our guests’ every need whenever it is possible, and I think it is that genuine care and attention that has encouraged this recognition.” The resort is closed for the season until Oct. 15. The resort, which has 14 beach bungalows overlooking South Hole Sound Lagoon, is a popular destination for divers and those seeking a romantic getaway. The Southern Cross Club hosted the Sister Islands Cook-Off in 2015. The Southern Cross Club in Little Cayman is a top pick for travelers.DISTRICT DAYS 7 District Days Sister Islands CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 New exhibit at Heritage House marks sinking of MV Capt. Keith Tibbetts The Heritage House will be showcasing Cayman Brac’s marine heritage with a new exhibit this month. Scheduled to open Friday, Sept. 23, in the main hall, ac- cording to Heritage House coordinator Saskia Edwards, the exhibit will transform the room into an underwater oasis, complete with replicas of numerous coral species and sea animals. The display will highlight some of the unique treasures of the underwater world, in celebration of the 20th anni- versary of the sinking of the M.V. Capt. Keith Tibbetts. An article in the Cayma- nian Compass marked the 15th anniversary of the de- liberate sinking on Sept. 17, 1996 of Patrol Vessel 356, a 330-foot long Russian Briga- dier Type II class frigate, to form an artificial reef. The ship was built in 1984 in the former USSR and was stationed in Cuba during the Cold War and later aban- doned after the fall of the Soviet Union. It was subse- quently purchased by the Cayman Islands government in 1996. After being carefully prepared for its new life un- derwater, it was scuttled on Sept. 17, 1996, about 300 yards off Buccaneer Slip on the northwest shore of the is- land. Marine biologist Jean- Michael Cousteau report- edly rode the ship down and others dove alongside, filming as it sank. Mr. Cousteau’s popular film of the making of the new artificial reef is called “Destroyer at Peace.” Before it was sunk, the ship was renamed after Keith Tibbetts, a Cayman Brac businessman, politician and diver who passed away on March 10, 1996 at age 79. According to an obituary published in the March 12, 1996 edition of the Com- pass, Captain Tibbetts rep- resented Cayman Brac and Little Cayman for 23 years, first as a member of the Assembly of Justices and Vestry, from 1946-62, then as a Member of the Legisla- tive Assembly, from 1965-68 and from 1976-80. He also served as a Justice of the Peace since 1969. “He was named an Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours for 1988,” stated the obituary. “His seafaring days included service as a gunner aboard a supply ship during World War II, then obtaining his master’s licences. He built ocean-going vessels and later turned his carpentry skills to house-building,” it says. “With his wife, Marjorie, he started a retail grocery business in 1953, introduced self-service in 1962 and ex- panded to a general store in 1974.” In a humorous anec- dote recently published in the Compass’ “People Time Forgot” series, George Nowak wrote: “Reminding his con- stituents where he stood after one election, he placed a sign on his [shop] door that read: ‘NOTICE: No credit to those that did not vote for me. KP Tibbetts.’” The obituary noted that Captain Tibbetts also served as an airline and ship- ping agent, was involved in a number of tourism ven- tures, and in his later years started recording anecdotes of Brac history. “His ‘Did You Know?’ list of Brackers and their achievements is popular with all generations,” it states. Over the years, the Capt. Keith Tibbetts has become a popular Brac diving site. The ship is now broken in two, but divers can still dive within the boat. According to the Reef Divers Cayman Brac web- site, the bow sits in 85 feet of water, with the stern in 60 feet. “The radar tower starts in about 30 feet, so this is an ex- cellent dive for snorkelers as well as divers,” the site states. “Over 100 species of ma- rine life have been docu- mented in the short time she has been down. The wreck has been made diver friendly and portions of it are penetrable.” Along with information on the sunken ship, the new Her- itage House exhibition will feature a brief overview of diving in the Sister Islands, and the various snorkel and dive sites around Cayman Brac and Little Cayman Heritage House coordi- nator Saskia Edwards noted the exhibit will also high- light shipwrecks in local wa- ters, information on local ma- rine life, and information on past and current dive opera- tions and International Scuba Diving Hall of Famers from the Sister Islands. The M.V. Capt. Keith Tibbetts was sunk in September 1996. - PHOTOS: CAYMAN ISLANDS DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM The M.V. Capt. Keith Tibbetts Capt. Keith Tibbetts in his Brac office. - PHOTO: GEORGE NOWAKThe islands’ most-trusted news source 8 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS Attempt to regulate nonprofits a ‘disaster,’ MLA says “Cabinet has the ability to just … say ‘no, that doesn’t apply to you,’” Mr. Suckoo said. “This is going to make us a laughing- stock. This is what hap- pens when you rush legis- lation through.” Previous independent evaluations of Cayman by the Caribbean Finan- cial Action Task Force and the World Bank have iden- tified nonprofits as an area of significant vulner- ability for issues such as money laundering or ter- rorist financing. Cayman is now pre- paring for a 2017 review by the financial task force and lawmakers have said legislation regulating the financial activities of non- profits, as well as a number of other local industries, should be in place before that review. Under the bill, govern- ment will maintain a reg- ister of nonprofit entities, complete with the name and contact details for the organization, as well as the identities of those who own it. Charities that are regulated under the bill will have to hand over ac- counts to government de- tailing contributions they receive, expenses, and other transactions. Qualified accountants must inspect the books of any charity or non- profit that has a gross an- nual income of more than $250,000. Those entities receiving less do not have to be audited, but they can be audited if the govern- ment registrar of compa- nies requires it. “All the exemptions and special privileges for these companies can be done through Cabinet. It doesn’t have to come to the Legis- lative Assembly,” Mr. Suckoo said, adding that he is dis- appointed with “the joke that’s being made of our legislative assembly.” Hybrid iguanas found on Little Cayman genetic features that usu- ally distinguish between the two species. “Cross-breeding is the only credible interpreta- tion,” the department noted in a press release issued Tuesday. “Now that it has oc- curred, perhaps for the first time, this must be consid- ered a new and serious risk for Rock Iguanas throughout the West Indies, wherever the green iguanas have invaded.” The reason the cross- breeding is so unusual, ac- cording to the department’s Fred Burton, is that green iguanas and rock iguanas have a different genus, or bi- ological classification. The greens are in the genus Iguana and the rock iguanas are in the genus Cyclura. Such cross-breeding at the genus level is unusual, Mr. Burton said, although it does happen elsewhere in nature, with sea turtles being one example. The three cross-bred iguana hatchlings are de- scribed as having the long, striped tails of green iguanas and the spotted body pattern of rock iguanas. Underneath the rock iguana’s spots, the hatchlings’ bodies appear to have a yellowish-green cast. While the discovery is sci- entifically interesting, Mr. Burton said, it is not a posi- tive development for indige- nous iguana populations. “It’s not good news at all,” he said, adding that if the greens could breed with the rock iguanas, it is at least theoretically possible they could breed with Grand Cayman’s indigenous blue iguana, which is also in the Cyclura genus. “We haven’t seen anything yet [as far as cross-breeding with the blues], but we’re afraid it might happen,” Mr. Burton said. A Mississippi State Uni- versity laboratory is sched- uling genetic tests that are expected to confirm the cross-breeding, the Depart- ment of Environment noted. Two of the three cross-bred hatchlings were caught by Mississippi State research teams who are in Little Cayman studying the rock iguanas as part of a part- nership with the Department of Environment and the San Diego Zoo’s Institute for Con- servation Research. The first hybrid iguana was caught by Mike Vallee, a Cayman Islands National Trust volunteer and co-or- ganizer of the “Green Iguana B’Gonna” program in the Sister Islands. The program seeks to control the spread of the invasive green iguanas on Little Cayman. There may be more hybrid iguanas on Little Cayman, but no others have been found so far, the Department of Environment reported. At this point, researchers cannot be certain if the hy- brid iguanas can reproduce. They are being transferred to the San Diego Zoo to be raised and tested over the next few years. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Police locate boat adrift Child pornography charges admitted Four men from Honduras were rescued in waters about 30 miles southwest of Cayman after sending out an SOS signal when their boat’s engine failed. According to police, the 911 Communications Centre received notice just after 4 p.m. that an SOS signal had been received by the International Emer- gency Response Coordina- tion Center from a boat off Grand Cayman. The SOS was sent by a locator beacon on the boat, but no other communica- tion had been received or could be made with the vessel, police said. When the police heli- copter and Joint Marine vessel NivenD arrived at the area indicated by the beacon coordinates, the boat had drifted from its SOS location. The helicopter spotted the vessel at 5:10 p.m. The crew on board waved a red flag at the he- licopter to indicate distress. All four on board were found to be in good health, police said. They left Honduras on Sunday on their 40-foot white fishing boat, which later had engine failure. The boat and the men were brought to Grand Cayman. Aside from the locator beacon which had activated an electronic SOS signal, the men had no other com- munication capabilities, since the card on their sat- ellite phone had expired and the batteries for their VHF and long-range radios were drained, police said. “Fortunately, the owner of this vessel had the fore- sight to install an added safety measure, in this case, an Emergency Position-Indi- cating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), or this incident could have ended very differently,” said Inspector Leo Anglin, com- mander of the Joint Marine Unit. “It would have been very difficult to pinpoint where the vessel was located without any kind of infor- mation about their route or when they encountered diffi- culties. Their failure to arrive also may not have been noted for some period of time.” The Joint Marine Unit reminded boat owners of the necessity to maintain as many communication capabilities on their ves- sels as possible, including satellite phones and a VHF radio, and also to consider additional safety measures, such as the EPIRB. “An EPIRB has a dif- ferent power source and is therefore the failsafe when other communication de- vices fail,” added Inspector Anglin. “Boat owners trav- eling long distances in par- ticular should strongly con- sider this safety measure.” CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com A man accused of pos- sessing and distributing child pornography pleaded guilty on Tuesday after electing to have his matters dealt with in Summary Court. Trevorne Obrian Daley, 25, admitted nine charges of pos- sessing images of children in which different sexual acts are depicted. Seven of the first eight charges relate to boys. The ninth charge relates to a quantity of indecent images. Daley also pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography via email to another person be- tween Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2015. Magistrate Valdis Foldats set sentencing for Dec. 1. He di- rected that Daley be psycholog- ically assessed to determine the likelihood of recidivism. He also agreed to defense attorney Keva Reid’s request for a social inquiry report. Daley has been in custody since his first court appear- ance in May. At that time, the court was told that the matter came to the attention of po- lice after the defendant be- friended a preteen boy on Facebook and then spoke to him via WhatsApp. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Hopes to strengthen Cayman-U.K. ties Britain’s new overseas territories minister plans to visit all three Cayman Islands in the first week of October. Joyce Anne Anelay, the Baroness Anelay of St. Johns, will become the first serving overseas territories minister to visit all three Cayman Islands. During a two-day trip to Grand Cayman, she will visit the Legislative As- sembly and attend a recep- tion hosted by the premier. The tour will include the baroness visiting the Royal Cayman Islands Police Ser- vice Marine Base and the Kimpton Seafire hotel on Seven Mile Beach. She also plans to meet with leaders in Cayman’s financial ser- vices industry. This will be the bar- oness’s first visit to the Cayman Islands. “I hope this will help to strengthen still further the relationship with the U.K.,” Baroness Anelay said in a press release. “I am partic- ularly pleased to be able to visit the Sister Islands in addition to Grand Cayman and hope that this will in- crease my knowledge and understanding of the terri- tory as a whole.” Premier Alden McLaughlin said Cayman is the first British territory to host the newly appointed minister. Joyce Anne Anelay, the Baroness Anelay of St. Johns, will become the first serving overseas territories minister to visit all three Cayman Islands. New OTs minister to visit Cayman Baroness Anelay of St. Johns UNITED NATIONS (AP) – In a closing dispatch to the world he’s tried to shape, Presi- dent Barack Obama conceded Tuesday that the United States and other major powers have only limited ability to solve the world’s most profound problems, including Syria’s civil war. He lamented the “cycles of conflict and suffering” that seem to kick in every time humanity finally seems to be getting it right. “Perhaps that’s our fate,” Obama said in his last speech to the U.N. General Assembly. Four months before leaving office, Obama called for a “course correction” to ensure that the unstoppable forces of globalization don’t lead na- tions to entrench behind their borders and ignore the most vulnerable. He chided for- eign leaders for stoking ethnic and religious divisions while faulting Russia for a brutish approach to its role on the world stage. Still, Obama insisted it was critical not to gloss over “enormous progress” on eco- nomics and global cooper- ation that he said formed a template for tackling the problems of the future. In a less-than-subtle jab at Donald Trump, the Re- publican running to replace him, Obama said, “A nation ringed by walls would only imprison itself.” Obama’s parting words to the global body contained a grim assessment of the challenges he’s leaving be- hind: a devastating refugee crisis, terrorism, financial in- equality and a tendency to make immigrants and Mus- lims scapegoats. Across the Middle East, he said, “basic security, basic order has broken down.” IN PARTING WORDS TO UN, OBAMA CALLS FOR ‘COURSE CORRECTION’9 WORLD&REGIONAL CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 NEW YORK (AP) – The man suspected of planting bombs in a New York neighborhood and a New Jersey seaside town may have aimed to in- flict carnage incognito, but he did not succeed for long in concealing his identity. Ahmad Khan Rahami pro- vided investigators with a wealth of clues that led to his arrest about 50 hours after the first explosion, ac- cording to three law enforce- ment officials familiar with the investigation. His fingerprints and DNA were found at the scene of the Manhattan bombing, they said. His uncovered face was clearly captured by surveillance cameras near the spot of the blast. Electronic toll records show a car to which he had access was driven from New Jersey to Manhattan and back to New Jersey the day of the bombing, according to the officials, who spoke to The Associated Press on con- dition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss an ongoing case. Those and other clues spurred officials to publicize his name and photo Monday morning, asking for help finding Rahami, 28, a Muslim U.S. citizen born in Afghani- stan, who lives with his family in Elizabeth, New Jersey. As the investigation heated up, a bar owner in Linden, New Jersey, re- ported someone asleep in his doorway. An officer went to investigate and recognized the man as Rahami, police and the mayor said. Rahami pulled a gun and shot the officer – who was wearing a bulletproof vest – in the torso, and more offi- cers joined in a running gun battle along the street and brought Rahami down, police Capt. James Sarnicki said. Another police officer was grazed by a bullet. “A lot of technology in- volved in this, but a lot of good, old-fashioned police work, too,” said New York Police Commissioner James O’Neill. He said now, investi- gators would “make sure that we get to the bottom of who’s involved and why.” After surgery for a gun- shot wound to his leg, Ra- hami was being held on $5.2 million bail, charged with five counts of attempted murder of police officers. Federal prosecutors said they still were weighing charges over the bombings. Rahami remains hospitalized. Messages left for family members were not imme- diately returned. It was not clear when Rahami would get an attorney. Officials said they have no other suspects at large, but cautioned they are still investigating. The bombing spread fear across the New York area and revived anxiety about home- grown terrorism nationwide. As the East Coast was rat- tled by the bombings, a man who authorities say referred to Allah wounded nine people in a stabbing rampage at a Minnesota mall Saturday be- fore being shot to death by an off-duty police officer. Au- thorities are investigating the stabbings as a possible ter- rorist attack but have not drawn any connection be- tween the bloodshed there and the bombings. William Sweeney Jr., the FBI’s assistant director in New York, said there was no indication so far that the bombings were the work of a larger terror cell. Rahami was not on any terror or no-fly watch lists, though he had been inter- viewed for immigration purposes traveling between the U.S. and Afghanistan, one of the law enforcement officials said. Rahami and his family live above their restaurant – called First American Fried Chicken – and the family has clashed with the city over closing times and noise com- plaints, which the Rahamis said in a lawsuit were tinged with anti-Muslim sentiment. The lawsuit was termi- nated in 2012 because one of Rahami’s brothers had pleaded guilty to blocking police from enforcing closing hours at the restaurant. A childhood friend, Flee Jones, said Rahami had be- come more religious after returning from a trip to Af- ghanistan several years ago. Still, some of the family res- taurant’s customers said Ra- hami was more likely to talk about his interest in cars than to mention faith. “He’s a very friendly guy,” patron Ryan McCann said. “That’s what’s so scary.” The investigation began when a pipe bomb blew up Saturday morning in Sea- side Park, New Jersey, before a charity race to benefit Ma- rines. No one was injured. Then a shrapnel-packed pressure-cooker bomb ex- ploded Saturday night in New York’s Chelsea section, wounding 29 people, none se- riously. An unexploded pres- sure-cooker bomb was found blocks away. Late Sunday night, five ex- plosive devices were discov- ered in a trash can at an Eliz- abeth train station, about 3 miles from where Rahami was later found asleep in the doorway of a bar. Investigators are still gathering evidence and have not publicly tied Rahami to those devices, though Sweeney noted they aren’t “ruling anything out.” The bombs discovered Saturday all used flip cell- phones as a trigger and were all made with easily purchasable materials, a federal law enforcement of- ficial speaking on condition of anonymity said. After zeroing in on Ra- hami and learning of the car that had traveled between New Jersey and New York, authorities pulled it over Sunday night after it headed in the direction of Kennedy airport. The law enforce- ment officials said at least one of Rahami’s relatives was in the car. All five were questioned and released, Sweeney said. He declined to say whether they might later face charges. 175197_PRINT-Ad-Compass-4colx12-Page 1 9/2/16 3:16:27 PM Wealth of clues leads to quick arrest of suspected bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami is taken into custody after a shootout with police Monday, in Linden, N.J. – PHOTO: ED MURRAY/NJ ADVANCE MEDIA VIA APNext >