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The ceremony Wednesday morning was hosted by NCB Group shareholders Naul Bodden, Ian Wight and Mat- thew Wight and was at- tended by government ministers Osbourne Bodden, Moses Kirkconnell and Marco Archer and MLAs Joey BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com A balance must be struck between pro- tecting Cayman’s financial services industry and ensuring Caymanian attorneys can receive “a piece of the pie” from gaining employment and promotion in locally operating law firms, opposition party members said this week. The government, keen to comply with inter- national requirements for the regulation of fi- nancial services and related industries pending a territorial anti-money laundering review due next year, is pushing the latest version of the Legal Practitioners Bill (2016 revision) to the Legislative Assembly early next month. Various iterations of the legislation have been attempted since 2010, with an eye to- ward modernizing the local practice of law and complying with internationally ac- cepted anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules. Successive governments have failed to pass updated legislation. The cur- rent legal practitioners regime is based on a law that originally took effect in 1969. The new legislation creates a regulatory body for local lawyers, called the Cayman Is- lands Legal Practitioners Association. This is envisioned as an industry “self-regulator” with eight attorneys appointed to its members. Five of those members must be Caymanian. The association will be responsible, if the bill is passed, for promotion and training of Caymanian attorneys. It also must ensure all attorneys practicing in the Cayman Islands are suitably qualified. The bill also creates a separate business staffing plan regime for locally operating law firms, including rules that seek to ensure Cay- manian lawyers are “properly considered” for promotions, including in overseas operations at the various law firms. It is in the attempt to regulate offshore ac- tivities of the Cayman Islands law firms that the Progressives-led administration must be particularly careful, Opposition Leader McK- eeva Bush said Tuesday. MINISTER: UNEMPLOYMENT LOWEST SINCE 2007 BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com The Cayman Islands government reported an overall unemployment rate of 3.9 percent during the spring, according to figures released Wednesday by the government Economics and Statistics Office. That rate fell from 5.6 percent overall unem- ployment in spring 2015 and a 4.2 percent un- employment rate in fall 2015. A total of just more than 1,600 people, both Caymanian and non-Cay- manian, were out of work as of spring 2016. For Caymanians, the reported unemployment rate during spring 2016 was 5.6 percent, a drop from the 6.2 percent unemployment rate re- corded during fall 2015 and a significant drop from the 8.3 percent Caymanian unemployment reported in spring 2015. Statistics office figures showed there were an estimated total of 1,111 Caymanians unem- ployed this spring, compared to 1,200 who were jobless in fall 2015 and the 1,562 listed as unem- ployed in fall 2014. “The 3.9 percent total unemployment rate is the lowest since 2007,” Finance Minister Marco Archer said. “This is a significant achievement, considering that in 2012, the unemployment rate for Caymanians was 10.5 percent.” The sharp drop in unemployment came against the backdrop of the number of work per- mits issued for foreign workers in the territory PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » From left, NCB Group’s Ian Wight, MLA Joey Hew, Ministers Marco Archer and Osbourne Bodden, Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconell, NCB’s Naul Bodden, Butterfield Bank Deputy Managing Director Mike McWatt, NCB’s Matthew Wight, Tourism Ministry Chief Officer Stran Bodden and MLA Winston Connolly break ground on TIDES, a new 24-residence complex on South Sound Road. - PHOTOS: JEWEL LEVY An artist’s rendering of the TIDES residential development on South Sound Road. PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 »2 REGIONAL NEWS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 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. - THURSDAY - 640-FILM (640-3456) WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS (PG13) 1:00 | 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 New class of pampered purebred dogs emerges in Cuba HAVANA (AP) – Lourdes Ortega spent nine years cas- trating cattle and ridding pigs of parasites until a chronic nerve disease forced her out of veterinary medicine, leaving her struggling for two decades to raise three sons as a single mother on disability. Then opportunity appeared in the form of a year-old Chi- huahua named Macorina. A university professor who worked nights hired Ortega to feed, walk and groom Macorina in 2013 for $28 a month, more than the average state salary. The little dog became the first client of a flourishing small busi- ness once unimaginable in Cuba. Today Ortega’s three- room Havana home is a sea of squirming, yipping bea- gles, Chihuahuas and dachs- hunds, bringing in enough in- come to keep Ortega’s family fed and to build new rooms to house more dogs. Cuba’s growing upper- middle class has a thing for fancy dogs, and is spending relatively big sums to pamper them. Dozens of dog salons, boutiques and purebred puppy sellers have cropped up across Havana in recent years, creating hundreds of jobs and a series of small re- minders of the widening in- come gap in a society that strived for decades to be a land of absolute equality. “There are a lot of people who’ve traveled overseas, who’ve opened business and who have had better eco- nomic opportunities,” Ortega said. “This is really a ser- vice for people with means, one that most Cubans don’t have access to.” “It’s really a new way of thinking in our country,” she said. A handful of organizations work to spay and neuter street dogs and find homes for their offspring, but Cubans with means prefer to spend be- tween $100 and $300 on pure- bred puppies sold by word of mouth or on classified web- sites that advertise breeds ranging from American Staf- fordshire terrier to Pomera- nian. In a country where cars and new homes are out of touch for even the prosperous, a purebred dog is an afford- able status symbol that offers a return on investment in the form of future puppies to sell. On Monday morning, a line of about a dozen people cradling mostly purebreds stretched out the door of Luis Chow Chow, a full-service breeder and groomer in the working-class neighborhood of El Cerro. Owner Luis Aguiar said the family run business saw between 40 and 50 animals a day for services ranging from ear-cleaning to washing and brushing. In the back of the line stood Yasmil Fernandez, 27, and Ernesto Borges, 26, a couple who run a design and marketing firm for pri- vate business owners out of their apartment. Fernandez cradled Luca, a teacup-size 45-day old Rottweiler puppy who nipped at her gold chain as they waited. The dog cost $100 when they bought him last week, Borges explained, but the breeder had left him malnour- ished and upkeep was not going to be a matter of simply feeding him table scraps. “For this one, we need to buy meat,” Borges said. Aguiar charges about a dollar for routine visits, within the means of Cubans who have private sector jobs or help from relatives over- seas. For the wealthier, there are special services like home grooming visits than run up to $10 per session. “People are tending to- ward purebred dogs and that brings with it a whole care regimen that’s more involved than with mixed-breeds,” Aguiar said. “Cubans in gen- eral are starting to realize what a dog is worth.” A woman waits for her turn Monday with her dog at a vet clinic in Havana, Cuba. - PHOTOS: AP/DESMOND BOYLAN A man has his Labrador dog Nemo attended at a vet clinic in Havana, Cuba, on Monday. POPE: SLAIN MEXICAN PRIESTS VICTIMS OF ‘INEXCUSABLE VIOLENCE’ POZA RICA, Mexico (AP) – Pope Francis has sent his condo- lences over the murder of two priests in the Mexican state of Veracruz. A letter from the Vat- ican says Rev. Alejo Nabor Jimenez and Rev. Alfredo Su- arez de la Cruz are the “vic- tims of inexcusable violence.” It was posted online early Wednesday by the Mex- ican Conference of Bishops and signed by Cardinal Pi- etro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state. The priests were last seen Sunday in the city of Poza Rica. Their bullet- ridden bodies were discov- ered the following day on a roadside miles away. State prosecutors say they believe the clerics knew their attackers and had been drinking with them. But some of their parishioners are skeptical. They say or- ganized crime has plagued Poza Rica with killings and disappearances. A person prays in Our Lady of Fatima Church in Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico, Tuesday. Two of the church’s priests were shot found dead on Monday. - PHOTO: AP/MARCO UGARTE Cuba’s growing upper-middle class has a thing for fancy dogs, and is spending relatively big sums to pamper them.3 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 HELLO I am HARNEYS . HELLO I am HARNEYS how can I help you? HELLO I am HARNEYS . HELLO I am HARNEYS. HELL O I am HARNEYS how can I help you? HELL O I am HARNEYS . HELL O I am how can I help you? HELLO I am HARNEYS . HELLO HELLO I am HARNEYS . HELLO I am HARNEYS . HELLO I am HARNEYS. HELLO I am HARNEYS how can I help you? HELLO I am HARNEYS. HELLO I am HARNEYS . HELLO HELLO HELLO I am HARNEYS . HELLO I am HARNEYS . HELL O I am HARNEYS . HELLO I am HARNEYS how can I help you? HELLO I am HARNEYS. HELL O I am HARNEYS how can I help you? how can I help you? HELLO I am HARNEYS . HELLO HELLO I am HARNEYS HELLO I am HARNEYS . HELLO I am HARNEYS. HELLO I am HARNEYS how can I help you? HELLO I am HARNEYS. HELLO I am HARNEYS . HELLO HELLO HELLO I am HARNEYS How can I help you? and family welfare , animal welfare, or the environmen t? If so, we want to hear from you! Harneys believe that a strong and sustainable Cayman starts with supporting our society. Working together , we can help the communities where we live and work to overcome local and regional challenges and build better tomorrow s. To apply for funding or volunteer assistanc e, email cayman@har neys.com and we will send you an applica tion form for completion. All complet ed forms must be returned by 30 September 2016. Ganja boat captain jailed for 42 months Defendant played major role, magistrate says CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com A boat captain who im- ported 546 pounds of ganja was jailed Tuesday for three- and-a-half years. The weight of ganja being imported and the role played by defendant Ricky Wil- liam Manderson were the main factors affecting his sentence, Magistrate Valdis Foldats said. Manderson, now 60, pleaded guilty to the charge of importing ganja, with conspiracy with others, be- tween Sept. 1, 2015 and Jan. 23, 2016. The magistrate said that in setting sentence he would use a starting point based on the quantity of ganja im- ported and then adjust for the role Manderson had played – that of boat captain and organizer. Details of the offense were put before the court by Crown counsel Candia James. She said officers of the marine unit were on pa- trol along the north coast on the night of Feb. 23, 2016. They saw a 25-foot fishing vessel with three people on board and no lights, which aroused their suspicion. The boat subsequently ran aground in the Hutland area of North Side and its oc- cupants fled into the bush. Officers checked the boat and observed it had a 225-horse- power engine and multiple packages of ganja on board. Shortly after midnight, they found Manderson in the area of Chisholm Drive in North Side. He was wet, wearing shorts and a T-shirt but no shoes. Officers overheard him admit that he had captained the boat. However, he later asserted that he had been on the scene only to meet the boat. Shoes and slippers found aboard the vessel were tested and DNA recovered proved to be a match for Mander- son’s DNA. He then admitted that he had been the boat’s captain and he knew the other two men only as Mac and Fabian. Defense attorney John Furniss said Manderson intended to deal only with 200 pounds of the ganja, while the rest was “for others, not himself.” How- ever, the attorney accepted that Manderson as cap- tain was responsible for the whole amount. On the other hand, this aggravating feature was known only because of Man- derson’s honesty, Mr. Furniss pointed out. The defendant’s admissions took him out of the category of “boatman” or crew to having a much more leading role. “It’s rare we get anyone but the crew men,” the mag- istrate noted. He asked why Manderson would do such a thing at his age. Mr. Furniss acknowl- edged that the defendant had numerous previous con- victions, including some for drugs, but none for importing or supplying. He was having trouble getting a job and made the decision to bring in ganja to make some money. Ms. James pointed out that the maximum sentence for a first ganja offense is seven years, while the max- imum for conspiracy is 10 years. She urged the court to consider that Manderson had been caught almost red- handed and therefore a full one-third discount for a guilty plea was not warranted. In passing sentence, the magistrate pointed out that Manderson had to know or locate a contact in a for- eign country in order to get the ganja; he had to ne- gotiate a price and ar- range transportation. This was not an impul- sive act; it required planning, the magistrate said. It was a criminal enterprise to bring a large quantity of an illegal drug into the country. Im- porters are the link between the foreign producers and the local dealers, the magistrate pointed out. The offense has to be punished and the pun- ishment has to be a deter- rent to others who might be tempted to do the same. Given the quantity of ganja, the starting point was four years. Manderson’s role in bringing it in raised the sentence to six years. The magistrate gave him six months credit for mitigating factors, bringing the sentence down to 66 months. Then he allowed full dis- count for the guilty plea. “I try to give the highest credit possible because we want people to take respon- sibility for their actions,” he explained. Taking off one-third, he arrived at 44 months. Mr. Furniss asked for credit for the time his client had been bailed with an electronic monitor. Courts generally allow half the time because the monitor restricts the wearer’s liberty. The magistrate deducted a further two months for a final sentence of 42 months. Manderson will also received credit for time in custody. The magistrate also or- dered forfeiture of the vessel to the Crown. An order was made previously for the de- struction of the ganja. The Joint Marine Unit’s Niven D chases the boat captained by Ricky William Manderson which contained 546 pounds of ganja on the night of Feb. 23, 2016. Manderson was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison this week. - PHOTO: RCIPSTHURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS The islands’ most-trusted news source 4 Bodden Town MLA Alva Suckoo said legislation proposed to regulate the country’s charitable organiza- tions is going to be a “disaster.” Mr. Suckoo is correct. The Non-Profit Organisations Bill is lawmakers’ latest effort to compel Cayman Islands charities to register with and provide financial information to the government. In brief, the bill would require charities to register with a newly created “Registrar of Non-Profit Organ- isations,” appointed by the governor to become the face of what will no doubt metastasize into a sprawling bureaucratic apparatus. Non-profits that bring in more than $250,000 per year, and which remit 30 percent or more of that income outside of Cayman, must have their financial statements reviewed by an accountant and the reviews submitted to the Registrar. The bill also grants wide discretion to the Registrar and the Attorney General to gain access to financial information of charities of any size. Additionally, the legislation exposes people involved in a charity, such as its board of directors, to administrative and possibly even criminal penalties if the charity fails to adhere to the law’s requirements. And, yes (Cayman pastors, are you ready for this?), religious organizations are included in the bill. It is unclear (perhaps deliberately so) what level of detail will be required in regard to individual donors and their donations. According to the bill, it includes “all sums of money received and expended and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure relate; … all sums of money raised through fundraising; … and any other matter that may be prescribed.” The bill gives sweeping powers to Cabinet, including determining “the particulars contained in the finan- cial statements and annual returns,” and deciding what non-profit entities may or may not be excluded from the legislation. “Cabinet can effectively pardon [a] non-profit entity if they break the law. This law allows Cabinet to become judge and jury. It’s dangerous,” Mr. Suckoo said. He’s right again. Fundamentally, this bill jeopardizes Cayman’s robust culture and tradition of charitable activity. By exposing charities, their directors and potentially their donors to the whims of government prosecution (or persecution), the passage of the bill will almost certainly lead to a dramatic reduction in charitable giving. Let us not overlook the fact that Cayman’s charities provide services, on a tremendous scale, that the public sector would otherwise have to fund and provide through its welfare apparatus … vital causes such as feeding the hungry, clothing the poor, healing the sick, educating the young, etc. Why would our legislators even consider a scheme that almost certainly would victimize the beneficiaries of these charities? We suspect what is going on here is that politi- cians and financial services industry representatives are attempting to put on a façade of respectability for the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force, which is set to conduct a review of our anti-money laundering/anti-terror financing regulations in the second half of next year. In the absence of evidence of serious misuse of Cayman’s charitable entities, the entire exercise is for the sake of appearances, not reality. Considering the discretionary powers of exemption granted to Cabinet, it is possible that lawmakers plan to pass this legislation and then never enforce it. That’s the worst kind of law because it erodes respect for all law. In an editorial we published in May 2014, we chal- lenged supporters of similar legislation “to present to the public one documented case of substantial abuse of a Cayman Islands charity that would justify installing the expensive and tedious bureaucratic structure contem- plated under the legislation.” We’re still awaiting a response. – EDITORIAL – Being charitable, this bill deserves a decent burial 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. Deepen Charleston’s port, and the big ships will come CHARLESTON, S.C. – Tech- nology has put powerful computers in billions of pockets, but an invention much more mundane than the smartphone – the ship- ping container: a rectangular steel box – also has changed the world. Because of it, two of today’s preoccupations – infrastructure and global- ization – are connected by a chain of events that began more than 60 years ago and today runs through Con- gress and to the wharves of Charleston’s booming port. In 1934, Malcolm McLean, a North Carolina high school graduate struggling in the Depression, spent US$120 earned pumping gas to buy a used truck. In 1955, running what would become the na- tion’s fifth largest trucking company, McLean had an idea: The process of loading ships – swarms of steve- dores stowing (and often pilfering) cargo packed into ships’ holds in different sizes of wooden crates – was so slow that ships often spent more time in ports than at sea. Cargo brought to docks on trucks or rail cars and sealed in standardized con- tainers could be loaded 20 times faster per ton, and for one-20th the cost. McLean was no Steve Jobs. He was, however, one reason your smartphone is so affordable, and one reason billions of people around the world, having been swept into the global trade system that McLean’s boxes facili- tate, can afford such phones. Protruding from one of the approximately 10,000 containers here are 13- foot- tall tires (US$80,000 apiece) heading for off-road mining vehicles in Aus- tralia, Brazil and elsewhere. The tires are made in Lex- ington, South Carolina. About two-hundred miles inland, in the Greenville- Spartanburg area, there is a building boom ignited by the Charleston port, and now by the widening of the Panama Canal. Since June, the canal’s new lane has the ability to handle enormous ships that carry 14,000 TEUs (twenty- foot equivalent units) rather than the 5,000 TEUs on ships using the canal be- fore it was widened. The big ships bring Asian goods to America’s East Coast, and take American goods abroad. More than 6 mil- lion square feet of ware- house space is being built to enlarge the Greenville- Spartanburg area’s role as a distribution center for imports, and for ex- ports from throughout America’s Southeast. Upstate South Carolina suffered when, beginning in the 1970s, Asian imports devastated the textile in- dustry. But in that decade, Charleston’s port was one reason Michelin (France) began manufacturing tires there. Since then, four other tire companies have come – Giti (Singapore), Conti- nental (Germany), Bridges- tone (Japan) and Trelleborg Wheel Systems (Sweden). South Carolina manufac- tures 89,000 tires a day, and exports more tires than any other state. In the 1990s, BMW built an automobile as- sembly plant and this March exported its 2 millionth X- model vehicle through the Port of Charleston. Without the port, Mercedes and Volvo would not be building plants in South Carolina. Operators of the cranes that load the containers onto the ships often earn, with overtime, six-figure sala- ries. Every day, 3,500 trucks – 70 percent owner-oper- ated – deliver and depart with containers. Do today’s anti-trade politicians wish that South Carolina was still making towels and T-shirts for Americans rather than cars and tires (and Boeing aircraft, manufactured by more than 7,500 South Car- olinians) for Americans and the world? The University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business estimates that more than 187,000 jobs – one of every 11 South Caro- lina jobs – and US$53 bil- lion in economic output are directly or indirectly related to Charleston’s port. It, how- ever, needs further dredging in order to handle more of the biggest ships, which is where Congress enters the picture: Unless it authorizes the project and appropri- ates the federal portion of the US$509 million cost to augment South Carolina’s already committed US$300 million, the project will be delayed a year. The deep- ening project is only 14 per- cent of the US$2.2 billion South Carolina is investing in its port facilities and related access. The biggest ships pay more than US$1 million to transit the canal; if they miss their transit time, their fee is doubled. Until the port is deepened, too few can be handled here si- multaneously, and they can only enter and leave the port at high tide. There is no controversy in Congress about this project. But unless Congress acts on it before the end of the year, the deepening will not be in the president’s 2018 budget and will be delayed for a year, with radiating costs – inefficiencies and lost op- portunities. This a mundane matter of Congress man- aging its legislative traffic, moving consensus mea- sures through deliberation to action. It will illustrate whether or not Congress can still efficiently provide public works to enhance pri- vate-sector efficiency. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2016, Washington Post Writers Group McLean was no Steve Jobs. He was, however, one reason your smartphone is so affordable, and one reason billions of people around the world [...] can afford such phones. GEORGE F. WILL GEORGE PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY: Caymanian Compass Limited (a subsidiary of Pinnacle Media Ltd) Compass Centre Shedden Road, George Town SEND US YOUR VIEWS OR NEWS: P.O. Box 1365 Grand Cayman KY1-1108, Cayman Islands Telephone: (345) 815-0095 Email: newsdesk@pinnaclemedialtd.com ADVERTISE WITH US: Telephone: (345) 949-5111 Email: sales@pinnaclemedialtd.com Website: www.caymancompass.com PUBLISHERS DAVID R. LEGGE AND VICKI L. LEGGE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DAVID R. LEGGE EXECUTIVE EDITOR PATRICK BRENDEL A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION “Give light and the people will find their own way”5 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 Real estate broker Lund back on island after fall BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Cayman Islands real es- tate agent Kim Lund has re- turned to the Cayman Islands from a Miami hospital after suffering a spinal injury in a fall last month. Mr. Lund confirmed Wednesday that he was working from home after about five weeks at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, where he underwent rehabili- tation therapy for his injuries. He said he expected to go back to work at the RE/MAX offices on Monday. Mr. Lund, 59, a well-known property agent and co-owner of RE/MAX, fell from the second story of his Britannia home in George Town during the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 13. According to police reports, Mr. Lund had either been on the roof or the second-floor balcony of the property, at- tempting to gain entry to the home, just before falling. The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service responded to the incident and issued the following statement: “911 re- ceived a call regarding a person in distress at Bri- tannia in George Town a few minutes before 6 a.m. on Aug. 13. Police and EMS re- sponded, to find a 59-year-old male who had suffered a fall and appeared to have serious but not life-threatening inju- ries. The man was taken to hospital for treatment.” According to a statement from RE/MAX the following week: “Mr. Lund has sus- tained a spinal injury and is currently being treated at a local hospital.” He was transferred to Jackson Memorial the week of Aug. 15-19 and was treated at a rehab facility while there. Police are appealing for the driver of a white bus that was traveling along South Sound Road Monday at the time of a fatal collision be- tween a motorbike and an SUV to come forward. Motorcyclist Randy Johnson, 62, was killed in the collision with a white Ford Explorer, which occurred just before 11:30 a.m. on Monday. In a statement released Tuesday, police said, “We understand that a vehicle which appeared to be a white bus was traveling on South Sound Road at the time of the accident, heading toward George Town. “It is uncertain whether this was a public bus or pri- vate vehicle.” Police are requesting that the driver of the bus or any passengers on board who may have any information re- garding the collision contact the Traffic Management Unit at 936-0127 or 936-9853. Next year’s public holidays begin with a long weekend for the new year, with Jan. 2 designated as a holiday, as Jan. 1 falls on a Sunday. The list of public holidays for 2017 was announced this week after Deputy Governor Franz Manderson approved the dates. There will be 11 public holidays throughout the year. Monday, Jan. 2 – New Year’s Day (observed) Monday, Jan. 23 – National Heroes Day Wednesday, March 1 – Ash Wednesday Friday, April 14 – Good Friday Monday, April 17 – Easter Monday Monday, May 15 – Discovery Day Monday, June 19 – Queen’s Birthday Monday, July 3 – Constitution Day Monday, Nov. 13 – Remembrance Day Monday, Dec. 25 – Christmas Day Tuesday, Dec. 26 – Boxing Day POLICE: BUS DRIVER MAY HAVE WITNESSED FATAL SMASH 2017 public holidays announced Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 will be a public holiday as New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday. The motorbike and SUV involved in Monday’s fatal collision are placed on a tow-truck at the scene of the accident. Police are appealing for witnesses to contact them. - PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAY Kim LundDISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days Bodden Town THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS 50 YEARS AGO: Creation of public beaches proposed In the Sept. 21, 1966 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, Bodden Town correspondent Haig Bodden wrote: “Miss Beulah Carter of Bodden Town is staying with the Dyers in San Jose, Costa Rica. Beulah was presented with a poem composed by her hosts as a birthday tribute from them. The original is beautifully illustrated by the authors who are accomplished artists. “Mrs. Lillith Watler left for Jamaica on the 15th to visit her daughter, who is a student nurse at the U.C. Hospital and who has had to undergo an ap- pendix operation. “Mrs. Aleathea Watler of Savannah has gone to New York on a visit. “Mr. Cardinal Carter re- turned from the States this week. He is an employee of National Bulk Car- riers and is home to spend his vacation. “The subject of re- cent articles and letters to the press has been our disappearing beaches. In and around the Bodden Town area, many of the beaches have changed owners. In most cases a fair price has been paid for those lands, and the con- veyors are quite satisfied. “Twenty-five years ago when one person owned a piece of beach land, al- most nobody could use it for bathing purposes. How- ever, today one is familiar with the private property and no trespassing signs which appear everywhere. Why should the beaches disappear? It is under- stood that in Barbados steps have been taken by government to guarantee freedom of the use of cer- tain beaches to all who wish to enjoy them. Some of the beaches have been made into public property. “Now our legisla- tive body is very good at passing laws. For years we have had the land acquisi- tion act by which land can be taken for roads etc. A few months ago, another law was passed under which swamp land can be commandeered in order to aid the mosquito con- trol program. Would it be stretching it too much to pass another bit of leg- islation which will allow a few beaches to remain for public use? FC International hosts Bodden Town day JEWEL LEVY jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com Youngsters interested in football had fun learning the fundamentals of the game at Bodden Town Primary school on Saturday. Seventy-five young people turned out to work on im- proving their talents at a camp held on Sept. 17, de- signed to instill ball, team- work and discipline skills, coached by players who have been there and done that. “The camps have been very successful so far,” said FC international camp tech- nical director and coach El- bert McLean. “This is the third year we have hosted the one-day football camp in Bodden Town and [we will host one] for the first time in East End on Nov. 5,” he said. Children were taught the technical part of the game, such as passing, controlling and discipline. Footballer Dominic Ebanks said he’s only been with the camp two weeks but his aim is to win. “Today was very good and I am looking forward to more practice, I like shooting, dribbling and passing the ball … I just don’t like being in the goal,” he said. Osbourne Bodden, MLA for Bodden Town, showed his support by joining the young- sters on the field to do some ball passing. “Anything we can do for the district and the young people in the island is al- ways welcome and it’s my pleasure to continue to sup- port them,” Mr. Bodden said. Mr. McLean said working with the children is a feeling that money cannot buy. “It’s a gift the heavenly Fa- ther gave me and I am more than happy to share that with the children throughout the island,” he said. Next Saturday, Mr. McLean will be hosting a “grassroots” camp at the Bodden Town Primary School. FC president Kennedy Ebanks said, so far, camps had been held in George Town, North Side, Bodden Town and West Bay, as well as at the Light- house School and the Fair- banks women’s prison. “FC International con- tinues to care about the fu- ture of the kids in terms of having guest speakers such as Premier Alden McLaughlin, Wil Pineau, Renard Moxam and Lee Ramoon, and I thank ev- eryone who has been in- volved with FC,” said Mr. Ebanks. The kids were also provided with T-shirts, snacks and lunch. FC has been hosting the islandwide camps in the community since 1994. The camps are free to chil- dren ages 6-18. Seventy-five young players turned out to work on improving their football skills at the Bodden Town Primary School. The camp was hosted by FC International. - PHOTO: JEWEL LEVY New stove a welcome boost for preschool RiteStart Day-Care and Preschool in Savannah re- cently received a wel- come donation from a local business. The early childhood care and education center, which opened in 2013, en- rolls kids from birth up to 4 years old. According to a press release, RiteStart man- ager Aysha Munroe said the school takes pride in pre- paring home-cooked food using local ingredients, with the health and happiness of the kids always a priority. The release states that when Home Gas heard that the school was in des- perate need of a new stove to serve the healthy and nutritious breakfasts and lunches needed for the kids, the company decided to step in to help. “At Home Gas, commu- nity involvement is em- braced at all levels of our company and an important part of our brand values,” said Home Gas general man- ager Gregg Radley. “We are thrilled to be able to provide the hard- working staff of RiteStart with a new stove so they have the means necessary to provide good quality food to these young children.” Ms. Munroe expressed her gratitude for the dona- tion, saying: “[This] will as- sist us in providing our stu- dents with the best early childhood experience.” Peter Yates and Nicolas Ramos of Home Gas present RiteStart Day-Care and Preschool manager Aysha Munroe with the new stove. Next Saturday, coach Elbert McLean will be hosting a “grassroots” camp at the Bodden Town Primary School.DISTRICT DAYS 7 District Days Bodden Town CAYMAN COMPASS • THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 Widow still hopeful despite facing housing challenges JEWEL LEVY jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com The roof leaks, the toilet does not work, the floor boards are rotten, the cab- inets need changing, the stove is out of order and she cannot use the shower be- cause she afraid she’ll fall though the floor. These are just some of the challenges facing Thelma Grant, the widow of musi- cian and entertainer Errol Grant, known as “Skanky,” at her residence. She moved into the government trailer home after her husband passed away in 2012 after a long ill- ness with breast cancer. “Life is rough for me right now,” said the 65-year-old who shares the trailer home with her two sons, George and Dwayne. “I applied for a land- scaping trade and business license for the boys to work and help but work is very limited right now,” she said. Struggling to make ends meet, but still with a smile on her face, Ms. Grant said the dream home her hus- band started building for his family on Eiffel Drive, off Breakers Road, in Bodden Town, was to be completed with his government pension, so he could rest assured his family would have a home to call their own. She now won- ders if that will ever happen. In the front yard of the half-finished home, a stack of cement blocks turning mossy from age is being stolen piece by piece. The roof needs to go on, empty spaces wait for doors and windows and the electrical, plumbing and plastering needs to be com- pleted, as do many other fin- ishing works. Inside the two-bedroom, two-bath home, in which nothing has been done since 2007, Ms. Grant hangs a line of clothes to dry. “If someone would just help me put on the roof on, I will try by myself with the help of the children to do the rest,” she said. Recently the electricity was turned off at the trailer, though Ms. Grant managed to get the power turned back on. “I just work enough to pay the bills and feed myself, I don’t have a full-time job,” she said. According to Ms. Grant, when her husband died, she was told by the Public Works Department where Mr. Grant had worked for 18 years, they would arrange to have the house completed. That was in 2012. No longer able to af- ford the rent at her former home in West Bay, after her husband passed, Ms. Grant sought other alter- natives. She visited Public Works Department Director Max Jones to ask if she could build a little wooden structure at the back of the Bodden Town home. “He said no, and sent one of the government trailers for me to live in,” she said. Mr. Jones said that after her husband died, Ms. Grant came to the Public Works Department because she was worried about her living conditions. He said he had a look at the partially built house in Bodden Town and de- termined it was going to be quite expensive to get it completed. In an effort to find Ms. Grant some ac- commodations in the mean- time, given her pressing need for lodging, Mr. Jones said the department helped her with getting a trailer house on the site, but that was al- ways considered a tempo- rary measure. “She asked us to help her get an idea of what it would cost to complete the house, because she was trying to see how she would manage,” said Mr. Jones. However, he did not recall the figures. Ms. Grant said she was told in 2014 it would take $89,000 to complete con- struction on the house, and she was advised to try and sell the property. “We certainly tried to help her the best way we can, especially the wife of a former employee. Skanky was a good employee and a good friend of mine,” said Mr. Jones. He said that through its Welfare Committee, the Public Works Department would continue to help Ms. Grant while she is living in the trailer home to keep it as livable as possible, but such homes do not have a long life span. “It’s not really a long-term solution,” Mr. Jones said. Ms. Grant said she had exhausted her sources for help. “Before my husband died, he told me not to worry. He said, ‘You are going to get the pension money, pay off for the land, finish the house and you will have spending money.’ That never hap- pened,” she said. Ms. Grant said she went to inquire about the pension, but was told it was confiden- tial and officials could not tell her anything. A friend assisted her with obtaining a lawyer who looked into the matter, but all Ms. Grant was able to receive is $239 a month, she said. “My husband died with us owing $24,000 on the land. I’m trying to pay it but there is still a balance of $16,800 left to pay,” she said. “If it was me alone, I don’t know what would happen, but thank God I have my children with me, I feel better knowing they are around,” she said. Beach cleanup at Coe Wood The volunteers at Coe Wood beach. The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, in part- nership with the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands and crew members of Carnival Cruise Lines’ Dream and Sensa- tion, got together recently to take part in Ocean Conservan- cy’s annual International Coastal Clean-up program. Volun- teers donated their time and effort to assist in cleaning the Coe Wood public beach area in Bodden Town on Sept. 15. According to Ocean Conservancy, last year’s coastal clean- up collected more than 18 million pounds of trash globally by nearly 800,000 volunteers. Ms. Grant relaxes in the small living space inside her trailer. - PHOTOS: JEWEL LEVY Thelma Grant’s husband, musician Errol Grant, known as ‘Skanky,’ died in 2012, leaving the family home unfinished.The islands’ most-trusted news source 8 Hew and Winston Connolly. According to the devel- oper, TIDES, inspired by dis- tinctive European archi- tecture, will feature large terraces, designated eleva- tors, a large infinity pool ad- jacent to the beach, an expan- sive deck area, a gym and a rooftop terrace. It will also feature renewable energy through the integration of solar and geothermal cooling. “As developers, we wanted to create something that cap- tures the surrounding beauty and the majestic views of the ocean. And we are certain that the unique architecture of TIDES will do just that” said Naul Bodden at the con- struction site Wednesday. He said he was thrilled that responses had been positive. “Over the last three years, through projects like Cypress Pointe North, Cayman Tech- nology Centre and now TIDES, NCB Group will have devel- oped in excess of US$100 mil- lion in the Cayman Islands. As a 100 percent Caymanian- owned company, we are com- mitted to this country and its future,” Mr. Bodden said. The site is located across from The Lakes and San Se- bastian, on the waterfront on South Sound. Italian architect Stefano Napolitani and Cayman Is- lands-based MJM Design designed the project. Deputy Premier Mr. Kirk- connell congratulated NCB Group for creating an envi- ronment for success. “To the thought process behind the group, I say kudos to you, hats off, because you have obviously thought through all the aspects of making this an extremely successful project,” he said. Mr. Kirkconnell also said NCB Group continues to commit to growing the Cayman Islands with e-tech- nology, sustainable green technology that future gener- ations can benefit from. “It is something the or- ganization needs to be ex- tremely proud of,” he said. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS Mr. Bush gives one ex- ample of a New York law firm doing business with Cay- manian attorneys on a par- ticular wealth management transaction due to advanta- geous tax considerations for the New York firm’s client. Under clause 24 of the pro- posed bill, an attorney based in New York operating on be- half of a Cayman Islands firm in the transaction could not practice Cayman Islands law without being licensed and registered in Cayman. “Under the [proposed] system, the New York firm would, in essence, be prac- ticing Cayman Islands law,” Mr. Bush said. “Such firms would reasonably contend that instead of trying to meet the new [legal] require- ments, it would be more fi- nancially feasible to move such business to another ju- risdiction that does not im- pose such restrictions. “We must take a step back … and look at the bigger pic- ture when considering these changes in the context of Cayman functioning as a key player in the global financial services industry.” Mr. Bush said this is not to say that Caymanian law- yers should not be given more opportunity under the current legal regulatory schemes. He objects to rules now in the Legal Practitio- ners Bill that allow a for- eign lawyer to be hired in Cayman after three years’ relevant experience. Ideally, Mr. Bush said, that should be pushed to five years. “History has shown that those coming here with three years do not have req- uisite experience to properly train a Caymanian, as a five- year veteran would presum- ably have,” Mr. Bush said. “In many cases, [the foreign at- torney is] trained by the ex- isting Caymanian staff and advances beyond Cayma- nians to senior associate and partnership roles.” It is the advancement of Caymanian attorneys, once they are hired, that con- cerns George Town MLA Winston Connolly. Speaking during a public meeting in East End Monday night, Mr. Connolly said many Caymanian lawyers have entered the profession with high hopes and later learned exactly how far they would be allowed to go be- fore hitting “the ceiling.” “We need to modernize how lawyers practice, their obligations, code of conduct … no one is arguing that” Mr. Connolly said. “People are missing the part where Cay- manians – one set of Cayma- nians – the Caymanians that are born here, are not repre- sented in the highest jobs in the profession. “We’re talking about the major law firms, where the senior partners are getting $10 million-plus a year,” he said. “This [bill] basically ce- ments … that status quo.” Mr. Connolly, as he has previously, again drew the distinction Monday about Caymanians who were “made here” (those who have been granted status after lengthy residence) and those who were “born Caymanian.” The latter, he said, is the group he is most concerned with. Financial Services Minister Wayne Panton said both major professional organizations for Cayman attorneys – the Cay- manian Bar Association and the Cayman Islands Law So- ciety – worked with govern- ment in drafting the bill. Mr. Bush questioned who exactly was involved in the legislative review process with the legal profession. “While there have been a number of surveys con- ducted by the Caymanian Bar Association, there seems to be a clear lack of probity in representing such state- ments to government, when in fact the membership has not had an opportunity to comment,” Mr. Bush said. Premier Alden McLaughlin said last week that passage of the revised law is critical to Cayman’s continued suc- cess in the offshore financial services industry. “The failure to pass this legislation has been dam- aging to us, not only as a ju- risdiction, but also to the interests of Caymanian law- yers,” Mr. McLaughlin said. Opposition says government must protect financial services, local lawyers CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 NCB breaks ground on South Sound residences Minister: Unemployment lowest since 2007 increasing. The latest work permit figures examined by the Cayman Compass in July 2016 showed more than 24,000 people held work permits. In the fall of 2014, when Caymanian unemploy- ment stood at 7.9 percent, the Immigration Depart- ment reported about 20,500 people on work permits and government contracts. For non-Caymanian per- manent residents, the num- bers were less positive. The government reported an unemployment rate among permanent residents of 7.5 percent for spring 2016. In fall 2015, that number stood at 6.6 percent. An estimated 322 perma- nent residents were job- less as of this spring, the government reported. Aside from permanent residents, the number of unemployed work permit holders was very low (about one percent). Typically, non- Caymanian work permit holders cannot stay in the territory without a job. Unemployment among younger workers remains problem for the British Overseas Territory, with nearly 10 percent unem- ployment reported for res- idents between 15 and 24 years old. The unemploy- ment rate among 25-34 year olds was around 6 percent during the spring. A surprising number of post-high school edu- cated residents were also left jobless. According to the survey, more than 600 people with post secondary or university education were looking for work as of spring 2016. “Approximately two in every five unemployed per- sons had post-secondary or higher level educa- tion,” the Economics and Statistics Office reported. “Among unemployed Cay- manians, 29.2 percent of them had post-secondary education or higher.” In addition to the roughly 1,600 people unemployed, government estimates stated some 750 people were “un- deremployed” – meaning they wished to work full time, but were in part-time employment because it was all they could find. About 500 people in the underemployed category were Caymanians. Workforce The statistics office put the total number of people working in the Cayman Is- lands during spring 2016 at 40,213, the highest number ever recorded in the surveys. The total available labor force, when counting the unemployed, was estimated at 41,825. Of the working popu- lation, about 46 percent were Caymanians and 54 percent were non-Cayma- nian (including 9.8 per- cent permanent residents). Men and women were par- ticipating in the workforce just about equally, ac- cording to the survey. The total population figure for the Cayman Is- lands was put at 61,259 for spring 2016, also the highest ever recorded in the territory. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Twelve locally transmitted cases now confirmed Three more cases of local transmissions of the Zika virus have been confirmed through laboratory testing, bringing the total number of Zika cases transmitted locally to 12, ac- cording to the Cayman Islands Public Health Department. An additional seven cases of the Zika virus were con- firmed as having been imported to Cayman, the de- partment said, bringing the total number of Zika cases in the islands to 19. Aside from the confirmed Zika cases, another eight in- stances were placed “under investigation” by the health department, but have not been confirmed. All of the locally trans- mitted Zika cases involve resi- dents in George Town district. Cayman has investigated 200 reported cases of Zika since January. Three new local Zika cases reported The Zika virus is transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Finance Minister Marco Archer An artist’s rendering of the inside of one of the TIDES homes.The islands’ most-trusted news source 9 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. CAYMAN COMPASS • THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 THURSDAY, SEPT. 22 BRAC MEETING: All are invited to attend a public gathering to discuss Cayman Brac issues and future plans at 7 p.m. at Ann Walton’s Yard in Spot Bay. For more information, call 923-3558. LICENSING DEPT. CLOSED: The Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing will be closed today. Normal hours of operation will resume at both locations on Friday, Sept. 23: Crewe Road office (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.), and West Bay Office (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). The closure is to facilitate staff training. CHAMBER COURSE: Pensions Master class; 9-11 a.m. Chamber of Commerce office, Governors Square; $175 for members, $225 for future members; sign up online at www.caymanchamber.ky. CHAMBER COURSE: Basic Grammar and Writing Skills Part 1; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Chamber of Commerce office, Governors Square; $150 for members, $225 for future members; sign up online at www.caymanchamber.ky. FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 HANNAH’S HEROES BIG SHAVE: To raise funds for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and child cancer research. 5-9 p.m. The Wicket at Cricket Square. Donate online at www.stbaldricks. org/events/HannahsHeroes. SATURDAY, SEPT. 24 5K PRE-REGISTRATION: Pre- registration takes place today for the Lions Club of Tropical Gardens Brenda Tibbetts Lund Memorial 5K Walk/Run 6 a.m. on Oct. 1 in North Side; Oct. 9 at SafeHaven. Spot prizes, medals and trophies to be won. Pre-register from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lions Club of Tropical Gardens Pink Shop in Elizabethan Square, at Foster’s Food Fair in the Strand, and at Cost-U-Less. Pre-registration continues Sept. 26 to Oct. 7 at the Pink Shop in Elizabethan Square from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and on Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. BUSINESSMEN’S FELLOWSHIP: The Grand Cayman chapter of the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International holds its monthly breakfast at 7:30 a.m. at Lola’s (formerly The Upper Crust) restaurant in Camana Bay. There will be open sharing. DEALS ON WHEELS: The Red Cross mobile shop will be in East End, near Pirates Cove Bar, from 6-10 a.m. Items available include ladies’ accessories, clothing, shoes, bags, linens, toys and more. NEW EXHIBITION: The new exhibit at the National Gallery, titled “Speak to Me – Understanding the Language of Art,” is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. SUNDAY, SEPT. 25 CATBOAT CLUB: Cayman Catboat Club – David Foster Memorial Race starts 10 a.m. at Garvin Park “Liar’s Tree,” Morgan’s Harbour and finishes at Rum Point, North Side. CHURCH CONCERT: Boatswain Bay Presbyterian Church invites everyone to a Fall Concert/Singspiration at 7 p.m. Dress in gold/yellow in support of Child Cancer Month at the 11 a.m. service. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28 FREE SME WORKSHOP: Tips for Developing a Successful Business Plan. 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Chamber of Commerce, Governors Square; register online at www.caymanchamber.ky. SKY OF HOPE: Synchronized lantern release on Seven Mile Public Beach, 6-9 p.m. Presented by Cayman HospiceCare. Individual or family pass is $100, includes two eco-friendly lanterns and one bottle of bubbles/ soft drink. Corporate pass is $1,000, includes up to 20 eco-friendly lanterns and 10 bottles of bubbles/ soft drinks. Contact chc@candw.ky or 945-7447. CERAMIC OPEN STUDIO: Visual Arts Society offers Ceramic Open Studio to adults who want to work independently in an inspiring atmosphere: 9 a.m. to noon: Watler House Studio, Pedro St. James. $15 pp/$25 pp non-members. Clay, materials, glazes and firing facilities are available. More information at info@visualartcayman.com. THURSDAY, SEPT. 29 BRAC COURT: Today and tomorrow, 10 a.m. Aston Rutty Civic Centre. PALLIATIVE CARE: Free conference for medical professionals and all interested parties. St. Matthew’s University, Leeward 3 SafeHaven, West Bay Road. 3-9 p.m. Pre-registration preferred. 945-7447. www.caymanhospicecare.ky. FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 BRAC WALK: For World Alzheimer’s Month. 7 p.m. The route is from Cayman Brac Beach Resort to the Alexander Hotel and back. SUNDAY, OCT. 2 CHURCH FAREWELL: All are invited to Boatswain Bay Presbyterian Church for the 11 a.m. service as the congregation says farewell to Pastor Ron and Mrs. Peg Smith. MONDAY, OCT. 3 LEADERSHIP CAYMAN: Free orientation session. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Chamber of Commerce, Governors Square; register online at www.caymanchamber.ky. GENERAL INTEREST PIRATES WEEK WANTS RED COATS: The Pirates Week Festival is looking for volunteers to act as members of the famous “Red Coats,” defending Cayman from invading Pirates. The mock invasion is part of the annual Pirates Landing Pageant, which takes place on Saturday, Nov. 12. Training and rehearsals will be offered from Monday, Oct. 3. All volunteers will receive a uniform, replica sword and replica rifle. Contact the Pirates Week Office via email at info@piratesweekfestival.com or 949-5078. SCHOOL MENTORING PROGRAM: Be a John Gray High School mentor. It takes one lunch hour a week. Starting Sept. 27 for one year, mentor a Year 11 student to help them achieve their potential in life and in school. Tuesday or Thursday lunchtime meetings from noon to 1 p.m. in term time at the school. Training provided. Contact Laura on 328-0300 or Karen on 325-0318. AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM: The Light of the World Church after-school program has resumed. Children ages 6 to 12 are supervised by qualified, experienced teachers from 3:30 p.m. The focus is on homework, with special emphasis on literacy and numeracy. The fee is $25 per week and includes a snack. For more information, call 926-1541. VISUAL ARTS SOCIETY: Classes offered Mondays in mixed mediums. Tuesdays, figure drawing with live model. Thursdays, color theory. For more information, email workshops@ visualartcayman.com. VOTERS REGISTER UPDATE: Election Office officials will visit all residents through September to get an accurate electoral list for the May 2017 elections because the electoral boundaries have changed. Election officials will register new voters and update the details on the existing voters’ list. They will carry IDs and items provided by the Elections Office to establish their bonafides. ROALD DAHL STORY TIMES & MOVIES: Through Oct. 1. Story times are Tuesdays, 11 a.m., Regal Cinemas for ages infant-4; Thursdays 3 p.m., Books & Books for ages infant-3; Saturdays, 10:30 a.m., Books & Books, ages 2-7. Movies are Saturdays 10 a.m., Regal Cinemas. Story times are free. Movies are offered at $5 per ticket. For more Community Calendar events, visit www.caymancompass.com/events. FIND YOUR BEST DEALS DREAM CAR AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE OVER 10,000 CARS IN STOCK Tel : +81 42 440 3440 | Email : top@beforward.jp www.beforward.jp Shipped to George Town Cayman Islands DREAM CAR AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE DREAM CAR AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE Hundreds came out for last year’s Hannah’s Heroes Big Shave. This year’s event is on Sept. 23 at The Wicket in Cricket Square.Next >