SECTION | PAGE ## TITLE FOR THE SPORT/ BUSINESS SKYBOX ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2016 High of 90 Low of 81 Seas: Moderate with wave heights of 3 to 5 feet. Small crafts should exercise caution over the open waters. ABCDE NATIONAL WEEKLY Politics Enabler or family defender? 4 Nation Tech assist for doctor exams 9 Data crunch Power for Latino voters 17 5 Myths The Middle Ages 23 michigan 3.1 ohio 2.3 wisconsin 3.6 virginia 4.6 new hampshire 2.2 florida 18.1 Share of Latinos among eligible voters in state colorado 14.5 iowa 2.9 north carolina 3.4 nevada 17.2 pennsylvania 4.5 1002 Crunched.indd 1 9/15/2016 6:36:25 PM In Jim Cooley’s open-carry America, even a trip to Walmart can require an AR-15 PAGE12 Guns & Soda THE WEEK OF SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2016 . IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WASHINGTON POST Guns & Soda EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 ‘FOR A GOOD CAUSE’: CAYMAN’S SOCIAL SEASON HAS BEGUN SEVEN MILE BEACH WATERFRONT WALKERS ROAD TOWN CENTRE PLAZA SEVEN MILE BEACH WATERFRONT WALKERS ROAD TOWN CENTRE PLAZA Hundreds turn out for jobs drive Resort aims for January opening JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com More than 300 job seekers turned out for on-the-spot in- terviews as the owners of the new Margaritaville Resort on Seven Mile Beach hosted a re- cruitment drive for Caymanians on Saturday. The resort is ramping up its recruitment drive as extensive renovations of the old Treasure Island property continue. The owners, the Howard Hos- pitality Group, aim to open the first 109-room block along with restaurants, bar and pool in Jan- uary. The second block of the hotel, which will ultimately have a total of 286 rooms, is expected to open later in 2017. James Stephen, director of sales, marketing and catering for the Howard group, which has established its headquarters CAYMAN HAS FIRST HOMICIDE OF 2016 JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Justin Manderson of West Bay was shot and killed outside 7 Mile Shops in the early hours of Saturday in the Cayman Islands’ first homicide of 2016. Mr. Manderson, 24, a boat captain and the father of a young son, was found lying on the pavement on West Bay Road close to Nectar nightclub just before 2 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the Cayman Is- lands Hospital at 3:33 a.m. Detectives are investigating the possi- bility that the killing may have been a re- prisal attack. Mr. Manderson was charged with the January 2015 murder of Victor Oliver Yates in West Bay, but the case was dropped ahead of a planned trial last year. Police are searching for a light-skinned male with his hair pulled back in a pony Actress Nixon shares mother’s battle at breast cancer gala NORMA CONNOLLY nconnolly@pinnaclemedialtd.com Actress Cynthia Nixon, in a moving speech to 580 people at the annual Breast Cancer Foun- dation Gala on Saturday night at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, described how her mother fought, survived and decades later fi- nally succumbed to cancer with dignity, spirit and control intact. Ms. Nixon, best known for her role as Miranda Hobbes in the “Sex in the City” TV series and movies and soon to appear as poet Emily Dickinson in “A Quiet Passion,” introduced herself as a “proud breast cancer survivor” and “the daughter of a breast cancer survivor.” Her mother lived for 35 years following her first cancer diagnosis – “a good run,” Ms. Nixon said that even though breast cancer claimed her moth- er’s life in 2014, she still consid- ered Anne Knoll Nixon a survivor. While touching on her own ex- perience with breast cancer, she focused much of her speech on her mother’s battle with the dis- ease. Her mother found a lump in PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » Kim Lund, event founder, recounts the charity’s work. Actress Cynthia Nixon tells her inspirational story at the annual Breast Cancer Foundation Gala on Saturday. - PHOTOS: DAVID R. LEGGE2 LOCAL NEWS MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS Daily Matinees Every Day $8.00 Seniors, Mon-Fri Before 6pm Cayman Cinema@cbcinema6cbcinema6 640-FILM (640-3456) *Additional charges will apply per 3D ticket requested. 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. BAZODEE (PG13) 1:30 | 4:20 | 7:10 | 9:45 MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME (PG13) FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN 3D 1:00 | 4:00 2D | 7:00 | 9:50 2D STORKS 3D (PG) 12:30 | 3:30 2D | 6:30 | 9:00 2D DEEPWATER HORIZON (PG13) 1:15 | 4:10 | 7:15 | 10:05 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (PG13) 12:50 | 3:45 | 6:45 | 9:40 WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS (PG13) 12:45 | 3:15 | 7:20 | 10:00 - MONDAY - Grand Court jurors in the July 6-Oct. 4 session are advised that they should re- port for jury duty on Oct. 4, at 9:45 a.m. The Jury In- formation line, 945-5072 or 244-3899, has the most up- to-date information. JURY NOTICE Powerful Hurricane Mat- thew moved slowly across the Caribbean Sea Sunday on a track that was expected to avoid the Cayman Islands, but authorities warned it could devastate parts of Haiti. A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti. The hurricane earlier had been projected to move closer to Jamaica, but the risk to the island seems to have di- minished somewhat, the As- sociated Press reported. The storm had winds of 140 mph as it moved north- west, and the center was ex- pected to pass across or very close to the southwestern tip of Haiti late Monday before reaching Cuba, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. Rain for Cayman Forecasters in the Cayman Islands remained watchful Sunday as the storm, a cate- gory 4 hurricane according to the National Hurricane Cen- ter’s update at 1 p.m., edged northward. Allan Ebanks, duty fore- caster with the Cayman Is- lands National Weather Service, said the storm’s closest point of approach to the Cayman Islands was expected to be 340 miles east of the Sister Islands on Tuesday morning. He said residents could expect cloudy conditions and pos- sibly heavy showers but more severe impacts were not anticipated. Forecasters said the southern Haitian countryside around Les Cayes could see the worst of the storm. “Wherever that center passes close to would see the worst winds and that’s what’s projected to happen for the western tip of Haiti,” said John Cangilosi, a hur- ricane specialist at the U.S. center. “There is a big concern for rains there and also a big concern for storm surge.” Matthew, one of the most powerful Atlantic hur- ricanes in recent history, briefly reached the top clas- sification, Category 5, be- coming the strongest hurri- cane in the region since Felix in 2007. The hurricane center said it appeared to be on track to pass east of Florida through the Bahamas, but it was too soon to predict with certainty whether it would reach the East Coast of the United States. The government of Haiti opened 1,300 emergency shelters across the country, enough to hold up to 340,000 people. Authorities broadcast warnings over the radio and across social media, trying to counter a common tendency for people to try to stay in their homes to protect them during natural disasters. “The shelters are open but I don’t believe we have anyone inside them just yet,” said Joseph Edgard Celestin, a spokesman for the civil protection agency. Teams of civil protec- tion officials were walking the streets of Les Cayes urging residents to secure their homes, prepare emer- gency kits and warn their neighbors. Many Haitians appeared unaware of the looming hurricane. “No, I haven’t heard any- thing about a bad storm coming here,” farmer Jean- Bernard Mede said with a concerned expression as he took a break from walking three cows along a dirt track outside the town of Leogane. “I’ll do what I can for my ani- mals and my family.” Forecasters said Mat- thew was expected to dump 15 to 25 inches of rain over southern Haiti, with a few places getting as much as 40 inches. The impoverished country is particularly vulnerable to devastating floods because of the steep terrain, with hillsides and mountains often devoid of the trees that hold back the water because they have been cut down to make charcoal for cooking fires. Many people often live in houses that are not able to withstand a storm, typi- cally built of scraps of ply- wood with flimsy corrugated steel roofs. Compiled from staff reports and the Associated Press Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti brace for massive hurricane A storefront window in Kingston, Jamaica, is prepared to withstand a potential onslaught from Hurricane Matthew - PHOTO: AP NOAA’s GOES-East satellite captured a visible-light image of Hurricane Matthew on Sunday. A map provided by the U.S. National Hurricane Center shows Coastal Watches/Warnings and the 5-Day Forecast Cone for Hurricane Matthew as of 2 p.m. Sunday. JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com A 28-year-old man was killed when his silver Mazda Roadster swerved off the road and collided with a chain link fence in the early hours of Sunday. Michael Eden was pronounced dead at the Cayman Islands Hospital following the crash in George Town, close to the Pasadora Place shopping plaza just after 4 a.m. The badly damaged ve- hicle was being towed from the scene early Sunday. Mr. Eden was the sole occupant of the car and no other vehicles were involved, according to a police statement. Police said the car had careered off the road, through the fence and into the yard of a home on Smith Road, at the junc- tion of Anthony Drive and Melrose Lane. The accident is under investigation by the Traffic Department. The crash marks the second fatal traffic acci- dent within a month. Motorcyclist Randy Johnson, 62, was killed in a collision with an SUV on South Church Street last month. Anyone with informa- tion on Sunday’s accident is asked call George Town Police Station at 949-4222 or to contact Crime Stop- pers at 800-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.tipsubmit. com. Man killed in Sunday morning crash The vehicle is removed from the scene Sunday.3 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2016 Teacher not guilty of indecent assaults Unanimous verdicts on all three charges CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com The John Gray High School teacher charged with indecently assaulting three female students was found not guilty on Friday afternoon. The verdicts on all three charges were unanimous. He had been accused of touching one of the girls in her groin area and the other two on their breasts during a class session. On Thursday the teacher had given evidence and de- nied there was any touching at all – not even by accident. He explained that on the day the indecent assaults were alleged to have occurred, he had set the students to work on their projects, while he sat at his desk to prepare a mock exam for another class. He said he had to submit the mock exam, so it was his priority and he was not giving the class his full attention. Normally he walked around the class to check students’ progress. He said nobody called him over for help. Asked why the students would lie about him, he said he did not know. He said he had reprimanded them, was stern with them and told them he would call their parents, which students did not like. He added that he did not call their parents or give detentions, but had threatened to do so. Crown counsel Toyin Salako, in her closing speech to the jury, pointed out that the girls had made their com- plaints soon after the class; she asked if they really had time to put their heads to- gether and make up these stories. She noted that one of the girls had been asked if the touching might have been accidental and she re- plied that she did not know. “If she wanted to get him in trouble, she would have said it was deliberate,” Ms. Salako asserted. Defense attorney Steve McField reminded jurors of the standard of proof: they had to be sure of guilt and if they were not sure, they had to find the defendant not guilty. He expressed the opinion that the girls had set out to destroy a teacher they did not like. He reminded them of the videotaped interviews with the girls in which they had been asked to demonstrate the alleged touching. In the first case, he said, he did not see the described area being touched. In the second case, he asked, “Can you be sure?” In the third case, he asked, “Would you convict a man on that?” On Friday morning, Jus- tice Michael Wood instructed the six men and one woman on the jury that they had to reach a verdict on each count separately, but they could use their decision on one when considering the others. As- sault in the context of this case did not have to have any force involved; an unwanted touch or caress would be suf- ficient, he explained. He told them there is no stereotype victim or alleged offender and indecent as- saults can take place in al- most any circumstances. He also told them to put aside any preconceived view of how anyone subjected to a sexual assault should react afterward or when giving evidence. Each person has his or her own way of coping, he pointed out. He briefly reviewed the evidence. In the first case, the girl said she had gone over to the computer printer with her memory stick to print something. As she walked back to her seat, the teacher approached her and touched the side of her groin area. Two classmates gave evidence that they saw the touching. The teacher in his evi- dence said no one printed anything that day, but com- puter records showed that something was printed about a minute before the class ended. The other two girls who said they were touched de- scribed it as happening when the teacher came to their desks and was leaning over them from be- hind. One of them said she had asked for help and the teacher came over. One of the girls had men- tioned seeing pornography on the teacher’s computer screen. When she was ques- tioned about it, it turned out that all she saw was a fading picture of a bed; there were no people. That did not sound pornographic, the judge remarked. After the verdicts, Justice Wood thanked the jurors for the care and attention they had paid to the case. On Friday morning, Justice Michael Wood instructed the six men and one woman on the jury that they had to reach a verdict on each count separately, but they could use their decision on one when considering the others. Judge rejects plea for bail ‘to settle his affairs’ CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Chiropractor Jemal Abdullah Khan pleaded guilty in Grand Court on Friday to nine counts of indecent as- sault and two counts of in- sulting behavior. Complainants in all of the charges were female patients of the defendant. The acts cited occurred between 2013 and 2016. When the charges were read aloud in court for Khan to plead to, each woman was referred to by an initial. Khan was remanded in custody until a sentencing hearing set for Oct. 12. The offense of insulting behavior was the taking of photographic images without the individual’s consent in a particular location, such be- havior being likely to cause harassment, alarm or dis- tress to the person. Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Patrick Moran told Justice Charles Quin that the Crown had been made aware that Khan would be en- tering his pleas that day. The charges he pleaded to related to 10 of 14 complainants [a total of 20 charges were sent up from Summary Court on Sept. 13]. In the Crown’s view, Khan had now pleaded guilty to the most serious counts. For the charges he would have pleaded not guilty to, those complainants had been made aware of the situation, Mr. Moran explained. Given the wide sentencing powers of the court, the public interest would not be served by having a trial relating to the other four complainants, he said. Defense attorney Laura Larner did not ask for a so- cial inquiry report before sen- tencing, but Mr. Moran sug- gested that the court would be assisted by victim impact statements. Justice Quin sug- gested that the equivalent of such statements could be obtained by the police of- ficer who had dealt with each woman, and he said the Crown could have all the ma- terial ready within two weeks. Ms. Larner asked for longer so that her client could get his affairs in order. Mr. Moran said if Khan was going to be on bail he would ask for a change in bail conditions. Previously Khan could not treat a female pa- tient without her written consent that confirmed she was aware he was suspended from providing chiropractic/ acupuncture treatment by the Council of Professional Allied Medicine and that he faced charges arising from allega- tions from former female pa- tients. The person giving con- sent would also have agreed that her contact details could be given to police. Mr. Moran pointed out that when bail conditions were set, Khan had been charged; now he was convicted of gross breaches of trust over a signif- icant period. He said he would ask for a complete ban on treatment of female patients. Ms. Larner said there was no good reason to take his bail away at this stage. His patients were aware of the charges against him. She pointed out he was asking for time to get his affairs in order and finish his profes- sional relationships in a pro- fessional manner. Justice Quin’s decision was to remand Khan in cus- tody. He pointed out that the offenses stretched from 2013 to 2016. On that basis, Ms. Larner asked for a sentencing date as early as possible and Oct. 12 was set. Chiropractor pleads guilty to indecent assault The courthouse in George Town. A teacher charged with indecently assaulting three female students was found not guilty Friday afternoon. - PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAYThe 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” THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL (R.I.) EDITORIAL BOARD Every sport has great stars. But some stars are so great that they transform and em- body their sports: Michael Jordan in basketball. Babe Ruth in baseball. And Arnold Palmer in golf. Mr. Palmer, who died Sunday at 87 of complications from heart problems, won the hearts of Americans with his skill, his humility and his em- pathy. He was someone great who also good, and he helped millions of Americans warm to a sport that was once con- sidered the realm of elitists. In his sport, he was called “The King.” Mr. Palmer’s incredible pro career began after he won the 1954 U.S. Amateur. His first PGA Tour victory was the 1955 Canadian Open, and his first major tournament win was the 1958 Masters. In total, he won an incred- ible 62 PGA Tour titles, the fifth-highest tally of all time. He also won seven major ti- tles: four Masters (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964), one U.S. Open (1960) and two British Opens (1961, 1962). This is tied for seventh place overall. He ended up with a litany of honors, including PGA Tour Player of the Year (twice) and the Vardon Trophy (four times). He was also elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974, received the Presiden- tial Medal of Freedom in 2004 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009. “For all who love the game of golf and love to see it played, there has never been a sight quite like Arnold Palmer walking down the fairway to- ward the 18th green,” former President George W. Bush said Sunday. But all of these ti- tles and honors aside, there was so much more to this legendary golfer. Mr. Palmer was golf’s greatest ambassador. “Arnold transcended the game of golf,” his great friend, and golfing rival, Jack Nick- laus, wrote on his Facebook page Sunday. “He was more than a golfer or even great golfer. He was an icon. He was a legend. Arnold was someone who was a pioneer in his sport. He took the game from one level to a higher level, vir- tually by himself.” “People who didn’t follow golf followed him. People who hated golf loved him,” said Tom Callahan of Golf Digest. In a world of arrogant sports stars, egocentric po- litical posturing and end- less name-calling on social media, it is pleasant to honor the memory of a gentleman who combined excellence with grace and class. Arnold Palmer will go down in Amer- ican popular history as a man worth remembering. © 2016, Associated Press It must be October: The school year is well under way. Hurricane season has entered its final phase. Master of ceremonies extraordinaire (and Pinnacle Media’s own) Vicki Wheaton can be seen everywhere there is a working microphone. That means, as readers will have noticed from today’s front page, the Cayman Islands’ “social season” has now begun. The Breast Cancer Gala Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton is an unofficial kickoff to months of functions, fund- raisers, dinners, auctions and evenings of elegance in Grand Cayman. There’s far more substance to these events, of course, than giving the “who’s who” of Cayman the opportunity to rub shoulders in black-tie and ballroom attire. While we call it the “social season” for good reason, we could also describe it as Cayman’s “season of charity” as well. As a rule, the functions aren’t just parties – they’re for worthy causes. Consider, for example, the Breast Cancer Gala. For nearly a decade the annual event has been the biggest single source of revenue for Cayman’s nonprofit Breast Cancer Foundation. The impact of the gala doesn’t end with the clap of the auctioneer’s gavel or the fading of the final note from the band’s lead singer – indeed, it doesn’t really begin to be felt until weeks or even months later, once the organization has collected, pro- cessed and distributed the funds raised during the event. But that impact is very real. Last year, the foun- dation introduced two novel services to people in Cayman undergoing treatment for breast cancer: che- motherapy cold caps, and lymphatic drainage and treatments (to help breast cancer patients manage a painful condition called lymphedema). The chemotherapy cold caps help to mitigate one of the most well-known (and psychologically daunting) side effects of cancer treatment – hair loss. As gala speaker Tori Croft (Cayman’s first breast cancer patient to try the cold cap therapy, and successfully) observed, if you go out in public anywhere with a com- pletely smooth scalp, particularly as a woman, you might as well be wearing a T-shirt proclaiming, “I am a chemotherapy patient.” Thanks to the foundation and other beneficent individuals and groups in the community, cold cap programs are now available here (soon, in all three of Grand Cayman’s hospitals) – and Ms. Croft has been able to undergo needed chemotherapy treatments while retaining her gorgeous brown locks. Ms. Croft, who as a teenager had to fight Non- Hodgkin lymphoma without recourse to cold caps, said that being able to keep your hair means being able to seize control from cancer over an important and very visible aspect of your life. In effect, the fight to keep her hair became a useful secondary battle on which to focus amid the greater war against the cancer itself. On a similar line of thought, but speaking more broadly, it can be daunting to imagine all the myriads of maladies and threats that we are working together as a society to combat. But “fighting the good fight” can become more manageable if it is broken down into smaller and smaller components, and we can feel that real progress is being made when we tackle specific issues one step, one facet – and sometimes one evening – at a time. ‘For a good cause’: Cayman’s social season has begun MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS Europe’s capital shortfall BLOOMBERG VIEW EDITORIAL BOARD Less than a decade after the financial crisis, Deutsche Bank is in trouble again, with investors speculating about whether the German gov- ernment will have to rescue one of the world’s largest fi- nancial institutions. The sad thing is how easily this pre- dicament could have been avoided. This time around, Deutsche Bank is not dealing with an unforeseen market meltdown or sovereign-debt crisis. Rather, the proximate cause of distress is the U.S. Justice Department’s threat to fine the firm US$14 bil- lion for decade-old transgres- sions involving U.S. mortgage- backed securities – more than double what the bank has set aside to cover such legal costs. Concerns about capital adequacy have sent the stock price to record lows, and the German government says it will not provide a financial safety net. The episode illustrates Eu- rope’s failure to learn an im- portant lesson from the last crisis: The largest banks must have plenty of loss-absorbing equity capital, so that even after suffering a hit, their bal- ance sheets are strong. Other- wise, governments risk finding themselves choosing between a taxpayer-backed rescue and the potentially devastating re- percussions of letting a sys- temically important financial institution go bust. Instead of using the post- crisis years to build up ir- reproachable equity capital buffers, however, European banks have given back hun- dreds of billions of euros to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repur- chases. From 2009 through 2015, Deutsche Bank paid out about 5 billion euros in divi- dends, a significant chunk of the 19 billion in equity it raised. Today it is among the most thinly capitalized banks in Europe, with tangible eq- uity amounting to less than 3 percent of assets – an aston- ishingly thin layer. Even if Germany genu- inely wanted to let Deutsche Bank fail, it could not cred- ibly threaten to do so. The institution is arguably Eu- rope’s most systemically risky, with assets amounting to more than half of Germany’s total annual gross domestic product. Making an example of Deutsche Bank could lead to a devastating contagion. Instead, Europe’s leaders – and particularly the European Central Bank, which oversees the euro area’s largest insti- tutions – must drive the pro- cess of recapitalization. That means performing stress tests that reveal the true scale of banks’ needs, figuring out which institutions can and should be allowed to fail, and providing public funds to shore up the rest if neces- sary. If authorities can show enough resolve to inspire market confidence, the re- gion’s banks may yet be able to raise the equity they need from private investors (as U.S. banks did in 2009). The euro region desperately needs better-capitalized banks. If the near-death experience of one of the world’s largest insti- tutions cannot spur European officials to action, it’s hard to imagine what could. © 2016, Bloomberg View A man worth remembering5 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2016 We are proud to announce we have moved to CANNON PLACE (Formerly called Mirco Centre) Come see our new state of the art facility. Programs o ered: Little Ninjas Karate Program ages 4-5 Leadership Karate Program ages 6-12 Hyper Martial Arts Program Adult/Teen Karate/Self Defense Program Cardio Kickboxing FAST Defense Personal Safety Seminars FAST Defense Personal Safety Seminars Grand Opening Special 4 week karate trial program + uniform for $69 More programs coming soon. 926-5425 bobdaigle@me.com www.caymankarateacademy.com MICHAEL KLEIN mklein@pinnaclemedialtd.com A U.S. district judge for the Southern District of New York has approved a consent order between the U.S. Se- curities and Exchange Com- mission and the liquida- tors of Caledonian, paving the way for a settlement in the case against the bank and its brokerage for their alleged role in facilitating a number of penny stock pump-and-dump schemes. On Sept. 28, Judge Wil- liam Pauley approved the consent order between the parties and denied a motion by Sentinel Trust Services, the “putative owner of equity interests in Caledonian,” op- posing the deal. However, Judge Pauley criticized the $25 million disgorgement that he ap- proved as part of the agree- ment, as “somewhat of a legal fiction” because the SEC is prepared to waive payment of that sum and Caledonian is not in a posi- tion to pay it. While the “phantom judg- ment against a defunct en- tity” allows Caledonian’s assets to be distributed to creditors and permits the SEC to point to a $25 mil- lion disgorgement as a prec- edent in future litigations, he said, it raises the ques- tion of how U.S. investor victims and U.S. securities markets benefited from this enforcement action and the proposed settlement. “How does a $25 mil- lion disgorgement judgment that is waived – and not dis- closed in SEC public reports – serve as a deterrent? What message does a pro forma disgorgement send to scam artists and the offshore fi- nancial institutions that en- able their frauds?” he asked in his ruling. In addition, he questioned whether the SEC had ascer- tained whether any creditors in the Cayman Islands liqui- dation were themselves par- ticipants in the pump-and- dump schemes and who was “really behind the multitude of corporate veils that re- main intact in this case?” Nevertheless, the judge concluded that the pub- lic’s interest in “knowing the truth” behind a litigation should not be a factor when evaluating the settlement agreement and that public interest considerations rest largely with the SEC. Disgorgement questioned The $25 million dis- gorgement amount repre- sents a compromise be- tween the $1.4 million that Caledonian received in commissions in the al- leged fraudulent pump- and-dump schemes and the $38 million its clients, who perpetrated the fraud, obtained in net proceeds. In his ruling, the judge doubted whether a dis- gorgement exceeding Cale- donian’s profit would hold up in a trial, given that the purpose of disgorgement is to offset a defendant’s un- just enrichment and not a punishment to deter viola- tions, which is the objective of a civil penalty. The SEC said it did not seek a civil penalty in the case because it would be difficult to enforce in the Cayman Islands. In a pre- vious hearing, the SEC added that if disgorgement covered only the amount earned in commissions, “a bank could do this type of transaction for myriad customers, and when it’s caught, just disgorge what it gained from that single customer and then keep the commissions for all the other customers.” Court documents al- lege Caledonian received commissions in more than just the four pump- and-dump schemes de- tailed in the lawsuit. The U.S. securities regu- lator submitted a declaration by one of the perpetrators of the fraud who had worked for Gregg Mulholland, the man behind two of the de- fendant companies that were Caledonian’s clients. The witness, whose name was kept anonymous due to his involvement in other trials, said, as a member of the Mulholland Group, he had deposited shares with Caledonian Securities. He also stated he was told by Caledonian Securities that the Mulholland Group was “far and away” the broker- age’s biggest client. “During my time with the Mulholland Group, they conducted approximately 42 pump-and-dump schemes. I believe that Caledonian acted as a broker on be- half of Legacy, Clear Water, or other entities affiliated with the Mulholland Group in approximately 40 of these promotions. I person- ally prepared the paperwork transferring the stock certifi- cates into the names of [In- ternational Business Cor- porations] controlled by the Mulholland Group in con- nection with approximately 28 of these pump-and-dump schemes,” he said. “In connection with the stock I deposited on behalf of the Mulholland Group, Caledonian’s due diligence was either ridiculous or non-existent,” he stated. In May, Mulholland pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of New York to fraudulently manipulating the stocks of more than 40 U.S. publicly traded compa- nies and laundering more than $250 million in profits through at least five offshore law firms. His sentencing date is set for Oct. 27. In the present case, Judge Pauley said simply because Caledonian brokered the transactions for its clients, the disgorgement could not automatically encompass the proceeds of these cli- ents. Moreover, the evidence that Caledonian exercised “control” over the alleged pump- and-dump schemes is relatively “thin” and re- lies mainly “on inferences to be drawn from Caledo- nian’s business relationship with Clear Water and Legacy Global,” the judge said. “But while this Court is not fully persuaded that the SEC’s evidence could sup- port the scope of its dis- gorgement remedy at a trial, this is not a trial – it is a jointly proposed motion for a consent judgment.” Judge rejects Sentinel’s objection to the deal Sentinel had objected to the settlement proposal and the $25 million dis- gorgement, which repre- sented the consolidated eq- uity of Caledonian Bank when it was liquidated. The bank’s equity owner also wanted Caledonian’s liquidators to sue the SEC. Sentinel argued its legal counsel could defend the en- forcement action and lodge a $100 million counter- claim against the U.S. reg- ulator on the ground that the initial freezing order against the bank was exces- sive and caused substan- tial and unwarranted harm to Caledonian by causing a run on the bank. In addition, Sentinel de- manded that Caledonian cover the legal and litiga- tion costs, Sentinel’s legal counsel would receive a 47.5 percent contingency fee of the proceeds in a suc- cessful litigation, that $35.7 million of Sentinel’s eq- uity would be prioritized over claims by Caledonian’s creditors and that any ad- ditional amounts recovered in the action would be split equally between Sentinel and Caledonian Bank. As a result, Caledonian’s creditors would not have been paid in full and Sen- tinel would have been com- pensated for more than its $30 million in equity. “Unsurprisingly, Senti- nel’s proposal failed to gain traction with Caledonian’s creditors, the Cayman liq- uidators, or the Cayman Is- lands court,” Judge Pauley wrote in his ruling. The judge also ques- tioned whether Sentinel was the “ultimate equity owner” of Caledonian, calling the assertion “debatable.” He noted a multitude of levels above and below Sen- tinel in the ownership struc- ture. The sole shareholder of record for the two defen- dants in the case is Cale- donian Global Financial Services Inc., whose sole shareholder is Sentinel. However, Sentinel’s “beneficial interest” in the shares it purports to “own” is dubious, the judge noted. Sentinel is holding those shares for the beneficia- ries of the New World STAR Trust, but the beneficiaries of the trust are not identified. At the same time, the ownership of Sentinel is also “elusive,” Judge Pauley stated. Sentinel is fully owned by Blackbriar Holdings Inc., which is fully owned by Tiger Management Holdings Ltd., which is 100 percent owned by Spartan Holdings, which is owned 100 percent by Iconic Holdings Invest- ment, Ltd., “whose principals are undisclosed.” “Navigating the laby- rinth of Caledonian’s own- ership is an ordeal rivaling Theseus’s, but without Ari- adne’s guiding string,” Judge Pauley wrote. “It is an un- derstatement to say that Sentinel and its controlling affiliates’ interest in this action is opaque.” Sentinel had failed to explain why an agree- ment between the SEC and Caledonian would af- fect Sentinel’s ability to file an action against the SEC, the judge said. “At bottom, the flaw with Sentinel’s argument is that whoever is behind Caledonian, apparently it is not Sentinel.” Even if Sentinel were Caledonian’s representative, rather than just an agent for the trust beneficiaries, it could not bring a coun- terclaim in this enforce- ment action but would have to file a separate lawsuit, the judge ruled. “Because Sentinel cannot intervene to assert a damages claim against the SEC in this en- forcement action, Sentinel’s only apparent purpose in intervening is to object – as a non-party observer – that entering the proposed con- sent decree would disserve the public interest,” he con- cluded, adding, “Intervention at this stage serves only to delay the prolonged settle- ment negotiations between the SEC and Caledonian.” In his ruling, the judge doubted whether a disgorgement exceeding Caledonian’s profit would hold up in a trial. US judge approves Caledonian settlement Caledonian Bank went into liquidation and bankruptcy last year following a run on the bank after the SEC froze its assets. – PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAYDISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days George Town MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS 50 YEARS AGO: Caymanian Weekly newspaper celebrates first anniversary In the Oct. 5, 1966 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a pre- cursor to the Cayman Compass, George Town news included: “This week the Caymanian celebrates its first anniver- sary by thanking all who have supported us through the 12 months that have past since we brought out our first issue on the Oct. 6 1965.” It was also reported that preparations were under way for a possible hurricane. “Last Thursday, the yacht Pilgrim went aground whilst making for the North Sound to shelter from bad weather expected to be caused by hurricane Inez. “Attempts to pull her off were made by Bob Soto on Friday without success but he managed it on a high tide on Sunday in the Cayman Pilot. “Fortunately the Pilgrim was undamaged and she is now an- chored in the North Sound. “The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company (Cayman) Ltd. has recently been formed as a subsidiary of the Nassau Co. “An office was opened in Sel- kirk Watler’s building on Monday last with Mr. J.A. Collins as local manager and Mr. Richard Evans as accountant …” George Town correspondent Frances Bodden wrote: “On the 29th Miss Zoe Bodden of LAC.S.A. left Kingston en route to Trinidad. Miss Bodden of very charming personality and an ef- ficient worker, has been accepted by the Cayman Islands Corpo- ration to be trained as an air traffic controller. She expects to be away for about nine months. While in Trinidad she will see her brother Mr. Churchill Bodden co-pilot of B.W.I.A. We wish for Zoe every success in her venture. “Mr. V.L. Jackson, Director of Education left for Kingston en route to Britain. He was accom- panied by his wife who will be spending a few days in Kingston before returning home. Mr. Jackson will be away in training for one year at Reading, about 36 miles from London. We wish for him continued success. “Mr. T.E. McField headmaster of the Secondary Modern School also left for Jamaica on a three year study course at the U.C.W.I. to work for a B.A. degree. We wish him all the best ….” To raise the money, Nick, with the help of his parents and friends, hosted an Olympic- themed birthday party on South Sound beach. Boy donates birthday money to charity JEWEL LEVY jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com It was a heart-felt mo- ment for 8-year-old Nick Fagan when he presented $200 to the Special Olym- pics organization at the Lighthouse School. He was met with a warm reception when he visited the school on Sept. 27 to present the donation. The Cayman Prep and High School student chose not to ask for presents this year. Instead he suggested that friends and parents contribute by donating the money to the Special Olympics. “For my birthday I usu- ally get a lot of toys and only play with them for a little bit … then I don’t need them anymore, so I thought it was better to give it to the Special Olympics orga- nization,” he said. Special Olympics Cayman Islands, or SOCI, is a nonprofit sports training program for athletes with intellectual disabilities ages 5 and older. The donation was a winner, with a mixed team of Olympic athletes from the Lighthouse School’s young and adult athletics programs. They gave a big shout out and hugged Nick for his kindheartedness. Special Olympics Chairman Nick Freeland looked just as pleased and said it was out- standing to see a young boy stepping up like this. Mr. Freeland also said that for a young man of Nick’s age to make that contribution, and to think about others, is really an example for others. To raise the money, Nick, with the help of his par- ents and friends, hosted an Olympic-themed birthday party on South Sound beach. At the party the group sang the Cayman Na- tional Anthem and partici- pated in 11 Olympic-style sporting events. According to Mr. Free- land, the Special Olympics organization provides year- round training and competi- tions for athletes of all ages with learning disabilities. “We give them a platform to improve their lives, health and ways to interact with each other,” he said. In Cayman there are more than 100 Spe- cial Olympics athletes in training year-round in a number of programs, all of which still need the com- munity’s support and more volunteers, he said. “If anybody wants to helps us with raffle prizes, it will be greatly appreci- ated,” he said. For more information, contact soci@candw.ky. Nick Fagan presents $200 to Lighthouse School students for the Special Olympics organization. - PHOTO: JEWEL LEVYDistrict Days George Town DISTRICT DAYS 7 CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2016 Young Caymanian heads up Montessori BASIA MCGUIRE bmcguire@pinnaclemedialtd.com A young Caymanian has recently taken up the reins at a local Montessori school. Briana Bergstrom, 25, now heads the Montes- sori School of Cayman on South Church Street, suc- ceeding school founder Peggy Anderson. “Peggy opened Montes- sori School of Cayman in 1988 and brought the Mon- tessori teaching philos- ophy to the island, after completing her Montes- sori training in Florida,” explained Ms. Bergstrom, whose connection to the school runs deep. “I attended the school from 1993-1995, and so did my brothers when they were of preschool age as well,” said Ms. Bergstrom. “Lucy Brewer, who still teaches here, taught my brother Matthew.” After leaving the school, Ms. Bergstrom attended St. Ignatius from 1995-2009. “After that I attended uni- versity in the U.K. and com- pleted my bachelor’s in education and early child- hood studies at the Uni- versity of the West of England, Bristol. “During my summer holidays from university I came and helped Peggy with summer camp.” Ms. Bergstrom’s in- terest in education and child development did not stop there. “I continued my studies and completed my master’s in education and child de- velopment at the University of Oxford,” she said, ex- plaining that while she was at the prestigious univer- sity she conducted research for her dissertation, looking at the quality of preschools in the Cayman Islands. The spark of a new ca- reer was lit. “I revisited Peggy while I did my research on Mon- tessori School of Cayman, and expressed my interest of pursuing my Montes- sori teacher training,” said Ms. Bergstrom. “I also had guidance from Amy Lipton at Mon- tessori Del Sol, who encour- aged me to look into the AMI [Association Montes- sori Internationale] training program, as it’s highly re- garded and recognized all over the world.” Taking the advice to heart, she made the decision to further her ed- ucation and training and enrolled in the AMI Mon- tessori Diploma course in London from 2013-2014. “I moved home in Au- gust 2014 to work at Vil- lage Montessori in Ca- mana Bay with Jeifrene Small,” she said. “I was the head casa teacher there for two years and loved it there.” She said she remained in contact with Ms. An- derson and was aware that her mentor would one day be looking to pass on her torch. As it turned out, Ms. Anderson was planning to make a move to Austin, Texas, this year. “I contacted her during the summer of 2015 to ask her about her plans. We had a mutual feeling about everything and it all has seemed to have come together.” “My parents did give me lots of encourage- ment about doing this, as such an opportunity re- ally is a once in a lifetime thing,” she said. Ms. Bergstrom said leaving Village Montessori was not an easy decision, and she was sad to go. And she’s not hesitant to ac- knowledge her initial trepi- dation about making such a step at such a young age in taking over the school. “I took over from Peggy in July, and have had to very quickly, learning the ropes of running a school; I just did my first payroll, for instance,” she said. Since she took over the school, a few renova- tions have been done to spruce up the property and classrooms, and Ms. Bergstrom says that ideas are already being floated about future changes. “It helps to have parents in the construction busi- ness, as when something is in need of fixing, we are so lucky we can get that ad- dressed right away,” she said with a laugh. Now that the school term is under way and the garden and classrooms are filled with young voices, the young woman exudes plenty of confidence about her new role. She cannot say enough about her gratitude for the support she has from the staff, who along with Ms. Brewer, consist of teacher Zoe Overthrow and teaching assistant Rebecca Bonnar, as well as from her family, and from Ms. Anderson, who remained at the school for several weeks at the be- ginning of term to assist with the hand-over. “I am very confident that the school is in the right hands,” Ms. Anderson said on her last official day at the school. “I’m sad to leave, but it makes it easier.” “I am very excited about what’s ahead,” said Ms. Bergstrom. “This place already feels like my home away from home.” “I attended the school from 1993- 1995, and so did my brothers when they were of preschool age as well … During my summer holidays from university, I came and helped Peggy with summer camp.” BRIANA BERGSTROM, head of Montessori School of Cayman Briana Bergstrom in one of the spruced-up classrooms. Materials for activities designed to help children develop a range of skills are set up at a height children can reach. Peggy Anderson and Briana Bergstrom share a moment on Ms. Anderson’s last official day. Students, from left, Fiona Martin, Chloe Purvis, Brooklyn Ebanks, Eadie Cornwell, Loveday Goodwin and Marianne Duranceau at the playground. Chloe Purvis, Albert Duranceau, Gauge Thompson-Foster and Eadie Cornwell work on some Montessori educational materials. Erin Lewis and Rory Thornton in the garden.The islands’ most-trusted news source 8 MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS 1979, when she was 49 years old and Ms. Nixon was 13. When the doctor suggested removing her entire breast, her mother argued against it, saying since the cancer af- fected only part of her, why did she need to lose it all. Her mother found a doctor, Louis Slattery, who saved much of her breast and worked with her through her treatment and recovery. Ms. Nixon told of a con- versation her mother had had with actress Jill Eikenberry of “L.A. Law.” Ms. Eikenberry had been diagnosed with breast cancer and Ms. Nix- on’s mother advised her not to have the entire breast re- moved. Ms. Eikenberry later told Ms. Nixon that that conversation gave her the “dawning realization for the first time that she was not going to die.” In 2010, her mother was again diagnosed with cancer, this time stage 4. Her doctor advised that since the cancer was slow moving, it was best not to go “full throttle” on treatment, instead recom- mending watching the dis- ease carefully and having a “sprinkling of chemo.” Because of this, her mother remained relatively well for a year. “She got to see me get married and got to see our beautiful new home. She met our 2-year-old son,” said Ms. Nixon, who at- tended the gala with her wife Christine Marinoni. She spoke of her mother’s last days and some advice she and her family received from the oncologist who cautioned them that even if her mother did not seem aware, she could likely still hear what was being said in her hos- pital room. “The hearing is the last thing to go,” she said the doctor told them. Ms. Nixon was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. At the time, she was appearing in the Broadway production of “The Pride of Miss Jean Brodie,” and kept her diag- nosis a secret. Her cancer was successfully treated with sur- gery and radiation. “Breast cancer is beatable. It’s the most beatable cancer out there,” she said. “We have to check ourselves and get the mammograms …. My mother brought me up to believe that a breast cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence.” Lund appearance Earlier in the evening, there was another appearance at the gala that received a rousing response from the crowd. RE/ MAX real estate agent Kim Lund, who is using a wheel- chair since an accident at his home last month, gave a speech, along with his busi- ness partner and fellow Breast Cancer Foundation founder James Bovell. They gave an update on the charity’s work, including a wellness program, a sup- port group, the use of cold cap therapy, which allows patients to retain their hair during chemotherapy treatments, and massage treatments for lymphedema sufferers. They pointed out that 72 percent of breast cancer patients de- velop lymphedema – swelling of the arms or legs caused by the removal of or damage to lymph nodes as a part of cancer treatment. Cold cap treatment Cancer survivor Tori Croft described how cold cap treat- ment had allowed her to keep her hair during her chemo treatments. She has fought two bouts of cancers, first in her teens and again recently. She described how, as a 17-year- old student, she was chosen to give the graduation speech at her school. “Imagine being bald for that,” she said. With the cold cap treatment, she has not had to repeat the experience of losing her hair. “I am proof that it works,” she said, explaining that the treatment allowed her to “take back some of the con- trol that cancer had taken from my life.” Auction At an auction at the gala, bidders raised thousands of dollars for the charity, in- cluding paying $12,000 for a dinner with Governor Helen Kilpatrick at Government House, $7,000 for two photo shoots with photographer Melissa Wolfe, $6,500 for an Ellen Cuylaerts photograph of a manta ray, and $7,500 for a trip to New York to meet Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee on the “Today” show. Ms. Kotb, who has been a staunch supporter of the gala for several years and was the keynote speaker in 2013, deliv- ered a video message to the au- dience, encouraging continued support of the Breast Cancer Foundation. Actress Nixon shares mother’s battle at breast cancer gala CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Janette Fitzgerald of the Breast Cancer Foundation and Actress Cynthia Nixon - PHOTO: JANET JARCHOW From left, Vanessa Hansen, Christine Marinoni and Cynthia Hew - PHOTO: JANET JARCHOW Ashleigh and Kim Lund - PHOTO: JANET JARCHOW Sophia and Paul Harris - PHOTO: DAVID R. LEGGE Lydia and Matthew Forbes - PHOTO: DAVID R. LEGGEThe islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2016 “Take a Stand Against Bullying” is the slogan for the fourth local observance of Bullying Prevention Month in Cayman. Organized by the Family Resource Centre of the De- partment of Counselling Services, the campaign seeks to educate the public about how to protect chil- dren from the effects of bullying and unite commu- nities by encouraging social responsibility, according to a government press release. Bullying can take on many forms, the press re- lease says, and has recently broadened to include var- ious forms of cyberbul- lying. The results of the Na- tional Drug Council’s 2014 survey, its most recent poll on bullying in the Cayman Islands, found that 13- to 15-year-olds are at the highest risk of physical and psychological aggression. In light of those find- ings, this month’s campaign is built around activities for high school students, including school assembly presentations on how bul- lying affects individuals and the entire school com- munity. Students ages 11 to 17 are encouraged to take part in two competi- tions that promote an anti- bullying theme. The grand prize winner of the song contest will work with a local musician to have their song recorded and broad- cast, while the overall win- ning poster will be used in the campaign’s promotional literature. The Family Resource Centre will also encourage a national conversation on the issue via local broad- casters and is partnering with several businesses in sponsoring anti-bullying public service announce- ments. The public service announcements suggest ways in which students and others can get involved to stop bullying and support victims. Charmaine Miller, acting program coordinator of the Family Resource Centre, said the campaign seeks to create a culture of tol- erance and acceptance of individual differences. “Given the National Drug Council’s findings, we will actively be targeting teenagers to equip them with the necessary skills to stand up safely against bullying and become up- standers in their commu- nity,” she said. The campaign also in- vites citizens and busi- nesses to take a stand against bullying by buying “Stood Up” T-shirts. The Family Resource Centre further suggests that schools and offices organize a dress-down day on Oct. 14 when the T-shirts are worn. The shirts, which are available from the Family Resource Centre, can also be worn at the annual Si- lent Witness March, orga- nized by the Business and Professional Women’s Club on Oct. 18. The Family Resource Centre is also organizing a parenting session called “How to Bully-proof Your Child” on Oct. 19 to as- sist parents in recognizing and preventing bullying behavior. For contest details, including submission deadlines, visit frc@gov. ky. For a schedule of the month’s bullying prevention events, visit facebook.com/familyresourcecentre or call the Family Resource Centre on 949-0006. Bullying Prevention Month focuses on high schoolers Family Resource Centre staff with Cayman Academy students during last year’s bullying prevention assembly at the school. in Grand Cayman, said they were looking to fill a total of around 180 positions before the opening week. He said a line of around 30 people had formed out- side the Town Hall in George Town by 8 a.m., Saturday, more than an hour before the scheduled start of the event. By the time the doors opened at 9:30 a.m. there were at least 80 people waiting for interviews. “We had a real rush in the morning. We had handed out 200 interview sheets by 11 a.m. and we ended up doing more than 300.” The senior management roles have already been filled, and the directors of each department conducted 15-minute interviews with applicants Saturday in an ef- fort to fill a variety of posi- tions ranging from house- keeping, to security, service staff and sales. “We have had some incredible candidates. I per- sonally interviewed 25 people and I have recommended 15 for second interviews.” Saturday’s recruitment drive was aimed at Cayma- nians only, though Mr. Ste- phen acknowledges there will be some overseas recruitment. “We would love to find everybody we need here on island, but it is just not possible, especially with other properties opening at the same time. We will be looking all over the world, but we would love to have as many Caymanians as possible representing their island, which is why we held this event today.” He said the applicants were a mix of people out of work and others who are employed but looking for a change. Work on transforming the old Treasure Island prop- erty into a Margaritaville branded resort is ongoing. Mr. Stephen said the re- sort is on schedule to open in January and would soon begin selling rooms for the opening week. He said the main restau- rant, the Yara global steak house, and the License to Chill bar would open at the same time. The major work on phase two is expected to be completed around the same time, though cosmetic work will continue on that part of the property after opening. Hundreds turn out for jobs drive James Stephen, director of sales, marketing and catering for the Howard Hospitality Group, welcomes job seekers to the recruitment event Saturday. – PHOTO: JAMES WHITTAKER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tail, who was seen leaving the scene after the shooting on Saturday morning. The sus- pect was wearing light blue jean shorts, according to a witness description. In a statement Saturday morning, police said they re- ceived a call at 1:48 a.m. of shots fired and a male lying on the sidewalk outside 7 Mile Shops. Officers found Mr. Manderson unresponsive at the scene. Detective Chief Inspector Malcolm Kay appealed for witnesses. “West Bay Road would have been fairly busy with club-goers,” he said. “We are also looking for any wit- nesses that would have been driving by. We are looking for anybody else that we haven’t spoken to already to come forward.” He said there was also CCTV around the 7 Mile Shops area. Asked if police were in- vestigating potential links to the shooting of 22-year-old Mr. Yates, he said, “There was that major incident, which you have mentioned, that is obviously something that we are taking into account. We are taking very seriously that it could be some sort of re- prisal. We certainly can’t rule it out.” The killing marks the first homicide in the Cayman Is- lands since Jason Powery was shot and killed outside the Globe Bar in George Town in July of last year. Mr. Manderson worked as a boat captain on tours to Stingray City and had one son – a toddler, according to a family friend. He had appeared in court in connection with alleged gun and gang activity, but he was never convicted of a se- rious offense. Manderson was acquitted of attempted murder in Jan- uary 2012 in relation to an in- cident in which Andy Barnes was shot in the leg. He was also charged with the January 2015 killing of Mr. Yates outside the Super C Restaurant but was released after the case was dropped by the prosecution when a witness declined to testify. According to Cayman Compass archives, Mr. Man- derson was injured in a shooting on Jan. 5 outside the Pop-A-Top liquor store in West Bay. He suffered a wound to his wrist. Anyone with information about the shooting on Saturday is asked to call the George Town CID at 949-4222 or to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.tipsubmit.com. Cayman has first homicide of 2016 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Justin Manderson The scene outside 7 Mile Shops on Saturday. TOWN HALL MEETINGS ON ZIKA RESCHEDULED Town hall meetings about the Zika virus have been rescheduled. The meet- ings have been scheduled by Public Health to inform res- idents about Zika and to ad- dress concerns, especially for pregnant women. The new schedule is: Oct. 18 at the Bodden Town Civic Centre; Oct. 25 at Sir John A. Cumber Pri- mary School Hall, West Bay; Nov. 1 at the North Side Civic Centre; and Nov. 8 at the East End Civic Centre. All meetings will be from 5:30-7 p.m. Everyone is invited, particularly pregnant women, a Public Health press release states. The meetings will fea- ture a panel including Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Samuel Wil- liams-Rodriguez, Ministry of Health Chief Officer Jen- nifer Ahearn, obstetrician Dr. Gilberta Alexander, in- ternal medicine specialist Dr. Iheonunekwu Nelson, surveillance officer Timothy McLaughlin-Munro, nurse midwife Beverley Samuels, and Bill Petrie, director of the Mosquito Control and Research Unit. Next >