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UK COURT BRINGS BREXIT PLANS TO A SCREECHING HALT LONDON (AP) – Britain’s High Court brought government plans for leaving the European Union to a screeching halt Thursday, ruling that the prime minister cannot trigger the U.K.’s exit from the 28-nation bloc without a vote in Parliament. The case is considered the most impor- tant constitutional matter in a generation. The Conservative government said it would go to the country’s Supreme Court to challenge the ruling, which, if upheld, could prevent it from starting exit talks with the EU by March 31 as planned. The British pound, which has lost about a fifth of its value since the June 23 vote to leave the EU, shot back up after Thursday’s verdict, rising more than 1 percent to $1.2493 before falling back slightly. Britons voted by a margin of 52 to 48 percent to exit the EU, a process known as “Brexit.” Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will invoke Article 50 of the EU treaty, which launches two years of exit negotiations, by the end of March. Several claimants, including a hairdresser TROUBLED NIGHTTIME HOT SPOT FORCED TO CLOSE ITS DOORS BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Nectar nightclub in Seven Mile Shops on West Bay Road closed its doors Tuesday fol- lowing demands from mall owners that the club shut down. The call came following the Oct. 1 fatal shooting of Justin Manderson on the mall property. On Sept. 17, shots were fired on the same property in another early morning incident. No one was injured in the earlier shooting, but the two incidents were “too much” for the landlords, according to Nectar club oper- ator Luis Lopez. Police arrested the same person in connec- tion with both shootings. “We closed down because the owners of the place don’t want the club here anymore,” Security company owners fall out over joint venture MICHAEL KLEIN mklein@pinnaclemedialtd.com Adrien Briggs, shareholder of Safeguard Security Services Ltd., has filed a winding up pe- tition for the security firm al- leging that the 60 percent share- holder, Stuart Bostock, caused the company to pay $140,000 “wrongly and without any justi- fication” to The Security Centre Limited, another company Mr. Bostock owns. The petition claims that the payment was prompted by Mr. Bostock’s attempt to cover losses at The Security Centre caused by a former employee accused of misappropriating nearly $1 mil- lion from the security company. The employee, Patti Jane Ebanks, is due to stand trial on theft, money laundering and forgery charges in the Grand Court this month. It is al- leged she stole $936,000 from the Security Centre between April 2010 and June 2013. The issue is complicated by court documents from De- cember 2010 – applying for Safe- guard Security to be restored to the Cayman Islands company register – which show that Ms. Ebanks at the time also acted as a director for Safeguard. Safeguard Security, founded under the name Capricorn Se- curity, was formed in 2006 as a joint venture between Mr. Briggs’s Capricorn and the Security Centre which merged the company’s respective guarding businesses, according to the petition. While Mr. Briggs’s daughter was one of the directors of Safe- guard, the company was effec- tively operated by Mr. Bostock. The petition claims Mr. Bos- tock did not maintain appro- priate accounting and financial records that properly separated Safeguard’s assets, liabilities Beach rock removal approved As Kimpton opens, Dart eyes next hotel project JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com The Dart group has been given per- mission to begin removing rocks from the shallow coastal waters off a Seven Mile Beach property where it hopes to build a new five-star hotel. The developer has been granted a coastal works license for a trial removal of beach rock at the site just north of the new Kimpton Seafire Resort. The pilot project will test the method- ology and feasibility of a much larger ex- cavation of the partially submerged rocks, which Dart believes makes for an uncom- fortable beach entry and hinders snorkeling and swimming in the area. A partnership with a five-star brand, un- derstood to be the Four Seasons, to build on the site hinges to some extent on the rocks being removed. Jackie Doak, president of Dart Real Estate, said the issue is impor- tant to the deal. “Suffice to say we have not signed any agreement with them [the hotel brand] be- cause we are waiting to see the findings of this license application. That’s an indication of its importance to both of us.” Dart expects to begin excavating this month and, pending the outcome of its study, to submit a new coastal works ap- plication for the larger excavation by the end of the year. PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » As the Kimpton Seafire prepares to host its first event on Saturday, Dart is making progress on its next hotel development, a planned five-star project along Seven Mile Beach.2 LOCAL&REGIONAL FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS Turkey Feasts US Thanksgiving (November 24th) Christmas (December 24th & 26 th) Feast for 6 – 8 CI$105.00 A 10 Pound Wood Roasted Turkey with All the Trimmings!! 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Webb’s attorney Edward O’Callaghan filed a request with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Wednesday asking the court to adjourn the sentencing date – now set for Nov. 18 – for “approximately six months.” Mr. O’Callaghan stated no reason for the delay request, but noted that U.S. federal prosecutors had “no objection to the proposed adjournment” when he discussed mat- ters with them. If the court agrees to the adjournment, it would be the second time Webb’s sentencing has been put off. Webb pleaded guilty in No- vember 2015 to seven counts of criminal conduct in rela- tion to what prosecutors said was a decades-long bribery racket. Webb pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, three counts of wire fraud con- spiracy and three counts of money laundering conspiracy. The scheme described by U.S. prosecutors allege that Webb and others at FIFA – world football’s governing body – solicited bribes from sports marketing companies in exchange for directing lu- crative broadcasting and commercial rights deals for various football tournaments to the bribe-payers. Dozens of U.S. banks were used to make the alleged bribe payments to Webb and others, prose- cutors said. Webb faces up to 20 years in prison on the racketeering charge alone. FIFA’s Ethics Committee also found Webb guilty ear- lier this year of violating general rules of conduct, rules of loyalty, rules for disclosure and financial re- porting, conflicts of interest and bribery and corruption. He has been banned for life from “all football-related ac- tivities on a national and in- ternational level.” Tea party at Pines postponed An Older Persons Month tea party scheduled for Saturday in the Pines Garden has been post- poned, the Department of Children and Family Ser- vices has advised. According to a notifica- tion from the department, the postponement is due to “unforeseen scheduling conflicts” of the orga- nizing committee. The party originally was to take place on Oct. 29 but was put off due to the threat of in- clement weather. Webb pleaded guilty in November 2015 to seven counts of criminal conduct in relation to what prosecutors said was a decades-long bribery racket. Jeffrey Webb ORLANDO RELEASES AUDIO OF PULSE NIGHTCLUB GUNMAN ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Po- lice negotiators talking to the Orlando nightclub gunman at first were not sure if the person they had on the phone was actually in the Pulse nightclub, ac- cording to audio recordings released this week after a judge ruled they should be made public. The audio recordings between police negotiators and shooter Omar Mateen do not stray from tran- scripts of conversations re- leased previously by the city of Orlando. But they do capture something not in the transcripts: police of- ficials strategizing among themselves about how to talk to Mateen, who hung up several times during the three-hour standoff at the gay nightclub. A police official can be heard early on saying he’s not convinced the person on the call is in the club. At another point, the lead police negotiator, named “Andy,” said, “He sounds like he is in a very sterile environment, like he’s at a home or an apartment.” But then another police official said Mateen could be in an office or bathroom. The recordings also show how the negotiators were feeling out whether they had accurately identi- fied the suspect. “We called him Omar,” said Andy, who was then interrupted by another po- lice official who says, “He didn’t deny it.” Circuit Judge Margaret Schreiber ruled Monday that Mateen’s calls should be made public; she will rule on releasing other 911 calls after she has lis- tened to them. Jury notice The Grand Court jury re- port date has been changed. The Cayman Islands Ju- dicial Administration ad- vises that all Grand Court jurors who are in the Oct. 5 to Dec. 30 session should re- port for jury duty on Monday, Nov. 7 at 9:45 a.m. Call the Jury Information line at 244-3899 for the most up-to-date information.The islands’ most-trusted news source 3 CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2016 The islands’ most-trusted news source 4 – EDITORIAL – Opinion&Letters The Cayman Compass welcomes comments, opinions and viewpoints from readers. Letters to the editor can be emailed to editor@pinnaclemedialtd.com, submitted via www.caymancompass.com, sent by post or hand-delivered to the Compass office. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY: Caymanian Compass Limited (a subsidiary of Pinnacle Media Ltd) Compass Centre Shedden Road, George Town SEND US YOUR VIEWS OR NEWS: P.O. Box 1365 Grand Cayman KY1-1108, Cayman Islands Telephone: (345) 815-0095 Email: newsdesk@pinnaclemedialtd.com ADVERTISE WITH US: Telephone: (345) 949-5111 Email: sales@pinnaclemedialtd.com Website: www.caymancompass.com PUBLISHERS DAVID R. LEGGE AND VICKI L. LEGGE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DAVID R. LEGGE EXECUTIVE EDITOR PATRICK BRENDEL A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION “Give light and the people will findtheirownway” THE TELEGRAPH (LONDON) EDITORIAL BOARD For the second day run- ning the Commons chamber echoed to the thunderous hy- pocrisy of the Labour Party. On Monday they wanted an inquiry into the so- called Battle of Orgreave to right a perceived “injustice” that never happened. The next day, Labour MPs de- manded fresh curbs on the press because some feel ag- grieved at their treatment by a few newspapers. Fortunately, as with Amber Rudd in rejecting the Orgreave inquiry, so Karen Bradley, the Culture Minister, faced down the Opposition’s faux outrage as she announced a further consultation on measures af- fecting the press. Tom Watson, the Labour deputy leader who encouraged the police hunt for a non-existent establish- ment pedophile ring, said the victims of press intrusion were being “thrown to the wolves” – seemingly oblivious to the impact of his accusa- tions on innocent people. At issue is whether to pro- ceed with stage two of the Leveson Inquiry and whether newspapers failing to sign up to the officially recognized regulator Impress should pay court costs even in libel ac- tions that they win. Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act – a blatant attempt to black- mail newspapers to join Im- press, bankrolled by Max Mosley, and desert the Inde- pendent Press Standards Or- ganisation (IPSO) – has yet to be triggered and in our view it should not be. Nor is there any public in- terest in holding another in- quiry. Section 40 would fur- ther damage an industry in financial difficulties, es- pecially local papers, while leaving online media gi- ants like Facebook unregu- lated. More importantly, it is an attack on a viable free press. We look to Parliament to uphold our liberties, not undermine them. © 2016, Associated Press FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS On behalf of the people of the Cayman Islands, we at the Compass would like to extend our warmest welcome to new Commissioner of Police Derek Byrne. As of our press deadline Thursday afternoon, Com- missioner Byrne was set to arrive on Grand Cayman within hours. His first day of work, accordingly, is today. And with local police in the midst of a crack- down on local gang members threatening to ignite a firestorm of “tit for tat” violence in the wake of the shooting death of Justin Manderson, it is an ideal time for Commissioner Byrne to assert his leadership and demonstrate the qualities and credentials that secured him this post. Almost certainly, there will be occasions in days to come when this newspaper will scrutinize Commis- sioner Byrne’s official actions, question aspects of the police service under his management, or otherwise find ourselves on opposite sides of a particular issue — however, today is not that day. Not only do we subscribe to the general rule of giving new people to the island “the benefit of the doubt,” but specifically in regard to Commis- sioner Byrne, we are impressed by his distinguished resume, which details a three-decade-plus rise to the top of the ranks of the Irish national police service (An Garda Siochana), culminating with an eight-year tenure supervising operations and stra- tegic command for serious and organized crime, and includes training with Scotland Yard and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Additionally, on the topic of the police, we unwav- eringly support efforts to maintain law and order in Cayman. In other words, though we may disagree at times with the top brass at the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, when it comes to police officers’ mission to fight crime and promote public safety, we are always on their side. (Just as, for example, we support educators who seek to cultivate the minds of our children, entrepre- neurs who drive the economy and elected officials who conduct themselves as statesmen for our country.) The job description of police commissioner is as challenging as any profession we can think of, and achieving success is of paramount significance to the present and future of our islands. That being said, while Cayman (like all societies) has its share of criminal actors, as evidenced by the recent violence we mentioned earlier in this editorial, our territory is largely a peaceful one, and has earned its reputation of being a safe place to live in and visit, for the simple reason that it happens to be true. We employed the phrase “maintain law and order” purposefully: We don’t need Commissioner Byrne to “crack down” on an out-of-control criminal element, or to “rescue” the populace from the threat of emerging chaos, but rather to take up and carry the banner of justice that already flies over Cayman. Sure, there’s more than enough work to be done. Our police service could, and should, strive to improve itself continually as an organization. But thanks largely to the efforts of previous leaders, including ex-Police Commissioner David Baines and Acting Commissioner Anthony Ennis (who steps back down to his deputy commissioner’s post upon Mr. Byrne’s arrival), we can assert authoritatively that our streets are safe, our property is secure, and the Rule of Law prevails in the Cayman Islands. It is crucial that we keep it that way. It is with great confidence that we entrust that duty to Commissioner Byrne. Commissioner Byrne: Welcome, make yourself at home When partisans masquerade as television news analysts LOS ANGELES TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD Donna Brazile has been a powerful force in Democratic politics for years. She worked on the presidential campaigns of Jesse Jackson, Walter Mon- dale and Richard Gephardt, and she ran Al Gore’s 2000 campaign. She’s a partisan, a strategist, an operative – a po- litical hack to some, a party loyalist to others. What she’s not is an independent, dispas- sionate analyst of the news. She’s been playing one on TV, however – as a talking head for CNN. She was om- nipresent in the early cam- paign coverage (before taking a leave), where she was routinely identified merely as a “CNN commentator.” Then, this week, the network severed ties with her after learning from hacked emails posted on WikiLeaks that she had surreptitiously fed debate questions to the Clinton campaign during the Democratic primaries. On Tuesday, CNN chief Jeff Zucker called Brazile’s actions “uneth- ical” and “disgusting.” But really, what did he expect? Isn’t it obvious that if you employ “commenta- tors” who are already com- mitted partisans on one side or the other, they’re going to be hard-pressed to live up to the traditional ethical stan- dards of even-handed jour- nalism? Paying political op- eratives to act as journalists inevitably creates dual loy- alties and encourages situa- tions like this one. Brazile unquestion- ably behaved in a duplici- tous manner. But the bigger problem, arguably, is that she and a raft of other political operatives from both major parties had contracts with CNN in the first place. These are examples of the cozy re- lationship between the net- work and the people it covers (the same can be said for Fox and its stable of political in- siders) that undercut journal- istic credibility, and make it difficult for the public to find trustworthy analysis on the talking-head cable TV shows. Instead of offering insight, they often engage in outra- geously illogical contortions to buff up whichever candi- date they support, or try to dent whomever they oppose. And why wouldn’t they? Who would expect Mary Ma- talin, say, to acknowledge the flaws of a Republican candi- date? Why would Paul Begala say anything to undermine his friends in the Dem- ocratic party? Other partisans similarly defy credulity, particularly former Donald Trump cam- paign manager Corey Lewan- dowski, who collected sever- ance checks and advised the Trump campaign while under contract with CNN. The persistent presence of these spin doctors on news programs not only confuses voters, it can compromise journalistic efforts to bring clarity to what the candi- dates are saying and doing. The cable news networks are entitled to hire whom- ever they want, of course. But they might want to do some soul-searching after election day about the nature of polit- ical analysis and the benefit of keeping some distance be- tween the news and the polit- ical campaigns they are puta- tively covering. © 2016, Associated Press Parliament vs. the pressThe islands’ most-trusted news source 5 CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2016 182601-Ad-FullPage-Compass-LSA.i1 111/1/16 1:36:03 PM6 LOCAL NEWS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com British pensioners living in the Caribbean overseas terri- tories do not receive the same annual cost-of-living increases as those in the Crown Depen- dencies or British retirees in Bermuda and Gibraltar. During this week’s meeting between U.K. politicians and overseas territories leaders, Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin and other leaders raised the issue and noted that British citizens who live in the Caribbean territories should be treated the same as those who live in the U.K. or the dependen- cies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. “It comes down to the question of what constitutes a British citizen, which we all are,” Premier McLaughlin said. Mr. McLaughlin said eligi- bility for U.K. pensions is avail- able only to those who paid into that system; individuals do not earn those payments simply by being citizens of British Overseas Territories. However, he said British retirees who live in the Caribbean territories should not be forced to seek welfare assistance from the local gov- ernments just because their paychecks will not keep up with inflation. The U.K. government has stated in the past that it cannot afford to pay the overseas terri- tories the increases, since that could mean they would have to pay similar annual increases to British pensioners living in Commonwealth countries. “For that theory to have any relevant basis would mean the overseas territories are not British territories,” Mr. McLaughlin said. “We are not residing in some foreign land. The British Overseas Territories have been owned by Britain for hundreds of years.” British Overseas Territories director for the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Peter Hayes, said he would ask U.K. attorneys to attempt to find a solution, and asked that the territories state their posi- tions on the matter in writing. The U.K.’s basic state pen- sion is a weekly payment made to those who reached pensionable age before April 6, 2016, according to the British government website. The most anyone can currently receive is 119.30 pounds per week and, to re- ceive anything, a worker must have paid into national insurance contributions. The state pension amounts increase each year by 2.5 percent, or by the av- erage percentage growth in wages or by the growth in the U.K. consumer price index, whichever is higher. “We are not residing in some foreign land. The British Overseas Territories have been owned by Britain for hundreds of years.” PREMIER ALDEN MCLAUGHLIN Rules for British pensioners unfair, premier claims Premier Alden McLaughlin addresses the Joint Ministerial Council meeting this week in London. The annual conch and whelk season, which opened on Tuesday, Nov. 1, continues until April 30, 2017, according to the De- partment of Environment. The department ad- vises that only queen conch can be taken. The catch limit is either five conchs per person or 10 per boat (with two or more people), which- ever is fewer. For whelks, 2.5 gallons in shells or 2.5 pounds of processed whelks per person are allowed each day. The chiton, peri- winkle and bleeding teeth species cannot be taken at any time. “Now that the open seasons for conch and whelks have begun, it is important that persons in the community abide by the catch regulations,” said DoE Senior Research Officer John Bothwell. “Only responsible con- sumption of these species can ensure their existence for future generations.” The closed season for conchs and whelks is May 1 to Oct. 31. During the closed season, it is illegal to take, purchase, receive or possess conchs and whelks originating from Cayman waters. “We urge persons to not support poaching. Don’t buy from individ- uals who have taken more than the daily limit. It is a crime and should be re- ported to authorities,” Mr. Bothwell said. Anyone who suspects poaching of conchs and whelks can call 911, or DoE enforcement offi- cers at 916-4271 on Grand Cayman, 926-0136 on Cayman Brac or 916-7021 on Little Cayman. For more information on conch and whelk seasons, contact the DoE on 949-8649 or email DoE@gov.ky. “Only responsible consumption of these species can ensure their existence for future generations.” JOHN BOTHWELL, Department of Environment Conch and whelk season opensThe islands’ most-trusted news source 7 CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2016 OUR SECOND LOCATION IS NOW OPEN. A complete Pharmacy serving Seven Mile Beach, West Bay and the surrounding neighbourhoods. Conveniently located in Governor’s Square and linked to our Grand Harbour branch for your convenience, you can visit either branch for your prescriptions. 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A Thanksgiving Service will be announced at a later date Condolences can be registered at: www.churchillsfuneralhome.com We have been asked to announce the passing of Mr. James Nathan Bush who passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016. A Thanksgiving Service will be announced at a later date. We have been asked to announce the passing of Mr. James Nathan Bush who passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016. A Thanksgiving Service will be announced at a later date. Condolences can be registered at: www.churchillsfuneralhome.com We have been asked to announce the passing of Mr. Bunyan Lorraine Whittaker of Northside,who passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016. A Thanksgiving Service will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Craddock Ebanks Civic Centre, Northside, at 2:00p.m. Interment to follow at Old Man Bay Cemetery. Condolences can be registered at: www.churchillsfuneralhome.com We have been asked to announce the passing of Interment to follow at Old Man Bay Cemetery. www.churchillsfuneralhome.com Condolences can be registered at: www.churchillsfuneralhome.com We have been asked to announce the passing of Ms. Audrey Nugent who passed away on Monday, October 31, 2016. A Thanksgiving Service will be announced at a later date. We have been asked to announce Condolences can be registered at: www.churchillsfuneralhome.com We have been asked to announce the passing of Mr. James Cadian Ebanks who passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2016. A Thanksgiving Service will be announced at a later date. Approval of the first phase of the beach rock re- moval comes amid a busy week for the developer, which announced it was rebranding and changing its name from Dart Re- alty to Dart Real Estate to reflect its growing port- folio of properties in the Cayman Islands. It was also granted a certificate of occupancy for the Kimpton Seafire Resort on Monday and will host its first event at the site, the Young Caymanian Leadership Awards ceremony on Sat- urday, before opening to guests mid-month. Rock removal With the paint still drying on the Kimpton, Dart is already looking ahead to its next project and will begin design work on the neighboring property if it gets permission for re- moval of the rocks. The initial excavation of a small section of beach rock is expected to take less than a day. A silt screen will be installed and a 350 excavator used to scoop the rock out from the beach. Geologists will examine the sample to confirm that it is beach rock, which is fast forming and considered less ecologically significant than ironshore or bedrock. They will also examine the depth of the divot created by the removal and how it can be backfilled, poten- tially with sand created by crushing the beach rock. Ms. Doak said Dart is confident from the research already completed that the study would show no signif- icant adverse impact on ma- rine life or on the dynamics of Seven Mile Beach. “The five-star hotel team, when they looked at this site, they came and snorkeled it because they wanted to see if it might be a reef that could be an ame- nity for guests, but it is ac- tually just beach rock. “Given our land hold- ings and our commit- ment to the destination, it would be unwise of us to request removal of beach rock if it was going to have a negative impact on Seven Mile Beach.” The new hotel is ex- pected to take around three years to design and build and will be set well back from the beach, forming part of a luxury “sea to sea resort district” stretching from the Cayman Islands Yacht Club on the North Sound to Seven Mile Beach. Rebranding Ms. Doak said Dart’s growing portfolio of prop- erties inspired the re- brand from Dart Realty to Dart Real Estate. She said the company’s developments have a shared ethos and personality that revolve around its new brand slogan, “Architects of lifestyle; Shaping the way we live, work and play.” She added, “Part of our development ethos is about the journey as you move through the places. You see it at Camana Bay and you will see it at Seafire as well. “The name is just a little bit broader and reflects the diversity and breadth of our land holdings.” Beach rock removal approved and affairs from those of the Security Centre, contrary to the share- holders’ agreement. Mr. Briggs further al- leges that guard dogs owned by Safeguard had been used by The Secu- rity Centre to service con- tracts made on its own behalf without paying Safeguard for their use. The petition claims that such a contract con- stituted competing busi- ness for the services offered by the joint ven- ture and had there- fore breached the share- holders’ agreement and the intention that Safe- guard would be run as a “quasi-partnership.” Moreover, the court filing states that Safe- guard had been charged for expenses that did not relate to its busi- ness but were incurred by separate affiliates of the Security Centre and a cross charge had been wrongfully levied against Safeguard. “As a consequence, the shareholders’ relation- ship, based on trust and goodwill and constituting a ‘quasi-partnership’ has irretrievably broken down,” the petition said. And the company should therefore be wound up. In addition, the pe- tition asks the court to order The Security Centre to buy Mr. Briggs’s shares at a fair value de- termined by the court or an independent valuer with a premium to re- flect the losses suffered by the company. “In the event of the liquidation of [Safeguard] the Petitioner anticipates that there would be a surplus for contributo- ries. Further and in any event, the Petitioner has an interest in the proper inquiry into the affairs of [Safeguard] and the repatriation of funds and assets belonging to the Company or the pursuit of compensa- tion in respect of assets and business opportu- nities that have been di- verted, by [The Security Centre], away from and which belong to [Safe- guard],” the winding up petition states. Police arrest five in response to gang violence Dog shot during suspect confrontation BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Five arrests were made this week in connection with on- going criminal activity around Grand Cayman as police re- sponded to a flurry of what of- ficers termed gang-related in- cidents on Tuesday in West Bay district. Royal Cayman Islands Po- lice Service officers arrested a 24-year-old man in con- nection with the brutal as- sault of a man on Birch Tree Hill Road on Tuesday night. The victim told police he had been set upon by six men after placing a food order at a local jerk stand. The assault actually oc- curred at No. 38 Birch Tree Hill Road, not outside the jerk stand property itself, police clarified. No arrests were reported as of press time Thursday as being directly in connection with ei- ther a double shooting outside Super C Restaurant on Tuesday night or a report of shots fired at a Birch Tree Hill Road home early Tuesday morning. Police said both of those incidents, as well as the assault, appeared to be “tit-for-tat” gang retalia- tions in the aftermath of last month’s killing of 24-year-old Justin Manderson. A number of other police operations said to be related to the West Bay gang activi- ties took place late Wednesday and early Thursday, as officers completed warrant-authorized searches at various locations around the island. In one incident, armed po- lice officers involved in a search at a Prospect-area home were “confronted by a bellig- erent man,” according to po- lice reports. During that con- frontation, police said the suspect released a “large, fe- rocious bulldog” on the at- tending officers. “In order to ensure their safety and arrest the suspect, the threat was neutralized by one of the armed officers who discharged a single shot that fatally wounded the animal,” the RCIPS statement noted. “The suspect [a 17-year- old male] who resisted arrest was taken into police custody without further incident after an imitation firearm was re- moved from his possession.” In addition to the teenage suspect, a woman was taken into custody on suspicion of assaulting police during the confrontation. That woman, 22, is also suspected of being involved in another gang-related assault, which had previously not been made public. This assault oc- curred Sunday, Oct. 30, near Seven Mile Public Beach and involved a young man who was beaten and threatened with a firearm, police said. The woman was arrested on suspicion of assault and firearms possession in connec- tion with the Oct. 30 assault. A 25-year-old man was also ar- rested Wednesday in connec- tion with the Oct. 30 assault and on suspicion of breaching his court bail conditions. The fifth arrest of the op- eration involved a 24-year-old man for suspected ganja pos- session. No further details were given on his arrest. Acting Police Commis- sioner Anthony Ennis and Deputy Commissioner Kurt Walton praised RCIPS officers for “extraordinary courage, judgement and profession- alism” during the operations. “The discharge of a firearm in any circumstances requires professionalism and judge- ment under stressful condi- tions. The way officers handled this incident is a demonstra- tion of both,” Mr. Ennis said. “We cannot and should not let a band of criminals com- promise the safety and tran- quility of our islands.” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “The discharge of a firearm in any circumstances requires professionalism and judgement under stressful conditions. The way officers handled this incident is a demonstration of both.” ANTHONY ENNIS, acting police commissioner Security company owners fall out over joint ventureThe islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2016 and a financial entrepreneur, challenged May’s right to trigger Brexit, in a case with major constitutional implica- tions that hinges on the bal- ance of power between Par- liament and the government. May wants to use royal prerogative, historic powers officially held by the mon- arch, to trigger Article 50. The powers, which have in reality passed onto politicians, en- able decisions about issues including international trea- ties to be made without a vote of Parliament. The claimants argued that leaving the EU will remove legal rights held by British citizens – including free movement and job opportuni- ties within the EU – and that cannot be done without Par- liament’s approval. Three senior judges agreed, ruling that “the gov- ernment does not have the power under the Crown’s pre- rogative to give notice pur- suant to Article 50 for the U.K. to withdraw from the European Union.” The judges backed the claimants’ argument that “the Crown could not change do- mestic law and nullify rights under the law unless Parlia- ment had conferred upon the Crown authority to do so.” The British government immediately said it would appeal. It said in a state- ment that Britons voted to leave the bloc in a refer- endum approved by an Act of Parliament, “and the govern- ment is determined to respect the result of the referendum.” The Supreme Court has set aside time in early De- cember to hear the appeal. Nick Barber, associate professor of constitutional law at Oxford University, said the court had ruled decisively that “you can’t use executive power to overturn statutory rights.” “It’s a very strong judgment. It’s a unanimous judgment and it’s a judgment by three of the most senior judges at that level you could hope to get,” Barber said. “So if I was the government, I wouldn’t be optimistic about the Supreme Court reaching a different view.” There is a small chance the Supreme Court could refer the case to the Euro- pean Court of Justice, the EU’s highest court, if it thinks a legal principle needs clari- fication, but Barber said that was extremely unlikely. Supporters of Brexit have called the lawsuit an attempt to put legal obstacles in the way of enacting the result of the EU referendum. But financial entrepre- neur Gina Miller, a claimant in the case, said it was not an attempt to stop Brexit but a move to ensure that Parlia- ment is sovereign. “I hope the MPs will do their job and debate this in a sober, grown-up way,” she said. David Greene, lawyer for hairdresser Deir Santos, another claimant, said the government must ac- cept “the constitutional re- ality that Parliament must have early involvement in the process.” “Democracy has been re- affirmed and now very much needs to show it is alive and kicking,” said Greene, a senior partner at the firm Edwin Coe. It is unlikely the ruling will stop Britain from leaving the EU eventually. Most law- makers accept that voters’ choice must be respected – but they differ widely on what form Brexit should take. Pro-EU legislators hope the ruling will force the gov- ernment to set out its plans for exit negotiations be- fore triggering Article 50, something May has previ- ously ruled out. A majority of members of Parliament backed the “re- main” side in the referendum, but could be willing to sup- port the start of exit talks if it is clear that the gov- ernment won’t seek a “hard Brexit,” in which Britain leaves the EU’s single market of 500 million people. The pound’s rise sig- naled that the ruling boosted the hopes of the financial sector, which is largely op- posed to Brexit. The ruling infuriated pro- Brexit campaigners, who fear an attempt to block or delay Britain’s EU exit. U.K. Inde- pendence Party leader Nigel Farage, who helped lead the campaign against the EU, tweeted: “I worry that a be- trayal may be near at hand.” “I now fear that every at- tempt will be made to block or delay the triggering of Ar- ticle 50,” Farage said. “If this is so, they have no idea of the level of public anger they will provoke.” Across the English Channel, EU Commis- sion spokesman Margaritis Schinas said it “is not for us to comment on” the British court decision. Mr. Lopez said during an interview Thursday, as he and some employees were cleaning out the club. “I hope after I close … there will be no more crime, no more blood, no more fighting.” Mr. Lopez said he was at Nectar the night Man- derson was shot and does not remember seeing him there that evening. None- theless, he did not deny that the nightclub has long experienced troubles with violent incidents. He had gone before the Liquor Li- censing Board of Grand Cayman a number of times since taking over the busi- ness about five years ago to explain what had occurred, and to detail efforts the club was making to add se- curity and clean up its act. The efforts never worked. In December 2015, police were investigating a shooting outside Nectar in the Seven Mile Shops where an 18-year- old man was hospitalized. Earlier that same month, police responded to a report of “multiple fights” in the parking lot outside Nectar during which an 18-year-old woman was stabbed. Both the December 2015 incidents occurred around 3 a.m. Those incidents were nothing new to the liquor board either, as it had been warned in December 2013 by then-Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Chief Inspector Angelique Howell about con- tinuous reports of crime out- side the nightclub. During the public meeting, it was revealed that the shopping mall property – which is in the center of Cay- man’s high-traffic tourism area – had 11 criminal inci- dents over a six-month pe- riod. These included a stab- bing, several assaults, a theft and serving liquor after hours, as well as a number of “nuisance”-type public order offenses, such as loud music and public urination. The club was placed on probation in 2013 by the Liquor Licensing Board and was left on probation status. Board representa- tives warned that the club could lose its license if it did not clean up its act, but that never happened. “Eleven reports … is too much; your establishment is a problem,” Ms. Howell told Mr. Lopez during the liquor board meeting. Mr. Lopez told board members at the time that he was aware of some incidents, but noted that a number of incidents reported had oc- curred outside the club, where groups of drunk and obnoxious individuals gath- ered after hours. “I know these things happen, but what can I do?” Mr. Lopez said. “If anybody fights, the only thing I can do is call the police.” On Thursday, Mr. Lopez said he plans to open a different restaurant/bar in George Town in the coming months, but he said he is done with the nightclub busi- ness and that Nectar would never open again. “I’m a family man and the last thing I want to see is this island going bad,” he said. “Nectar is dead.” Prime Minister Theresa May exits 10 Downing Street in London. - PHOTO: BLOOMBERG/SIMON DAWSON CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 UK court brings Brexit plans to a screeching halt Troubled nighttime hot spot forced to close its doors “I hope after I close … there will be no more crime, no more blood, no more fighting.” LUIS LOPEZ, Nectar nightclub operator Nectar nightclub operator Luis Lopez packs up his business, which closed for good on Tuesday.– PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1Next >