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In addition to Mr. Trump’s win, the U.S. Republican Party retained control of both houses of Congress. “The Cayman Islands congratulates Donald Trump and the Republican Party on an emphatic victory in [Tues- day’s] presidential election,” Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin said. “We will watch with interest as Mr. Trump organizes his Cabinet and sets his policies as well as his agenda for the next four years, and look for- ward to a positive working relationship with the new U.S. administration.” “Trump’s election win will shift the political and economic agenda for the U.S. over the next four years,” said Cayman Chamber of Com- merce President Paul Pearson. “The Cayman economy is closely linked with the U.S. and we must do every- thing we can to ensure that relations remain cordial and positive in order to support our tourism and interna- tional financial services sectors.” Cayman Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush said he saw “more positive than negative” in Mr. Trump’s election, given that – in Mr. Bush’s view – as a conservative businessman, Mr. Trump was less likely to give in to U.K. or European pressures for the U.S. to adopt a public beneficial ownership registry for companies and trusts. Cayman has repeatedly said it will not move to such an open public registry un- less leading world economies, in- cluding the U.S., do so. “I think we’ll get more good out of his presidency than negative,” Mr. Bush said. “We’ll have to wait to see how his foreign policy will shape up.“ “Trump is a business leader, so we urge him to follow through with his election agenda to introduce pol- icies that support economic growth and fair trade, that will lead to an increase in the wealth and dispos- able income of middle-class Ameri- cans, who travel to the Cayman Is- lands in great numbers to attend Billions could drain from Cayman entities as Trump is elected MICHAEL KLEIN mklein@pinnaclemedialtd.com Billions of dollars held by U.S. multinationals in Cayman entities could be repatriated to the United States, if president-elect Donald Trump’s tax plans come to fruition. During the election campaign, most of Mr. Trump’s policy plans were a black box. On taxes, however, the surprise winner of the U.S. pres- idential election has been both out- spoken and specific. Donald Trump’s tax plan would end the deferral of taxes on cor- porate income earned abroad and charge a one-time, 10 percent tax on cash held overseas so it can be repatriated. The goal is to halt the practice of U.S. multinationals holding hun- dreds of billions of dollars in off- shore accounts, many of them in the Cayman Islands, to reduce their U.S. tax liability. Earlier in October, Trump told re- porters “they think it is $2.5 trillion” in corporate cash that is held off- shore. “I think it is much more than that and boy, if it is, we have hit pay dirt.” The Congressional Research Ser- vice estimates large corporations are PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » U.S. Vice President-elect Mike Pence and U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump congratulate each other early Wednesday at an election victory event in New York City. – PHOTO: WASHINGTON POST PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 11 »2 LOCAL&REGIONAL THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS JEWEL LEVY jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com Cayman International School is the winner of this year’s KPMG Brain Bowl Aca- demic Tournament. Second place went to Triple C and third place to Cayman Prep and High School. Undefeated throughout the whole tournament, Cayman International students out- witted the Triple C team in the last round to emerge as winners, claiming the prizes of Amazon Echo stations, Fit- bits and Beats headsets to take back to their school to show off to peers and teachers. Since the event started some five years ago, local high schools having been sending their best and brightest to take part in the Brain Bowl Academic Tourna- ment. The tournament this year was held at the Grand Cayman Marriott on Monday, Nov. 6. The tournament is a knowl- edge quiz with questions geared toward many topics: mathematics, religion, spelling, history, Caribbean topics, geog- raphy and science. The schools compete in teams of four stu- dents in a series of rounds of 20 questions. The aim of the competition is to unite local schools and encourage pupils to stretch their academic abilities, work as a team and develop their critical thinking skills. KPMG in the Cayman Is- lands organized the tourna- ment, with its employees par- ticipating during the day of the competition as moderators, judges and scorekeepers. Kevin Lloyd, the tournament moder- ator, is a managing partner at KPMG and tournament director Cindy Reid is a manager in the human resources department. Ms. Reid was the one who came up with the idea and the concept of creating the Brain Bowl Tournament. Several government offi- cials also gave their support to the initiative, including Educa- tion Minister Tara Rivers and Acting Chief Education Officer Lyneth Monteith. Deputy Governor Franz Manderson said he saw some great teamwork in action at the competition. He also reminded students that what they learned could be applied to their life. “Be proud of yourselves in how you have represented your school and peers here today,” he said. He also told students that among his responsibilities as deputy governor, one of his jobs was to know what was going on – what’s affecting young people and how the civil ser- vice was reacting to this. He said he saw a lot of com- plaints on a daily basis. “The children are not getting the op- portunity … their children are not being inspired … we’re not doing what we can to support our young people.” He reminded them that Government and their teams cannot do everything. “We need everyone to come together … we’re at our best when everyone comes together to be a part of the solution.” Mr. Manderson commended KPMG for stepping up and being a part of that solution, and the students for stepping up and taking the challenge. KPMG provided the students with resources on the academic topics, guidelines and study tools to help the teams prepare for the tournament. Impor- tant areas which went toward scoring were team enthusiasm, outstanding class participation, completion of homework and the willingness to participate and study for the tournament. 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The evening offers fami- lies an opportunity to meet with representatives from Appleby College, Lake- field College School, Bish- op’s College School and St. Andrew’s College, lo- cated in Quebec and On- tario, Canada. The schools are in- viting prospective students and their families to at- tend the recruitment event at the Grand Cayman Mar- riott Beach Resort on Nov. 30, at 5-8 p.m. According to a press re- lease, the Canadian boarding schools are home to students from 28 countries. It cited the latest Programme for In- ternational Student Assess- ment (PISA) results, released in 2013 by the OECD, which showed Canada scored the highest among English- speaking nations in math, science and reading scores. For more information, visit www.boardingleaders.ca or contact Felicia Neil at fneil@lcs.on.ca. CIS wins KPMG ‘Brain Bowl’ tournament Beware: Pirates ahead CHARLES DUNCAN cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com Ahoy maties! It’s that time of year again to clip on an eye patch and get your parrot and cutlass out of storage – Pirates Week has arrived. Organizers have a full 10 days of events, kicking off Thursday, Nov. 10, with the annual Pan in de City steel pan competition at the George Town waterfront and the official kick-off party at The Wharf. The next 10 days will be filled with pirates, pyrotech- nics and parades. The annual Heritage Day celebrations will be held across the dis- tricts through next week. Police said there will be a number of road clo- sures, mainly on and around the waterfront, this week and through the weekend. Drivers are advised to avoid the waterfront. Miss Festival Queen On Friday, the big event will be the Miss Festival Queen Competition along Harbour Drive, starting at 7:15, followed by fireworks starting around 8:30. A street dance along the waterfront is scheduled to go until 2 a.m. Mona Lisa Meade, with the organizing committee, said the Festival Queen con- test is open to young women ages 16 and up. “Each dis- trict elects a young lady as its representative and ev- eryone works to together to design a costume,” she said in an email. “This year’s Pirates Week Festival theme is ‘Age of Ro- mance’ and costumes will be judged on their design as it relates to that theme. Other areas of adjudication include authenticity, stage presentation, use of Cayma- nian products and design de- tail,” she said. The winner will lead Fri- day’s parade and win $500. Pirates’ landing The battle, and its for- gone conclusion, starts on Saturday with the invasion of the pirates and the inevi- table capture of the governor. The waterfront party on Sat- urday is expected to kick off at 2 p.m. and keep going until midnight. Open water swim The 36th annual Pirates Week 5K open water swim is set for 7 a.m. Monday at Governors Beach. Cayman Islands Ama- teur Swimming Associa- tion president Michael Lock- wood said the long-distance swim is a challenging event, but will have some no- table swimmers. “We are delighted that Emily Brunemann and Sean Ryan, open water swimmers who have been on the U.S. National Open Water Team since 2008, will be here for the 5K,” he said. For the full schedule of events, see www.piratesweekfestival.com. The annual pirates’ landing is scheduled for Saturday, as part of 10 days of Pirates Week events. - PHOTO: STEPHEN CLARKE Governor Helen Kilpatrick, left, with the winning Cayman International School team, along with teacher Beth Schimidgall and KPMG’s Sheenah Hislop, Kevin Lloyd and Glenda McTaggart. CUBA LICENSING HAVANA PRIVATE RESTAURANTS AFTER BRIEF FREEZE HAVANA (AP) – Cuba says it has begun to grant li- censes to new private res- taurants in Havana after a brief freeze to help authori- ties grapple with the rapid expansion of one of the most important openings in the state-run economy. Isabel Hamze is the acting vice president of Havana’s provincial government. She tells state- run media in comments published Wednesday that the freeze lasted from Sept. 15 to Oct. 23. Inspec- tors visited restaurants to ensure compliance with health and safety codes and other regulations. She said 32 restaurants were inspected and one had its license revoked.The islands’ most-trusted news source 3 CAYMAN COMPASS • THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2016 PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE EDITORIAL BOARD For hundreds of years, William Shakespeare has been on the business end of whispering campaigns calling into question the au- thorship of many of his most famous plays. Being dead for half a millennium has put the Bard in the awkward position of not being able to forcefully contest these theories. One name that consistently comes up as someone whose handiwork can be detected in plays traditionally attributed to Shakespeare is Christopher Marlowe, the Elizabethan playwright. While the theo- ries that Marlowe (or anyone else) was the sole author of any of Shakespeare’s plays have been mostly debunked, there’s a good reason that his name keeps resurfacing: he and the Bard collaborated on at least three plays. In fact, Shakespeare is be- lieved to have collaborated with many other writers of the Elizabethan era, as well. According to an interna- tional committee of 23 dis- tinguished Shakespeare scholars, a computer-as- sisted analysis of recurring phrases and language points to the likelihood that Mar- lowe should be credited as co-writer of at least the three Henry VI plays now attrib- uted solely to Shakespeare. That’s why the latest edition of “The New Ox- ford Shakespeare” lists their names jointly on the title pages of Parts One, Two and Three of “Henry VI” for the first time. There’s much excitement in the academic world about this because it represents an honest acknowledgment of irrefutable scholarship and textual analysis. This move also makes it possible to assess the 17 Shakespeare plays that are believed to be the result of uncredited collaborations, whether with Marlowe or other writers. A more real- istic understanding of Shake- speare’s output and work process will only deepen our respect for the most influ- ential writer of the last 500 years — not lessen it. © 2016, Associated Press THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS The islands’ most-trusted news source 4 Don’t call it an “upset.” Tuesday night’s victory by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton was months, if not years, in the making. The people “surprised” by Mr. Trump’s win (and there are many millions of them) are those who placed too much stock in the wisdom of the elite, measured according to flawed surveys and allegiance to often-archaic norms of the political establishment. First of all, on behalf of the Cayman Islands, let us congratulate Mr. Trump on his most impressive achieve- ment. As a territory in the geographic and financial shadow of the United States, the culture and economy of Cayman are greatly affected by the risings, ebbs and tidings of our great neighbor to the north. We welcome the peaceful transfer of power from current President Barack Obama to President-elect Trump, and are hopeful that the policies of the Trump administration lead to the further strengthening of our ties. In every election, there are winners and there are losers. The biggest winners, of course, are Mr. Trump and running mate Mike Pence, followed by the Republican Party that Mr. Trump shook to its core in the spring pri- maries (and which on Tuesday retained its hold on both houses of the U.S. Congress), and also the American people, who made their voices known in this grand exercise of democracy, chose their favored leader and will no doubt abide by the results of the election. As one veteran political journalist observed, for the first time in four decades, America will have an incoming White House administration that won’t directly involve a member of the Bush or Clinton family in office or in the Cabinet. It’s a “blank slate.” The losers, on the other hand, are Mrs. Clinton, her running mate Tim Kaine and the Democratic Party, which was decimated as returns rolled in from across the nation. Even before the official primaries, when the Democratic Party leadership complacently ordained Mrs. Clinton as their presidential hopeful, they selected a syn- thetic candidate powered by focus groups, micro-polling and Madison Avenue–like mechanisms. (Apropos, here’s a business legend: A company thought it had created the “best” brand of dog food ever, containing the finest ingredients, a precise mixture of fla- vorings, and a scientifically-balanced blend of vitamins and nutrients. The packaging was deemed superb and the marketing campaign unsurpassed. The only problem arose when “dinner time” came around: The dogs wouldn’t eat it.) As opposed to spontaneous, Mrs. Clinton was pre- packaged and robotic. She was an uncomfortable public speaker who, at times, made her audience uncomfortable just listening to her. She lacked what good and credible communicators cannot lack, namely authenticity. Next in the losers’ column are the U.S. news media, particularly major outlets that purport to have a “national” audience. Starting with the New York Times, Washington Post and CNN, they in effect put their core product — their credibility — on the line by the way they handled coverage of this election. They allowed their opinions and biases to creep into, even dictate, their news content. It was an arrogant assault on the very princi- ples of responsible journalism — and one from which the industry may never recover. And finally, there are the pollsters, prognostica- tors and social “scientists.” Their complete misreading of public opinion on the U.S. presidential contest is the second black eye to be suffered by the profession in recent months. The first was the Brexit vote in June. Simply put, they got it wrong, and in the process provided misleading campaign narratives that were gobbled up and regurgi- tated by an overeager press. The U.S. election again demonstrated a maxim that all journalists and observers ought to take to heart. Here’s what the pollsters don’t know: Everything. – EDITORIAL – Trump wins – But who lost? 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” ALBERT R. HUNT Most new Republican ad- ministrations are filled with experienced hands from a previous government – a few governors and mem- bers of Congress, a promi- nent corporate chief execu- tive or two. That’s not likely with Donald Trump; look in- stead for fellow deal-makers, political pals and fervent early supporters. More than any modern president, Trump doesn’t come from the party estab- lishment and owes it nothing. Some conservative think tanks will rush to fill the void, but with limited interest in policy, Trump is likely to con- tinue to rely on instinct. That’s what led to his upset victory and is likely to be the model for assembling an administration. Trump has already sig- naled his intention to name Steve Mnuchin, his chief fund- raiser and a former Goldman Sachs executive, as Treasury secretary. He was one of a smattering of Wall Streeters to support Trump; he has no Washington background. The New York billion- aire has talked openly about tapping fellow deal-makers Carl Icahn and Wilbur Ross for prominent roles in his administration. It’s not certain that these wealthy investors would be interested in government jobs, especially if faced with grilling at Congressional con- firmation hearings and forced to divest some of their exten- sive holdings. It was once assumed that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who jumped on the Trump bandwagon after his presidential primary cam- paign collapsed and runs the candidate’s transition-plan- ning team, was in line to be attorney general. But that prospect may be dimmed by the conviction last week of two ex-Christie allies over a 2013 scheme to close ac- cess lanes to the George Washington Bridge to punish a political foe. Witnesses at the trial said Christie knew about the closings, which he has denied. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Trump confidant and vitriolic critic of Trump’s Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, might be considered to lead the Justice or Homeland Se- curity Departments. One candidate for a number of possible posts would be Al- abama Sen. Jeff Sessions, an early Trump supporter who provided policy advice. Newt Gingrich, who be- came an avid Trump enthu- siast, has told acquaintances that he envisions himself as secretary of state or defense under Trump. If that’s too much of a reach for the erratic former House Speaker, a lesser post may be in the offing. More likely for a top na- tional security position is John Bolton, the right- wing foreign policy ex- pert who served in the state department and as United Nations ambassador under President George W. Bush. Diversity isn’t likely to be a top priority for Trump. But one black Republican is a prime candidate for sec- retary of health and human services. That’s Ben Carson, a renowned pediatric neu- rosurgeon, presidential pri- mary candidate and Trump neighbor in Florida. The White House staff would be an open ques- tion. It’s not unusual to bring campaign operatives into top staff jobs. But there were no policy or political heavyweights in the Trump entourage. There is talk of Republican National Com- mittee chair Reince Preibus, a Trump cheerleader in the campaign, as chief of staff. But Donald Trump got to the White House by running his own show. That’s the way he’s likely to govern. Hunt is a Bloomberg View columnist. © 2016, Bloomberg View Trump’s guide to team building is his instinct Shakespeare’s pal5 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2016 182803-Ad-CompassJRpg-4colx12-MakeitYours.indd 111/8/16 3:42 PM Cabinet allowed immigration scammer to remain in Cayman BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Paul Anthony Hume Ebanks, who was convicted Tuesday of taking money from victims he conned in an immigration status scam, had been given special permission to remain and work in the Cayman Is- lands by Cabinet in early 2012. The permission to remain, referred to as a “governor’s permit” during the course of Ebanks’s criminal trial, was given following a 2006 criminal conviction for obtaining prop- erty by deception in connec- tion with an earlier immigra- tion status scam. The permit authorizing Ebanks to remain and work in Cayman was signed on Jan. 30, 2012 by former islands Gov- ernor Duncan Taylor. However, Deputy Governor Franz Man- derson confirmed this week that before Mr. Taylor signed that permission, an application to remain had been made to – and was approved by – Cabinet members in the United Demo- cratic Party government. Mr. Manderson said such special permission, while not a “common occurrence,” can and does happen in certain cases. “His permission to remain in the Cayman Islands will likely be reviewed again as a result of his conviction [this week],” Mr. Manderson said. Mr. Manderson said he did recall the application for Ebanks’s special permission to remain coming before Cab- inet at around that time (early 2012) and noted that regard would have been required to be paid to Ebanks’s personal circumstances. At trial it was revealed that Ebanks, now 50, came to Cayman from Jamaica when he was 6 years old and received a grant of Caymanian status through his relationship with his stepfather, who is Cayma- nian, when he was 16 and still a minor. However, like hun- dreds of other island residents, Ebanks never “regularized” his immigration status as a Cay- manian upon reaching the age of the majority (18) and told the court he did not know he was even required to do that. Section 82 of the Cayman Is- lands Immigration Law makes someone a prohibited im- migrant if they are not Cay- manian and they have com- mitted a criminal offense for which the prison sentence ex- ceeds 12 months. In Ebanks’s earlier crim- inal case, he was convicted in 2006 and released from prison in September 2011, according to court records. The governor’s permit allowing him to remain was issued several months later. Under section 63 of the Im- migration Law: “The Cabinet may issue a permit for the landing [allowing to stay in the islands] of any person to the is- lands, and such person shall be admitted accordingly upon such terms as may be specified in the said permit.” Governor Helen Kilpatrick’s office was contacted for com- ment on the matter this week. Officials noted Ebanks has now lived in Cayman for more than 40 years and has a family. A de- portation ruling in such a case could give rise to human rights issues under the Cayman Is- lands Constitution Order (2009), which guarantees, among other things, the right to private and family life. Mr. Manderson said it was not his understanding that Ebanks would fall into the cat- egory of being a “landless mi- grant” since he does have earlier ties to Jamaica. WAR DEAD TO BE HONORED ON REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY The annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony will be held on Sunday, Nov. 13, to pay tribute to war veterans. The ceremony will be held at the cenotaph outside Elmslie Memorial Church in George Town, starting at 10:45 a.m. At- tendees are asked to be in place no later than 10:30 a.m. A parade, led by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Ser- vice and Band, will kick off the event. The Cayman Islands Vet- erans Association, Fire Service, Her Majesty’s Prison Service, Girls’ Brigade, Scouts, Cadet Corps, Lions Club of Grand Cayman and Lions Club of Tropical Gardens will also take part in the parade. The annual ceremony will begin with the Royal Salute fol- lowed by the “Bidding,” and a two-minute silence. After the sounding of the Last Post, the laying of wreaths at the Me- morial Cross will take place in memory of veterans, and then at the Seaman’s Memorial in memory of lives lost at sea. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will take place inside Elmslie Me- morial Church. Brac ceremony Cayman Brac’s Remem- brance Sunday Service will run simultaneously, with the cere- mony being held at the District Administration Lawn in front of the War Memorial Cenotaph in Stake Bay at 10:45 a.m. The two-minute silence will occur at 11 a.m., followed by the Last Post and Act of Worship. After an offertory is taken by members of the Vet- erans and Seamen’s Society of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, there will be the rec- ognition of veterans and the laying of the wreaths. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will take place at Aston Rutty Civic Centre. ‘A time of honor’ Captain Dale Banks, Pres- ident of the Cayman Islands Veterans Association, said, “Re- membrance Sunday is a time to honor. It started honoring those who were killed in wars, but now it has expanded to include all of those who have served and current active duty. It’s a way of telling them thank you and telling the families who lost a loved one thank you for their sacrifices.” The Cayman Islands will observe Remembrance Sunday as a public holiday on Monday, Nov. 14. For more information or to request to lay a wreath on Remembrance Sunday Parade and Ceremony, contact Chief of Protocol Meloney Syms at the Protocol Office at 244-3612 or email protocol@gov.ky.DISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days Bodden Town THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS 50 years ago: Dramatic wartime story recounted In the Nov. 16, 1966 edi- tion of the Caymanian Weekly, in honor of Remem- brance Day, Bodden Town correspondent Haig Bodden described some of the dis- trict’s experiences during WWII, which at that time had only ended two de- cades earlier. “More than twenty years have passed since the hos- tilities of World War II ended. Grand Cayman re- members many tragedies from it. Even Bodden Town and its outlying districts of Breakers and Frank Sound shared in the excitement of the War years. “One incident worthy of repetition was the in- advertent discharge of bombs just outside the reef at Frank Sound. Early one morning, a low-flying air- craft caught in an electrical storm dropped four bombs in the stormy waters just outside the channel. A few days later when the sea had calmed down, Mr. Living- stone Terry spotted the dan- gerous and unexploded eggs as they quietly lay on the bottom of the sea. “A veteran seaman and a man who had outlived the horrors of two world wars, Mr. Terry marked the spot with a buoy attached to his anchor. “A rider was dispatched to Bodden Town and the news was relayed to the au- thorities in George Town by telephone (when I say that Bodden Town is now twenty years behind the times, my readers will understand as our old telephone system has not been improved on.) “The top brass from the United Sates Naval Base in George Town immediately in- vestigated the matter. It was decided that on the morrow an attempt would be made to either salvage or explode the lethal bombs. “The morrow dawned fair and a group of men who knew that they were playing with death rowed out in Mr. Terry’s big catboat. “Mr. Terry who now at 83 years of age works 10 hours a day, still tingles with ex- citement at the memory of that breathtaking episode. He can still tell with the mi- nutest detail of the ingenuity of the corps of engineers who tackled this dangerous operation. They were suc- cessful in exploding three of the bombs on that day. One failed to go off. “On the following day, the more dangerous task of grappling up, and taking in tow the stubborn live bomb was undertaken. “He remembers that on one occasion a huge wave washed the bomb up against the stern of the catboat. To use the words of Mr. Terry, ‘We nearly all went to hell or to see Jesus.’ “However, the bomb was brought ashore and the deto- nating cap removed from it. The remainder was buried in a deep hole under the supervision of the Com- mander himself. “Mr. Terry has great re- spect for the efficiency of the U.S. Navy, but what he liked most was the promptness with which he received re- muneration for the little ser- vice he had rendered.” Former Speaker Mary Lawrence awarded honorary doctorate JEWEL LEVY jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com Mary Lawrence, former Speaker of the House, historian, educator, writer, mother of six and a native of Bodden Town, has received an honorary doc- torate from the University Col- lege of the Cayman Islands for her contributions to the Cayman society. The doctorate is often con- ferred as a way of honoring an individual’s contributions to a specific field or to so- ciety in general, according to the university. Mrs. Lawrence was pre- sented with the award during UCCI’s commence- ment ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 3, by university presi- dent Roy Bodden. Professor Livingston Smith, the university’s chair of social sciences and director of re- search and publications, high- lighted Mrs. Lawrence’s many accomplishments and works. Mr. Smith said much could be said about this remark- able woman who had placed her heart, mind and soul into the multiple activities, histor- ical and cultural events and de- velopment and success of the Cayman Islands. Born in Nicaragua of Cay- manian parents, Mrs. Law- rence came to Cayman – and to Bodden Town – at the age of 7. Her first career choice was teaching, and between 1956 and 1968, she taught in public and private schools at both primary and secondary levels. Mr. Livingston pointed out that Mrs. Lawrence for many years worked as an educator and as a newspaper and maga- zine writer and editor, and is an authority on the history, culture and development of the country. Her love of children and young people led her and her late husband James to serve as resident house-parents in a home for girls while still finding time to take care of her six children, Iris, Jan, Ann, Lucy, Joanna and John. She worked for many years in the education system, fostering and counseling numerous young people and families across the island. Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace 27 years ago, she chaired the Bench in the Lower Courts on an annual roster until May 2009, and was in- strumental in the founding of the Justice of the Peace Asso- ciation. She served as its pres- ident from 1997 to 1999, and helped to restructure the role of the Justices of the Peace in the legal system and in en- suring their training. She also served as a member of the Al- ternative Sentencing Com- mittee, whose recommenda- tions would later be placed in legislation. More recently, she served as one of two justices of the peace who assisted in a review of the deaths of five people at sea. Their recommendations for re- form in the search and rescue operations in the islands, laid before Parliament, are now under consideration. From 2002 to 2003, she served as a consultant to the government minister respon- sible for Children and Family Services and prisons. In this role, she advised on, and car- ried out, the restructuring of residential homes for chil- dren and young people, set- ting up the CAYS Foundation to manage them, and working in the program herself to train staff and get it off the ground. She instituted the “Shadow Programme” which allowed young people sent to the homes by the courts to at- tend school and partici- pate in community activities and sports. She was also in- strumental in establishing a farming program for prison inmates and in the purchase of Furtherland Farms – a 289 acre property on which it was sited. Mrs. Lawrence was the founder and organizer of the Senior Citizens/Heritage Centre, Community Park and Playground in her district of Bodden Town. The site, a his- torical building, is also now home to a treasure trove of Caymanian artefacts, and the premises have been expanded to include a second building to house, preserve and show- case the heritage and history of Bodden Town district. She has served on several boards over the years and was a founding member of the National Council of Volun- tary Organisations. She was also president of the Advi- sory Drug Council, forerunner of the National Drug Council. She is currently a member of the Adoption Board, patron of the Diabetes Trust and chair- woman of the Bodden Town Heritage Committee. She has also been called on to chair national committees such as the Jubilee Committee which organized the week-long cel- ebrations across the three islands for Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. In January 2003, she was included on the National Wall of Honour that was erected in Heroes Square, one of 500 people named as “Nation Builders.” In January 2009, in the National Heroes Day cel- ebrations, she was given the “Spirit of Excellence Award” in recognition of her contri- bution to the development of children and young people, the fostering of community spirit and the preservation and showcasing of the Cayman Is- lands history and culture. In May 2009, following the general election, Mrs. Law- rence was nominated to serve as Speaker of the Cayman Is- lands Legislative Assembly. She was unanimously elected by the legislature and sworn in on May 27 – the first pri- vate citizen to hold that role. As Speaker, she was also the president of the Cayman Is- lands branch of the Com- monwealth Parliamen- tary Association. In December 2010, she was honored by Queen Eliz- abeth for her service to the Cayman community with the award of the Member of the British Empire (MBE). “Indeed, here is a life well lived, a demonstration of the saying ‘the harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph,’” said Mr. Smith. Mary Lawrence receives her honorary doctorate from UCCI President Roy Bodden. - PHOTO: JEWEL LEVYDISTRICT DAYS 7 District Days Bodden Town CAYMAN COMPASS • THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2016 BT carpenter a working man of art JEWEL LEVY jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com After retiring from a life- time of woodworking as a professional carpenter, Bodden Towner Dean Chol- lette is turning his hands to creating works of art. A self-taught artist, Mr. Chollette’s first piece of art, “Catboat by Moonlight,” was bought by a tourist through a consignment deal with Pure Art Gallery. Since then, his passion for the arts has exploded. “I was looking through a book with catboats and found one sitting in a man- grove swamp with the moon- light shining over it … I got a piece of canvas and just started painting and it came out wonderful,” Mr. Chollette said. He was even more delighted when someone bought it. Working out of his porch on Macaw Drive, off Will T Drive in Bodden Town, Mr. Chollette said painting and creating things is something he likes to do. ”It’s just an inspiration that comes from within,” he said. A lot of his paintings on canvas are whimsical, while others highlight the culture of the Caymanian people, ei- ther enjoying the outdoors, playing dominoes, dancing or having a drink at an out- side bar. There are also wood carvings of parrots or boats, and paintings on wood that feature Cayman local flora, fauna and animals. From the time he was a child, Mr. Chollette consid- ered himself an artist be- cause he always wanted to create something. In school, he scribbled graffiti on walls but as he got older, he evolved and began expressing his creative ability on canvas during his spare time. “Sometimes I got in trouble for the graffiti,” he admitted, as his mother Le- ticia interjected, “A couple of times well.” “But I learned my lesson,” he said with a chuckled. Mr. Chollette said he has great respect and admiration for Cayman artists but won- ders why Caymanians rarely buy art. “It’s more or less the foreign people that have an appreciation and buy the art … maybe it’s not ingrained in our culture,” he said. Although Mr. Chollette acknowledges he never bought a piece of artwork himself because he delights in creating his own, he does appreciate the works of other artists. One such artist, he said, was the late Ralph Terry. Mr. Terry lived in Lower Valley. On any given day, one could observe Mr. Terry working on his carvings and paintings on his front porch. Mr. Chollette said he was very fortunate recently to ac- quire two pieces of Mr. Ter- ry’s art, which he was cur- rently restoring. “I can just tell it’s his handiwork. Mr. Terry was an excellent artist who carved beautiful things out of wood.” Mr. Chollette feels the market for art is not good in Cayman and he cannot make a living from it so he just does it as a hobby. He hopes this will change, but in the meantime, he said, if he sells a piece now and then, that is fine with him because he just enjoys what he does. He also encourages anyone with a desire to paint to go ahead and do it, as they will enjoy it. Mr. Chollette’s artwork can be found on sale at the Pure Art Gallery on South Church Street or from his home on Macaw Drive. Bodden Town gears up for Heritage Day JEWEL LEVY jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com The Bodden Town Heri- tage Committee has some- thing special in store for visitors attending Monday’s Bodden Town Heritage Day. According to the orga- nizers, the Bodden Town Harry McCoy Sr. Park Heri- tage House and Nurse Josie’s Senior Home will come alive with activities from 10 a.m. “What better place for tourists to embrace the rich cultural heritage of the Caymanian people than in Bodden Town?” asked Mary Lawrence, chairwoman of the Heritage Committee. At Nurse Josie’s Senior Home on Saturday night, the ladies were busy polishing, stitching and making prepa- ration to showcase a variety of historic artifacts high- lighting the roles their ances- tors played in bringing these islands to the forefront. They were also working on hosting art displays, traditional foods and historic demonstrations. The day will be filled with much to see and do and both buildings will be open for public viewing. There will be a lot of at- tractions and activities for the children, as well as a dress parade and old- time shopping. There is also lots of parking at a new parking lot, accessible from Anton Bodden Drive, which will be open for people to park and have easy access to events. “The heritage day event will be a wonderful occa- sion for visitors to have some extra fun and also get a lesson in Cayman history,” said Mrs. Lawrence. At the event, la- dies dressed in old-time plaid dresses and wide- brim straw hats will take visitors around the heritage homes and gardens. Bodden Town Heritage Day takes place on Monday, Nov. 14, at Harry McCoy Park. All are encouraged to visit the event with their families. “What better place for tourists to embrace the rich cultural heritage of the Caymanian people than in Bodden Town?” MARY LAWRENCE, chairwoman, Bodden Town Heritage Committee Dean Chollette paints horses under the shade of trees. - PHOTO:S JEWEL LEVY Catboat carvings and other artworks can be found on display around Mr. Chollette’s home. Pirates wander the grounds of the Harry McCoy Park at a previous year’s Heritage Day. The soldier crab race is a popular event at the park.8 LOCAL NEWS BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Unemployed Caymanians, spouses of Caymanians and permanent residents will have a chance to get temporary jobs during the upcoming holiday season as the government once again holds its “National Com- munity Enhancement Project.” The cleanup in the weeks before Christmas will include gardening and cleaning public parks, beaches and roadsides, as well as repairs and mainte- nance on government proper- ties, according to a government press release. The program is set to run from Nov. 28 to Dec. 16 and is open to Caymanians and per- manent residents who are at least 18 years old and who are currently unemployed. “Christmas is an impor- tant time of the year when Caymanians and other mem- bers of the community tradi- tionally seek to beautify their homes and surroundings,” Em- ployment Minister Tara Rivers said. “This employment initia- tive provides an opportunity to enhance the physical envi- ronmental and public spaces, as well as providing work for those unemployed per- sons prior to Christmas, some- thing which many families appreciate and benefit from.” The government started the annual Christmas season cleanup in 2010. It has con- tinued during most holiday seasons since then, although a lack of funding ham- pered the effort during leaner budget years. Previously, government hired hundreds of temporary workers at a cost of $1 million for the cleanup program, but a government statement on the 2016 version of the program did not state how much would be spent or how many workers would be hired. Application forms for the temporary employment can be picked up at all district public libraries, including in Cayman Brac, MLA offices in the districts and at the govern- ment administration building in George Town. Registration will be held on Nov. 16 at the Lions Centre be- tween 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tem- porary job applicants must at- tend this registration session in person and bring the com- pleted form with them, along with support documentation to prove they are either Cayma- nian, the spouse of a Cayma- nian or a permanent resident. A similar cleanup will be held on the Sister Islands during the holiday season. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS MAN FOUND AND USED CREDIT CARD CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com A man who found a credit card in a parking lot and then used it at different businesses was sentenced on Monday for four charges of obtaining prop- erty by deception. Ruel Dervin Brown, 46, admitted obtaining goods by falsely representing that he was authorized to use someone else’s credit card. He used the card at Cox Lumber, Kirk Home Centre and A. L. Thompson’s to buy mostly power tools and at Reflec- tions to buy cigarettes and grocery items. The purchases, with a total value of $2,825.85, were made on April 16, 2016. Crown counsel Nicole Petit told Magistrate Valdis Foldats that a local bank received a re- port of the unauthorized pur- chases. Inquiries were con- ducted and copies of receipts were collected. Three of the locations pro- vided CCTV footage based on the times stamped on the re- ceipts. The CCTVs showed Mr. Brown, who was identified by a police officer after a photo from the CCTV was circulated within the Royal Cayman Is- lands Police Service. Brown surrendered him- self to a police station, accom- panied by his attorney. He ini- tially gave a “no comment” interview, but later provided a statement in which he ad- mitted the offenses. Ms. Petit said the tools were returned to the stores, but the credit card holder seemed to have suffered a loss of $720. Defense attorney Dennis Brady said Brown was ashamed and embarrassed. “He went off on a path he never went on before,” Mr. Brady told the court. “He went and got the items and returned them to police …. This was a one-off stupid decision,” he said. He ordered Brown to perform 40 hours of com- munity service for each of- fense – a total of 160 hours. He also ordered compensa- tion to be paid: $720.72 to the credit card holder; $173.18 to Reflections; and $26.92 to A. L. Thompson’s. Rock band Kiss made a brief stop in the Cayman Islands this week as part of their ‘head-banging, fist-pumping mission at sea.’ The band have been sailing Mexico and the Caribbean with a ship full of fans aboard the Norwegian Pearl and dropped in to Grand Cayman on Monday. Famous for their elaborate face paint, big hair and ‘80s rock anthems, the iconic group went makeup free for a photo opportunity with Cayman dignitaries, including Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell and Deputy Governor Franz Manderson. Kiss rock the boat in Cayman Government to fund Christmas cleanup againThe islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2016 iPhone 7 SIM-free and factory unlocked* iPhone 7 dramatically improves the most important aspects of the iPhone experience. It introduces advanced new camera systems. The best performance and battery life ever in an iPhone. Immersive stereo speakers. The brightest, most colorful iPhone display. Splash and water resistance. 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A March 2016 report by the organization said last year Fortune 500 companies alone avoided $695 billion in U.S. federal income tax on $2.4 tril- lion in offshore holdings. Technology company Apple, for instance, maintains about $200 billion in foreign earned income as cash, cash equiva- lents and marketable securi- ties in offshore entities. “We are used to hearing around election time in the U.S. that there will be fur- ther clampdowns on the use of offshore centers. This nor- mally amounts to no more than campaign rhetoric,” said Paul Byles, CEO of First Re- gents Bank and Trust. “On this occasion, it is safe to say that nothing looks normal, so we should monitor things closely.” If Cayman continues to educate U.S.-based policy- makers on how Cayman Is- lands services help keep U.S. companies competitive glob- ally and create jobs and in- vestment in the U.S. economy, Mr. Byles said, “common sense should prevail.” Former Chairman of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Tim Ridley, in turn, sees positive signs in Mr. Trump’s agenda to roll back regulation. He said Cayman has seen American presidents come and go, and has a re- markable ability to navigate change very well. “I am op- timistic that Mr. Trump will take serious steps to reduce unnecessary regulation that will convert into less burden- some and intrusive limits, par- ticularly on financial institu- tions. That will be helpful to all offshore jurisdictions, Cayman included,” Mr. Ridley said. Mr. Trump’s plan to target U.S. offshore holdings is part of a larger tax plan that seeks to reform U.S. income taxes across the board. The president-elect pro- poses to cut the current seven income tax brackets to three at rates of 12 percent, 25 per- cent and 33 percent. He would align the preferential rates for dividends and capital gains to these new brackets and eliminate the net invest- ment income tax. Corporate taxes would be slashed under the Trump tax plan from currently 35 percent to a rate of 15 percent. At the same time he wants to elimi- nate most business deductions. Mr. Trump said he would apply the rate of 15 percent to all types of business income. The move would potentially more than halve the tax rates of individuals who receive business income. The Tax Policy Center es- timates the Trump plan will lower federal tax revenue by $6.2 trillion over the next 10 years. Nearly 47 percent of those cuts will go to the wealth- iest 1 percent of taxpayers. As an example, anyone earning less than $48,400 would experience an an- nual tax cut of less than $400, whereas taxpayers earning more than $700,000 would retain on average an extra $215,000 each year. “Sensible broader tax re- form is certainly needed, but the devil is in the details,” Mr. Ridley said. “The lobbyists in Washington have not gone away. And there are many Re- publicans with constituents that will fight hard to preserve their benefits, whether oil com- panies, big pharma or indi- vidual homeowners. “Stitching together a vi- able compromise will be dif- ficult but is probably more likely now than under Pres- ident Obama. Whatever the final outcome on the tax front, U.S. multinational companies will continue to have world- wide operations and will al- ways be looking to maximize their tax position. And I think offshore financial centers con- tinue to have a role to play. Ex- actly what that role will be is yet to be seen.” Jude Scott, CEO of Cayman Finance, is equally confi- dent in the pivotal role the Cayman Islands plays in the global economy. “We look forward to part- nering with our government to initiate proactive and pos- itive dialogue with the new administration that can serve to inform of the bene- fits that the Cayman Islands efficiently provides to citi- zens, businesses and the U.S. economy,” he said. For former CIMA board member Richard Rahn, Mr. Trump’s aim to lower taxes will have positive effects for both the U.S. and the global economy. “Trump’s win will be a net plus for the world economy. Tax rates will be low- ered, particularly the corporate rate, spurring investment and innovation,” Mr. Rahn said. Mr. Trump’s campaign agenda, in contrast, has been largely protectionist and evoked fears of a trade war. He opposed the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, he called for significant changes to the NAFTA pact with Mexico and Canada and he threatened to impose punitive tariffs on goods from China. But Mr. Rahn believes Mr. Trump is likely to back away from his more extreme trade proposals. “Presidents almost always moderate both their rhetoric and their actions once they are given the responsibili- ties, and so will Trump.” A U.S. low tax strategy might also slow down initia- tives that seek to harmonize corporate tax rates worldwide by targeting the zero or low tax rates of offshore centers. Dan Mitchell, economist for the CATO Institute think tank, said “a potential silver lining to Trump’s victory is that his administration presumably will be much less sympathetic to OECD anti-tax competition schemes. And his proposal for a 15 percent corporate tax rate will put America in the pro-tax competition camp.” Billions could drain from Cayman entities as Trump is elected Florida Keys voters reject, and approve, GM mosquitoes CHARLES DUNCAN cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com In dueling votes over a proposed trial of Oxitec’s ge- netically modified mosqui- toes, voters across one Florida county supported releasing the insects, while voters in the town earmarked for the project rejected holding the trial there. The town of Key Haven, on a small island in the Florida Keys voted overwhelmingly Tuesday against the proposal, but voters in Monroe County, which covers the Florida Keys, supported holding the trial somewhere in the county. The ballot questions in the Florida Keys are not binding, but a majority of members on the Florida Keys Mos- quito Control Board said they would respect the will of the voters. Local news reports put county voters’ approval of the genetically modified mos- quito trial at 58 percent in the unofficial results available Wednesday. In Key Haven, 418 voters rejected the trial and 212 voted in favor. The trial Oxitec proposed in Key Haven is similar to the ongoing trial in West Bay where the company, along with Cayman’s Mosquito Re- search and Control Unit, has been releasing millions of GM mosquitoes in an effort to kill off the population of Aedes aegypti, the mosquitoes re- sponsible for spreading Zika, dengue and other viruses. Responding to questions Wednesday, Oxitec’s Re- naud Lacroix and MRCU Di- rector Bill Petrie wrote, “The nine-month public health program, which began at the end of July this year, is showing extremely favor- able results, with fluorescent larvae showing that the GM male Aedes aegypti mosqui- toes are successfully mating with Aedes aegypti females in the wild.” In the joint statement, they note, “The U.S. has its own system to regulate such proj- ects. After this non-binding vote, it is now up to the mos- quito control board of the Florida Keys Mosquito Con- trol District as to what the next steps are. Here in the Cayman Islands, we followed due process with our own regulatory bodies.” Oxitec’s mosquito releases in Cayman began over the summer after a failed 11th- hour lawsuit tried to stop the releases. In the weeks after the GM mosquito releases, the U.S. Food and Drug Ad- ministration issued a “finding of no significant impact” on the technology, clearing a sig- nificant federal hurdle in Ox- itec’s bid to be able to market the GM mosquitoes commer- cially in the U.S. With federal approval in hand, Oxitec still needed ap- proval from state authorities in Florida and local officials. Tuesday’s vote does not rule out testing the GM mosqui- toes in Monroe County, which includes the Florida Keys, but it likely means that the com- pany will not be able to test the mosquitoes on Key Haven. Oxitec and the MRCU have been releasing about 300,000 male Aedes aegypti mosqui- toes a week in a 300-acre area in West Bay since late July. Mr. Lacroix said recently that the GM males – he calls them “friendly Aedes aegypti” – are successfully mating with wild females, and the genetic markers are showing up more and more in larvae in the test area. The genetic modifications mean the next generation will not survive to adulthood. Mr. Lacroix said, “We are very pleased with the prog- ress as we have been success- fully maintaining the level of females mating with the ‘friendly’ males. As we enter the colder, dryer season, we are expecting to increase the proportion of females mated with the ‘friendly’ males and anticipate a reduction in the wild population of Aedes ae- gypti in the first half of 2017.” He said the ongoing re- leases in West Bay are on track with earlier trials showing more than 90-per- cent reductions in local Aedes aegypti populations. He hopes to reach that goal by early next year, he explained, to go into the start of the rainy season with as few Aedes ae- gypti as possible. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1Next >