ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2016 High of 88 Low of 76 Slight to moderate with wave heights of 2 to 4 feet. EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 FILLING STATIONS: SHOULD GASOLINE AND ALCOHOL MIX? BUSINESS | PAGE 15 CAYMAN FINANCE CEO PROMOTES FINANCIAL INDUSTRY IN EUROPE Give the gift of Olympic spirit Want to look like an Olym- pian but do not have the time, energy or talent to train? Here’s your chance. The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee is holding its annual Christmas sale. From this week until Dec. 16, Olympic gear including shirts, shorts, track suits, hats, shoes, bags and pins from Au- gust’s Olympics Games in Rio and earlier Games will be up for grabs. There will also be items from the Pan America Games, Central American and Ca- ribbean Games and Com- monwealth Games. Organizers said the first 50 customers to buy any item will receive “a rare and highly collectable” Rio 2016 Olympic Games pin as well as a personalized Olympic rings logo carrier bag. The sale will be held at the Cayman Islands Olympic Com- mittee office at No. 6 Wind- ward Center, 92 Smith Road. Doors will be open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cows imported to replenish herds JEWEL LEVY jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com The government handed over 60 cows to the Agriculture So- ciety on Monday to help farmers maintain their herds amid a busy holiday season. It is the first time in a decade that the government has brought cows to the island. Adrian Estwick, director of the Agriculture Department, handed over the cows to George Ebanks, president of the Agri- culture Society, from the depart- ment’s holding pens behind the Frances Bodden Girls’ Home, where the cows had been held since Nov. 17. It cost the government $112,000 to bring the cows to the island. Money raised from the sale of the cows will pay for another shipment in 2017. Mr. Ebanks says the mixed- breed Angus cattle are on sale to farmers on a first-come, first- served basis, for $1.65 a pound, to supplement local herds after the Christmas slaughter. He added that the society is being proactive: “We don’t want a situation where there is no local meat. Hopefully this will OFFICERS’ SECOND USE OF TASER WAS EXCESSIVE, COURT FINDS CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Police officers Austin Etienne and Cardiff Robinson were found guilty of common assault on Tuesday, following a trial in which they said they had used their tasers on a suspect be- cause they feared for their safety and the safety of fellow officers. Magistrate Philippa McFarlane said the issue was whether the degree of force used was unreasonable. She had to decide whether the officers had an honestly held belief that the suspect posed a significant risk of harm to them or their colleagues. She noted that the incident began on the night of May 2, 2014, with the officers re- sponding to a report of an occurrence in George Town. A female complainant was crying and in distress and the officers wanted to speak to the man suspected of hitting her. They were not dealing with an armed rob- bery suspect or any “Class A” offense, the magistrate noted; it was a domestic violence 2015 ECAY HACK A STARK REMINDER CHARLES DUNCAN cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com Users signed up with the password “123456” 373 times. More than 250 users had the password “cayman.” Almost 400 people used the password “ecaytrade,” according to a database of cracked passwords stolen last year from the eCayTrade website. The database of encrypted user names and passwords has been available online for a while, but a source provided a database of the cracked passwords (but not the user names) to the Cayman Compass. The source said they broke more than 28,000 of the 40,000-plus passwords in 72 hours and wanted to bring attention to the overuse of passwords and the vulnerability of using the same password for multiple sites. Hackers stole the database of user names and passwords from the website. The com- pany and government’s Cyber Incident Re- sponse Team Cayman announced the hack in August 2015. The source that provided the passwords, cracked from the encrypted “hash” An array of Cayman Islands Olympic gear will be on sale at the Olympic Committee’s office. The Cayman Islands delegation at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - PHOTO: RICHARD HEATHCOTE/POOL PHOTO VIA AP PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 »2 LOCAL&REGIONAL WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS Daily Matinees Every Day $8.00 Seniors, Mon-Fri Before 6pm Cayman Cinema@cbcinema6cbcinema6 640-FILM (640-3456) *Additional charges will apply per 3D ticket requested. SATURDAY NIGHT: For your viewing pleasure, minors under the age of 18 will not be admitted to any film starting after 6pm, unless accompanied by their parent. - WEDNESDAY - BILLY LYNN’S (R) LONG HALFTIME WALK 1:30 | 4:15 | 7:20 | 10:00 FANTASTIC BEASTS (PG13) AND WHERE TO FIND THEM 3D 12:15 | 3:20 2D | 6:30 | 9:40 2D ALMOST CHRISTMAS (PG13) 4:00 | 9:50 ARRIVAL (PG13) 1:20 | 7:10 LION (PG13) 1:00 | 3:40 | 7:15 | 10:00 MOANA 3D (PG) 12:45 | 3:30 2D | 6:45 | 9:20 2D ALLIED (R) 12:50 | 3:50 | 6:50 | 9:55 CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Trial began in Grand Court this week for a man charged with robbery and causing grievous bodily harm after a home invasion in Rum Point in January this year. William David McLaughlin- Martinez is accused of being the lookout man as another person went into the premises while an elderly couple and their helper were there. Crown counsel Greg Wal- colm opened the case to a jury of four women and three men on Monday afternoon. Court then adjourned so that the ju- rors and judge, Dame Linda Dobbs, could be driven to the site where the alleged offenses occurred. The defendant and his attorney, Nicholas Dixey, at- tended also, along with prison officers, police, court staff and a court reporter who recorded questions and observations at the scene. Mr. Walcolm told the jury that the Crown had the lookout man on trial, while the person who went into the house was not in court. But, he continued, it did not matter if it was the lookout or the perpetrator: as long as they acted with the same intention, they were both guilty. He described the vic- tims as people who owned property in the Rum Point area and came to Cayman twice a year. On this trip they had ar- rived on Dec. 12, 2015. On Jan. 11, around 6:15 p.m., the man was sitting on the porch working on an iPad. His wife, who has mo- bility problems, was in a re- cliner in the living room. The helper was in the kitchen, pre- paring dinner. The wife then heard a com- motion and she could see her husband lying on the floor. She called to the helper to assist him. When the other woman went to the porch, she was grabbed by her hair and felt a knife to the side of her neck. The person who grabbed her said, “Where is the money and the jewelry?” She said she did not know. Meanwhile, the homeowner was still un- conscious, bleeding from his eye and head. The intruder took jewelry from the man’s wife, saying, “Give it to me or I will kill you.” He then allowed the helper to help the man sit up, and had her remove the man’s watch and two rings. The man told him, “Take what you want, but don’t hurt us.” The intruder searched some luggage and found US$7,000 in $100 notes and asked if there was any more money. Still holding the knife, the intruder led the man and helper upstairs, telling the man’s wife, “Don’t call the po- lice. I have someone watching who will kill you.” After going through rooms upstairs, they came down again, with the intruder asking where the money and jewelry were. He took US$400 and ap- proximately CI$100 from a wallet. He placed the man’s iPad and a bottle of liquor in a bag, dropping the knife. The helper was able to get a look at it before he picked it up and left. The incident lasted 15 to 20 minutes. The man was described as wearing a bandana on his face, but when it slipped, a mus- tache could be seen. Before leaving, the intruder cut the phone wires. He told the victims that if he heard po- lice sirens he would come back and kill them. After he went to the door, he was heard to say, “Are you there?” but no an- swer was heard. At 6:33 p.m., 911 was called. The male victim was examined by a doctor and found to have facial injuries that included a fractured bone. The injuries were the result of blunt force trauma; they were serious and likely to be permanent. The value of the physical items stolen was $33,190, Mr. Walcolm said. The case against McLaughlin-Martinez was based primarily on inter- views with him, the prosecutor told the court. The defendant told police he had worked at the house. On the day of the incident he went to North Side to see if any occupants were in the house, and if no one was there he was to tell someone in Bodden Town. He said he went because he owed $2,800 after buying drugs. He said he observed the robbery from behind some hedges 20 to 30 feet away. Mr. Walcolm told the ju- rors that based on the de- fendant’s own account, they could find that he encouraged or assisted the intruder by lo- cating the house and then re- maining as lookout. The defendant had ob- served persons inside the house and he knew the in- truder went there to steal, the prosecutor said. The Crown’s case, therefore, was that the defendant was aware that it was a probable consequence that the person who went into the house was going to use vi- olence or threaten violence in order to steal. Once the defendant ob- served violence and the threat to use a weapon, he con- tinued in the criminal enter- prise and accepted a share of the robbery proceeds, Mr. Wal- colm pointed out. Trial continued Tuesday morning with the male home- owner giving evidence. Rum Point home invasion trial starts The Courthouse Building in downtown George Town. – PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAY A story titled “Gov’t still rushing in poor quality fi- nancials” on page 5 of Mon- day’s Cayman Compass mischaracterized a com- ment by Cayman Islands Au- ditor General Sue Winspear. Ms. Winspear said that proper financial reporting and annual reports from all government sectors is “now within the grasp” of Cay- man’s public entities. The Compass strives for accu- racy and is committed to correcting errors. The editor can be contacted at editor@ pinnaclemedialtd.com. CORRECTION A story titled “Ship dropped local pilot weeks before Eden Rock crash” on page 3 of Tuesday’s Cayman Compass, incorrectly stated the registration of the Saga cargo ship. The ship is not registered with the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry. The Cayman Compass strives for accuracy and is committed to correcting errors that appear in the newspaper. The editor can be contacted at editor@pin- naclemedialtd.com. CORRECTION RCIPS detectives are reviewing closed-circuit camera footage of a daytime killing in central George Town in their hunt for a murder suspect. Damean “Deebo” Seymour, 34, was shot dead on Martin Drive near Tigris Street at approx- imately 11:40 a.m. Monday. Police said the suspect is described as male, be- tween 5 feet, eight inches and six feet tall, slim, and with a fair complexion. The suspect wore a long- sleeved white shirt and dark pants. He was seen run- ning from Martin Drive to- ward Tigris Street just after the shooting. Detectives acknowledged Tuesday that potential gang connections in the shooting are being reviewed as part of the investigation, but they did not immediately comment on a motive. Mr. Seymour had been accused in connection with a number of gun-related crimes between 2003 and 2008, including alleged in- volvement in two murder cases from 2003 and 2004, but he was never convicted. Detectives ask anyone who may have seen the sus- pect or anything suspicious Monday around 11:30 a.m. to contact them at 949-4222. Anonymous tips can be provided to the RCIPS confidential tip line at 949-7777 or through Crime Stoppers at 800-8477(TIPS), or online at https://www.tipsubmit. com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=681. POLICE REVIEW CCTV FOOTAGE IN GT SHOOTINGThe islands’ most-trusted news source 3 CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 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” WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS If Trump is a great president, America will be great again Other things being equal, would you prefer to stay in a hotel and/or live in a condo named The President Carter, or one named The President Reagan? One of the cardinal beliefs of the American left is that too much money is spent on political races and that he or she who has the most money will win – which is unfair. Hillary Clinton bought into the myth; so, while Donald Trump was holding rallies, Hillary was holding fund- raisers. The Clinton cam- paign raised and spent twice the money as the Trump campaign – approximately $1 billion versus $500 mil- lion (including PAC money). As a result, Mr. Trump ap- pears to have won the elec- toral vote with approximately a 14 percent margin, while Mrs. Clinton won the popular vote with about a 1.5 percent margin. Clearly, Mr. Trump spent his money much more wisely than Hillary. If we had public financing of presidential campaigns, whereby the candidates were strictly limited to the amount they could spend and inde- pendent expenditures were not allowed, the results probably would have been much worse for Mrs. Clinton. Hillary spent approximately $17 per vote versus $8.50 per vote for Mr. Trump. If each had been limited to the same amount, Hillary would have received roughly half as many votes as Mr. Trump (that is, if you buy into the liberal argument that there is an almost perfect correlation between money spent and votes received). Far less than 0.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) was spent on the pres- idential election campaign by all candidates. The total amount was less than half the amount that Procter & Gamble, AT&T or GM alone each spent on adver- tising last year. There has been a con- tinuing series of stories in The New York Times, The Wash- ington Post and many other establishment media outlets, arguing that the Russians somehow helped Mr. Trump to get elected. But when you read these stories in detail, it is all conjecture without hard facts. What is known is that the Russians poured tens of millions of dollars into envi- ronmental groups allied with Mrs. Clinton, but this impor- tant news has been largely buried by the establishment media. The Clinton campaign has argued that Mr. Trump’s frequent TV appearances amounted to unfair free pub- licity for the Republican. But it is Hillary’s own fault that Mr. Trump received more TV coverage in that she refused to go on the same number of programs, even though asked to appear. Also, when she did appear on TV, she tended to give very scripted, boring talks, turning off the audiences, in contrast to Mr. Trump’s more spontaneous newsmaking showmanship. At the same time, the establishment media were in almost unanimous op- position to Mr. Trump. If the media had been truly neutral, and if spending had really been equal, Hillary would have done much more poorly. The Democrats failed in electing their people at all levels of government, not be- cause of a lack of campaign funds, but because it was all too clear that their support of special interests were in con- flict with the majority whose interests were in lower taxes and less regulation, not more. The establishment media, while largely ignoring their own failures in covering the campaign, are back in full at- tack mode against Mr. Trump, arguing that with his exten- sive business holdings there are bound to be conflicts of interest, unless he sells every- thing. Two basic things are ignored in these arguments. First, much of the value of the Trump Organization is the Trump name. It is placed on golf resorts, hotels, office building, condos, neckties and fashion accessories because the name (as a result of a very successful, many decades- long branding campaign) in- creases their value – in the same way the Coke brand greatly increases the value of flavored sugar water. Mr. Trump should make it clear that he will separate himself totally from the opera- tions of his companies, turning full management and control to his children and senior ex- ecutives. There is, of course, no way to enforce this other than with his knowledge that if he strays over the line, the legiti- mate press will lambaste him. Some in the establishment press, as well as the total fake news press, will accuse him of violating his pledge, even when there is no evidence. So be it. If Mr. Trump turns out to be a lousy president, the value of his brand will take a se- vere beating – and he and his family will be much poorer – which he clearly understands. If he turns out, in his words, to be a great president, the value of his brand will soar, and he and his family will be much richer. Part of being a great president is having a strong economy where the vast ma- jority of citizens are better off at the end of his term than at the beginning. What Ameri- cans did by electing Donald Trump was to implicitly be- come part owners of his re- sorts and hotels – with their dividends being the increase or decrease in their own wages and investments during the coming Trump years. Outcomes are usually better when the interests of elected officials are in align- ment with the interests of the vast majority of the cit- izens, rather than in con- flict with them. Richard W. Rahn, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and chairman of the Institute for Global Economic Growth, is on the Editorial Board of Cayman Financial Review. © 2016, The Washington Times The histories of gasoline and ethanol (“drinking alcohol”) go back for more than a century. Ethanol fueled Henry Ford’s Model T in 1908. It was first blended with gasoline in the 1920s and 1930s, a practice that was revived in the 1970s and continues to this day. In the United States, the conflict over gasoline-eth- anol mostly concerns corn crops, public subsidies and government mandates. Here in the Cayman Islands, it’s a bit different. As our readers saw on the front page of Monday’s Compass, the local controversy doesn’t involve what’s sold at the pump for the purpose of combustion, but what’s sold inside convenience stores for the purpose of intoxication. Put another way, should Cayman’s gas stations be allowed to obtain liquor licenses and sell beer, wine and spirits? “But don’t they already?” some readers might respond. True, one gas station in George Town and two in Bodden Town are currently allowed to sell intoxicating beverages, but that’s under the terms of licenses that were “grandfathered in” decades ago. Objecting to a new liquor license application by devel- oper Gary Rutty, who is building a Rubis station on Shamrock Road, license holders Robert Hamaty, Prentice Panton and David Khouri wrote that, “It has been gov- ernment’s policy since 2002 not to grant liquor licenses to gas stations,” pointing to an order from Cabinet to the Liquor Licensing Board to that effect. The objectors continue, “If this new license is granted, how will the Liquor Licensing Board justify refusing applications from the 22 other stations on [Grand Cayman]?” That’s a valid question for the board to consider — but, seen through the eyes of the consumer, it’s not the most important one. From the general population’s perspective, we would ask, “Why does Grand Cayman have an appointed Liquor Licensing Board in the first place?” (And the related, “Why do the Sister Islands have their own liquor board?”) Speaking frankly, we don’t know what the board should or shouldn’t do with Mr. Rutty’s application, in the context of the objection, the Cabinet order, “grandfa- thered-in” licenses, the appearance of setting precedent, or potential ramifications to the house of cards the liquor industry has erected under the board’s supervision. In fact, the way we see it, each of those points constitutes an argument against the structure of the current regulatory apparatus, and perhaps the exis- tence of the board itself. In these changing (and already changed) times, it’s not simply that the appointed board is an anach- ronism; it’s that the pretense of regulating alcohol as a “controlled substance” on an island packed to the brim with bars, clubs, restaurants, hotels, stores, ships and sundry other dispensaries is an obvious fiction. Allowing one — or 100 — gas stations to sell alcohol isn’t going to encourage a single person to start drinking, or to start drinking more. (And don’t get us started on the liquor board’s other directive, “music and dancing licenses.”) We don’t understand the necessity of injecting an appointed board in the middle of what should be an administrative, tick-the-box exercise between the license applicant and, say, the Department of Commerce and Investment. Philosophically, we aren’t in favor of having more or fewer retailers. We do support free enterprise and capitalism. “Should gas stations be selling liquor?” As far as the free market is concerned, here’s an equally valid question: “Should liquor stores be installing gas pumps?” Filling stations: Should gasoline and alcohol mix? Trump’s interests are compatible, not conflicts RICHARD W. RAHN RICHARD W. RAHNThe islands’ most-trusted news source 5 CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2016 orum 201 CA YM AN CAPTIVE the world’s largest captive insurance conference www.caymancaptive.ky MAIN SPONSOR VENUEDISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days Sister Islands Country music lovers were tapping their toes in delight at the Arlin Tatum Tribute Concert and Country Jamboree on Nov. 12. Held under the stars and a beautiful autumn moon, the event on the grounds of the Veterans and Seamen’s Society of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman opened with prayer and remarks by Vet- erans and Seamen’s Society President Royce Dilbert. Food on the buffet line was served by cowgirls and cowboys – Nola and Steve Bodden, Henry and Terry Scott, Marcia Rankin, Debbie Rankin, Lynne Scott-Creamer, Yvette Dil- bert, Sharon Conolly, Jennet Thompson and Glen Dil- bert, to the musical styl- ings of DJs Slim (EJ Myles) and Tech’mardo (Re- mardo Ebanks). The creative efforts of Debbie Reid-Rankin and Jennifer Miller transformed the yard and set the mood for the steak cookout, with Royce Dilbert as grill- master, assisted by Morrill Scott with his young daugh- ters Daphne and Belen, and Scott Creamer and Kelly Thompson. Getting the show started, emcee Jon Tibbetts intro- duced Sophia Johnston and the Koalition Dance Troupe, who performed a high-en- ergy country line dance to “My daddy said shoot” from Beyonce’s “Daddy Lessons.” Next up was a gospel rendition by Society board director Henry Scott, fol- lowed by the tribute to the late Capt. Arlin Tatum, who was president of the Society from 2011 to 2015. Captain Tatum’s son Roy Tatum in- troduced the segment and spoke fondly of his fa- ther’s musical legacy, of his seafaring career and his contribution to the Veterans and Seamen’s Society. Family members Greta Tatum, Ernie Scott, Rene Connolly and Percy Whorms performed songs recorded and enjoyed by the late cap- tain. Other performances, including Junior Dilbert’s rendition of “Jailhouse Rock” got the crowd going. All of the live perfor- mances were backed by the multi-talented “Big Ray” Raymond Scott and Rene Conolly. Other show-stealers were “impersonations of Dolly Parton (Anya Connor) and Tammy Wynette (Liz Walton Thompson) as the ‘Honky- Tonk Angels’ and the not-to- be-missed impersonation of the Man in Black (Jonathan Tibbetts) got much apprecia- tion from the crowd with his rendition of ‘Ring of Fire,’” stated the press release. Raffle winners for the night were Roger Scott, Barton C. Solomon, Hosea Brown and Churchill Bodden. Sue Rankin Martin was recognized for selling 28 books of raffle tickets. “It was a wonderful eve- ning with a great atmo- sphere and a record turnout of guests,” event organizer Liz Walton Thompson said in the release. “It was heart- warming to know that on a weekend when we honor our war heroes that we could celebrate the legacy of one of our past presidents. “It is hoped that we will also be able to recognize other presidents who have passed … in the near future. I am deeply grateful to all those who supported us and as I said in an earlier inter- view, I would like to think that our dear friend the late Captain Arlin was smiling down from the great beyond on Saturday evening.” Ms. Walton Thompson thanked the sponsors and organizing committee of Nola Bodden, Terry Ryan Scott, Marcia Rankin, Debbie Reid Rankin and Lynne Francis Walton, along with members of the Society, who assisted in various ways, as well as Treasurer Chris Ran- dall and Vice President Capt. Ivan Whittaker. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS 50 YEARS AGO Bread shortage spurs cooperative action In the Nov. 30, 1966 edition of the Cayma- nian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, Cayman Brac correspondent Lilian Ritch wrote: “‘There’s beauty in bread!/ There’s the song of the rain/ that watered the grain,/ And the song of brown earth/ that brought it to birth./ And a song of sun too,/ as golden it grew.’ “These lines, read years ago in an old magazine found in my grandmother’s home, came back to mind as I delved into the reason why there was an islandwide shortage of flour and a close down of the Pioneer Bakery for four days, 18th to 22nd. “As for the bakery, Pio- neer receives its supply of flour from H.O. Merren and Co., Grand Cayman in bulk purchase from the USA. For reasons not yet known, the last consignment into the islands missed the boat. “To try to alleviate the local situation Pioneer’s proprietor, Trevor Foster, re- quested Kirktrader Co. to obtain a small supply of flour from Kingston. The vessel arrived on the 21st. There was no flour aboard. “By a combination of ef- forts on the part of the Dis- trict Commissioner, MLA representatives Burns Rutty and K.P. Tibbetts, and Pio- neer’s prop, assisted by the kind courtesies of the man- agement of Marconi Co. England and Cayman Brac Airways (CBA), the DC-3 under charter of Marconi Co. through CBA for a flight to Montego Bay brought to the Island from thence over 400 loaves of bread and 20 sacks of flour on Tuesday afternoon, the 22nd. Capt. Keith handled over the loaves and three sacks of flour, and Pioneer went into operation with 17 sackfuls. “Two notes complete the story. CBA’s plane went tem- porarily out of repair. Indi- rectly, it was our good for- tune that the DC-3 was available for charter and the Motor Vessel Kirksons brought flour from Ja- maica on the 25th. “It sometimes takes a crisis to make us re- alize facts as they are. The community felt little lack because of the quick thought, hard work and co- operation of responsible agents. This classic ex- ample of interdependence should fill us with appre- ciation each of the other’s worth. The poet sings of the bounty of providence. Isn’t it the truth that the spirit of brotherhood is the crowning expression of this bounty? “‘There’s beauty in bread!’ “We welcome the little strangers come among us: “Oct. 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Harris Foster of ‘Rio Pecos,’ Gavin, Texas a son, (7 1/2 pounds) Carey Lee. “We congratulate Mrs. Alma Foster of Port Neches, formerly of the Bight, Cayman Brac, on the birth of her first great-grandchild. “And, born at nurse Petrona Bodden’s home, Creek: on Nov. 5, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jackson of the Creek, a daughter, 6 1/2 pounds and to Mr. and Mrs. Hulroy Walton of Spot Bay, a son, 9 pounds. “Nov. 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Lunsford Hurlston of Spot Bay, a son, 10 pounds. “This month we have bidden ‘bon voyage’ to men joining National Bulk Car- rier ships: Ordway Bodden and Basilio Christian of Spot Bay, Ernest and Layton Ebanks of Cotton Tree Bay who left to join the S.S. Rygja and to Morris Ebanks of Creek for the Universe Leader. “We greet those re- cently returned on vaca- tion, wishing them a happy homecoming. Among them, of Watering Place: Garston Watson (Ore Venus), Peter Sanford (Commonwealth), Vernon Smith (Ore Titan); “Of Creek: Edward Myrie (Universe Defender), third engineer, Liberian 1963. “Of Spot Bay: Berek Hilland, Dario Bodden (Ore Monarch), Evelyn ‘Princie’ Scott (Bulk Trader), Martin Jervis (Universe Defiant). “On the 17th a large company of the Christian brotherhood were at the airport to bid farewell to their workers, Miss Florence Mahood and Miss Meryl Hutchinson of Jamaica who had spent nine weeks to re- fresh spiritual fellowship in the island.” Jamboree pays tribute to Captain Tatum “It was a wonderful evening with a great atmosphere and a record turnout of guests.” LIZ WALTON THOMPSON, event organizer Guests line up for a delicious country-inspired buffet. The Koalition dance crew were among the performers. – PHOTOS: JAMES TIBBETTSDISTRICT DAYS 7 District Days Sister Islands CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2016 Heritage Day celebrates Brac culture In a show of community spirit, the people of Cayman Brac came together for a day of fun and culture at last weekend’s Pirates Week Heritage Day. The day kicked off at Heritage House, where vis- itors had the opportunity to browse numerous craft and art displays from Nim Things, Coleen Gibson, Cliff Gibson, Lineaya Hen- dricks, Kelwin Scott, An- nelee Ebanks, Diana Scott- Driscoll, Andrea Martinez and Annie Joy Ebanks, as well as enjoy food from Sophia Johnston, Valda Scott, Uleen Anderson and Kevin Foster. Local busi- nesses also drew interest with giveaways. A bouncy castle was pop- ular with the kids, and vis- itors of all ages captured some memories at the “Age of Romance” photo booth. At the official opening, Heritage Day subcomittee secretary Simone Scott wel- comed guests. Emcee Jon- athan Tibbetts introduced the entertainment, which in- cluded the Primary School Choir, Hendenburgh Dixon, Koalition dancers, and a skit by Laurel and Elton Martin, Marquita Douglas and Simone Scott. DJ Slim was also on hand, with music fea- turing sounds of the Ole Time Kitchen Band, and live music by Perry LeNess. Demonstrations included cold-pressed coconut oil from Lance and Kathleen Boley, and rope laying and twisting from Laurel Martin. Lurely Scott performed an old-time romantic ring play: “Lay your carpet on the sand to the one you love the best,” with help from chil- dren from the crowd. Starrie Scott demonstrated plaiting and thatching and Mar- gharita Bodden presented some classic bush teas. On the grounds, visi- tors peeked into Aunt Cor- ra’s cottage, filled with arti- facts such as a plantain trash bed, thatch basket, bath pan and an old wedding dress, a wedding proposal and a consent letter. Inside the Heritage House, a “Now and Then” exhibit showed off the changes that have taken place in Cayman Brac over the years. Rounding out the day, Brac residents and visitors took part in a float parade in the West End. Andrea Martinez with her creations. - PHOTOS: SIMONE SCOTT Diana Scott-Driscoll with her granddaughter Kimberly Scott.Jenna Grant at the NIM Things booth with exhibitor Starrie Scott. Laurel Martin demonstrates how to twist thatch strands. The interior of Aunt Corra’s cottage was decorated with artifacts collected around the Brac, including an old wedding dress.The islands’ most-trusted news source 8 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2016 • CAYMAN COMPASS offset the demand in 2017 and onward because we know that Christmas time is always the busiest for consumption.” Thirty-seven farmers have so far shown interest in the cows, he said. The cows were imported from Jimmy Chapman’s ranch in South Florida. The animals went through man- datory testing in Florida to ensure they met the health standards of the U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture, which allowed them to be safely ex- ported to Cayman. Once in Cayman, they went through further health checks, of- ficials said. Mr. Ebanks said strict quarantine and testing is es- sential in order to prevent the introduction of pests and diseases. It took two months for the cows to arrive on island. They were accompanied by a U.S. attendant to make sure they arrived safely. William Ebanks, a farmer and member of the Agricul- ture Society, said the ben- efit of having steers is that they can be mixed in with young females without worry about breeding. The cows were imported by the Agriculture Society strictly for slaughter, he said. During the festive season in the Cayman Islands, resi- dents enjoy many traditional Christmas dishes using fresh local meat. As a result of this increase in demand, there is an increase in the number of animals slaughtered by local butchers. dispute. The suspect drove off and the officers pursued him all the way to East End. Other officers and the police heli- copter became involved. Camera footage from the helicopter and from the taser devices showed what hap- pened, and the magistrate in- dicated she had watched it numerous times. When the suspect finally came to a dead end and the vehicle stopped, the officers’ actions were not in accor- dance with taser training, she said. There were things that should have happened, such as calling out “Taser, taser,” but even one of the defen- dants acknowledged he did not hear that being said. The officers drew the tasers, and the cameras on the tasers started recording before the suspect got out of the vehicle. That meant the officers had a pre-de- termined state of mind, the magistrate said. The officers had stated there was a machete in the car and the magistrate ac- cepted this evidence, although she said she did not see a machete in any of the camera footage. She pointed out that there was no evidence of the man reaching for a machete; when the car door was pulled open from outside, she saw one of his hands on his leg and the other hand on the steering wheel. Although she was not en- tirely satisfied that the use of tasers was necessary when the officers first approached the vehicle, there was a basis for the belief that they hon- estly believed things could be- come worse. She based this on the nature and duration of the pursuit and the suspect’s efforts to evade police. She did not see that the man had suf- ficient opportunity to get out of the car when commanded to do so before the officers used their tasers. However, if the incident had stopped there, or if there had been no further evi- dence, that would have been the end of it, the magistrate commented. But the incident continued, as seen and heard from the camera footage, and things changed. Once the sus- pect was pulled out of the car, he was restrained by five officers, including Robinson and Etienne. Even if the man had one hand not yet cuffed, he was on the ground face down; clearly he was being restrained. But the officers used their tasers again. “I do not accept that ei- ther of you honestly believed at that point that you were in fear of your life,” she told the defendants. She did not know whether their actions at this stage were the result of adrenalin or anger or other officers saying “Burn him! Burn him again!” The magistrate said she did not want to use the term “po- lice brutality” because that would over-sensationalize what happened, but it was “a shocking display of force.” Having concluded that the force used was excessive on the second and third oc- casions on which the tasers were fired, the magistrate found the officers guilty. Defense counsel asked for social inquiry reports be- fore sentencing. Given this request and the conflicting schedules of everyone con- cerned, the magistrate set sentencing for March 8. Anniversary appeal in teen death One year on from the death of a 14-year-old boy in the water off South Sound during an outing with the Bo- naventure Boys’ Home, police have put out a new appeal for witnesses. Photographs of a man and woman who were believed to be on the scene at the time Risco Batten was pulled from the water were released Tuesday. “Often witnesses may have seen something that they don’t even realize is of significance,” said Kurt Walton, deputy police commissioner, “and this may be the case with this couple. Given the fact that many people are here on island only certain times of year, we are taking the opportunity of the one-year anniversary of this incident to try to reach them in case they have some in- formation that can bring some clarity to this tragic incident.” Detectives can be reached at 936-8746 or at George Town Police Station on 949-4222. Officers’ second use of taser was excessive, court finds Police are trying to locate this woman. Police want to talk to this man, who was on the beach on the day of Risco Batten’s death, in case he saw anything of significance. COUNT SHOWS NEWCOMER WINNING HAITI VOTE PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – A political newcomer backed by Haiti’s previous elected leader easily won a presi- dential election redo against 26 rivals, according to pre- liminary results that were quickly questioned Tuesday by several losing factions. Haiti’s Provisional Elec- toral Council says Jovenel Moise won a whopping 55.6 percent of the votes in the Nov. 20 election, apparently avoiding a runoff. Turnout was just 21 percent. Cows imported to replenish herds CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Adrian Estwick from the Department of Agriculture and George Smith of the Agriculture Society. - PHOTO: JEWEL LEVY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1The islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2016 CI Government Department of Environmental Health (DEH) 2016 Annual Bulk Waste Clean-up The schedule for each district is as follows: EAST END / NORTH SIDE DISTRICTS November 21st to November 26th – bulk items will be collected BODDEN TOWN DISTRICT November 28th to December 3rd – bulk items will be collected. GEORGE TOWN DISTRICT December 5th to December 10th – bulk items will be collected. WEST BAY DISTRICT December 12th to December 17th – bulk items will be collected. CAYMAN BRAC AND LITTLE CAYMAN November 28th to December 15th – bulk items will be collected. Bulk waste should be placed on the curbside where they can be accessed by DEH trucks but not an obstruction to traffic. Bulk waste includes the following items: Household appliances, furniture, and yard waste. (Items not handled by normal DEH residential garbage weekly collection) Construction and demolition debris WILL NOT BE COLLECTED. (Construction and demolition debris is NOT considered residential bulk waste and is therefore not part of this campaign). The public should separate the following waste items from the rest of bulk waste: • METALS - including old appliances, metal furniture, metal roofing etc… • VEGETATION – All yard & plant trimmings etc. • OTHER RECYCLABLES –old tyres, scrap aluminium, batteries, and e-waste (old computers, TV, printers, etc.) RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT ITEMS SHOULD NOT BE PUT OUT AFTER THE ABOVE DATES AS DEH CREWS WILL NOT BE RETURNING TO AN AREA ONCE IT HAS BEEN CLEANED. For further information, in Grand Cayman contact the DEH solid waste dispatch unit at 949-8793; in the Little Cayman & Cayman Brac, contact DEH Cayman Brac office at 948-2321. ************ One lucky woman walked away with a $40,000 grand prize at the 21st an- nual Music Extravaganza on Saturday evening at Royal Palms. Trilby Lou Grant was the grand prize winner of $40,000. Ticket seller Alice Bayles received $4,000 for her part. “It was a great success for the club, the audience who came, the community and the winners,” Rotary Central President Michael Pratt said in a press release. Ruben Gordon won the second prize of $4,000. The six entrants who won $1,000 prizes were Rosario Cardozo, Shawn Bryan, Wendy Evans, Maxine Whit- taker, Rion Mohammed and Carlmon Bodden. “We are very thankful to the Cayman community who has been diligently sup- porting our fundraiser for all these years,” said Mr. Pratt. “All proceeds raised will be going back into our many community projects.” Rotary Central, which re- ceived its charter from Rotary International in 1986, is made up of business, professional and community leaders, and has more than 80 members across the community. The organization’s record of service to the Cayman Is- lands includes building the T.E. McField Sports Centre, the restoration of the Mastic Trail, hurricane re- lief, housing assistance, an annual science fair and a variety of youth programs. Woman wins $40,000 at Music Extravaganza Music Extravaganza 2016 winner Trilby Lou Grant, center, with her husband Kevin Ebanks, left, and Rotary Central President Michael Pratt Gov’t focus on price led to bad scrap metal contract Auditors hope new procurement policy will make bids easier to judge CHARLES DUNCAN cduncan@pinnaclemedialtd.com A botched 2013 contract to clean up scrap metal at the George Town Land- fill focused too much on price instead of the ability to do the job, according to a new report from the Office of the Au- ditor General. Successive governments have tried to hire companies to remove the scrap metal, the bulk of which was deposited at the landfill after Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Government awarded a contract in 2013 to Cardinal D Ltd., expecting the project to take four to six months, according to the report. The project had not been finished a year and a half later. The auditor’s report notes, “It appears that Cardinal D has failed to perform on two separate scrap metal removal contracts. With regard to the Contract, they failed to deliver the minimum level of scrap metal re- moval despite being afforded two con- tract extensions.” The Auditor General reviewed how the contract was awarded in a public interest report, not a full audit. Audi- tors looked at how the Department of Environmental Health graded the two companies that bid on the project, finding that the people on the tender committee used an inappropriate scoring method. The auditors note in the report, “We were advised that the primary objective of the contract was to remove scrap metal from the Cayman Islands, yet the scoring methodology focused on price as opposed to the ability to execute.” Responding to questions by email, Martin Ruben, with the Auditor Gener- al’s Office, said the officials awarding the bid did not have enough guidance to score the companies appropriately. The Public Management Finance Law, Mr. Ruben said, “requires public officials to demonstrate that they ac- quire goods and services with due re- gard for value for money. Without the proper policies and guidance in place at the time this contract was signed, it was clearly not possible for the officials involved to demonstrate compliance with the Law.” The auditors went through the same grading exercise for the two bidders as the original tender com- mittee. The original panel gave Car- dinal D the full 100 points in the eval- uation, and 81 points to the other company, Island Builders. An indepen- dent consultant for the Auditor Gen- eral gave Cardinal 70 points and Island Builders 100 points. The difference in opinion came in the pricing and experience criteria. The auditors write that the original panel gave too much weight to price and overlooked experience, choosing the company with far less experience and a worse track record for completing similar projects. This was the first report for new Auditor General Sue Winspear. In a statement released with the report, she said new procurement rules should make the tenders evaluations more re- liable. “Recently, there have been some very positive developments that pro- mote more effective procurement prac- tices including the passage of new leg- islation and the creation of a central procurement office,” she said. “This report identifies opportuni- ties for better guidance to government officials involved in the acquisition of goods and services.” Mr. Ruben echoed the auditor gen- eral’s sentiment: “The new procure- ment law, if implemented with the appropriate guidance and training, should help ensure that officials avoid these kinds of situations in the future.” into plain text, said they used what’s called a “dictionary” method first to encrypt words from a dictionary to run against the encrypted pass- words until they got a match. They then used “brute force” to try random letter and number combinations to match the passwords. After three days they cracked almost three- quarters of the passwords. eCayTrade declined to comment on the record. Micho Schumann, a cyber- security expert with KPMG, reviewed the database for the Compass and pointed to sev- eral issues that are apparent by looking at the more than 28,000 passwords. The da- tabase originally had email addresses used to log in, with passwords. Mr. Schumann said many people generally re-use pass- words across different web- sites, including their primary email and bank accounts. If someone used the same pass- word for eCayTrade as their email account, all a hacker needs to do is spend the time to crack this database and plug in user names and pass- words until they find the ones that work. “Changing passwords is not easy, I get it,” he said. Mr. Schumann said he uses dif- ferent passwords for sites and has a password manager to save the passwords. But he keeps the passwords for his email and bank accounts in his head and does not save them to the browser or third- party services like LastPass. “Email is your single point of failure,” he said. If someone can get into an email account, they can change other passwords. After the eCay hack, the company emailed users in- structing them to change their eCay passwords and any passwords similar to the hacked password. 2015 eCay hack a stark reminder CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1Next >