ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11, 2017 High of 78 Low of 70 Seas: Rough with wave heights of 6 to 8 feet with higher swells likely. A small craft warning is in effect. EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 RAISING THE ALARM OVER THE BRAC’S FLIPPED FIRE TRUCK BUSINESS | PAGE 12 CAYMAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS BANK DE-RISKING IN THE US, BAHAMAS 6 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER TO VOTE ELECTION 2017 Next battle brews in lawyers bill debate BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Progressives-led administration officials have confirmed the government still intends to bring a revised draft of the Legal Practi- tioners Bill to the Legislative Assembly at its next meeting. However, they have not said what form the revision to the controversial proposal will take, whether the legislation would be entirely rewritten or amended during the committee stage of the proceedings based on the bill that was presented and then withdrawn in Oc- tober last year. Meanwhile, independent candidates are considering a second “road show” in the coming weeks to tour the districts, as they did late last year, the Cayman Compass has learned. “We’re waiting to see that they do,” Bodden Town MLA Alva Suckoo said. “If they bring [a bill] as concerning as the last one, we’ll have to take some action.” Premier Alden McLaughlin said he has al- ready given up on the independent members supporting the proposal, whatever form it arrives in during the next meeting of the Leg- islative Assembly. “We’ll never get the likes of [East End MLA] Arden [McLean], [North Side MLA] Ezzard [Miller] and [George Town MLA] Winston Con- nolly to support this bill,” he said in December. “But I’m hopeful we can get most lawyers to a point where they believe the bill is … in the best interests of Caymanian lawyers in particular.” The legislative meeting was initially sched- uled for the second week in January, but was expected to be pushed back, possibly into February. Opposition, support A group of Caymanian lawyers who op- posed the last version of the bill wrote to Fi- nancial Services Minister Wayne Panton in De- cember urging the government to abandon the current draft of the Legal Practitioners Bill and instead revert to a draft written in 2013. The proposal was circulated to lawmakers in the waning days of the interim People’s Na- tional Alliance administration before the May 2013 general election, but never made it to the House floor. Mr. Panton has not responded to TRIAL BEGINS FOR SENIOR IMMIGRATION OFFICER CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Trial began in Summary Court on Tuesday for senior immigration officer Gar- field (Gary) Wong, who faces three traffic charges from 2013. In opening the case before Magistrate Grace Donalds, Crown counsel Scott Wain- wright said the defendant was accused of driving under the influence of alcohol, careless driving and leaving the scene of an accident in the early hours of Saturday, Dec. 27, 2013. Wong’s breathalyzer reading was 0.184. The legal limit in Cayman is 0.100. Mr. Wain- wright said the defendant was seen drinking alcohol at the Cotton Club earlier in the eve- ning. Later, a woman who saw him at the bar was driving her BMW on Shamrock Road to- ward Bodden Town. She had friends in her car and a second car behind her contained the RESCUED RED-FOOTED BOOBY DIES Norman the red-footed booby, who made it all the way to Britain and then to Cayman, has died. The bird was rescued from a beach in southeast England in September when winds from Hurricane Mat- thew sent him well off course. He was eventually sent to Cayman where he died on Christmas Day at the Cayman Turtle Centre. For the full story, see page 5. Science class beneath the waves JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Little Cayman’s marine research center aims to take classrooms under the water in a new initiative that will allow scientists to broadcast lessons to classrooms around the world from beneath the waves. The Central Caribbean Marine Institute has already begun delivering interactive les- sons via webcam from its research center. The next step, according to CCMI pres- ident Carrie Manfrino, is to deliver an eight-lesson ocean science curriculum, live from Little Cayman’s coral reefs. The institute is in the process of finding sponsors for the $75,000 project with the ambition to go live in May. Ms. Manfrino said the program would initially focus on children in grades four, five and six, and would be available to all schools in the Cayman Islands as well as internationally. A lesson on the lionfish invasion led by the institute’s education manager Tom Sparke, including the live dissec- tion of a lionfish, was broadcast last year to schools in Cayman, Peru and the U.S. as a trial for the project. Additional investment is required to fa- cilitate the ReefsGoLive underwater broad- casts, which involve marine scientists com- municating in real-time with students in the classroom through the use of full face masks worn by the diver and the ability to livestream from underwater. “We now live in a world where informa- tion and media is available in real time,” said Mr. Sparke, who developed the initia- tive. “Education needs to be tailored to con- nect with today’s student. ReefsGoLive is an CCMI education manager Tom Sparke gives a live lesson on lionfish from the institute’s Little Cayman research center. 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When passing sentence after a jury found Courtney guilty in June 2016, Justice Malcolm Swift pointed out that he was unable to take the 2011 charges into con- sideration because they were unresolved. Courtney was therefore sentenced as a man with no previous convictions. Courtney subsequently gave notice that he would be taking the Grand Court conviction and sentence to the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal. On Monday, he indi- cated that he would also ap- peal the results of this Sum- mary Court trial. Magistrate Valdis Fol- dats found Courtney guilty of speeding, dangerous driving, and driving under the influ- ence of alcohol in the early hours of Sept. 10, 2011. He imposed fines totaling $1,250 and 15 months disqualifica- tion from driving consecutive to the Grand Court disqualifi- cation for five years. The prosecution’s case, conducted by Crown Counsel Aaliyah McCarthy, was that Courtney was driving his Porsche Carerra 4 at 85 mph along West Bay Road, where the speed limit was 40 mph. He crossed the center line, so that police coming from the opposite direction were forced to take evasive ac- tion and ended up on the soft shoulder of the road, the court heard. At the police sta- tion, Courtney was given a breathalyzer test which pro- duced a reading of .195 – al- most double Cayman’s legal limit of .100. The defense case was that Courtney was not speeding, he was not driving danger- ously and the breathalyzer test was faulty, in part be- cause of radio frequency in- terference from his cellphone. The matter came to court in 2012 and trial continued over numerous dates, with many of the adjournments due to the scheduling of ex- pert witnesses. But, as Mag- istrate Foldats said in his 26-page judgment, despite the time spent on expert ev- idence, the case was essen- tially about the credibility and reliability of the evi- dence of two police officers and the defendant about what happened the night of the incident. “To be blunt, it is a matter of who is telling the truth and who is telling outright lies,” the magistrate said. A man of good character is more likely to be truthful and less likely to commit a crime than someone not of good character, the magis- trate noted. At the time of the 2011 incident and at the start of the trial, Courtney, an attorney, was a man of good character, he said. The magistrate said he found the policemen to be calm and dispassionate in giving their evidence. They were endeavoring to tell the truth, although there were some inconsistencies in their evidence, the magistrate noted. Inconsistencies are not unusual when witnesses are trying to recall an incident of short duration that happened years ago, he pointed out. The defense, conducted by attorney John Furniss, fo- cused on where the officers first saw the Porsche – near which condominium com- plex. The officers were un- able to say the exact location because their vehicle was moving. The officer driving had to perform an emer- gency maneuver to avoid a head-on collision, while the officer in the passenger seat had to brace himself, ex- pecting a collision. The magistrate said it was not surprising that they could not identify an exact location; he was satisfied that it was “near the bend in the road.” He found that the officers were attempting to recall de- tails in response to ques- tions; they were not trying to secure a conviction. The magistrate said he was not impressed by the defendant’s demeanor or his evidence. He said he found Courtney to be ar- rogant, condescending and disingenuous. For example, when he was asked if he was on the wrong side of the road, it was a simple yes or no an- swer. Courtney said there was no reason he would have been on the wrong side because the Porsche was equipped with traction con- trol and four-wheel drive which would prevent sliding into the other lane. He gave a precise de- scription as to how he was standing in relation to the breathalyzer machine at the police station with his cell- phone in his left front pocket right next to the mouthpiece tube and the machine at waist height. The magistrate said that, given the amount of detail Courtney provided on var- ious points, he did not be- lieve that the defendant was unable to put a firm figure on the amount of alcohol he had to drink – finally settling on two beers. The magistrate con- cluded that Courtney had lied to the court, but he did not rely on those lies as evi- dence of guilt. Expert evidence about the Intoxilyzer he referred to as “much ado about nothing,” since there was no objec- tive evidence to support de- fense submissions. He accepted the offi- cers’ evidence that they had turned around and given chase to the Porsche, which did stop. At the scene, they said Courtney told them he had just picked up a girl and was trying to impress her. He admitted having had a few drinks. He was a little un- steady on his feet and when cautioned for suspicion of dangerous driving, he said he was sorry. Courtney had denied this occurred; he would not ac- cuse the officers of lying, but described their recollections as a confabulation. After finding Courtney guilty, the magistrate turned to sentencing. He said the speeding would attract a fine of $400; DUI, $600; and dangerous driving, $600. But considering the principle of totality, he made each fine $400. Another $50 fine was imposed because Courtney’s driver’s license was expired. The harder question for him was the period of dis- qualification he should im- pose. Separately the offenses could attract a total of 44 months disqualification, but he chose to run them concur- rently. A total of 20 months would not be unjust, but given that Courtney is al- ready disqualified for five years, the magistrate reduced the period of disqualifica- tion for these offenses to 15 months consecutive. Premier hospitalized Monday, told to rest Premier Alden McLaughlin was set to be released from hospital Tuesday following sur- gery for a kidney stone, the Cayman Islands govern- ment confirmed. Mr. McLaughlin, 55, was hospitalized Monday with what were described as se- vere stomach pains, and doctors later determined an operation was needed. “The doctors kept me in hospital overnight to make sure everything is as it should be,” Mr. McLaughlin said Tuesday. “They have also ordered a couple of days of rest.” The premier said he would be back in office to- ward the end of the week. Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconnell will be head of the government during the premier’s absence. Mr. McLaughlin’s last serious hospitalization came nearly a decade ago after a bicycle-riding acci- dent on Grand Cayman. The premier spent several days in hospital at that time fol- lowing treatment for an injured lung. CORRECTION The first line of a story titled “Child abuse investiga- tors still face internal inquiry” that appeared on page 3 of Tuesday’s Cayman Compass should have read as fol- lows: “Three police officers are still facing an internal dis- ciplinary probe over an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse from an 11-year-old girl that was inexplicably sidelined for 18 months.” Darts Association invites new members The Cayman Islands Darts Association is inviting people to join its group or to simply learn about the game at an open house at Fidel Mur- phy’s on Wednesday, Jan. 11, from 7 p.m. The event is meant for anyone interested in learning how to play or to find out more about joining an up- coming league. The 2017 darts league be- gins on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The Cayman Islands Darts Association recently ap- pointed its new committee, with Cassius Anglin as pres- ident, Rodan Asuncion, vice president; Elvira Meighan, secretary; Michelle Cullen, treasurer; Martin Bodden, tournament organizer; Carol Johnson, fundraising com- mittee head; and John Nixon, technical director. To find out more, email caymandartsassociation@gmail.com or visit the association’s Facebook page. The Cayman Islands Darts Association league is holding an open house at Fidel Murphy’s on Wednesday, Jan. 11. He crossed the center line, so that police coming from the opposite direction were forced to take evasive action and ended up on the soft shoulder of the road, the court heard. Premier Alden McLaughlin MESSI STATUE IN ARGENTINA VANDALIZED BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – A statue in Buenos Aires of Barcelona and Ar- gentina star Lionel Messi has been vandalized, with the head, torso and arms all being removed – leaving only the legs and a soccer ball on display. The statue was installed in late June, just shortly after Argentina and Messi lost the final of the Copa America against Chile.The islands’ most-trusted news source 3 CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11, 2017 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 JANUARY 11, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS When it comes to firefighting and emergency services in general, response times are of the utmost importance. By that standard, the Cayman Islands gov- ernment’s response to the rollover accident involving a fire engine at Cayman Brac’s airport has been woefully inadequate. On Friday morning, an Oshkosh T-3000 model fire engine rolled during a monthly speed test on the Brac airport runway, injuring two firemen, putting the vehicle out of commission (perhaps permanently) and closing the Brac airport to jet traffic until a time that has yet to be determined. We admit, when we first broke the news that “someone wrecked a fire truck during a ‘mandatory speed test’ at the Brac airport,” the initial reaction from many people we told was to laugh at the “small-town hijinks.” Well, we’re not laughing. This is a serious issue deserving a serious response from the govern- ment – not only because two people suffered injuries requiring airlift and hospitalization, but because this accident could turn out to be very expensive for tax- payers, perhaps approaching $1 million or more after accounting for the cost of the fire engine and the economic losses from shutting down the Brac airport. More than four days after the accident, as of our press deadline Tuesday, we still have not learned from officials such basic information as the names of the firemen involved, how long it will take to secure a replacement vehicle or fix the wrecked one, the rough speed of the vehicle when the accident occurred, the suspected cause of the accident, or, most importantly, how much this is expected to cost the Treasury when all is said and done. We will qualify our remarks somewhat by recognizing that the Government Information Services spokes- woman corresponding with our reporter on the issue has been helpful, prompt and diligent in her efforts to pass on the bits of information as she receives them. Our concern is not with any individual staff member, but with the overall approach of higher-level officials. An effective public relations response to this situa- tion shouldn’t require much effort or creative thinking. It should be a routine procedure or matter of protocol. Much like how the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service reacted in the wake of Friday’s fatal shooting of a suspect, officials could have swiftly dealt with the wreck of the fire engine by calling a press conference, openly answering questions from journalists and, in brief, attempting to tell the world everything (within reason) they know about the event at the present time. Officials ought not to couch their response in broad and generally meaningless phrases like, “An investiga- tion as to how this happened is under way in earnest.” Instead, someone should ask the driver or the pas- senger what happened, and relay the information accordingly. It’s a simple exercise, not one that requires bureaucratic and nontransparent obfuscation. We don’t know if it’s purposeful or if the lack of information is related to the geographic separa- tion the Brac enjoys from Grand Cayman. (We do know, however, that even compared to the govern- ment’s typical inclination to keep unflattering informa- tion under wraps, officials are particularly non-talk- ative about issues on the Brac, for example regarding waste management problems, last year’s arrest of a Brac customs officer, or … lest anyone forgets … the apparently permanent secondment of Grand Cayman’s paving machine to its dear, but relatively unpopulated, Sister Island.) Officials should be aware that in matters con- cerning the public purse, what happens on the Brac does not stay on the Brac. The people inhabiting the larger land mass – namely Grand Cayman – will even- tually be expected to pay the bill. Raising the alarm over the Brac’s flipped fire truck Donald J. Trump versus dysfunctional institutions Trump will shake up the international order, too President-elect Donald Trump swept into of- fice promising what Presi- dent Barack Obama failed to deliver – prosperity and personal security – to an America fallen prey to reck- less globalization. Many of his remedies – tax cuts, deregulation, trade and emigration reform – ap- pear Reaganesque but are more radical. If implemented, those will put the United States on a confrontational path with international insti- tutions it did much to create. After World War II, the United States and its Euro- pean allies established the IMF, GATT (which morphed into the WTO) and the World Bank to establish rules for ex- change rates, trade and assis- tance to developing countries. The belief was that fostering international commerce and economic interdependence would promote prosperity and dissipate national enmi- ties that thrust Europe and the Pacific into war. The U.N. was established to peaceably resolve con- flicts, promote human rights and instigate cooperation on global environmental prob- lems and similar issues. The creation and expan- sion of the EU intensified the process on the continent, and NATO was established to check Soviet power. Those institutions are threatened or becoming un- glued, because most have too often failed. Britain is leaving the EU and populist move- ments are emerging across Europe, because Brussels is better at writing onerous regulations and dictating national immigration poli- cies than fostering decent economic growth and se- curing EU borders. America like Britain is bi- furcated. Brexit is terribly unpopular among well-edu- cated Londoners who profit from its financial sector’s ac- cess to a borderless Europe. Mr. Trump’s message is un- popular in coastal cities that thrive in global markets for American technology, creative media and financial services. In other places, globalism has killed good jobs without replacing nearly enough of them, and immigration poses threats to personal security and cultural cohesion. In Europe populist move- ments find support among those who have grown weary of national leaders preaching about international responsi- bilities while unemployment and low wages are rampant and terrorists gun down, blow up or otherwise murder innocent citizens. Many emerging Trump administration and congres- sional Republican proposals address similar issues here. However, a 45 percent tariff to leverage renegotiation of exchange rate and trade ar- rangements with China and plans to make U.S. corpo- rate taxes rebatable on ex- ports and impose those taxes on imports likely con- flict with WTO rules. Still, those rules as currently ap- plied – which allow China and other nations to set cur- rency exchange rates where they please and apply border adjustments to their value added taxes – disadvantage American businesses and ap- pear impossible to alter. With a $US500 billion trade deficit killing millions of American jobs, a ruling by the global trading body that the United States must re- scind those initiatives would more likely threaten its ex- istence by instigating a U.S. departure than impelling America to back down. Similarly, revamping CO2 emission regulations – im- posed by Mr. Obama without congressional assent – that profoundly advantage Chi- nese polluters over American manufacturers would place the United States in conflict with its obligations under the U.N. Convention on Cli- mate Change. Again with the millions of American jobs at stake, this raises serious questions about how fairly the U.N. balances the legiti- mate interests of ordinary American citizens with those of other nations. Extreme vetting of immi- grants from the Middle East for potential terrorists may raise issues with the U.N. refugee and human rights apparatus but the global body offers Americans few other remedies. Detente with Russia and stronger support for Israel could unglue NATO but those recognize fundamental geo- political realities. Americans can’t be ex- pected to secure the eastern flank of Europe and lean against Russian ambitions for influence in the Middle East with its treasure and the lives of its young men and women if Germany and other Euro- pean nations won’t bear com- parable burdens. Ethnic factions within Muslin states cannot find peace among themselves, so how can they be expected to reach con- sensus about a lasting peace with Israel? Notions about goals for U.S. diplomacy in the region that assume otherwise are fantasies best left to univer- sity professors who bear little accountability in the real world. Americans cannot be ex- pected to continue to partic- ipate in the WTO, U.N. and NATO - or to bear incredible burdens in the Middle East – if those do not deliver for Americans on their basic aims – prosperity and security. If clearing the landscape of dysfunctional institutions is needed to achieve a more re- alistic and equitable global order, Donald Trump may just be the developer to provide the wrecking ball. Peter Morici is a professor at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. He served as chief economist of the U.S. International Trade Commission from 1993-1995. He tweets @pmorici1. © 2016 The Washington Times, LLC. PETER MORICI5 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11, 2017 Tim Derksen has over 20 years’ experience in public accounting in Canada and the Cayman Islands. Tim joined the Cayman Islands Financial Advisory practice in 2005 and provides Restructuring, Forensic and Valuation services for local, regional and international clients. He also serves as Business Valuation leader for the Caribbean and Bermuda Countries region. His varied experience includes serving as Director of Operations, overseeing the closure of one of the world’s largest and most complex bank liquidations. He has led a number of high profile forensic investigations, providing technical support to both liquidation and litigation teams locally and regionally. Tim is active in the Cayman community, volunteering with several sporting associations, serving as a long time board member of a local school and is currently a director and finance committee member of the Cayman Islands YMCA. Nick Kedney leads the Discovery and Analytic Forensic Technology practice for Deloitte in the Caribbean & Bermuda Countries region. He has 20 years’ experience in Forensic, Analytic and Discovery services, specializing in the investigation of financial crime, asset recovery, cyber incident response, data analytics, litigation support and dispute resolution. He has led a wide range of forensic and discovery engagements in both the civil and criminal litigation spheres, with an emphasis on the deployment of data analytics during complex forensic investigations in the financial services industry. He has extensive business intelligence experience, including the deployment of sophisticated open source, internet and social media research techniques in the context of serious and complex multi-jurisdictional fraud investigation, litigation, and associated asset recovery actions, and has been described by Who’s Who Legal: Asset Recovery as “highly sought after for his expertise in recovery and tracing”. Financial Advisory leadership Meet our new partners ww.deloitte.com/ky © 2017 DCB Holding Ltd. and its affiliates. The Partners at Deloitte in the Cayman Islands are pleased to announce the promotion of Tim Derksen and Nick Kedney as partners in our Financial Advisory practice. Tim Derksen Partner Restructuring, Forensic and Valuations Nick Kedney Partner Forensic and Discovery Rescued red-footed booby dies Bird died at Turtle Centre over Christmas KAYLA YOUNG kyoung@pinnaclemedialtd.com Norman the red-footed booby, who was rescued on a British beach and flown by plane to Cayman, died at the Cayman Turtle Centre on Christmas Day, the Depart- ment of Environment con- firmed Tuesday. The tropical bird had been rescued from a St. Leonards-on-Sea beach in southeast England in Sep- tember after winds from Hurricane Matthew sent the young bird off its flight course. The Department of Environment indicated Norman never adapted after arriving in Grand Cayman in December. Having landed in the U.K. malnourished and dehy- drated, Norman was nursed to health by the Royal So- ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals before being transported over- seas. A donated British Air- ways flight from Heathrow brought the bird to Grand Cayman, where veterinary staff took over care. Department of Environ- ment terrestrial research of- ficer Jane Haakonsson ex- plained that due to stress, Norman never began taking fish, forcing staff to resort to tube feeding. “Norman the booby just never really recov- ered after the long journey. He never settled in,” Ms. Haakonsson said. “Everything that could have been done was done and he got a second chance at it.” The white feathers on Norman’s back indicate it was a young bird and not yet sexually reproduc- tive. While booby birds are good at navigating for daily feeding trips, Ms. Haa- konsson said, young birds like Norman are more easily confused in flight. An autopsy by the St. Matthew’s University vet- erinary team is pending. At that time, tests will also confirm Norman’s gender. If Norman had survived, the bird would have been transported on a free flight provided by Cayman Air- ways to a reserve on Little Cayman. Even then, Norman would have been at high risk due to months of captivity. “There was a risk he wouldn’t have made it be- cause his flight muscles were gone,” Ms. Haakonsson said. Unprepared boaters rescued by police A private watercraft res- cued three men who were stranded offshore early Sunday in a small boat without life jackets. According to police, the initial report of a 14-foot boat in distress between one and two miles off East End was received around 1:45 a.m. Police said the craft’s engine stalled and the three men aboard could not paddle ashore due to the wind and waves. The boaters were seen signaling to shore by Royal Cayman Islands Po- lice Service patrol officers, and a passing resident of- fered to assist police by launching a private boat to rescue the men. The ma- rine unit craft Typhoon ar- rived on scene, but by then the private boat had picked up the men from the dis- tressed craft. The three were brought back to shore unhurt around 3:45 a.m. “This is a troubling in- cident which could have ended tragically had it not been for the brave response of local fishermen,” said RCIPS Inspector Leo Anglin. “Launching a boat in rough weather, in the dark and with no life jackets, is tan- tamount to taking your life in your hands.” Norman the red-footed booby pictured at the Cayman Turtle Centre on Dec. 19. The bird died a week later. - PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAYDISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days Sister Islands It’s time to dig through the closet and pull out those old poodle skirts, high school jackets and bobby socks and get ready to boogie, jit- terbug and jive the night away at the Brac’s second an- nual Sock Hop. The District Committee of Cayman Brac’s National Trust will be holding its fun- draiser featuring 50’s and 60’s Rock ‘N’ Roll music and dancing with DJ Mark Knowlton on Saturday Jan. 21 at the Public Beach in Cayman Brac. Tickets for the event, sponsored by Cayman Na- tional, are $25 in advance and $30 at the gate, which covers the entry fee, one free drink of either soda, wine or beer, a selection of food and an ice cream sundae or float, a press release states. “The drink bar will be set up as a ticketed booth next to our soda jerks,” said event organizer Kathleen Bodden-Harris, adding that wine and beer tickets will be sold at the admission gate for $5 each and sodas tickets will be $2. “Our past events have grown increasingly popular, so best to buy as soon as possible, since they are prone to sell out,” she said. Split-the-Cash/Door Prize Raffle tickets will also be on sale for $5 each or three for $10. “Dhal Seeram is orches- trating the raffle ticket sales,” said Ms. Bodden-Harris. “They are on sale now and will be available the night of. Your presence is not required to win the cash raffle, however, door prizes are only available to at- tending guests.” The live auction will be conducted by Doug Ross and, according to Ms. Bodden- Harris, this year’s items offer a full range of interest. “Kirk Marine has again donated a Shimano rod and reel, Wyndham Reef Resort has donated a two-night weekend for two, and the Lighthouse Restaurant has donated a Sunday brunch for two,” she said. Also up for auction are as- sorted high-end floor mats from Sticks & Stones, a two- dive voucher from Brac Scuba Shack, 5,000 gallons of trucked water from the Water Authority, “Lunch on the Beach” in Little Cayman by Chef Deb, dinner for two at the Southern Cross Club in Little Cayman, and shopping vouchers for stores including Cost-U-Less, Just Add Water and Welcome Home. Ms. Bodden-Harris said the benefit for the 2017 Sock Hop is the Brac Trust’s Hab- itat Requisition Fund. Monies raised go toward purchases of undeveloped lands to secure sanctuaries for local wildlife, flora and fauna. These lands, once purchased, are held in trust for perpetuity, ensuring present and future genera- tions will find areas where in- digenous species can flourish and be safeguarded. “The 2017 Sock Hop is being held on the Heroes Day weekend, so check flight schedules and make your plans to attend,” said Ms. Bodden-Harris. “It is a fabu- lous fun evening to mix and mingle with the Brac Com- munity and guests from all over and your money will be well spent on a great char- itable event.” Edna Platts is coordi- nating sales of event and raffle tickets by local Na- tional Trust members. For advance tickets, please contact 547-0892. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS 50 YEARS AGO Stork arrives for Tibbetts and Rutty families “In the Jan. 11, 1967 edition of the Cayma- nian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, Cayman Brac correspondent Lilian Ritch wrote: “The stork came to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin B. Tib- betts (Louise Kirkconnell) of Cape Canaveral, Florida, bringing their first child, a son (9 pounds, 5½ ounces on Dec. 26, 1966. “We congratulate our MLA Burns Rutty and his wife Celia on the birth of their first son (7 pounds) on Dec. 31. “We were pleased to have Mrs. Ruth and Geoff among us for a short visit with Mr. Aston, and we extend to him best wishes for improved health and Many Happy Re- turns of his birthday on the 24th when he will be 67. “Five students sat for the G.C.E. ‘O’ level exami- nation in English language this week: James Ryan, Naul Bodden, Anna Dilbert, Autrey Foster and Eloise Parchman. Mr. Ryan also took geography and Naul Bodden took history and re- ligious knowledge. “Mrs. Dora Hurlstone drew our attention to a Red Lime tree growing in her garden. It grew from the seed of limes of its kind of a grafted plant in Jamaica. The other day it bore a twin lime. “News has been received of the death of Mr. Cyril Foster on the 28th in St. Pe- tersburg. He leaves three sisters and one brother. A son of the late Shem and Is- abella Foster of Stake Bay in the island. He is survived by cousins, Mrs. J.N. (Elsie) Tib- betts of Cotton Tree Bay and the Misses Annie and Cissie Foster of Stake Bay. “Old friends, Mr. and Mrs. Colas have re- turned for the 4th year to winter with us. Welcome. They are at the Winton Ritch’s residence. “Welcome home to Miss Murdith Nickelson of the Creek from Wilmington, Delaware where she has been for the past 3 months with her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Don Farquhar. Mur- dith has received perma- nent residence for herself and her son Allan in the States. We are glad of her report that Allan, a former bright student of the Creek Primary is contented and progressing in the wider opportunities of Warner Jr. High a state school in Wilmington. Murdith found the snow a little too cold and is happy to be back to make ready for the Far- quhar family’s winter mi- gration to the sunshine of their home at the Channel. “Delroy Jr. and Opal, the children of Mr. and Mrs. Delroy McLaughlin of the Creek, have close birth dates. Delroy was 7 on Dec. 31, Opal was 5 on the 27th. They had lots of fun and received plenty of presents at a very enjoy- able party at their home, the home of their grandparents, Capt. and Mrs. Spellman McLaughlin on Wednesday last. Delroy came first in his class at the Creek Primary School last term.” Tickets for the event, sponsored by Cayman National, are $25 in advance and $30 at the gate, which covers the entry fee, one free drink of either soda, wine or beer, a selection of food and an ice cream sundae or float. Sock hop fundraiser for National Trust Pattie Sowell and Doris Black donned their poodle skirts at last year’s sock hop. Wallace Platts was one of the soda jerks serving up authentic floats at last year’s event.DISTRICT DAYS 7 District Days Sister Islands CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11, 2017 Special creations assist Honduran family To mark the holiday season last year, Brac ar- tisan Starrie Scott created some special decorations to sell in her family’s shop, NIM Things in Spot Bay. Ms. Scott’s creations make charming use of limpets and clam shells, as well as sea urchin shells that have been transformed into tiny snowmen wearing crocheted hats and scarves. Ms. Scott’s daughter Simone explained that orna- ment sales are going toward helping family members in need in Honduras. “There is a very old connection between the Brac and Honduras, many people used to move there to work. My mom was born in Honduras after her fa- ther Loxley Christian moved there from the Brac and started a family. She only moved to the Brac when she was about seven, and at that time had the chance to learn all sorts of tra- ditional crafts from her grandmother, which she has enjoyed passing along to the younger generations,” said Ms. Scott, noting that her mother led after-school pro- grams in traditional arts on the Brac and now leads community thatch classes. “My mom’s aunt died about four years ago, and the family which is living in Roatan, in the Bay Is- lands of Honduras, is very poor and living in very rustic homes, some living in houses built from scraps of wood, tarp and zinc. Mom is trying to build them a tiny house, and she is selling the ornaments to make up funds to help.” A plant to know: wild banana orchid Visitors to the Brac Parrot reserve will likely pass by a very special flower that is found only in the Cayman Islands. One of the 26 varieties of native orchids, the wild ba- nana orchid (Myrmecophila thomsoniana) is Cayman’s National Flower. According to literature provided by the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, the orchid comes in two varieties: Myr- mecophila thomsoniana var. thomsoniana, which origi- nated on Grand Cayman, and Myrmecophila thom- soniana var. minor, which came from Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. The Trust notes that the flower can be found blooming in woodlands as well as in gardens throughout the is- lands, with its distinctive shape often seen adorning trees near houses. According to the Trust, both varieties have scented flowers with purple lips. The petals are predominantly white on the Grand Cayman variety, while the Sister Is- lands’ variety has slightly smaller flowers with pale yellow petals. “Before international trade in wild orchids became regu- lated, wild banana orchids were occasionally exported from Cayman Brac, and many specimens were also brought to Grand Cayman,” the Trust notes. “As a result, some hy- bridization has occurred and some variation in flower color can now be seen in Grand Cayman, particularly in garden plants.” The Trust literature states that the wild banana orchid is an epiphyte, which means that it grows on another plant but does not harm it in the way a parasitic plant would. “Its tiny seeds are dis- persed by air currents,” the Trust notes. “They settle and germinate on a host plant, usually a tree with rough bark such as a whitewood, mahogany or logwood. The growing orchid clings to its host’s bark by its roots, which absorb water and nu- trients from the rain when it runs down the branches and trunk of the supporting tree.” Wild banana orchids like humid conditions, for ex- ample, woodlands downwind of ponds and wetlands. “As the plant grows, its distinctive shape can be seen developing. Clusters of long, finger-like pseudobulbs group together at the base of the plant, resembling bunches of bananas,” the Trust notes. “Long graceful flower spikes appear around April and May each year, though occasionally flowers can also be seen at other times of the year.” During the drier winter, the orchid rests between flowering seasons to maintain its flowering period. During this time, the bulbs dry out and become compressed. In the rainy season, the pseudo- bulbs plump up and the flow- ering begins again. “Plentiful rain ensures good conditions for seed ger- mination. One orchid can re- lease as many as one million seeds [which] are dispersed at random, and very few will by chance end up in a suit- able place to grow.” The Trust notes that many orchids have very specialized requirements for successful growth and reproduction. Close relatives of the wild ba- nana orchid, which are found in Central and South America, harbor nests of stinging ants in their hollow pseudobulbs. The ants protect the orchid from plant-eating creatures of every kind, in return for which the orchid provides a dry and secure home. The plant also seasonally exudes sweet nectar from a gland on the flower spike, which the ants eat. While the Cayman Is- lands’ wild banana orchids have the same hollow pseu- dobulbs and nectar glands, the matching ant species are nowhere to be found. How- ever native anole lizards climb the flower spikes and lick the nectar glands instead. According to Caymanian folklore, resourceful early settlers found the pseudo- bulbs occasionally useful as temporary pipe bowls; hollow dried almond twigs made the stems. The Trust raises concerns that while the wild banana orchid is not endangered, ac- celerating deforestation for real estate development has meant the loss of many host trees and their orchids. “Property developers are encouraged to look at estab- lished native trees on a site, and retain as many as pos- sible for incorporation into their landscaping schemes,” the Trust advises. In a September 2016 posting on his NatureNotes 19n79w blog, Brac natu- ralist Wallace Platts noted that theft of wild banana or- chids and other rare plants is also becoming a problem. He warns that international plant thieves pose a threat to the Brac’s indigenous plants as removing them from the wild means they are lost forever. “Banana orchids were re- cently stolen right out of West End Community Park for sale to the public on Cayman Brac. They were ripped from the trees by the roots, right on the nature trail,” he says. The Trust notes there is also some concern that cross-pollination with intro- duced species may, in time, represent a threat. Fortu- nately, the Cayman Islands has an active group of or- chid enthusiasts who are monitoring this situation very closely. Proceeds from seashell decorations by Starrie Scott will go toward helping out needy families in Roatan.A little seashell angel made by Starrie Scott. Myrmecophila thomsoniana var. minor. - PHOTO: WALLACE PLATTSThe islands’ most-trusted news source 8 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS NEW YEAR SPECIAL 2-WEEK TRIAL PROGRAM INCLUDING UNIFORM FOR $49 CAYMAN KARATE ACADEMY 926 5425 BOBDAIGLE@ME.COM WWW.CAYMANKARATEACADEMY.COM FOCUS DISCIPLINE CONFIDENCE Six picked for RCIPS recruit class BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Just six local recruits have joined the latest Royal Cayman Islands Police Service cadet class, with an expected graduation date in May. Typically, RCIPS recruit classes have between 12 and 15 members, although not all will make it through the four- month training course. Recent recruiting classes have fielded as few as 10 candidates. According to a police press release issued Tuesday, three other individuals who had ex- pressed interest in joining the RCIPS turned down their of- fers “due to the salary level.” The candidates not accepting the positions include a teacher and two accountants. The five men and one woman who accepted offers to join the training course range in age between 18 and 35, and are from professional backgrounds that include banking and hospitality, as well as criminal justice. “Recruiting local offi- cers is a primary goal for the RCIPS,” Police Commissioner Derek Byrne said Monday. “While we would have liked a larger local recruit class this year, I am encouraged by the enthusiasm and intelligence evident in our new recruits.” A total of 114 applica- tions were received for the cadet class. Recruitment began last September. The current pay scale for RCIPS officers has been a re- cruiting challenge for years. Former Commissioner David Baines tried to boost officers’ pay by declining to fill 30 va- cant police officer jobs in ex- change for $3,000 to $5,000 annual pay increases for some officers. Mr. Baines acknowledged that the department had also suffered from the same pay disparity issues as the rest of the civil service, with longer- serving members of the force earning less than new hires. “We have people who have joined this service, some- times 10 years or more ago, and they were put on a set point on their appointment,” Mr. Baines said in 2015. “Since then, various mora- toriums have been put in place, so you actually get a discrimination against some of our local officers who are left on the point they were appointed on.” Mr. Baines said RCIPS “pays a premium for certain specialist officers it recruits outside of Cayman. “They have an asset recovery or fi- nancial crimes background or whatever the skill set is and we have to pay the given rate because we cannot at- tract those people at the starting point,” he said. remainder of the group she had been with. In the vicinity of Hi- biscus Gardens, her ve- hicle was struck by an ap- proaching truck, which the Crown said was driven by Wong. The BMW spun around two or three times and ended up in the hedge on the side of the road, the court heard. Mr. Wain- wright said the woman re- ceived a cut on her shoulder from broken glass. The truck that hit hers failed to stop. Passengers in her car called 911. Shortly afterward, the defendant’s vehicle was stopped by the driver fol- lowing the woman’s BMW. The truck had also grazed this second vehicle, and when the driver realized the truck was not stopping, he turned around and flashed his lights and beeped his horn to get him to stop. The truck did stop eventually and Wong exited the vehicle. Asked if he realized he had just been in an acci- dent, the defendant report- edly produced a business card, gave it to the driver, shook his hand and said words to the effect, “Call me at this number and we can resolve this.” By this time, police had arrived and required the de- fendant to provide a road- side breath test. He was un- able to provide a sufficient sample, but did so at the Bodden Town Police Station. On March 7, 2014, the defendant was interviewed under caution and pro- vided a written statement. He said he was driving from the Bodden Town direction when his cellphone, which he had placed on the seat next to him, fell into the footwell. He reached down to pick it up and while in that position he heard a thud. He thought he had driven over a pothole or a road marker because he saw no lights from any other vehicle. He therefore kept on driving. A few seconds later, he became aware of flashing lights behind him, but he did not stop because he did not know that driver. When Wong did stop, the other man asked, “You know you hit me?” The defendant, in his statement, said he told the driver he had no idea his vehicle had come into con- tact with another vehicle. At this point, he said, he realized his right front wheel had collapsed. He inspected his vehicle and found damage, particularly to the headlight. He said he did have a few drinks ear- lier that night, but he did not believe he exceeded the legal limit and his driving ability was not impaired. He concluded his state- ment by saying he was not aware he had been involved in an accident. Mr. Wainwright’s first witness was the driver of the BMW. She said she had written to the court to with- draw her statement and did not wish to proceed with the matter. Questioned fur- ther, she said the incident had occurred three years ago and she wanted to move on. She said she had not re- read her statement. When the court marshal gave it to her, she placed it on her lap face down. Mr. Wainwright asked to treat the witness as hos- tile, and the magistrate ex- plained to her that she would be cross-examined on the contents of her state- ment because she seemed not willing to give evidence. The magistrate said the matter was very serious and the court could consider im- prisonment for contempt. The witness replied that she felt bullied over this and wanted to withdraw her statement. Attorney Waide DaCosta asked to speak as a friend of the court. He suggested that the witness should have an opportunity to seek legal advice. He said it seemed she felt she was being am- bushed since the Crown had known she wanted to with- draw her statement. He said the witness should know what her rights were. After further discussion, the magistrate agreed to a short adjournment. After about 20 minutes, court re- sumed. Mr. Wainwright read the witness’s statement line by line and asked if what he read was correct. She agreed with most of it, saying once that she did not recall, “but it’s there.” After reading the state- ment, Mr. Wainwright said he had no more questions. Defense attorney Dennis Brady asked the witness if she had been breathalyzed. She said yes, but the of- ficer had told her she was under the limit. He asked if she ever got an answer to her let- ters asking to withdraw her statement. She said no, but then she got phone calls from a certain officer saying that if she did not come to court she would be held in contempt. She said she felt threatened and understood she would be arrested if she did not comply. After lunch, Mr. Wain- wright read the statements of two women who had been passengers in the BMW, and then called the investigating officer, who was giving evi- dence as of press time. innovative tool that will en- gage with young students by taking them on a virtual dive with our marine scientists to unlock the secrets of Little Cayman’s reefs. ReefsGoLive has the potential to change the way students interact with their pristine waters and aid in CCMI’s mission to promote ocean literacy amongst young people.” Ms. Manfrino said part of CCMI’s mandate is to in- spire the next generation to be stewards of the ocean. She said its goal is for every child in the Cayman Is- lands to be “ocean literate” by age 12, meaning they would have a good understanding of life in the ocean, coral reef ecosystems and how human activity impacts ocean life. The center currently in- vites students on regular field trips, catering to about 200 children a year. But, she said, the curric- ulum would help reach more youngsters in a meaningful way than is currently pos- sible. She hopes around 800 children will benefit from interactive underwater les- sons each year. For more information, visit www.reefresearch.org/reefs-go-live. repeated questions from the Compass regarding the law- yers’ proposal. Representatives of the Cayman Islands Law Society said at the time that the 2013 version of the bill would have significant negative impacts on the expansion of Cayman- based law firms’ overseas operations and their compet- itiveness in the global finan- cial services industry. Both the Law Society and the Caymanian Bar As- sociation, the two largest lawyers’ groups in Cayman, supported the 2016 draft of the Legal Practitioners Bill, with more than 75 percent of their memberships asking lawmakers to approve it. “It is a widely held view that neither organization now represents the interests of the entire profession and that both are, to all intents and purposes, dominated by the larger, multi-juris- dictional offshore law firms and their discrete interests,” the letter to Minister Panton states. Four local attorneys – Sammy Jackson, Selena Tib- betts, Anthony Akiwumi and Vaughan Carter – were listed as authors of the letter. Old debate The controversial bill – which government has failed to approve in at least four attempts over the past 15 years – was pulled from the legislature’s agenda at the last minute in October after complaints from a number of local attorneys. The Legal Practitioners Bill is essentially meant to modernize the practice of law in the Cayman Islands, in part to comply with in- ternationally accepted anti- money laundering and ter- rorist financing rules. The current law that governs lawyers operating in the ju- risdiction took effect in 1969. The latest draft sought to create a new self-regula- tory body called the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association, with eight at- torneys appointed as mem- bers, five of whom must be Caymanian. The associa- tion was to be responsible for promotion and training of Caymanian attorneys and ensuring that attorneys are suitably qualified. The bill also sought to create a sep- arate business staffing plan regime for local law firms. Legislation governing the practice of law and law- yers’ conduct is consid- ered critical to prepare for the mid-2017 Caribbean Fi- nancial Action Task Force review of the Cayman Is- lands’ protections against money laundering and ter- rorism financing. The dispute over the latest draft of the bill cen- tered on law firms that want to expand their presence in overseas financial services markets on one hand, and on the other hand, Caymanian- born attorneys who fear they will be left behind in that expansion and believe that globalization will lead to outsourcing. Next battle brews in lawyers bill debate CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Trial begins for senior immigration officer CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Science class beneath the waves “While we would have liked a larger local recruit class this year, I am encouraged by the enthusiasm and intelligence evident in our new recruits.” POLICE COMMISSIONER DEREK BYRNE Crown counsel Scott Wainwright said the defendant was accused of driving under the influence of alcohol, careless driving and leaving the scene of an accident in the early hours of Saturday, Dec. 27, 2013.The islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11, 2017 Mexico will negotiate with Trump Mexico’s new foreign relations secretary says the country is not only willing to negotiate changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement, it wants the negotiations to begin as soon as possible. Twin bombings kill 38 in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Two large bombings near govern- ment offices in Afghanistan’s capital on Tuesday killed at least 38 people, including ci- vilians and military per- sonnel, officials said. Mohibullah Zeer, an offi- cial in the Public Health Min- istry, said another 72 people were wounded in the attack. Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said a suicide bomber struck first, followed by a car bomb, adding that four police offi- cers are among those killed. The Taliban, which is waging a 15-year war against the U.S.-backed government, claimed the mid-afternoon attack, which took place near government and legis- lative offices. Ghulam Faroq Naziri, a lawmaker from the western Herat province, said another MP from the same province, Rahima Jami, was wounded. Earlier in the day, a sui- cide bomber on foot struck in the southern Helmand prov- ince, killing at least seven people, said Gen. Agha Noor Kemtoz, the provincial police chief. The target of the attack was a guesthouse used by a provincial intelligence official in Lashkar Gah, the provin- cial capital, he said. Those killed include ci- vilian and military personnel, and six others were wounded in the attack, Kemtoz said. A car full of explosives was found nearby. No one claimed responsi- bility for the Helmand attack, but it bore the hallmarks of the Taliban. Afghan security forces remove a damaged vehicle after two large bombings in Kabul on Tuesday. - PHOTO: AP GERMANY TOUGHENS SECURITY RULES BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s interior and justice min- isters agreed Tuesday to toughen the rules on de- porting failed asylum- seekers and monitoring ex- tremists – a response to last month’s deadly truck attack on a Christmas market. The proposed measures include extending the period that people can be detained before deportation, making extremists wear electronic ankle monitors and with- holding foreign aid to coun- tries who fail to take their citizens back. The announcement came less than a month after 12 people were killed and dozens more were in- jured when a 24-year-old Tunisian man drove a truck into a busy Christmas market in Berlin. Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the Dec. 19 attack, claimed by the Islamic State group, demanded a swift re- sponse that guaranteed both security and civil liberties. The attacker, Anis Amri, had been rejected for asylum by Germany, but authorities had been unable to deport him because Tunisia initially would not recognize him as a citizen. Amri, who had used at least 14 different identities since coming to Germany in 2015, had also been on au- thorities’ radar as a poten- tial security risk. Justice Minister Heiko Maas told reporters in Berlin that the govern- ment intended to do “every- thing to prevent a repeat of the Amri case.” Asylum-seekers who try to hide their real iden- tity will be required to re- side in a specific jurisdiction in future, according to the proposals thrashed out by Maas and Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere. The two also agreed to expand programs aimed at preventing people from em- bracing extremist ideas. “It’s always better to pre- vent radicalization than to have to find, convict and jail radicals who have com- mitted crimes,” Maas said.Next >