ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2017 High of 84 Low of 74 Moderate with wave heights of 3 to 5 feet. EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 THE IMMIGRATION ANNOUNCEMENT THAT DID NOT HAPPEN DISTRICT DAYS | PAGE 7 MUSIC PROGRAMS GAIN A HELPING HAND 6 WINGS12 WINGS 24 WINGS36 WINGS $ 499 $ 959 $ 1899 $ 2799 Doctor charges Health Ministry with ‘incompetent’ failures BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Calling a recent auditor general’s report an “indictment” of the entire local healthcare system, a Chrissie Tomlinson Hospital sur- geon Wednesday blamed the Cayman Islands Ministry of Health for a series of “incompe- tent” failures, including the refusal to listen to local doctors on a number of issues. “Things are not right at the ministry and unless we do something about it, we’re going to continue to get the same thing,” Dr. Darley Solomon told the Legislative Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday afternoon. He cited a “shameful disrespect” between pri- vate doctors and the ministry, as well as a lack of communication with government that he described as “unbelievable.” Auditor General Sue Winspear’s report, which was made public Monday, stated the Cayman Islands government has neither the resources nor the information available to properly manage an increasingly complex healthcare system for its resident population. Ms. Winspear’s office also noted in a sec- ondary public interest evaluation released along with her healthcare system audit that private sector healthcare system users were increasingly shouldering more of the terri- tory’s overall health costs in the past five years. Total health-related expenditures in the Cayman Islands increased by nearly 26 per- cent between 2010 and 2015 for private and public system users, the report stated. Despite a total health-related expenditure of $269 million during the government’s 2014/15 budget year, Dr. Solomon said physi- cians were not getting paid any more for ser- vices rendered. Last year, the government an- nounced that it would not increase standard health insurance fees – the rate doctors are re- imbursed for services by insurers. Those fees have not increased since 2005, and Cabinet decided against a recommended fee increase in November 2016. A consultant’s study of the fees recommended that insurance CAYMAN’S LEADERS IN LONDON FOR BREXIT SUMMIT JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Leaders of Britain’s overseas territories will meet with U.K. officials Tuesday to seek a clearer picture of the likely fallout from Brit- ain’s planned exit from the European Union. Premier Alden McLaughlin will lead a Cayman Islands delegation in talks over the trickle-down impact of Brexit on Britain’s overseas territories at a specially convened meeting on the Joint Ministerial Council. Key concerns include the impact on Cayman Islands citizens’ right to work and study in Europe, the likely loss of access to European Union grant funding, and the poten- tial for the split to affect important relation- ships in the financial services industry. Wayne Panton, Cayman’s financial services minister, who has been in London and Brus- sels for a series of meetings over the past two weeks, said there was still significant uncer- tainty about the impact of Brexit. Government held a public consultation ex- ercise to hear the concerns of Cayman Islands residents ahead of the meeting. Mr. Panton said, “We didn’t have a tremen- dous amount of feedback in relation to that. Part of what that indicates is the level of un- certainty that still exists in Europe, the U.K. and in the overseas territories.” The impact on Cayman’s core financial 3,000 email ‘summonses’ – that weren’t JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com More than 3,000 government staff arrived at work Thursday morning to find a curious and troubling email in their inboxes. The message was a sum- mons to appear in traffic court in Cayman Brac for the “hearing of your case.” To most of the recipients, the message made no sense. Some of them had not been to the Brac for years, most had no ongoing traffic case they were aware of. The email appeared official and many of them called the District Administration office in Cayman Brac or the courts’ office in Grand Cayman to find out what was going on. Initially, the court staff were equally baffled, though they were later appraised of the situation. In fact, the system had not been hacked or fallen victim to Golfers swing into action for school fundraiser Travis Danley of team Home Gas tees off at the sixth annual Captain Theo Bodden Memorial Golf Tournament on Friday. The tournament raises funds each year for Triple C School. For more, see page 6. - PHOTO: MATT LAMERS PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 »2 LOCAL NEWS MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2017 • 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. - MONDAY - XXX: RETURN OF THE (PG13) XANDER CAGE 3D 12:45 | 4:00 2D | 6:45 | 9:55 2D A DOG’S PURPOSE (PG) 12:50 | 3:40 | 7:00 | 9:50 SPLIT (PG13) 1:00 | 3:50 | 6:50 | 9:45 HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) 12:30 | 3:45 | 6:40 | 9:40 RESIDENT EVIL 3D (R) 3:45 | 10:00 MONSTER TRUCKS 3D (PG) 12:40 | 7:15 Man shot outside nightclub One man was shot, and another injured after being struck by a gun, outside Fete nightclub on West Bay Road early on Saturday. Police said that at about 3:15 a.m., police armed units were called to a report of shots fired in the area. One man, age 26, suffered a gunshot wound, and another man, age 29, appeared to have been hit by a gun, according to a statement released by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service later Saturday. Both men were taken to the Cayman Islands Hospital. The gunshot victim re- mained in hospital in a stable condition. Police said his in- jury did not appear to be life-threatening. The second man dis- charged himself from the hospital. Police are appealing for anyone with information, or who was in the area around the time of the shooting, to contact the Criminal In- vestigation Department at the George Town Police Sta- tion at 949-4222. Anonymous tips can be provided via the RCIPS Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777 or via the Miami-based call center of Crime Stoppers at 800-8477(TIPS). Utilities regulator begins operations The government has ap- pointed former telecommu- nications and works min- ister and Speaker of the House Linford Pierson as the first chairman of the newly formed Utility Regula- tion and Competition Office, known as OfReg. The regulatory body will oversee utility firms, in- cluding water, electricity, tele- communications and petro- leum companies, and replaces the Electricity Regulatory Au- thority, the Information and Communications Technology Authority and the Petroleum Inspectorate. The nine-member board will also include J. Paul Morgan, described in a Min- istry of Planning, Lands and Agriculture press release as a “veteran utilities and ICT reg- ulator,” who takes up the role as chief executive officer. Ac- cording to government, Mr. Morgan previously headed a similar regulatory agency in Jamaica, and has more than 20 years direct experience in utility regulation. “The selection of the re- maining members of the Board is subject to a trans- parent statutory process that involves advertising in local media, and which must be complete within two months,” the release stated. According to the release, OfReg is now in operation. “Cabinet decided to es- tablish the multi-sector reg- ulatory agency, following an evaluation by the Ministry of the effectiveness of the func- tions of the standalone regu- lators. This report found that a converged utility regulator would improve oversight of the sectors, and was used to inform the 2014 EY re- port, which contained a sim- ilar recommendation,” the release stated. The staff of the Informa- tion and Communications Technology Authority, the Electricity Regulatory Au- thority and the Petroleum Inspectorate have been ab- sorbed into the new office, which is based in the ICTA offices on the second floor at Alissta Towers, while larger accommodations are sought. Infrastructure Minister Kurt Tibbetts said in the re- lease, “This is a good day for the Caymanian consumer and for the sectors. The new multi-sector regulator has clear and unambiguous powers to discharge its regu- latory duties in a transparent and impartial manner. “Perhaps more impor- tantly, it also has a clearly outlined duty to protect local consumers, facili- tate economic development and promote innovation in the sectors for which it has responsibility.” Additional legislation is expected to be presented at this month’s sitting of the Legislative Assembly to facil- itate the transfer of the eco- nomic regulatory functions of the Water Authority to OfReg, the release stated. For more information, visit www.ofreg.ky. CLARIFICATION A story in Friday’s edi- tion of the Cayman Com- pass, titled “Rooftop pool approved despite com- plaints,” did not include additional details of con- ditions attached to the planning approval. The application for a 20-home apartment complex was approved. However, the Central Planning Authority in- structed that the develop- ment should be limited to two stories and the pool deck, and that ground floor commercial space should not be included in the project. Warning over ineligible voters The Elections Office has issued a list of 194 people who are currently ineli- gible to vote because their addresses are incorrectly listed on the electoral roll. A record 21,465 people are registered as voters on the revised list, finalized on Jan. 31, but there are still multiple voters for whom correct addresses have not been confirmed. The list of names with incorrect addresses has been posted along with the revised list on the Elections Office website. “I urge the public to review at the names of the 194 persons on list and contact us with up- dated contact details,” Supervisor of Elections Wesley Howell said. If registering officers cannot locate the people on the list and update their information during the claims and objection period that ends Feb. 20, they will file objections to them being included in the final voters list, he said. As- suming the objections are upheld by a magistrate, they will be unable to vote. He added that the pe- riod of public review of the revised elector’s list also included the opportu- nity for people to object to any voters considered to be ineligible. “I urge all persons to go online, or in person at post offices and check the revised voter details listed without delay and, if nec- essary, to file claims or ob- jections before the Feb. 20 deadline,” he said. Of the 19 electoral dis- tricts for the May 24 gen- eral election, Bodden Town East has the highest number of registered voters with 1,531 followed by Bodden Town West with 1,453 electors, according to the revised list. These are followed by West Bay South with 1,358 and Savannah with 1,354 voters. Cayman Brac East has the smallest number with 506 electors. View the revised elector’s list at https://portal.elections.ky/ index.php/home/revised-list or contact the elections office on office@elections.ky or 949-8047. Linford Pierson RFA Wave Knight sails into Grand Cayman KAYLA YOUNG kyoung@pinnaclemedialtd.com The British naval sup- port ship RFA Wave Knight received visitors from Grand Cayman for a business lun- cheon and evening reception Thursday, kicking off a four- day visit to the island. The fast fleet tanker is part of the Royal Fleet Auxil- iary that serves British Over- seas Territories in the Ca- ribbean, providing disaster relief and deterring regional drug smuggling. Commanding Officer Nigel Budd said the tanker has been on rotation in the re- gion since July. The 31,500 ton ship has been in service in 2003 and has the ability to refuel other naval vessels. “We take it in turns. The ship before here was a smaller patrol boat. Some- times we have a frigate. The successor ship will be a landing ship and the primary role of the ship is for hurri- cane disaster relief for the overseas territories,” he said during an evening reception aboard the ship. The ship provided disaster relief to Nassau and the Ba- hamas following Hurricane Matthew in October. In 2008, Captain Budd served on an identical sister ship, the Wave Ruler, which provided hurri- cane relief to Cayman Brac. “We are quite a fast ship and we can arrive very quickly after the storm passes through, normally the next day,” he said. “We were there [in Cayman Brac] as the sun came out the next day, and came in with blankets and fresh water.” The ship stores essential disaster relief supplies, in- cluding fresh water, power generators and temporary shelter supplies like tents. Deputy Governor Franz Manderson said the gov- ernment has learned from past disaster relief efforts and feels prepared for future storms. “They have been very vital for us in terms of being here for us after a hurricane. The last time there was a hurri- cane here, the ship was here immediately. It did not have all of the supplies we needed, so lessons have been learned and now they have sufficient supplies,” Mr. Manderson said. “We’re really happy they are here and we always re- spect our people who risk their lives on our behalf.” Captain Budd said the RFA Wave Knight success- fully intercepted a large drug shipment in October, re- sulting in the confiscation of more than US$40 million worth of cocaine. In November, the ship re- ceived Prince Harry and his entourage. British naval support ship RFA Wave Knight came to Grand Cayman Thursday for a four-day stopover. - PHOTO: ALVARO SEREY Commanding Officer Nigel Budd The islands’ most-trusted news source 3 CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 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” MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS I am disappointed in the Cayman Compass as it clearly did not do its research be- fore publishing what appears to be a “spin” on what was a clear victory for the objec- tors in Parkway. Despite Mr. Baraud’s com- ments the contrary, the ob- jectors are not against de- velopment; they are against a developer trying to make an application to the Cen- tral Planning Authority in a clear violation of the law and guidelines of the Cayman Is- lands with respect to what may be built in a low density res- idential area. If you had read the actual minutes of the CPA from the Jan. 18 meeting, you will see that the application was ap- proved “SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. The applicant shall submit re- vised plans showing: (a) the building with a maximum of two storeys; and (b) all units labelled as residential apart- ments with the exception of a fitness facility, if desired, for the use of the residents of the apartments ….” Mr. Baraud requested that permission be granted for a three-story building with a rooftop pool and six commer- cial units to be added to the al- lowed 20 residential units. The residents of Parkway sought only to ensure that the rules for all are uniformly ap- plied. We do not and did not object to the building of 20 apartments or a rooftop pool. We objected to the building of a three-story apartment complex with a fourth story comprising a rooftop pool that included cabanas and six commercial units. This application was out- side of the allowable height limits, included commercial units and sought to suggest that the rooftop pool was not “occupiable space” even though, by necessity, cabanas would be required to mitigate the blazing sun for the residents of said apartment complex. In future, please tell the whole story and not just one side. Bonnie Gerow The Cayman Compass sent three reporters to the Fidelity CEO conference last Thursday. We wanted to be absolutely certain we did not miss what Premier Alden McLaughlin was expected to say. Leading up to the event, a number of “reliable sources” told the Compass that Mr. McLaughlin was preparing to make a major announcement regarding the festering permanent residence issue, “if” (the big “if”) he and his government could agree on their new policy by conference day. Apparently, they could not. On the heels of the Chief Justice Anthony Smellie’s ruling that the “Ritch Report” on the Cayman Islands immigration system constituted “legal advice” to the premier and so could not be read even by Acting Infor- mation Commissioner Jan Liebaers, the Fidelity speech would have been particularly opportune to address the backlog of more than 1,000 applicants for permanent residence that has built up since the Progressives’ new Immigration Law took effect in October 2013. That did not happen. What did happen was that Premier McLaughlin chose to deal with ancillary immigration issues, giving only scant mention to the permanent resi- dence imbroglio. Here’s what he said: “Concomitant with preparing our people for the growth and jobs of the future is a fair and transparent immigration process. As would any country that has experienced massive immigration over the past four decades, the Cayman Islands has had its share of challenges, from issues with work permits to perma- nent residency. “I have to confess that managing these issues is a task akin to walking the razor’s thin edge, but suffice it to say that we will manage it with the same resolve that has seen us rise to the top of the economic pyramid in the region.” Why even bother? If the premier currently has a speechwriter, he needs a new one. If he does not have one, he needs to hire one. We will acknowledge that the immigration initiatives that were announced by the premier Thursday appear positive and forward thinking. The government is going to do away with visa-related red tape for Chinese and Jamaican travelers (who already hold Canadian, U.K. or U.S. visas), has reached an agreement with the U.S. to ease passport requirements for Caymanians traveling to America, and is working on a deal so that travelers from Miami can skip immigration lines in Grand Cayman. These are welcome initiatives and will lighten the burden for many traveling to and from these islands. However, on permanent residence, it appears that all the public can do is wait … and wait … and wait … and possibly sue … As we have stated previously, we believe that the permanent residence issue is a human rights issue and a good governance issue with embarrassing interna- tional implications, not to mention considerable finan- cial exposure, for these islands. The issue, we believe, clearly falls within the remit of the Governor’s Office and the Foreign and Com- monwealth office to offer oversight and assistance to a local government that obviously cannot navigate its way out of the quagmire it has created. The immigration announcement that did not happen LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Reboot healthcare in Cayman Your Thursday editorial (“A radical Rx needed for Cayman healthcare”) about healthcare in the Cayman Islands raises an important issue. It appears that private health insurers provide cover for the generally healthy and the unhealthy or high risk are denied cover and are thrown back onto the gov- ernment system. Some of the people concerned cannot pay and to then blame the govern- ment or the individuals in that situation is not right. A private healthcare system will only work if the healthy and unhealthy receive cover and can participate through paying premiums. The system here seems to allow the in- surers to cherry-pick the good risks while the government is left holding the bad risks. Obama tried to sort this in the U.S. by forcing the healthy to take out health insurance so premiums would decrease gen- erally and the high risks would be covered overall. Obamacare is like a publicly funded system but is delivered in a hybrid way. Obamacare is breaking down because the young and healthy do not want to partici- pate and would prefer to spend their income in other ways. Unfortunately, the young and healthy in Cayman are compelled to participate and the older and unhealthy who need the service are often ex- cluded. This suggests to me someone, somewhere, is making a profit from the status quo while the government is left picking up the tab. I would suggest that the Cayman Islands move toward a publicly funded system for all residents and that this be funded by a levy on earnings or some form of consumption tax. This will ensure that all resi- dents are provided with cover and approved providers here can supply services at negoti- ated rates. I see no reason for the government to operate a hospital. All it needs to do is fund the procedures and reg- ulate the costs and services. Hospitals ideally should be run by those who know how to run hospitals as private businesses. This would immediately solve the problems of nonpayment and take the government out of the firing line. It only needs to fund from the funds it raises through taxation. Those who wish to seek pri- vate cover above and beyond the public services can do so and they can pay for the per- ceived benefits. Those who do not wish to do so have a choice knowing they will in any event have cover if they get ill. Those with the public cover and those with enhanced cover can chose their doctor or hospital and this should create a competi- tive market for services. Gov- ernment can set a maximum fee for a particular procedure but doctors, hospitals and sur- geons can compete. Whether the George Town hospital or Shetty or another provider pro- vides the service should be ir- relevant to government. It appears, like many things in the past, Cayman has been sold a proverbial pup which is not fit for purpose. The best healthcare systems in the world are publicly funded. The worst in the world are publicly funded. The outcome depends on the level of funding, which is a political choice. Private funding and insurance works for the wealthy but average outcomes for the general pop- ulation are mediocre or disas- trous for some in the U.S. Let’s start again with a proper discussion about what Cayman society wants in terms of the level of healthcare and find a way to fund it which works for maximum benefit. It will never be free. You either pay the government as an inter- mediary or a private health in- surer, but only the government can offer cover for all at a rea- sonable price. Or you compel private insurers to insure all risks. The current system is the worst of all worlds. Properly funded social healthcare sys- tems are the best in the world in terms of maximum benefit for the most people. Alan Turner Objectors clarify stance on rooftop pool development5 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2017 FIND THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE ONE YOU LOVE THIS VALENTINE’S DAY AT OUR TOWN CENTRE SHOPS For Valentine’s Day gift ideas, events and experiences, visit *Beats headphones available at Cayman MAC Store CAMANABAY.COM Crown: Syed bought roses, diamond rings with college cash Used UCCI credit card to pay for gifts for female friends JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com The former president of the University College of the Cayman Islands used col- lege funds to shower gifts, in- cluding diamond rings and red roses for Valentine’s Day, on a number of “close fe- male friends,” prosecutor Pat- rick Moran claimed in Grand Court Thursday. Hassan Syed was dishon- estly spending more than US$14,000 a month on his college credit cards during the final year of his presi- dency, Mr. Moran said. The prosecutor spent Thursday afternoon walking the jury through a detailed schedule of nearly 300 trans- actions on two college- funded credit cards. Mr. Moran highlighted a total of US$209,189,86 in un- authorized personal spending by Mr. Syed during his time at the helm of the college be- tween 2006 and 2008. The credit card ex- penses relate to a charge of theft against Syed, one of 12 charges on the indictment. Syed has denied the offenses. Mr. Moran, opening the prosecution’s case Thursday afternoon, highlighted a se- ries of emails between Mr. Syed and a number of women which he said were “clearly linked” to the credit card expenditure. “Some of those emails show Mr. Syed was spending money on others,” Mr. Moran said. “It will not take long when you look at those emails to realize that Mr. Syed’s rela- tionship with the people on whom he was spending UCCI money was personal. “A small number of those recipients of his apparent generosity appear to have been more than just friends.” The pattern of spending highlighted by Mr. Moran includes overseas business trips, meals and other legit- imate expenditure. But the prosecutor said the records showed that Syed quickly began to combine business with pleasure, paying for weekend breaks, jewelry and flowers for his female friends. He said emails showed Syed planning a trip to Ja- maica in November 2006, with a “female associate,” while credit card transac- tions suggested he was using the cards for personal ex- penses during that trip. He returned to Jamaica again, later in November, ap- parently with a different woman, a member of staff at the Hilton in Kingston, with whom the professor had sparked a “close per- sonal relationship,” according to Mr. Moran. This time, he said, UCCI footed the bill for flights and a two-night stay at the Sandals resort. Citing an email from the woman to Mr. Syed sent the following Monday, the pros- ecutor added, “It appears clear that Mr. Syed enjoyed a pleasant weekend with this particular woman and that he did so at the expense of UCCI.” The card was used again in December to pay for an all-inclusive trip for two to the Negril Inn in Jamaica over Christmas, again an ap- parent trip with the same female friend. In early 2007, Mr. Moran said the emails showed Mr. Syed striking up a relation- ship with another woman, who worked in the Portfolio of the Civil Service. He said Syed had treated the woman to a meal at The Ritz-Carlton, later taking her to an event at the same loca- tion, according to the email chain. Credit card records show Syed spending US$1,200 of college funds on a dia- mond ring the next day and spending another US$6,000 on jewelry a few weeks later. Syed later purchased tickets for an ocean suite room in Jamaica, referring to the woman as his fiancé in emails, Mr. Moran said. The prosecutor detailed a series of further transac- tions including trips to The Ritz-Carlton spa and jew- elry purchases for a number of women, one of whom he said appeared to be a former student. The women were not named in court and it was not always clear which woman Mr. Moran was referring to. In September 2007, Syed used the card and other col- lege funds to buy a king-size mattress and a four-poster bed, the prosecutor alleged. In the run-up to Christmas 2007, he bought 13 sepa- rate items of jewelry, ranging in price from US$150 to US$2,150, from Tiffany’s jew- elry store. He later traveled to London on official business, spending a further US$5,000 at Harrods during that trip. The spending on trips, jewelry, home furnishings and car repairs both for him- self and female friends con- tinued in early 2008, the prosecutor said. On Feb. 13, 2008, he spent US$150 on red roses. “This transaction, the day before St. Valentine’s day, perhaps makes it clear that this was again expen- diture unrelated to UCCI,” Mr. Moran said. In his time as president of UCCI, between August 2006 and May 2008, Syed is alleged to have dishonestly spent just over US$200,000 – an average of US$11,000 every month – on UCCI-funded cards. Mr. Moran said the spending increased over time and, in the final 12 months of his presidency, Syed spent US$172,000 – more than US$14,000 a month – on the college cards. The credit card transac- tions relate to a single count of theft on the 12-count indict- ment. Syed is also accused of pretending to have a doctorate in order to get the president’s position, which came with a CI$132,000 salary, and dis- honestly spending the col- lege’s money in a variety of other ways. In all, he is al- leged to have stolen more than CI$500,000 from UCCI. Prosecutor Mr. Moran was scheduled to con- clude his opening statement Monday morning. Syed denies the offenses. Mr. Moran highlighted a total of US$209,189,86 in unauthorized personal spending by Mr. Syed during his time at the helm of the college between 2006 and 2008.DISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days George Town MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS 50 years ago: Flying foursome and a red-hot calypso show In the Feb. 8, 1967 edi- tion of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, news from George Town included: “An adventurous four- some landed their tiny Cessna Skyhawk at Owen Roberts Airfield a fort- night ago, marking the halfway point of a round- trip flight from Victoria, British Columbia. “Aboard the green and white four seater aeroplane were Dr. and Mrs. Godfrey Paul and Mr. and Mrs. Al Rowat, all of whom would rather fly than eat, it would seem. Dr. Paul is a medical doctor in Victoria while Mr. Rowat is a commercial pilot in that city. “The trip, they said, took seven days, entailing 30 hours of flying, during which they had to dodge a number of storms and a huge weather front which built up before then as they flew across the U.S. “The Pauls, who own property in Grand Cayman, revealed they had a very special purpose – other than a lovely, warm vacation – in coming here this time. “‘We have become the Cessna aeroplane agents for the island and, eventu- ally, we’d like to see a flying school here,’ Dr. Paul said. “‘Is there a call for such a school here? We don’t know – but we’ll find out,’ he added.” In the same edition, Birney Jarvis reported: “The hottest show to hit the Islands this season brought a standing ova- tion from a crowd of over 300 at the Coral Caymanian last week in the first of a three-show series. “Wriggling and shaking to the music of the Infer- naires, the Calypso Chorus Girls, three curvaceous showgirls from Jamaica stole the show with their renditions of calypso and limbo dances. “Prince Al Bent, barechested and bare- footed in calypso style, em- ceed the affair which began at 11 p.m. on both Monday and Wednesday nights at the Coral Caymanian, with a stopover Tuesday night at the Caribbean Club. “Lord Bromo – ‘Mr. Ca- lypso’ as he’s known to his friends – entertained the at- tentive audience with the latest in song and, not to be outdone, a painted fierce Prince Zamba, who was lit- erally the hottest item of the show, leaped about the dance floor with flaming torches, pausing occasion- ally to swallow flame and light cigarettes with fire blown from his mouth. “In his third evening of entertainment, Prince Zamba entranced the on- lookers with a demonstra- tion of walking on broken glass and topped it off by munching on a broken bottle of Red Stripe … “Thoroughly enjoying the ‘Best of Jamaica’ was Mr. S.E. Nembhard, man- ager of Cayman’s Infer- naires. Mr. Nembhard sat at ringside on the floor, along with the best of the Cayma- nian staff and encouraged the troupers with cheers and hand claps. “Mr. and Mrs. Show Business (known locally as Brendon ‘n Patricia) gar- nered a cheer from the ap- preciative crowd with their specialty dances – darned good for a couple of youngsters, it was mu- tually agreed. “At a back table, thoughtful but no less at- tentive, was Mr. John Zullo, agent for the Coral Cay- manian, who brought the show – probably the first of its kind on the Is- land – to Cayman. Mr. Zullo, since arriving to take over the operation of the hotel, has had tremen- dous success with his tri- weekly dances, bringing in crowds of over 200. “A surprise in the eve- ning’s extravaganza was an unexpected door prize which put a donation from Clar- ence Flowers, Crewe Road blockmaker, in the charming hands of Miss Ethel Bush. The winning ticket was picked by a beautiful young lass named Sonja Wright, from Cayman Brac. A case of beer, donated by Oscar B. Webb, Tailor, was tossed into the willing arms of Mr. David Parchment, as well. “Last act of the evening was a rousing limbo dance by Elaine Henry, Judith Mowatt and Princess Es- tralleta (the Calypso Chorus Girls) with the limbo stick ably held by Prince Al Bent, a man of many talents, and Lord Bromo. “In a grand final to the limbo dancing, the audi- ence was invited by the per- formers to participate and first under the stick was a young man from Cayman, Mr. Edgar Merren, who outdid even the entertainers with the stick held a mere 12 inches from the floor.” Golfers tee off for Triple C School Dozens of golfers teed off for a good cause and prizes on Friday afternoon. More than 50 people took part in the Captain Theo Bodden Me- morial Golf Tournament to support Triple C School. The tournament at North Sound Golf Club featured prizes such as a new Mini Cooper, a Toyota Fortuner and a three-day va- cation getaway. Now in its sixth year, the Captain Theo Bodden Memorial Golf Tourna- ment is one of the most important fundraisers for Triple C School, al- lowing the school to raise funds for its on-going capital improvements. “Triple C School is very apprecia- tive to have Home Gas continue as a major sponsor for the fourth year,” said principal Mable Richardson. “The tournament continues to grow each year and we are thankful for all the corporate support we have received through hole sponsorships, teams registrations, or event prizes.” The tournament was won by Home Gas. The namesake of the tournament and founder of Bodden Holdings, Captain Theo Bodden, was also one of the founders for Triple C School. Triple C School is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and Home Gas is celebrating its 60th. Ian Hope sinks a birdie putt. Stephen Leontsinis, Chris Larkin, Brad Watts and Travis Danley represent Home Gas. Kirk Freeport’s Will Kontney, Daniel Kirkconnell, Ian Hope and Dan Bond. Queensgate’s Braden Howe, Nitti Howe, Gordon Smith and Dennis Hunter.District Days George Town DISTRICT DAYS 7 CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2017 Music programs gain a helping hand JEWEL LEVY jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com Young students of stringed instruments in Cayman are getting a boost thanks to the efforts of the Cayman Arts Festival, and support from local residents, among them, violin shop owner Adam Johnson. “About a year ago, I read an appeal in the Compass from the Cayman Arts Festi- val’s Glen Inanga for cellos for George Town Primary School,” said Mr. Johnson. The appeal resonated, as he is the owner of Boston-based Johnson String Instrument, a leading stringed instru- ment retail, rental and re- pair company in the U.S. He now resides in Cayman with his family after moving here about five years ago. “Glen, along with other dedicated teachers are working to transform the string program in Cayman and create a musically challenging environment for students to thrive,” said Mr. Johnson. “The work that is being done is tremendous and there is much more to be done. Since I own a violin shop in Boston, I was thrilled to help.” He explained that in Boston his company sup- ports local groups that offer after-school programs for kids at risk. “My company and the non- profit arm [Johnson String Project] work closely with inner-city programs to help at-risk youth find a safe and musically challenging envi- ronment to focus their energy and creativity,” he said. “I was thrilled to find people here in Cayman with a similar mis- sion and it’s been my privilege to be part of it.” Once a stand-alone annual arts festival, Cayman Arts Fes- tival has evolved into an orga- nization that delivers cultural experiences to the Cayman Is- lands and educational pro- grams for young people. With music education as its core purpose, offering after-school programs, and bringing art- ists to Cayman to perform and deliver workshops, the CAF also puts on an annual performing arts festival. The 2017 festival kicks off Wednesday, Feb. 8, with an invitation-only reception at Government House, followed by public performances by the Dama Trio and the Juilliard Jazz ensemble. Students in CAF-supported programs will be performing at the opening night as well as opening for the Dama Trio. Since he became in- volved with helping out the CAF, Mr. Johnson has do- nated dozens of instruments and has also offered the ser- vices of his company to re- pair and maintain the many stringed instruments being used in Cayman’s public primary schools. In November 2016, through Johnson String Instrument’s Johnson String Project, a charitable foundation whose goal is to provide high-quality instruments to children, and with the support of the De- partment of Education, Mr. Johnson flew in a luthier, a specialist in building and repairing string instruments. The luthier, Paul Bowes, spent five days in Cayman at John Gray High School re- pairing and adjusting more than 100 instruments, some owned by Cayman Arts Fes- tival and others owned by the schools themselves. “Playing on a properly ad- justed instrument makes the experience so much better and students have a greater chance of advancing as a re- sult,” said Mr. Johnston, who also noted having someone on site to do the repairs and be able to discuss on- going maintenance and offer tips to teachers makes “a huge difference.” “The violin is much like … an automobile or any kind of tool we use, they fall into dis- repair,” he explained. The violin’s strings might be too low, or the sound post, if not positioned correctly, will not transfer the sound properly, the pegs do not turn or the strings are old. “All of these things make a huge difference, and some- times even five minutes of maintenance can transform an instrument,” he said. Mr. Bowes spent his days shaping and lubricating pegs, cutting new bridges, changing strings, sanding, and adjusting nuts and bridge heights. “A few of the instruments at the schools were destroyed, but for the most part, they just needed some love,” said Mr. Bowes, who although he is an expert luthier, does not play the violin or cello himself – he is a guitar player. To get his knowledge about violins and cello, Mr. Bowes was trained at Johnson String Instrument. “I had the tool skills and they showed me the rest,” he said. “I own the company and I don’t play either,” admitted Mr. Johnson, who says he once played guitar in a rock band. “With the guitar, you can pick that up in five minutes and strum a song and make it sound good, but with the violin, there are a lot of dif- ferent techniques and it’s very challenging. But once you can play the violin, you can really make a beautiful sound.” Mr. Johnson says he’s very pleased to be helping out kids in Cayman. “It’s exciting to have these instruments come back to life, and make the kids’ playing experience so much better,” he said. Since its inception, CAF has been acquiring instru- ments through donations as well as sourcing used in- struments through word of mouth and online buy and sell sites, explained CAF executive Director Marius Gaina. Having Mr. Johnson come into the picture has been a game changer, he said. “Any time we need instru- ments we contact Adam, and they will help us source in- struments,” said Mr. Gaina. “When we need to purchase more, that is where we buy them from too.” He said CAF currently owns 40 violins, three violas and 20 cellos, along with three clarinets. The instru- ments are loaned out to pri- mary schools for use by stu- dents, who may also take them home and use them as long as their interest in music continues. “As kids get better over time, we give them better vi- olins, which they may keep with them, for their en- tire life, if that’s the case,” said Mr. Gaina. He said the hope is that building skills among Cay- man’s younger kids will help CAF to develop a proper chil- dren’s orchestra over time. “The role of Johnson String Instruments for the CAF is pivotal, as they have been helping since the in- ception to provide really good instruments for our school programs, which we currently have at West Bay, George Town, Savannah, Red Bay and North Side Primary schools,” said Mr. Gaina. “By supporting us with in- struments and repairing not only our instruments but the instruments owned by the schools, they are like the en- gine that keeps the children’s programs running.” New Gallery exhibitions launch with a party The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands kicked off its latest exhibition se- ries with a members’ pre- view last month. At the event, held Jan. 19, more than 200 members and their guests got a sneak peek of two new exhibitions at the gallery, “Saltwater in Their Veins,” honoring the maritime heritage of the Cayman Is- lands, and “Upon the Seas,” a contemporary exploration of Cayman’s evolving relation- ship with the ocean, a press release states. The exhibitions, curated by National Gallery director Nat- alie Urquhart and sponsored by Butterfield, feature works by 30 artists, paying tribute to the men who went to sea, and explore Cayman’s evolving re- lationship with the ocean. Ac- cording to the release, the three-month exhibition series and program of events runs from Jan. 20 to April 20. “As islanders, our national identity is intrinsically tied to the surrounding ocean and these exhibitions, and the featured artists, explore this evolving relationship, honouring our history while critically engaging with how the future may be shaped,” said Ms. Urquhart. “It is fitting that we launch such an important year in the history of the Na- tional Gallery with a reflec- tion on this aspect of our cultural heritage and look forward to hosting a series of community discussions and events as part of the exciting programming schedule.” The exhibition series is being held in conjunc- tion with the Cayman Is- lands Seafarers Associa- tion, the Cayman Catboat Club, the Cayman Islands National Museum and the Cayman Islands National Ar- chive, the release states. The program of events includes family fun days, film screen- ings, lectures, site visits, art workshops and an extensive school tour program. In addition, gallery edu- cators will visit school-aged children throughout the dis- tricts to discuss maritime heritage and culture and work on creative maritime- themed art projects. Artists and National Gallery curator Natalie Urquhart gather at the members’ preview evening. Luthier Paul Bowes and Johnson String Instrument owner Adam Johnson with some of the instruments being worked on at John Gray High School. - PHOTO: JEWEL LEVY8 LOCAL NEWS MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS Personal Insurance BRITISH CAYMANIAN INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED BritCay House, 236 Eastern Avenue, George Town, P.O. Box 74, Grand Cayman KY1-1102 Tel. 949-8699 12 Kirkconnell Street, Stake Bay, P.O. 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West Bay shooting victim remembered at candlelight vigil Gun violence impact ripples through West Bay community JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Mourners gathered in West Bay Saturday night to light candles of remem- brance and share memo- ries of Mark “Hubba” Sey- mour, a father of two, who was shot and killed in the doorway of Super C’s res- taurant a week earlier. Mr. Seymour, 40, was described as a fun guy and a loving father, as around 100 friends and family members gathered in the yard of the home he shared with his partner Tesia Scott and their two children. Mourners reflected, too, on the violence impacting the community as news of another shooting, earlier that day, spread through the gathering. Ms. Scott said the tragedy had shattered her family and called for more to be done to end gun violence in the Cayman Islands. “Guns are only needed for law enforcement, not for street justice, crim- inal activity. That is what is taking over,” she said in an interview. “There are so many fa- therless children, so many parents have lost their sons and it just has to stop. “It is not getting any better. They took Mark’s life last week and then another youth nearly lost his life this morning. “Why is it so hard to get some sort of control on these guns?” A week on from the shooting, she said the loss is only beginning to sink in for her and the children, Miyah, 18, and D’Monte, 14. “It feels like he’s not gone, he just hasn’t come home yet, he was always coming and going. Some- times I say, ‘Why is Mark taking so long to come home? He’s never taken this long before.’” She said she had met Mark when she was 18 and he was 21. He’d been asking friends about her and she did not know who he was until she finally met him, sitting on a wall by Ro- helio’s car care center on Shedden Road. “Ever since that day, that was it, we were together ever since,” she said. Mark was a fun person, she said, sometimes too much fun. “He was a party guy, he loved to socialize. You had to have the strength of Job to keep up with him.” Her favorite memories are of cooking together, competing for who could make the best food, whose dish would be most pop- ular among the friends that gathered in the yard. “Everything was good with Mark. He wasn’t sup- posed to go nowhere yet; we were supposed to die old to- gether. We were supposed to be peaceful, live and love each other to the end.” Mr. Seymour worked in construction and had re- cently been involved in the Kimpton hotel project. He was also working on his own business ven- ture, she said. On a table in the yard, the mourners lay flowers and lit candles in the shape of an “M” around two framed pic- tures. The first picture is the earliest shot she has of Mr. Seymour, from 1997. The second one is the last one ever taken, the day before his death at the helm of his new fishing boat. West Bay legislator Bernie Bush read tributes from family members, in- cluding a message from Mr. Seymour’s daughter, Miyah, which read: “Al- though you are no longer with me, I want you to know how much I love you, when I was lucky enough to have you in my life … “God broke our hearts to prove to us that he only takes the best.” Mr. Bush shared his own memories of the family and invited others to take the microphone and give their own tributes. The MLA urged the community to rally around the family. “Hubba might be gone but he has left behind two beautiful children. Please, help raise them and guide them along the way; please, do not forget that” he said. Ms. Scott said it meant a lot to her that so many people had turned out to pay their respects. “People loved to get to- gether with Mark, they loved to hang out with him, he was a good so- cial person, good party person. They were happy to be able to get together in his remembrance, even though they can’t really party with him, they get to share his memories and talk about him.” Friends and family gathered to pay tribute to Mark Seymour, who was shot and killed outside Super C’s restaurant. – PHOTO: JAMES WHITTAKER This photo of Mark ‘Hubba’ Seymour was taken the day before he was shot dead in West Bay.The islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2017 Visiting Gynecologist will be available for consultation at Dr. Vivek's offi ce at Smith Road Plaza from 6-16 February, 2017 For appointments please call (345)945-6077 +1 (345) 323-7840 www.drbarryrichter.com Life Extension Gym and Sauna 949-3753 “Bold, beautiful and better ” companies’ payments be in- creased by 12.3 percent and then reviewed annually after that. That consultant’s report was completed in late 2015 but was not released until a year later. A government statement released in November 2016 said 139 doctors were asked to provide financial informa- tion for the study, but only 40 responded in any form and just 10 provided finan- cial information. “The government got a re- port, sat on it for a year … and they’re saying basically it was the doctors’ fault,” Dr. Solomon said, claiming that many pri- vate sector doctors were never contacted or were not given time to respond, even though they have raised issues con- cerning standard health insur- ance fees for years. “The lack of communica- tion with the ministry is unbe- lievable,” the doctor said. Dr. Solomon said the head of the Medical and Dental Council, the appointed board that registers doc- tors, had repeatedly sent emails to government officials about the issue but did not get a response. “That’s embarrassing. That’s embarrassing to my country, that’s embarrassing to my profession, and some- body needs to step up and say it,” he said. Public Accounts Committee Chairman Ezzard Miller asked Dr. Solomon, who was ap- pearing as a witness before the committee, how commu- nications could be improved between the government min- istry and private sector health- care providers. “I am seriously perturbed professionally by what has been going on for the last five to 10 years,” Mr. Miller said. Dr. Solomon, a former chairman of the Medical and Dental Council and former president of the Cayman Is- lands Medical and Dental So- ciety, said the issue came down to accountability. He said it did not appear to him that Ministry of Health man- agement “felt compelled or curious” about what the chairman of the Medical and Dental Council or the president of the Cayman Is- lands Dental and Medical So- ciety thinks of healthcare. “It’s frustrating to see the way the leaders in healthcare treat physicians,” including doctors at the Health Ser- vices Authority and private physicians, Dr. Solomon said. “It’s time for urgent action. This sore has been festering for too long.” ‘Separate and unequal’ Dr. Solomon also told the Public Accounts Committee that a number of local physi- cians were concerned about what they saw as “separate but unequal” medical professions in Cayman – referring to cer- tain concessions the govern- ment has provided to Health City Cayman Islands, which opened in early 2014, that were not offered to other private practitioners. Dr. Solomon said he did not want to be an “obstruc- tionist” to Health City, which he hoped would serve to im- prove healthcare standards in Cayman. Also, he found it hard to argue with the hospital’s re- sults in treating children from around the world for congen- ital heart defects. Since the hospital opened, more than 60 children from Haiti alone have undergone surgeries at Health City that they could not oth- erwise afford. “You have to appreciate good medicine. [The deal] was done wrong, but hopefully, Health City is going to help us to increase our standards here,” he said. “I don’t blame Health City. Any businessman is going to do anything they can to increase the bottom line. Where is the ministry? Who’s holding them accountable?” Continuing hearings on both Thursday and Friday touched on a range of sub- jects in the Auditor General report, with testimony from Cayman Islands National In- surance Company CEO Lonny Tibbetts, Health Services Au- thority CEO Lizzette Yearwood and HSA Medical Director Delroy Jefferson. Among the topics were es- calating healthcare costs and lagging changes to the HSA’s “chargemaster” price roster; the challenges of gaining mal- practice insurance and Mr. Miller’s suggestion the au- thority create a captive health company; collection of statis- tical information from med- ical tourism practitioner Health City as part of efforts to build Cayman’s medical da- tabase; government funding – approximately $100,000 per year per medical graduate – for internships, and possibly extending training to hospi- tals in Jamaica and Barbados; and “capacity building,” re- cruiting and training Cay- manian physicians to meet future needs. When contacted by the Compass, Ministry of Health Chief Officer Jennifer Ahearn declined immediate com- ment on Dr. Solomon’s re- marks, saying, “Given that the PAC hearings are on-going, I think it would be premature for the ministry to comment at this time.” Mr. Miller adjourned the committee Friday af- ternoon, saying the group would reconvene at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9. a phishing attack. The emails were part of an elaborate in- ternal training exercise to in- still vigilance in government employees in recognizing po- tential cyberthreats. Ian Tibbetts, Cayman Is- lands director of e-gov- ernment, said careful observers would have no- ticed a few clues that the email was a fake. It came from a strange email address, it contained a couple of spelling errors and unusual instructions, most crucially to down- load and open a file of at- tached documents. He said anyone who opened the file, during Thurs- day’s exercise, immediately received a notice alerting them that they had been part of a training drill and referred to tips on how to spot fake messages and the dangers of downloading un- known files. Those who re- ported the message were congratulated for detecting a phishing email and re- sponding appropriately. All staff were informed at the end of the day that they had been part of a training exercise. He said it was a prepared scenario to test procedures and staff responses in a con- trolled setting – essentially a fire drill for a cyberattack. Mr. Tibbetts accepted the mail shoot had caused some confusion on Thursday, not least among government em- ployees who feared they were genuinely being summoned to court for something they had not done. But, he said, it was necessary to create a realistic simulation of the possible threats, which had moved be- yond the obvious and generic. “When cybercriminals are targeting an organiza- tion, they tend to be very so- phisticated. They study the emails of people within the organization and create real- istic messages.” He said computer sys- tems alone could not pro- tect against cybercrime, and therefore staff training was a key component of govern- ment’s approach. Thursday’s test was one part of an on- going internal training pro- gram for all staff, he said. In some circumstances, it takes only one person to open an attachment for an entire computer server to be compromised. Police warned in April last year that several Cayman businesses have been hit by a “ransomware” virus scam. The scam involves com- puter hackers loading mali- cious software on to a com- pany’s IT system, encrypting important files and ex- torting a ransom, to be paid in untraceable Bitcoin dig- ital currency. Typically the scammers gain access to the system through an emailed attach- ment, Micho Schumann, an IT expert with KPMG in the Cayman Islands, told the Cayman Compass at the time. “It may be localized to one PC, or, if the software is more sophisticated, it is able to propagate throughout the network. The more files they are able to encrypt, the more they are able to extort,” said Mr. Schumann. Warning to women after indecent assault Police are advising women not to walk alone in secluded areas in West Bay after a woman was groped while walking along Conch Point Road. The incident happened just after 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday when a man ran up behind her and “indecently grabbed” her, according to a police statement. The man was described as being barefoot, average height with slim build, dressed in dark clothing and wearing a hood over his head. A Royal Cayman Islands Police Service spokes- woman said in a statement, “Since receiving the report, po- lice have been executing a strategy to address it. Police are recommending that women not walk alone in secluded areas, and ask them to call the West Bay Police Station if they ob- serve anything suspicious.” Anyone with information can call the West Bay Police Station at 649-3999. services industry will be a key part of the discussions this week, Mr. Panton said in a phone interview from London, Sunday. “We want to make sure that we have the same opportuni- ties in terms of cross border transactions with EU member states as we do now,” he said. He cautioned that it could still take several years for Britain to fully withdraw from the European Union and establish a new relation- ship with the political bloc. Over that time, he said, the issues and the impact on the Cayman Islands could change significantly and the overseas territories needed to ensure their concerns were considered. One potential political area of concern is the Euro- pean Union’s stance on low tax jurisdictions. In an early analysis of the possible impacts of Brexit on Britain’s territories, Cayman Islands law firm Harneys highlighted the looming threat of the EU’s plan to create a “common EU list of problematic tax jurisdictions” by the end of 2017. “The political element of this is extremely high and the probable absence of the U.K. as an influential voice increases the likelihood that this may become an attack on low tax rates,” Harneys wrote in its analysis. Mr. Panton said it was be- coming increasingly impor- tant for the Cayman Islands to tackle its critics head on and articulate its own po- sition forcefully to policy- makers in London and Eu- rope. He and a team of senior officials from his ministry met with key opponents of offshore jurisdictions over the last 12 days in Brussels and London, including the Euro- pean MPs and officials re- sponsible for the tax blacklist. Mr. Panton said, “We have come to the conclusion in the last couple of years that we need to take an unapolo- getic approach and explain Cayman’s legitimate and important role. “We have to confront the false narratives and chal- lenge people to review old as- sumptions and present them with the current reality of the Cayman Islands as a well- run, well-regulated financial center that plays a significant role in the global economy.” During the trip, Mr. Panton took part in a panel discussion on corporate tax- ation at the Centre for Euro- pean Policy Studies and met with officials including: ■■ Valere Moutarlier, whose department is respon- sible for the EU’s pro- posed blacklist ■■ Pierre Moscovici, the Eu- ropean Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs and Customs, who in June 2015 announced the names of jurisdic- tions that the EU con- sidered non-cooperative ■■ Werner Langen, who chairs the European Parliament committee tasked with investi- gating the Panama Pa- pers revelations and tax avoidance schemes ■■ Alain Lamassoure, who is a member of the European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoid- ance and Tax Evasion. Mr. Panton also met with British Labour Party MPs at- tempting to push through an amendment to the U.K. Cor- porate Finances Bill, which would impose public regis- ters of beneficial ownership information on the overseas territories. He said he had also successfully lobbied gov- ernment MPs, persuading them not to support the op- position-led amendment. “I don’t know if we changed their minds, but we can say that there area areas in which we found common ground and some members on the Conser- vative side that were in sup- port have now changed their position,” Mr. Panton said. He added that the series of meetings had gone well and given the Cayman Is- lands the chance to articulate its position. Cayman’s leaders in London for Brexit summit CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Doctor charges Health Ministry with ‘incompetent’ failures CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 3,000 ‘summonses’ – that weren’t CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1Next >