SECTION | PAGE ## TITLE FOR THE SPORT/ BUSINESS SKYBOX CAYMAN WEEKENDER Flowers Sea Swim EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 CAYMAN’S SCHOOL WOES: STARTING FROM ‘SCRATCH’ ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 75 CENTS – FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2017 6 $11.95 CHILI CHEESE $9.95 CLASSIC WHITE OPTION FOR FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS Take a spin for a good cause The Island Heritage Charity Drive runs June 6-8 B6 Hail the queen Anika Conolly, Miss Cayman, talks beauty and culture B7 Special Event Art & Culture Interview ■ SPECIAL EVENT Flowers Sea Swim Make a splash at Cayman’s favorite open water swim. 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It’s hard not to turn heads when you ar- rive in the Cayman Islands on a chartered cargo jet filled with 215 goats. Flying their goat herd to Grand Cayman on a retrofitted Boeing 767 out of Alberta, Canada, was just the first leg of an epic journey for Mr. Payne and his wife Katie. It was an 11-day wait at the Agricultural Grounds and a ferry crossing before the Paynes and their goats took up residence at their new home on the Bluff farm. “The ambition is to have the best meat goat operation in the Caribbean,” said Mr. Payne, who was head-hunted for the role by a group of investors who own the land on the Bluff. “It might be a case of ‘build it and they BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Two of the Cayman Islands government’s independent offices – the information com- missioner and the complaints commissioner – will be placed under the oversight of a five- person legislative committee that was ap- pointed Wednesday afternoon. The official watchdog that will take charge of both offices – the new government om- budsman – has not been appointed yet. How- ever, the governor is now understood to be conducting interviews for the position and once that person is named, he or she will con- trol the operations of both the Complaints Commissioner’s and Information Commis- sioner’s offices. The new ombudsman will report to a five- person committee, led by government Min- ister Tara Rivers, and comprising MLAs Bar- bara Conolly, David Wight, Kenneth Bryan and Capt. Eugene Ebanks. Lawmakers from both sides of the Legisal- tive Assembly agreed to the committee ap- pointment Wednesday afternoon. “Given the proposed transition of these responsibilities [in] the legislation that was passed earlier in the year, we propose the same five members who have been nomi- nated for the select committee to oversee the [complaints commissioner] comprise the membership of the select committee to oversee the information commission,” Premier Alden McLaughlin said in the Legislative As- sembly Wednesday. For Acting Information Commissioner Jan Liebaers, the formation of the oversight KAYLA YOUNG kyoung@pinnaclemedialtd.com A baby boy born with his heart outside his chest cavity will now be able to live a normal life following a life- saving surgery at Health City Cayman Islands. Ten-month-old Addylson Jeremias Ruiz Lopez of Ni- caragua suffered from an extremely rare and poten- tially fatal defect in his ab- dominal wall. His heart had moved out of the chest cavity into the abdomen, putting the baby at risk of death from even a push or fall. Health City’s chief car- diac surgeon Dr. Binoy Chat- tuparambil said there are only 200 reported cases of the condition worldwide. He had seen a similar case only once before in India, but felt confident he would be able to save Jeremias. “When the child was born, the parents noticed there was a pulsating swelling in the upper abdomen,” Dr. Chattu- parambil said. “This child’s heart was just beneath the skin. … Any trauma, actually even if you press hard, that can kill the baby. So this is a very rare anomaly.” Jeremias traveled to Cayman with his parents in early April thanks to sup- port from Have a Heart Cayman Islands and Bless Back Worldwide. A six-hour surgery led by Dr. Chattuparambil re- quired an extensive team of specialists, including plastic surgeon Javier Mendoza, a pediatric cardiologist, anes- thesiologists, an intensive care team, physiotherapists and a radiologist. “We removed the The goat man of Cayman Brac MINISTER RIVERS TO LEAD OMBUDSMAN OVERSIGHT GROUP Baby with rare heart defect gets life-saving surgery at Health City PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 7 » Brian Payne, manager of Bluff Farms on Cayman Brac, hopes to make the farm the best meat goat operation in the Caribbean. - PHOTO: JAMES WHITTAKER Ten-month-old Addylson Jeremias Ruiz Lopez of Nicaragua was born with a rare condition that left his heart outside of the chest cavity. - PHOTO: HEALTH CITY CAYMAN ISLANDS2 LOCAL&REGIONAL HAVANA (AP) – A handful of entrepreneurs have qui- etly formed communist Cu- ba’s first private small busi- ness association, testing the government’s willingness to allow Cubans to organize outside the strict bounds of state control. More than a half million Cubans officially work in the private sector, with tens, perhaps hundreds, of thou- sands more working off the books. Cuba’s legal system and centrally planned state economy have changed little since the Cold War, however, and private business people are officially recognized only as “self-employed,” a status with few legal pro- tections and no access to wholesale goods or the ability to import and export. The government is ex- pected to take an in- cremental step toward changing that Thursday when Cuba’s National As- sembly approves a series of documents updating the country’s economic reform plan and laying out long- term goals through 2030. Those goals include the first official recognition of pri- vate enterprise and small- and medium-size busi- nesses, although it could be years before any ac- tual changes are felt on the ground in the country. The Havana-based As- sociation of Businessmen is trying to move ahead faster, organizing dozens of entrepreneurs into a group that will provide help, ad- vice, training and represen- tation to members of the private sector. FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS 945-2290 • West Shore Center, Seven Mile Beach • 10am to 10pm Fresh, Healthy & Delicious! Cayman Cookin’ Over a Wood Fire! Taste why we’re voted “Best”! If you’re Hungry! Hungry! Come to Chicken! Chicken! International Award-Winning Caribbean Chicken! Dine-in! Take-out! Indulge on a feast for 2 to 4 or 6 or more! With an awesome selection of sides to choose from. Summer camps sought for low-income students KAYLA YOUNG kyoung@pinnaclemedialtd.com Cayman-based charity Acts of Random Kindness is working to provide a fun, safe summer for low-income chil- dren who may not have access to extra- curricular activities. Through community sponsors, the or- ganization hopes to send around 10 chil- dren, including five teenagers, to a local summer camp of their choice. Students in the outreach program have never at- tended camps, sports clubs or after- school programs, in large part due to costs, explained program manager Nat- alie Mallinson. A five-day summer camp can cost up- ward of $300, making the programs in- accessible to most low-income students. Many of these students end up spending their summer breaks at home, where they may not have access to electricity or running water, Ms. Mallinson said. “These kids really don’t have much going for them this summer. Affluent families can afford to put their kids in camps, but there is no sponsorship available for the other end of the spec- trum,” she said. “This program provides vulnerable, underprivileged Caymanian children with the opportunity to attend a wide range of summer camps. Through these camps, we aim to expose children and teenagers to new interests and life skills, as well as academic support for children who are at risk of not achieving a high school qualification.” Ms. Mallinson said she has hesitated to tell students about the fundraiser to avoid disappointment. “They are so excited, but I haven’t really told them much because I don’t want to get their hopes up. They are used to people promising them things that don’t materialize,” she said. Her students have expressed a variety of interests, from horseback riding to dancing. “We are currently working with a 6-year-old who has a passion for foot- ball. By placing him in a football camp this summer, we are creating an ex- tended family for him to take through to adulthood. Driving his passion lessens the chances of him being susceptible to crime as seen in previous generations and provides him with a strong male role model,” she said. “We are also working with three girls of primary age who have spent most of their childhood growing up without water or electricity. This summer, our outreach program aims to give these girls a summer to remember, where they can finally have a chance to thrive.” To sponsor a student, contact Ms. Mallinson at nataliemallinson2010@gmail.com. Lions car raffle winner announced Marlon Cabrera, winner of the Lions Club of Grand Cayman’s 2017 Benzarama raffle fundraiser, was presented with a $57,000 white 2017 Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday. Pictured from left are Benzarama committee volunteer Jason Watler, Car City’s Chad Phillipps, a past president of the Lions Club, Mr. Cabrera, Lion Tannya Mortimer, Amber Caum, who sold the winning ticket, and volunteer Jamie McLaughlin. Mr. Cabrera, a bartender at Havana Club, said he spent $125 on six raffle tickets. Sarah Harrison, a Year 10 student from St. Igna- tius Catholic School, re- cently received an iPad Air 2 from Jude Scott, chief ex- ecutive officer of Cayman Finance, as a reward for knowledge and skill. Sarah was the first ran- domly selected student to have answered every ques- tion correctly on a quiz about the Cayman Islands’ financial services industry at the Chamber of Com- merce Careers Expo. “Cayman Finance is al- ways glad to be involved in opportunities to teach Cay- man’s young people about the financial services in- dustry and the possibili- ties for them within it,” Mr. Scott said in a press release. “We congratulate Sarah on winning the prize.” Sarah thanked Cayman Finance for working with students and giving them opportunities to learn and be rewarded. “I was able to learn a lot of interesting information about finan- cial services that I wasn’t aware of before,” she said. Mr. Scott said, “In speaking with the many young people at the Careers Expo, our focus was on showing them that a career in the financial services in- dustry is not only dynamic and challenging, but that it builds a solid foundation that will benefit their long- term career. Having financial knowledge – whether it’s in capital structure, invest- ment, or beyond – will be of value in virtually any role in any sector or industry.” Mr. Scott extended con- gratulations to all of the students who participated and performed well in the quiz at the March 24 Careers Expo. “With hundreds of pos- sible career choices within the realms of banking, in- surance, funds, trusts and so on, or the support ser- vices such as IT, marketing and human resources, fi- nancial services offers a ca- reer to suit many different interests, traits and abili- ties,” he said. “One of Cayman Fi- nance’s key objectives is opening the minds of young talented Cayma- nians to the opportunities available for them in the Cayman Islands financial services industry.” Student receives iPad for quiz result Sarah Harrison receives an iPad as reward for her quiz performance from Cayman Finance CEO Jude Scott. A man arrested in connec- tion with an attack involving a baseball bat that left the victim with skull fractures last weekend has been re- manded in custody by the Cayman Islands courts. William Powery, 23, was charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm and appeared in court Wednesday where he was remanded. The 51-year-old victim in the May 27 attack is still hospitalized and under- going treatment. According to police, the victim was beaten with a baseball bat at a home on Seaside Way in Savannah around 4 p.m. that Sat- urday afternoon. The suspect was arrested on Monday, police said. Suspect held in assault case CUBAN ENTREPRENEURS START FIRST PRIVATE BUSINESS GROUP A pastry vendor waits for customers in Havana, Cuba. - PHOTO: AP3 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2017 WITH INDUSTRY-LEADING 3-YEAR MANUFACTURER WARRANTIES SHOPS 5-6 BAY TOWN PLAZA • 36 WEST BAY ROAD T: 946 8324 | info@creativetechltd.com | www.creativetechltd.com/business-solutions IF YOU CAN DREAM IT! 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According to the gov- erning document in section 49[4]: “The governor shall not appoint as premier a person who has held office as pre- mier during two consecutive parliamentary terms unless at least one parliamentary term has expired since he or she last held that office ….” According to the law, Mr. McLaughlin – if he continued as an elected member of the Legislative Assembly – would have to step down from the leadership role for at least one four-year term before seeking it again. However, the premier has said on numerous occasions that he has no such ambition. In a statement before the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce in November, the premier said he would em- bark on a different career path if his Progressives, or a new coalition government, controlled the political scene between 2017 and 2021. “I will retire to my farm in the bush in East End, worn out, but contented,” Mr. McLaughlin told the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Legis- lative Luncheon at The Ritz- Carlton, Grand Cayman. Mr. McLaughlin said be- fore the election that he felt the work of his Progressives- led coalition government could not all be completed in the then-current term of the legislature, which ended in late March ahead of the May 2017 general election. “I acknowledge full well that there is more work to be done,” he said. “We will fight hard for the opportunity to return to office and build on the work of another term.” On Wednesday, in a speech outside the Legisla- tive Assembly building, Mr. McLaughlin said his Progres- sives-led coalition would now work on forming a gover- nance plan that could be sup- ported by all 13 members of the new government. He said this plan could be released as early as July but could take longer to formulate. Cayman’s new budget pro- cess, adopted last year, gives the new government more breathing room in drawing up priorities for the next term. In the past, a new government would have been pressure to propose an interim budget for the fiscal year that started July 1 – roughly five weeks after the election. Now, lawmakers have to plan a two-year budget, but the new fiscal year will not start until Jan. 1, 2018. It is likely the budget review pro- cess will begin in the as- sembly sometime during Oc- tober or November. Mr. McLaughlin acknowl- edged it would not all be “smooth sailing” in the next four years since there are genuine government policy differences among members of the Progressives and CDP coalition as to how to grow the economy and provide op- portunities for Caymanians. “The [debate] process, I be- lieve, will lead to better policy positions,” Mr. McLaughlin said. McLaughlin term limited by constitution Premier Alden McLaughlin is sworn in at the Legislative Assembly Wednesday, in a ceremony presided over by Governor Helen Kilpatrick. - PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAY The application process for the utility regulation and competition office (OfReg) is going digital. OfReg announced Tuesday that applicants for an oper- ating permit for sites/loca- tions or vehicles that handle dangerous substances in ag- gregate quantities of 250 im- perial gallons or more can now file applications on- line at www.ofreg.ky under the Petroleum Inspec- torate Portal. Applications must be completed and sub- mitted by June 15. The permit is required under Section 4 of the Dan- gerous Substances Handling and Storage Law of 2003, which states that the owner or operator of a premises or ve- hicle to which the law relates shall not operate without a valid operating permit. Duke Munroe, director and chief inspector of OfReg’s Fuels Market division, said in a press release, “In an effort to improve our efficiency, we have made the application process web-based which re- quires applicants to fill the forms and return same to the Office either electronically, by post or by hand, accompa- nied by the requisite fees. “The OfReg Fuels Tech- nical Review Team will then review the submission, which may include an inspection of the site or vehicle. The appli- cation will then be forwarded for consideration by the Board. Permits will also be is- sued electronically, but must be printed and displayed at the regulated premises or in the permitted vehicles.” For more information, call OfReg at 946-4282 or email fuels@ofreg.ky. OFREG APPLICATION PROCESS NOW ONLINE “[After the current term] I will retire to my farm in the bush in East End, worn out, but contented.” PREMIER ALDEN MCLAUGHLINMEGAN MCARDLE WASHINGTON – It’s been more than 10 years since I last worked in an office on any regular basis, and re- mote work has worked for me and my employers. And yet, when I read that Apple and IBM were moving away from telecommuting and to- ward more traditional of- fice-time requirements, my first thought was: “What took them so long?” Don’t get me wrong; re- mote work has real benefits. I shave two hours of com- muting off of every workday, time that I can instead spend getting work done. Early in my telecommuting career, in fact, I had the following con- versation with a manager who wanted me to spend more time at the office. “I’ll be happy to. But I’m already working more than 12 hours a day, so my com- mute is going to have to come out of my work output, not my personal time.” (Pause) “What do you want me to do?” “Enjoy your home office.” These benefits are ob- vious. And thus, as far back as the science fiction sto- ries of the 1950s, people have been predicting that telecom- munications would one day take the place of face time and cubicles. Yet these ex- pectations have been steadily disappointed by reality. It turns out that some kinds of information travel very well by wire, but others get lost in transmission. To understand why, it may help to go back to the theory of the firm, and a question that economists have strug- gled with: Why do companies exist? Why don’t we all act as free agents, bidding our ser- vices out in the marketplace, rather than binding ourselves into subordinate relation- ships with larger entities? There are a lot of an- swers to that question, but one of the biggest ones, pro- vided by the eminent econo- mist Ronald Coase, is “trans- action costs.” Paying a lawyer to write you a contract is a transaction cost. So is the time you spend finding someone to contract with. If the transactions costs are too high, then deals cannot be profitably done. Firms are often a good way to solve the problem of transactions costs. Because everyone involved is there for the indefinite future, they don’t have the same trust problems that come from doing one-off deals, and man- agers don’t have to keep going to the trouble of finding labor and negotiating every time they want something done. Firms have inefficiencies, too, of course, because they have to manage all that labor. But they are so good at re- ducing transactions costs that they are still, in many cases, more efficient than simply bidding every single service on the open market. But one of their most ef- fective means of reducing transaction cost is that most elusive of business-journal ideals: corporate culture. Cor- porate culture is what ends up determining how hard your employees work, how far they will go out of their way to help out a co-worker in trouble, what lengths they will go to in order to sat- isfy customers. This culture cannot be transmitted by writing it all down in a manual some- where, or exhortatory speeches by managers; it is transmitted in a thousand little interactions. This is the sort of information that gets lost if your employee’s inter- action with the firm consists largely of daily video chats. Then there’s the problem of transmitting other kinds of information. It’s easy enough to send a document or a spreadsheet from head- quarters to a remote worker and back. The real obstacle is how to transfer the stuff that you don’t put into those confidential documents, a million little bits of knowl- edge about the markets you compete in, the firm’s chal- lenges, the changes going on in management. Electronics are a remark- ably effective barrier to this sort of information. Humans are evolved for face-to-face interaction, and something about electronics turns us more formal and less social, even when we are still sit- ting in the same room. And when we’re miles apart? Forget it. We leave out all the little things that only come through face to face, in ca- sual conversation, unplanned and unintended, but nonethe- less, the lifeblood of a firm. When I lived in New York and was immersed in the fi- nancial capital of the world, I used to make a lot of confi- dent and wrong predictions about politics, while tearing my hair out in despair at the stupid things Washingtonians said about finance. Then I moved to Washington, and re- alized I was rapidly losing my savvy about the financial in- dustry, while gaining new un- derstanding about politics. That’s not because I’m constantly circulating through Georgetown cocktail parties, or taking important meetings with high-level po- litical figures. No, I gain this sub-knowledge at dinner par- ties with mid-level civil ser- vants, from other journalists in the quiet moments before think-tank panels begin, from little asides in sit-down inter- views about something else. I can type anywhere, but the job that I docan be done from only one city on this earth. Each big company is a sort of little city unto itself. If the city tries to scatter itself to the four winds, the traffic stops, and the city starts to die. No wonder these big companies are starting to re- call their residents. Megan McArdle is a Bloomberg View columnist. © 2017, Bloomberg FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS The islands’ most-trusted news source 4 Arising from the courts system is a case study that crystallizes the severe struggles of the Cayman Islands public school system. When we discuss education, we tend to hone in on the smallest space possible – the pedagogical connec- tion between a teacher and a student, where the act of learning actually occurs. But in order for that fun- damental “nexus of learning” to exist, broader factors must of course be taken into account. For example, the physical learning space should be comfortable and free of distractions; administrators should support teachers and enable them to perform their key function (“teaching”) with as few obstacles as possible. Outside the school system, public officials should have the proper priorities in place to promote broader societal health, safety and accountability, that, in turn, will foster the educational mission. And, in the home, parents should be the first, second and last line of defense to ensure their children are responsible, well- mannered and prepared to capitalize on their educa- tional opportunities. The case of the primary school teacher charged with assault – for holding a student’s ears – highlights failures at every level, resulting in injustice for the teacher, for the student, and ultimately, for the schools and Cayman as a whole. As with many catastrophic avalanches, this disaster began with the equivalent of a single flake of snow. In April 2016 at a government primary school, the prin- cipal made an announcement over the public address system. The teacher told the class to listen, aug- menting her message by telling her students to hold on to their ears. One 7-year-old boy didn’t follow instruc- tions, so the teacher held onto his ears for him, asking him if he knew they were for listening. An errant slip of her fingernail resulted in the boy “suffering” what was described in court as being a scratch, a cut that did not break the skin, a bruise or an abrasion. The boy went home and told his mother what happened. The mother complained to the school, and – instead of the matter being settled with a mild admon- ishment of both the teacher and the student – the matter somehow ended up before Crown prosecutors. In so many instances, when the allegation involves a machete (instead of a fingernail), injuries requiring hospitalization (instead of a “scratch”) or, worst of all, serious physical or sexual abuse of children, it would be easier to get through the offensive line of the Dallas Cowboys than to get a case through the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and into the courts. And yet, of all the substantive matters that pile up in their inbox, public prosecutors picked the case of the teacher’s fingernail to pursue before a magistrate – who, in the only sane moment in the whole ordeal, declined to record a conviction against the teacher. In the meantime, while charges were pending against the teacher for more than a year, the teacher lost her job and her reputation. There’s one more detail in the story worth high- lighting: In the teacher’s defense, her attorney produced a letter the 7-year-old boy had written to the teacher, in which he stated his apparent affection by saying, “You are sexy and hot.” Now, since the boy is only 7, his cherubic innocence must be presumed. Simply put, the boy was trying to tell the teacher he liked her as a teacher. What is so troubling is he expressed those sentiments using a pre- maturely sexualized vocabulary – “sexy,” “hot” – which is indicative of his environment and influences outside of school. Instead of pursuing criminal charges against a teacher, why wasn’t the boy’s mother’s attention focused on addressing this bright red flag in her son’s own words? Except for harming the teacher, what did the pros- ecution accomplish? It certainly didn’t help the student. And it sends a deleterious message to other govern- ment teachers, potentially unruly children and delusional parents who subsist on the toxic fantasy of “my child can do no wrong.” Taken altogether, the salient question does not concern this particular teacher or this particular student, but whether or not Cayman is serious about reforming our under-performing schools. – EDITORIAL – Cayman’s school woes: Starting from ‘scratch’ 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. What you miss when you work from home 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 find their own way”5 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2017 THE SPECIALIST SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES Shapwick School THE SAME ROAD BY DIFFERENT STEPS Shapwick School is situated in rural Somerset, England. It is a specialist day and boarding school for children with dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia from 8 to 19 years of age. You are invited to a reception to learn more about our school and how we can help your child to grow into a confident, skilled and happy adult ready to move to the next stage in their life Refreshments will be provided RSVP to Shapwick School office@shapwickschool.com or Dorm & Day admin@dormandday.ky A NEW JOURNEY BEGINS www.shapwickschool.com George Town Yacht Club, Grand Cayman Wednesday, June 7th from 6.00pm to 8.00pm t: 936 3676 Report: “Outstanding for quality of care and support” Fellowship sends students to India Four Caymanian col- lege students have quali- fied for a month-long pro- gram in India this summer. The students were chosen from the highest performers of the 2016 Summer Under- graduate Research Fellow- ship, known as SURF, and will participate in the 2017 Thompson-Chandi Fellow- ship in Medical Studies. The students, who will be working at the Narayana Health facility – the model for Health City Cayman Is- lands – all achieved a pass rate of 90 percent or higher on their SURF case study, a recommendation from their SURF Site Supervisor and a current GPA of 3.25 or equivalent. Health City Cayman Is- lands, which sponsored the SURF program, will pay all travel and accommodation expenses and will also pro- vide a stipend for each fellow. Alexandra Anglin of Brunel University, Taneil Lee of Uni- versity College of the Cayman Islands, Stewart Watt of the University of Toronto and Brandon DaCosta of Florida International University are the students chosen for the fellowship. “The Thompson-Chandi Fellowship in Medical Studies is our most senior Healthcare Explorers Program to date,” Gene Thompson, project di- rector of Health City Cayman Islands and sponsor of the Healthcare Explorers Pro- gram, said in a press release. “We created the fellowship to offer our highest-achieving alumni the opportunity to ex- perience tertiary healthcare at Narayana Health, which pioneered the healthcare model we use at Health City Cayman Islands. “Simply being chosen as Fellows is an excellent achievement and we are ex- tremely proud of Lexie, Brandon, Taneil and Stewart. … We are confident they will succeed and the Cayman Islands can expect great things from these future consultants.” Ms. Anglin will be studying cardio-thoracic sur- gery, and Ms. Lee earned a fellowship in oncology. Mr. Watt will study orthope- dics and Mr. DaCosta will study neurology during their time abroad. “It is such an honor to be chosen,” said Ms. Lee in an of- ficial statement. “I am looking forward to everything I will learn at Narayana Health.” “My goal is to become the first Caymanian neurologist, and I am excited to deepen my knowledge of this field by working with the world- class consultants at NH,” Mr. DaCosta said in the press re- lease. “Who else but Health City could have opened such a door for me? I am very grateful.” The Thompson-Chandi Fellowship is part of Health City Cayman Islands’ effort to reach out to the commu- nity, and the Healthcare Ex- plorers Program provides STEM education opportu- nities for local high school and college students to pre- pare for future careers in the healthcare industry. Dr. Devi Shetty devised the program as a personal initiative, and more than 650 students have been served by the program over the last three years. Dr. Chandy Abraham, chief executive of- ficer and director of med- ical services for Health City Cayman Islands, said he is excited for the future. “It is vital to get Cayma- nian students interested in the sciences and on track for a career in … medicine,” he said. “This Fellowship is an important step in that di- rection, and is sure to pro- vide the four students with an intense immersion in the Narayana Health model of healthcare. “Health City Cayman Is- lands is a dedicated teaching institution and our physi- cians take a supportive role in the future of the Cayman Islands medical fraternity. A research facility and a med- ical university are among future planned phases, as we seek to further establish medical tourism as a pillar of the Cayman Islands economy. We will need Caymanian healthcare professionals to be part of the foundation of this success.” Stewart WattTaneil LeeAlexandra AnglinBrandon DaCosta Hurricane season started Thursday, and the Cayman Is- lands Department of Tourism is calming the fears of poten- tial visitors with a guarantee. The government has is- sued a “Worry Free Hurri- cane Guarantee” that covers the cost of cancellations and shortened trips due to in- clement weather. If a potential storm forces a visitor to the Cayman Is- lands to cancel a trip or to cut short a vacation, the De- partment of Tourism will cover the costs associated with the inconvenience. As soon as a storm is antici- pated, guests are eligible for a full refund at participating hotels, condos and villas is- landwide with a maximum one-night penalty for cancel- lations made 48 hours be- fore check-in. A wide array of hotels, condos and villas are par- ticipating in the Worry Free Hurricane Guarantee and some are offering cancella- tion up to 24 hours or less ahead of the reserved stay with no penalty. Rosa Harris, director of tourism, issued a state- ment about the Worry Free guarantee. “Our top priority at the Cayman Islands Depart- ment of Tourism is to pro- vide a positive and memo- rable vacation experience for our guests, one that is unbur- dened by the stresses of ev- eryday life,” said Ms. Harris. She added, “Under- standing the seasonal consid- erations that come with the late summer and early fall months, we developed our is- landwide Worry Free Hurri- cane Guarantee. “This guarantee allows travelers to plan their stays in the Cayman Islands with complete peace of mind, en- suring they are covered even in the unlikely event that their trip is cut short due to inclement weather.” For a list of participating properties, go to www.visitcaymanislands.com/ hurricaneguarantee. For detailed property guarantees, visit the individual property websites or contact them directly. Money-back guarantee for visits interrupted by hurricanes6 LOCAL NEWS FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS Retiring judge salutes Cayman’s attorneys Justice Malcolm Swift loves Cayman, will spend winters here CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com When Grand Court Justice Malcolm Swift concluded his last sentencing late Tuesday, court marshal Keon Ramoon stood up as if he were going to announce the adjourn- ment. But instead of heading to the door of the judge’s chambers, he strode toward the door to the lobby, opened it wide and stepped back for the stream of lawyers who entered and took seats throughout the room. Justice Swift watched the array of Crown counsel and defense attorneys, most of whom were in full gown and wig attire. Finally he remarked, “This must be a multi-handed case.” Laughter erupted. Director of Public Pros- ecutions Cheryll Richards commented that the look on Justice Swift’s face suggested that participants had kept their appearance a surprise. The judge agreed. After Ms. Richards and senior defense attorney John Furniss offered their con- gratulation and warm wishes for a happy retirement, Jus- tice Swift offered a few sur- prises of his own. He complimented the at- torneys and told them, “The standard of advocacy here in Grand Cayman is very high indeed, and every time I re- turn to the U.K. I tell everyone that they should get them- selves out here and see how the job should be done.” Replying to Mr. Furniss’s invitation to come back to Cayman and visit, Justice Swift revealed that he and his wife will be living in Grand Cayman during Eng- land’s winter months for the foreseeable future. “We have fallen in love with the place entirely and decided that it’s not only therapeutic for me, but it’s good for both of us to spend a considerable amount of time here.” His remarks were met with a standing ovation. In their tributes to Jus- tice Swift, who began stints as a visiting judge in 2013, Ms. Richards and Mr. Furniss emphasized what both the Crown and defense had learned from him. “The ju- risprudence of the Cayman Islands has been developed and is all the better because of My Lord’s input,” Ms. Richards asserted. She said many people had been im- pacted positively by the care with which he had carried out his duties. Ms. Richards described his sound knowledge of the law, his fairness and firm- ness as reasons why he was so highly regarded by both the public and private bar, in both criminal and civil matters. Mr. Furniss said it had been an education to watch and hear Justice Swift’s “calm, polite and thoughtful manner when dealing with defendants and their advocates.” Some of the cases on which Justice Swift left what Ms. Richards referred to as his “indelible mark” included the largest personal injury award in the Cayman Is- lands – in excess of $6 mil- lion for the victim who was 12 years old when he sus- tained a severe brain injury in a boating accident. He sentenced an attorney to three years’ imprison- ment for reckless driving and causing grievous bodily harm to two tourists when his car hit them on the West Bay Road sidewalk. The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal up- held both the conviction and the sentence. Justice Malcolm Swift, in red robe, center, is flanked by defense attorney John Furniss and Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryll Richards, along with members of the public and private Bars and court personnel. - PHOTO: CAROL WINKERThe islands’ most-trusted news source 7 will come,’” he admitted. But he is confident that the farm can provide food security for the Cayman Islands as well as a sustainable business for the investors. The key is “scalability,” he said. Part of that equation was dealt with when he arrived with his own herd, bringing the number of goats at the farm to more than 300. The next phase was hap- pening before our eyes. It’s kidding season, and Katie Payne served as midwife to two new additions to the herd in the time we were talking. Over the next few months, the herd will swell to around 700, filling the enclo- sures that are springing up across the farm. “We left four children and 10 grandchildren to work harder than we’ve ever worked, at the age of 67, to make this farm a suc- cess,” Mr. Payne told the Cayman Compass as he tagged and weighed the newborn animals. Generational improvements The kids’ vital statistics are recorded and their infor- mation is sent to a univer- sity laboratory as part of the farm’s breeding program. The process allows the farmer to select the “best” breeding males to en- sure a generationally “im- proving” herd. At its simplest, it is a kind of agricultural Darwinism that ensures the survival of the fattest. Goats that yield the most meat are selected to pass on their genes to the next generation. And these are sturdy animals, upward of 150 pounds. “This is a profit center,” he says, feeling the weight of the kid in his arms. “It is like an employee at a com- pany – if an employee is making money, you keep the employee.” Weighing the litter is one of the ways to test the pro- ductivity of the female goats. Over time, this careful husbandry will ensure a herd of meaty, healthy, “feed efficient” goats that he believes can find a ready market in the restaurants and supermarkets of Grand Cayman and beyond. Already, he says, restau- rants on the Brac are taking more goats than the farm can provide. Five carcasses were shipped out to Abacus in Grand Cayman for a slow- food day earlier this year. It is this niche that he sees as Bluff Farm’s best bet. “Goat is one of the most widely consumed red meats in the world, but it has also become kind of a gourmet thing where you get a lot of chefs looking for new recipes and new ideas for restaurants. “Right now, restau- rants are clamoring for our product. I see no shortage of buyers, but it comes down to price point. You need a local market that supports you and buys into the concept of fresh and local.” Eventually, he believes, the farm can expand to in- clude a dairy that produces goat cheese and develop into a viable agri-tourism busi- ness on the Brac. But he admits he is tram- pling an untrodden path. Paradigm shift “This is a huge paradigm shift, bringing these goats, seeing if they are adapted, building this system that I think is going to work and work brilliantly – where is the textbook? Oh, that’s right – I’m writing it.” One of the challenges he is keenly aware of is that every piece of bush and brush is valuable in the Brac’s dry tropical forest environment. “We have to be very se- rious about what we are doing because these goats can destroy a lot of bush very quickly. If we let the goats out, it might be cheaper, but it is not sustainable. They would denude the Bluff. “We need enclosures, we need secure food sources and we need scale to make that viable.” Another issue, both in Canada and in Cayman, is the waning appetite for farm work among young people. Mr. Payne hopes, ulti- mately, to train a team of young Caymanians to work at the farm, but he recog- nizes this will need to in- volve a change in viewpoint toward farm work. “At one time, they had old-style agriculture on the Bluff but it became associ- ated with lower class. People want their kids educated and agriculture was not per- ceived as worthwhile and has kind of fallen back. “To me, there are tremendous opportunities here when you think about the fragile nature of our food supply. We have to produce some- thing, we have to create em- ployment, and to be sus- tainable, we have to have young Caymanians.” CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2017 Her admission was moved by managing partner of McGrath Tonner, David McGrath. In granting her admission, Mr. Justice Quin welcomed Ms. Leedam to the bar indicating that she was eminently qualifi ed to practise in the jurisdiction and that she was joining a busy and thriving practice. Ms. Leedam previously practised as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, specialising in all aspects of family law, children law and divorce. In addition to a busy family practice, she has also been lecturing in family law on the professional practice course to prospective solicitors at the University of Law, Manchester since 2015. 345 623 2740 • 345 949 2740 On 31 May, 2017 Mr. Justice Charles Quin called Kirsty Leedam to the bar of the Cayman Islands. info@mcgrathtonner.com The goat man of Cayman Brac CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 New pens are springing up on the bluff to accommodate a growing herd. – PHOTOS: JAMES WHITTAKER Each new born kid is a profit center, says Brian Payne, manager at Bluff Farms.The islands’ most-trusted news source 8 KAYLA YOUNG kyoung@pinnaclemedialtd.com In a multiregional survey by KPMG, the Cayman Is- lands indicated the least preparation among 28 coun- tries against cybersecu- rity threats. Analysis found no publicly traded com- pany in the islands had men- tioned cybersecurity in their annual reports. “This result is surprising,” the KPMG survey says. Cayman Islands busi- nesses performed the worst in the assessment of 800 companies across the Carib- bean, the Mediterranean and Europe. A quarter of compa- nies in the global survey ded- icated at least a paragraph to cybersecurity in their an- nual reports, compared to none of six companies sur- veyed in Cayman. KPMG cyber security prin- cipal Micho Schumann said the data on Cayman was lim- ited due to the study’s require- ments. The report only analyzed companies with headquarters in Cayman that are publicly traded and that release an an- nual report. Only six businesses met all three criteria. Mr. Schumann said annual reports are a good indicator of how seriously businesses approach cybersecurity. Such reports send a message to shareholders about the com- pany’s priorities. Given high profile cases of ransomware and hacking, Mr. Schumann said businesses that have formed cybersecu- rity plans are likely to publicize their efforts in order to assuage the concerns of stakeholders. “The annual reports are management’s letter to share- holders. We’re seeing a trend in the U.S. and Europe where it’s being mentioned because stake- holders are asking to know about cyber security,” he said. In the Caribbean, however, he said companies are not yet moving in the same direc- tion and many boardrooms have not publicly acknowl- edged the issue. The Cayman Islands fared worse than other Caribbean nations in the survey. In both Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, 11 percent of compa- nies had mentioned cyberse- curity in their annual reports. Overall, the survey found poor results across regions. Western Europe provided the best results of regions surveyed, with 39 percent of companies mentioning cybersecurity in their an- nual reports. The Caribbean was the lowest-performing region with 11 percent. KPMG said it had been “mild” in its overall analysis of risk management efforts. “Note that we have been mild by not reviewing whether each company cov- ered threats, risks, coun- termeasures and risk appe- tite. The results would have been worse. We have only considered boardroom re- sponsibility for cyber risk if it is explicitly addressed in the annual report,” the study says. The report determined 56 percent of companies paid insufficient attention to cy- bersecurity. Less than 20 per- cent of companies surveyed considered cyber risks a boardroom responsibility. Ton Diemont, senior man- ager with KPMG Netherlands, encouraged boardrooms to take a more active approach to prevent cybercrimes like ransomware attacks. “The boardroom is re- sponsible for cyber risk. Companies have to have a top risk assessment approach to address information security and cyber risk. Cybersecu- rity is a first line of defense responsibility, supported by the second line which is risk management and the third line which is audit,” he said. FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS Condolences can be registered at boddenfuneralservices.com Celebrating The Life of Julian Black The family of Julian Black will be holding a celebration of Julian's life at their home, 89 Buena Vista Drive, Spotts on Saturday 10th June 2017, 4.30pm-7.30pm. Please dress in Caribbean Colours. Limited Parking. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to The Julian Black Community Star Trust Fidelity KYD 20175592 USD 20175600 The Family Of The Late Condolences can be registered at boddenfuneralservices.com & Bodden Funeral Service Facebook page. Reginald Alexander Bodden regret to announce his passing on Monday, 15 May 2017. A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM on Saturday, 3 June 2017 at Bodden Funeral Service, 117 Walkers Rd. Viewing will be from 1:00 PM, prior to the service Condolences can be registered at: www.churchillsfuneralhome.com We have been asked to announce the passing of Mr. Albert Melbourne Seymour affectionately known as “Beto” and “Abu” of Bodden Town who passed away on Friday, May 22, 2017. A Thanksgiving Service will be held on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Church of God Universal, Walkers Road, at 2:00p.m. Viewing will be from 1:00-1:45p.m. Interment follows at Prospect Cemetery. Condolences can be registered at: www.churchillsfuneralhome.com We have been asked to announce the passing of Mr. David Samuel West affectionately known as “Uncle D”of Newlands, who passed away on May 22, 2017. A Thanksgiving Service will be held on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Church of God Chapel, Academy Way off Walkers Road, at 3.30p.m. Viewing will be from 2:30-3:15p.m. Interment follows at Prospect Cemetery. Mary Ann Frances Ebanks-Ramoon, Cert. Hon. July 11, 1919 – May 31, 2016 Lovingly remembered and sadly missed by your children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, friends and extended family. We love you always, forever in our hearts. Condolences can be registered at: www.churchillsfuneralhome.com We have been asked to announce the passing of Ms. Annabell Alida Yates, affectionately known as “Miss Nancy” of West Bay, who passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2017. A Thanksgiving Service will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 3:00p.m. at First Assembly of God, Old Crewe Road & Linford Pierson Highway Junction. Viewing will be from 2:00-2:45p.m. Interment follows at Dixie Cemetery. Please wear bright, vibrant colours only. Addylson Alberto Ruiz and Marlen Adelina Lopez Bermudez were able to bring their son to Health City with the support of Have a Heart Cayman Islands and Bless Back Worldwide. - PHOTO: HEALTH CITY CAYMAN ISLANDS Baby with rare heart defect gets life-saving surgery at Health City Minister Rivers to lead ombudsman oversight group committee is a positive step because there has never been a functioning one in the eight years the office has existed. The United Democratic Party government of 2009- 2012 appointed members to an oversight committee for the information commis- sioner, but it was “never ac- tive,” Mr. Liebaers said. Meanwhile, the com- mittee was never formed during the term of the last government, between 2013 and this year. The committee to oversee the complaints commissioner has also been vacant since last October, when four of the five members resigned in protest of the merger of the independent offices under the ombudsman’s direction. Public accounts Opposition Leader Ezzard Miller will retain his position as chairman of the Public Ac- counts Committee, the body charged with reviewing and making recommendations on reports from the auditor gen- eral’s office. The other four mem- bers of the PAC were named as: Bodden Town West MLA Chris Saunders, George Town South MLA Barbara Conolly, Prospect MLA Austin Harris and West Bay North MLA Bernie Bush. Mr. Miller had largely brought the accounts com- mittee current on the reports from the auditor general’s of- fice before the end of the pre- vious government term. In previous government administrations, the PAC was well behind in reviewing audit reports with some not having been heard by the committee for years after their release. outpouching of the heart and repositioned the heart into the normal location with space constraints and reconstruction of the defects of the pericardium, diaphragm, chest and abdominal wall,” Dr. Chattuparambil said after the operation. The baby’s mother, Marlen Adelina Lopez Ber- mudez, said she had been nervous about coming to Cayman, where she does not have family and friends to offer sup- port. The success of the surgery, however, has changed her son’s life. Before the operation, she was afraid to let Jer- emias crawl and move around. He is now able to play like other babies. “It’s very hard to have a child in this condition, especially when you don’t have the means to pay for this kind of surgery. So it’s very important to support these kinds of foundations so that other children can get help,” she said. The baby’s father, Ad- dylson Alberto Ruiz, said the family would not have known what to do without the help CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 offered at Health City. Jeremias and his parents are now back in Nicaragua where he is recovering well. Post-oper- ative echocardiograms show that he is healthy. “His mother sent me a video last week of the child at home playing. He’s like any other normal child,” Dr. Chattu- parambil said. “The child will have a normal life now.” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 KPMG: Cayman scores low on cybersecurity assessmentDISTRICT DAYS 9 District Days East End North Side CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY JUNE 2, 2017 The family of the late Minard Steve Foster would like to extend their sincere appreciation and gratitude to each and everyone for their prayers, love and kindness. Your thoughtful donations to the Veteran’s & Seaman’s Society of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman and/or Cayman Islands Hospice Care is much appreciated. May Steve’s soul rest in God’s peace and may God bless you all. Thanks again. In the June 7 edition of the Cayma- nian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, “East End Echos” by Charles Dixon included: “Mr. Leroy Watson re- turned on May 22 to spend his vaca- tion with his family. He now resides in the U.S. and sails as First Mate on American ships. “Mr. Goldwyn Welcome left on May 29 for a visit to Jamaica. “Messrs. Hugh Bodden and McCreay Pearson returned on May 30 and June 1 respectively to spend their vacation. They work for N.B.C. “Messrs. Bertram Connolly and Car- dinal Rankine caught a large green turtle with a trap net on May 31. The huge fellow weighed about 250 lbs.” Also in the June 7 edition of the Cay- manian Weekly, “North Side News” by Nettie McCoy included: “Arriving on Wednesday 31st was Capt. Harris McCoy Jr. for his vacation. The m/v Inagua Term of which he was captain arrived at George Town to bring a supply of oil for Esso. “Leaving on Wednesday was Mrs. Mary Miller and little daughter Susan for Miami, where she was met by her hus- band Capt. Ned Miller. After spending a few days with him, she will spend some time with her brothers and their families before returning home. “On the same plane was Miss Millicent Ebanks who has gone back to Hawthorne, California where her father works, and she will also work. “Mr. Weddie Conolly left on Thursday for Tampa where he will join his ship. “Mrs. Norma Ebanks and her son Franklin left on Monday 5 for Canada, where they will spend a few months with her brother and sisters.” 50 YEARS AGO Two men catch 250-pound turtle Clifton Hunter students get life lessons A six-part program highlighting the challenges and impact of social issues on young people brought the realities of life home to 170 chil- dren at Clifton Hunter High School. The youth crime prevention day in April, facilitated by the Youth Anti-Crime Trust and sponsored by Sol Petroleum, involved experts in criminal justice and rehabilita- tion including ex-prisoners, prison officers, police officers and coun- selors, sharing their experiences and knowledge concerning the causes, consequences and penal- ties of crime. Other sessions addressed topics such as gangs, guns, life in prison, bullying and the role of the police, in addition to “Let’s Talk,” a ses- sion that presents the real life di- lemmas affecting teenagers in the Cayman Islands. The consensus by the students about the day’s information ses- sion was that they were now less likely to make poor choices that will eventually lead to a life of im- prisonment and despair, organizers said in a press release. “For me, the youth crime pre- vention day brought awareness of youth crime and ways to pre- vent it in my life and my friend’s lives, I learned a lot,” said Fabian, one of the students who attended the program. (The school has re- quested that only students’ first names be used.) He said meeting law enforce- ment officers from the police and prison services “widened my thoughts about the causes and ef- fects of crime, even in school. On the other hand, the program pro- vided us with knowledge about drugs, weapons and peer pres- sure and how to avoid gangs, as well as the effects of bullying and other violence.” Youth crime presenter Katina Anglin said she saw a lot of herself in those Year 10 students. “They’re great kids; they’re full of poten- tial, but like myself at that age, are struggling with many issues.” She said adults sometimes are unaware of the challenges teen- agers are going through. “I am hopeful that what I have shared will impact them to the ex- tent that for some they seek help for their issues, and for the others to make choices that avoid [leading] to a life of crime, drugs and vio- lence; that they can all lead pro- ductive lives.” Ms. Anglin shared with the stu- dents her life “horror story” from childhood to adulthood, in the hope that it would help other children make positive decisions. Explaining the program’s focus on education as a means of pre- vention, Bonnie Anglin, Youth Anti- Crime Trust chairwoman, said, “Too often, we adults expect children to have the knowledge and experience to make good decisions, without providing them with the informa- tion that they need to make those decisions. We need to invest in pro- grams that build up and empower our kids, and not on prisons.” She also noted that there ap- pears to be a level of apathy from the country in addressing the growing increase in youth crime, as seen by the lack of consistent funding for this program. She feels it is important that the commu- nity recognizes that crime is not a “your child” problem. It is a na- tional problem and needs national involvement and funding. The group’s press release states that the Youth Anti-Crime Trust (Youth ACT) is a nonprofit asso- ciation that was formed at the re- quest of the government to imple- ment a recommended strategy of the National Security Council of de- livering “effective prevention and intervention programs to address the increase in antisocial behaviour and to address and reduce juvenile crime, in turn leading to a safer so- ciety for everyone in Cayman, now and in the future.” Every year Youth ACT holds youth crime prevention days in Clifton Hunter and John Gray high schools, where Year 8 and Year 10 students learn about the impor- tance of personal responsibility in ensuring positive outcomes for their lives. Youth ACT will deliver its final youth crime prevention day for 2016/2017 just before the end of the school year. Youth ACT can be contacted at 916-5169, or on the group’s Facebook page. Clifton Hunter High School students participate in a Youth Crime Prevention Program. Messrs. 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