ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – TUESDAY JULY 4, 2017 High of 90 Low of 76 Slight with wave heights of 1 to 3 feet. EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 WHO KNOWS WHAT THE FUTURE WILL BRING? (NONE OF US) SPORTS | PAGE 5 CAYMAN PAIRS TOURNAMENT DRAWS 88 GOLFERS 185309-Ad-Strip-SandCastles.indd 16/8/17 3:27 PM Football association VP arrested BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Local attorney and Cayman Islands Foot- ball Association Vice President Bruce Blake was arrested last week in connection with a corruption and money laundering probe. Mr. Blake, 47, was one of two men arrested in an investigation by the Cayman Islands Anti-Corruption Commission. A 46-year-old man from Prospect was taken to the Fair- banks jail and questioned Friday. The Cayman Compass contacted Mr. Blake, who was elected first vice president of the Cayman Islands Football Association last year, for comment regarding the Thursday arrest. He initially directed all questions to his at- torney, Steve McField. When contacted Friday afternoon, Mr. Mc- Field said he was representing Mr. Blake and that his client “was released from custody [Thursday night].” A press statement was released Monday by Mr. McField on his client’s behalf. “Mr. Blake’s arrest was in connection with suspicion of allegations of secret com- mission and money laundering in relation to the signing of two loan agreements on be- half of CIFA with regards to two amounts of US$600,000 each received in the Butterfield Bank account of CIFA and then transferred to the CIFA loan account at Fidelity Bank,” the statement read. “Those two amounts were rep- resented to Mr. Blake to be loans to CIFA to pay down on the CIFA loan at Fidelity Bank in order for Fidelity Bank to remove the charge on the CIFA Centre of Excellence in compli- ance with FIFA regulations. “Mr. Blake has not at anytime engaged in ar- ranging nor receiving any secret commission. Mr. Blake has not at anytime engaged in money laundering. Mr. Blake has not at anytime re- ceived or arrange[d] any corrupt payment for TWO CAYMAN MEN MISSING AT SEA Police are searching for two local men re- ported missing at sea for more than a week. Chadwick Bodden, 39, of Breakers, Bodden Town, and Edward Henricks-Hydes, 39, of Anglin Road, West Bay, were expected to re- turn from a boat trip to 60 Mile Bank on June 28. They have not been heard from since they departed on June 23, police said. Mr. Bodden is described as about 5 feet, 10 inches, of stout build, and mixed race with light complexion. Mr. Henricks-Hydes, also known as Edward Rivers, is described as 5 feet, 8 inches, of medium build, and mixed race with a light complexion. (See page 2 for photographs of the missing men.) Police described their boat as a 30-foot blue canoe with a black underside and equipped with a 60-horsepower Endura outboard motor. A spokesman said the Royal Cayman Is- lands Police Service is conducting local and overseas inquiries on the case. Anyone with information can contact the George Town Police Station at 949-4222 or the confidential tip line at 949-7777. Stars shine on dark opening night for CayFilm KAYLA YOUNG kyoung@pinnaclemedialtd.com Despite a lack of lights due to a power outage Friday evening, Cayman’s third annual CayFilm International Festival, brought cameras and action for a star- studded opening at The Ritz- Carlton, Grand Cayman. With more than 100 visiting filmmakers and 200 films on dis- play, the festival’s return repre- sented rapid growth in the is- lands’ film industry. Twenty featured works were shot locally, demonstrating the islands’ im- mense production potential, said Minister of Finance Roy McTag- gart, speaking in the absence of Premier Alden McLaughlin. Festival director Tony Mark arrived to the opening gala “dressed to kill,” as he described it, in vampire makeup to honor an exclusive 25th anniversary showing of Francis Ford Coppo- la’s “Bram Stoker’s Dracula.” Following an hours-long power outage, Mr. Mark wel- comed guests to four days of film, food and fashion, high- lighted by international stars in- cluding chef Eric Ripert of Blue restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, and local talent, including designers Isy Obi, Ol- ivia B and Kenzie Rose. “We really are happy that the VIPs we bring down are very ap- proachable. You can go up and PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 10 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 11 » CAYMAN ATHLETES WIN 25 MEDALS AT ISLAND GAMES Cayman Islands athletes won 25 medals at the Island Games in Got- land, Sweden, held June 24-30. The athletes won six gold medals in ath- letics and one in basketball; four silver in athletics, four in shooting and two in swimming; and two bronze in athletics, two in shooting and four in swimming. For more, see page 5. Filmmakers and VIP guests gather for the opening night of the Cayfilm festival Friday at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman. - PHOTO: MAGGIE JACKSON Kirsty Halliday and Dominic Wheaton give Governor Helen Kilpatrick a scare in honor of the 25th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula.’2 LOCAL&REGIONAL TUESDAY JULY 4, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS Daily Matinees Every Day $8.00 Seniors, Mon-Fri Before 6pm Cayman Cinema@cbcinema6cbcinema6 BABY DRIVER (R) 12:40 I 2:45 I 7:00 VIP I 9:40 VIP CARS 3 (G) 1:25 I 3:55 I 6:30 I 9:05 THE MUMMY (PG13) 3:40 I 6:50 I 9:30 WONDER WOMAN (PG13) 1:40 I 4:50 I 8:00 DESPICABLE ME 3 3D (PG) 12:30 I 2:00 2D VIP I 4:30 2D VIP 5:20 I 7:35 2D I 9:50 TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT 3D (PG13) 12:40 2D I 4:00 I 7:20 - TUESDAY - 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. *Additional charges will apply per 3D ticket requested. 640-FILM (640-3456) LESF GYM AND SAUNA IS FOR YOU! INFOLIFEEXT@GMAIL.COM If we changed it to PLAY-OUT would you do more? JURY NOTICE UPDATES The Judicial Admin- istration office is ad- vising Grand Court ju- rors who are in the April 5 to July 4 session, who were not selected to serve on a trial last week, that their reporting session is now ended. The potential jurors will not be required to re- port to court on July 4. However, the seven ju- rors who are in the April 5 to July 4 session, who were selected to serve on a trial last week, are ad- vised that they will be re- quired to report to court on Tuesday, July 4. For the most up-to-date information, call the Jury Information line at 244-3899 or email jury@judicial.ky. COSTA RICA, NICARAGUA BATTLE OVER SEA BOUNDARY PARIS (AP) – The Interna- tional Court of Justice has begun hearings in a mar- itime and land boundary dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua in- volving their Pacific and Caribbean borders. Costa Rica started pre- senting its case Monday, asking the U.N.’s highest court to define the borders between the two countries off both their eastern and western shores. Nicaragua starts pre- senting its case Thursday at the court, based in The Hague, Netherlands. The countries have been arguing for years notably over construc- tion work near the re- mote mouth of the San Juan River that marks their Caribbean border. The U.N. court ruled in 2015 that Nicaragua vi- olated Costa Rica’s ter- ritorial sovereignty by establishing a military camp and digging chan- nels on a small chunk of land there. Budget cuts could hurt hurricane predictions MIAMI (AP) – Recent prog- ress in forecasting the inten- sity of hurricanes – which has lagged behind storm track forecasting – could be undermined by proposed cuts in federal funding for trop- ical weather research, says the retiring chief of a team of U.S. hurricane specialists. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched the Hurricane Fore- cast Improvement Program in 2009 with a $13 million budget. Funding has shrunk to less than half that, and President Donald Trump’s proposed budget includes further cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service. “It’s hanging on really by a thread in terms of funding,” said James Franklin, who oversees the National Hur- ricane Center team that re- leases tropical storm fore- casts and warnings. During his time at NOAA, Franklin was on research teams that made break- throughs in tropical storm forecasting and in the un- derstanding of the winds cir- cling a hurricane’s eye. His research with dropsondes – sensor-filled tubes that send weather data as they fall through hurricanes – helped improve forecasts of storm tracks and led NOAA to buy a “hurricane hunter” jet that’s still used today. He also helped develop new GPS dropsondes that showed how eyewall winds vary. Before his June 30 re- tirement, ending a 35-year NOAA career that included 83 flights breaching hurri- cane eyewalls, Franklin dis- cussed forecasting with The Associated Pres. Uneven forecast improvements Hurricane track forecasts have steadily improved partly because the weather elements that direct a storm’s path are easy to see, Franklin said. For ex- ample, a high-pressure area over the Atlantic known as the Bermuda High, which can nudge storms toward land instead of over open waters, is hundreds of miles across. However, forecasting in- tensity has been more dif- ficult because it depends on the interactions be- tween the ocean and thun- derstorms at the core of a tropical storm, and those interactions happen in an area just tens of miles (ki- lometers) wide and are dif- ficult to observe even with advanced dropsondes, drones and satellites, Franklin said. “We’ve always been able to see many or most of the steering factors or steering features in the atmosphere, and we get better at it all the time,” he said. “But when it comes to intensity, what’s going to make a tropical depression strengthen into a hurricane – now you’re talking about all kinds of things going on in the atmosphere on very small scales. You’re talking about the interface between the ocean and the atmo- sphere. How much heat is going to get extracted from that ocean? That’s a big driver for intensification.” Despite forecasts, use caution Improved forecasts, how- ever, can be a double-edged sword, Franklin said. De- spite a variety of warnings and advisories highlighting specific storm hazards, such as storm surge flooding, some people still expect hurricanes to stick to a pre- dicted track, even though forecasts include a range of potential outcomes. “I find this surprising be- cause there’s still so many bad forecasts out there – ours included – yet we see it over and over: people don’t have a good grasp on just what the forecast uncertainties still are,” he said. Potential storm advisories The hurricane center is- sued its first advisories for potential tropical cyclones in June, alerting the U.S. Gulf Coast and Venezuela’s Caribbean coast to strong winds and heavy rains a full day before tropical storms Bret and Cindy were offi- cially named. Franklin said those advisories reflect both forecasting improvements and the hurricane cen- ter’s emphasis on potential risks for communities in a storm’s path. “As the models got better and as the data got more plentiful, the models be- came much more capable of forecasting formations of storms,” he said. “If you’re going to do adviso- ries on potential tropical cyclones, you really need to have a good handle on which ones are going to develop and which ones aren’t, so it was that sci- ence advance that allowed us to do that. I don’t think we could have done poten- tial tropical cyclone (advi- sories) 10 years ago.” Seven-day forecasts? The hurricane center only issued two-day fore- casts when Franklin began working for NOAA’s Hur- ricane Research Division in 1982. Five-day forecasts were introduced in 2003. The hurricane center has prac- ticed creating seven-day forecasts for several years, but Franklin said they still aren’t accurate enough for public use, and he’s skep- tical that they’d be useful to coastal communities. “I’m not in a hurry to do a public seven-day forecast. There’s not a lot you can do seven days in advance,” he said. “The emergency man- agement community is not telling us that this is impor- tant for them.” Compass contest winner gets CayFilm VIP passes The Cayman Compass and Pinnacle Media would like to congratulate Jess Deegenaars for winning a VIP experience to CayFilm. Ms. Deegenaars won two VIP passes to the film festival, two tickets to the Eric Ripert dinner at Blue and two fully loaded swag bags. Pictured from left are CayFilm volunteer Dayne Sakazaki, winner Ms. Deegenaars and CayFilm founder Tony Mark. The chance to win other great prizes is waiting at caymancompass.com/contests. James Franklin reitred from his 35-year career at NOAA on June 30. - PHOTO: AP NOAA launched the Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program in 2009 with a $13 million budget. Funding has shrunk to less than half that. Two missing at sea Edward Henricks-Hydes, also known as Edward Rivers, (above left) and Chadwick Bodden have been missing at sea for more than a week. The Royal Cayman Islands Police Ser- vice released these images of the missing men.3 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY JULY 4, 2017 BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com The second Cayma- nian man convicted of a 2015 murder in central George Town was sentto the U.K. prisons service late Thursday afternoon. Justin Ramoon, 25, was sentenced in December to 35 years’ imprisonment for the murder of Jason Powery. It is understood that Ramoon will serve his sentence at Her Majesty’s Prisons in the U.K. Ramoon’s brother, Os- bourne Douglas, 30, was sent to the U.K. earlier in June after his conviction for the same murder. “[Ramoon’s] removal was authorized by the U.K. and Cayman Islands govern- ments in the interests of na- tional security and public safety for the people of the Cayman Islands,” a govern- ment statement released Thursday night noted. A similar statement was put out following Douglas’s transfer to the U.K. The removal of both pris- oners was authorized by a 19th century British law – the Colonial Prisoners Re- moval Act of 1884. The Act allows prisoners to be sent to the U.K. for various rea- sons, including situations where it is “likely that the life of the prisoner will be en- dangered or his health per- manently injured by further imprisonment.” Also included in the act is removal “by reason of there being no prison in the said British possession in which the prisoner can properly un- dergo his sentence or other- wise the removal of the pris- oner is expedient for his safer custody or for more effi- ciently carrying his sentence into effect.” It was revealed at trial last year that the murder victim, Mr. Powery, was a member of West Bay’s Birch Tree Hill criminal street gang. The group has been feuding of late with rival West Bay gang, Logwoods, as well as crim- inal interests in George Town. Two Cayman killers sent to UK prisons A woman whose backpack was cut off during an armed robbery Thursday night in Bodden Town repeatedly screamed for help, but no one in the area came to her assis- tance, Royal Cayman Islands Police said. The attack on Cumber Avenue occurred just be- fore 9:30 p.m. Police said the woman was robbed and as- saulted as she arrived at her apartment by a man who was hiding near the stairwell and brandishing a knife. “The victim struggled with her attacker who used the knife to sever the cords of the backpack and departed to the rear of the property,” a police report states. The struggle lasted several minutes, police said, while the woman “screamed repeatedly.” No one came to her assis- tance before police responded, RCIPS officers said, although 911 calls were made. The woman was treated at hos- pital and released. The suspect was de- scribed as bring about 5 feet, 5 inches tall, of slim build, dark brown complexion, with a longish face and brown hair, and appeared to be in his early 30s. Anyone with information is asked to call the Bodden Town Police Station at 949-4222. Police: Robbery victim ‘screamed repeatedly’ for help Justin Ramoon, front, and Osbourne Douglas step from a prison van outside the Globe Bar in April this year, in a court visit to the scene of the fatal shooting during the brothers’ trial. Both men have now been transferred to the U.K. - PHOTO: JAMES WHITTAKER 13 CARS STOLEN IN GEORGE TOWN IN JUNE Thieves stole 13 vehi- cles in the George Town district during June, ac- cording to police. Eight of the stolen vehi- cles have been recovered, and five remain missing. These in- clude a light green Hyundai, registration number 113 161, which was last seen on Windsor Hill Crescent on June 6; a 1998 gray Honda Civic, registration number 126 060, last seen on Selkirk Drive on June 15; a black hatchback Honda Civic, regis- tration number 105 279, last seen on Dorcy Drive on June 16; a 2007 blue BMW, regis- tration number 134 163, last seen roadside in Red Bay on June 20; and a white Honda Civic Ferio, registration number 161 406, last seen on Walkers Road on June 22. Police are urging car owners to take extra pre- cautions when securing their vehicles. Any suspicious activity seen around vehicles, espe- cially at night, should be re- ported to police at 949-4222.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. LEONID BERSHIDSKY Blue Apron is a company that claims to have “reimagined the traditional grocery busi- ness model.” Thursday’s disap- pointing initial public offering makes you wonder if investors are losing faith in such “reimag- inings.” Perhaps not, but it’s time to ask ourselves whether even some of Silicon Valley’s most vaunted attempts to re- think traditional business pro- cesses are sound, and what kind of future awaits them. Marc Andreessen, the out- spoken and successful venture capitalist, says there are “no bad ideas, only early ones.” The ex- ample he gives is Pets.com – the startup that dared to sell pet supplies online and flopped fa- mously in the dot-com era. But earlier this year, as Andreessen points out, PetSmart paid $3.35 billion for Chewy.com, which does exactly what Pets.com did; it’s now a major compet- itor to Amazon in pet food and litter sales. From an investor’s perspec- tive, Andreessen is right: Money can be made on many of these disruptive ideas, especially if there’s a good narrative to sell. But consumers do not care how much money an idea can make for those who invest in it, so much as whether the ser- vice can be relied on over time. Many “disruptive” ideas can’t be. Chewy.com, which commissions oil portraits of its customers’ pets to retain their business, was unprofitable by the time it was acquired. Blue Apron, which placed its shares at $10 each rather than the expected range of $15 to $17, sends people ingredi- ents and recipes so they can cook at home without worrying about grocery lists or figuring out what to make. But the IPO prospectus also says this: “We may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability, and we may incur significant losses for the foreseeable future.” That was a softer version of this line in Snapchat’s parent IPO filing: “We have incurred oper- ating losses in the past, expect to incur operating losses in the future, and may never achieve or maintain profitability.” Snap- chat, of course, bills itself as a company that’s reimagining how we use the camera (as a communication tool). After years of relentless hype, the disruptors and rei- maginers of transportation, such as Uber and Lyft, are still highly unprofitable, and it’s not quite clear how that can change. Aswath Damodaran, a finance professor at New York Universi- ty’s Stern business school who specializes in business valua- tion, wrote in a recent blog post about Uber’s latest culture and management troubles: “Prior to these news stories, Uber was a rule-breaking com- pany with a business model that delivered revenue growth but offered a very narrow path to profitability. After these news stories, the story remains the same but Uber has just made its narrow path even narrower and much rests on who will head the company on this path.” Spotify, Deezer and their peers – audio streaming compa- nies, which have disrupted the music business – lose money. LendingClub, the banking inno- vator, reports steady losses after a brief period in the black. Tesla eats through cash faster than Elon Musk talks. Disruptive media companies like BuzzFeed and Vice may be highly valued, but their revenues depend on a shaky advertising market that is being eaten by Google and Facebook. But aren’t Google and Face- book themselves huge, dis- ruptive success stories? Isn’t Airbnb, which turned a profit for the first time in the second half of 2016? I would not rush on those, either. Facebook is beginning to commit crimes against user ex- perience with sound-on, self- launching videos because it’s running out of non-intrusive ways to increase its revenues. Google has just run into dan- gerous obstacles in Europe, where the $2.7 billion antitrust fine it has received is only the beginning of a series of chal- lenges to its use of dominance in “free” products such as search and mobile operating systems to push various ad formats. Google and Facebook have been successful with their promise of personalized advertising, but regulators and fickle advertisers themselves will inevitably dig deeper into how the companies deliver on this promise. Airbnb faces the same fun- damental problems as Uber: It was built without regard for the regulatory and physical infra- structure of the cities on which it depends. That (and not cul- tural issues, which have come to the fore in Uber’s case) is the greatest threat to expansion and market leadership, where they have achieved it. Amazon is on a more solid footing than these compa- nies since its business is di- versified and most of its parts are profitable. It is a truly suc- cessful reimaginer, one could say, though it’s nearing a stage of dominance in retail markets where regulators are bound to get interested, as they are in Google today. Consumers who aren’t also investors may care little about inflated valuations or this week’s market price fluc- tuations. But if they continue to defy traditional, discounted cash flow valuation methods, despite changing the world, the brave upstarts may go the way of Chewy.com. A consortium of German carmakers controlling Uber or Lyft? Music companies, thought to be on the ropes just a few years ago, teaming up to acquire Spotify? A major hotel group buying Airbnb and taking care of its regulatory worries? Media startups folded into Disney or a U.S. television network, the way Business Insider became part of Germany’s Axel Springer? None of it is impossible. And it’s likely that these changes would mean we will have to pay more for the services or face cutbacks to their reach to ensure prof- itability. “Legacy” businesses don’t have much tolerance for losses stretching into the indef- inite future. Even when a company’s big idea looks like a winner because we happily use its product or because “it’s the fu- ture,” the soundness of the un- derlying business model, its ability to turn the idea consis- tently into profits, is the mea- sure of its staying power. That principle can be temporarily disrupted, but not perma- nently reimagined. Leonid Bershidsky is a Bloomberg View columnist. He was the founding editor of the Russian business daily Vedomosti and founded the opinion website Slon.ru. © 2017, Bloomberg View “I’m convinced that before the year 2000 is over, the first child will have been born on the moon.” – Wernher von Braun, rocket engineer, January 1972 “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” – Woody Allen Ah, to be soothsayers – able to see into the murky future. Alas, we seem to have misplaced our crystal ball. While many have made a lot of money in the for- tune-telling business, there are only a few true “vision- aries” whose powers of prediction end up being vin- dicated by history. (Two spring to mind: Tiresias and George Orwell.) Even so, there are a couple of things we can say with certainty about tomorrow (and tomorrow’s tomorrow): 1) No one knows exactly what it will bring, and 2) Some people will try anything to get around that fact – deploying logic, polling, statistics and sophisticated models of varied design in an attempt to lift the veil shrouding future events. We were reminded of this truism this week when we stumbled across a December 2007 Cayman Islands government policy brief that had been squir- reled away in a drawer in a corner of our newsroom, titled “Population Scenarios: Past Trends and Future Possibilities.” The brief, prepared by the late Philip Pedley, principal policy adviser for the chief secretary and the Portfolio of Internal and External Affairs, attempts to predict the population of Cayman through the year 2026. We empathize with Mr. Pedley’s efforts. As he writes: “Few communities have seen their population grow at the rate experienced by Caymanians over the past generation.” An increase of 428 percent between 1970 and 2006, to be exact. Would such unprecedented growth continue? Decrease? Increase? Those are important questions. How would the population of Cayman change in the next 20 years, and how could Cayman’s government try to prepare for it? In his brief, the author freely admits the question cannot be answered “with any precision.” Then he proceeds to do his best. Using several scenarios – and over the course of 14 pages – he makes an informed prediction: Cayman will be home to a population by the year 2016 of between 64,000 and 95,000 people, ballooning to somewhere between 79,000 and 170,000 people by 2026. That is quite a spread … but, as it turns out, perhaps not quite wide enough. As of December 2016, the total population of Cayman stood at 61,361, sig- nificantly below Mr. Pedley’s “minimal” scenario of 2 percent annual growth. (Things Mr. Pedley did not – actually could not – foresee include the negative impact of the global recession, governmental policies that hamper inward migration, macroeconomic factors influencing the direction of financial services, etc.) Mr. Pedley and the Cayman government are far from alone in trying to wrestle an uncertain future into some recognizable form. In fact, they have some prestigious company. Perhaps it’s just the “hurricane” season, but meteorologists immediately come to mind. For all the data points and measurements they use to predict the paths of hurricanes (resulting in pro- jected cones so encompassing, you wonder if they are just trying to make sure no one feels left out of the excitement), we sometimes wonder if the safest place to bunker down is smack in the projected “bull’s-eye” of the storm, three to five days out. There are our leaders across the Atlantic. Former British Prime Minister David Cameron thought he was being awfully shrewd by calling for a referendum on Brexit. Not to be outdone, his successor Theresa May decided to call for a snap election – only for her Con- servative government to narrowly escape the snapping jaws of an unpredictable electorate. Then there are the professional political pollsters who cannot seem to locate the pulse of voters in either the U.S., U.K. or Europe, even on the eve of an election. And do not even get us started on climate change, and the countless variables that will go into whether the average temperature of a thimbleful of water will be one-thousandth of a degree warmer or cooler 500 years from now …. As the song goes, “Que será, será” – whatever will be, will be. Who knows what the future will bring? (None of us) TUESDAY JULY 4, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS Disruptors need sound business models too 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 • TUESDAY JULY 4, 2017 Cayman athletes bring home 25 medals from Island Games Cayman Islands athletes won a total of 25 medals at the 2017 Island Games in Gotland, Sweden, last week. The athletes won six gold medals in athletics and one in basketball; four silver medals in athletics, four in shooting and two in swimming; as well as two bronze medals in athletics, two in shooting and four in swimming. The islands’ basketball team claimed a hard-fought gold medal, edging out Gi- braltar by just two points in the finals. The team suffered an early loss in its first game against Gibraltar, only to come back with renewed determination, said player Samuel O’Garro. “We lost our first game, unfortunately. I think that’s what brought us closer to- gether. We meshed and ended up winning the entire thing. We couldn’t have done it without our coaches and the hard work of our teammates. I am so happy for us that we came out with a win and did it for Cayman,” Mr. O’Garro said shortly after landing at Owen Roberts International Airport on Sunday. Teammate Jake Whittaker described the win as a boon for basketball and hopes more children will show in- terest in the sport. “We went there with the mindset that we were going to come back with the gold and we went there and got it. We want to put basketball on the map for Cayman. It isn’t just about football or track,” Mr. Whittaker said. Assistant coach Duran Whittaker said the win comes after six hard months of training. He said the victory is a point of national pride. “We wanted to win this for Cayman,” the assis- tant coach said. The Cayman Islands Men’s Basketball Team de- feated Gibraltar, 82-80, for the gold finish. Team members are Omari Corbin, Davion Cotterell, Joshua Dikau, Jorge Ebanks, Juawon Ebanks, Niiakwei General-Vander- puije, Adam Milburn, Samuel O’Garro, Shaad O’Garro, De’Andre Simpson, Arin Taylor and Jake Whittaker. Swimming Lauren Hew won two silver medals (Women’s 200m Freestyle and 50m Freestyle). Winning bronze were Lauren Hew (200m Women’s Backstroke), Edward Weber IV (Men’s 1500m Freestyle and Men’s 400m Individual Medley), and team members Rory Barrett, Lauren Hew, Ella Plunkett and Matthew Somerville (Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay). Steve Broadbelt, director of media for the Cayman Is- lands Amateur Swimming Association, said, “All swim- mers performed remark- ably well against a very high standard of competi- tion. With many personal bests achieved, this young squad can return home proud representatives of Cayman Swimming.” He added, “After all of the finals and awarding of medals - Team Cayman went for ice cream.” Athletics Sprinter Kemar Hyman won gold in the men’s 100m in 10.25 seconds, ahead of Joshua Allaway of Guernsey (10.55). Jamal Walton took gold in the men’s 200m in 21.55 seconds, well ahead of Tyler Johnson of Jersey (22.02). Team mem- bers Kemar Hyman, Jamal Walton, Jeavhon Jackson and Carl Morgan won gold in the men’s 4x100m Men’s Relay in 41.46. Jamal Walton won gold in the Men’s 400m; Alex- ander Pascal won gold in the Men’s Javelin, and Carl Morgan won gold in the Men’s Triple Jump. Silver medals were won by Shalysa Wray (Women’s 400m), Tahj Lewis (Men’s 800m), Denaliz Thomas (Women’s Javelin) and Carl Morgan (Men’s Long Jump). Winning bronze were Jeavhon Jackson (Men’s 400m Hurdles) and Aijah Lewis (Women’s High Jump). Shooting Silver medal winners were William Campney (IPSC Stan- dard Division), team mem- bers William Campney and Ales Cevela (IPSC Stan- dard Division-Team and IPSC Open Division-Team), and team members Edison McLean and Andrew Schirn (Olympic Skeet Team-Open). Bronze winners were Christopher Jackson (Auto- matic Ball Trap Individual- Open) and William Campney (IPSC Open Division). The athletes won six gold medals in athletics and one in basketball; four silver medals in athletics, four in shooting and two in swimming; as well as two bronze medals in athletics, two in shooting and four in swimming. Cayman’s basketball team returns victorious with a gold medal from the Island Games in Gotland, Sweden. - PHOTO: ALVARO SEREYDISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days George Town TUESDAY JULY 4, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS 50 YEARS: Fire at airport; caning introduced for juvenile offenders In the July 5, 1967 edi- tion of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, the fol- lowing news story appeared: “There was a serious fire at the Airport last week when Hadsphaltic (Inter- national) Ltd. lost 90% of their equipment and spare parts for their airfield ma- chinery, valued at between £3,000 and £4,000. “Employees were brazing some metal in the Plant Fit- ter’s Workshop, which was a timber structure with corrugated iron when it is thought that some sparks fell to the ground, ran under the corrugated iron and ig- nited outside the shed. Be- cause of the great heat around, the men did not notice the fire until it had got a good hold. “Behind the shed was a 1,000 gallon fuel tank with 900 gallons of diesel oil in it and this was then en- gulfed in flames whilst the men were clearing plant and machinery away from the scene. One of the men, seeing this, drove his me- chanical shovel filled with sand into the flames around the tank and thus succeeded in saving the fuel. This was indeed a courageous act in view of the great heat.” The same edition also included a report on a Leg- islative Assembly meeting titled “Corporal Punish- ment for Juveniles Intro- duced,” which read: “An amendment to the Juveniles Law to include the introduction of corporal punishment for male ju- veniles was passed which now permits the court to order strokes with a light school cane, not exceeding 12 in number, to be in- flicted on an offender in serious cases, by a Sgt. of the Police Force under the supervision of the Chief of Police and with a Medical Officer present. “In this connection, Capt. C.P. Tibbetts and Mr. Burns Rutty both asked that their protest be recorded against the principle of including cor- poral punishment in the Law as they felt it was a retro- grade step and was not the will of the people in their con- stituency as expressed when the mater was discussed pre- viously in another connection. Miss Annie [Huldah Bodden] endeavoured without success to have the maximum strokes reduced to 6.” The Legislative Assembly report continued with a discussion about daylight saving, a controversial sub- ject to this day: “The govern- ment motion proposing the introduction of one hour’s daylight saving was turned down flat. There was very little discussion but all who spoke were obviously op- posed to the measure and the decision was there- fore unanimous.” The edition also included a story headlined “Truman Succeeds” about Truman Bodden, founder of Cayman’s Truman Bodden Law School and former Leader of Govern- ment Business: “It is with pleasure that we report that Truman M. Bodden has been successful in all his recent examina- tions at the Inner Temple in London. These include Criminal Law, Roman Law, Constitutional Law and Legal History. “After sit- ting for further examina- tions in September, Truman will be returning home with his family here and one week with his sisters in Florida before resuming his studies toward becoming a Barrister-at-Law.” Cayman Academy graduates class of 2017 Twenty students from Cayman Academy gradu- ated last month at a cere- mony at the Marriott resort. Valedictorian Nickayla Graham encouraged gradu- ates to continue to achieve their dreams: “We will not always succeed imme- diately, but that doesn’t matter because a lack of success only becomes failure when you give up without trying. It is natural that our dreams shift and change with time, but we are always better for having pursued them. “Graduates, never follow anyone else’s path because you create your own des- tiny,” she said. Salutatorian Joelyn Scott told fellow graduates and attendees on June 25 that success does not depend on fancy cars, big houses or large big bank accounts. “It is quite the opposite,” said Ms. Scott. “It is inward riches, not outward pros- perity, achieved through ed- ucating ourselves on what it takes to make us whole.” She appealed to class- mates to “put on the helmet of confidence, bravery and determination” to face the future and to follow their “unique drummer.” Keynote speaker was Cayman’s Chief Education Officer Lyneth Monteith. The Adventist-run school ended the school year with an enrollment of 329 for both its high school and primary divisions, a press release states. “Notably, the school has historically enjoyed an envi- able 95 percent pass rate in external examinations, with the recently announced re- sults for the 2016 class being no exception,” the release states. The ceremony ended with presentation of awards, with Ms. Graham receiving eight academic and other awards and Ms. Scott receiving 11 awards for her dedication, hard work, sportsmanship and involvement in the school community. On June 24 the school held a consecration ser- vice, at which the keynote was delivered by Pastor Eric Dannie Clarke, presi- dent of the North Bahamas Conference of Seventh- day Adventists. Cayman Academy’s graduates sing a musical item to close their commencement exercise. Pastor Eric Dannie Clarke speaks at the consecration ceremony. Valedictorian Nickayla Graham delivers her address at the commencement exercise. Salutatorian Joelyn Scott speaks at the commencement exercise.DISTRICT DAYS 7 District Days West Bay CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY JULY 4, 2017 West Bay students step into the future Ninety-five Year 6 stu- dents from Sir John A. Cumber Primary School completed their time at the school last month, ready to move on to high school. The students chose as the theme of their June 23 graduation ceremony “Step out with Confidence.” The capacity audience and some of the distinguished guests who were part of Principal Paul Samuel’s party included Attorney General Samuel Bulgin, Minister of Financial Services and Home Affairs Tara Rivers, Director of Education for the De- partment of Education Ser- vices, Lyneth Monteith and Deputy Chief Officer for Ed- ucation Policy and Planning Cetonya Cacho. Xavier Ebanks delivered the keynote address, relating some of his personal experi- ences as examples of how to step out with confidence. Mr. Ebanks is a West Bay local and a Sir John A Cumber Primary School alumnus. He started medical school at St. Matthews University in Jan- uary after completing a bach- elor’s degree in biomedical science and a master of sci- ence in cardiovascular med- icine. Mr. Ebanks was a finalist in the young entre- preneur of the year award for his company Awe Tech Group and will be traveling to Jamaica in July to present his company’s products at the NCB Digital Innova- tion Challenge. Several awards were given out on the evening, including awards for the most out- standing boys and girls. This award is given to students who have achieved and con- sistently maintained a high level in all the academics. This year, 17 boys and 15 girls received the awards. Illianna Romero received the Aemrwo Morgan Schol- arship Fund Award. “The re- cipient has to be one who embodies Aemrwo’s spirit and sense of values, exem- plifies the STAR Student cri- teria and PYP attitudes that Aemrwo displayed; has good attendance which demon- strates commitment and dedication; has a pleasant disposition to all, has a kind and caring nature and a giving spirit and someone who demonstrates steady and consistent progress in his/her learning,” a press release states. Ms. Monteith and Gloria Bell, the senior school im- provement officer, thanked four members of staff who are retiring or leaving the system, for their con- tributions to the educa- tion of the children of the Cayman Islands. They are Lorna Lumsden, Dianne Varona, Courtney Perrin and Steve Coles. Mr. Samuel, in his first school leaving address as principal of the school, re- flected on the year and wished the students well as they move on to the sec- ondary round of their educa- tional ladder. 50 years: Two prominent West Bay citizens pass away In the July 5, 1967 edi- tion of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, the fol- lowing story appeared: “It is with much regret that we report the death of Capt. Thomas Temple Banks, which occurred at his home on the June 26, after being in failing health for many years. Typical of most Cay- manians he took to the sea for a livelihood and many were the ships he skip- pered, including his own schooner ‘The Banks.’ “He was of a jovial and friendly disposition and was beloved by all who knew him. A God-fearing man and faithful member of the West Bay Presbyte- rian Church, of which he was one time a manager, the Captain entered into his haven of rest at the good old age of 89 years and 9 months, leaving his widow, Mrs. Martha Ebanks; two daughters, Mrs. Logan Banks, La Porte, Texas and Mrs. Rolin Ebanks, now at home and who has been a very faithful daughter; three sons, Will, Bob and Earl Banks, all of Florida. He was preceded in death by three sons, Denniston, Vernon and Ashby, and one daughter, Floris. “Funeral service was conducted by Rev. R. Coke at his home, and inter- ment was in the West Bay Cemetery. “It is also with much regret that we report the death of another promi- nent citizen of this district, Mr. John Samuel Smith, J.P., which occurred at his home on the June 29, after several months’ illness. “He was born April 8, 1892, and at an early age, he started out to make a living working at the Florida East-Coast Railway, along the Florida Cays. Then, for years, he operated a busi- ness here in West Bay, and was also engaged in the taxi service, and served as foreman in the road con- struction throughout the community. For many years he served as a Member of the Vestry, and in 1946 he was made a Justice of the Peace. “Being straightfor- ward in his dealings, his advice was sought and valued by many, even from the other districts. He was very active in all the affairs of the islands until failing health made it necessary to give up some of his duties. He was a great lover of the islands and its people. “Left to mourn his loss are: His devoted wife, Mrs. Rhodelle Smith; four chil- dren, Verda (Mrs. Os- wald Ebanks), Violet (Mrs. Charles Glidden Jr.), Hilda (Mrs. Alstead Glidden), Gar- ston Smith and wife Gladys Belle; 11 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Redfern and Mrs. Jefford Smith, and other relatives. “Funeral service was conducted by Elder Will T. Bodden, assisted by Revs. R. Coke, R. Bowman, Mr. Ebanks, Sis. Redley Powery and Elder Raib Arch at the Church of God, and was largely attended. In- terment was at the West Bay Cemetery.” These students were recipients of the Most Outstanding Girls Awards.The Most Outstanding Boys awardees pose with with Director of Education Lyneth Monteith. Makayla Brown, left, and Erin Parchment gave the students’ address.Xavier Ebanks delivers the keynote address.8 LOCAL NEWS TUESDAY JULY 4, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS A. L. 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This year’s production was chosen by secret ballot by the clients and staff, the center’s program support of- ficer Stephanie Rattan said. “Once the show was chosen, clients and instruc- tors in the Functional Aca- demics Department watched ‘The Sound of Music’ movie and rewrote, scene by scene, their own version of the show,” she said. “Auditions were held for each role just as would be done in other theater groups. Once the adapted script was finalized and all roles were cast, rehearsals were held every day from March until show day.” Life Skills teacher Laki Lee “managed the production so ably from the front of the stage,” said Ms. Voaden. “A large number of other staff was also integrally in- volved in the production, and without whom there would have been no show.” Ms. Rattan was stage manager, and occupational therapist Philip Knowles worked alongside Patrick Lopez from the Cayman Na- tional Cultural Foundation to run the sound and lighting. Additional backstage support was provided by program manager Julie Welds-Kandler, bus warden/program assis- tant Diego Kelly, Functional Life Skills teacher Will Del- gaty, occupational therapy assistant Andre Dixon and bus driver William Medina, a press release states. Onstage and offstage sup- port was provided by bus driver Javin Powery, occu- pational therapy assistant Aimee Gilman, bus warden/ program support assis- tant Samantha McLaughlin and Ms. Rodgers. Costumes were managed by vocational program coordinator Suz- zette Stewart, assisted by Adult Protective Services worker Donna Wilson, adap- tive living specialist Brigitte Conolly and bus warden/pro- gram support assistant Mari- etta Williams. Ms. Voaden thanked mem- bers of the community who volunteered their time, pro- viding critical support. Brad Watts provided a singing voice for Jule Frazier (who played Rolf), during the song “16 going on 17.” Betty Ebanks, Laura Young, Brit- tani Ebanks and Keisha Sol- omon provided support in the dressing rooms to ensure all the quick costume changes happened without a hitch. Jonathan Pedley climbed to 35 feet to operate the ropes which raised and low- ered backdrops, projector screens, etc. Playbills were designed and printed by Sunrise Centre receptionist Chanel Ebanks. Cayman Prep and High School students Raeanne Stewart and Erika Scotland shared their musical talents on the violin as part of the show, accompanied on the keyboard by volunteer Nick- olas DaCosta. Centre Pointe Dance Studio dancer Anna- bella Voaden contributed to the “chicken dance” item in the play’s competition scene. Also at the show, art- work by the clients was dis- played and on sale. Acting Director Kimberley Voaden also presented a Sun- rise Shining Star Award to assistant adaptive living spe- cialist Twila Rodgers, as out- standing employee of the year. “Twila has maintained ex- emplary standards within her program despite reduced staffing,” said Ms. Voaden. The ‘nuns of the Abbey’ perform ‘How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?’ From left, staff member Twila Rodgers, Mercedes Reyes, Paula Bush, Krysten Martin, Elena Ow-Lam, Samantha McLaughlin, caregiver Sonia Rowe, Faith Brandt, Vanessa Williams and Giselle Smith, who played Maria. Capt. von Trapp, played by Marcus Scott, and Giselle Smith as Maria share a scene.The islands’ most-trusted news source 9 Community CALENDAR ■ COMMUNITY CALENDAR is published TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS. It is available to charitable or nonprofit organizations. Items should be submitted at least three working days before publication. Information must include name of sender, signature and contact number. ■ Items may be faxed to 949-2662, brought to the Cayman Compass office on Shedden Rd. or emailed to cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com at least three days in advance of publication. TUESDAY, JULY 4 MOONLIGHT & MOVIES: “The Lorax” (2012, PG) will show at Camana Bay’s Gardenia Court. Free. 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 5 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INVESTMENT: DCI, including the Business Licensing Counter on the first floor of the Government Administration Building, will close at 3 p.m. for a staff meeting. The main office will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, and the Business Licensing Counter will reopen at 9:00 a.m. For more information, call 945-0943 or email info@dci.gov.ky. THURSDAY, JULY 6 BOOK SIGNING: Local author George Chollette will read from his new book, “New Name In Glory: The George Chollette Story,” and sign books at Books & Books in Camana Bay. 6 p.m. FRIDAY, JULY 7 GARAGE SALE: Boatswain Bay Presbyterian Church – Women Group will hold a garage sale from 5 to 8 p.m. TUESDAY, JULY 11 MOONLIGHT & MOVIES: “Happy Feet” (2006, PG) will show at Camana Bay’s Gardenia Court. Free. 7 p.m. JULY 23-28 GOSPEL MEETING: West Bay Church of Christ presents “Jesus Is The Answer” with guest speaker J.K. Hamilton from Mountain View Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas. Sunday at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday to Friday at 7:30 p.m. SUMMER CAMPS, VBS YOUTH RUGBY: July 4-7. For ages 6-16. Half day, 8 a.m. to noon, $125. Full day, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. $250, includes lunch. Venue is CRFU/Beach. Contact edward.westin@ caymanrugby.com. YOUTH SERVICES UNIT: Two camps offered. Learn to Cook, July 4-7. Ages 11-17. John Gray High School Cooking Classrooms. Cost is $50. Teen Summit – Coat of Arms, July 10-14. Ages 13-17. Visit iconic sites and take part in competitions to foster civics and celebrate diverse culture. Cost is $50. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at UCCI. To register or for more information, contact James Myles, 943-1127 or james. myles@gov.ky. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: The West Bay Wesleyan Holiness Church invites children from ages 3 TO 12 to attend. July 3-7, 6:30- 8:30 p.m. Call 949-3394 or 925-2004 for more information. TEEN CHALLENGE: Red Bay Church of God (Holiness) holds a Teen Challenge, Rome, Paul and the Underground Church, for ages 13-19, July 3-7, 6:30- 9:30 p.m. Bible lessons, games, snacks, and lots of activities. All free. For more info, call 925-2509 or 326- 7867. MULTI-SPORT CAMP: The Camana Bay Sports Complex is offering young athletes a chance to improve at multiple sports including volleyball, basketball, tennis, swimming and football. July 4-7, 10-14 and 17-21. Ages six to 14. Cost is $125 for Week 1 and $150 for Weeks 2 and 3. Call 640- 4000 or email camps@ camanabay.com. MUSIC CAMP: Cayman Music School is offering a camp for kids of all ages in ear training, instrument mastery, talent shows and more. Children will perform a musical recital at the end of each week. Ages 5 to 12. Cost is $55 per day or $250 per week. July 4-28, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Call 938- 3838 or email info@ caymanmusicschool.com. LEARNING CABOOSE: Offered through Church of God Chapel, July 3-28. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For ages 5-13. Cost is $250. Activities include arts and crafts, glass bottom boat, fishing, sports. Call 929-9222 or 949-1794. SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM: Light of the World Christian Fellowship is offering tutorial programs in Literacy and Mathematics this summer with side focus on arts and crafts, educational games and field trips. Lunch and two snacks served daily. July 4-28. 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call 926-1541 or 947-1949. KIDS ABILITY: Preschool and Kindergarten Readiness for ages 2.5 to 4.5. 8:30- 11:30 a.m. July 4 to Aug. 11. $275 per week. Social skills camps for ages 5-7, 7-11. Weekly themed camps, July 4 to Aug. 11. Also baby play times. Contact info@ kidsability.ky. IMMERSE: The Cayman Islands National Museum on the waterfront is holding a camp to brief children on the region’s rich maritime history. Cost is $100. Ages 9-11 for session running from July 17-21; Ages 12-14 for session running from July 24-28. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Red Bay Church of God (Holiness) holds Vacation Bible School for ages 3-12. July 10-14. 6:30-9 p.m. Lots of fun activities, craft, Bible lessons, snacks and prizes. All free. For more info, call 925-2509 or 326-7867. ACTING CAMPS: Organized by Cayman Drama Society at Prospect Playhouse. 8-11 years, July 24-28. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. $300 the week. 12-16 years, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. $325 for the week. Email training@cds.ky to book. HORSE CAMP: Coral Stone Stables, West Bay. For ages 7-16. July 4-28. 8 a.m. to noon. $250 per week; $50 per day. Children must be physically fit; no experience necessary. Contact Noland at 916-4799 or coralstonestables@gmail.com. GENERAL INTEREST HUMANE SOCIETY THRIFT SHOP: The shop has moved to Venetia Plaza, next to China Village. The thrift shop is open Tuesday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed on Sunday and Monday. Phone 945-5596. DVDL REPLACES TEMP PLATES: The Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing is replacing all Temporary Registration Plates. Customers who have been contacted by the department are asked to collect their new registration plates. They are reminded to bring the temporary registration plates, windshield coupon (if not expired) and log book. CONTRACTORS REGISTRATION: The deadline for residential and building contractors is June 30; trade contractors’ deadline is Aug. 31. BETHESDA COUNSELLING CENTRE: Caters to all who seek help. Open Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 68 Mary St. Appointments available Saturdays and late evenings. Owned and operated by the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Call 946-6575. LOST DOGS: The Department of Agriculture and veterinary students of St. Matthew’s University provide an online list of dogs housed at the Department of Agriculture Animal Rescue Shelter in Lower Valley. Anyone missing a dog can check www.smustudents.webs.com. HUMANE SOCIETY BOOK LOFT: North Sound Road. Open Monday 12:30-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday 5:30-7:30 p.m. Volunteers needed for front desk a few hours per week. Email humanesocietybookloft@ candw.ky or call 946-8053. Donations of books, games, CDs, stationery, DVDs, cards etc., in good condition always needed. RED CROSS THRIFT SHOP: The Thrift Shop opening hours are Tuesday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Friday hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed evenings. Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Volunteers are needed. Tuesdays at the Truman Bodden Complex at 5:30 p.m. for track/field, football and bocce. No experience necessary, just a smile and patience. Wednesdays at Lions Pool 10:15–11 a.m. You do not have to swim, just be able to walk in water chest-deep. Thursdays at First Baptist Church for basketball, 5:30–7 p.m. Saturdays, volunteers needed for Adult Special Olympic swim conditioning at CIS pool 9:30–10:30 a.m. Deck support and in-water swimming assistance needed. Contact Penny McDowall at 516-2578 or pjmcdowall@gmail.com. OPEN STUDIO: Every Thursday 10 a.m. till noon and every Monday 1-4 p.m. at Watler House Studio on grounds of Pedro Castle. Offered by Visual Arts Society to adults/youth who want to work independently in an inspiring atmosphere. Contact info@ visualartcayman.com. COMMUNITY CHESS: Tuesdays 5-8 p.m., West Indies Wine Company. Join the Cayman Chess Club for a complimentary chess class and open challenges weekly. Anyone can learn to play and enjoy chess, even beginners. ARTISANS MARKET: Camana Bay every Wednesday, noon till 8 p.m. Visual Arts Society artists display arts, crafts, paintings, prints, hand-crafted jewelry and ceramics for sale. Email info@visualartcayman.com. OPEN CANVAS: Wednesdays. Visual Arts Society supports this event at KARoo Restaurant in Camana Bay. 7-11 p.m. No fee, easels provided. Contact info@ongart. com or jar.was@gmail.com. MUSEUM TOURS: The National Museum provides guided tours for students and school groups free of cost. Students will gain an understanding of Cayman’s geological formation, flora and fauna, seafaring and rope-making heritage, political history and more. Contact the museum to book a tour in advance at 949-8368 or email info@museum.ky. CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Meets daily to help with drinking problems. For more information, call 926-9044 or visit www.caymanaa.org. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Is available for substance abuse help. Call the info line at 929–NANA (6262). AL-ANON GROUP MEETING: Are you troubled by someone’s drinking? Al-Anon Family Groups can help. Call 928-8843 or email caymanalanon@gmail. com for meeting times. OVERCOMERS OUTREACH: A Christ-centered 12-step recovery group addresses addictions and those affected by them. Meetings at Cayman Islands Baptist Church, Pedro Castle Road, Mondays, 7 p.m. For details, contact Virginia Castillo at 946-2422, or visit www. overcomersoutreach.org. DEMENTIA/ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP: This group meets on the last Wednesday of each month at the Catboat Club clubhouse, North Church Street. All are invited to attend. For more information, call 924-4170 or email info@adacayman.com. TOASTMASTERS CLUB: Cayman has three chapters of Toastmasters International, geared toward development of public speaking and leadership skills. Grand Cayman club meets at George Town Public Library, 3rd floor, 6-7:15 p.m. every Thursday. Eloquent Speaker club meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday 6:30–7:45 p.m. at Savannah United Church Hall. Eminent Orators club meets 2nd and 4th Monday 6–7:30 p.m. at Cayman Academy Canteen. Contact George R. Ebanks at 916-0687/322-9369 or georger.ebanks@gmail.com. ROTARACT BLUE OF CAYMAN: Meets Wednesdays 6 p.m., at Royal Palms Beach Club, West Bay Road. Contact rotaractblue@gmail.com or www.rotaractblue.org. LEO CLUB OF GRAND CAYMAN: Meets first and third Wednesdays of the month, 6:30 p.m. at the Lions Community Centre. For more information, contact Secretary Letisha Allen 924-2819. THE LIONS CLUB OF GRAND CAYMAN: Meets every first and third Thursday 7:30 p.m. at the Lions Community Centre. For more information, email LionsClubGCM@hotmail.com. For more Community Calendar events, visit www. caymancompass.com/events. CAYMAN COMPASS • TUESDAY JULY 4, 2017 The Lorax, center, is voiced by Danny DeVito in the film playing at Camana Bay on Tuesday night. - IMAGE: UNIVERSAL STUDIOSNext >