SECTION | PAGE ## TITLE FOR THE SPORT/ BUSINESS SKYBOX FRIDAY JULY 14, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS Dancing through the month Camana Bay offers classes in July B2 ‘Salomé’ at the cinema The National Theatre’s production of the biblical tale is brought to life B4 Events Events Art & Culture ■ FOOD & DRINK Hemingways is back! The reopened beachfront restaurant hits on a winning formula. B7 Acting like adults Cayman Drama Society seeks budding thespians this summer B3 Consider a close shave Save your locks for the Hannah’s Heroes event in September B5 STOLI FLAVOURS2 for $ 56 Until 31 July STOLI FLAVOURS 2 for $ 56 Until 31 July STOLI FLAVOURS 2 for $ 56 Until 31 July STOLI FLAVOURS 2 for $56 Until 31 July OFFER AVAILABLE JULY AND AUGUST FLAVORS REG. $34.75 NOW $27.75 SAVE $ 7 CAYMAN WEEKENDER Hemingways is back! EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 ‘MINDS INSPIRED’: SOWING THE SEEDS OF CAYMAN’S FUTURE High of 90 Low of 78 Smooth with wave heights of less than 2 feet. ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 75 CENTS – FRIDAY JULY 14, 2017 TM SEVEN MILE BEACH WATERFRONT WALKERS ROAD TOWN CENTRE PLAZA RED BAY Deloitte gets $143K contract to evaluate immigration strategy BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Accounting firm Deloitte has received a $143,000 contract to conduct a wholesale re- view of the Cayman Islands Immigration De- partment, as well as two other agencies, as government seeks to improve the hiring pro- cess for Caymanians and work permit holders. Premier Alden McLaughlin said in June that one of his coalition government’s primary tasks would be to “sort out” immigration and reform the public sector’s hiring mechanism. Mr. McLaughlin acknowledged that dif- ficulties ranging from the permanent resi- dence application backlog, to long wait times for work permit approvals, to Caymanian un- employment and uncertainties about who will lead the Immigration Department have plagued government for years. “There are significant problems there on a whole range of issues,” Mr. McLaughlin said. “We’ve got to sort out immigration generally.” According to bid documents reviewed by the Cayman Compass, Deloitte will be given wide latitude in developing strategies to re- structure the department from its primary law enforcement role into a human resources and immigration one-stop-shop. The review is to include the National Workforce Development Agency and the gov- ernment Department of Labor and Pensions. It seeks a “viable alternative” to the current orga- nizational structure, the bid documents state. “While organizational restructuring may result in altering the current number of posts … strategies should not financially penalize incumbent personnel, or de-incentivize pro- motion opportunities,” according to tender documents sent out seeking bidders to per- form the review earlier this year. The review will seek to reduce duplica- tion of tasks in the department and improve the “relevance” of corporate planning and de- cision-making processes, according to the bid documents. “Restructuring options … are intended to BT POLICE STRUGGLE WITH 60 BREAK-INS, TRESPASS CASES BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Police arrested seven teenagers in con- nection with a rash of burglaries, at- tempted burglaries and criminal trespass cases that plagued Bodden Town district this spring, residents were told at a public meeting Wednesday. Royal Cayman Islands Police Sgt. Orlando Mason told the group of Bodden Towners that between April 1 and June 1, about 60 crimes were reported, generally in the center of the historic town. When asked during the meeting at Sa- vannah Primary School whether police had made any arrests in connection with the crimes, Mr. Mason responded they had cleared about 20 cases. “That was just to get it under control, be- cause it was horrendous,” he said of the bur- glary situation. It was more troubling to some Bodden Town residents who attended Wednesday to discover who had been arrested. “They’re youngsters, 15 to 17 most of them,” Mr. Mason said. “There was about seven youngsters we targeted and all seven are currently at Her Majesty’s pleasure [going through the criminal justice system].” Mr. Mason, one of three police detectives now assigned to the Bodden Town area, said Cayman in Brexit talks with UK Leaders from 10 British Overseas Territo- ries, including Cayman, met with U.K. min- isters in London on Wednesday to discuss Brexit negotiations. All attendees in Wednesday’s meeting were briefed on developments and prepara- tions for talks with the EU by British Min- ister for Exiting the European Union Robin Walker and British Foreign Office Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad. “Negotiations to leave the European Union are now under way, and we are working hard to deliver a deal that works for everyone in- cluding our friends in the overseas territo- ries,” Minister Walker said. “We have engaged extensively with the overseas territories and will continue to make sure their interests are taken into account as the U.K. leaves the EU.” Premier Alden McLaughlin attended the discussions along with Cayman Ministers Roy McTaggart and Tara Rivers. Wednesday’s meeting continued discussions regarding concerns overseas territories have raised PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 12 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 13 » From left, Cayman Islands Governor-designate Anwar Choudhury, U.K. Foreign Minister Lord Tariq Ahmad, Premier Alden McLaughlin and Brexit Minister Robin Walker at Lancaster House in London during Wednesday’s talks. PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 12 »2 LOCAL&REGIONAL FRIDAY JULY 14, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS Casual indoor & outdoor dining with a local flair. 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Please be guided accordingly. For further information on how to register for the new academic year, please email admissions@ucci.edu.ky. 345.623.8224 info@ucci.edu.ky ucci.edu.ky FALL 2017 Jury discharged in shooting case CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com A judge discharged the jury Thursday in the trial of four people charged in re- lation to a shooting out- side a West Bay Road night- club. A new trial has been set for Nov. 20. Justice Michael Wood told the seven jurors, “For rea- sons I can’t go into, this trial cannot continue.” He apologized to them for the inconvenience. Ju- rors had been selected on Monday and they heard the Crown’s opening of the case on Tuesday. They were ex- cused on Wednesday and were to have heard evidence from the first prosecution witness on Thursday. Malik Mothen and Ta- shika Mothen, who are hus- band and wife, are charged with the Feb. 4 attempted murder of Daniel Alexander Bennett. They and Kash- wayne Hewitt are charged with the attempted murder of Carlney Rashad Campbell. All three are charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm on Feb. 4. Hewitt and Daniella Tib- betts are charged with pos- session of an unlicensed firearm on Feb. 10. The Mothens also face two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm and, with Hewitt, one count of causing grievous bodily harm. Queen’s Baton arrives in Cayman on Friday SPENCER FORDIN sfordin@pinnaclemedialtd.com It’s been a trek four months in the making, but the Queen’s Baton, the Com- monwealth’s equivalent to the Olympic flame, will land in Cayman on Friday as part of its 388-day journey leading up to the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. The symbolic baton will land on a flight from Miami at Owen Roberts Interna- tional Airport at 12:58 p.m., and will visit several notable locations during its three-day tour of Cayman. The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee invites the public to Pedro St. James on Saturday, where, from 3:30 p.m., the baton will be passed through the hands of “as many people as possible,” in- cluding athletes and citizens, according to a press release from the committee. The baton will also be taken to the Governor’s House, the Cayman Turtle Centre, South Sound Squash Club, Stingray City, Kaibo Public Beach and East End before also making stops on Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. Cayman is the final Ca- ribbean stop for the baton, which began its journey on March 13 at Buckingham Palace. Queen Elizabeth II en- trusted it to the first carrier, legendary Australian track cyclist Anna Meares, who will serve as an ambassador to the 2018 Gold Coast Com- monwealth Games. The baton wound its way through Africa, traveling to 18 countries before com- pleting that section of the trip in South Africa on May 20. It will visit the Com- monwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas from July 18 to 24 before making its way around the world and to Australia in time for next year’s competition. The baton will travel all around Australia for 100 days before appearing at the opening ceremony of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on April 4, 2018. At that point, a message from the Queen will be removed from the baton and read aloud to de- clare the games open. That message has been part of the Commonwealth Games tradi- tion since the 1958 games in Cardiff, Wales. After placing her message inside the baton, Queen Elizabeth II hands the symbol of the Commonwealth Games to Australian cyclist Anna Meares as Louise Martin, president of the Commonwealth Games Federation looks on, during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on March 13. - PHOTO: COURTESY OF GOLD COAST 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES CORP. BRAZIL’S SILVA DEFIANT AFTER CONVICTION, WANTS TO RUN AGAIN SAO PAULO (AP) – Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched a defiant public defense Thursday after being convicted of corruption and money laundering, accusing his political opponents of trying to prevent him from be- coming president again. A federal judge found Silva guilty the previous day and sentenced him to nearly 10 years in prison, though the charismatic leader remains free while an appeal is heard. In a brief, at times emo- tional speech, Silva told sup- porters in Sao Paulo that the court had no proof and the conviction was politically mo- tivated. To cheers, he said he wants to run for re-elec- tion next year. “From this moment I want to ask the Workers’ Party for the right to be a candidate for president,” he shouted. “Lula for president!” the crowd responded. The man more commonly known as “Lula” was accused of receiving a beachfront apartment and repairs to the property as kickbacks from construction company OAS. Silva never owned the apart- ment, but prosecutors argued it was intended for him. The case is part of Bra- zil’s largest-ever graft in- vestigation, and dozens of top politicians and busi- nesspeople have already been jailed. But Silva is the highest-profile figure to be convicted so far, and the first Brazilian ex-president to be found guilty in a crim- inal proceeding at least since the restoration of democracy in the 1980s.3 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY JULY 14, 2017 Tuesdays, July through August, 7 p.m. Enjoy free, family-friendly movies on our giant outdoor screen. MOONLIGHT & MO VIES For full event details and more Town Centre happenings, visit CAMANABAY.COM Young budding chefs prepare family picnics to share during Moonlight & Movies. Saturdays, July 8 to August 26, 3-5 p.m. Splash, play and escape the summer heat while grooving to family-friendly tunes. Thursdays, July 6-27, 6-7 p.m. Join weekly dance classes and improve your dance skills, fitness levels and Thursday-night fun! Traffic accidents prompt safety campaign JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com A new road safety cam- paign, Share the Road, is under way in an effort to reduce the rising number of vehicle accidents on Cayman’s roads. Traffic offenses in the territory rose by 26 per- cent in 2016, with a total of 6,463 incidents reported and six fatalities. The Rotary Clubs of Grand Cayman have come together in a national campaign to en- courage road users to have re- spect for each other. The ini- tiative will involve television and social media campaigns as well as visits to schools, targeting young motorists. Dawn Cummings, past president of Rotary Sunrise, said, “All three clubs recog- nized the national importance of this campaign, and have therefore combined forces to ensure that its messaging is prominent, widespread and effective. Too many members of our clubs have had per- sonal negative experiences on the road, or know family mem- bers or friends who have.” She said the number of ac- cidents in Grand Cayman is “staggering” for such a small island and with the expansion of Cayman’s road network, the Rotary clubs wanted to do their bit to help make the is- land safer. Joey Hew, minister for infrastructure, endorsed the campaign at a launch event Thursday, saying it would help bring the concept of CaymanKind to the roads. He encouraged motorists and other road users to show patience and understanding. Kurt Walton, deputy com- missioner of police, said the increase in traffic offenses is due, in part, to a higher level of enforcement. “We have reinstated the traffic management unit and we have seen a significant increase in enforcement, a major increase in speeding detection. Our purpose is to make the roads safer.” In- spector Ian Yearwood, who heads up the traffic unit, said speeding and drink driving are the two biggest threats on the road. He said edu- cation is key. “We can issue as many tickets as we want, but to get the true message out to the public, it needs buy-in from everybody using the road,” he said. Matthew Forbes, head of the Governor’s Office, said Governor Helen Kilpatrick is very concerned about the rising number of accidents on the road, including a fatal crash in East End in May in which four people died. “What is unique about Cayman is the number of dif- ferent nationalities that drive here and the different stan- dards and habits they bring with them from different countries,” he said. “You have people coming from the U.S., for example, who may not know how to use a round- about, and people from the U.K. who have never seen a four-way stop before. There are some peculiarities about Cayman’s road system that hopefully this campaign can help sort out.” The campaign messaging will target all road users, in- cluding cyclists, pedestrians, vehicle drivers and motorcy- clists, and will provide them with ways to keep themselves and others safe on the road. Presentations will also be given to community groups, and the Royal Cayman Is- lands Police Service will as- sist with spreading the mes- sage to people as they are out on the road. Justin Bodden, presi- dent of Rotary Club of Grand Cayman, said, “A lot of the time, road safety campaigns are only geared towards drivers and don’t include or address other road users. Share the Road aims to show that every road user has a part to play in keeping our roads safe, even if they are not in a motor vehicle.” Rotary clubs, police and government gathered Thursday to launch the campaign. ROUNDABOUT AT KING’S TO CLOSE SATURDAY The National Roads Au- thority has advised that the west-bound lane of the roundabout by King’s Gym on Crewe Road will be closed Saturday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Drivers heading west will still be able to access the Linford Pierson Highway via the roundabout. The east-bound lane will remain open. “The closure is to allow roadworks to take place along Crewe Road,” according to the notification from the NRA. The campaign messaging will target all road users, including cyclists, pedestrians, vehicle drivers and motorcyclists, and will provide them with ways to keep themselves and others safe on the road.The islands’ most-trusted news source 4 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. WASHINGTON – Cynics are said to be people who are pre- maturely disappointed about the future. Such dyspepsia is encouraged by watching Re- publicans struggle to move on from the dog’s breakfast they have made of health care re- form to the mare’s nest of tax reform. Concerning which, House Speaker Paul Ryan, whose preternatural opti- mism makes Candide seem morose, says: “If we’re going to truly fix our tax code, then we’ve got to fix all of it.” Trying to fix “all of” immigration in 2013 and health care in 2010 with “comprehensive” legisla- tion left almost everyone irri- table. Perhaps the third time is the charm. Sen. Ron Wyden is skeptical about fixing much this year, even given Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc- Connell’s decision to limit the August recess. The fourth-most senior Democrat and ranking mi- nority member on the tax- writing Finance Committee, Wyden, 68, is usually re- laxed but now is especially so, for two reasons. He was just elected to a fourth term. And for him and other Fi- nance Committee Democrats, tax reform is, so far, an unde- manding spectator sport. This was underscored last weekend when, as he was being driven from one Oregon town hall to another, he read a Wall Street Journal story headlined: “GOP Tax Overhaul’s Fate Rests on ‘Big Six’ Talks.” Five of the six were in an almost taunting photo pro- vided to the Journal by Ry- an’s office – Ryan, McCon- nell, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, Senate Finance Com- mittee Chairman Orrin Hatch and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The missing sixth person was National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn. No congressional Democrat is included. Evidently, Republi- cans plan to pass tax reform without Democratic votes, under “reconciliation,” which is inherently partisan – 51 votes will suffice – and limits debate to 20 hours. The 1986 reform, the gold standard of bipar- tisan tax legislation, was on the Senate floor for more than 100 hours spread over 20 days – after seven days of hearings and 16 days of mark-up. Ryan and McConnell say tax reform will be “revenue neutral.” This might require dynamic scoring – calculating that reformed incentives will stimulate economic growth – to project implausible growth rates. Plausibility is, however, optional, as it was in April, when Mnuchin’s department produced a tax plan that re- sembled Lincoln’s “soup that was made by boiling the shadow of a pigeon that had starved to death.” The docu- ment – “shorter than a drug store receipt,” says Wyden – was one page long, con- tained 218 words, eight num- bers and a thumping vacuity, the promise to “eliminate tax breaks for special interests.” Last November, Mnuchin told CNBC there would be “no absolute tax cut for the upper class,” meaning no net cut after lost deductions. In Mnuchin’s January confirma- tion hearing, Wyden mischie- vously suggested calling this “the Mnuchin rule,” which en- thralled Mnuchin, who later said: “I feel like I’m now in good company with the Vol- cker rule and the Buffett rule.” In a June hearing, however, Mnuchin told Wyden: “You made it a rule, I didn’t make it a rule.” It would be enter- taining to watch Republicans try to adhere to that rule while fulfilling their promise – from which they began retreating on Tuesday – to repeal the 3.8 percent Obamacare tax on in- vestment income. No Democrat, says Wyden, likes the status quo. When he recently described the tax code as “a rotting economic carcass,” his wife asked him to stop scaring the children. The complexity of the code, which is more than 4 million words, is why America has more people employed as tax preparers (1.2 million) than as police and firefighters. If tax compliance were an industry, it would be among the nation’s largest; it devours 6.1 billion hours annually, the equivalent of more than 3 million full- time workers. Wyden knows he sounds like “a one-song juke box” when he keeps stressing “wage growth” but he notes that last week the encour- aging number of jobs cre- ated in June (222,000) was ac- companied by discouraging wage growth (year-over-year, 2.5 percent, barely ahead of inflation). Many economists are puzzled that low unem- ployment (4.4 percent) is not forcing employers to bid up the price of labor. Wyden says he is puzzled by neither the cause (persistent slow growth, limping at around 2 percent) nor the cause of this cause – insufficient money in middle- class paychecks to power an economy where 70 percent of the fuel comes from consumer spending. He favors, for ex- ample, doubling the earned income tax credit. He seems, however, to be pre-emptively, but not prematurely, disap- pointed about a legislative process that will fall some- what short of fixing “all of” what ails the rotting carcass. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2017, Washington Post Writers Group. “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” – Author Jack London We often think of inspiration as something that is outside our control – a flash of brilliance, a synapse randomly fired, a lightning strike that comes from an outside, un-nameable and unpredictable source. Regardless of where inspiration originates, there is little doubt that it can be encouraged (if not induced) and certainly nurtured. How inspiring it has been, then, for us and for Cayman to witness the development of the Dart Group’s Minds Inspired Education Programme over these past few years – like catching lightning in a bottle. The program’s goal, to improve students’ academic excellence in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (also known as STEM), may be shared by many. But the methods of Minds Inspired are unique – and worthy of recognition, emulation and, if possible, replication. In the future, many of the best jobs are going to be in STEM-related fields, but it can be difficult to interest students in these rigorous areas of study. Minds Inspired aims to go beyond lecture and incentive to provide expe- riences and support to spark young people’s interest and ignite in them a passion for STEM. The program’s scholarships, mentoring and work expe- rience programs and events are designed to inspire and nurture youths into becoming well-rounded, highly trained and experienced Cayman residents, educated, and moti- vated, to succeed in the workplace and take their rightful place as responsible members of the community as adults. It’s more than a “program” or a “project.” It’s a mission. Leading that mission is Dart Education Programs Manager Glenda McTaggart, who told us this week, “Minds Inspired is really about promoting those things and encouraging young people to embrace careers in the areas of STEM.” They do so through sponsoring and underwriting events, such as annual Mathematics Challenges and Shark Talks, which reach hundreds of young people each year, and through three ongoing programs: • Each year, supporting two outstanding students entering high school through The Minds Inspired Scholarship – a four-year award that includes payment of all school fees, including books and uniforms, mul- tiyear mentoring with Dart employees and enrich- ment activities, including travel and participation in elite experiences in order to expand their horizons and inspire them to achieve. • For university-level students, offering The William A. Dart Memorial Scholarship, which pays tuition for up to four years at an accredited overseas institution and includes mentoring and summer employment oppor- tunities at Dart. • And through the Minds Inspired Summer Student Pro- gramme, offering students valuable work experience and skills, and helping them build relationships with working professionals. By adding camp experiences focused on exposing students to the larger science environment, Minds Inspired is now offering Cayman’s young people an opportunity to learn firsthand about naval architecture and marine engi- neering from some of the world’s foremost experts. The week-long summer camp was developed in partner- ship with the Webb Institute – a leading engineering college on Long Island in New York, but it also resonates with Cayman’s seafaring culture and taps into youths’ experi- ences in the hopes of lighting that inspirational “spark.” “We look out the window and we see these super yachts off the coast of the island,” Mrs. McTaggart said. “A lot of them are registered here, so there are a lot of opportunities here. But it’s not an area that kids really think about studying.” How glad we are that Mrs. McTaggart and her crew are thinking about those opportunities – and how to inspire Cayman’s youth to do the same. The Minds Inspired Marine Engineering & Naval Architecture Summer Camp will take place from July 31 through Aug. 4. For more information or to register and apply for financial assistance, visit www.mindsinspired.ky/events or email mindsinspired@dartcayman.com. – EDITORIAL – ‘Minds Inspired’: Sowing the seeds of Cayman’s future FRIDAY JULY 14, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS Fixing the ‘rotting carcass’ tax code GEORGE F. WILL GEORGE 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”The islands’ most-trusted news source 5 CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY JULY 14, 2017 DISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days East End North Side FRIDAY JULY 14, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS 50 years ago: Returning home after 52 years In the July 12, 1967 edi- tion of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, “North Side News” correspondent Nettie McCoy wrote: “After spending an enjoy- able holiday with his sister Lola, Mr. Edison Whittaker returned to his home in Panama on the 7th. Having been away for 52 years, he was well pleased with all the improvements made in the island and hopes to re- turn again soon. “Those arriving on June 26 were Edward Chisholm, McCarthy Whittaker, and Darwain Ebanks, all em- ployees of N.B.C. “On June 29, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Parker of Rum Point Club arrived back from their vacation in the U.S. Along with them were their two little boys and a friend to spend their Summer vacation. “Leaving on the 3rd was Miss Cynthia Ebanks who spent an enjoyable two weeks vacation with her mother and relatives. “Arriving on the 3rd was Mrs. Mary Miller and little daughter Susan after spending an enjoyable 4½ weeks in the U.S. She went to Palm Beach where she spent some time with her husband Ned who is cap- tain of the Inagua Spray, then on to Palmetto where she spent two weeks with her brother Leslie and his wife, and lastly to Texas where she visited the other brothers and their families, and again spent some time with her husband. “Mr. Calvin Rivers ar- rived on the 5th to spend his vacation. He is an em- ployee of N.B.C. “Miss Mervie Rivers also returned on Monday from Jamaica where she underwent a major oper- ation. She is very much improved in health. On the same plane was Miss Phyllis Smith. “Mr. and Mrs. John Ch- isholm left on the 10th for a few weeks vacation in the States. “Mr. William Miller, who went to Honduras some time ago, returned last week, bringing with him his new wife. While in Hon- duras, he was united in marriage to Miss Ionie.” Campers visit East End seniors Children spread Bible message on visits JEWEL LEVY jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com Vacation Bible campers took to East End streets Wednesday to share Chris- tian love and kindness with seniors as part of the United Church of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands camp’s mission. The group of 46 campers, ages 8 to 12, from five dif- ferent youth groups spread out among the community to pray, read Scripture verses, sing and speak with seniors. When one group vis- ited 101-year-old Stella Wel- come, she told them the se- cret to her long life, saying her motto in life was to love people and do good for others. She also told the young people to take care of themselves and do as much good as they could for others all the time. Miss Stella said she liked going to church and being part of the congregation. Another group called on 88-year-old Pet Forbes and shared some Christian fel- lowship with her. Camp leader Richard Christian said taking the Bi- ble’s message outside of the church and onto the streets is the mission aspect of the camp. The visit to East End was also to help the Gun Bay church promote its Vacation Bible School. During the camp, which began in July at the old Pros- pect Youth Centre, the young- sters were involved in a number of other events fo- cused on the Bible, under the theme Radical Discipleship.Campers visit 88-year-old Pet Forbes. Alyssa Powell and Rueben Moore sit and chat with 101-year-old Stella Welcome.Campers file into the home of one of East End’s elderly residents. - PHOTOS: JEWEL LEVYThe islands’ most-trusted news source 7 CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY JULY 14, 2017 8 LOCAL NEWS FRIDAY JULY 14, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS RBC Digital Banking clients can now access Electronic Statements (eStatements) for Savings, Chequing/Banking and Credit Card accounts. The new view & manage eStatements options in RBC Digital Banking allow you to view FREE eStatements plus you can stop the print and mail out of paper statements for your credit card and savings accounts. Locate menu options for eStatements under the Services/eStatement menu via Digital Banking which can be found at https://caribbean.rbcroyalbank.com. You will be able to “opt out” of paper statements here. Kindly note that if you opt to maintain paper statements, a fee will be charged for savings and credit card account statements effective August 18, 2017. 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Stolen car stripped of its doors, bumpers, seats, trunk Car recovered after two weeks BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com A vehicle stolen from central George Town in late June was found two weeks later “stripped,” according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service. “I can confirm that some of the doors are missing, the bumpers are missing, it has no trunk or seats,” RCIPS of- ficer Jodi-Ann Powery said Wednesday. “Some of the tires are missing and it ap- pears that some parts from the hood [are] also missing.” Police said the silver Honda Civic was stolen from Keturah Street in George Town on June 28. The vehicle was found Tuesday in Bodden Town and the owner was noti- fied, police said. The Honda was forensi- cally examined at the local police station. It’s not the first instance of car seats being removed from a vehicle during a theft. A vehicle parked in a lot off North Sound Road in George Town near the Com- pass Centre was broken into and its seats taken. The owner returned to the island in early July after a short trip to Miami and noticed the theft when he picked up the car. “I was absolutely shocked and amazed that someone would break into my car to steal the front seats and leave the stereo,” local divemaster Drew McArthur said at the time. “… [S ]ome of the doors are missing, the bumpers are missing, it has no trunk or seats.” RCIPS OFFICER JODI-ANN POWERY BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com If you have been the victim of a burglary lately, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service may have some of your stolen property. The police service is asking burglary or theft vic- tims to go to the Amerigo building in Elizabethan Square in downtown George Town on Sunday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to re- view items seized during recent arrests. Police said Thursday that there are about 10 watches, two 32-inch TVs, two speakers, a turntable, a number of electronic tab- lets and a power tool. There are also four iPhones or An- droid phones. Police said most of the items were recovered during a search of a George Town property where a man had secreted the stolen goods in the ceiling of his home. That case is now before the courts. Individuals who come to view the stolen items should bring some proof of ownership. This can include a receipt, certifi- cate of ownership, the serial number of the item or – in the case of electronic devices – a password used to un- lock the device. Attendees are warned that these items will not be returned to them on Sunday because the process for re- turning stolen goods re- quires a few additional steps, but claiming the items will begin that process. RCIPS officer Jodi-Ann Powery explained: “After proof of ownership is given, the properties have to be released from our exhibit holders system and each item signed for individu- ally. This has to be done on a business day. It also has to be recorded in the re- port that the owner was handed these items. “The report of the stolen property that they made has to be found and investiga- tion complete as well (this can be done after their prop- erty is returned).” Police warned Bodden Town residents during a public meeting Wednesday that vehicle stripping, as well as auto thefts, have be- come a significant problem on Grand Cayman in re- cent months. WANT STOLEN ITEMS BACK? RCIPS MAY HAVE THEM CHARITY SCAM REPORTED TO FINANCIAL CRIME UNIT The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Financial Crime Unit is warning the public about an attempt to defraud a local charity. According to police, the Cayman-based charity re- ceived an invitation to a con- ference in the U.S. this week and was offered a free air- fare to attend. The charity was asked to go to www.raymy- suiteatlantahotel.com to book a room by sending money through Western Union. “The complainant became suspicious of these instruc- tions and decided to inform the police,” a police statement says. “No money was lost as a result of this ruse.” Police did not identify the charity or the legitimate con- ference it was asked to attend. U.S. law enforcement was notified of the scam re- port this week. “The police are asking members of the public to be vigilant of scamming cyber- crimes such as these and are asking that any such encoun- ters be reported to the police,” the RCIPS statement read.9 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY JULY 14, 2017 Condolences can be registered at: www.churchillsfuneralhome. We have been asked to announce the passing of Mrs. Judy McLean of Honduras & Newlands,who passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017. A Thanksgiving Service will be held on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at 2:00pm at the Church of God Full Gospel Hall, 63 South Church Street, George Town. Interment follows at Prospect Cemetery. The Family Of The Late Condolences can be registered at boddenfuneralservices.com & Bodden Funeral Service Facebook page. Nola A. Ebanks regret to announce her passing on Saturday, 1 July 2017. A funeral service will be held 3:00 PM on Sunday, 16 July 2017 at Bodden Funeral Service Chapel, 117 Walkers Rd.. Viewing will be from 2:30 PM, prior to the service. Interment will follow in Boatswain Bay Cemetery. . The Family Of The Late Condolences can be registered at boddenfuneralservices.com & Bodden Funeral Service Facebook page. Leila Mae Bush affectionately known as Mae Mae regret to announce her passing on Sunday 25 June 2017. A funeral service will be held 3PM Saturday, 22 July 2017 at Wesleyan Holiness Church, viewing for 2PM prior to the service. Interment will follow in Northwest Pont Cemetery. The Family Of The Late Condolences can be registered at boddenfuneralservices.com & Bodden Funeral Service Facebook page. Ranburn Christian regret to announce his passing on Monday, 3 July 2017. A funeral service will be held 3:00 PM Saturday, 15 July 2017 at Church of God Chapel, Walkers Rd. Viewing will be from 2:00 PM prior to the service. Interment will follow in West Bay Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Cayman Islands Seafarers Association . Perhaps you sent a lovely card or sat quietly in a chair. Perhaps you sent a funeral spray or wreath, If so, we saw it there. Perhaps you spoke the kindest words that any friend could say, Perhaps you were not there at all, but just thought of us on that day. Whatever you did to console our hearts, We thank you very much. The family of Alexander Clyne A Thank You For All ‘Oldest’ divers aim for record books Octogenarian couple seeks record JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Husband and wife Phil and Grace Hampton may not walk as well as they used to, but that did not stop the octogenarian couple from diving into the record books in the Cayman Islands. Phil, 86, and Grace, 85, from Orlando, Florida, be- lieve they are the oldest scuba diving couple in the world. They have ap- plied to the Guinness Book of Records for official certification of the title. To be recognized in the record book, the couple had to dive to more than 40 feet for 30 minutes and have the dive witnessed by three inde- pendent judges. Mr. Hampton, a former rocket scientist who worked on the U.S. space shuttle program, said they had read about a couple, ages 67 and 69, who were going for the record. “When we saw that, I thought ‘oh boy, they are just kids.’ I have been diving for 50 years, Grace has been diving for 30 years. It is something we love to do to- gether and it would be fun to have the record,” he said. They have submitted their application and ex- pect to hear back in the next 90 days. Mr. Hampton said he and his wife try to go on a dive trip every year and have been to the Cayman Islands on nu- merous occasions. “We enjoy it so much,” he said. “It is a highlight for us to be able to do it. “Unfortunately, as you get older, you get a little more de- crepit and travel isn’t as easy as it used to be; putting your equipment on isn’t as easy as it used to be, but once you get in the water, you are fine. It’s perfect. “The real secret is staying active as an older person and watching your health and hopefully having good genes. My wife still cycles regularly and I walk two miles a day and do resistance exercise three times a week.” Even with nearly 5,000 dives between them, the couple say they are still fas- cinated by the underwater world and see new critters or animal behavior every time they dive. Mr. Hampton recog- nizes he will not be able to dive forever but has no plans to hang up his regu- lator just yet. “I don’t have an age limit in mind. It’s a matter of physical capability and health,” he said. The Hamptons tried for the record on a dive trip last year in Bonaire but their ap- plication was not accepted because one of the witnesses was a family member. This time, the couple trav- eled with three generations of their family to Cayman Brac for the dive trip, but also dove with independent witnesses who have signed their application to the Guin- ness Book of Records. “We are hoping that this time we have done it right and they will give us the re- cord,” Mr. Hampton said. To be recognized in the famous record book, the couple had to dive to more than 40 feet for 30 minutes and have the dive witnessed by three independent judges. Security Centre offers free safety training In response to re- cent robberies in Grand Cayman, The Security Centre is offering free weekly training sessions at the Cayman Technology Centre on personal safety, robbery training, situa- tional awareness and threat identification. The one-hour interac- tive sessions are open to all community members and will be run by security ex- perts, including former po- lice officers from the U.K. and the Cayman Islands. The workshops aim to improve community pre- paredness and support ef- forts by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, said Stuart Bostock, CEO of The Security Centre and a former RCIPS officer. “We are seeing a range of unfortunate incidents. The police are doing excel- lent work, but civilians can also contribute to support the work of the police to fight crime,” Mr. Bostock said. “One part of that is to en- sure we are all equipped with the skills and knowledge to effectively support the work of our law enforcement agencies. Working together as a community is vital to combat crime.” For more information on the workshops, contact The Security Centre at info@security.ky. The one-hour interactive sessions are open to all community members and will be run by security experts, including former police officers from the U.K. and the Cayman Islands. Phil and Grace Hampton attempt a record-breaking dive off Cayman Brac last week. – PHOTO: JOHN AND MELINDA TRIBE The Hamptons, on their record dive off Cayman Brac. – PHOTO: CHUCK BROWNNext >