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An outline business case commissioned by the government suggested that the project could cost up to $15 million, but precise costs are unknown until a “construction costs con- sultancy phase” is completed. Groundbreaking is expected by the end of 2017, and the facility is projected to open by April of 2019, according to the govern- ment statement. The project will be helmed by Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc., a firm that special- izes in mental health facilities, in collabora- tion with Cayman firm DDL Studio, according to the release. “I have known Caymanians, including family members, who have had to go overseas for treatment, so I am very excited about get- ting the facility designed, built and completed,” said Minister of Health Dwayne Seymour. The new facility will be designed to incor- porate a central building and a series of nine small cottages that can each accommodate six patients. A main building and seven cottages are expected to be developed in the initial phase WOMAN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS FOR ROBBERY CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Christine Rae-Smith, a former personal assistant to two MLAs, was sentenced on Tuesday to 12 years’ imprisonment for her role in the armed robbery of a George Town beauty salon in July 2015. Rae-Smith, 38, had pleaded not guilty and elected trial by judge alone. Justice Charles Quin found her guilty in December 2016. Co-defendant Paul Winston Myles was sen- tenced to nine years for his role and Antonio Elvis Kelly received eight years. Both men pleaded guilty at an early stage. The defendants were charged with three counts of robbery, relating to the salon co- owner and two women in the salon at the time. They were also charged with posses- sion of imitation firearms with intent to commit an offense. Justice Quin noted that the firearms had not been recovered. One could only POLICE BAIL EXTENDED FOR BRAC ARTIST KAYLA YOUNG kyoung@pinnaclemedialtd.com Police bail for Cayman Brac artist Ronald “Foots” Kynes has been extended until Sept. 6 following his recent arrest for “obscene publications.” The artist was detained by police on July 18 after refusing to remove a series of nude sculptures, displayed on his property and publicly visible in Cayman Brac. He said po- lice gave no explanation for the bail extension. The art installation in question has driven fierce community debate over its depictions of homosexuality and religious iconography. Mr. Kynes maintains that the works intend to spread a message of love, nonviolence and the right to choose. “That day I was arrested, I went along with the flow and would love to see a picture of my mugshot. I’ve got a happy little smile on my face. I’ve done no wrong,” Mr. Kynes said. The artist said he has been subject to years DEVELOPER MICHAEL RYAN AIMS TO BRING RITZ-LEVEL LUXURY TO RESIDENTIAL MARKET JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman developer Michael Ryan has broken ground on his newest Cayman Islands project, an oceanfront condo development in George Town. Mr. Ryan, who has part- nered with realtor and fellow developer Dale Crighton on the project, said the development, Fin, aims to bring five-star re- sort-style elegance and ameni- ties to the residential market. Following an “intense” two- year design and planning pro- cess, construction work began last week on what will be a four- story, 36-unit development on South Church Street. Around 60 percent of the units have been pre-sold and construction is expected to take two years to complete, with the first owners moving in around summer of 2019, according to the developer. Cayman sprinter breaks 45-second barrier in 400m Cayman sprinter Jamal Walton, right, runs the fastest 400 meters by a high school athlete in 35 years at the Pan American Junior Championships in Peru last week. He finished in 44.99 seconds to set a new meet record and became the second high school athlete – after Darrell Robinson in 1982 – to break the 45-second barrier. For more, see page 16. PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » An artist’s rendering of the Fin development on South Church Street. The ‘five-star’ project broke ground last week. 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US: Webb’s attorneys in ‘potential conflict’ BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com Prosecutors in the FIFA corruption scandal have asked for a special hearing to explore whether the law firm representing Cayman’s Jef- frey Webb has a conflict of interest in the case. According to court docu- ments filed this week, federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York have sought an Aug. 29 hearing to review with Webb whether he wishes to continue to em- ploy attorneys with Clifford Chance US LLP in his defense. The issue arises over the fact that the same firm, al- though not the same attor- neys, represents another defendant in the ongoing corruption probe in which Webb pleaded guilty to seven charges in November 2015. That defendant, Jorge Luis Arzuaga, pleaded guilty last month in federal court to one charge of money laun- dering conspiracy in connec- tion with the FIFA investi- gation and faces sentencing in January, the same month set for Webb’s sentencing. “The government was in- formed by counsel for Mr. Webb and Mr. Arzuaga at the inception of their respective representations that each de- fendant was informed of the potential conflict posed by having attorneys from the same law firm represent mul- tiple defendants in related criminal matters and that each defendant expressed to his attorney his waiver of the potential conflict,” according to a statement filed with the court by U.S. prosecutors. Despite those statements, U.S. attorneys in the Eastern District of New York appar- ently wish to get the matter on the record and ask Webb himself whether this situa- tion is acceptable, during the proposed Aug. 29 hearing. There are several poten- tial difficulties in having the same counsel represent dif- ferent defendants in a related case, according to court re- cords. Chief among them is a concern that attorneys who receive privileged or confi- dential information on behalf of one defendant that could assist in the second defen- dant’s defense could not dis- close or use that information to assist their client. Such conflicts, if they rise to that level, can also be grounds for appeal. Arzuaga case Arzuaga is accused in a U.S. federal criminal informa- tion charge, filed separately from the FIFA indictments of May and November 2015, of taking part in a scheme to funnel US$25 million in bribes from South American sports marketing firm Tor- neos y Competencias to var- ious unnamed FIFA officials. The bribes were paid in exchange for the award of marketing rights to Tor- neos by FIFA and its South American football confed- eration CONMEBOL, the charge states. The indictment against Arzuaga implicates four Swiss banks in the bribery scheme. They are not iden- tified in the charges, but previously released public records have identified Ar- zuaga as a former man- aging director at Swiss bank Julius Baer. One of the football of- ficials who received the bribe payments is identified as Julio Grondona, a high- ranking Argentinian football official who died in 2014. US hits Venezuela with more sanctions ahead of vote WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration hit Venezuela with new sanc- tions Wednesday targeting 13 current or former top of- ficials in President Nicolas Maduro’s government, and threatened more penalties if he goes through with efforts to rewrite the beleaguered country’s constitution. The fresh sanctions were intended to dissuade Maduro from holding a controver- sial election, scheduled for Sunday, for a constituent as- sembly charged with over- hauling the country’s charter, Trump administration offi- cials said. They targeted four senior Venezuelan officials that the U.S. said were pro- moting that election or un- dermining democracy in Ven- ezuela, along with five others implicated in violence or re- pression amid the country’s political crisis. Four more Venezuelans linked to Venezuela’s state oil company or other gov- ernment-run institutions were also penalized in what the Treasury Department de- scribed as an effort to crack down on corruption and Ven- ezuela’s black market. The sanctions freeze any assets the individuals have in the U.S. and bar Americans from doing business with them. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested more penalties could be coming unless Maduro’s government changes course. “Anyone elected to the Na- tional Constituent Assembly should know that their role in undermining democratic processes and institutions in Venezuela could expose them to potential U.S. sanctions,” Mnuchin said. His threat was echoed by other U.S. officials who said such penalties could be ap- plied to any “bad actors” in Maduro’s government who are involved in corruption, human rights abuses or ef- forts to undermine democ- racy. They vowed “strong and swift economic action” against Venezuela if it goes through with Sunday’s vote. Those officials briefed re- porters on a conference call on condition of anonymity. Maduro is promoting the constitution rewrite as a means of resolving Venezu- ela’s political standoff and economic crisis, but opposi- tion leaders are boycotting it. The assembly could dramat- ically reshape government and help Maduro further consolidate his power. The U.S. is among 13 countries in the regional Organization of American States urging Venezuela not to hold the vote. Yet de- spite major and continuing protests, Maduro’s govern- ment has not shown signs of backing down. Among those hit by the sanctions were Tibisay Lu- cena Ramirez, the president of the National Electoral Council and president of Ven- ezuela’s National Board of Elections; Elias Jose Jaua Mi- lano, Minister of Education and head of the Presidential Commission for the National Constituent Assembly; Tarek William Saab Halabi, the president of Venezuela’s Re- publican Moral Council; and Maria Iris Varela Rangel, a Member of Venezuela’s Pres- idential Commission for the Constituent Assembly. In addition, penalties will apply to several members of Venezuela’s national guard, police and other security ser- vices, including Interior Min- ister Nestor Luis Reverol Torres, who was indicted last year by the Justice Depart- ment for his alleged role in an international cocaine dis- tribution conspiracy. The U.S. also said it had determined that Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Ais- sami, hit with U.S. sanctions in February, had “hundreds of millions of dollars” in as- sets that have been frozen due to the sanctions. The U.S. has accused El Aissami of playing a major role in global drug trafficking, a charge he denies. El Aissami is the most senior Venezuelan official to ever be targeted by the U.S. Lobster Pot raises funds for Crisis Centre The Lobster Pot Dive Center took divers on a three-tank excursion on board its boat Larry earlier this month as part of the annual PADI Women’s Day Dive. The group took part in dives at Big Tunnels, Eagle Ray Pass and Blue Peter Reef, along the north side of the island, raising $300 for the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre. Jeffrey Webb US SALMONELLA OUTBREAK LINKED TO PAPAYAS FROM MEXICO DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – U.S. health officials are inves- tigating a salmonella out- break linked to papayas from Mexico that has killed a person in New York City and sickened another 46 people in 12 states. The Food and Drug Ad- ministration said Tuesday that 12 people had been hospitalized. The U.S. Centers for Dis- ease Control and Preven- tion and the FDA are in- vestigating and believe the cause to be salmonella contamination from Mar- adol papayas. The FDA says consumers should avoid all Caribena brand Maradol papayas. New York has reported 13 cases and New Jersey has had 12. Another six have been registered in Virginia, five in Maryland and four in Pennsylvania. Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Texas and Utah each have had one reported case. Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro3 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • THURSDAY JULY 27, 2017 Earnest and May Bodden THIS WEEKS PRIZE: Winning 10 Bags Multipurpose Thinnest THIS WEEKS PRIZE: WEEKLY IN-STORE PRIZE DRAW SOCIAL MEDIA CONTESTS Join us for a customer appreciation evening this Thursday, July 27 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm at Paramount Carpets Showroom, Snack, Refreshments and prize giveaways. WEEKLY IN-STORE PRIZE WINNERS!WEEKLY IN-STORE PRIZE WINNERS! Driver was trying to roll spliff before crash Green sea turtle rescued from jagged rocks CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Antonio Elvis Kelly was sentenced on Tuesday to four years’ imprisonment for causing the death of Jordan Anthony Ebanks by careless driving on Nov. 17, 2013. The sentence is to be served after the eight years he received for robbery (see separate story on page 1). Kelly, now 21, was 17 when he drove Mr. Ebanks’s car and hit a wall on Old Robin Road in North Side. He initially told police that Mr. Ebanks had grabbed the steering wheel, causing him to lose control. Later he said he had been trying to roll a spliff of ganja. He was driving approximately 85 mph in a 30-mph zone and never had a driver’s license. In passing sentence, Jus- tice Charles Quin questioned why the Crown had accepted a plea to causing death by careless driving instead of dangerous driving. Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Patrick Moran explained that the careless driving charge was always an alternative and at the time the plea was accepted, the Crown had no evidence of what had happened in the car, other than the assertion that the victim grabbed the steering wheel. He suggested that the court’s sentencing powers were sufficient to meet the se- riousness of the charge. Justice Quin noted that Mr. Ebanks was initially believed to have been the driver, since no one else was at the scene and there were no witnesses. An accident reconstruc- tionist concluded that the cause of the accident was failure to negotiate a bend in the road due to speed. Later on the day of the accident, Kelly sought treat- ment for his injuries. Police were called and he admitted to being the driver. He said he got scared after the acci- dent and hid in the bushes nearby while emergency medical services were at the scene. He admitted smoking ganja before the accident and drinking two Guinness beers. The judge pointed out that a toxicology report showed no drugs in the victim’s system, but he might have been over the legal limit for alcohol. Mr. Ebanks appar- ently thought he was over the limit and asked a friend to drive. He had just bought the car a few weeks earlier. He was a talented musician with a bright future and his death had had a devastating effect on his family, the court heard. Justice Quin pointed out that the maximum sentence for causing death by careless driving is seven years. He said it was hard to imagine a more serious case of care- less driving. The speed had been “terrifyingly excessive,” almost three times the limit, he said. Other aggravating features were the rolling of the spliff and leaving the scene, he added. With a starting point of five years, Justice Quin gave Kelly a 20 percent discount for his guilty plea, resulting in a sentence of four years. He said this offense was of a wholly different type to Kel- ly’s other offenses, so this sentence will be consecutive to the eight years for robbery. KAYLA YOUNG kyoung@pinnaclemedialtd.com A large female green sea turtle was rescued in Grand Cayman on Tuesday after a group of residents found her trapped in ironshore rocks on the beach. The turtle, which has a 4-foot-long shell, had come ashore to nest but was un- able to return to the sea be- cause of the high, jagged rocks. Staff from the De- partment of Environment and volunteers rescued the turtle and released her back into the sea. A green sea turtle takes decades to reach the size of the female found Tuesday, according to the Depart- ment of Environment. It is estimated that fewer than one in 1,000 green turtles reaches maturity. The turtle recovered Tuesday had been tagged by the department in 2013 in an effort to track the nesting population. Last year, the de- partment documented 168 green turtle nests. Department of Environ- ment volunteer Marique Cloete said the turtle team was called out to the site after receiving a report that the turtle had become disoriented after laying its eggs, and the rescue went smoothly. “It was fantastic to see she had previously been tagged and she had grown and come back to Cayman,” Ms. Cloete said. The Department of Envi- ronment did not release the name of the beach where the turtle was recovered since poaching remains a serious threat to the islands’ small turtle population. Turtle nesting typi- cally takes place on beaches throughout the Cayman Is- lands from May to October each year, though nests have been found as early as April 1 and as late as January. Teams of volunteers visit local beaches once or twice a week to find turtle tracks that lead them to nests, which are then recorded by the De- partment of Environment and monitored until the baby turtles emerge. In case of a turtle found to be in distress, call the Department of Environment’s turtle hotline at 938-NEST or to call 911. Volunteer Marique Cloete keeps an eye on the nesting turtle that was found trapped on the ironshore.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. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY: Caymanian Compass Limited (a subsidiary of Pinnacle Media Ltd) Compass Centre Shedden Road, George Town SEND US YOUR VIEWS OR NEWS: P.O. Box 1365 Grand Cayman KY1-1108, Cayman Islands Telephone: (345) 815-0095 Email: newsdesk@pinnaclemedialtd.com ADVERTISE WITH US: Telephone: (345) 949-5111 Email: sales@pinnaclemedialtd.com Website: www.caymancompass.com PUBLISHERS DAVID R. LEGGE AND VICKI L. LEGGE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DAVID R. LEGGE EXECUTIVE EDITOR PATRICK BRENDEL A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION “Give light and the people will findtheirownway” “It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.” — E.C. McKenzie Eons ago a cartoon appeared in the New Yorker magazine. Here’s the setup: A father and son were pulled off to the side of the road with a flat tire. While the exasperated dad was wrestling with the jack and the wrench and the bolts, he looked up and said, “Son, I can’t change the channel. This is real!” Likewise, on a number of key issues, Cayman can no longer “change the channel.” It must deal with a multitude of critical issues that have been allowed to pile up – not unlike the mountains of trash at the George Town Landfill. At the top of everyone’s mind this week – for obvious reasons – are the fuel tanks at Jackson Point. Over the decades, homes and businesses have grown up around this critical, yet potentially combustible facility. The South Church Street area will soon see further development, including, as reported in today’s Compass, a new 36-unit luxury condo complex called Fin. We don’t know (but rest assured, we are looking into) the magnitude of the disaster that could have occurred if firefighters had not been able to control Sunday’s blaze. The only clues we have are that Chief Fire Officer David Hails said it was potentially “catastrophic” and that emer- gency responders thought it appropriate to evacuate hundreds of people within a one-mile radius of the terminal. We do appreciate this week’s post-event press confer- ence featuring Chief Hails, but that debrief should have included planning experts, attorneys and perhaps an actuary or two. Chief Hails cannot be expected to speak authoritatively on such issues as. What is the downside risk of having fuel tanks amidst a densely populated and growing area? What is the worst-case scenario if the fuel tanks ignite/combust/explode? Who would be liable? And dozens of others…. As we noted in Wednesday’s editorial, Cayman’s leaders have had at least two opportunities to relocate the increas- ingly out-of-place fuel terminal – first with the proposed East End Seaport in 2010, and again in 2014 in a proposed deal with Navasota Clean Energy LLC. But both efforts stalled because of public opposition or parochial politics. Stephen Covey, in his highly regarded book, “7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” writes about four categories (he calls them “quadrants”) of activities. They are: • Quadrant I: Urgent and important • Quadrant II: Not urgent but important • Quadrant III: Urgent and not important • Quadrant IV: Not urgent and not important He writes that most people, including executives, fill their days with urgent and important tasks (Quadrant I), leaving little time for reflection and visionary planning. Effective leaders of businesses and other enterprises (including countries) maximize the amount of time they dwell in Quadrant II. That’s where the real hard work and “head work” is done. Take the towering and odoriferous George Town Landfill – a problem politicians have talked about solving for years – make that decades. When the Dart Group proposed a mutually beneficial solution, marginal opposition morphed into campaign sloganeering and resulted in the project being tossed into history’s wastebin. Years later, the dump is still growing – looming over Camana Bay and impeding further development, as a monument to government inaction. In addition to the fuel terminal and the landfill, we could easily list many more examples of complex, long- term problems have been left to fester (sewage plant), stagnate (public school system), propagate (green iguanas), or downright disappear (the public park on the site of the now-decaying “Glass House”?). We’ll close with the obvious: Effectively governing a country isn’t a “tabletop exercise,” board game or computer simulation. As the man in the New Yorker cartoon said: This is real! – EDITORIAL – What should Cayman do about Jackson Point? THURSDAY JULY 27, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS LETTER TO THE EDITOR Time again to petition government about Jackson Point fuel terminal There is a great concern that I have had for many years as I live directly next door to the Sol (previously Esso) fuel storage facility. Un- fortunately, one year after we moved into our house on South Church Street, the com- pany was given permission to construct their storage tanks there despite a petition that we, as a neighborhood, had sent in to the government of that time. However, the bill was vetoed by Gov. Foot of Ja- maica of whose governance we were then under. Over the years my hus- band (now deceased) and I sent complaints to every gov- ernment because there have been no security guards on duty at night at any of the fa- cilities, which was of great concern to us. There have been a few times that mod- erate fires have started during the day at the Sol (Esso) prop- erty and thank goodness they were controlled. We just had a close call for a real disaster on South Church Street where many people had to vacate their homes. Many residents ex- perienced this inconvenience and were alerted to the po- tential of what could happen due to a fire at any of the fuel storage facilities in this area. We, as a community, are very grateful to everyone who took part in containing and com- bating the recent fire, but, as some individuals have al- ready mentioned in the Com- pass, the communication to the neighboring residents and general public was something to be desired. As I see it, it has become time again for us all to send another petition to our gov- ernment, as these facilities sit in our central business and tourism district and could cause an unimaginable ca- tastrophe if another fire were to occur and is not able to be contained. I would be more than willing to sign a peti- tion should someone decide to start one. I thank God for pre- venting the major disaster that could have happened, and I want to thank the many people who were praying for the protection of all the resi- dents of our area. Mary Thompson Brexit costs should not derail talks The first sticking point in Brexit negotiations is the size of Britain’s final bill with the European Union. It’s a silly dispute that both sides need to get past as quickly as possible so they can move on to more conse- quential matters. This needn’t be difficult. All it requires is a will- ingness to compromise — something neither party, as yet, has shown. Britain’s position has been that it should have to pay little if anything upon exit. Once Britain is no longer in the EU, its an- nual budget contributions and any EU spending in return will cease and, for the most part, that’s that. The EU’s position is that Britain will continue to owe as much as 100 billion euros to cover a long list of actual and contingent lia- bilities. Asked to comment on that prospect, British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson responded that Europe can “go whistle” — a perfect example of how not to proceed. Britain’s financial rela- tionship with the EU is so tangled, and the laws con- trolling it so opaque, that there’s no clear answer to the question of how much Britain actually owes. De- fensible estimates range from 25 billion euros to 65 billion euros. And those are net long-term figures: Britain could continue to receive some reimburse- ments from the EU even after Brexit, but its upfront payments could indeed run as high as 100 billion euros. Britain is at fault in failing to acknowledge that a hefty payment will be owed. The EU is at fault in maintaining that there’s one correct an- swer, with little room for give and take. So the scope for com- promise is plain. Right now, the U.K. government should make clear — not least to its own citizens — that the country does have substantial liabili- ties to the EU, and that a payment in the tens of bil- lions of euros will be due on exit. The EU should say it’s willing to strike a deal on the amount, and stop insisting that the number must be nailed down before more substantive discus- sions can start. The final figure will be more a matter of politics than accounting. Britain’s strategic position is weak, so it will have to give more ground than it would like — and the sooner it gets used to this idea the better. But if the EU decides to drive the hardest possible bargain, one that British politicians will be unable to sell to their voters, the result could be a shambolic exit that flattens Britain, inflicts material collateral damage on the EU, and poi- sons U.K.-EU relations irre- versibly. This cannot be in Europe’s interest. As soon as possible, the two sides should agree to agree on a substantial exit payment, and let the details be worked out later. The dis- cussions need to move to future economic relations, where the sums involved for both sides are vastly greater. © 2017, Bloomberg View The islands’ most-trusted news source 5 CAYMAN COMPASS • THURSDAY JULY 27, 2017 FORM 1 NOTICE THE DORMANT ACCOUNTS LAW, 2010 (as amended) (Section 6) Name of Account Provider: BUTTERFIELD BANK (CAYMAN) LIMITED Number of Account Provider: 77003 Address of Account Provider: 12 Albert Panton Street, George Town, Grand Cayman Previous name of Account Provider: BANK OF BUTTERFIELD INTERNATIONAL (CAYMAN) LIMITED The public is hereby given notice that Butterfield Bank (Cayman) Limited holds the following dormant accounts: The public is also hereby given notice of the following: 1. Unless one or more of the following transactions are effected on a dormant account listed above on or before 31st December next following, the monies in the dormant account will be transferred to the Government without further notice: (a) increase or decrease the amount held by the account providor1; (b) present the passbook or other record for the crediting of interest or dividends in respect of any sum payable with respect to any general deposit, demand deposit, savings deposit or deposit for a fixed period, made in the Islands with the account provider, or any sum payable on cheques certified in the Islands by the account provider; (c) correspond in writing with the account provider concerning the monies; (d) otherwise indicated an interest in the monies as evidenced by a memorandum concerning the monies written by the account provider. 2. Subject to the Dormant Accounts Law, 2010 (as amended) on the transfer of the monies in the dormant account to the Government, the dormant account holder will no longer have any right against the account provider to repayment of the monies transferred, but the dormant account holder will have against the Government such right to repayment of the monies transferred that the dormant account holder would have had against the account provider. 3. Any interested person should contact the account provider mentioned above to establish if that person is a dormant account holder. 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There were some special guests from the U.S.A., Mr. and Mrs. William Kenny and Mrs. Frances Duffy from New Port Richey, Florida and Mrs. Marietta Voge of Los Angeles, California. Thanks to all who sup- ported this worthy cause. “Mrs. Frank Berry went to Jamaica where she will attend the wedding of her brother. “Mr. Graham Watler re- turned home to spend some time with his family. He is an employee of N.B.C. “Coming home on Wednesday were Mr. and Mrs. James Lawrence and little girl Luci. Mr. Law- rence has been gone a few months. We are happy to have them back. “Mrs. Effie Frederick re- turned home after being in New York for a few weeks. “Mr. Cardinal Carter re- turned to sea. He is an em- ployee of N.B.C. “Mrs. Raymond Wood and daughter Ruth have returned home after being in Jamaica for a few weeks.” Visiting volunteers spruce up Mission House JEWEL LEVY jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com The historic Bodden Town Mission House is looking much better thanks to a group of volunteers visiting Cayman from a church in Oklahoma. The 25 volunteers from the MacArthur Church of Christ, headed by Mel Latorre, were on island last week for another reason – to conduct the first vacation Bible school at the East End Church of Christ. Daniel Mayfield, minister at the East End Church of Christ who arranged the July 21 cleanup of the Bodden Town Mission House, said fences around the property and the cistern got a fresh coat of paint, and the volun- teers also helped out at the East End Church and in the community of East End. Before moving to Cayman, Mr. Mayfield said, he was a part of the MacArthur Church and there were dis- cussions at the church about sending a group to Cayman to hold a vacation Bible school and for volunteers to do a few things to help out around the island. “The Mission House cleanup went very well … we felt it was very well organized …. We were very pleased with how well we were taken care of as a group, and it was pretty cool to be able to learn some insights on the history of the Cayman Islands and at the same time volunteer of our time to do the painting. The group really had a lot of fun,” said Mr. Mayfield. Richard Mileham, his- toric programs manager at Cayman Islands National Trust, said as a reward for their hard work, the group was invited to take the self- guided audio tour of the house. Representatives from the Cayman Islands Depart- ment of Tourism were also on hand to provide refreshments for the group. Listening to the volunteers talk about their island expe- rience Mr. Mayfield said they thought it was cool listening to some of the history and experiencing some of the cul- ture of the island and at the same time do some work, de- spite it being a very hot day. The MacArthur Church of Christ Bible study group from Oklahoma City visits the historic Mission House in Bodden Town. Volunteers paint fences at the Mission House.The islands’ most-trusted news source 7 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. CAYMAN COMPASS • THURSDAY JULY 27, 2017 Good Manufacturing Practices Preserves Preservation Jams Jellies Chutney Sauces & Pickles Food Microbiology Introduction to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Product Development & Display AGRO Processing *REGISTRATION ON A FIRST COME BASIS TOPICS TO BE COVERED VENUE: Clifton Hunter High School Aug. 8 - 11 9am - 4:30pm $50* Frank Sound, North Side TRAINER: Debbie Ann Kennedy Scientific Research Council ISO9000:2015 Certification For more information contact: 345-947-3090 DEADLINE: Friday 28th July 2017 W ORK SHOP THURSDAY, JULY 27 CHAMBER COURSE: Dealing with Difficult Customers. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chamber of Commerce, Governors Square. $150 for Chamber members, $225 for future members. Register online at www.caymanchamber.ky. FRIDAY, JULY 28 DRAMA PRESENTATION: Community Video Ministry in collaboration with Church of God Chapel West Bay invites everyone to a drama presentation and closeout of summer camp “Old Talk/ Basket Full of Humor” at the church hall on Town Hall Road. 7:30 p.m. Admission $10. Proceeds in aid of the youth and development program. CARIFESTA: Showcasing the talent selected to represent Cayman in Carifesta this year. Harquail Theatre. 8 p.m. tonight and tomorrow; 6 p.m. on Sunday. $25. SATURDAY, JULY 29 DEALS ON WHEELS: The Red Cross mobile thrift shop is in Bodden Town at Rubis (formerly Lorna’s Texaco) gas station parking lot 6–10 a.m. Items available include clothing, shoes, household items, linens and more. TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 MOONLIGHT & MOVIES: “Sing,” (2016, PG) will show at Camana Bay’s Gardenia Court. Free. 7 p.m. SME WORKSHOP: Developing Brand Awareness. Part 1 tonight, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Part 2 tomorrow, Wednesday, same time. Chamber of Commerce, Governors Square. Free. Register online at www.caymanchamber.ky. SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 BOOK SALE: The Red Cross Thrift Shop will have books for sale outside Foster’s Strand 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hardcover books, $2. Softcover books, $1. Children’s books, 50 cents. TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 DARKNESS TO LIGHT: Free training program, 6:30-9 p.m., for parents, teachers and others who work with or provide services to young people. Cost is free. Gain knowledge and skills to prevent child sexual abuse, recognize signs of abuse and learn how to react responsibly. Pre-registration is required. Contact vrm@redcross.org.ky. CHAMBER COURSE: Immigration and Permanent Residency. 9–11 a.m. Chamber of Commerce, Governors Square. $175 for Chamber members, $225 for future members. Register online at www.caymanchamber.ky. SATURDAY, AUGUST 12 NCVO SALE: Sale of household items, clothing including lightly used school uniforms, baby supplies, furniture. 6 to 10 a.m. in parking lot outside National Council of Social Services, 90A Anthony Drive, off Smith Road (behind The Pines). FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 LIQUOR LICENCES: Today is the deadline to submit applications for liquor license renewals, including music and dancing licenses. Application forms can be downloaded from the Department of Commerce and Investment’s website www.dci.gov.ky. For more information, contact Shelise Jeffery on 244-2202. For Sister Islands operations, contact Lolita Bodden at 948-2400 or Dave Tatum at 244-4401. SUMMER CAMPS, VBS VBS: The Church of God Chapel West Bay will be having Vacation Bible School August 7 through August 11, 6 to 9 p.m. nightly. For more information call 949-1794. ART OF NATURE: July 31 starts the last two weeks of the Art Nest Creative Studio Art of Nature Summer Camp supporting National Trust. For ages 6-12. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $325 for Trust members. $350 for non- members. Includes snacks, lunch, daily field trips and art materials. Contact artnestcayman@gmail.com or 949-0107. CNCF ARTS CAMP: July 31 to Aug. 4. Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s Summer Arts Camp engages youth in the visual, traditional and performing arts. Campers will learn how to plait thatch to make gigs; traditional dancing and storytelling. For ages 6-16. Harquail Theatre, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. $150 includes snacks, lunch and field trip. Deadline to register is July 27. Call 949-5477 or visit www.artscayman.org. VBS: Boatswain Bay Presbyterian Church invites all to VBS Monday, July 31, to Friday, Aug. 4, 9 a.m. till noon. The theme is “Created by God, built for a purpose.” The Bible School is for children 4 to 12 years. SUMMER OF ART: The National Gallery offers this series every Tuesday and Thursday from 2-4 p.m. in the Susan A. Olde Art Studio until Aug. 17. Space is limited to 20 students per session on a first-come, first-served basis (no pre-registration necessary). Sessions are free and all materials are provided. Summer camps and large groups can book art sessions and tours separately. For more information, visit www.nationalgallery.org. ky or email education@ nationalgallery.org.ky. KIDS ABILITY: Preschool and Kindergarten Readiness for ages 2.5 to 4.5. 8:30- 11:30 a.m., until Aug. 11. $275 per week. Social skills camps for ages 5 to 7, 7 to 11. Weekly themed camps, till Aug. 11. Also baby play times. Contact info@kidsability.ky. GENERAL INTEREST LAW SCHOOL PROGRAMS: Applications are being accepted to enroll in one of the new postgraduate programs offered by the Truman Bodden Law School – the LL.M-Master of Laws in International Finance, Law and Regulation and the postgraduate diploma in International Finance, Law and Regulation. Full details on the admissions procedure are available at www.lawschool.gov.ky. NATIONAL GALLERY: All are invited to view the new temporary exhibition Mediating Self, a display of works from the Cayman Islands National Collection that illustrates the ways in which our bodies are used to create and navigate our personal and collective identities. Open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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 was 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. For more Community Calendar events, visit www.caymancompass.com/events.The islands’ most-trusted news source 8 THURSDAY JULY 27, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS of construction, and the rest will be built in the future ac- cording to demand. With no existing long- term treatment center on is- land, people who require treatment and who cannot be transferred abroad be- cause they are unable to ob- tain visas due to criminal convictions are treated at the Cayman Islands Hos- pital or in certain cases kept at Northward Prison, or are cared for by family members. Psychiatrist Dr. Marc Lockhart, a longtime advocate of building a new residential facility, said, “It’s absolutely wonderful news to have the contract signed, as we have been working for many years to establish this much- needed facility to care for our mental health patients, who are among the most vulner- able in our community. “It is absolutely essen- tial that we care for our mental health patients in the appropriate manner, and I am very happy that we have reached the stage of designing and building the facility.” of harassment by police and community members critical of his work. “All of this foolishness and stress is the hardest thing on me. They’ve been after me for years,” he said. Mr. Kynes said he plans to sue the Cayman Islands government for his ar- rest. He hopes the lawsuit will deter police from in- tervening in artists’ works in the future. “I’m filing suit against the Cayman Islands gov- ernment and I am going to seek a serious amount of money. I am going to ask for punitive dam- ages,” he said. speculate what the guns had been used for since the robbery, he remarked. Summarizing the case, he said two masked men dressed in black had entered the salon, Elegant Nails and More, on the evening of July 10, 2015. One man had a long gun described as a rifle, the other a handgun. The co-owner of the salon thought it was a prank until the taller of the men put his gun to her face and told her to give him the pouch. The woman explained that the pouch had contained the day’s earnings, but she had given that money to a staff member who had left the salon a few minutes earlier. Two women handed over valuables. The robbers took cellphones, jewelry and $693 in cash. Justice Quin said Rae- Smith had orchestrated the timing of the robbery. She had visited the salon earlier in the day to get “the lay of the land,” he said. She had re- turned that evening to have her hair done and had been in phone contact with Myles – the pair had exchanged 11 texts during the 12 or 13 minutes before the robbery. Rae-Smith had challenged the robbers, and one of the victims thought that this brazen act would get them all killed. “It was a terrifying experience they will never forget,” he said of the victims. Each of the three defen- dants had a clearly defined role, the judge said. It was a joint enterprise, with one other culprit not yet iden- tified – Myles admitting to being the getaway driver, and Kelly one of the gunmen. Justice Quin said the three defendants seemed to blame each other, but any one of them could have pulled out at any time. They were all adults who had to take re- sponsibility for their actions. During her trial, Rae- Smith had tried to blame one of the salon staff members. During the investigation into the crime, one of the phones used to communi- cate before the robbery was found by police in a cistern. Texts on that phone between Myles and Rae-Smith impli- cated all parties. Defense attorney Lee Hal- liday-Davis spoke on be- half on Rae-Smith, who had no previous convictions. She had worked a personal as- sistant to George Town MLAs Roy McTaggart and Winston Connolly, and had formed a beach-cleaning business with Mr. Connolly. She had lost that job and the business. She suffered from a chronic degenerative disease and was in constant pain from a her- niated disc, the court heard. Attorney Amelia Fosuhene spoke for Myles, 41, de- scribing him as a good family man, but someone who was eager to please more domi- nant personalities. He had accepted that his victims would have been terrified and if he had thought about it ahead of time, he would never have let himself get in- volved, she said. Attorney Prathna Bodden spoke in mitigation for Kelly, submitting that he was ex- ploited by the others, with no evidence he was involved in the planning. Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Patrick Moran advised on sentencing. With a possible term of life im- prisonment, the guide- lines suggested a nine-year starting point and a range of seven to 14 years. Justice Quin said the facts and prolonged nature of this robbery aggravated the offense. Starting with 12 years for Rae-Smith, he then gave Myles a 25 per- cent reduction, since Myles had pleaded guilty but then tried unsuccessfully to change his plea. Justice Quin gave the full one-third credit to Kelly, for a sentence of eight years. He considered guilty pleas to several other charges that in- cluded burglary and handling stolen goods and passed sen- tences ranging from three months to two and a half years. On the principle of to- tality, he made these all run concurrently with the rob- bery sentence. A term of four years was made consecutive for the of- fense of causing death by careless driving, in a separate incident (see story on page 3 of today’s Compass), with the result that Kelly’s total sen- tence was 12 years. The development has some unique features, in- cluding a 75-foot elevated glass-bottomed pool, on the third floor, that cantile- vers out over the beach. It also features underground parking, 24-hour concierge service, an owners’ lounge, a business center, a tennis court, private plunge pools and wine lockers. A salt-water lagoon will be carved into the ironshore and a new beach created overlooking the marine park. Mr. Ryan said a special focus had been placed on design, with some of the top architectural and inte- rior design companies from around the world involved. The condos will feature glass walls on two sides, with views of the ocean. He said it would be a contemporary art-deco de- sign that made the most of the high ceilings and spa- cious interiors. He said his aim was to do for the residen- tial market what The Ritz-Carlton resort had done for tourism. “When I looked at what was going on residentially, I said ‘there is clearly a market that appreciates a high-end product.’ We asked ourselves, what does the next generation residen- tial development look like? “It takes longer and there is more effort that goes into it, but ultimately we feel it is worth it. “I think with this we are changing what is possible in residential and we are already seeing people come behind and try to replicate that or elevate the product even further.” He said some of the services for residents, in- cluding access to a pri- vate chef and sommelier for family entertaining, use of boats and electric vehicles as well as a car- service, came out of dis- cussions with potential buyers as well as feed- back from clients at The Ritz-Carlton residences. Targeted at both locals and overseas investors, he said the development aimed to provide superior luxury to what was avail- able on Seven Mile Beach. Arch and Godfrey have been contracted for the construction of the foundation and superstructure. Construction crews commenced work on the site last week, clearing, grading and placing the deep wells, as well as re- positioning the on-site sales center. Developer Michael Ryan aims to bring Ritz-level luxury to residential market CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Police bail extended for Brac artist Work crews were on site last week for what is expected to be an 18-month to two-year construction project. - PHOTO: JAMES WHITTAKER Woman sentenced to 12 years for robbery CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Contract signed for mental health facility Trump to bar transgender individuals from armed forces WASHINGTON (AP) – Presi- dent Donald Trump is bar- ring transgender people from serving in the military “in any capacity,” citing “tremendous medical costs and disruption.” Trump’s announcement Wednesday morning on Twitter did not say what would happen to transgender people already in the military. The president tweeted that after consulting with “Gen- erals and military experts,” the government “will not ac- cept or allow Transgender in- dividuals to serve in any ca- pacity in the U.S. Military.” “Our military must be fo- cused on decisive and over- whelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tre- mendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would en- tail,” he added. At the Pentagon, members of the staff of Defense Secre- tary Jim Mattis appeared to have been caught unaware by Trump’s tweets. A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, declined to answer questions about what Trump’s tweets mean for the current policy, including whether transgender people already serving in the military will be kicked out. “Call the White House,” he said. Davis later released a statement, saying, “We refer all questions about the presi- dent’s statements to the White House. We will continue to work closely with the White House to address the new guidance provided by the commander in chief on trans- gender individuals serving the military. We will provide re- vised guidance to the depart- ment in the near future.” The White House press office did not immedi- ately respond to a request for comment. Already, there are as many as 250 service members in the process of transitioning to their preferred genders or who have been approved to formally change gender within the Pentagon’s per- sonnel system, according to several defense officials. The Pentagon has re- fused to release any data on the number of transgender troops currently serving. A Rand Corp. study estimated that there are between 2,500 and 7,000 transgender ser- vice members on active duty and an additional 1,500 to 4,000 in the reserves. Trump’s decision drew swift reaction from critics. House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, called the move “a cruel and arbitrary deci- sion designed to humiliate transgender Americans who stepped forward to serve our country.” Matt Thorn, execu- tive director of OutServe- SLDN, which represents the LGBT population in the military, said thousands have been serving in the U.S. armed forces without causing any issues. “It’s an absolute absurdity and another overstep,” Thorn said. He threatened legal ac- tion if Wednesday’s decision is not reversed. Victoria Rodriguez- Roldan, director of the Trans/ Gender Non-Conforming Jus- tice Project, National LGBTQ Task Force, said Trump “has stood against the trans com- munity with this decision and is harming lives for the sake of political gains.” “The military is often the last resort for people who can’t find jobs because of discrimination,” Rodriguez- Roldan said. She said the transgender community “will not stop fighting” for justice. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1The islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • THURSDAY JULY 27, 2017 UK envoy first outside of White House to learn of Soviet missile deployment in 1962 Kremlin holds off on responding to new US sanctions MOSCOW (AP) – The Kremlin on Wednesday refrained from discussing its possible re- sponse to a new package of U.S. sanctions against Russia before President Donald Trump signs them into law. Eager to punish Russia for meddling in the 2016 presidential election, Con- gress on Tuesday overwhelm- ingly backed a new package of sanctions against Moscow that prohibits Trump from waiving the penalties without first getting permis- sion from Congress. Senior Russian officials and lawmakers said Russia was considering measures in response to the new round of sanctions, but Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, said it was too early to speak about it. Peskov told reporters in Moscow that the new sanc- tions, which he described as “lamentable,” have not been signed by Trump into law yet and that the Kremlin “needs to analyze it very carefully” before Putin makes a deci- sion on how to respond. When outgoing U.S. Presi- dent Barack Obama imposed new sanctions on Russia last December, including expel- ling dozens of Russian dip- lomats and seizing two Rus- sian recreational estates, Putin chose not to respond and said Russia would not expel U.S. diplomats de- spite the overwhelming expectations. Russian officials wel- comed Donald Trump’s presi- dential win last year, hoping to mend relations with the United States which reached a post-Cold War low under President Barack Obama. But six months into Trump’s presidency ties between the two countries remain tense, and the much-anticipated first meeting between Trump and Russian President Vlad- imir Putin early this month did not seem to produce any tangible results. Earlier on Wednesday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov criticized the sanctions as “closing off the prospect for normalizing ties.” He told the Interfax news agency the new sanctions are pushing Russia and the U.S. “into uncharted territory both in political and diplomatic sense.” Several Russian law- makers said Moscow is con- sidering how to respond to the new sanctions that aim to hit Putin and his inner circle by targeting alleged cor- rupt officials, human rights abusers, and crucial sectors of the Russian economy, in- cluding weapons sales and energy exports. The Fed- eration Council, the upper chamber of Russian parlia- ment, is already discussing the response, the chairman of its foreign affairs committee Konstantin Kosachev told re- porters in Moscow. Frants Klintsevich, first deputy chairman of the de- fense committee at the upper chamber of Russian parlia- ment, warned that the new sanctions could hurt Russia’s efforts to work with the U.S. in fighting terrorism. Coop- eration on counter-terrorism between Russia and the U.S. “will be extremely problem- atic if at all possible,” Klint- sevich said in comments carried by Russian news agencies on Wednesday. President John F. Ken- nedy’s extraordinary rela- tionship with Britain’s am- bassador in Washington during the Cuban missile crisis more than half a cen- tury ago is chronicled in a series of newly released top- secret cables. They show how David Ormsby-Gore, an old friend of Kennedy’s appointed as envoy in the hope he would have easy access to the White House, was the first person outside the adminis- tration to learn that the So- viet Union had deployed me- dium-range missiles to Cuba in 1962. Over the following days, he would stay in con- stant communication. The cables, published last week by the National Ar- chives in London, help to ex- plain why British prime min- isters place such emphasis on a good relationship with the U.S. president, even when it leads to criticism at home. The access Harold Macmillan enjoyed to Kennedy’s thinking shows how what is often called “the special relation- ship” can mean insights un- obtainable any other way. Ormsby-Gore was asked to “come unseen” to meet the president in the White House just before lunch on Sunday Oct. 21, 1962, the sixth day of the crisis. “We were quite alone, and he told me that no one else outside the U.S. gov- ernment was being informed of what was going on,” the envoy wrote in a cable to Mac- millan. “He then said that the situation with regard to Cuba had completely changed.” So secret was the briefing that Ormsby-Gore did not trust it to the Foreign Of- fice’s communications net- work. Instead, he returned to the embassy and sent a four- sentence coded note to Mac- millan, marked “personal for prime minister.” It said that at 10 p.m. that evening London time, the pre- mier was to stand by his tele- type machine to await a per- sonal message from Kennedy. “The president particularly stressed that not only are the contents of the message con- fidential in the highest de- gree, but that the fact that you are receiving a message at this time should on no ac- count become known.” Kennedy’s note, marked “eyes only,” said Macmillan should expect a briefing the following morning from the U.S. ambassador, “but I want you to have this message to- night so that you may have as much time as possible to consider the dangers we will now have to face together.” Macmillan’s response to Kennedy the next day, begin- ning “my dear friend,” was supportive. But a separate note to Ormsby-Gore showed the premier’s reservations about Kennedy’s move to con- front the USSR. He feared that even if nuclear war was averted, Soviet leader Ni- kita Khrushchev might de- mand concessions over the status of Berlin, now di- vided by the Wall. “Since it seemed impos- sible to stop his action I did not make the effort, although in the course of the day I was in mind to,” the prime minister told his ambas- sador. Still, “I could not allow a situation in Europe or in the world to develop which looks like escalating into war without trying some action.” Macmillan pointed out to Kennedy that people in Western Europe lived their daily lives within range of nuclear weapons. “We have got accustomed to it,” he said. But he urged the president not to give way over Berlin. Ormsby-Gore was at pains to reassure his boss about Kennedy’s intentions. “I have no doubt that he has no present intention of trying to seize Cuba,” he wrote. “He certainly hopes that the crisis will be resolved through negotiation and discussion.” On Berlin, the ambas- sador said that he received assurances from Kennedy that would satisfy Macmillan if he heard them, but “could not possibly put on the re- cord” because “they were so frank that I doubt very much whether he would re- peat them to any member of his administration except his brother Bobby.” Ormsby-Gore offered to fly to London to tell Macmillan face-to-face. The ambassador’s notes show that six days be- fore Kennedy made a secret offer to withdraw U.S. mis- siles from Turkey, the pres- ident called them “more or less worthless.” On day nine, Khrushchev sent an angry reply to Ken- nedy. That evening, the pres- ident dined with Ormsby- Gore at the White House. “The president and his brother asked me how I thought the whole affair would end,” the ambassador reported. He replied it would either be war or a negotiation, and he urged Kennedy to stand firm. Any sign of weakness would be “disastrous.” Four days later, the Rus- sians backed down. “It was indeed a trial of wills and yours has prevailed,” Mac- millan wrote in a personal message to Kennedy. “What- ever dangers and difficulties we may have to face in the future, I am proud to feel that I have so resourceful and so firm a comrade.” Ormsby-Gore stayed close to the Kennedy family after the president was killed the next year. In 1968, he pro- posed marriage to the pres- ident’s widow. She turned him down, saying she needed “somebody who is not part of all my world of past and pain.” There’s one more contem- porary echo in the files. Amid the greatest crisis of the Cold War, Kennedy took time out to assure Ormsby-Gore that he understood the impor- tance of Macmillan’s ongoing negotiations to join the Eu- ropean Economic Commu- nity – the forerunner of the European Union. © 2017, Bloomberg Ormsby-Gore was asked to “come unseen” to meet the president in the White House just before lunch on Sunday Oct. 21, 1962, the sixth day of the crisis. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov criticized the sanctions as “closing off the prospect for normalizing ties.” This Oct. 29, 1962 photo shows the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council regarding Cuba, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. - PHOTOS: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES VIA BLOOMBERG The new British Ambassador to the United States, Sir David Ormsby- Gore (Lord Harlech), presents his diplomatic credentials to John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office on Oct. 26, 1961. 2 Germans missing after copter crash A U.N. peacekeeping helicopter crashed Wednesday in the desert in northern Mali and two German citizens are unaccounted for, U.N. officials said. Officials are still working to verify details of the crash, including its cause and possible casualties.Next >