ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 50 CENTS – MONDAY JULY 31, 2017 SEVEN MILE BEACH WATERFRONT WALKERS ROAD TOWN CENTRE PLAZA RED BAY JUICY. TENDER. SEASONED. PRESELL + INSERT PRESELL + INSERT PRESELL + INSERT New system to monitor Cayman prison guards’ attendance BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com What’s described as a “pilot” project aimed at better tracking prison officers’ at- tendance at Her Majesty’s Prisons Service in Cayman may eventually be extended to the entire government, Ministry of Human Re- sources officials confirmed last week. Request for proposal documents went out earlier this month seeking private sector bids for a new software system for the prisons service and its approximately 160 employees. “The objective is to supply and imple- ment a system that will track time and at- tendance,” bid documents reviewed by the Cayman Compass stated. The deadline for bid submissions on the project is Aug. 11. The main Cayman Islands government of- fice building on Elgin Road already uses a card monitoring system to track civil service employees’ attendance, but according to bid records, that tracking software does not in- tegrate properly with the government payroll system – the Oracle E-Business Suite. “The Cayman Islands government currently uses two bespoke [custom-made] software systems to track time and attendance,” the bid records state. “These systems no longer meet the needs of some of the more complex orga- nizations in the government, being outdated, Summer fun in the Cayman sun More than 150 YMCA campers gathered for a day of friendly competitions at Truman Bodden Sports Complex on Thursday. The eight-week camp, for children ages 5-12, has reached its halfway point. For more, see Page 6. - PHOTO: JEWEL LEVY A long, strange trip Scuba tank takes six- month float to Florida KEN SILVA ksilva@pinnaclemedialtd.com Think of it like a message in a bottle ... only much larger. On Jan. 25, a nasty swell hit North West Point – “one of the worst I’ve seen,” said Divetech owner Jo Mikutowicz. Crashing waves reached the spot where Divetech keeps its equipment, dragging a handful of scuba tanks (each of which weighs about 30 pounds, empty) out into the bay. Some of them washed ashore over the next several days, while divers recovered others. One, however, drifted out to sea, presumed to be lost forever. So it came as a surprise for Ms. Mikutowicz when her busi- ness received a phone call last week from a man from a very un- likely place, saying that he found the tank on a nearby beach … Panama City Beach, to be precise. “We were just shocked it made it all the way to Florida,” said Ms. Mikutowicz. “I think it is impressive that it made it around Cuba.” CAYMAN REMOVED FROM U.S. ZIKA LIST The Cayman Islands has been removed from an American advisory list that warns travelers where there is a risk of local trans- mission of the Zika virus. The jurisdiction was placed on the U.S- based Centers for Disease Control and Pre- vention list last year when Grand Cayman re- ported local transmission of the virus. There have been no locally transmitted cases of Zika this year and just one imported case, in early February. The Cayman Islands Public Health Depart- ment has been lobbying to be removed from the list for the last several months and it was confirmed Friday that this had been done. “This is very good news because it means that visitors can come and not worry about contracting the virus,” said Acting Medical Of- ficer of Health Dr. Samuel Williams-Rodriguez. “Previously, we regularly had people ringing up from overseas who wanted to visit, but after seeing us on the CDC list they were wor- ried that they might contract the virus. This was particularly true of people who were pregnant or wanted to become pregnant.” Zika is linked to microcephaly, a condition in which a baby is born with a deformed head, and other neurological disorders. AG: AVIATION BOARDS’ PROBLEMS PERSIST BRENT FULLER bfuller@pinnaclemedialtd.com A number of mismanagement problems in local government boards appointed to oversee aviation-related matters went unaddressed for years after a December 2013 audit revealed some embarrassing practices at those entities. However, Cayman Islands Auditor Gen- eral Sue Winspear said Friday that a follow- up review completed this month by her office showed better progress among the aviation- related boards. “Overall, we concluded that a number of the issues identified in our original re- port on governance of statutory authorities and government companies in December 2013 remained,” Ms. Winspear wrote in her follow-up review. “Since our audits were completed, all-three [aviation-related] bodies have taken actions and plan to take further action to improve their governance arrangements.” Public Accounts Committee Chairman Ez- zard Miller said committee members remained to be convinced: “We are pleased that the [en- tities] have taken action to implement some of the recommendations made by the auditor general. 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Stuff the Bus school appeal returns The Stuff the Bus com- munity drive is back, ready to help kids with their new school supplies before the opening bell rings at the end of August. Stuff the Bus is Carib- bean Alliance Insurance’s summer appeal to help those low-income families and in- dividuals who cannot afford school supplies. The goal is to fill a yellow school bus with donations such as backpacks, note- books, crayons, pens, pencils and lunch kits. The donation drive runs from July 31 to Aug. 19. Anyone who wishes to pur- chase and donate supplies can do so by dropping them into boxes inside Cost-U- Less or the Caribbean Alli- ance Insurance Office at 203 Alissta Towers. Supplies for children ages 6-16 are being collected, in- cluding: Pencil pouches; erasers; short scissors; blue or black pens; glue sticks; crayons; notebooks; markers; 150-page wide-rule packs of loose leaf paper; colored pen- cils; and pocket folders, notes Caribbean Alliance. The Department of Educa- tion services estimates that the average family in Cayman spends about $350 on back- to-school supplies each year. This year Caribbean Al- liance has partnered with Cost-U-Less. A special Stuff the Bus school supply area will be on display inside Cost-U- Less and live events with Caribbean Alliance and members of respective char- ities will be held in the store on weekends. “There are many ways the community can ensure that children less fortunate have everything they need to suc- ceed in the new school year,” said Aleisha Lalor, branch manager of Caribbean Alli- ance Insurance. The charities that will re- ceive this years donations are The Department of Chil- dren and Family Services, the Needs Assessment Unit, the Crisis Centre and the Special Needs Foundation. For more information, or to organize a mini-collection, visit the Facebook page @StuffTheBusCayman or call Caribbean Alliance on 949-9744. Cayman culture on stage at CARIFESTA showcase Above, Matt Brown, Troy Rodgers and LeBron McLean perform in Frank McField’s work ‘Playground’ during the first night of the CARIFESTA showcase Friday. Below, Dance Cayman performs an artistic interpretation of Caymanian culture through movement. The weekend performances, including theater, fashion, dance and more, gave local residents a sneak preview of the program the Cayman Islands plans to bring to the Caribbean Festival of the Arts in Barbados in August. - PHOTOS: ALVARO SEREY The goal of the initiative is to fill a yellow school bus with donations such as backpacks, notebooks, crayons, pens, pencils and lunch kits SHARK BITE SENDS BAHAMAS SNORKELER TO HOSPITAL NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) – Au- thorities in the Bahamas say a tourist has been bitten by a shark in the second such attack in less than two months. The unidentified woman was hospitalized after being bitten on her ankle and foot while snorkeling on Thursday. The woman’s condition was not imme- diately clear, and Assistant Police Commissioner Ste- phen Dean said he did not have further details. A handful of attacks have occurred in recent years across the Bahamas, where bull and tiger sharks are present. In June a North Carolina cruise ship passenger lost part of her arm to a shark bite.3 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY JULY 31, 2017 Coach apologized to parents of teenage girl, court hears No word yet as to whether Ato Stephens will give evidence in indecency trial CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Ato Stephens, the former track coach accused of inde- cently assaulting a young fe- male athlete, apologized to the girl’s parents, Justice Mi- chael Wood heard last week. The mother and father gave their evidence in court after the girl gave hers via video link on Thursday. The girl was 14 when the se- ries of incidents with the de- fendant began. Stephens, 37, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault, one count of gross indecency and one count of knowingly using an ICT network to abuse, annoy or harass the girl by sending indecent messages. Director of Public Pros- ecutions Cheryll Rich- ards completed the case for the Crown shortly after noon on Friday. Lead defense counsel Paul Keleher asked for an adjournment until Monday morning. He did not say whether Stephens would give evidence, but indicated he would complete the defense case on Monday. Parents give evidence The girl’s mother began her evidence by explaining that when her own phone was not working, she got her daughter’s old phone and put her chip in it. While using the phone she saw some What- sApp messages from Ste- phens and some pictures of her daughter in bra and panties. The message from Stephens would be to send him the picture and “make sure you delete.” She said she spoke to her daughter about the matter and told her to open her new phone. She saw similar pic- tures and conversations and asked her daughter about them. She said her daughter told her that “Coach” had told her if she did not cooperate then she could not be part of the track club; she was afraid of being thrown out, so she cooperated. Questioned further by Ms. Richards, the mother said she phoned Coach Ato and told him she wanted to speak to him. She said he came around lunchtime the next day, a Thursday. She told him about the messages she had found. At first he did not respond – like he was in shock, she reported. He said he was sorry, that he was having problems with his family, he was not working. “He was telling me to for- give him,” she said. She told him she didn’t know what to do about the situation, so she was putting it in the hands of the law. Her husband was home at the time and he was upset. Coach Ato was apol- ogizing to her husband also and then left. After- ward he phoned her twice, still apologizing. The next day, a Friday, she went to police. Mr. Keleher asked if she had been angry and upset. “I was feeling like a mother,” she replied. Later she added, “I was upset that we trusted him and he was doing this to her.” Justice Wood asked if she were angry with her daughter. The mother said that when the girl explained, “I understood.” The girl’s father said in his evidence that his wife had told him what had happened. When Coach Ato came to the house, the father asked how, as a coach, the de- fendant could do such a thing, manipulating her. “He was very apologetic. He said he was sorry and it wouldn’t happen again and we shouldn’t take it to the police. He begged me not to take it any further,” the father said. One-way ticket Facts agreed to by pros- ecution and defense were read into the record by se- nior Crown counsel Elisabeth Lees on Friday. They included information about Stephens’ purchase of a one-way ticket and his departure from Cayman the day after visiting the girl’s parents. He was ex- tradited from the U.S. in Feb- ruary this year. The girl’s mother had confirmed that the coach’s wife told her she had thrown him out. Part of the girl’s testimony not previously reported in the Cayman Compass was her questioning by the de- fense counsel. In his cross-examina- tion, Mr. Keleher asked her if she thought she was in trouble after her mom found the messages on the phone. She said yes. “And did you think that if you tried to blame Coach for something extra that he hadn’t actually done, he would be in more trouble than you – it would take the pressure off you?” he suggested. “I didn’t think that at all,” the girl replied. “The po- lice told me to be honest, so I was honest.” Asked if she had ever flirted with Coach, she said, “Not intentionally.” She agreed she had messaged him saying she missed him. Asked if she had given Coach the impression that she wanted the relationship to go further, she said she might have, but it was the way she was feeling at the time – she felt she had to do it. Justice Wood has been given copies of images and messages from the phones of the girl and the defendant. Exhibits in the case include maps of where various ath- letes lived, so that the girl could explain the routes Ste- phens took when driving them home after practice, and where she said the inde- cent assault occurred. “He was very apologetic. He said he was sorry and it wouldn’t happen again and we shouldn’t take it to the police.” COMPLAINANT’S FATHER, about Ato StephensThe islands’ most-trusted news source 4 – EDITORIAL – Opinion&Letters The Cayman Compass welcomes comments, opinions and viewpoints from readers. Letters to the editor can be emailed to editor@pinnaclemedialtd.com, submitted via www.caymancompass.com, sent by post or hand-delivered to the Compass office. 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LEGGE EXECUTIVE EDITOR PATRICK BRENDEL A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION “Give light and the people will findtheirownway” MONDAY JULY 31, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS Premier Alden McLaughlin struck a bold stance last week when he declared that the majority of the Cayman Islands government’s social services programs are “failing, are not at all fit for purpose and are not addressing the issue.” Just the pronouncement of reform – and certainly any follow-through action – may well generate considerable pushback from the social services sector and many recip- ients of government’s largesse. But it’s something that needed to be said, and must be done. Without dramatic intervention, the lack of purpose, cohesiveness and accountability in our current social services system is on course to develop into a full-blown, self-perpetuating and potentially country-destroying “welfare state.” In taking up the challenge of change, the premier has our full support. It is no secret that government’s social services need a serious overhaul. A 2015 audit found that the Needs Assessment Unit, which handles most of government’s social welfare programs, lacked an overall strategy, priori- ties or clear definition of desired outcomes. The depart- ment, it appears, is understaffed and overworked and, most importantly, operating without clear policy direc- tives and guidelines. It is not even clear exactly how much government spends on social assistance programs. In addition to the more than $50 million clearly earmarked by the Legisla- tive Assembly for this purpose (this is not spare change), there are additional payments to nongovernmental orga- nizations, sports and community groups. An array of other programs and expenditures are folded in under the purview of any number of departments, such as educa- tion or healthcare, or as individual line items. It may well be that some (or many) are a wise invest- ment of public resources, or that they could become so with greater focus and accountability. But simply throwing money at the community out of a vague desire to “help” does little to improve lives – it might even make them worse. For example, well-intentioned support for single mothers may inadvertently offer a disincentive for young couples to marry and establish a stable two-parent household before bringing children into the world. Or this: never-ending cash support for people who are suited for employment most certainly encourages a lack of enter- prise, responsibility and self-reliance. We believe in the social safety net, but not one that is so poorly constructed and misapplied that it ensnares those it seeks to protect. In the United States, data suggest that social welfare dependence, if allowed to continue uninterrupted, often becomes generational, where no members of families, and their forebears, have ever worked. Dependence, in other words, has become a generational lifestyle. To prevent such an outcome from ever taking root in Cayman, services must be targeted – designed to lift people out of poverty and dependency – and, most importantly, temporary. Only those who cannot reasonably be expected to provide for themselves (for example due to age or dis- ability) should qualify for long-term public assistance. The goal should be that people thrive, not merely survive. Our emphasis must be to empower our people, first and foremost, through education and training that equips the next and all future generations to contribute and prosper in their own country. Premier McLaughlin is not naive about the task ahead. As he said, “I am not going to be very popular over the next year or so.” And yet, the opposite might be true. If Premier McLaughlin stays the course and champions meaningful change, we believe the vast majority of his countrymen will support him. Certainly the Compass will. More than that, if the premier is successful in his quest, he will be long remembered as the leader who righted the ship and helped give Caymanians the tools, and the spirit, to create for themselves independent, more fulfilling lives. The premier’s vision for an empowered Cayman populace The slovenly institution that is the US Congress WASHINGTON — In January 1988, in Ronald Reagan’s final State of the Union ad- dress, he noisily dropped on a table next to the po- dium in the House chamber three recent continuing res- olutions, each more than a thousand pages long. Each was evidence of Con- gress’ disregard of the 1974 Budget Act. Reagan fumed: “ ... budget deadlines de- layed or missed completely, monstrous continuing reso- lutions that pack hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of spending into one bill, and a federal government on the brink of default. ... In seven years, of 91 appro- priations bills scheduled to arrive on my desk by a cer- tain date, only 10 made it on time. Last year, of the 13 appropriations bills due by October first, none of them made it. Instead, we had four continuing resolu- tions lasting 41 days, then 36 days, and two days, and three days, respectively. And then, along came these [three] behemoths.” Reagan might have been less cross if there had not then been Democratic ma- jorities in the House (258- 177) and Senate (55-45). Today, however, Republi- cans have both political branches in their hands. How are they doing with the government’s basic busi- ness — budgeting and ap- propriating? James Arkin, a congressional reporter for Real Clear Politics, recently wrote a four-part dissec- tion of Congress’ ongoing dereliction: Neither the House nor the Senate has passed the fiscal 2018 budget resolu- tion that the Budget Act of 1974 stipulates should have been acted on by April 15. Neither chamber has passed any of the 12 appropriations bills that are supposed to be passed by the Oct. 1 be- ginning of the fiscal year. On-time passage of the ap- propriations bills has not happened since 1996. Con- tinuing resolutions in- volving “hundreds of bil- lions of dollars’ worth of spending” that annoyed Reagan three decades ago have become continuing resolutions involving more than a trillion — not counting the two-thirds of government spending (e.g., entitlements, debt service) that happens without con- gressional involvement. As Arkin’s analysis was ap- pearing, the Social Security and Medicare trustees pro- jected the former’s insol- vency in 2034 and the lat- ter’s in 2029. Remember all this while watching Republicans fum- bling with the health care sector that is approaching one-fifth of the U.S. economy and is larger than all but four of the world’s national economies. Remember, too, Republican umbrage about the Senate auction by which the Obama administration threw money at the problem of cobbling together Demo- cratic votes to pass Obam- acare. Remember the “Ga- torade” for a Floridian, the “Cornhusker Kickback” for a Nebraskan, the “Louisiana Purchase” for a Louisianan. Legislative bargaining is inherently additive: Eigh- teen months ago, Barack Obama proposed $1.1 bil- lion over two years for re- sponses to the opioid crisis; the Republican Senate lead- ership’s initial offer — the bidding is ongoing — is $45 billion over 10 years, which makes Republicans about eight times more caring, so far, than Obama was, as that virtue is mea- sured monetarily. Legislative bargaining can be addition by delayed subtraction: The Wash- ington Post has reported, and Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson says other senators have “basically confirmed,” that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Senate moderates not to fret about the Medicaid changes that Senate conser- vatives want to begin years hence, because (in Johnson’s words summarizing reports of McConnell’s words), the changes “won’t take effect.” McConnell’s not-altogether- clarifying response to these reports was: “The Medicaid per capita cap with a re- sponsible growth rate that is sustainable for taxpayers is the most important long- term reform in the bill.” The debate that began in the Senate Tuesday af- ternoon will reveal whether Republicans are, in the words of Pennsylvania Re- publican Pat Toomey, un- willing to enact a “slight curb” in the rate of growth, “in the distant future,” of Medicaid, the entitlement “that is growing most rap- idly, and is equal to 70 per- cent of our budget deficit.” America is sleepwalking into the most predictable crisis in its history, the de- mographically driven crisis of the entitlement state struggling to provide health care for an aging popula- tion. And the Republican Party is led by a presi- dent who, as a candidate, pledged to guarantee the ac- celeration of the crisis by preserving the status quo. Tuesday afternoon, the irascible John McCain made a plea in the Senate for that body to return to “regular order.” This was a response to the institutional sloven- liness that exasperated an amiable president three de- cades ago. Congress’s con- tinuing self-degradation is writ large in a process that brought us to Tuesday morning, when most Re- publican senators knew only this: They would vote to begin consideration of a bill that they might have to pass in order to find out what is in it. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2017, Washington Post Writers Group GEORGE F. 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We’ll just let them keep it as a souvenir.” Nevertheless, Ms. Miku- towicz said the tank’s 800- plus mile journey makes for a good story. Apparently it has also inspired others to see if they can repeat the feat and return the favor. “I think I’ll drop one of my tanks into the Gulf and see if it ends up at your place!” Tampa resident Rita Fitzpatrick posted on Divetech’s Facebook page. “Then you just keep it there. I’ll keep coming down, pay for fills and dive with you all!” A long, strange trip CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Adventist church mem- bers enjoyed some powerful and soul-stirring music by Jamaican gospel singer and song writer Carey Sayles last Saturday in George Town. The musical experience for church members was made even more moving by Mr. Sayles as he related snip- pets of his life story during the three-hour free concert in support of the church’s youth ministry. The congregation clapped, waved, sang and showed their delight in response to the high-energy style medley of songs over the course of the afternoon. Mr. Sayles story was one of particular determination and deep faith despite often devastating obstacles, rising today as he has to the heights of a musical career and estab- lishing himself as a profes- sional in the Jamaica public service. Growing up in the Arnett Garden area of Trench Town, Mr. Sayles survived to tell the tale of several near- death experiences: “I saw men killed and most of my friends turning to guns,” he said, “but because of my mother’s and stepfather’s care and guid- ance, and the protection of my Heavenly Father, I was able to resist the forces of evil.” He said instead of suc- cumbing to the pressures of an environment that has had such deadly impacts on young lives, today he is a graduate of the Mandeville- headquartered Northern Ca- ribbean University, with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He is now a supervisor at the Jamaica National Housing Trust. During Saturday’s service, Mr. Sayles related what he classed as divine intervention in enabling the Sayles’ family to expand with the addi- tion of two children, despite doctors’ grim prognoses re- garding his wife’s health. As a result of these real life experiences, he could testify, he said, to God’s continuing interventions in his life. Joining his church’s chil- dren’s choir when he was just six years old, he moved on to sing in youth choirs, estab- lishing himself as a young up and coming talent. Notably, he later became the lead singer for the Maranatha Ministry Group, a group of Christian singers from Trench Town and other Adventist churches. Today, he ministers to people at crusades, churches, concerts and various com- munity programs across Ja- maica and internationally. His music ministry has taken him to Bermuda, Trinidad, and the United States. He had also made previous visits to the Cayman Islands. Camecia Barrett, youth leader at George Town Ad- ventist Church, said the af- ternoon’s program was an aspect of her department’s observance of Youth Month. She said her department had set the tone for youth initiatives early in 2017 with the development of a “prayer scroll” on which were in- scribed the names of youth no longer attending. The em- phasis on the church, com- munity’s youth and family also included monthly “prayer walk” visitations and Bible studies in the central George Town community. The afternoon con- cert also included perfor- mances by local individual and group singers such as Courtney McCook, Rachel Ebanks, Women of Purpose, the twelve-member Andante, Shanneilla Campbell, Me- lodicx and Andrew Ramdon. Camile Beckford-Johnson and Joshua Lawrence were the announcers. Jamaican gospel singer impresses Cayman audience Gospel singer Carey Sales entertains a lively George Town audience Saturday. The scuba tank pictured above washed out to sea in January, making an 800-plus mile journey from the Cayman Islands to Florida before being found last week. - PHOTO: FACEBOOKDISTRICT DAYS 6 District Days George Town MONDAY JULY 31, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS 50 years ago: New street lights for George Town In the Aug. 2, 1967 edi- tion of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, the fol- lowing story, headlined “New Street Lights in Town,” appeared: “‘From the sea, George Town looks like a big city.’ Such was the comment of a fisherman coming in one night this week. “For those who are wondering what brought forth such a compliment, we should explain that we now have bright street lights all over town. “Congratulations to Ca- ribbean Utilities Co. Ltd. for this new addition to the service offered to the public, which has been a long-felt need.” In another story, head- lined “Airfield Extension Ahead of Schedule,” de- tails of ongoing work at the airport were outlined: “Hadsphaltic Con- struction Co. Ltd. are nearing the completion of the runway extension contract which involved the laying of a 500x150 ft concrete slab on the western end of the ex- isting runway. “The last 20 cubic yards of concrete was laid on Friday afternoon, which completed the laying of nearly 3,000 cubic yards of concrete in all. Used in the mixing of this con- crete were some 18,000 bags of cement. The other work involved the excava- tion of 3,500 cubic yards of marl, 300 yards of new open ditching at each side of the margin, 500 yards of stone filled drain and a 200 ft stone-based overrun. An average of 34 men were em- ployed in these operations. “In order to obtain the necessary output, a ce- ment mixer was brought from a contract in An- tigua and had to be set up before the concrete work could be started. “This contract, which was to take 15 weeks, will be completed two to three weeks ahead of schedule. During the time of working, there has been 15 inches of rain.” YMCA camps unite for day of fun JEWEL LEVY jlevy@pinnaclemedialtd.com Over 150 campers at- tending the YMCA Cayman Islands summer camp at Truman Bodden Sports Com- plex had a blast on Thursday. The special event brought together the island’s three Y camps from Camana Bay Sports Complex, Field of Dreams and CIBC youths at the Cayman Islands Bap- tist Church for a day of fun, friendship and spirted competitions. There was lots of whistle blowing, foot stomping and fits of laughter coming from the grandstand as camp groups “Chili Chilies,” “Boom Chickas” and “Get Groovy Crew” tried to remain si- lent while camp director Jenny Stuesser spelled out the friendly activities taking place throughout the day. The campers, ages 5-12, just could not wait. As soon as Ms. Steusser gave the word, campers bolted for the field. The lineup of activities included a water carnival, camp songs, a host of track and field games, lunch, devo- tion and a closing ceremony in which the teams were pre- sented team spirit awards. “It’s all about team spirt and having fun. Everyone drink lots of water, pour on lots of sun tan lotion, take frequent breaks throughout the day … We want you to be happy and safe,” Ms. Stuesser stressed. According to Ms. Stuesser, the campers were in the fourth week of the summer camp, which marks the halfway point of the program. To show team spirt, campers and camp leader dressed in brightly colored shirts. “Throughout camp the kids have been learning songs, dressing up with face paint, creating posters and wearing the YMCA necklace … “We did everything we do under our core value theme, which includes hon- esty, caring, respect, respon- sibility and faith. “I think it really moti- vates campers to understand the right way of doing things and helps to guide them in their behavior … We see a lot of success through the pro- gram,” said Ms. Stuesser. Andrew Mackay, who competed in swimming for Cayman during the 2004 Olympics, said it was great to see so many kids involved in the camp. He said when he was growing up, they did not have a YMCA program so they were forced to find their own fun during the day. He also told the kids that most of the time he went swim- ming, and the friends he met while swimming were still his best friends today. During the summer, they could expect to make friends that would be in their lives for years to come. Thursday’s celebration marked the midway point of the eight-week YMCA summer camp, for children ages 5-12. - PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER FLETCHER Campers show their enthusiasm for the program. Campers have fun during the sponge race. - PHOTOS: JEWEL LEVYThe islands’ most-trusted news source 7 CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY JULY 31, 2017 The islands’ most-trusted news source 8 MONDAY JULY 31, 2017 • CAYMAN COMPASS non-integrated and relaying on manual calculations for key processes.” Bidders are asked to submit a fixed price for in- stallation and implemen- tation of the system at the prisons service. Ministry of Human Re- sources chief officer Wesley Howell said Premier Alden McLaughlin’s ministry is driving the project, even though prisons now fall under the separate govern- ment Ministry of Home Af- fairs, because of the gov- ernmentwide HR issues it seeks to resolve. “The ultimate goal is to find a system that will work efficiently and effectively across many departments within the government,” Mr. Howell said. Since it opened in spring 2011, the government admin- istration building has had the ability to monitor and re- cord building access for in- dividual employees through the cards they use to enter the building. Building managers said at the time that govern- ment chief officers found the system “particularly useful” for following up on cases where a specific employee’s attendance is a concern. The system is able to pro- vide reports listing the time an employee arrives and exits the building. More de- tailed reports may track an employee’s movement throughout the building at times and can be synchro- nized with CCTV video cam- eras inside the building. The new attendance system being tested at the prisons service seeks to pro- vide similar functions, but it is also intended to inte- grate with the Oracle pay- roll system so less time is spent on manual processing of attendance. Another problem with any employee tracking soft- ware used in the main ad- ministration building is that not all government entities, including statutory authori- ties and government-owned companies, operate out of that location. A number of large gov- ernment organizations, in- cluding the 400-plus member Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, the 200-plus member Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and the 160-plus member Immigration Depart- ment still maintain their own offices outside of the central administration building. The prisons service also main- tains multiple secure sites outside the government building for its operations. report focused on dozens of government authorities and companies, the July 2017 follow-up focused solely on the aviation-related boards of the Civil Aviation Au- thority, the Cayman Is- lands Airports Authority and Cayman Airways. Ms. Winspear said, at one point, the auditor’s office had intended to review each one of the 27 government au- thorities and companies to check their progress, but she said – due to government im- provements in the area and the recent passage of the Public Authorities Law – a more targeted approach was likely to be used to evaluate specific areas where prob- lems persisted. The 2013 audit revealed a number of questionable prac- tices among the aviation-re- lated authorities: ■■ The Cayman Islands Air- ports Authority paid some employees “sever- ance packages” upon re- tirement that were not in their contracts, but were authorized by the board of directors. The amounts were paid in addition to employee pensions ■■ In May 2013, the CIAA board paid one of its own members $46,000 for the production of an internal audit that led to the re- moval of former authority chief Jeremy Jackson and former chief finan- cial officer Shelly Ware ■■ The previous two bullet points were shown as examples of where au- ditors found a general risk in board operations among the three avia- tion entities. Namely, that board members were making operational deci- sions that should have been the responsibility of senior managers ■■ Auditors found that “sup- porting papers and re- ports” for decisions made by the boards were not always retained ■■ Board members were ap- pointed to these entities without Cabinet being aware of whether they pos- sessed “any specific skills” required for the post ■■ Only one of the three enti- ties had developed a stra- tegic plan and none of the entities had a written policy stating what the organization expected from its board members ■■ There was no require- ment at the time to “ro- tate” board members. Although the Public Au- thorities Law was passed in the final Legislative Assembly meeting of the previous gov- ernment’s term, it had not been brought into force at the time the follow-up report was completed, auditors noted. In addition to imple- menting that law, the Cayman Islands government was ad- vised to expand the pool of potential board members for the aviation authorities, con- sult beforehand to deter- mine whether appointees had any specific skills required for the post and provide “in- duction training” for new board members. Officers’ attendance at HMP Northward will soon be electronically monitored. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 New system to monitor Cayman prison guards’ attendance CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Auditor General Sue Winspear Venezuela leader plans to use new assembly to go after foes CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – President Nicolas Maduro pledged Saturday evening to go after his political foes with the virtually unlim- ited powers of a constitu- tional assembly being elected Sunday, while Venezuela’s op- position made a last-ditch ef- fort to flood streets across the country in defiance of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and police. In an address on state- run television, Maduro made clear he wants the assembly to strip opposition legislators of their constitutional immu- nity from prosecution and to jail at least one. “This little Hitler has his cell guaranteed!” Maduro shouted, using his frequent nickname for Freddy Gue- vara, a hard-line opposition leader and one the highest- profile organizers of four months of protests against the government. The opposition is boy- cotting Sunday’s vote, con- tending the election has been structured to ensure Mad- uro’s ruling socialist party continues to dominate. So all 5,500 candidates for the 545 seats in the constit- uent assembly are govern- ment supporters. The vote’s success will be measured by turnout, with the opposition urging Venezu- elans to stay and the govern- ment encouraging participa- tion with tactics that include threats to state workers’ jobs and social benefits like subsi- dized food for the poor. Maduro indicated he is eager to prosecute many more members of the oppo- sition parties that control a handful of state governments along with the National As- sembly, providing one of the few remaining checks on the power of the socialist party that has ruled this OPEC na- tion for nearly two decades. “The right wing al- ready has its prison cell waiting,” the president said. “All the criminals will go to prison for the crimes they’ve committed.” He added that the con- stituent assembly’s first task in rewriting the constitution will be “a total transforma- tion” of the office of Venezue- la’s chief prosecutor, a former government loyalist who has become the highest-ranking official to publicly split from the president. Once one of Latin Amer- ica’s wealthiest and most stable nations, Venezuela has spiraled into a devastating socioeconomics crisis during Maduro’s four years in power, thanks to plunging oil prices and widespread corruption and mismanagement. Infla- tion and homicide rates are among the world’s highest and widespread shortages of food and medicine have citi- zens dying of preventable ill- nesses and rooting through trash to feed themselves. In April, Maduro’s sup- porters on the Supreme Court tried to strip the National As- sembly of its powers, setting off protests and clashes be- tween police and demonstra- tors that have left at least 113 dead and nearly 2,000 wounded. Although most of the dead have been pro- testers apparently shot by police and government-linked paramilitaries, Maduro’s gov- ernment blames the opposi- tion for the violence. The government has ar- rested opposition mayors and party leaders but until now has refrained from going after higher-profile politi- cians whose posts grant them immunity from prosecution. Maduro called on May 1 for the election of an assembly with the powers to rewrite the country’s 1999 constitution. That constitu- tion stipulates that other branches of government cannot interfere with a con- stituent assembly’s decisions and Maduro made clear he intends to use the special as- sembly to govern, describing Sunday’s vote as “the election of a power that’s above and beyond every other. It’s the super power!” He said the assembly would begin to govern next week. Bolivarian National Guards fire rubber bullets as they advance on anti-government demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday. – PHOTO: AP Auditor General: Aviation boards’ problems persistThe islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • MONDAY JULY 31, 2017 NOTICE DORMANT ACCOUNTS LAW, 2010 (Section 6) Name of Financial Institution: FirstCaribbean International Bank (Cayman) Ltd. Address of Financial Institution: P.O. 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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 general revenue of the Islands without further notice - (a) increase or decrease the amount held in the financial institution; (b) present the passbook or other record for the crediting of interest or dividends in respect of the items enumerated in section 4(6)(a) and (b) of the Dormant Accounts Law, 2010; (c) correspond in writing with the financial institution concerning the monies; (d) in the case of a trust, make claim under the trust, or (e) otherwise indicate an interest in the monies as evidenced by a memorandum concerning the monies written by the financial institution. 2. Subject to the Dormant Accounts Law 2010, on the transfer of the monies in the dormant account to the general revenue of the Islands, the dormant account holder will no longer have any right against the financial institution 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 financial institution. 3. Any interested person should contact the financial institution mentioned above to establish if that person is a dormant account holder Mark I. 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