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B7 CAYMAN WEEKENDER Reusing refuse EDITORIAL | PAGE 4 GETTING GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE ‘BEDROOM BUSINESS’ High of 91 Low of 79 Slight to moderate with wave heights of 2 to 4 feet ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 75 CENTS – FRIDAY JULY 13, 2018 SEVEN MILE BEACH WATERFRONT WALKERS ROAD TOWN CENTRE PLAZA RED BAY New bosses to tackle garbage delays In an effort to get garbage pick-ups back on schedule, government announced on Thursday that Department of Vehicle and Equipment Services Director Richard Simms has been temporarily appointed as the acting director of the Department of Environmental Health. Mr. Simms is fi lling the role left by Envi- ronmental Health Director Roydell Carter, who has been on unspecifi ed leave from the de- partment since late last year. Recreation, Parks and Cemeteries Unit Manager Mark Bothwell has also been seconded to serve as the De- partment of Environmental Health’s acting as- sistant director (solid waste). The announcement stated that Messrs. Simms and Bothwell, who have been sec- onded from their positions by Acting Gov- ernor Franz Manderson, have been meeting with the department’s 140 workers to empha- size their responsibilities to deliver on a key public service. “Garbage collection is extremely important to the health, beauty and reputation of the Cayman Islands. Our goal is to ensure that the work that we do to keep the Cayman Islands clean also provides the people of the country with value for money,” stated Mr. Bothwell. Residents across Cayman have reported late and inconsistent collections since late last year. In May, the then Deputy Governor Man- derson apologized on behalf of the civil ser- vice for the situation, and promised that it would be solved soon. He blamed a combination of equipment TRAVEL AGENCY OWNER GIVEN PAYMENT ORDER TO PAY BACK PENSIONS Magistrate wants woman to pay at least $1,000 a month CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com Theresa Chin, sole director of TC Fahr- enheit Ltd., appeared in Summary Court on Wednesday to report on efforts to pay more than $95,000 to former employees for pension deductions she made from their salaries but never placed in any pension plan. Ms. Chin previously entered guilty pleas on behalf of the company, which had traded as 123 Travel. She had offered to pay $250 per month, a rate that would have meant it would take more than 36 years to pay $95,927.65 to the employees, plus $13,100 in fi nes. This week, defense attorney Keva Reid said Ms. Chin was offering to pay $500 per month. Magistrate Angelyn Hernandez said that amount was still not acceptable. She said she would accept $700 a month for the next three months to give Ms. Chin time to “sort her- self out.” After that, the court expected no less than $1,000 per month, the magistrate said. She referred to documents submitted to the court concerning income and expenses. Ms. Chin was earning a little over $4,000 a month. She was paying $1,700 per month for rent. The magistrate said it looked like “living above one’s means.” She asked why Ms. Chin needed a three- bedroom home. Ms. Reid said her client’s daughter lived with her, along with the daugh- ter’s child. Asked why Ms. Chin should be paying rent for those family members, Ms. Reid said the daughter paid utilities and other expenses. The magistrate commented on other bills, as from “Logic, Flow, internet and cellphones” The Department of Immigra- tion is “reviewing alternatives” to keeping the 13 asylum-seeking Cuban migrants detained at the Immigration Detention Centre while their asylum applications are being processed, the depart- ment stated on Wednesday. The announcement was made after a number of Cuban mi- grants at the detention center started a hunger strike there in protest of what they describe as human rights violations by the Cayman Islands government, in- cluding the inordinate amount of time they have been held in detention without any apparent movement on their asylum applications. Thursday would mark the 12th day of the hunger strike. The migrants have told the Com- pass that there are nine partici- pants in the hunger strike. The Department of Immigra- tion disputed that number, how- ever, saying on Wednesday eight Cuban men started refusing meals on July 2 and only four continue to do so. “The eight detainees were as- sessed by doctors with Health Services Authority on multiple occasions last week, although Immigration reviewing detention of Cuban migrants A dozen blue iguanas released into Botanic Park Blue Iguana Recovery Program staff released 12 blue iguanas inside the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park Thursday, the fi rst to be released inside the park since the animals were placed behind secure walls following a spate of fatal dog attacks in 2015. Much of the park now has been fenced off and it has been deemed safe to release the animals back into the park. For more on this story, see page 8. - PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER FLETCHER PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 8 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 » PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 9 »2 LOCAL NEWS MARK MUCKENFUSS mmuckenfuss@pinnaclemedialtd.com A dozen students were honored Wednesday evening at the annual Proud of Them award ceremony at the George Town Yacht Club. The awards are presented to students who do out- standing work in academics, sports and/or community service. Each winner will be spotlighted on billboards that are placed strategically around Grand Cayman. They also receive a $500 check. “I don’t think there’s a better use of signs,” said Ed- ucation Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, acknowl- edging the islands’ lim- ited number of roads. “I’m looking very eagerly to seeing your faces as I drive through Cayman. I’m going to be a very proud minister willing to blow my horn and tip my hat to you.” Most recipients said they were surprised at being recognized. Tya Bovell, 17, a student at Triple C School, expressed her reaction in one word. “Wow!” Ms. Bovell said. “I was surprised. What did I do? It’s good to see all this work is paying off.” That work has included being prefect for the National Youth Culinary Program, and running her own small cup- cake business, Cupcakes by Tya. She also is involved in service activity and was named Key Clubber of the Year in 2017. And she plays rugby. Ms. Bovell said the award was more significant than any she’s received in the past. “All the awards I’ve gotten are school-based,” she said. “It feels good to be put out is- landwide and regional for it.” Recipients ranged from college students, such as Ta- neil Lee, to Trevor Carmola Jr., who recently finished Year 7 at Clifton Hunter High School. Ms. Lee, who attends the University of South Florida as a public health major, has worked as an intern at Health City since 2015. She hopes to become a physician as- sistant and eventually prac- tice in Cayman. In addition to her work at Health City, she is also doing research correlating certain genes with cancer rates. “I was so shocked,” Ms. Lee said of receiving the Proud of Them award. “I’ve been working really hard and it’s great to see that others have noticed my work.” She said she believes the publicity that goes along with the award “has a domino ef- fect” by encouraging other young people to achieve more. Trevor, 11, was recognized for his contributions in cleaning up Cayman and for aca- demic excellence. Trevor nearly died at age 7 when he contracted bacte- rial meningitis. He has wasted little time since, serving as captain of his football team, the male representative and a mentor for his year 7 class and is an active member of the Cadet Corps. The cadets spend a significant amount of time picking up trash on Cay- man’s beaches and in some of its neighborhoods, Trevor said. “We know it will make it look better and help the tourist industry,” he said of the work. Being a Proud of Them recipient, he said, was unexpected. “It’s very exciting,” he said. “I never thought I would actu- ally get this far.” Other award recip- ients include: Rasheem Brown, 18, is traveling the world competing in track and field. Most re- cently, he made the semifinals in the 110 meter hurdles at the International Association of Athletics Foundation Junior World Championships in Tam- pere, Finland on Wednesday. He also won silver and bronze medals at the CARIFTA Games, where he has twice competed in the 100 meter and the 110 meter hurdles. Mr. Brown is also a member of the Faith Cathe- dral Deliverance Centre and is an active member of the church’s youth ministry. He will be attending Milligan College in Tennessee, USA. Anissa Hoyte, 17, re- cently graduated with honors from Triple C School and was honored for her aca- demic achievements. A former Clifton Hunter student, she graduated from that school in 2016 with honors and 12 higher level passes. She will attend the University College of the Cayman Islands in the fall with plans to finish her education in the United States. Ms. Hoyte won third place in 2015 for the Florida-Carib- bean Cruise Association’s art poster competition, with a de- sign emphasizing conservation and environmental protection. She enjoys doing graphic art- work on the computer and plans to study graphic arts to become an illustrator. Zolla Jones, 14, became involved in community ser- vice after taking part in her school’s Montessori Model U.N. She is a member of her school’s Key Club, the YMCA and YouthFlex. She received the Department of Children and Family Services’ inau- gural Child Month Award, which was presented at the annual Circle of Love break- fast in May where she was the keynote speaker. A top student, Zolla received a majority of A-stars on her most recent 2018 exam report. Zachary Moore, 16, dedi- cated himself to swimming after completing his first Flowers Sea Swim at 9. He re- turned home from this year’s CARIFTA Games with a total of three bronze medals and two silvers after competing in the 1500m, 50m and relay events. Mr. Moore also rep- resented Cayman in the 2016 Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships and the 2017 Union Americana De Nata- cion competition. Mr. Moore, who plays piano, saxophone and drums, graduated with honors from Cayman Prep High School in June. He will attend St. An- drew’s School in Boca Raton, Florida in August. His goal is to swim for a U.S. university. Deija Myles, 17, has dreams of becoming an actor, or at least helping other actors in their careers. A graduate of Triple C School, she will be at- tending the University of Roe- hampton in England this fall, majoring in drama and theater and minoring in marketing. A top student, she is also com- mitted to community service as an assistant teacher in her church’s Praise Factory and Vacation Bible School pro- gram, a Meals on Wheels vol- unteer and a participant in Earth Day cleanups. She plays the clarinet and flute and is a dancer as well as an actor. She has been awarded gold, silver and bronze awards from the Na- tional Children Festival of Arts. She’s been in stage pro- ductions of “Beauty and the Beast,” “Hannah’s Confession” and “Grease,” and was in the locally produced film “Sally.” Keanu Oliver, 19, was the head boy at Clifton Hunter High School during 2016– 2017. A top student, he spent his summers in 2016 and 2017 as an intern for the Stay Fo- cused program, where he helped disabled teens learn how to dive. He was awarded the Outstanding Leadership Award from the YMCA and the CHHS Principal’s Award. He has been involved in Junior Achievement, Key Club and the Cayman Islands Youth As- sembly. In 2017, he was part of the 10-day Global Youth Lead- ership Conference in Wash- ington D.C. and New York City. He plans to pursue a ca- reer as a physician. Gabriela Ritch, 17, was recognized for her academic achievements. She recently graduated from Layman E. Scott High School with a 3.9 GPA and received the school’s Outstanding Academic Achievement Award. She was also given the Claudette Upton Keeley Award as the most promising English stu- dent of the year. She competed in the science fair, KPMG Brain Bowl, Dart’s Minds In- spired Math Quiz and Ju- nior Achievement. In addition to academics, Ms. Ritch excels in track and field. She was Champion Girl at Layman and recently repre- sented the Cayman Islands at a Tampa Bay Area Youth Track and Field meet. Julius Smith, 15, has been head boy at the Lighthouse School for two years and will hold that post again in the coming year. A member of the Cayman Islands Spe- cial Olympics, he is also in the youth group and choir at his church, Red Bay Holiness. As a member of the National Drug Council’s Youth Pro- gram, he encourages his peers to live a drug-free life. Recently, Mr. Smith took part in the Toastmasters Club’s Eloquent Speakers Youth Leadership program. He was elected as the ser- geant at arms and received an award for best evaluator and for most improved par- ticipant. He plans to become a police officer or work in the immigration department. Janelle Smith, 18, started working with makeup when she was 11. The way it made her look, she said, helped her feel more confident. She en- joys giving others that same feeling. She learned var- ious techniques from in- ternet videos and practiced on family members, eventu- ally broadening her scope and establishing JA Makeup Art- istry, her home-based busi- ness. She has worked with a number of local and overseas celebrities, including Selita Ebanks, Nicole Whittaker and Alyssa Powell-Johnson. She is currently working with two contestants for the up- coming Miss Cayman Is- lands pageant. Ms. Smith plans to return to school this fall, majoring in accounting at the Interna- tional College of the Cayman Islands. She said she plans to work full time as an accoun- tant while continuing to op- erate her business on the side. FRIDAY JULY 13, 2018 • CAYMAN COMPASS 94-P ASTA [ 947.2782 ] • Marquee Plaza • Everything is made from scratch. • The freshest & nest ingredients. • No deep-frying or microwaving. • Pizza crusts baked in a traditional wood burning oven. Gluten-free crust available. • All sauces are homemade. Dr. Wayne R. Porter MD F.A.A.D. Dermatologist call : 946-9020 between 9am to 5pm Dees Plaza #282 on Crewe Road, GT He will be in office from July 16th - July 21th, 2018 NO CHARGES YET IN CAPTAIN’S BAKERY ROBBERY A 17-year-old male ar- rested Tuesday night in connection to an armed robbery at Captain’s Bakery and Grill re- mained in police custody Thursday afternoon. No charges had been filed as of this arti- cle’s press deadline, ac- cording to police. Tuesday night’s rob- bery was reported around 9 p.m. when a man with a handgun entered the busi- ness, demanded cash and hit an employee on the head with the weapon. The assault victim was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening inju- ries, police said. Police searches Tuesday night turned up a firearm believed to have been used in the robbery and a suspect was ar- rested in connection with the incident. The robbery at Cap- tain’s Bakery was the fifth armed robbery to take place on Grand Cayman within a week. Officials announce Proud of Them recipients Officials and recipients of the Proud of Them awards, from left: The Rev. Donovan Myers, Julius Smith, Tya Bovell, Rochelle Brown representing her twin brother Rasheem Brown, Trevor Carmola Jr., Zolla Jones, Education Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, education acting chief officer Cetonya Cacho, Janelle Smith, Keanu Oliver, Taneil Lee, Deija Myles and Anissa Hoyte. - PHOTO: MARK MUCKENFUSSThe islands’ most-trusted news source 3 CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY JULY 13, 2018 OPEN THE DOOR TO A WORLD OF LUXURY Disclaimer : FIN Grand Cayman features and amenities are based on current development plans and concepts and are subject to change without notice. Some services and amenities are subject to service-based fees or homeowner fees. THIRDHOME has created a safe community for like-minded second home owners to exchange time at their property for world exploration in a luxurious manner. 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In regard to turtle hatchlings, Cayman Islands envi- ronmental officials are continually pushing proactive protective measures to maximize the reptiles’ chance of reaching the ocean and, eventually, maturity. (For example, “turtle-friendly” lighting, mapping and moni- toring of nesting sites, etc.) But when it comes to nascent entrepreneurial efforts – and here we are speaking specifically about “peer-to-peer rental services” such as Airbnb proper- ties – our government’s actions seem, not to nurture, but to impede. Before hosting a single paid guest, property owners who wish to take in visitors must undergo a licensing process involving three separate inspections from three separate entities (Department of Environmental Health, Cayman Islands Fire Service and Department of Tourism) – that can take up to 90 days. They must repeat the process every year, paying government $250 for an experience that is anything but pleasur- able. The penalty for noncompliance is a fine of $100 per guest, per day. On top of that, licensed proprietors must pay 13 percent of their revenue to government each month! Ironically, while the “business” side of the business is almost wholly conducted online, that 13 percent tax must be remitted to government by mail or in person. (It’s like making a car payment by Pony Express.) Similarly, officials recently handicapped an “Uber- like” ride-share service that would have introduced competition into the local taxi industry. This looks far more like protectionism than market-based capitalism. Both of those lines of businesses are part of the so-called “sharing economy,” where online technology connects people who need something (e.g., a car ride, or a place to stay) with people who have something (e.g., a car or a house). Such ventures help satisfy demand in the marketplace, but, equally importantly, provide outlets for entrepreneurship and avenues to improve an individual’s earning potential. Focusing on short-term rentals, allowing people in Cayman to use their homes as “bed-and-breakfasts” has the potential to boost immediately the number of units in our country’s “room inventory,” with a dispro- portionately positive impact in areas outside the main Seven Mile Beach corridor … for example, West Bay, Bodden Town, East End, North Side and, perhaps most of all, the Sister Islands. The Airbnb concept appears tailor-made for Cayman Brac, which seems trapped in hospitality pur- gatory, with scant space at the island’s few resorts, but overall demand not large enough to support new large hotel projects. (Exhibit A: The now-vacant Alex- ander Hotel.) Adding “one room at a time” to the Brac seems a viable and sensible strategy. In general, peer-to-peer rental services attract “mid-range” tourists to Cayman (as opposed to “high- end” guests at The Ritz-Carlton or Kimpton, or “day visitors” hopping on and off cruise ships). Addition- ally, Airbnb-type properties can potentially provide visitors with close (and desirable) encounters with “real Caymanians.” Largely without government’s intervention or “assistance,” many local homeowners are already monetizing their largest assets. Last year, the owners of Cayman’s 470 Airbnb properties earned a combined $3.8 million. We applaud them. Instead of encouraging this burgeoning industry in every way possible, government has imposed a heavy-handed regulatory burden, as well as helped itself to a confiscatory 13 percent of their relatively meager revenue. If this government is, as it claims to be, “of and for the people,” it needs to re-examine what its regula- tory policies are doing to the very people it purports to represent. Getting government out of the ‘bedroom business’ FRIDAY JULY 13, 2018 • CAYMAN COMPASS Democrats should hope for GOP unity on Kavanaugh WASHINGTON – It is dif- ficult to imagine any Repub- lican senator opposing Presi- dent Trump’s nomination to the Supreme Court of Brett M. Kavanaugh, a judge with im- peccable credentials, strong intellect and sterling char- acter. If Republicans stay united, Kavanaugh’s confirma- tion as the next associate jus- tice is assured. And no one is praying harder for Republican unity than the three Demo- cratic senators – Joe Man- chin III, W.Va., Heidi Heitkamp, N.D., and Joe Donnelly, Ind., – who voted to confirm Justice Neil M. Gorsuch and who are up for reelection this fall in states Donald Trump won by double digits. A Supreme Court fight is already a nightmare for these vulnerable Democrats. The left understands that Kavanaugh’s nomination is an existential threat to its activist judicial agenda, so it is going to throw everything it has at him in a multimillion-dollar sliming. The confirmation hearings are going to make the infa- mous Robert H. Bork hearings seem like a kumbaya session by comparison. Caught in the crossfire are Manchin, Heitkamp and Don- nelly, all of whom were hoping to steer a steady course down the middle to reelection but will now have to spend the next couple of months getting pushed and pulled by both sides. The Democrats’ left-wing base will demand that they vote “no” on Kavanaugh, while the trio’s pro-Trump constit- uents will demand they vote “yes.” And the confirmation fight will dominate the final months of their campaigns. That is a nightmare. But so long as Republicans are united, Manchin, Heitkamp and Donnelly more or less get a free vote. They will not pay much of a price if they end up as the 51st, 52nd and 53rd votes confirming Trump’s nominee, adding a bipartisan veneer to the final vote. But if any Republicans defect, the nightmare becomes a disaster, because each of these red-state Democrats suddenly becomes the deciding vote. That is the last thing they want. If any Democrats provide the swing vote that puts Trump’s nom- inee on the high court, many on the left will be furious and abandon them on Election Day. But if they are the deciding vote against Trump’s nominee, then voters in their states – which all voted for Trump de- cisively – would be more ener- gized and determined to throw them out of office. It’s a no- win situation. Normally, it is the job of a party’s Senate leadership to protect vulnerable incumbents by giving them political cover to do what they need to do to win reelection. But in this case, the Democratic leadership seems to be throwing these three senators under the bus. Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Ill., the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, suggested on NBC’s “Meet the Press” this past weekend that these vulnerable red- state Democrats should sac- rifice their reelection to stop Trump’s nominee. “They un- derstand it’s a historic deci- sion,” he said. “It’s about more than the next election.” That is unprecedented. Durbin just told these Demo- crats to commit political sui- cide. It is shocking that one of its own leaders just gave the left-wing base license to de- mand that these senators vote in such a way that will virtu- ally guarantee the loss of their seats. Don’t expect these sena- tors to forget it if they are still in office for the next leader- ship election. Red-state Democrats want to get this vote over with as quickly as possible. A delayed vote could backfire terribly. Right now, Democrats enjoy a significant enthusiasm advan- tage in the 2018 midterm elec- tions. In a Wall Street Journal- NBC News poll last month, 63 percent of Democrats rate their interest level as a “9 or 10” on a 10-pointscale, while only 47 percent of Republi- cans do the same. Any delay in Kavanaugh’s confirmation can only help Republicans close that enthusiasm gap. Ac- cording to The Post, 26 per- cent of all Trump voters said the Supreme Court was most important factor in their vote, compared with just 18 per- cent among Hillary Clinton’s voters. The Supreme Court mo- tivates the right more than the left. The best way Democrats can guarantee a strong GOP turnout in key Senate races is to make the Supreme Court an election issue this November. So, conservatives are hoping that Republicans stay united. But deep in their hearts, red- state Democrats are praying for GOP unity as well. Follow Marc A. Thiessen on Twitter, @marcthiessen. © 2018, The Washington Post Writers Group MARC A. THIESSEN It is shocking that one of its own leaders just gave the left-wing base license to demand that these senators vote in such a way that will virtually guarantee the loss of their seats. Don’t expect these senators to forget it if they are still in office for the next leadership election. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY: Caymanian Compass Limited (a subsidiary of Pinnacle Media Ltd) Compass Centre Shedden Road, George Town SEND US YOUR VIEWS OR NEWS: P.O. Box 1365 Grand Cayman KY1-1108, Cayman Islands Telephone: (345) 815-0095 Email: newsdesk@pinnaclemedialtd.com ADVERTISE WITH US: Telephone: (345) 949-5111 Email: sales@pinnaclemedialtd.com Website: www.caymancompass.com PUBLISHERS DAVID R. LEGGE AND VICKI L. LEGGE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DAVID R. LEGGE EXECUTIVE EDITOR PATRICK BRENDEL A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION “Give light and the people will find their own way”5 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY JULY 13, 2018 Welcome Sheena Hurlstone • Office: 949-5111 ext: 219 • Cell: 525-1122 Sheena Hurlstone joins Pinnacle team shurlstone@pinnaclemedialtd.com Pinnacle Media is pleased to announce and welcome Sheena Hurlstone as Senior Sales Representative and Corporate Marketing Consultant. Sheena will be responsible for sales accounts, business development and strategic marketing. Sheena is well-known in Cayman’s media and marketing industry, with more than 25 years of experience. She is best known for her stint as host of the morning talk show Daybreak on Cayman 27, where she worked for nearly 20 years. She started out in master control, advancing into directing, editing, writing, reporting and producing the morning talk show, eventually becoming host of Daybreak and managing the team. She most recently served as Corporate Account Manager at Digicel. We welcome Sheena to the Pinnacle Media team . Cayman Craft market gets new look Cayman Islands Craft Market has been given a fresh new look as part of a rebranding initiative. Vendors and members of the Tourism Attraction Board, Department of Tourism, and the Ministry of Tourism gathered last week to cele- brate phase 1 of the renova- tions, which included a new brand logo, repainting, struc- tural renovation of stalls, custom-designed table cloths, directional signage, pro- motional material for ven- dors, and product develop- ments such as live music and cooked food. The long-term goal is to enhance the attraction as a “culturally immersive expe- rience for tourists,” allowing visitors to interact one-on- one with local vendors and learn about traditional Cay- manian crafts and the way of life, past and present, of is- land people, according to the Tourism Attraction Board. Celebrating 18 years since its inception, and 13 years at its current location on South Church Street, the market has featured a number of local vendors catering to stay- over and cruise passengers whenever in port. According to the Cayman Tourism Attraction Board, re- branding the Craft Market and giving vendors the tools to promote the attraction as one entity greatly increases their sense of solidarity and is much more powerful than promoting each individually. The vendors have their own Facebook Page, TripAd- visor page, Google Busi- ness Page, rack cards, and business cards – all which promote the Craft Market as one entity. Increasing seating and ex- panding on offerings of lo- cally cooked food will be part of phase 2 of the initiative, followed by tenting and im- proving amenities in phase 3, according to a press release. During the ceremony last week, cruise ship passengers flocked into the Market to the beat of the steel pan and the aroma of Frecko’s Fry Fish. Tourists danced and enjoyed local food, rum and music. Having live steel pan at the market on a more reg- ular basis is something the Tourism Attraction Board is seeking to put in place for high season. The Craft Market is open from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Friday.The newly renovated Craft Market entrance showing the market’s new logo. Two in court for ganja import case One defendant pleads not guilty CAROL WINKER cwinker@pinnaclemedialtd.com One of two men charged in connection with an estimated 250 pounds of ganja pleaded not guilty on Thursday. Trial was set for two days, com- mencing Sept. 24. Nickarthur Sanderson, 24, pleaded not guilty to pos- session of ganja with intent to supply, simple possession, and being concerned with the importation of ganja. Jonathan Ashley Moore, 38, faces the same charges. He did not enter any pleas. The men first appeared in court on June 25, when Director of Public Prosecu- tions Cheryll Richards ad- vised the court that they had been arrested after an inci- dent in East End on June 23. She said police officers on the Queen’s Highway had ob- served what appeared to be a “hand-off” between two boats offshore. One of the boats then headed toward Jamaica and the other came ashore. Four men were alleg- edly seen offloading pack- ages. When officers ap- proached, they fled. The defendants were captured and, when brought to court, remanded in custody. Defense attorney Oliver Grimwood said he was aware that the Crown was seeking cellphone analysis and DNA evidence from the packages. He indicated an intention to apply for bail on behalf of Mr. Sanderson at a later date. Defense attorney Prathna Bodden said she was awaiting evidence before Mr. Moore entered his pleas. Ms. Richards advised that a certificate as to the exact weight of the ganja was likely to be received on July 23, so she suggested a return to court two days later. Magistrate Grace Don- alds set the next mention for Wednesday, July 25. No mention was made of anyone else being charged in connection with this matter. Vendors display Cayman goods for sale at the new-look Craft Market.6 LOCAL NEWS FRIDAY JULY 13, 2018 • CAYMAN COMPASS SPENCER FORDIN sfordin@pinnaclemedialtd.com Two young Caymanians are about to take the football trip of a lifetime. Barry Tibbetts Jr. and Ra- shad Powery have been se- lected to travel with an Amer- ican club team to England, where they will play friendly games against the academies of three professional teams. The teenage players will travel to England with Tri- State Elite, a club based in Morgantown, West Virginia, and they will play against the youth teams of Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End. Tri-State Elite is coached by former college player Ker- nell Borneo, who discovered the two players when he came to Cayman to participate in several instructional camps. “It’s a great opportunity for them,” said Mr. Borneo of the trip. “I’ve been to the Cayman Islands three times to work in soccer camps, and I saw both boys. Rashad was in one of the camps that I ran.… I went to watch Ra- shad play in an adult league game when he was 14, I be- lieve, and he did well.” The team will leave Sat- urday and arrive in England on Sunday, and they will play there for a week before re- turning home. Barry, 16, will play on Tri-State Elite’s U-17 team, and Rashad, 14, will play for the U-14’s. Mr. Borneo, who played in college at West Virginia Uni- versity, said that Tri-State Elite will also play against an unaffiliated local youth team in Manchester during the trip. The players will train at and tour St. George’s Park National Football Centre, the home of England’s national team. “The team that these boys are playing on – especially the U-14 team – we have kids from California, Columbus, West Virginia, Virginia and Indiana,” said Mr. Borneo. “I see a lot of players in the U.S. To invite those boys from the Cayman Islands, they’d have to have something special.” Mr. Borneo’s younger son, Caleb Borneo, will turn 13 while on the trip to England and will play on the same U-14 team as Ra- shad. His older son, Elijah Borneo, is not on the trip, but he played in the youth academy of Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and recently committed to play in college at the Uni- versity of Kentucky. Mr. Borneo was born in Trinidad before emigrating to America for college, and he said he recognizes the drive in Barry and Rashad that will be necessary to thrive at a higher level of football. “Definitely, those boys have the potential,” said Mr. Borneo of his pair of Cayman football players. “They’re both skillful players and they both have great at- titude, which is very impor- tant if you want to make it to the next level. It’s not just about the skill. You’ve got to have the attitude and the work rate. I think both boys have that, and they have a great understanding of the game … as well.” Cayman advances at arts championship VICTORIA WHEATON vwheaton@pinnaclemedialtd.com A team of nine from the Cayman Islands and their national director, Antonio Dennis, have been performing at the World Champion- ship of Performing Arts over the past week. Melody Allenger, Erica Assai, Aleah Copeland, Rita Es- tevanovich, Jaedyn Hanna, Tia McPherson, Jordyn Thompson, Somali Thompson and Carlie Tibbetts traveled to Los An- geles on July 5 to participate in the annual competition for the first time. They found them- selves up against talent from international teams such as Australia, Japan and Colombia. On Wednesday, it was an- nounced that Rita, Tia, Melody, Jaedyn and Erica had made it through to the semifinals, and on Thursday evening, the fi- nalists were announced, in- cluding two from the Cayman Team: Rita and Jaedyn. Mr. Dennis gave some in- sight into the whirlwind schedule over the past few days, saying that once the semifinalists were revealed, they had 30 minutes to get changed and prepare another piece from their repertoire. “Jaedyn performed Whitney Houston’s ‘I Have Nothing’ and Rita performed a comedic monologue as five different characters,” said Mr. Dennis. “The finalists were announced at a party on Thursday evening, and every time a country’s representa- tive was announced, a cheer would go up from their team. “It has been a wonderful atmosphere here,” he said. Considering the fact that it is Cayman’s first time par- ticipating at the Performing Arts competition, Mr. Dennis is very impressed with how the team’s talent and perfor- mances have compared to those from other countries. “We have done very well, and I’m very proud of ev- eryone in Team Cayman, par- ticularly as this is their first year,” he said. “Five of our nine performers got through to the semifinals and we have two in the finals. “Some of our other team members could still medal as well, so we are all looking for- ward to the awards ceremony on Saturday.” Part of the competition’s appeal is the promise of talent scouts, agents and pro- ducers in the audience. “Members of Team Cayman have had over 30 invitations between them to have ‘go-see’ meetings with talent agents,” Mr. Dennis revealed. “For ex- ample, Erika had nine invita- tions and Melody got eight.” Mr. Dennis said that the overall experience has been invaluable for Cayman’s per- formers and that they have socialized a lot with people from other countries. “We get a lot of other team members coming up to get pictures with them … they are fascinated by the Cayman Islands.” All of the winners will be announced online at www.wcopa.tv on Friday at 8:30 p.m. Cayman time. Auditions for the 2019 Cayman Team will be held later this year. For information, visit www.wcopa.tv/cayman-islands. Caymanian footballers headed to England7 LOCAL NEWS CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY JULY 13, 2018 Four students become Dart Scholars Dart announced it is sponsoring scholarships for four local students, Charlotte Dowell, Graeme Madison, Charlotte Hodkin and Joshua Martin, who were chosen by the company for their aca- demic and extracurricular achievements. Charlotte Dowell of Clifton Hunter High School and Graeme of Cayman Prep and High School received the Dart High School Scholarship for their outstanding scho- lastic performances, espe- cially in STEM subjects. “Charlotte [Dowell] bal- ances academia, arts and athletics in her school com- munity, and most recently earned the Top Student Award for her conduct, effort and academics in the 2017– 2018 school year,” according to a press release announcing the scholarships. She is also an active member of her school’s netball and debate teams and participates in musical theater productions. She has a keen interest in en- gineering and architecture and plans to study design technology, physics and in- formation technology in the coming school year. Graeme is a two-time Minds Inspired Maths Chal- lenge winner. “He is drawn to, and talented in, mathe- matics, physics and chem- istry. He is also a gifted musician and has earned passes with distinction from Trinity College of Music for his performance in guitar and music theory. While Graeme has not yet decided on a career path, his apti- tude in multiple areas of STEM is leading him to- wards economics, astro- physics or chemistry,” the release stated. This year, the William A. Dart Memorial University Scholarship is being shared between two Cayman Prep and High School alumni, Charlotte Hodkin and Joshua Martin. “Charlotte [Hodkin] is a 2018 recipient of the Dart Award for Excellence in STEM, … for her achieve- ment in science and math- ematics subjects throughout her A-level studies. She also won top prize for her year at the Minds Inspired Math- ematics Challenge in 2015 and 2018, respectively,” the release state. Throughout her high school career, she maintained an immaculate academic re- cord while also playing on her school netball team. Se- lected by Digicel and Deloitte to participate in their respec- tive career development pro- grams for her leadership po- tential, Charlotte begins her studies in Mechanical Engi- neering at Imperial College London in fall 2018. Joshua completed his A- level education at Ashbourne College in 2017 after earning his high school diploma from Cayman Prep and High School in 2015. With achieve- ment of 4 A-Levels at A*, he was granted deferred entry to King’s College London den- tistry program, beginning in September 2018, enabling him to spend a year interning at the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority Dental Clinic. He plays with both Cayman Prep’s swing band and Ashbourne Col- lege House Band. Dart CEO Mark VanDe- velde welcomed them to the Dart Scholar family last week, saying, “Our scholarship has a new name and branding this year; yet the exception- ally high academic stan- dards, and the thoroughness of the application process are the same. These four young Caymanians are part of our future and Dart believes that by investing in their educa- tion we are also investing in the future of our country.” Dart first offered schol- arships in 2012 as a part of its Minds Inspired edu- cation program. As the Minds Inspired of- ferings expanded, the schol- arships were rebranded this year as Dart Scholar, which is merit-based and rewards exemplary academic perfor- mance with tuition aid and work experience. GUN FOUND NEAR SMITH COVE Police recovered a rusty- looking handgun containing one bullet in the vicinity of Smith Cove Wednesday, after a member of the public spotted the weapon. Officers responded to the report of the weapon being found around 1 p.m. Police said the gun was the ninth firearm recovered this year, not including the 18 firearms that were handed in during a weapons amnesty run by police throughout the month of June. This gun, with one round of ammunition inside, was recovered near Smith Cove Wednesday. - PHOTO: RCIPS Dart’s education programs manager Glenda McTaggart, center, poses with the four new Dart Scholars, from left, Graeme Madison, Joshua Martin, Charlotte Hodkin and Charlotte Dowell.The islands’ most-trusted news source 8 FRIDAY JULY 13, 2018 • CAYMAN COMPASS July 15th,1915 Missing You On Your Birthdays Anton & Verneice Missing YouMissing You On Your Birthdays On Your Birthdays Anton & VerneiceAnton & Verneice July 1st,1916 Today is full of memories Happiness and tears Of Birthday celebrations We’ve shared throughout the years. And though we’ll always miss you The endless joy you brought Warms our hearts with gratitude And fi lls our every thought. Where ever you are resting We hope that you can see How precious and uplifting Your memories are to us. We feel that you are with us In everything we do So we’ll celebrate your birthdays But we’ll spend it missing you. Sadly missed by your loving children, Maggie, Ike, Billy, Betty and Lloyd. the group refused treatment,” the Department of Immigra- tion added. “A doctor also visited the facility this week to assess the four detainees, but only one detainee ac- cepted a consultation with the physician.” The department stated that given the delays in final- izing the detainees’ immigra- tion status – five men in the center have been detained for more than two years, and six others have been detained for more than one year – the acting chief immigration of- ficer has “agreed to review the continued detention of the migrants.” However, in reviewing their detention, any poten- tial risks posed to the com- munity by their release will be the paramount consider- ation, the immigration de- partment stated. Meanwhile, officials will “continue to monitor” the situation, according to the announcement. Onsite officers with Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service, who are re- sponsible for facilitating daily routines and secu- rity, initiated their proto- cols for individuals who re- fused meals last week, which included putting them on hourly watch “while con- tinuing to closely monitor the situation,” the immigration department stated. “Officials stated that doctors will con- tinue to observe their health and safety, and food and water will continue to be of- fered to the individuals.” The department added that “due to the sensitive na- ture of the situation, fur- ther details will not be made available until matters are decided by Government on the best way forward.” Blue iguanas released into Botanic Park SPENCER FORDIN sfordin@pinnaclemedialtd.com It’s a struggle to get a blue iguana into the bag, but it’s surprisingly easy to let one go. Nick Ebanks, operations manager for the Blue Iguana Recovery Program, knelt in the grass on Thursday, blood running down his wrist. He opened the bag, slowly and gingerly, and released his neck hold on a blue iguana, allowing the reptile to dart into the foliage and take stock of its environment. Twelve blue iguanas were released back into the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park on Thursday, doubling the park’s resident population and signaling the end of a long journey. These iguanas were taken from their respec- tive perches in the park fol- lowing a spate of dog at- tacks in 2015 and caged to protect them from predators and from helicobacter bac- teria. But on Thursday, with the bacteria contained and new fencing protecting them from encroaching dogs, they were deemed safe enough to be returned to their na- tive territory. “In many ways, this is a very happy day,” said Stuart Mailer, environmental pro- grams manager for the Na- tional Trust for the Cayman Islands. “It’s such a won- derful experience for visi- tors to be able to come and see the animals roaming around in the wild. It’s one of the major draws for the Bo- tanic Park, and a great loss for them when we had to put them into protective custody. “I’m very glad we’ve ar- rived at the day where we think it’s safe enough to re- lease them into the park.” The 12 iguanas were all released into separate ranges of the Botanic Park on Thursday, and they will be given time and space to nat- urally sort out their own ter- ritory. Mr. Ebanks drew the difficult task of taking the iguanas from captivity and placing them in a white bag for transfer to the park. As he held one down Thursday, taking special care to control the head, he got scratched by the whirling claws of an animal fighting to protect itself. There’s irony there, because Mr. Ebanks and his peers at the Blue Iguana Recovery Program have toiled night and day to revive the en- demic Grand Cayman species. That has meant feeding the caged animals and checking them to make sure they are healthy and free of the invasive helico- bacter, which killed off sev- eral iguanas a couple of years ago. And it means mi- crochipping and beading the iguanas so they can be iden- tified after their release to the park or the wild. “Yesterday, we took out 10 to quarantine for the re- lease to the reserve. So that’s 22 fewer mouths we have to feed and 22 fewer iguanas we look at every day,” said Mr. Ebanks. “The fewer we have here, the more we can focus on the wild population and making sure they’re OK. It’s a little bit of a balancing act. We can keep them under watch here, but they don’t have as much stimulation or exercise.” The latest threats have come from marauding dogs around the Botanic Park, and extensive fencing has been erected to keep the animals from making their way into the park. There’s still quite a bit of fencing left to do, but the gaps have been defended with dog traps to keep the iguana’s habitat secure. As it is, Mr. Ebanks said he has not seen a dog in the park for about a year, and the fences have been secured with wire mesh bottoms and rocks to keep the dogs from digging underneath. But the hope is that a better fence will eliminate the dog in- cursions and eliminate one threat from the iguanas’ lives. “The perimeter fence is really not a perimeter fence right now,” said Mr. Ebanks. “It starts all the way in the corner by the dump area, then it comes around to the front and loops around in the back, but there’s an area in the back that is still open. There’s currently an applica- tion for a grant to get a bigger, better, more improved fence that would basically upgrade it so we not only have dog protection but also protection against green iguanas coming in. We’ll try to make it a little more secure than it is.” In several instances, the specimens released to the Bo- tanic Park Thursday did not move with much urgency. They darted out of the bag and took a few steps into the brush, but then sat there and slowly settled into their new lives. These iguanas, said Mr. Ebanks, will have little or no problems taking care of themselves. “When they’re hungry, they’re going to go out and look for food,” said Mr. Ebanks of the released iguanas. “When we have ones that escape, in a couple of days, you start seeing patches out of the grass. They’re out there eating by themselves. They’re wild animals, at the end of the day. They’re just like me and you. We wouldn’t starve. We’d find something. They know how to survive out in the bush.” A few interested tourists made their way around the Botanic Park on Thursday morning, oblivious to the con- tents of the white bags car- ried by Mr. Ebanks and his peers. But soon, with all 12 specimens released back to their native environment, the park’s customers will have their main attraction back. “We’re delighted that this has happened today. We’ve been waiting for this for a long time,” said Patrick Thompson, director of Cay- man’s Tourism Attraction Board. “We’ve been getting a few bad reviews on Tri- pAdvisor, but now that the iguanas are out, people will see them more and we’ll be getting some good reviews.… We can say to the public: Ex- pect great things to come.” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Immigration reviewing detention of Cuban migrants Thirteen Cuban migrants are being housed at the Immigration Detention Centre in George Town. - PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAY Karen Ford primes a juvenile blue iguana for its new life as a free-roamer around the Botanic Park. - PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER FLETCHERThe islands’ most-trusted news source 9 CAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY JULY 13, 2018 Happy 21st Birthday Your First Birthday Away From Us 17 July 1997 You may not be able to join us to celebrate your special day. But we have not forgotten even though you have gone away. We think about you often in many little ways Not just now on your 21st birthday but on many other days. Maybe you are now a star in the sky, We look up each night and still ask why? But heaven must be richer to have you there, Just remind them there are still people on earth who miss you and care. So, Renee Jeanne Watler, if you can watch us on your day, Mother Lenecia, Father Ronnie, Sister, Brothers, Nephew, Grandmothers, Great-grandmother, Aunts, Uncles,Cousins and the rest of the family are wishing you a Very Happy 21st Birthday. We love and miss you so much! We think about you often in many little waysWe think about you often in many little ways Not just now on your 21st birthday Not just now on your 21st birthday Maybe you are now a star in the sky,Maybe you are now a star in the sky, We look up each night and still ask why?We look up each night and still ask why? But heaven must be richer to have you there,But heaven must be richer to have you there, Just remind them there are still peopleJust remind them there are still people We think about you often in many little waysWe think about you often in many little ways But heaven must be richer to have you there, We think about you often in many little waysWe think about you often in many little ways The family of the Late Nella Jane Ebanks regrets to announce her passing on Friday, 6 July, 2018. Condolences can be registered at www.boddenfuneralservices.com Funeral Service will be held 4:00 p.m. Saturday, 14 July 2018 at Craddock Ebanks Civic Centre, North Side. Interment will follow in North Side Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please make donations to Cayman HospiceCare. The family of the Late Celida Eden Diaz Yates regrets to announce her passing on Wednesday, 27 June, 2018. Condolences can be registered at www.boddenfuneralservices.com Funeral Service will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, 15 July 2018 at Savannah Seventh Day Adventist Church, viewing will be from 1:00 p.m. prior to the service. Interment will follow in South Sound Cemetery. The family of the Late Helen Alvena Hislop regrets to announce her passing on Wednesday, 27 June, 2018. Condolences can be registered at www.boddenfuneralservices.com Funeral Service will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, 14 July 2018 at Elmslie Memorial United Church, viewing will be from 2:00 p.m. prior to the service. Interment will follow in Garden of Reflection Cemetery. bodd fls i problems, staff shortages, staff absenteeism and is- sues with the management of overtime at the Department of Environmental Health for persistent problems with roadside collections. He said at the time that a number of employees at the Department of Environmental Health had been disciplined, adding that these workers were letting themselves, their colleagues and the commu- nity down through non-atten- dance and poor performance. He said “emergency ap- pointments,” including solid waste drivers and assistants, and support staff for the fleet manager, had been made to address staff shortages. Chief Officer Jennifer Ahearn stated in the press re- lease that the DEH manage- ment team was now “back to full strength,” so the de- partment will be able to dedicate more time to im- proving overall garbage col- lection processes. Private sector companies have also been engaged to “plug gaps” in cases of equip- ment failure, and a vehicle re- placement strategy is being drawn up to address the aging fleet of garbage collec- tion vehicles. Government has been paying hundreds of thou- sands of dollars in overtime to its staff to address the de- lays in garbage pick-ups. Health Minister Dwayne Seymour said in Legislative Assembly on June 29 that the Department of Environ- mental Health was paying staff $100,000 per month in overtime for garbage collec- tion as of late 2017, and con- tinues to pay about $25,000 per month since the start of this year. and said she did not under- stand the need for these. Ms. Reid said these were old bills from when the business was still op- erating. [It closed in early 2015.] The magistrate said she did not understand how those things took priority over money owed to the em- ployees. “We don’t call it theft under the Pensions Law, but that’s what it amounts to,” she pointed out. She referred to an old Cay- manian saying that she said fit this case – “People need to cut their suit according to their cloth.” She said Ms. Chin needed to deal realistically with the situation she faced, because it could not be postponed for years. “We need to find a re- alistic way to pay this off,” she declared. She set the next mention for Oct. 24. That date meant that Ms. Chin should have made three payments of $700 by then. Any single failure to pay could result in a period of imprisonment, she warned. Thirteen employees were affected by the unlawful use of the deductions, which started in 2009. Two em- ployees were owed more than $24,000 each. The matter was reported to the Department of La- bour and Pensions in 2015. Ms. Reid previously told the court that the money went toward business expenses and not for Ms. Chin’s personal use. New bosses to tackle garbage delays CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Travel agency owner given payment order to pay back pensions Dog rescue charity opens new thrift store Animal rescue charity One Dog At A Time has launched its New To You thrift store in George Town. Sales from the store will help pay for the care of abandoned or rescue dogs or puppies. The shop, which launched on Saturday, July 7, will be open two days a week – on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., throughout the summer. The New To You store, which is located at unit 26 at the warehouses on Bodden Road in George Town, stocks designer clothes, “including Calvin Klein, Banana Re- public and Ralph Lauren at reasonable prices. Clothes for men, women and children, as well as hats and shoes will all be available. Other knick knacks will be displayed too, such as jewelry, and there will be new stock every week,” the store’s operators said in a press release. Caroline Johnston, vice president of the charity, en- couraged the community to become involved. “We are always looking for new fosters to care for dogs and puppies, as well as volunteers to help with the many events we run, collect donations and now help to man our fabulous shop.” The charity finds homes for animals that are placed in the Department of Agri- culture dog pound or that are found abandoned on streets. Funds raised by One Dog At A Time cover the costs of vetting the dogs, spaying and neutering them and treating for heartworm or other health issues, as well as for collars, leashes, dog crates, dog bowls and other items, as well as covering the costs of food and heartworm medi- cation while in foster homes. The funds also pay for dogs to be flown to rescue partners in New York and Toronto. The organization res- cues and re-homes between 10 and 20 dogs a month. For more information about the store or about One Dog At A Time, email info@admin.ky. “We are always looking for new fosters to care for dogs and puppies, as well as volunteers to help with the many events we run, collect donations and now help to man our fabulous shop.” CAROLINE JOHNSTON, vice president, One Dog At A Time Caroline Johnston, vice president of One Dog At A Time, left, and her mother Sheila Johnston inside the animal rescue charity’s new thrift store in George Town. - PHOTO: JEWEL LEVY Government has been paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime to its staff to address the delays in garbage pick-ups.Next >