ESTABLISHED 1965 www.caymancompass.com – 75 CENTS – FRIDAY, 4 OCTOBER 2019 Clash of the Carnivals CayMAS holds out as government calls for single carnival RESHMA RAGOONATH rragoonath@compassmedia.ky Government’s one-carnival plans for 2020 could be in jeopardy. A division within the local carnival com- munity has flared up again as CayMAS or- ganisers rejected government’s carnival dates, maintaining that the Discovery Day (14-18 May) weekend is the best op- tion for Cayman. CayMAS director and Swanky Interna- tional owner Craig Fredrick, speaking with the Cayman Compass from Miami Thursday morning, said the group has applied for po- lice permission to hold its event on that weekend. To date, he said, there has been no response to the application. “We have done everything that we le- gally should have. No one – the police, the government, the people of Cayman – can say we have not run an absolutely tight ship,” Fredrick said. The Culture Ministry, in a statement to the Compass on Tuesday, said it was aware of CayMAS’s arguments on the dates for carnival, but it is sticking to its original date of 9 May. “The government, with input from three ministries – those responsible for culture, for tourism and for commerce – looks for- ward to continued dialogue with all relevant stakeholders with an aim at streamlining the Cayman Carnival within the auspices of the Cayman National Cultural Foundation,” the ministry stated. Fredrick said he is hopeful that the ap- plication will be granted, since there were no problems in the previous three years of the event. However, he said, the CayMAS team is also preparing contingency plans. “We are trying our best to avoid legal Dart plans Camana Bay expansion 10-storey apartment block and new office space coming JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@compassmedia.ky The Dart group has sub- mitted plans for a new 10-storey apartment building and two five-storey office blocks as it continues to ex- pand Camana Bay. If approved, the apart- ment block, which will fea- ture 89 for-lease units, will be the first 10-storey building on the eastern side of the Esterley Tibbetts Highway. It will be lo- cated on Bismarckia Way at the north end of Camana Bay, close to where a new Foster’s supermarket is being built. Though the developer still has long-term plans for a multi-storey building with a hotel component within Ca- mana Bay, bosses say their im- mediate focus is on increasing for-lease residential and class A office space. Justin Howe, a vice presi- dent at Dart, said the devel- oper believes building taller is BATABANOCAYMAS PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 18 » Gov’t writes off $1 million from failed customs codes system RESHMA RAGOONATH rragoonath@compassmedia.ky Government has written off $970, 000 from its finan- cial books for the failed Cus- toms Total Revenue Inte- grated Processing (TRIPS) codes system, Financial Secretary Kenneth Jefferson told the Public Accounts Committee Tuesday. The system, introduced in 2014, was implemented to record Customs’ revenue collection and support the implementation of harmon- ised eight-digit tariffs codes under the Customs Tariffs Law. Its aim was to give the government a better sense of what was being imported. 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One sign referencing the petition declared, ‘205,315 signatures as of 30/09/2019 and growing’. Another said, ‘Our reef is our future’. The students handed over a flash-drive containing a copy of the petition titled ‘Don’t trash coral reefs for the cruise industry’. The petition, set up by in- ternational organisation Rain- forest Rescue, was launched in May and calls for the project to be stopped. It had gathered 216,474 supporters by press time Thursday. Ben Somerville, one of the students, said it had been a proud moment for the group to deliver the petition. “I think the opportunity was amazing. To be able to sit down with the people in charge of this project and ac- tually be listened to was a big step in the right direc- tion,” he said. “However, I think there is still an exceptional amount of work to be done. With al- ready over 215,000 signatures on the global petition, they were able to see that the rest of the world is against this project,” he said. Other students said they felt the meeting had been valuable and they were grateful for the chance to speak directly to those be- hind the project. “I left the meeting feeling that my voice mattered,” said Dejea Lyons. Despite that, the students said they were unconvinced by some of the presentations from Verdant Isle on their plans to mitigate the environ- mental damage of the project. “They focused on coral re- location, even after we pre- sented them with statistics that show how difficult this is,” said Lilly Langevin. Connor Childs said he was also sceptical about the via- bility of coral relocation. The five students, Lyons, Langevin, Somerville, Childs and Steff McDermott, raised numerous concerns about the project which they said they believed was unsuitable for Grand Cayman. They highlighted the reefs that would be lost, the threat to adjacent reefs and ma- rine life and the impact on Cayman’s reputation as a dive destination. Members of the Verdant Isle team have been meeting with various community groups over the past few days. Bayley told the Cayman Compass this week he was willing to meet with people on all sides of the debate and wanted to be transparent. A planned meeting with the Cruise Port Referendum Cayman Group was called off, however, after the campaign group requested that the meeting be rescheduled until Verdant Isle or government re- leased more substantive in- formation on the project, in- cluding the full designs and updated business case. Youth group spells out anti-port message CORRECTION A story that ran on March 8 titled, ‘Verdant Isle shares port plans’ incorrectly stated that Verdant Isle had met with the Cruise Port Ref- erendum Cayman group. A meeting was initially planned, but was postponed and did not take place. ANDREL HARRIS aharris@compassmedia.ky A man who indecently as- saulted a teenage boy in a Cayman Brac bathroom stall was sentenced to 10 months in prison Thursday. Henry Dagala Jabines, a Philippines national, faced a single count of indecent assault stemming from an incident that occurred in February 2019. The victim, who was 15 years old at the time, was at a Cayman Brac resort with his parents. In order to es- cape from the mosquitoes that were biting him, he went into a nearby bathroom and sat in a stall, the court heard. Ten minutes later, Jabines entered the bathroom, went to the same stall and closed the door behind him. He proceeded to show the teen pornographic images on his phone. When the teen- ager tried to leave the stall, Jabines grabbed him and indecently assaulted him, the court heard. In March, during an ini- tial Grand Court appearance, Jabines entered not-guilty pleas. He was remanded into custody, where he remained for six months. During that time, the court heard, Jabines found God. He has since been baptised and at - tends the prison’s church daily. He has also taken psy- chological self-control ses- sions. In September, days before a one-week jury trial was set, Jabines changed his plea to guilty. Sitting with his head hanging low, Jabines re- mained silent during Thurs- day’s sentencing proceedings. While returning her ruling, Acting Justice Marlene Carter reviewed the effects Jabines’ actions had on the victim. “The victim and Jabines were known to each other,” she said. “The victim felt be- trayed and angry [for] several weeks after the incident. For- tunately, he does not feel like it will have long lasting ef- fects on him.” In imposing the 10- month sentence, Acting Jus- tice Carter noted there were no aggravating or mitigating circumstances. A deporta- tion order was made, and the six months spent in cus- tody will be deducted from Jabines’ sentence. 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Box 1365 Grand Cayman, KY1-1108 Cayman Islands Telephone: (345) 815-0095 Email: newsdesk@compassmedia.ky ADVERTISE WITH US: Telephone: (345) 949-5111 Email: sales@compassmedia.ky Website: www.caymancompass.com PUBLISHER KATHLEEN CAPETTA EDITOR CATHERINE MACGILLIVRAY A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Seven Mile Beach sand concerns When I was studying ma- rine biology in college, the main point that I learned about marine sediment trans- port was its fluidity. When I was piloting Cayman’s deep subs in George Town Har- bour, the scariest moments were the occasional, massive silt clouds that would spill over the wall. They descended upon the sub, suddenly car- rying us downward in zero visibility under a hundred yards of falling sand. Tre- mendous volumes of sand regularly slip off the reef shelf, never to return. It may well be that both sides of the argument recently aired con- cerning Seven Mile Beach have missed why deepening the spillway over the drop- off at the exit end of the SMB sand conveyor, which runs from Northwest Point to George Town Harbour, could affect the beach. Yes, according to two re- spected old salts, Bob Soto and Kem Jackson, we will theoretically lose sand faster from Seven Mile Beach by deepening the spill-way, which I also believe plau- sible and which is consis- tent with R. Seymour’s re- port quoted in government’s rebuttal to CCMI. Seymour concludes that “At the south end, there is no transport into the system because it is the end of the line. As a re- sult, the beach begins to dis- appear, beginning from the south and working north- ward”. Seymour assumes that because the harbour is at the end of the line for sand transport and not the origin, that what happens there is of no consequence to Seven Mile Beach. And yet, he points out that the sand begins to dis- appear from south to north! This makes the harbour the main exit point over the wall for sand moving south from SMB. It’s the drain! Let that sink in for a minute. Physics suggests that cre- ating a pit on the edge of the spill-way and then stir- ring the sand in that newly enhanced drain basin with ships’ thrusters could only accelerate the sand loss and speed its way off the beaches from whence it came – a theory worth research. Sand acts like a liquid, al- ways seeking the lowest point while remaining sub- ject to wave energy. It will constantly flow into the pit if we dredge the harbour from its current 20-40 feet sloping depth down to the desired working depth. We have already done great harm to Seven Mile Beach by building too close to the sea and not on stilts, creating energy reflectors that back-wash sand off the beach and, according to Sey- mour, eventually down to the harbour and over the drop- off. Numerous sand chutes also spill off the wall all along the way. At the same time that we constantly lose uncounted tons of sand, we have also alarmingly reduced and con- tinue to reduce the major pro- ducers of sand - our big par- rotfish (squab). A recent study by the University of Exeter in the Maldives found that over 80% of all new sand there ac- tually is parrotfish poop. We know we already have aproblem. Seven Mile Beach is visibly shrinking. I be- lieve we need more stilts and or greater set-backs in shoreline planning and we need to let the parrotfish re- cover through regulation and public education. Add the fact that live hard-coral cov- erage has dropped from 80% to 20% and SMB looks to be in serious trouble. There is hope if we care enough. Given enough polit- ical will, we can change our destructive behavior. Are we willing to learn and change? Build smarter? Protect our parrotfish? Ready to support and listen to marine biolo- gists? The sooner we scien- tifically identify and get onto solving these known sand loss factors the better. Having said this, is it wise to risk adding yet another detriment to SMB’s precious gift by en- larging the drain at the exit end of the sand conveyor? Good stewards do not wantonly destroy God’s gifts of renewable resources in ex- change for concrete. Want a murky parking lot instead of coral reefs in clear water? Stay alert as we near the referendum vote. Those of us who have spent a lot of time looking at this have many legitimate, se- rious concerns and not just for the harbour itself or the sand on SMB. This plan seems to be heavily weighted in red ink. If you are a registered voter, you owe it to yourself and to Cayman to learn about that ink and then vote your con- science for Cayman’s future! Courtney Platt Last month, a 16-year- old schoolgirl was invited to speak at the United Nations Climate Action Summit. Her impassioned speech made a bigger impact than any of the world leaders that followed. Her name is Greta Thunberg. She began a youth movement in her native Sweden, en- couraging children to ‘school strike for climate,’ on Fridays to draw attention to the cli- mate crisis facing the world. Just one year later, on Friday, 20 Sept., millions of young people around the world joined her in global climate strike demonstrations. On the George Town waterfront sev- eral hundred young Caymanian students wielded placards and megaphones demanding action on climate change. How can one person, let alone a 16-year-old schoolgirl, have such an impact on youth all over the world in such a short time? Her message is effective because she is so young. It resonates because she is sin- cere. It hits home because it is truthful. Her message is very simple. Unless global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are GRETA THUNBERG: A BEACON FOR YOUTH drastically cut, very quickly the world will become life- threatening for tens of mil- lions of people. At the UN New York HQ her speech stood out, not just because she was a young schoolgirl, but because in tone and content it jarred with the usual polite rhetoric of such august surroundings. “How dare you,” she chided world leaders. “This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be up here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. You have stolen my dreams.” Her message is based on science. Global warming has to be kept to 1.5 C in the next 10 years if we are to avoid the catastrophic consequences, but the trend is not good. Last year global CO2 emissions in- creased by 2.7%. “Emissions have to start reducing be- fore the end of next year,” she warns, “or we are likely to pass tipping points leading to uncontrolled climate change.” Urgency is the keynote of everything she says. Older generations seem unable to accept that catastrophic events in the second half of this century represent a crisis today. They will be dead by then. This is why her move- ment has spread like wildfire amongst young people all over the world. They are the ones who will have to live with the consequences of extreme heat: farmland turned into deserts, millions losing their homes to rising sea levels, forest fires, drought, flooding, and greater frequency and in- tensity of hurricanes. She has been a beacon for youth, but a lightning con- ductor for vitriol from climate change deniers. “The haters are as active as ever, going after my looks, my clothes, my behaviour and my differ- ences,” she says, “anything rather than talk about the cli- mate crisis.” She is accused of being mentally ill and of being manipulated by sinister forces. President Donald Trump sar- castically tweeted, “seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future”. It will remain to be seen how much success she will have in accelerating change. What is certain is that she has done more to galvanise global action on climate change in one year than any other single person. A leading climate scientist said, “We have been working on this issue for 20 years, and saying the same thing for 20 years, but she is getting people to listen, which we have failed to do.” Cayman still lags behind many countries in reducing CO2 emissions, although it will be among the worst af- fected by climate change. In my last column I asked why OfReg is dragging its heels in responding to construc- tive industry proposals to ac- celerate the adoption of dis- tributed energy (rooftop and parking lot solar). What is ur- gently needed is the imple- mentation of the long-awaited government appointment of an energy czar. The youth of Cayman have been inspired by Greta Thun- berg. They have joined her global protest. The success of the Cruise Port Referendum petition in forcing the govern- ment to hold a referendum is a reminder of the power of the people. Their voice will get louder. They will echo Greta Thunberg’s words at the UN last week: “My message is that we will be watching you.” Graham MorseCAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY, 4 OCTOBER 2019 The islands’ most-trusted news source 5 @kailanigrandcayman kailanigrandcayman.com A new hotel development byFRIDAY, 4 OCTOBER 2019 • CAYMAN COMPASS 6 LOCAL®IONAL RESHMA RAGOONATH rragoonath@compassmedia.ky Public Accounts Com- mittee chairman Ezzard Miller said Cayman needs to return to the days of re- cruiting Caymanians straight out of school for careers within the uniformed arms of government, such as Im- migration and Customs and Border Control. Miller made the point as he addressed Tuesday’s PAC hearing in the Legislative As- sembly. Prospect MLA Austin Harris recused himself from the hearing as he is the coun- cillor for Immigration and Human Resources. Ministry chief officer Wesley Howell was testifying before the com- mittee at the time. During his testimony, Howell called on members to do what they can to encourage young Caymanians to get in- volved in law enforcement careers. He was responding to committee member Chris Saunders, who asked what the PAC could do to help him make the agencies under his watch more efficient. Howell said having the support of the entire House and Public Accounts Com- mittee when the ministry seeks funding for recruitment was welcomed, but he wanted them to take it a step further. “If you can continue your efforts to guide Caymanians into the law enforcement arm of our uniformed division of our government, that would be extremely helpful,” Howell said. Miller said encouraging them was one thing but “they seem to have a lot of diffi- culty getting in”. “The red tape just slows them down, and we always seem to be having Caymanians jump the 13th hurdle and we give foreigners jobs in the sub- jective interview,” he argued. West Bay North MLA Bernie Bush agreed. He pointed to an ex- ample of a young Cayma- nian who earned a de- gree in criminology and a masters in counter-ter- rorism and was unsuc- cessful in getting a job with the police service. Instead, a foreign officer was sent to England for two to three weeks for a counter-terrorism course. “These are the things that all young people are having to fight through, so when you say send them, I do better than that; I’ll bring them to your office,” Bush told Howell. Miller said Clifton Hunt- er’s recent graduation pro- duced students with “high qualifications”. 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Figueredo was also fined 1 million Swiss francs (US$1 million) but it is unclear how FIFA can enforce payment. Now 87, Figueredo was a FIFA executive committee member when he was ar- rested in Zurich at a five-star hotel in May 2015. He was detained for seven months before Swiss authorities ex- tradited him to face criminal charges in Uruguay rather than the United States. He was kept under house arrest in his home country. A US Department of Jus- tice indictment published in 2015 said Figueredo took and agreed to receive mil- lions of dollars in bribes. He also obtained American citizenship nine years ear- lier after having “falsely stated that he had severe dementia” to avoid an Eng- lish language test. The in- dictment said he kept a home in Arcadia, California. Figueredo was joined by Nicolas Leoz and Juan Angel Napout as three consecutive presidents of South American soccer body CONMEBOL who were indicted by Amer- ican authorities in 2015. 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Email info@caymancodeacademy.com Code 101 - $150 CI Explore Software Development Saturday, 19 October from 9AM - 5PM Saturday, 26 October from 9AM - 5PM Inmates design new trash bins Inmates at Northward Prison, and the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce have come up with a creative way to keep trash in bins. Ten specially designed trash structures will be placed in high-traffic public locations around Grand Cayman in the coming weeks. The wooden sheds are durable and practical, and designed with a cover to prevent litter from spilling out, and to stop dogs, chickens and other animals from having a field day. There are two 55-gallon trash bins inside each structure, which were provided by Cox Lumber. The first receptacle was placed at Smith Barcadere beach on Thursday during the launch of the ‘Cayman Clean’ anti-litter and beautification initiative by Chamber members, which was attended by government and prison service officials. Marlon Watson, a rehabilita- tion officer who coordinates the workshop at Northward Prison, said the structures are made from treated lumber and covered with exterior paint to keep them pro- tected from the elements. Watson said they were committed to building new sheds as long as they were requested. Nelson Dilbert, a member of the Chamber council, said of the project: “It’s an upgrade from the cans that are already here … those are metal oil drums sitting out ex- posed to the elements – rain, sun and animals that go in and out. It’s a way to allow us to beautify the island and our public areas.” He added that the campaign would run throughout the year, with more bins being placed in public areas across the island. Wil Pineau, Chamber CEO, said when the Chamber started the project, it was to cover both recy- clables and trash, but because of a lack of a Cayman-wide recycling programme, members decided to limit the bins to just trash. Ultimately, as the solid waste management plan takes shape, one of the containers will be used for recycling, he said. Chamber of Commerce representatives and government officials in front of new trash containers designed by prison inmates at the launch of Cayman’s anti-littering initiative at Smith Barcadere on Thursday. – PHOTO: JEWEL LEVYCAYMAN COMPASS • FRIDAY, 4 OCTOBER 2019 The islands’ most-trusted news source 9 February 1st, 2009 - September 24th, 2019 - AKIRA - Next >