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Box 1365 Grand Cayman, KY1-1108 Cayman Islands Telephone: (345) 815-0095 Email: newsdesk@compassmedia.ky ADVERTISE WITH US: T: (345) 949-5111 E: sales@compassmedia.ky W: caymancompass.com PUBLISHER KATHLEEN CAPETTA NEWS PRODUCER AND OPERATIONS MANAGER KEVIN MORALES A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION “Give light and the people will find their own way” Partly cloudy skies with a 20% chance of showers. weather Forecast today Cayman Islands 85°F 74°F HIGH LOW WINDS Easterly 15 to 20 knots. SEA STATE Rough with wave heights of 6 to 8 feet. A small craft warning is in effect. FIND US ONLINE Caymancompass.com Facebook.com/Caycompass cayman_compass@cayCompassCayman Compass Memorial chair dedicated to Carol Winker Carol Winker, 79, was a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She graduated from Messmer High School in 1958, and earned her bachelor’s degree from Mount Mary College in 1962. Later, attended Marquette University where she gained credits toward her master’s degree, which she earned from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. She then travelled to Belize and British Honduras for two years as a papal volunteer. Afterward, she returned to the US and worked for the postal service before teaching at Lincoln High School in Milwaukee. She moved to the Cayman Islands in the mid- 70s to continue her career in education as a peripatetic reading teacher. She joined the Cayman Compass as a journalist in 1995. RESHMA RAGOONATH rragoonath@compassmedia.ky A permanent memorial has been dedicated in honour of the late Cayman Compass journalist Carol Winker. A wooden-and-wicker chair with a plaque bearing her name was unveiled in Courtroom 1 at the formal opening of Grand Court on Wednesday. The chair, which will remain in the same spot she sat in for years, bears the message ‘In memory and honour of Carol A. Winker journalist and court reporter extraordinaire who served the people of the Cayman Islands for 34 years’. Winker, 79, died last November after a battle with cancer. She was known for her court reporting, but Winker covered all types of stories for the Cayman Compass and could usually be seen riding her bicycle between court and the newsroom. Chief Justice Anthony Smellie paid tribute to Winker and lauded her penchant for accuracy and fairness in her years of court reporting. He pointed to the practice of attorneys often citing her articles in their arguments, which he said would later become affectionately known as the ‘Winker Law Reports’. Smellie said Winker set a “standard” for all journalists who wanted to report on the courts, and they should follow her example. Attorney General Samuel Bulgin, in his address at the opening, paid homage to Winker’s contribution, saying she was greatly admired by all for her credible court reporting. In his speech, Director of Public Prosecutions Patrick Moran also paid tribute to Winker, as well as Justice Charles Quin who also died last year. David Collins, president of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association, in his speech said, "Ms. Winker made a significant contribution as a respected journalist, renowned for her reporting on Cayman’s courts." He also highlighted the passing of Quin and attorney Kirsten Houghton. "Ms. Houghton, Justice Quin, QC, and Ms. Winker were beloved members of the legal fraternity. They will be greatly missed," Collins added. Special mention was given to Sir Edward Zacca, former President of the Court of Appeal. Bulgin said Zacca’s memory will live on through the law reports of Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and the Caribbean as a whole. Carol Winker bio A plaque on the chair commemorates the work of court reporter Carol Winker. A wooden-and wicker chair was unveiled in memory of jouralist Carol Winker during the official opening of the Grand Court on Wednesday. 2 THURSDAY, 16 JANUARY 2020Smellie flags chronic shortage of criminal defence attorneys RESHMA RAGOONATH rragoonath@compassmedia.ky “The struggle continues.” That was the refrain from Chief Justice Anthony Smellie on Wednesday as he addressed the formal opening of Grand Court. He lamented that as Cayman’s judiciary entered a new decade, the perennial challenges of lack of courtroom space and a chronic shortage of criminal defence attorneys still persist. Smellie said there has been “tangible efforts” on the part of the government to relieve the issue of courtroom space through the purchase of the old Scotiabank building in George Town. However, he said, not much progress has been made to modify the building for the two much- needed courtrooms. He said the retrofitting of the building for the courtrooms has not been accomplished as planned. The building, he said, is partially occupied by administrative staff to take some of the pressure off the existing court facilities. But, Smellie said, the judiciary cannot engage a contractor for the project as it requires permission from government departments, including Planning, and Lands and Survey. He stressed that the matter must be addressed with “utmost urgency” and that it not be bogged down by red tape. Summary Court feeling the pressure Smellie, in his speech, also sought to address the issue of Summary Court inefficiencies flagged last year in an Office of the Auditor General report. The report registered concerns over the plans for the redevelopment of the courthouse, a lack of performance measures, and the absence of financial information. Auditor General Sue Winspear, in her report, also questioned the need for 10 courtrooms. However, the chief justice explained that, under existing facilities, the Summary Court has to rotate available space among the Coroner’s Court, Drug Court, Court of Appeal and the Domestic Violence Court. Added to that burden is what he called a chronic shortage of criminal defence attorneys. Smellie pointed out that the small cadre of defence attorneys is often called away from the Summary Court when there are Grand Court matters being heard and when the Court of Appeal is in session. He lamented that such a shortage within a legal fraternity of “960-strong” is not a “happy consequence”. Unauthorised practice of law highlighted Smellie also called for action on the practice of unauthorised individuals providing legal advice to clients. It was an issue Attorney General Samuel Bulgin brought up in his speech as he raised the motion in the court to open Grand Court. Bulgin said there are people who are not lawyers drafting legal documents. “It is illegal to do so; they need to know this is illegal,” Bulgin said. Smellie urged Director of Public Prosecutions Patrick Moran, who was present, to take action. He said the judiciary has lodged three reports on the issue. New Legal Services Law planned Smellie welcomed news that a Legal Services Law was on the way to modernise the practice of Cayman Islands law. David Collins, president of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association, highlighted the new legislation in his speech as he called for support from the judiciary. Collins said the draft Legal Services Bill fulfils the need for regulation of the legal services industry. “The draft Legal Services Bill also ensures that Cayman Islands law remains accessible to Cayman’s international clients, reduces the cost of doing business for small firms, provides a mandatory training regime for all attorneys, and delivers a framework to support the development and progression of Caymanian attorneys within law firms,” Collins said. He added that Cayman’s legal services market will only be sustainable in the long run if suitably qualified and developed Caymanians are in key management and leadership roles within law firms. Court statistics for 2019 Summary Court 1,292 criminal charges were laid Grand Court 110 indictments Grand Court opening Chief justice laments court constraints Clerk of Court Shiona Allenger greets Governor Martyn Roper. Court officials gather outside court on Wednesday. Chief Justice Anthony Smellie inspects the RCIPS guard of honour at the official opening of the Grand Court on Wednesday. 3 news N news1234567 8 910 11 12 131415 16 1718 19 2021 2223 1234567 8 910 11 12 131415 16 1718 19 2021 2223 ACROSS 1 Peripheral (8) 5 A dreaded person (4) 9 Justifiable (5) 10 Introduction to book (7) 11 Neat and clean (5-3-4) 13 Abstract thought (6) 14 Undamaged (6) 17 Unhindered progress (5,7) 20 Untidy accumulation (7) 21 Keen enjoyment (5) 22 Onion genus vegetable (4) 23 Set going (8) DOWN 1 Change residence (4) 2 Slip back (7) 3 Imbue with opinion (12) 4 Seem attractive (6) 6 Comprehend (5) 7 Unending time (8) 8 Influential person (7,5) 12 Unusual (8) 15 Loss of memory (7) 16 Regular customer (6) 18 Sky-blue (5) 19 Underside of foot (4) The Compass Crossword Puzzle The Compass universal kakuro Puzzle 16276 The numbers in the black cells are clues. Numbers above the slash are across clues. Number below the slash are down clues. The goal is to enter digits 1 - 9 in the white cells to add up to the number clues. You cannot enter any digit more than once when adding up to clue. YeSteRDAY'S SOLUtIONS Puzzle 16275 ACROSS: 1 Steadfast, 8 Agree, 9 Uniform, 10 Upshot, 11 Tedium, 12 Overkill, 15 Acoustic, 18 Really, 20 Muscle, 21 Machete, 22 Loose, 23 Right-wing. DOWN: 2 Tinge, 3 Affair, 4 Foremost, 5 Tamper, 6 Archaic, 7 Mentality, 11 Treadmill, 13 Encroach, 14 Monsoon, 16 Seller, 17 Cashew, 19 Let on. We at Hazard Management Cay- man Islands would like to draw residents’ attention to the National Hazard Management Plan, which is located on the website http:// www.caymanprepared.ky in the ‘Resources Section.’ We agree with Mr. [Roy] Bodden [Cayman Compass, 14 Jan. 2020] that more action needs to take place to face the climate change threat and sea level rise. The National Weather Service, HMCI and Department of Environment are all in agreement that climate change issue is real, and it is a significant threat. In the letter, Mr. Bodden advocated for the establishment of at least one hurricane-resistant shelter in each district. There are currently 18 emergency shelters in Cayman, including a shelter in every district in Grand Cayman (see full list here: http:// www.caymanprepared.ky/portal/page/ portal/hmchome/shelter/list). Hazard Management is working to increase shelter capacity and two additional shelters will be coming online later in 2020. Mr. Bodden also called for the establishment of civilian defence units trained to international Red Cross standards. We can confirm that a trained Red Cross National Intervention Team already exists and is ready to go operational when needed. Additionally, HMCI and Red Cross have been working to establish community Emergency Response Teams in the districts, and also to incorporate civic organisations in the disaster management structure to support recovery efforts. Finally, Mr. Bodden proposed that a rapid response team of medical experts, counsellors, etc., be established to assist in the event of a large-scale national disaster. HMCI is leading the effort to create a rapid deployment team for the overseas territories which includes medical experts and other persons with relevant post-impact skills. This year, we can confirm that trained mental health counsellors will be available in the emergency shelters. At HMCI, we appreciate Mr. Bodden taking the time to articulate his concerns and to propose sensible solutions to the threats we face. We also have great respect for Mr. Bodden’s work as an author of several insightful books, his service as the [president] of the [University College of the Cayman Islands], and for his contribution as a compassionate and dedicated representative of the people of Bodden Town and the Cayman Islands as a whole. 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The views and comments expressed in letters submitted to the Cayman Compass, its website or any associated social media platforms, are those of the writer and not those of Compass Media. Letters should be emailed to editor@compassmedia.ky. LETTERS Standards and guidelines Cook Carelin Maclaren renowned for native dishes Beautiful write up about this wonderful person. Ate many a day when working in Bodden Town. Her foods are delicious. Keep up the great work, Ms. Carelin. Such a sweet soul. Could give you jokes, too. The chips don’t fall too far from the block, with her granddaughter Aziza La Pierre doing her culinary also in baking. – Suzie Smith National Trust officially opposes cruise port I have been a frequent visitor to Cayman for over 25 years, and have seen many changes, some good, some bad. I have seen the deterioration of reefs and marine life, due to environmental and manmade factors. I truly love Cayman, and hope one day to retire there. That being said, I believe the cruise ship port is a terrible idea! – John DiMario Amended port question more neutral Stop Darting Paradise. Vote ‘no’ for the cruise port. – Allen McCracken What would it take to separate these two issues? – Susan Schmidt Online What they’re saying There are 18 hurricane shelters in the Cayman Islands. 4Ristorante Pappagallo 16 February 2020 11:30a - 3:00p Tickets $150 ~ MC Vicki Wheaton Music Through The Ages Theme Costumes Welcome! ~ For Reservations & Ticket Sales contact: Angelique Bodden Tel. 916-6324 or info@caymanheartfund.com Brunch Brunch Brunch Brunch Brunch Brunch Hero’sHero’sesro’Hero’sHero’sHero’s Heart DoE: There are more parrots out there RESHMA RAGOONATH rragoonath@compassmedia.ky At total of 181 Cayman parrots have been registered to date under the Department of Environment’s ongoing amnesty. However, the DoE says there are more birds being kept as pets on island and they want owners to register the animals before the amnesty ends on 29 Feb. “We are urging people to come forward. Just give us a call, contact the Department of Environment, send us an email; however you choose to do it. We will come out and register your bird, give it a health check and let you know if there’s anything additionally that you can do to keep your bird happy and healthy and give it the long life it deserves,” said Jane Haakonsson, DoE terrestrial research officer. The six-month amnesty began on 1 Sept. So far, 170 birds have been registered on Grand Cayman and 11 on Cayman Brac. Registration is key As the DoE enters the homestretch of the programme, Haakonssoon said the aim is get as many birds as possible registered. “If we have people after March 1 that come forward to us and say that they have a bird, we will probably deal with it on a case-by- case basis. In an ideal world, we would like to think we are getting most of the people now because, unfortunately, it will be illegal to keep a bird after February 29,” Haakonsson told the Cayman Compass. She said the response to the amnesty has been “overwhelmingly good” and people are very keen to do the right thing, especially when it comes to doing a health assessment of the birds. “You know everyone has been doing what they think is right with the birds and they want to do better and, oftentimes, we can give them really good advice as to how to care for the birds and pinpoint some issues that maybe need to be looked at. People are generally really appreciative of the care that we give,” she said. Health checks are necessary Each bird that is registered is given a free health assessment by the DoE team. The terrestrial research officer said a majority of the registered birds were found to be overweight due to the food the birds are being fed, as well as because they do not expend energy to forage as they would in the wild. She said some of the birds also have respiratory issues that have been caused by dust and, in some cases, by other pets in the home. Haakonsson said there are no plans to extend the amnesty as the window for registration was very carefully planned according to the wild population and reproduction in the wild. No parrots have been seized under the amnesty. “That is not what the amnesty is about, it is about giving people a chance to legally keep their birds and I think that is very important to understand. The only time we have taken a bird out of its home was to give it veterinary treatment at the clinic,” she said. Residents who own parrots can contact the DoE at 949-8469 or email doe@gov.ky. Parrot amnesty yields 181 birds Cayman parrots registered The Cayman parrot is the common name for two parrot subspecies that are found only on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac. Originally listed as a game bird, the Cayman parrot was given full protection under the Animals (Protection) Regulations, 1989. About the Cayman parrot The amnesty to register pet Cayman parrots ends on 29 Feb. 181 cayman compass 5 news N news THURSDAY, 16 JANUARY 2020Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010s WASHINGTON (AP) — The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second- warmest year on record, two US agencies reported Wednesday. And scientists said they see no end to the way man-made climate change keeps shattering records. “If you think you’ve heard this story before, you haven’t seen anything yet,” Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, said at the close of a decade plagued by raging wildfires, melting ice and extreme weather that researchers have repeatedly tied to human activity. “This is real. This is happening.” The 2010s averaged 58.4 degrees Fahrenheit (14.7 degrees Celsius) worldwide, or 1.4 degrees (0.8 C) higher than the 20th century average and more than one-third of a degree warmer than the previous decade, which had been the hottest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The decade had eight of the 10 hottest years on record. The only other years in the top 10 were 2005 and 1998. NASA and NOAA also calculated that 2019 was the second-hottest year in the 140 years of record-keeping. Five other global teams of monitoring scientists agreed, based on temperature readings taken on Earth’s surface, while various satellite-based measurements said it was anywhere from the hottest year on record to the third-hottest. Several scientists said the coming years will be even hotter, knocking these years out of the record books. Scientists said the the decade- long data is more telling than the year-to-year measurements, where natural variations such as El Nino, the periodic warming of the Pacific Ocean, come into play. “Human-caused climate change is responsible for the long-term warming — it’s responsible for why the 2010s were warmer than 2000s, which were warmer than the 1990s, etc.,” Texas A&M University climate scientist Andrew Dessler said in an email. “But humans are not responsible for why 2016 was warmer than 2015 or why 2019 was warmer than 2018.” Parts of Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and South America had record-high temperatures in 2019, as did Alaska, New Zealand and New Mexico, NOAA said. Alaska was 6.2 degrees warmer than average, at 32.2 F. It was the first time in recorded history that Alaska’s average annual temperature was above freezing. Iran warns Europe as diplomat says officials ‘lied’ on crash TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president warned Wednesday that European soldiers in the Mideast “could be in danger” after three nations challenged Tehran over breaking the limits of its nuclear deal. Tehran’s top diplomat meanwhile acknowledged that Iranians “were lied to” for days following the Islamic Republic’s accidental shoot down of a Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 people. President Hassan Rouhani’s remarks in a televised Cabinet meeting represent the first direct threat he’s made to Europe as tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington over President Donald Trump withdrawing the US from the deal in May 2018. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s admission, which came at a summit in New Delhi on Wednesday, represents the first time an Iranian official referred to earlier claims from Tehran that a technical malfunction downed the Ukraine International Airlines flight as a lie. The shoot down – and subsequent days of denials that a missile had downed it – sparked days of angry protests in the country. The current tensions between Iran and the US reached fever-pitch two weeks ago with the American drone strike in Baghdad that killed the powerful Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The general had led Iranian proxy forces abroad, including those blame for deadly roadside bomb attacks on US troops in Iraq. Iran retaliated with a ballistic missile strike targeting Iraqi military bases housing US forces early last Wednesday, just before an anti-aircraft battery shot down the Ukrainian airliner taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport. Amid all of this, Britain, France and Germany launched the so-called “dispute mechanism” pertaining to Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Speaking before his Cabinet, Rouhani showed a rarely seen level of anger in his wide-ranging remarks Wednesday. “Today, the American soldier is in danger, tomorrow the European soldier could be in danger,” Rouhani said. “We want you to leave this region but not with war. We want you to go wisely. It is to your own benefit.” Guitars signed by rock stars taken from Florida storage unit DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been arrested after he tried to pawn a red Cali- fornia SG electric guitar signed by the members of rock band Van Halen that he stole from a storage unit, police investigators said. The owner of OK Pawn alerted police last week when Jeremy James Andrewlavage, 43, came into his store and wanted $200 for the guitar, which is valued at $2,052. The guitar, and several others signed by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, U2 and Paul McCartney, was stolen from a storage unit owned by Jack Baker. Baker told police he’d had the guitars in his condo but decided to move them to a storage unit because he thought they’d be safer there, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported. He told the newspaper he learned recently that they’d been stolen. “It was just like a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach,” Baker said. “I had them for a number of years and they were all beautiful, like-new condition guitars.” Baker said he wasn’t surprised the man tried to sell the guitar for just $200, adding that most people don’t know their value. A police report said that while Baker was out of town, his storage unit was being looked after by Victoria Lynn Longo. She discovered them missing on 17 Dec. when she realised the door to the unit was unlocked, the report said. Andrewlavage is in the Volusia County Jail, charged with burglary and dealing in stolen property. Man accused of killing hotel worker in Anguilla sues resort HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man charged with killing a hotel worker he says attacked his family on the Carib- bean island of Anguilla has filed a negligence lawsuit against the resort company that operates the hotel. A spokeswoman for Scott Hapgood, of Darien, said the lawsuit against Auberge Resorts was filed Monday in a California court in Marin County, where the company is based in Mill Valley. He is seeking undisclosed damages. Hapgood is accusing Auberge Resorts of negligence in the hiring and supervision of the worker who was killed last April, Kenny Mitchel, 27, of Dominica. The lawsuit alleges that the company continued to employ Mitchel at the upscale Malliouhana resort despite his arrest three weeks before his death on a rape charge, and that the arrest should have made him ineligible to continue to work on Anguilla, a British territory. “Auberge Resorts failed to ensure the safety and protection of its hotel guests, the Hapgood family,” said Juliya Arbisman, a lawyer for Hapgood. “As a result, Auberge Resorts should be held responsible for the harm that the Hapgood family has suffered.” Hapgood says Mitchel showed up at his family’s room unannounced during their April vacation and demanded money, then attacked them. Mitchel died, and Hapgood, who said he acted in self-defense, was charged with manslaughter. An autopsy report showed Mitchel died of positional asphyxia and received blunt force injuries to his torso and other areas. Hapgood, a financial adviser, is free on $74,000 bond and has returned to Connecticut. He has refused to return to the British territory for additional court hearings over concerns for his safety. He is considered a fugitive there. Mitchel’s estate has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Hapgood in Connecticut. World and regional briefs This file photo from 2016 shows boys on their way to play cricket walking through a dried patch of Chandola Lake in Ahmadabad, India. The last decade was by far the hottest on record, scientists say. Iranian police officers take position while protesters gather in front of Amir Kabir University in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday to remember victims of a Ukrainian airplane shot down by an Iranian missile. In this 20 Aug. 2019 file photo, Scott Hapgood, a US financial adviser charged with killing a hotel worker while on vacation in Anguilla, holds a media conference in New York. 6 THURSDAY, 16 JANUARY 2020Daily Horoscope THE LOCKHORNS By Bunny Hoest & John Reiner ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) The Moon is opposite your sign today, which means once again you have to be accommodating toward others. This happens for two days every month. TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) Look for ways to be of service to someone at work or in your per- sonal world. Too often, we forget how rewarding it feels to help someone. “I feel great!” GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) This is another playful, fun- loving day! Look for ways to enjoy schmoozing with others. You also make a great impact on bosses, parents and teachers at this time. CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) Welcome every opportunity to cocoon at home today. You also might have an important exchange with a female family member. LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) In a conversation with someone today, you’re ready to put your cards on the table. “Show me what ya got!” It’s time for a reality check. VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) Don’t be surprised if you feel emo- tionally attached to something that you own today. Perhaps you don’t want to lend it to anyone. LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) This is the second day in a row that the Moon is in your sign bringing you a little bit of extra good luck. It’s small, but it’s there. SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) This is a fast-paced time for you, which is why you will welcome a chance to catch your breath today. Seek out solitude so you can men- tally and physically regroup. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) A conversation with a female friend will be meaningful today, especially if you are discussing your future and what you expect for yourself. This person’s input might help you. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) Once again you are high-viz, espe- cially because people seem to know personal details about your private life. Be aware of this. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) Think of ways to shake up your routine today so you feel turned on by some adventure or doing something different. A short trip? A chance to learn something new? Ideas? PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) This is an excellent day to buy wardrobe goodies for yourself, including boots and shoes. (A Pisces can never have too many shoes.) BY FRANCES DRAKE THURSday, JaNUaRy 16, 2020 CURTIS By Ray Billingsley BLONdIE By Y. Marshall PEaNUTS By Charles M. Shulz HägaR THE HORRIBLE By Chris Browne THE aMaZINg SPIdERMaN By Stan Lee and Alex Saviuk cayman compass 7 THURSDAY, 16 JANUARY 2020VICKI WHEATON vwheaton@compassmedia.ky The Cayman Islands Humane Society will once again be holding its monthly pub quiz at Fidel Murphy’s on Thursday. This very popular evening brings out well-established teams and new eager beavers to participate in a battle of the brains, rather than brawn. Up to six people are allowed on a team, and on your first night you’ll quickly realise that the name of your group is almost as important as your final score. Teams such as “Quizlamic State,” “The Jackson Four” and “The Misfits” are just a few examples of confident regulars that frequent local quiz nights looking to take the crown. The Humane Society quiz has become one of the premier trivia events on the island with a rotation of hosts known for the interesting questions they bring to the table. Ann Ghezzi is quizmaster this time around and she brings a lot of experience to the event, so be prepared. The (sort of) history of the pub quiz How did pub quizzes become such a … thing? At which point did someone decide that a night of groups huddling over tables, nursing pints and answering questions was a good idea? According to Marcus Berkmann, author, journalist and quiz enthusiast, via the Daily Telegraph, it was the launch of the board game Trivial Pursuit in the ‘80s that really sparked the interest in quizzes. Those of us who were around at that time and old enough to remember it, will recall the phenomenon that the Trivial Pursuit game became. Many special editions followed, some with such heinously difficult questions, that after three hours of playing and each player only one piece of pie richer, they would give up. In the UK, people became bored with the game after a while, but liked the idea of answering trivia questions. Thusly, by the ‘90s, pub quizzes were popping up all over the place. No doubt there will be others who will dispute this theory, but in the end, it matters not how it all began – the important thing is that the noble pub quiz is still going strong both in Cayman and overseas. Cayman Islands Humane Society The Humane Society is an organisation dedicated to the protection of homeless animals, while trying to find them foster or forever homes. The monthly running costs have to be covered by donations and fundraising efforts, such as the monthly pub quiz. Costs including housing the animals, feeding them and providing them with medical treatment, when necessary. The Cayman Islands Humane Society pub quiz starts at 7pm but getting there nice and early is recommended. Entry fee is $10 per person. Email sarah.dyer.81@gmail. com or call 949-5189 to reserve a table and register a team. Test your grey matter for charity Did you know? Trivial Pursuit facts • Trivial Pursuit was conceived on 15 Dec., 1979 by Chris Haney and Scott Abbott. Haney was a picture editor at the Montreal Gazette, and Abbott was a sports journalist for The Canadian Press. The friends were playing a game of Scrabble and drinking beer when they decided to invent their own game. • Co-creator Haney died in 2010 at the age of 59. He said of his fame (and Abbott’s): “It’s like we became rock stars. People still shake in their boots when they meet us.” • The game was launched in 1981 with artwork by 18-year-old artist Michael Wurstlin. The first copies of Trivial Pursuit were sold at a loss. When the game was licensed to Selchow and Righter in 1983, a major marketing and publicity campaign helped make the game into a global phenomenon. • The original Trivial Pursuit had 6,000 questions on 1,000 cards, including “Who was Howdy Doody’s twin brother?” (Double Doody) and “What’s the largest diamond in the world?” (A baseball diamond). Swot up on your knowledge ahead of time. Funds raised from the quiz go to the Cayman Islands Humane Society. Fidel Murphy's is the place to be this Thursday for the pub quiz. cayman compass 8 L living THURSDAY, 16 JANUARY 2020Caymanian businesswoman starts new organic sanitary line CAROLINA LOPEZ clopez@compassmedia.ky To make sure that women’s health and well-being are considered, business owner and founder of Women’s Haven, Melesia Adderley, has created a range of organic sanitary products. Women’s Haven is an all- female owned organisation that is focussed on producing chemical-free products to assist women in maintaining vaginal health, according to Adderley’s business statement. She herself has experienced issues using big brand-named sanitary pads and other female personal-hygiene products. “I [consider myself to be a] very clean person [yet] I used to always itch and feel very irritated and I kept saying, ‘Something just isn’t right, like why am I feeling like this?’” To be more comfortable with her menstrual cycle, she did a lot of research that showed her the truth behind normal sanitary napkins. She came across organic pads, yet thought it was another gimmick. “It took me six months to give [them] a try. I tried [them and they] changed my life. I have [not experienced irritation] in the past two years since changing my pads to organic pads,” Adderley said. She started telling her friends and the news spread like wildfire. In 2017, after her husband’s friend’s wife from the Bahamas gained some interest in having organic products like these in her country, Adderley brought her on as her business partner. “We blew up from there. We are now in 11 countries and growing,” Adderley said. She did two years of research to ensure that her organic sanitary pad was 100% organic. “We use organic everything - from the formulas [that] make up our organic cottons, to the glue that we use. Everything is coming from an organic source and we ensure it has to be organic, [otherwise] we’re not going to carry that product,” she said. All the research, including some packaging, is done locally, but the actual machine work is done in China. “We’ve [created] over 300,000 pieces of sanitary products,” Adderley revealed. Women’s Haven is also the first Caymanian-owned company to manufacture and launch its very own line of female sanitary napkins and other feminine-care products. “The Women’s Haven sanitary pads will be an industry leader, as it will be offering more pads per pack than any other comparable organic brand on the market and at a very competitive cost,” Adderley said. The main star of her organic pads is the graphene strip that she added in her sustainable design. She said her husband told her about graphene many years ago. Graphene is a carbon-based natural element. It is the thinnest and strongest material in the world due to its extreme denseness. Adderley said the graphene strip helps circulatory health, cell activity, and may inhibit harmful bacteria from growing. While researching graphene, she came across the European Genial Day Brand of organic pad, for which she became an authorised retailer and tested before manufacturing her own line. “They didn’t have graphene, but it was everything else that we wanted in a pad,” Adderley said. She said she knew this was an opportunity to use graphene in Cayman, but starting a company as a woman brought its own hurdles. Adderley said it is hard to create an all- female owned company. “It’s not easy. When you reach out to other business owners, they are like, ‘I don’t know who she is’, that kind of thing,” Adderley added. Regardless of those challenges, Adderley said she is very confident in her product when she speaks to both men and women about it. She feels passionately about educating young girls and women about an issue that many deal with. “I’m going to get this message out there. Women need to know the truth. They need to know what’s happening to them and I’m a firm believer of this product and my business. I will do whatever it takes to make sure I help my fellow Caymanians,” she said. Adderley wants to educate young girls in schools about menstrual issues and lobby for the right to have safe and organic female sanitary products. “Why not give a free pad to girls in need? They charge us duty on pads, but why? Why [are leather goods] duty-free, but a pad, I have to pay 22%? I need it. “I am going after the government next. I am going after customs and saying ‘you need to get rid of these duties on sanitary products so women can afford them and be healthy so there are less fibroids [and] less cancers’. Even the health insurance companies need to promote organic products to women. It reduces their expenses on yeast infections, doctors visits, and pharmaceutical medicines. I am ready to lobby them too,” Adderley said. Adderley stressed the importance of finding solutions and products that are sourced locally. “Why not get involved in helping our community and our young girls? People are suffering in silence. Women just don’t talk about it,” Adderley said. “Women’s Haven is an all- female owned organisation that is focussed on producing chemical-free products to assist women in maintaining vaginal health, according to Adderley’s business statement.” Melesia Adderley displays some of her organic products for women. cayman compass 9 L living THURSDAY, 16 JANUARY 2020Next >