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SEA STATE Slight with wave heights of 1 to 3 feet. caymancompass.comfacebook.com/caycompass cayman_compass@cayCompassCayman Compass WINDS East to northeast at 5 to 10 knots 89°F HIGH 77°F LOW CITA: Expanded vaccine list a ‘small step’ but not enough Cayman Islands Tourism Association President Marc Langevin says that while the tourism industry welcomes the government’s expansion of the types of securely verifi able COVID-19 vaccination records it is now accepting, the process does not go far enough. On 26 July, the government announced that it was now accepting from incoming travellers SMART Health Cards from the US and records from European countries that meet the ‘EU Digital COVID Certifi cate’ standard which shows vaccination information. Travellers who present those documents can avail of a fi ve-day quarantine upon arrival here, rather than the 10-day isolation for those with vaccination certifi cates from other places, or the 14-day quarantine for unvaccinated travellers. Langevin said while expanding the list was a step in the right direction, it did not provide travellers or Cayman’s tourism businesses with any reassurance about how the government plans to proceed with accepting vaccination certifi cates from other locations. “Not everyone who wants to come here is from Louisiana or California or got their vaccinations at Walmart, or Sam’s Club, or CVS,” Langevin said in an interview with the Compass on Tuesday. “What if they got it somewhere else? It is a small step, but we’re not seeing the total scope [of the government’s plan].” He added, “It does not give us, or travel agents, a level of confi dence of where we will be in the future. It is a small piece of the puzzle but we don’t see the whole game. Will there be another 10 states or organisations accepted next week? Who knows? We are left in the dark and trying to guess where we will be in September or October or later. We need more information so we can convey that information to our business partners – the travel agents, the meeting planners, our direct customers.” The race to meet the 80% vaccination target Cayman’s vaccination campaign continues to stutter, as the jurisdiction’s inoculation numbers inch upwards, towards government’s stated 80% target for the next phase of the border reopening plan, slated for 9 Sept. As of 28 July, 97,196 doses of the Pfi zer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine had been administered locally; 70% of the estimated population have received one dose of the vaccine and 67% have received both doses. The islands have now reached 640 confi rmed cases of COVID-19 in the jurisdiction since the start of the global pandemic in 2020. Of these, 628 people had made a full recovery as of 28 July and there have been two deaths. There were 10 active cases of COVID-19 at 28 July, with six people showing symptoms, including one in hospital. There were 1,027 people in isolation as of the same date. Court grants Doctors Hospital leave to continue with legal action The Grand Court has given Doctors Hospital permission to move ahead with a judicial review challenging how the government grants an ‘institutional’ designation to medical facilities. On Monday, 26 July, Grand Court Judge Cheryll Richards granted the hospital, under the name CTMH Holdings, leave to apply for the judicial review. The ‘minute of order’ which granted leave to continue with the action, did not specify a date for the hearing. In its request for a judicial review, Doctors Hospital is asking the Cayman Islands government, the respondent, to formulate criteria for designating an institution as a place at which ‘institutionally registered’ practitioners may be employed, to review such designation, and publish a “transparent document” of the criteria. Currently, three facilities are listed under the institutional designation – Health City Cayman Islands; the government’s Health Services Authority, which runs the Cayman Islands Hospital and district health clinics; and Total Health, a primary care facility in the Grand Pavilion Commercial Centre on West Bay Road. Public Health letter required for UK entry if travelling via amber list countries Travellers heading to the UK from Cayman via an ‘amber list’ country are required to present a letter of certifi cation from Cayman’s Public Health and a vaccination certifi cate issued in the Cayman Islands, according to a reminder issued today by Public Health. The department also advised the public that all requests for these documents will take three business days to process. “Applicants are asked to take this time into account when submitting their requests prior to travel. In addition letters will only be issued within three weeks of a person’s date of travel,” the statement said. At present, Cayman is listed on the UK’s ‘green watchlist’. The Cayman Islands, along with 15 other green-list countries and territories, are currently on this list which means, if COVID conditions change rapidly, they are at risk of being moved to the amber list. Rotary to hit the road with ‘Gumball Rally’ Rotary Central is inviting its supporters to take to the highways and byways of Grand Cayman next month in its fi rst ‘Gumball Rally’. The event is inspired by the movies ‘The Gumball Rally’ and ‘Cannonball Run’ from the 1970s and 1980s, about illicit coast-to- coast road races across America – but Cayman’s version promises to be a much safer and more family-friendly one. Steve Tippetts, from Rotary Central, explains that the event, which will be held on Saturday, 21 Aug., is not a race, “even though anyone who does pick up the original reference might think so”. “The Gumball Rally is a new event we are trying out this year,” Tippetts said in an email to the Compass. “We are always looking for new and innovative ways to raise money, so thought we would give this a try. This year is the fi rst rally, and we hope that it will become an annual event.” The fundraiser involves teams of between two and four people per car who follow a clue sheet that will take them to different parts of the island. These will be historical, tourist or natural landmarks. There is a loose time limit to get to the fi nal destination, which remains a secret until the competitors have received their clue sheets. Points are awarded for various categories, and there will be prizes for ‘Theme Car’, ‘Spirit’, ‘Accuracy’ and more. CITA president Marc Langevin calls for more information from government, as he believes the tourism industry is being “left in the dark and trying to guess where we will be in September or October or later”. - Photo: Alvaro Serey news in brief PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY: Cayman Compass Ltd. Compass Centre, Shedden Road, George Town, Cayman Islands SEND US YOUR VIEWS OR NEWS: P.O. 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 EDITORINCHIEF KEVIN MORALES FIND US ONLINE Caymancompass.com Facebook.com/Caycompass cayman_compass@cayCompassCayman Compass cayman compass 2 N news FRIDAY, 30 JULY 2021Disclaimer : 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. 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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. TODAY'S SOLUTIONS Puzzle 16757 ACROSS: 1 Solicit, 5 Recap, 8 Out of turn, 9 Can, 10 Kick, 12 Butter up, 14 Amazon, 15 Queasy, 17 Asperity, 18 Shot, 21 Neo, 22 Dromedary, 24 Tenor, 25 Enforce. DOWN: 1 Shock, 2 Lot, 3 Cuff, 4 Taurus, 5 Ring true, 6 Cockroach, 7 Panoply, 11 Clamp down, 13 Corridor, 14 Against, 16 At home, 19 Thyme, 20 Deaf, 23 Air. Planning permission sought for new beach resort in Little Cayman Are they going to overdevelop every square inch of the Cayman Islands!? When is enough, enough? – Kevin Althage This would be a travesty. – Deanna Smith And can bet it’s going to be passed. What a mess this beautiful Cayman Islands is in. Wow. – Daubrene Juanita Whittaker Here we go. No places un- touched!! – Daniel Doucet Lest we forget, it only takes a Category 5. How many of us remember Ivan? What are these idiots thinking? Why don’t these people leave God’s creation alone? Please leave well enough alone! – Mary Rankine Bora Bora has wonderful over water bungalows! Just got back. Not for Little Cayman. An attempt to destroy paradise. – John W. Fisher Hmm. Clearly no lessons have been learned from what has hap- pened to the beaches here. Just ruin the things people come to the island for. That makes sense. – Steffen Pitta So can we now build over wa- ter on bottom land we don’t own? Development without limits. – Troy Leacock Grand Cayman is already becoming overdeveloped, please don’t let this happen to Little Cay- man, too. – Mike George I have been [to the] Maldives and these bungalows are amazing to stay [in]. But in the hurricane path, might be a bad idea even if hurricane comes every 10-15 years. – Phil Cassingham The beginning of the end to Little Cayman. Why try to fi x some- thing that is not broken? Leave Little Cayman the way that it is! – Mirta Dilbert Development of wetlands prompts fl ood warning Hope the MLAs and the PACT government are actually listening to the Department of Environment proposals/instructions when it comes to new developments that are being brought before the [plan- ning boards]. – Kimberly Nixon Soon Cayman will wonder were all the fi sh went and why the divers are going to other islands. – Stephen Williams So no one never knew this could happen prior to approving all these developments? – Errolyn Thompson All these people wanting to get rich by building big properties don’t realise that every time they build something, the island sinks a little bit more. – Jerry Young Quit developing! Now they want to ruin Little Cayman with the same foolishness! – Deborah Hoerz pic of the week Since Cayman’s oldest person, Wellesley Howell, passed away on Friday, 23 July, at the age of 106, the community has been paying homage to the iconic shoemaker, saxophonist and keen dominoes player. Arriving here in 1958, over the years he had become a cherished member of the Cayman community, and Howell’s Shoe Shop on Shedden Road, a local institution. See page 13 for tributes to Mr. Wellesley. - Photo: Taneos Ramsay Remembering Wellesley Howell What they’re saying Online What do you think about MPs voting to increase their salaries? What do you think about MPs voting to increase their salaries? cayman compass I support it as it was already on the table from the previous government ONLINE POLL 3% 5% 42% 6% I support it - they deserve it I'm indifferent I do not support it - the sitting gov't should not have followed through with this I do not support it - MPs make enough already 44% cayman compass 4 news N news FRIDAY, 30 JULY 2021National Trust watchful over development JAMES WHITTAKER jwhittaker@compassmedia.ky Signifi cant interest from staycationers is fuelling a property investment boom on the Sister Islands. Land lots and homes on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman are being bought up at an unprecedented rate since the pandemic began. Realtors say almost every available property on the market has sold, since restrictions on travel from Grand Cayman were lifted last summer. With the territory’s borders closed to the wider world, inter- island travel has been the only option for vacations for Grand Cayman residents. RE/MAX realtor Scott Roe, who specialises in the Sister Islands, said the initial interest was coming from people on staycations. “A lot of people went out there for the fi rst time and fell in love with the place,” he said. “I have had a lot of listings out there that have been on the market for a long time and I am selling all of them,” he said. That includes one property that was up for sale for more than 15 years, he said. Statistics from the Cayman Islands Real Estate Brokers Association show that the trend is refl ected across all of the association’s agents that work on the Sister Islands. There have been 76 property sales so far in 2021 compared with 19 in the entirety of 2018 and 26 the following year. Sales started to increase in the second half of 2020 but really rocketed in the second quarter of this year, coinciding with a rise in staycation traffi c. Carla Reid, of Little Cayman Realty, said most of the interest was coming from visitors from Grand Cayman. “Many people who have never been to the Sister Islands have discovered how unique they are and each island offers something different,” she said. “We’ve had some folk who have lived on Grand Cayman for years and never been here and in the last eight months have been over twice.” Reid, who is also a former chairperson of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands, said most of the interest she had seen had not been from developers but from residents who were drawn to the peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. Roe said many people were attracted to the Sister Islands because the laid-back way of life, the absence of traffi c and the proximity to nature reminded them of what Grand Cayman used to be like. Interest from larger investors He said there had also been sales of some larger tracts of land to investors that were looking long term at the potential of Little Cayman and the Brac. “There is a real lack of inventory in Grand Cayman and those companies are looking at the future in the Sister Islands,” he said. The development of larger resorts and tourism destinations has traditionally been curtailed on the Sister Islands, by the absence of substantial airlift and the policies of the Development Control Board. However, recent activity – including proposals by billionaire Frank Schilling for a new village and marina on the Brac and a recent application from Peppercorn Investments for a resort on Little Cayman (see sidebar) – suggest rising enthusiasm from developers. Gregory McTaggart, chair of the Little Cayman District Committee of the National Trust, said the signifi cant increase in real estate activity on the island was one of the unexpected consequences of the pandemic. “With the closing of the country’s borders, the collapse of the tourism economy and exodus of workers from Little Cayman, the last thing that would be expected is a real estate boom,” he said. He questioned whether that interest might wane as Cayman opens up to the world and be followed by a ‘bust’ with the market fl ooded with property for sale. Development plan needed Meanwhile, the National Trust remains watchful over the potential for development on the island and is advocating for the “special and unique nature” of the island to be considered. “It should be self-evident that the level of development that has occurred on Grand Cayman is not viable and would be disastrous to the natural environment, character and uniqueness of Little Cayman,” McTaggart said. He added that the Little Cayman district committee would like to see the island included in a National Development Plan that incorporates the desires of the community and not just developers. “Things such as the introduction of zoning, increasing minimum lot size, and future plans that consider the physical size and infrastructure limitations of Little Cayman need to be implemented,” he said. “The unique environment and relatively unspoiled nature of Little Cayman are assets that belong to all Caymanians. Will these assets be consumed and lost or preserved?” Surge in property sales on Sister Islands Property has been selling at a rapid rate on the Sister Islands with realtors attributing the increase to interest from people on staycations from Grand Cayman. Property sales on the SISTER ISLANDS 2019 TOTAL 2020 TOTAL 2021 TOTAL 26 43 76 (THROUGH JULY 20) cayman compass 5 news N news FRIDAY, 30 JULY 2021 NORMA CONNOLLY nconnolly@compassmedia.ky Owners of a beachside property on Little Cayman are seeking planning permission to build a beach resort with overwater bungalows and on-land cottages on the southern side of the island. The site is owned by Peppercorn Investments Ltd., a company for which the sole director is William Maines, with shareholders Matthew Wight and Naul Bodden. The location currently houses the Kingston Bight Beach Bar and a number of other buildings on Wonder Lane, off Guy Banks Road. Plans for the beach resort and wellness spa, drawn up by architect John Doak, show 19 one-bedroom bungalows along a dock that extends 450 feet out over the water, as well as six two-storey three- bedroom cottages and 12 single- storey two-bedroom cottages on land by the beach. The 3.3 acre site, which will also include a restaurant, bar, spa and swimming pool, will be surrounded by a golf cart/jogging trail. Wight told the Cayman Compass that the units on the site would be reminiscent of traditional Cayman- style cottages. He said the site was chosen because it is sheltered from the wind and sea, is by shallow water, and is an area that had previously been developed. The company has submitted two applications. One application for the on-land cottages has been submitted to the Development Control Board, which oversees planning applications for the Sister Islands; and a coastal works licence application for the on- water bungalows and dock has been lodged with the Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency, Wight said. Cabinet will ultimately make the decision on whether to issue a coastal works licence to the developers. Wight said this is the fi rst time that such on-water accommodations have been planned locally. “No one has done this before in Cayman,” he said, adding that the process of constructing the on-water properties would be similar to that of building a dock. The construction of the on- water bungalows and dock will involve placing piles and concrete pillars in the seabed below. The bungalows will be built eight feet above sea level. “This isn’t some high-rise hotel damaging the mangroves,” he said. “There are no mangroves and there will be no removal of vegetation.” Wight said his two business partners in the venture had both owned properties in Cayman for more than 25 years, and Bodden had been a fi shing guide decades ago. “We three Caymanians believe that this is a viable project, and an opportunity for Little Cayman to diversify its product offering… We feel that it will be of positive benefi t to Little Cayman… and will be an economic driver,” he said. The trio have been working on the project for the past three years, and have carried out a technical report on the site, he added. According to the plans, the existing 125-foot-long dock at Kingston Bight will be demolished and replaced by a new one on which the overwater bungalows will be built. Overwater bungalows and villas are commonly seen in resorts in places like the Maldives and Bora Bora in French Polynesia. Addressing concerns that have been raised on social media about whether the bungalows could withstand a hurricane, Wight said the buildings would be constructed to the standards of the Building Code. “The way the property is situated, it is west-facing. Of course, all hurricanes are different, but the site is in the lee of where storms typically come from, the southeast, so it will be in as protected an area as it could be. There is also reef protection, so wave action would be minimal.” The site has been home to a variety of enterprises over the years, including a fi shing lodge and a kitesurfi ng centre. Bodden is president of development company NCB Group, and Wight is its managing director. However, Wight said NCB was not involved in the Little Cayman project, as he and Bodden were acting in their capacity as shareholders of Peppercorn Investments rather than as representatives of NCB in the project. The plans can be viewed on the Department of Planning website or in person at the department’s counters at the Government Administration Building in George Town, until 6 Aug. New beach resort proposed for Little Cayman An aerial view of overwater bungalows with thatched roofs in the Bora Bora lagoon in French Polynesia. - Photo: FileRESHMA RAGOONATH rragoonath@compassmedia.ky On the evening of 30 July 2011, Kerran ‘Kerryann’ Baker disappeared without a trace. Ten years later, her friends and family still live in hope that the clinical nurse, who came to Cayman dreaming of a successful career and happy life, will get justice. In this month’s Cayman Compass Cold Case files, in partnership with the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, we delve into the murder of the 25-year-old Baker. Baker’s family declined to participate in this series, however they issued a short statement saying, “We are both very thankful for and supportive of the efforts of the police, but the extent of our grief at this time means that we just aren’t able to engage with the media.” A case and a crime that haunts Over a crime investigator’s career there are some cases that are always remembered and victims who cannot be forgotten, no matter how many years pass by. For Chief Inspector Joseph Wright, the murder of Baker, who disappeared 10 years ago from her Arrow Drive, Bodden Town home, is one that haunts him to this day. “I have never had a murder inquiry that I have conducted that I’ve never been able to come to a close and this inquiry has bothered me. During the investigation, I met her family… I met her fiancé so it remains one of those things that keeps recurring on my mind… exactly what could have happened regarding Kerran Baker,” Wright said in a recent interview with the Cayman Compass. Wright was the initial investigator when Baker was reported missing on 1 Aug. 2011. The Jamaican-born nurse had been living in Cayman for three years, prior to her disappearance. Although the homicide investigator has moved on in his career and is now attached to the RCIPS Professional Standards Unit, Wright said he still thinks of Baker and her family. “They would want to know what happened to their daughter, to their loved one. And therefore, it has never, ever, left my mind in me wanting to discover what happened to Kerran Baker,” he said. That desire for closure has motivated the head of the RCIPS Serious Crime Review Team, Detective Sergeant Peter Dean, his colleagues to work to solve Baker’s case. “I’ve dealt with both her stepfather and I’ve met her mom who live in Jamaica at the moment and that’s been a terrible, terrible thing for them to have to put up with, now as we come up to nearly the 10th anniversary of not knowing exactly what happened to their daughter. It was a good family relationship… it was a close family relationship,” Dean said. Missing person report The events of 30 July 2011 remain shrouded in mystery for investigators and those familiar with the case. Wright said something about the case was not right from the get-go. Four of Baker’s friends turned up at the George Town police station to report her missing the next day. “We initially went to her address where we got access to her [home] from the landlady and we discovered that definitely she wasn’t there. However, from inquiries that we had picked up earlier, we knew that she went out shopping, but the items that she had were still in the house, not necessarily put away,” he said, indicating something was amiss. CCTV footage obtained from Foster’s Airport store showed Baker shopping and leaving the premises. All indications were that she made it home. “We believe the person responsible for her murder, visited her at that address on the evening of Saturday, 30th of July, and that some incident of some nature we believe probably happened there,” Dean said. He theorised an element of jealousy could have triggered whatever happened in Baker’s apartment. “At this stage and really until we get to the truth, we will not know,” he said. Baker’s last contact with her mother, Sandra McFarlene- Anthony, was on the evening of 30 July in which she told her that she had wired some money to her in Jamaica. After that initial contact, no one was able to raise Baker, either by phone or by text. Her car, a white Honda Civic, was discovered abandoned close to the cemetery near Pedro St. James. The doors were locked, and the keys were found tossed in the nearby bushes. Wright said forensic evidence was gathered in the car and in the apartment. Extensive searches for Baker were conducted, with some 200 volunteers joining the effort to locate the missing woman. Wright said there was no indication initially that she was already dead. Crime scene investigators pictured here with Baker's car back in 2011, when it was founded abandoned near Pedro St. James castle in the cemetery. - Photo: File Chief Inspector Joseph Wright says he has not forgotten Kerran 'Kerryann' Baker. - Photo: Alvaro Serey This aerial shot shows Baker's car and investigators combing the scene. - Photo: RCIPS Fliers, like this one, was posted in 2011 when Baker was reported missing. What really happened to Kerran Baker? 10 years later her murder still haunts cop cayman compass news N news FRIDAY, 30 JULY 2021 6However, he said, it is RCIPS policy to ensure that all missing persons get investigated with the same vigour as any kind of homicide probe. “A major incident was opened. A detective inspector and several detectives were assigned to commence a full-blown investigation. We were hoping for the best, but we were ensuring that we investigated this matter just as we would any kind of homicide,” Wright said. He said immigration checks were made to determine if she had left the island. Records showed she re-entered the Cayman Islands on 25 April 2011 and there was no record of a departure after that. “Up to that point there was no indication that she left the Cayman Islands by normal means. So, therefore, we considered that in itself to be suspicious and something may have happened to her,” Wright said. Dean pointed out that the night of Baker’s disappearance there was a CCTV image of a person walking from the direction where her car was found, back to Arrow Drive where Baker lived. He said that night there was a heavy downpour, and the image was too grainy to make out the individual or their features. “That is a person we would like to speak to. We, and when I say ‘we’ I mean including the original investigators, have tried to identify who this person is, and [up to] today we’ve not been able to. Now, through the fullness of time and, and all the inquiries that we have carried out, we are [confident] that there are people in the community that know at least some of the facts regarding the disappearance of ‘Kerryann’ Baker and, whether they’re struggling with their conscience, or not, today, I really do want to appeal to those people to come forward,” he said. Dean said the abandoning of Baker’s vehicle could have been the killer dropping it off, rather than a clue as to what happened to her. “There’s nothing to say Kerry-Ann was... put in the sea or hidden there; it may just be where he tried to hide the car,” he said. Suspect detained, charges don’t stick Wright said, during the initial investigation, in which UK officers were enlisted to assist, more than 90 investigative actions were undertaken and more than 70 witness statements were recorded. “We collected all different kinds of material, and all of those materials were reviewed, analysed and, as a result of that investigation, we did form a hypothesis that Ms. Baker was murdered. A suspect [profile] was developed,” Wright said. A suspect, a 35-year-old man at the time, was then arrested and interviewed under caution. Wright said a case file was put together and submitted for legal review. “But, at the time, there was not enough evidence to suggest that the suspect that we had developed could be charged for any offence,” he said, adding that was a challenge with cases where the body has not been found. While he said it is not impossible to prosecute cases without a body, it requires the public’s help since it is difficult to prove what befell the victim. “I know that someone knows exactly what happened to Kerran Baker and if we were able to get people who know more, that may be what is required to get this matter over the line, in terms of successfully prosecuting someone for what happened to Ms. Baker on that fateful evening,” Wright said. Look out for part two in the series next week. | Anyone with information relating to Kerran Baker’s murder can call the Serious Crime Review Team confidential tip line at 649-2930. CCTV screengrab of the last sighting of Kerran Baker at Foster's supermarket in 2011. Head of the RCIPS Serious Crime Review team, Detective Sergeant Peter Dean reviews evidence from Kerran 'Kerryann' Baker's murder case with Compass journalist Reshma Ragoonath at a recent interview. - Photo: Alvaro Serey Timeline of Kerran Baker case July 2021 Cayman Compass Cold Case files shine the spotlight on Baker’s case once again, as her relatives mark the 10-year anniversary of her murder. 18 Nov. 2011 Police arrest a 35-year-old man on suspicion of Baker’s murder. He was later released without charge. Over the years, various appeals and offers of a reward for information have been made, to no avail. Thursday, 4 Aug. Baker’s parents make an emotional plea for information in a police press conference. Wednesday, 3 Aug. Police dive teams search the waters around Pedro St. James and along the southern coast of Grand Cayman. Tuesday, 2 Aug. More than 200 volunteers assist in a search of the area around Pedro St. James but no body or further evidence is found. Monday, 1 Aug. Morning: Police forensic officers search the home and find blood in the bedroom which is later identified as belonging to Baker. 12:30pm: Baker’s white Honda Civic is discovered on the cemetery lawn, close to Pedro St. James castle. The doors were locked and the keys were found discarded in nearby bushes. Sunday, 31 July 7:18pm: Baker is reported missing by her friend Inia Ricketts, who tells police she has not heard from her since around 5pm the previous evening. Her car is missing from the driveway of her home in Arrow Road, Beach Bay, and her phone, handbag and partially unpacked groceries are found inside. Saturday, 30 July 2011 5pm: Kerran Baker’s last contact with her mother. She tells her that she has wired some money to her in Jamaica. Shortly after 7pm: CCTV picks up Baker leaving Foster’s Airport store. 7:54pm: Texts and WhatsApp messages to Baker’s cellphone go unanswered. 9:40pm: Grainy CCTV footage, examined later by detectives, picks up an image of a man walking in the rain close to Pedro St. James castle near where her car is discovered abandoned. cayman compass 7 FRIDAY, 30 JULY 20211 (345) 640-4040 info@healthcity.ky www.healthcity.ky Ready to meet your healthcare needs, here and now. Offering short wait times, extended opening hours, and convenient access, our Camana Bay clinic brings world-class healthcare closer to you. With unwavering commitment to our community and the thousands of patients who trust us to care for them, we look forward to building healthier communities in a place where life unfolds, blossoms and thrives. HEALTH CITY AT CAMANA BAY YOUR REACH NOW OPEN Monday - Saturday 11am – 7pm Sunday 12noon – 4pm cayman compass 8 FRIDAY, 30 JULY 2021cayman compass 9 FRIDAY, 30 JULY 2021Next >