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SEX FIEND WANTED Cops name Jeffrey Barnes as suspect in Red Bay rape
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Sickening sex fiend Jeffrey Barnes was recently released from Northward prison after serving time for another rape. The 32-year-old is now wanted in connection with the abduction and sex attack of a 49-year-old woman on Saturday morning. Yesterday detectives revealed how Barnes – who has been described as “very violent” – tried to lure an 11-year-old schoolgirl into his car three times on Saturday morning. After he failed to snatch his prey the fiend cruised the streets of Cayman looking for another victim. He eventually found a woman in Red Bay and bundled her into his red Honda Civic before taking her to nearby Admiral’s Landing and raping her around 10.30am. Yesterday police took the unusual step of naming and releasing a photograph of Barnes who is also wanted on an unrelated assault charge. Detective Superintendent Marlon
Uncle Clem store robbed for second time
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Cayman shines in boxing bonanza Page 20 Bodden said yesterday: “He is a very violent and dangerous person. “Under no circumstances should anyone approach him. If people know his whereabouts they should contact police immediately. “We need to get him off the streets.”
Barnes is described as around five foot five inches tall with tattoos on his arms and neck. Anyone with information is asked to call George Town CID 949-4222 or Crime Stoppers 800-8477 (TIPS). In an emergency always call 911.
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It certainly was a star filled musical evening at The Prospect Playhouse last Saturday night (29) when the annual National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) Radio/ Telethon took to the stage. Next door at the Mary Miller Hall was the Cayman Got Talent contest. If anyone there had walked across to see the talent on display at the Playhouse they would have seen Cayman’s real stars perform. They would have learnt something too! Barefoot Man, Andy Martin, iZ, Sea N’ B, UCCI Choir, Clive and Friends and the McTaggart Boys were only just a few of the performers with all our favourite radio and television
personalities appearing between the acts to urge people to donate and read out the hundreds of pledges. Even iNews Cayman’s publisher, Joan Wilson, was on hand to read a poem she had just written about the NCVO that mentioned all the many projects and programmes they support and organise. Janice Wilson (no relation to Joan) who is NCVO Chief Executive Officer,secretary and the NCVO organiser was ever present giving us the evening’s tally. The target was $145,000 and it was an agonisingly slow start. I didn’t think there was any hope they would reach $100,000. Thankfully I was wrong and there was a roar of delight and clapping from the
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excited audience when the figure of $100,000 was recorded and passed. It didn’t reach the goal so they are still looking for at least another $15,000. So……….. “give them a call, no matter how small.” Thanks must be given to Chuck and Barrie Quappe for putting the whole show together and the voluntary members of the Cayman Drama Society for the free use of the Prospect Playhouse. Also, Radio Cayman and CITN-Cayman 27 for the joint radio and television coverage. At 10.00am Monday (31) when I spoke to Janice Wilson the pledges stood at $131,279.00. Just falling short of the target. If you have a pledge, their number to call is 949 2124
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Maples recognised in Middle East Awards Maples and Calder once again affirmed its position as leading offshore law firm in the Middle East as it scooped two awards at the 2011 IFLR Middle East Awards. Acting as Cayman Islands counsel on two award winning deals, Maples and Calder was part of the teams which received awards for Debt and Equity Linked Deal of the Year and Project Finance Deal of the Year. Tahir Jawed, Managing Partner of Maples and Calder’s Dubai office, said, “We are delighted to accept these awards. The recognition they bring is a testament to our position as market leaders and highlights the enduring popularity of Cayman Islands-based Islamic finance vehicles.” Shuweihat 3 IPP Project, reportedly the biggest project financing the year, was declared Project Finance Deal of the Year. Herbert Smith and Stibbe advised on the English and Dutch law aspects of the project respectively, with Maples and Calder acting as Cayman Islands counsel supporting Herbert Smith. Ashurst acted as international counsel for the lenders, White & Case acted as international counsel to Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority and Trowers and Hamlins acted as local counsel. HSBC Bank Middle East Sukuk, the US$5 billion sukuk programme and the US$500 million issuance under the programme, was Debt and Equity Linked Deal of the Year. Linklaters advised the guarantor on English and UAE law, Clifford Chance advised the managers on English and UAE law and Maples and Calder advised the issuer on Cayman Islands law. Maples and Calder advised on a total of eight deals which were nominated for this year’s Awards, including five out of the seven deals in contention for the Debt and Equity Linked Deal of the Year, a further testament to its standing in the region as a top tier firm.
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She says she has had enough. Eunice Seymour is ‘sick of it”, but refuses to give up, even after Saturday night’s second robbery in three months of her son’s Uncle Clem Meats and Groceries store. “We still haven’t heard anything about the first one,“ Ms Seymour said, pointing to the bullet hole in the ceiling above the meat counter. On 20 August, she said, a thief entered the store, brandishing a gun, robbed the register and fired into the ceiling. “I’m still waiting to hear back about that,” she said. “I am sick and tired of this, but I am not going to give up. A formidable 70-year-old with a streak of gray hair and a determination not to back down, Ms Seymour is “cousin-in-law” to Bodden Town MLA Dwayne Seymour, and sisterin-law to former George Town MLA Lucille Seymour. “As of 25 March, I have been here 40 years. I helped build this country. I raised [attorney] Michael Alberga when he was a boy. This is a familyrun business,” she said. Owned by her son Clement Ewers, “Uncle Clem Meat and Grocery” has been in the F&J Centre on Mary Street for seven years, five of them in the modest shop at the back of the plaza, well off the street, behind DHL. “They came in at 7:29,” Ms Seymour said, insisting it was not the 7:30 named in the police report. “We were really scared. There were a lot of people in the store, a lot of customers. Some of them even went through the door as those guys were coming in.” Two men, one masked, one with a bandana and brandishing a gun -- “the tall black one,” she observed -- “came through the door and stretched over the counter, and took a bag of coins,” she said, indicating the check-out counter immediately to the right of the main entrance. Recreating the movements of the men, Ms Seymour reached across and underneath the counter, suggesting they knew exactly where to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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to look. “I have no idea how much it was. My son just put it there. They grabbed the bag and ran out. The police came pretty quickly, in a couple of minutes, after we called, and they came in, but were laughing a bit as they looked around.” No one was hurt in the incident and Ms Seymour’s daughter, shop manager, had just gone off shift when the robbery occurred, but had been present at the one-man August heist. “I’m just tired of it,” Ms Seymour said, but acknowledged she could do little to beef up the store’s security. “We don’t own the building. We just lease the shop.” F&J Centre Owner Frank Thompson said the building was already equipped with security cameras, and didn’t think further measures were necessary. “They have cameras in there now and I don’t think we need more at
this time,” he told iNews. Meanwhile, sister-in-law Lucille Seymour called for a renewal of community policing efforts. “We really need to bring that back,” she said, echoing similar calls from West Bay leaders distraught about violent street crime. Previously, she said, “the government spent an enormous amount of money to put in a structure. We need police walking around, on a beat, and until we get that, we are not going to resolve these issues, you are just going to get these people. “We also need to work with various youth groups and to see how to restore the moral compass of young people. We each are responsible for our children,” she said. Police reported on Sunday that “two males entered Uncle Clem’s Store on Mary Street, George Town” at 7:30pm, “and threatened staff. Police were still reviewing closedcircuit TV footage.
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Population reaches 7 billion MANILA, Philippines (AP) — She came into the world at two minutes before midnight, a tiny, wrinkled girl born into a struggling Manila family. Yesterday, she became a symbol of the world’s population reaching 7 billion people and all the worries that entails for the planet’s future. Danica May Camacho, born in a crowded public hospital, was welcomed with a chocolate cake marked “7B Philippines” and a gift certificate for free shoes. There were bursts of photographers’ flashes, and speeches by local officials. The celebrations, though, reflected symbolism more than demography. Amid the millions of births and deaths around the world each day, it is impossible to pinpoint the arrival of the globe’s 7 billionth occupant. But the U.N. chose Monday to mark the day with a string of festivities worldwide, and a series of symbolic 7 billionth babies being born. Danica was the first, arriving at Manila’s Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital at two minutes before midnight Sunday — but doctors say that was close enough to count for a Monday birthday. “She looks so lovely,” the mother, Camille Galura, whispered as she cradled the 5-pound, 8-ounce (2.5-kilogram) baby, who was born about a month premature. The baby was the second for Galura and her partner, Florante Camacho, a driver who supports the family on a tiny salary driving a ‘jeepney,’ a ubiquitous jeep-like bus used by many poor and working-class Filipinos. Dr. Eric Tayag of the Philippines’ Department of Health said the birth came with a warning. “Seven billion is a number we should think about deeply,” he said. “We should really focus on the question of whether there will be food, clean water, shelter, education and a decent life for every child,” he said. “If the answer is ‘no,’ it would be better for people to look at easing this population explosion.”
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New Amy Winehouse album to be released in December LONDON (AP) — A new album of recordings by the late soul singer Amy Winehouse will be released in December, Island Records said Monday. It said “Lioness: Hidden Treasures” will contain 12 songs — previously unreleased tracks, alternative versions of existing hits and brand new songs — recorded by the beehive-wearing singer who died at her London home on July 23. The label said Winehouse’s longtime musical partners Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi had spent time since her death listening to recordings of the singer, who many said never sang or
played a song the same way twice. Island Records said the duo quickly realized that they had “a collection of songs that deserved to be heard, a collection of songs that were a fitting testament to Amy the artist and, as importantly, Amy their friend.” The album — Winehouse’s third after “Frank” and “Back to Black” — will be released on Dec. 5. Ronson and Remi compiled the tracks in collaboration with Winehouse’s family, management and the label. Winehouse’s final studio recording — a cover of “Body & Soul” sung with Tony Bennett — will be included in the album.
The singer’s father, Mitch Winehouse, said he had never before heard another one of the tracks, “Halftime,” and described the song as “just incredibly beautiful.”
Attack near UN office kills four in Afghanistan KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber slammed a pickup truck packed with explosives into a checkpoint in a neighborhood housing U.N. and international aid group offices in the southern city of Kandahar on Monday, killing four people including the district police chief, Afghan officials said. Immediately after the blast, three insurgents rushed into the neighborhood and seized control of at least one building, sparking a gunbattle with Afghan and NATO forces, Kandahar police chief Gen. Abdul Razzaq said. The firefight
lasted more than two hours before the militants were shot dead. The combined bombing and assault was the second major attack in three days to target foreigners or NATO troops in the country, and spotlighted the insurgents’ ability to continue to carry out major attacks despite a 10year NATO campaign against them. The U.S.-led coalition is gradually handing over security responsibilities to its Afghan counterparts and plans to withdraw its combat forces by the end of 2014. “Despite the insurgency’s failures this past year, it remains capable and,
enabled by safe havens in Pakistan, continues to contest (Afghan and NATO) progress in some parts of the country,” German Brig Gen. Carsten Jacobson, a coalition spokesman in Afghanistan told reporters in Kabul.
Three young men killed in Kansas grain elevator blast ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — Three young men were killed in a thunderous explosion at a Kansas grain elevator and recovery efforts for three other people presumed dead were being hampered by the damage, authorities said late Sunday. The blast, which shook the ground so hard that it was felt in neighbouring Missouri, was a harrowing reminder of the dangers workers face inside elevators brimming with highly combustible grain dust at the end of the harvest season. The explosion Saturday night in Atchison, about 50 miles northwest of Kansas City, sent an orange fireball to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
into the night sky, shot off a chunk of the grain distribution building directly above the elevator and blew a large hole in the side of the one of its concrete silos. The three Bartlett Grain Co. workers killed were identified late Sunday by local authorities as Chad Roberts, 20; Ryan Federinko, 21; and John Burke, 24. Two other employees were hospitalized with severe burns. Bartlett officials decided to temporarily halt the search for three other people presumed dead — one worker and two grain inspectors — because of safety concerns inside the heavily damaged facility. In a
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The Editor speaks Surveys. Does anyone pay any attention to them?
I refer you to Georgina Wilcox’s article, “Crime colin.wilson@ieyenews.com and Community Safety” in Friday’s (28) edition of iNews. The article had a list of 21 paragraphs showing statistics and recommendations taken from the first Grand Cayman Crime and Community Safety Survey (GCCS) carried out between June and July 1996. Dr. Kate Painter from the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom carried out the survey. From University of Cambridge website one learns: “Dr. Kate Painter is an experienced researcher and practitioner with a varied portfolio of criminological work. She is the leading expert in the evaluation of public lighting, CCTV and crime reduction. She has pioneered research on marital rape and other gender issues. In addition, she has researched youth offending, anti-social behaviour and fear of crime. She is currently convener of Terrorism Studies and co-convener of Crime Prevention with Professor David Farrington. She is also researching the issue of multiple murders with use of firearms and comparing this form of extreme violence with terrorist violence and suicide attacks. “Dr. Painter is an excellent communicator and public speaker who has delivered numerous papers to high level audiences including the House of Commons, senior professionals in the Criminal Justice System and local authorities. As such, she is well used to briefing politicians, including Ministers, and has extensive experience of chairing conferences and committees. She is currently a Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Criminology. Between September 2000 - December 2001 she was programme Director for CCTV, Vehicle Crime Reduction and Intelligence-led Road Traffic Policing at The Home Office, London.” Dr. Painter is obviously very experienced in her field and prominent people take note of what she says. She has a B.Sc., M.Sc., M.A. (Dist.), PhD. Criminology (Cantab). M/s Wilcox concludes by, “wondering why so little of the recommendations [of the Safety Survey] (if any) were implemented.” How many persons living here are aware of this survey? It was authorised by the 1996 Executive Council of the Cayman Island Government. The leader of Government Business was Truman Bodden. Sitting on the backbench was Kurt Tibbetts (who succeeded Mr. Bodden) and current Premier, Hon McKeeva Bush. I have read the report of the survey including the more detailed one. In fact there is a copy of both posted on the University of Cambridge’s website with Dr. Painter’s biography at: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/people/academic_ research/kate_painter/
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Maybe one of the members of the L.A. at that time, including the three gentlemen I have named can answer M/s Wilcox’s bewilderment as to why this survey was allowed to grow dust on some shelf? Look at the recommendations Dr. Painter advises. A youth crime prevention panel. Crime among young people is best tackled early. Survey young people for their views on the causes and prevention of crime (though that would be a waste of time and effort judging by how this survey was acted upon). CCTV cameras (well finally yes - after 15 years). Police should produce guidelines for those who take emergency calls. The ability to identify repeat complaints. Various action plans. And the real BIG one. The abysmal record of police recording – only 4 out of 10 burglaries are recorded, only 9% of attempted burglaries, police do not record all the offences about which they are informed. Fifteen years ago this was a major concern and it still is. There is no efficient police recording and information retrieval system. (Yes, we have heard about this new statistics computer but doesn’t a human being have to actually put the information in?) The report says “the results of the survey should be widely publicised, via the local media accompanied by lectures at public meetings.” Did that happen? If it did, I don’t remember it. Does anyone quote this report? The report concludes, “crime really must be tackled by all those who are touched by it. This can be achieved by setting up multi - agency crime reduction programmes which activate the resources of the police, government agencies (social services, youth services, etc.), business sector, voluntary agencies and community groups. It is recommended that a new partnership is formed to establish crime reduction programmes. A partnership between public, private and voluntary organisations can result in much more activity and generate more resources than would occur if each agency acted in isolation. It recommends employment of a full time qualified crime prevention coordinator. And finally, “The findings of the survey provide a baseline on crime and community safety and similarly conducted surveys should continue to be carried out every two years…..” I sincerely hope I am completely wrong with my assumptions. I would love to see a similar survey executed again by Dr. Painter for comparison. She might be horrified to find how the public’s perception of the police has changed, the serious crime rate has soared but very little change in all that was wrong here. There is still space on that dusty shelf for another survey. It proves we are doing something. No one pays any attention to them, do they?
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March to stop road closure Tad Stoner tad.stoner@ieyenews.com
Drawing as many as 300 people, a Saturday protest rally on Public Beach vilified government plans to close West Bay Road, accusing Premier McKeeva Bush of ignoring constituents and selling Caymanians’ birthright. “We must stand up for what is right. Even if the economy is bad, you do not give away your assets,” said Alice Mae Coe, head of West Bay’s Concerned Citizens Group. “Our representatives are supposed to represent us, to do what we want them to. We want the Esterley Tibbetts Highway extension built, and we are happy to go straight through to Batabano, but this is being done for Mr Dart so he can get to his property. “We want both roads,” she said. “We never signed up to say we will take one and not the other.” Ms Coe said she had collected “nearly 3,000 names” on a petition, launched last month for delivery to Governor Duncan Taylor, opposing closure of 2,500 feet of West Bay Road between Trafalgar Square and the Cayman Islands Yacht Club. The “For Cayman Investment Alliance”, a partnership between elected government and Camana Bay developers Dart Realty, proposes to close the half-mile of road, re-routing traffic to the Esterley Tibbetts Highway, in aid of Dart’s reconstruction of the former Marriott Courtyard Hotel. Dart is already extending the highway to West Bay’s Batabano, while promising to improve Public Beach,
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expanding it eastward around the hotel, and northward along the shoreline, building recreational facilities including kiosks, volleyball and football pitches, cabanas, barbeque pits and cycling tracks, with access to all. The project forms only a fraction of larger multimillion-dollar plans for a series of island-wide infrastructure improvements and land swaps, including relocation of the George Town landfill, creation of public parks and schools, more hotels and a possible hurricane shelter in Barkers National Park. The West Bay Road closure, Dart says, is integral to the economic viability of the hotel, but has met stiff opposition from a series of informal community groups. “One of the dangers of this,” Ms Coe said, “is that it sets a precedent. What happens when other local landowners say we should close the road on their seafront?” Joined by North Side MLA Ezzard Miller and East End MLA Arden
Mclean, protestors formed ragged, orderly ranks, marching West Bay Road to Yacht Drive, chanting and waving placards, delaying local traffic under the close eye of RCIPS patrol cars. “Leave something truly Caymanian, something that our forefathers left to us,” exhorted Ezmie Smith, addressing the assemblage. “This is an insult,” said Captain Bryan Ebanks, head of the Save Cayman group. “Our representatives are like little children. Are they really telling us that the economic future of these islands depends on this 2,500 feet of road? Whose interests are they defending?” Ormand Morgan, former independent political candidate and head of the West Bay Action Group, accused the ruling United Democratic Party of “arrogance, ignorance and a dose of real greed. Who do our representatives take us for? We should not have to protest our own road. Leave West Bay Road alone.” Mr Miller affirmed his support for the opposition, alluding to successful summertime efforts to halt proposed construction of developer Joe Imparato’s East End Seaport on 600 acres of land at High Rock. “It’s a pleasure to stand and fight against injustice,” Mr McLean told the crowd, also referencing the East End Seaport protest. “This is your country and you have the right to stand in front of the bulldozers if necessary. I oppose this; there is no need for it and if you don’t stop McKeeva Bush now, you’ll have to stop him in 19 months at the next election.”
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Continued from page 20 Although Dariel’s victory was a little closer, he looked composed against Michael Gardner and eventually outpointed the Jamaican 15-14, hardly breaking sweat in the exhibition fight. There were also great results for the local ladies as well. Tracey Seymour, fighting the far heavier Sasha Gay Fowler defeated her opponent 18-11. And after struggling in the opening
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round, Jessica McFarlane-Richards fought through the pain barrier in the next three to take victory over Felice Groves. It was a hard fought battle for Jessica who needed treatment from Dr Angella Glidden-Wood after the final bell. But she managed to regain her composure and get back to her feet to lift the prize for the deserved victory. In the junior bouts, Raymon Rodriquez defeated Andre Gray and
despite drawing on points, Tafari Ebanks was declared winner for his last round efforts over Kestna Davis. There were also victories for Thomas McField over Julian Brown and Oral Smith over Gino Brown. But Jamaica’s Bruising Gym didn’t go home completely empty handed. Kamahl Russell won by a second round technical knockout over Aaron Powell and Diego Rodriguez beat Jesse Powell in a junior exhibition bout.
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Tracey Seymour (red) stands strong against the heavier Sasha Gay Fowler
Aaron Powell grapples with Kamahl Russell
The Cancer Society has played an integral role in the kick-off and opening of our children’s Summer Camp. Their Project Coordinator, Vicki Anderson, attended our first week of Summer Camp and spoke to our campers about the importance of sun safety and using sunscreen, hats, and long clothing to prevent sun damage and skin cancer. The presentation was engaging, informative, and tailored to our young audience. It was the perfect way to set the standard for summer sun safety for our children and the entire Summer Camp. We are looking forward to the Cancer Society’s return for our next summer season!
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DCFS Head, Deanna Look Loy retires After a distinguished 33-year career with the civil service, Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Director Deanna Look Loy retired upon reaching retirement age. Throughout her years of service, she made countless contributions towards improving Cayman’s social fabric, including championing causes for women and children, as well as initiatives focusing on the family, elderly and probation and aftercare. Starting her career as an educator, she first joined the civil service as a Spanish teacher at the Cayman Islands High School in 1975 after earning a degree in Spanish and history from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Jamaica. But wishing to continue her professional development, she returned to UWI two years later to pursue a diploma in education. Following a short stint with the Ministry of Education in Trinidad & Tobago, she returned to Grand Cayman where she took the position as Spanish department head at the Cayman Islands Middle School (more recently known as George Hicks High School). By the late eighties she had been appointed as assistant secretary with the Ministry of Health, Education & Social Services, where she assisted with the implementation of Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) exams and served as the secretary for the Education Council. Subsequently promoted to Director of DCFS in 1994, Mrs. Look Loy took on her role as social advocate with gusto. Not long after assuming her new responsibilities she was faced with providing services to 1,200 Cuban refugees housed at “Tent City” in the Fairbanks area. Her knowledge of the Spanish language and culture served her well during that national crisis. Throughout her 17 years with the department she spearheaded the development and implementation of several initiatives including the 1996 Study of the Family in the Caymanian Society. Data gathered during that study went on to inform the development of various programmes including
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the establishment of Community Development Services, the National Parenting Programme and a probation and aftercare programme for adult offenders. She advocated for and worked tirelessly on the implementation of procedures for the management of child abuse referrals and investigations, the Children’s Law and Regulations, the Adoption Law and the Youth Justice Law. Later she established the Community Development Unit and oversaw research aimed at identifying the needs of older persons within the Cayman Islands. Just after completing a master’s degree in human resource management with UK based Portsmouth University, she faced one of her greatest challenges yet -Hurricane Ivan.
The aftermath of the 2004 storm drew another level of service from Mrs. Look Loy, so much so that she was awarded the Cayman Islands Certificate and Badge of Honour in 2005 for her work in the community and civil service. Commenting on Mrs. Look Loy’s departure Minister of Community Affairs, Gender and Housing, the Hon. Michael Adam, MBE said, “We’ve lost a stalwart in Mrs. Look Loy. She was fearless, dedicated and faced many challenges with her trademark enthusiasm and exuberance. “There is no doubt that she has made an indelible mark on the social fabric of the Cayman Islands and many of our lives. She will be missed and we wish her all the very best.” An open recruitment process will commence shortly to select her successor. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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CISPA president Jeff Short presents a sponsorhip cheque to ICCI Dean Scott Cummings for the academic chair.
The Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants has thrown its support behind the International College of the Cayman Islands’ fundraising initiative for an academic chair to hire a full-time professor in a strategic move to raise the bar in higher education and attract more corporate sponsors. CISPA is committing to an $18,500 sponsorship over a three-year period to help fund the academic chair for a full-time professor in accounting. An academic chair is a university designation given to a professor for specialized knowledge and research and is traditionally funded by either private corporations or foundations. CISPA’s three-year sponsorship comes at a time when there is considerable economic uncertainty with many businesses cautious about making significant financial commitments. A driving factor behind CISPA’s sponsorship was sending a message that investing in college education, even in a shaky economy, is a smart investment in the skilled labour force and will help the Cayman Islands stay competitive in the long run, explained CISPA President Jeff Short. “This sponsorship will further enhance and allow the International to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
College to grow its high quality accounting programme,” said Mr. Short. “Given the International College’s importance of training accountants for our financial services sector, CISPA has helped promote sponsorship from other organizations and companies. With this new initiative, as well as their new business building, it is a very exciting time at the International College. We wish them great success.” Student enrolment among high school graduates and mature adults is growing in the accounting, finance, banking and management programmes to meet the demands of a competitive business environment, explained International College President John Cummings, PhD. “Having CISPA’s support in hiring a full-time professor who understands the dynamics of the financial services sector will bring our business programme to a new level,” said Dr. Cummings. “The timing for hiring a professor couldn’t be better as we just opened our new business building for the fall term, which will enable us to accept more students into our business programmes.“ A key part of what International College stands for is being accessible
to all students who are academicallyready to earn an associate, bachelor or masters degree, but who have limited financial means and may face work or family obligations that prevent them from attending an accredited university overseas. As a non-profit, private institution, the International College has made it a priority to offer affordable tuition to both Caymanians and residents and still maintain its international accreditation, which undergoes a rigorous review every few years. International College Dean Scott Cummings expressed his gratitude to CISPA for their three-year sponsorship commitment to the academic chair. “CISPA has been incredibly generous with their professional advice and financial support,” said the Dean. “Providing this level of corporate sponsorship for the academic chair is invaluable in providing the best possible opportunity for success to our business and accounting students.” “CISPA has always stood ready to assist us with the growth and development of our business programme and this academic chair is the next step in the evolution of our programme,” the Dean said.
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The Cayman Islands Cancer Society is committed to increasing the public’s awareness of cancer issues and has developed a public education awareness program around this goal. Our presentations are interactive and each presentation will include an overview of the specific type of cancer if it related to a specific type of cancer and include a discussion of risk factors, signs and symptoms, screening guidelines and ways to reduce your risk. Whenever possible, a doctor will attend these sessions. To book a session or to obtain more information, please contact Victoria Anderson by calling 949-7618 or 916-7108. Alternatively, you may email victoria@cics.ky Cayman Islands Cancer Society Presentation Synopsis 1.Breast Cancer – What You Need To Know Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and it can also strike men. Find out what you need to know what it is, risk factors and how to reduce the likelihood of developing it, signs and symptoms, screening recommendations and more. 2.Cancer Prevention – The Seven Steps to Cancer Risk Reduction Cancer is one of the most common diseases in the world today but did you know that you could reduce your risk of developing cancer by changing your lifestyle? Attend this presentation and find out the steps you can take to reduce your cancer risk.
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3.Colorectal Cancer – What You Need To Know This talk will give you all the facts about colorectal cancer – what it is, risk factors and how to reduce the likelihood of developing it, signs and symptoms, screening recommendations and more. Don’t die of embarrassment – attending this talk could save your life!
and how to reduce the likelihood of developing them, signs and symptoms, screening recommendations and more.
8.Physical Activity, Diet and Disease Prevention The amount of physical activity you do and your diet influences your risk of developing many chronic lifestyle diseases including cancer. Find out what you need to know about physical activity, diet and 4.Female Cancers (1) – Cervical Cancer & HPV This talk will give you all the facts on cervical cancers, health by attending this very interactive one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in presentation. women in the Caribbean. Hear about the risk factors as well as the importance of regular screening for this 9.Skin Cancer – What You Need To Know type of cancer. Also learn about the association Find out what you need to know - what it is, risk between cervical cancer and the human factors and how to reduce the likelihood of papillomavirus (HPV) and the new vaccine against developing it, signs and symptoms, screening HPV which will lead to the prevention of many cases of recommendations and more. cervical cancer. 10.Smoking Cessation 5.Female Cancers (2) Ovarian and Endometrial – Are you ready to quit using tobacco products? If you are then this presentation will provide you with tools What You Need To Know This talk will give you all the facts on these two you can use in your quit attempt including hints on cancers that are unique to women. Find out what they how to provide weight gain, strategies for helping are, risk factors and how to reduce the likelihood of you quit and more. developing them, signs and symptoms, screening This can either be presented as a single session or we can offer the full 6 week Smoking Cessation recommendations and more. program to your organization or group.
Talks on other types of cancer are also offered. 6.Lung Cancer – What You Need To Know Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world affecting both men and women. Find out what you need to know - what it is, risk factors and how to reduce the likelihood of developing it, signs and symptoms, screening recommendations and more. 7.Male Cancers – Prostate & Testicular – What You Need To Know This talk will give you all the facts on the cancers that are unique to men. Find out what they are, risk factors
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Redknapp praise for Parker
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Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp believes Scott Parker’s display in the win over Queens Park Rangers was reminiscent of former Spurs great Dave Mackay. Two goals from Gareth Bale helped Spurs to victory but Redknapp reserved his greatest praise for the midfielder, 31. “Parker was just amazing, I haven’t seen many displays like that,” he said. “You hate to mention anyone in the same breath as Dave Mackay, who was one of finest players at this club, but it was right up there with the best.” Redknapp added: “Dave would have been proud of that performance. He won every tackle, he broke things up, his all round play was top class. He’s made a big difference.” Former Spurs midfielder Mackay, 76, was a talismanic presence at the north London club for nine years, and part of the team that won the league and FA Cup double in 1961. Parker joined Spurs from West Ham in pre-season for about £5m and since he made his debut against Wolves on 10 September, Redknapp’s side have gone on a seven-match unbeaten run in the Premier League - including six wins - that has lifted them to fifth in the table. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
Redknapp continued: “I said to the chairman during the summer the one player I wanted was Scott Parker. “Forget looking for £20m players or anything else, Scott Parker is what we need at this football club. He’ll make a difference to this club and this team and that’s what he has done.” Chelsea suffered a huge defeat at
home to Arsenal with Robin Van Persie bagging a hat trick in their 5-3 win. Their were victories for both Manchester Clubs and Liverpool also cruised past West Brom 2-0. Fulham beat Wigan by the same scoreline while Sunderland, Villa, Blackburn and Norwich could only manage draws.
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Cardinals manager La Russa announces retirement ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tony La Russa retired as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, three days after winning a dramatic, sevengame World Series against the Texas Rangers. The 67-year-old La Russa announced his retirement at a news conference at Busch Stadium. The World Series win over Texas was the third of La Russa’s 33-year career. The manager guided the Cardinals to the championship despite being 10 1/2 games behind Atlanta on Aug. 25 for the final playoff spot in the National League. La Russa retires third on the all-time wins list, 35 behind second-place John McGraw. In addition to this season, he won championships in Oakland in 1989 and St. Louis in 2006. “Other than some personal attachments, I feel good,” La Russa said. “I feel good that this is the right decision.” La Russa said there wasn’t a single factor that led to his decision, but he began having doubts about returning for 2012 midway through the season. In late August he told general manager John Mozeliak and other team officials. La Russa said the timing of those discussions was pure coincidence. He said he simply felt it was time to go, a feeling that didn’t change even as the Cardinals squeaked into the playoffs on the final day of the season, then upset the Phillies, Brewers and Rangers. “I think this just feels like it’s time to end it,” La Russa said.
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TWO PRIME LAND OPPORTUNITIES An excellent opportunity to purchase two adjoining parcels of land • Situated within the North Sound Estates canal development with a total of 0.48 acres. • Plot 1 has 0.26 acres with water to two sides with 210ft of water frontage with sea wall. • Plot 2 has 0.22 acres with102ft of water frontage. • The area has family residencies and apartment complexes with local amenities including supermarkets, shops, bank, plus more. • Savannah Primary School, Post Office and gas station. • Plot 1 is cleared and ready for development. • Sold together would be discounted. • Plot 1 has a dock that brings in an income and can be transferred to new owner.
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Bruising battle for Jamaica’s boxers Paul Kennedy
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Jamaica’s Bruising Gym came to the Cayman Islands for a 10-bout contest – and left sporting plenty of bruises after a crushing defeat at the hands of the hosts. Fighters from the D. Dalmain Ebanks Boxing Gym entertained a packed crowd which included Minister of Sport Mark Scotland. It also meant a return to the ring for Kendall Ebanks and Dariel Ebanks who recently represented Cayman at the World Amateur Boxing Games in Azerbaijan. Kendall, fighting last on the card, destroyed Anthony Clarke with a comfortable 33-20 points win. Clarke had little time to take a breath as Kendall led with a series of combinations, quick jabs, and a strong right hook from the opening bell. And the Jamaican was lucky to go the distance after being subjected to a standing count which may well have seen the fight come to a close earlier. Minister Scotland presented the trophy to Kendall after the judges’ decision but the verdict was never in doubt. Continued on page 10
Kendall squares up to Anthony Clarke on his way to victory
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