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Caymanian Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Issue No 363 www.caymaniantimes.ky Complimentary EDITORIAL — A2 LOCAL NEWS — A3 LA HIGHLIGHTS — A6 POLICE NEWS — A8 THIS ISSUE INSIDE Editorial: Is it Full Steam ahead, Hit and Run accident claims life of Mr Premier? New puppies for the Pines LA Highlights cyclist on North Church Street Smiths Cove cleaned on Earth Day By Lindsey Turnbull Earth Day every year is Monday 22 April and, to mark this special day, scores of environmental- ly-minded residents take to the streets of the Cayman Islands to collect up the litter and make our community a better place in which to live. At the same time, dive oper- ators take to our oceans to clean up the reefs. This year was no excep- tion, as people gathered bright and early last Saturday in spots such as the South Sound coastline, Smith Cove and Walkers Road, to collect blue bags ready for garbage collec- tion.any rubbish they could �ind into Organised by the Cayman Is- lands Chamber of Commerce, the annual Earth Day Clean Up has tak- en place for more than 20 years, with the Chamber urging their members, as well as the rest of the community, to don a pair of gloves, pick up a trash bag, and head out to local parks, beaches, beauty spots and roads and pick up any unsight- ly and unhygienic rubbish. ... Continued story on page A7 Walkers cleaned up Smith Cove Tiger roars again Government’s Overnight leader Francesco Molinari's hopes hailed as the greatest comeback of any sportsman. sunk with two double bogeys on the back nine and fi nances strong It Tigerputs him Woods ahead winning of Muhammad his �ifth MastersAli’s sensational is being knockout of George Foreman in 1974, Michael Jor- Woods, written off by many so often as he bat- but healthcare dan’s basketball return after a stint in baseball and tledhe had back to settleproblems for a and share poor of �ifthform on in 11recent under. years, punched the air in delight, a wide smile across his face, before celebrating with his children at the costs loom large Niki Lauda’s return to Formula 1 after a horri�ic back of the green. Masters�ireball crash. on Sunday and end an 11-year wait to He is now just one behind Jack Nicklaus' record claimWoods a 15th produced major. a scintillating �inish to win the of six wins at Augusta National and three behind There were raucous celebrations around the his fellow American's overall major tally of 18. When he turned pro, Woods declared he was in- par 70 to win on 13 under, one clear of fellow tent on beating Nicklaus’ record and as Woods Americans18th green Dustinas Woods Johnson, �inished Xander with Schauffele a two-under- and Brooks Koepka. ... Continued story on page A9 Roy McTaggart, Minister of Finance and Economic Develop- ment By Lindsey Turnbull Roy McTaggart, Minister of Finance and Economic De- velopment, outlined the Cayman Islands Government’s three years in its 2020 Strategic Policy Statement (SPS), thatcurrent was �inancialtabled in positionthe Legislative and its Assembly forecasts last for Friday. the next Minister McTaggart said that Government was compli- ment and was achieving substantial surpluses each year. Inant addition, with the he principles said there of wouldresponsible be no �inancialnew fees manage-or taxes levied on the public and Government would not be under- taking any new borrowings during the next three years. “As with the last SPS, the Government has made the de- cision not to seek to introduce any new coercive revenue measures in the medium term in an effort to keep the tax Tiger Woods is back at the pinnacle ... Continued story on page A3 Caymanian FRONT PAGE BANNERS NOW AVAILABLE Contact 916 2000 for rate and to book this space EDITORIAL | COMMUNITY NOTICES PAGE A2 Wednesday, April 17, 2019 | Issue No 363 C�������� T���� EDITORIAL COMMUNITY NOTICES Is it Full Steam ahead, Mr Premier? If anyone thought that Premier Al- den McLaughlin was winding down would be mistaken. duringIn his his delivery last two of years his Strategic in of�ice, Poli-they cy Statement on Friday afternoon, the leader of the Unity Government made it clear that rather than winding down, he will be ramping-up delivery as the Government looks to push on further to achieve even more for the people. Known for his aggressive nature to- CPR Cayman wards the delivery and execution of Capital projects, we envision a lead- Premier Alden McLaughlin er who means what he says and says what he means. continue to work to create more op- receives 82% of “The new cruise and enhanced cargo portunities.” port when built – and it will be built,” “Behind that headline statistic, Mr. says the Premier, “Will secure our vi- Speaker,” he stated, “lies increased pros- required signatures tal cruise industry for decades and perity for a huge number of Caymani- create jobs and business opportuni- ans and their families. Overall, some Cruise Port Referendum Cayman avoiding paying contract breach penal- ties for Caymanians. It will also enable 3,300 more Caymanians are employed (‘CPR Cayman’) has announced that ties with public funds. the country to develop needed cargo now than prior to my Government tak- 82% of the required signatures for the They are encouraging those who handling capacity that means we can people-initiated referendum on the have not yet signed the petition to import the goods we need to serve an in doubting whether this Government’s proposed cruise berthing facility have come out this week to petition sign- increasing population; potentially at ing of�ice in 2013. For those who persist ings at Four Winds Esso on Wednes- lower prices”. Caymanians, I will just repeat that Mr. In accordance with Section 70 of the day from 4 to 7pm and on Saturday It is clear that the Premier and the Speakereconomic - 3,300strategy more is really Caymanians bene�itting are Constitution,been collected the and '25% internally of the electorate' veri�ied. from 10am to 12pm at Hurley’s. Peti- Government are passionate about in work now than when my Govern- threshold is to ensure that referendums tion booklets are also available at the moving ahead with the Port Project are not called for spurious reasons or following businesses around Cayman: and we expect to see the plans in the The 16,000-word presentation has those with interest to only a small num- Rubis Savannah, Four Winds Esso & near future. paintedment took a glowingof�ice in picture2013.” for the Cay- ber of people, which is evidently not Hell Gas Station in West Bay, Foster’s We encourage the Premier and Gov- man Islands, and we wish the Premier the case in this instance. They fully ex- Food Fair Strand, Silhoutte in Camana ernment to also stick by their promise well with his aspirations. pect the petition to exceed the number Bay and Pure Art and Cathy Church to achieve full Caymanian employ- However, we will remind him to lis- Photo Centre in George Town. Regis- ment. We remember, not so long ago in ten to the local community to ascertain a matter of weeks. Volunteers remain tered voters who wish to have the pe- the 1980’s when there was zero Cay- whether they are sailing on the same dedicatedrequired, 5,288to the collectionveri�ied signatures, of signatures in tition brought to them, at home or at manian unemployment, even though ship which will experience rough seas on the class 2 petition and giving the op- work, can call 327-5411. a considerable number of expatriate in the next 2 years as the world navi- portunity for the public to make an in- Those wishing to assist petition ef- gates its many challenges. formed decision. forts as ‘Ambassadors’ are asked to call gaps in an evolving Financial Industry. The Cayman Islands do not exist in 328-8187 or email cprcayman@gmail. workers“The facts arrived tell to us �ill that the employmentwe are well a vacuum and we are certain that our with polling conducted by some poli- com for a petition sheet and FAQ Sum- on our way to delivering on that key relationship with the United Kingdom ticiansVeri�ied to surveysignature their numbers, constituencies, along mary. pledge,” the Premier added. “As I stat- Organizers also continue to encour- ed earlier, Caymanian unemployment ed States of America will place cross ment to question their continued course age those persons not registered to has better than halved from its peak windsand close in the �inancial sails of theties good to theship Unit- Cay- ofshould action. be suf�icientThey indicated to cause that the Govern-govern- vote, but interested in participating to and now stands at 4.6% and we will man as we steam ahead. ment too should be cautious in signing register themselves at the Elections Of- any binding contracts or contracts with penalty, until after the referendum re- facebook.com/cprcayman. 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