Caymanian Friday, July 5, 2019 Issue No 397 www.caymaniantimes.ky Complimentary INSIDE THIS ISSUE International football BRAC NEWS — A2 legends play charity match PERSEVERANCE WINS GOVERNMENT WATCH — A3 Lord Ahmad discusses “Partnership” with OTs ARTS AND CULTURE — A5 Full story on page A6 >> All fit and ready for the match Historic Role of Town MRCU Talent Xposition of the Arts Hall Recognised Enhances turns 18 Celebrations marking the 60th an- tional guests at the special event on the niversary of the Cayman Islands con- public holiday morning to celebrate Mosquito LAW ENFORCEMENT — A9 stitution moved to George Town Town Hall on Monday, 1 July 2019. ing. Special guest Arley James “AJ” Mill- The Town Hall, which is still in use erthe was signi�icance also in attendance. of this historic Mr. Miller build- is Management today, was the venue where the Cay- the last living 1959 Vestryman. The guests then moved outside the The Mosquito Research and Control signed. Town Hall for the unveiling of the com- Unit (MRCU) recently announced an manMembers Islands of �irstthe public constitution joined elect-was overhaul of its mosquito management ... Continued story on page A4 programme across Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. Changes are designed to ed leaders, senior of�icials and interna- bring the islands in line with operations best practice. in TheGrand Minister Cayman for Health, and with Environment, scienti�ic Culture and Housing, Hon. Dwayne Sey- CBC Nets Three in Sting Drug mour explains that “the MRCU has taken Operation these steps to ensure the highest stand- ards of mosquito management are met across for communities across all three WORLD WATCH — B1 islands.” The unit’s plan for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman includes moving away from acting on ad hoc spray requests from the public, towards a sustained approach of surveillance based control, which has been proven to be most effec- tive at tackling mosquito populations. Such surveillance techniques, which include bite counts and portable and baited traps, are new to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, though they are reg- ularly used successfully in Grand Cay- man. This practice helps to determine PROTESTORS IN HONG KONG Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin and Sir Michael Fallon MP unveil George Town Town ‘FLAG UP’ THEIR CONCERNS Hall’s new sign and name “Constitution Hall” ... Continued story on page A10 EDITORIAL | COMMUNITY NOTICE | BRAC NEWS PAGE A2 Friday, July 5, 2019 | Issue No 397 C�������� T���� EDITORIAL PERSEVERANCE A diff erent kind of same WINS By Shakir Khan Q: You said you want to be an Ac- that Mr Choudhury created a buzz for countant. Can you say why? playing defence. Questions swirled Lesly Dayanna Lopez-Colindres was aroundA year the ago, sudden the Governor’s removal Of�ice of Anwar was embraced another Caribbean tradition this year’s Valedictorian of the grad- Choudhury, the then representative of –his playing �ish market the steel theatrics, pan. HeMr Ropereven per- has uating class of Layman E Scott Senior natural“I love to Maths me. My and desire since isthis to �ieldwork has dili- a the Queen in the Cayman Islands. formed on the pan during the recent High School on Cayman Brac. Born on gentlylot to doso withthat I�igures can obtain it kind a scholarship of became Mr Choudhury was recalled to Lon- Queen’s Birthday celebrations. August 4th, 2002, she migrated to Cay- to study Accounts in the U.K. After grad- don with very little being said at the And while the path is similar, one man Brac with her family when she was uating I will return here to make my con- time and concerns being raised that cannot help but feel differently about just 8 years of age. Lesly is from La Cei- tribution to the island that I call home.” the saga was shrouded in secrecy. how Mr Roper has conducted himself ba, Honduras and admits that it was a Lesly participated in a variety of ac- Prior to that, he was busy integrating on island. After all, he was saddled with real struggle settling in as, “ I could not tivities while at the high school. She was into island life and made waves as the burden of replacing a postholder speak English at the time.” Over the last involved in the Agriculture Club, Science who was accused of not being as nice eleven years she has developed into a Club, and was also a part of the Leo’s George Town. Eventually, he was re- as he portrayed himself publicly. well- mannered and respectable young Club. She was also a member of the Jun- moved,he cleaned and details�ish at emergedthe �ish marketover what in The current governor has come lady demonstrating that when you per- ior Achievement organization, Spelling led to his demise. across as a friend of the Cayman Is- severe there will always be the moment Bee, Swimming and Sports. Lesly also His successor, Martyn Roper, has lands, and if we take him at his word, of triumph. represented the school in the Dart’s settled in comfortably in the role and is an advocate for this British Overseas She attended the high school Mathematics Competition. She told has gone about his business – at least Territory, particularly on matters of from2011-2019, with a focus on over- me her favourite sport is Swimming. in public – in very much the same way coming all the challenges that she She also assisted the Stake Bay Baptist that Mr Choudhury did, embracing his es. We wish him the best as he goes faced. Her results speak for themselves. Church in a number of activities includ- role in the Cayman Islands and appear- aboutthe environment his duties. As and long �inancial as he remains servic- IGCSE-BIOLOGY (B), CXC-Mathemat- ing VBS, and the Christmas programme. ing to love every minute of his time in as warm as he comes across when one ics-1, English A-1, English B-1, Add Q: What was the role of your parents the sunshine. meets him, he’ll have fond memories of Maths-3, Spanish-1, POB-1, Accounts-2, in all of this? Like Mr Choudhury, Governor Roper his time living on arguably the world’s Social Studies-2, Integrated Science-1, “ My mom and step dad were truly a got active in touring the Islands and most beautiful beach before moving Digital Media-2, and IT-2. tower of strength for me. Mommy always integrating with locals. He’s upped the on to represent the UK’s interests Q: Tell me a bit about your school encouraged me to stay focused on what social media game with his regular somewhere else in the former British life posts and, in very much the same way Empire. my siblings and me. I give God thanks for ry School I made friends with Saskia. herI want and to I trustachieve. that She I will sacri�iced be able toa lot make for She“Almost became from a tower my �irst of support day in Prima-for me her the happiest person in the world. I helping me with my English and being must also express great gratitude to my there for me. This blossomed right into step father Mr. Marcus. He actually taught and throughout High School, where me how to converse in English. He helped EDITORIAL | COMMUNITYChanelle became NOTICES another great friend. with school work and was never tired of They were a great source of encourage- assisting. He took me under his wings PAGE 2 Wednesday, Octoberment to18, me.” 2017 | Issue No 132and nurtured me to be the success I am Caymanian Times Q: What in�luence did the teachers today. I thank God for all that He means have in your progress? to me and without Him none of this was “All the teachers who tutored me were possible. By the way, I have a dear pas- of excellentOTIC encouragement.ES They saw sion that I would like to accomplish and EDITORIAL myN potential and ensured that I never that is to be able to establish an outreach lost focus on my goals. In a special way to help unfortunate children. To this end I expressCustoms gratitude to Mrs. Velusammy, Registration I hope to be able to adopt of a child Importers and be- begins my Home Room tutor who was like a come his/ her mentor.” To help importers start using a system for entry declaration, the Department will mom to me. Of special mention also is Lesly thanked Caymanian Times for start registering importers starting Monday, 16 October 2017. my Maths tutor Ms. Swaby, who showed giving her the opportunity to share her me Thehow registration to overcome is the required negatives by thethat implementation story and hoped of a thatnew thatonline all electronicwho read camesystem my forway entry and wasdeclaration. instrumental Effective in 1her November story will 2017, discover the Cayman that, “PERSE- Islands myCustoms success Department as well.” will implement the newVERANCE system. WINS.” This will require importers to complete and submit entries electronically to Customs using the new gateway Mr. Brainard Watler shows H.E. the Governor artefacts from his family’s history along- portal COLS (Customs Online System). Importers will be able to access the portal side Councillor Barbara Conolly and Hon. Roy McTaggart through the website www.customs.gov.ky. Tips of the Week For individuals who have not yet received training in the use of the system, Customs will provide in-house training. Motivational Tip However, before they can use COLS, importers will have to be formally registered and recognised as an importer by Customs.