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OWNERS LOSE CONTROL Ritz-Carlton property in receivership

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Tad Stoner The owners of the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman lost control of the hotel and condominiums on Monday when the four companies that control the property went into receivership under KPMG international accountants. The move came 24 days after a 28 February Grand Court writ filed by RC Cayman Holdings, a Delawarebased company which acquired a debt of approximately $250 million in May last year from a Credit Suisse subsidiary. KPMG on Monday named the four controlling companies as Cesar Hotelco (Cayman) Ltd; CondoCo Grand Cayman Resort Ltd; Cesar Properties Ltd; and CondoCo Properties Ltd. The RC Cayman suit, which sought both to recover the debt and to prevent other defendants from interfering with those efforts, named

Government wants $50m in new money

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Green-fingered kids (L-R)Emma Kimball, Jaylan Lopez, Mario Moya, and Angelie Bodden How does the garden at George Town Primary School grow? Very well thanks to these green-fingered youngsters. The children learn all about planting, tending and growing vegetables as part of their school work.

The garden is packed with blueberries, corn, mint chives and egg plants to name but a few. And better still – once they see the fruits of their labour they get to eat them for dinner! Full story on page 4

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It’s Monopoly but Cayman style!

“It feels like I’m in a dream!” “Cancer knows no barrier, no age, no class, no color. It changes your life you know. It comes with a lot of pain; physical pain for the patient but it’s heart breaking pain for the family. Cancer breaks you emotionally and financially. Cancer drains you, it’s really hard. You never know what dealing with this disease does to someone until the shoe is on your foot.

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You can’t “go to jail” and you can’t “pass go and collect $200”, but in most respects “Caymanopoly” is the same game of relentless acquisition and cut-throat competition the world has grown to love. Bankrupting your neighbours appears to have a bright future judging by Junior Achievement’s Tuesday launch of the localised version of the traditional Parker Brothers board game “Monopoly”, originally developed in 1904 around the streets and properties of Atlantic City, New Jersey. “Caymanopoly”, initially created in 1983 as a fund-raising effort by Junior Achievement, contains the same 40 spaces as the original, but names them for local companies, including A.L Thompson -- with four squares of its own – and Cayman National, John Doak, Digicel, Fosters, Caledonian, Ecay, Kirk Freeport and the Cayman Islands Cancer Society. The game is produced under licence by a Mississippi-based company that looks after the original copyright, and does not allow use of the traditional “Community Chest” and “Chance” cards, replacing them with “Pirate’s Chest” and “Fate”. The property deeds have a unique design; the racecar, shoe and other player pieces have been replaced by bright plastic; and the four corner squares

have been rechristened “Start”, with the PriceaterhouseCoopers logo; “In Court”, with the Maples name; “Landing Zone” with Camana Bay; and “Speeding: Go to Court”, sponsored by DMS Broadcasting. Junior Achievement executives explained on Tuesday that the organisation gains from this third iteration of the Caymanopoly both through purchase by local companies of slots on the board and from the $30 retail price tag. Outlets include The Book Nook, Books & Books, the National Trust, Red Sail Sports, It’s Sugar -- at the Royal Watler Terminal -- and the Chamber of Commerce offices in Governor’s Square.

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The Cancer Society has been there for me and my husband and they have been a tower of strength in every way possible.” ~Wife of cancer patient

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How does GT Primary’s garden grow? Christopher Tobutt

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Kids love growing vegetables at George Town Primary’s very own vegetable garden. They plant the seeds, water, and then watch as the vegetables get bigger and bigger – not forgetting to weed, of course –before they wash the vegetables and eat them. It is, of course, a great way to teach children all about how things grow, and where our food comes from. Pointing to the lush bright green leaves sprouting from rich black soil, Reception Teacher Tunisia Barnes said: “We’ve had a grow box here in the back yard for about three or four years now with more than a hundred children taking part during their lunchtimes. “They come out to help grow blueberries, corn, mint, chives, tomatoes, lettuce, pop-chow, basil, egg plant, carrots, cucumbers, and pumpkins. “They grow it all themselves, and we hope that at the end of this experience children will develop a love of gardening. We’re urban gardeners, because we live in the district of George Town; so they could end up having their own backyard vegetable garden or it could even become a job for them when they get older.” “There’s a lot of different agencies that help us including the Agriculture Department as well as Rotary Club,” Ms Barnes added. The garden has been made possible by the Sunrise and

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ELECTRONIC BILLING Washing the vegetables before eating.

Rotoract Rotary Clubs, through their “Project Grow,” which began with a substantial donation for soil and equipment to George Town Primary. Project Grow’s aim is developing sustainable schoolyard gardens that help students plan, and then get growing, as they learn about healthy nutritional choices through hands-on learning.

Children tend to their vegtables

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Hotel will continue to operate as normal

The Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman

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Continued from front page Cesar Properties and CondoCo Grand Cayman Resort Ltd, as well as Mike Ryan, deveioper of the hotel; Frances Doud, Mr Ryan’s personal assistant; and the RitzCarlton’s Tony Haddad. The Joint Receivers were named as Kris Beighton and Keith Blake. A KPMG spokeswoman yesterday sought to allay fears for the hotel, which she said would continue to operate normally. The Grand Cayman property is managed by the Maryland-based Ritz-Carlton, with 77 properties in 25 countries, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marriott International. “The appointment of the joint receivers will have no noticeable impact upon the day-to-day operations of the resort, which have been and will continue to be managed and operated by RitzCarlton. The receivers intend to work closely with Ritz-Carlton to ensure that guests, visitors, owners

and tenants continue to enjoy the five-star experience and service for which the resort is known.” She said RC Cayman had appointed KPMG as a private receiver, independent of the courts. Nor is the company acting as a liquidator. “It’s early days yet,” she said. “There will be more information in the future.” The original loan to build the 144-acre property, comprising a hotel, residences, spa, restaurants, golf course and other facilities and amenities, came from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in 2001. The hotel opened in 2005, reducing the loan that same year to $180 million and, by April 2007, to $161 million. RBS sold the loan that year to Credit Suisse’s Column Financing, which increased the outstanding amount to $250 million, then transferred it to Connecticut‘s Five Winds Capital Partners, which created RC Cayman Holdings on 4 May to hold the debt and collateral. Mr Ryan is a director of the four

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Mike Ryan

companies, which also control the Ritz-Carlton condominiums, named on Monday by KPMG, although their ownership remains obscure among a welter of parent and holding companies. Mr Ryan faces other debts, including $6 million to the Cayman Islands government in import duties, waived during construction of the hotel, but now outstanding. He also borrowed heavily for acquisition of the Safehaven Golf Course, converting it into the North Sound Golf Club after his Fujigmo paid $80 million in November

2007. The same month, a $125 million loan to Fujigmo was signed by Close Trustees Cayman Ltd, although the status of that loan remains undisclosed. Also undisclosed is the fate of a 2004 $74.5 million loan for development of the hotel property made by Missouri’s religiousoriented Marvin Schwan Charitable Foundation. By 2009, that loan, to Mr Ryan’s IRR Ltd, had grown to $202 million. The sum may have been converted into a shareholding in the Ritz property.

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Governor launches ExploreCayman.com Acorn Publishing announced today that His Excellency The Governor, Mr Duncan Taylor, CBE, launched www.ExploreCayman.com. In a unique launch event, and the first of its kind in the Cayman Islands, Mr Duncan Taylor entered a special code to make the site go live – like a virtual ribbon cutting! Once the code was accepted, the site instantaneously went live world-wide. Mr Duncan Taylor said, “I am delighted to have been invited to launch ExploreCayman.com, ‘The definitive guide to exploring Cayman’. This is the first time I have made a website ‘go-live’ and this launch reflects the growing importance of real-time, online information.” The website compliments the popular Explore magazine and is designed to allow visitors to get the most from their stay in the

The new website

Cayman Islands and to encourage them to return again and again. ExploreCayman.com lists things to do, useful information about Cayman and is the most comprehensive and visually appealing tourism website available in the Cayman Islands. Mr Duncan Taylor said, “I am confident that ExploreCayman. com will be an invaluable tool for encouraging visitors to come to Cayman and then for both residents and visitors to see the diversity of attractions, culture and activities that Cayman has to offer.” In addition to Cayman’s best activities, the site lists: shopping options; entertainment ideas; restaurants; accommodation; health and fitness activities; and other services such as car rental and catering. The site enables visitors to add reviews, search interactive maps, view photo galleries; make online reservations; and, using the

multi-currency capability, view prices in their native currency. Finally, and to help visitors get the most from the Cayman Islands, the site contains almost 50 exclusive promotions to make visitors’ dollars go even further. Jane van der Bol, the Executive Director of The Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) offered her support and said, “The CITA is proud to have members like Acorn Publishing who continually offer quality products to our visitors. With the launch of their new website to compliment the Explore magazine, visitors to The Cayman Islands will have the opportunity to really ‘explore’ Cayman at their fingertips.” The website launch follows over 18 months of planning and a year of development. Charles Grover the Publishing Director at Acorn Publishing said, “We are

extremely happy to have partnered with NetClues on this project. Their input, professionalism and dedication to producing a ‘best-inclass’ website for the tourism sector in the Cayman Islands has been second to none and is evidenced by the quality of ExploreCayman.com.” Going forward the website will allow businesses in the tourism sector in Cayman to change their own information in real-time. Businesses will be able to update tour costs, logistical information and latest promotions, ensuring that ExploreCayman.com remains the most comprehensive and up to date website available for visitors looking for things to do in the Cayman Islands. Initial feedback from local businesses has been extremely positive with some tour operators receiving online reservations within days of the site going live.

His Excellency The Governor, Mr Duncan Taylor launches www.ExploreCayman.com

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LA approves multi-million dollar schools’ boost Tad Stoner tad.stoner@ieyenews.com

Legislators yesterday approved a $14.5 million budget boost to complete Cayman’s two new high schools, now projected to cost nearly $100 million each. In a morning meeting of the Legislative Assembly’s Finance Committee, Premier McKeeva Bush sought nearly $50 million in supplemental grants to the 2011/12 budget, citing increasing demands for capital works, executive assets, equity investments and changes to loan arrangements. The largest single appropriation among the new demands, however, was for funding to complete the John Gray and Clifton Hunter high schools, predicted by Minister for Education Rolston Anglin to cost nearly $100 million each before opening. Detailing his request for $14.5 million addition to the $28.9 million budgeted in May 2011, Mr Anglin described rapidly escalating costs, and predicted they would reach levels well in excess of the sums originally bid on the projects. “Through May 2009,” he said, describing expenditures by the previous PPM administration, “government spent $19 million on John Gray, and $33.8 million on Clifton Hunter. “From June ’09 to the present,” he said, enumerating his own postelection efforts, “we spent $35.3 million on John Gray and $52

Work under way at the new John Gray High School

million on Clifton Hunter,” pegging total expenditure on the two at $54.3 million for John Gray and $85.8 million for the Frank Sound-based Cllifton Hunter, intended to serve students from North Side, East End and Bodden Town districts. He said that completing both of them would require further funding: another $43 million for John Gray and $13.6 million for Clifton Hunter. Ultimately, the Walkers Roadbased school, scheduled to open in September 2013, would cost $97.4 million, he said. Costs for the Frank Sound institution, scheduled to open in September 2012, would reach $99.5 million. Mr Anglin said “shoddy work that the Cayman Islands government had to fix” -- and which was being carefully documented for redress --

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and changes to the original designs had boosted expenses. In light of soaring costs to finish the schools, he claimed, the winning 2007 Tom Jones International (TJI) tenders for the work had been flawed. “The winning bids on the school tenders were for $61 million and $59 million,” he said, not differentiating between them. “These were not realistic. McAlpine came along and bid more on the Beulah Smith High School,” he continued, referring to a third schools project, since postponed, and the winning bidder. “This is why Tom Jones walked off the site,” Mr Anglin said. “They realised they could not deliver the contract for those costs” Challenged by former Minister for Education, now Leader of the Opposition, Alden McLaughlin, who oversaw the start of schools construction, Mr Anglin admitted the McAlpine bid had been only $55 million, but said the West Bay school was one-third smaller than the other two. Counter lawsuits involving at least $8.75 million, filed earlier by both TJI and government were due to come to arbitration in late July, Mr Anglin said, while government had filed another lawsuit to recover funds pledged by the contractor as a performance bond. Both Mr Bush and Mr Anglin anticipated the new funding for the

schools would come from a pending sale of the Water Authority. “We agreed that divestment of assets would enable the new high schools,” Mr Anglin said. “The District Administration is doing a ‘request for proposals’ in leasing the Water Authority assets. It’s a matter of timing and it will run tight, but we expect the divestment to come early in the next financial year, “It will be substantial and half of the lease, we agreed earlier, will go to the schools and allow us to complete them,” he said. A fractional $2.2 million, part of the $14.5 million supplement, Mr Anglin said, would go towards work on primary schools in Savannah, Bodden Town George Town and West Bay’s John A Cumber, and had already been spent on a hall and canteen at East End Primary. “I went to the UK at least three times and they would not approve our budget,” Mr Bush told the committee yesterday about London talks for 2011/12 allocations, justifying yesterday’s request for supplemental funding. “We made some cuts and we finally got it, but I told them that some of these things were going to come back again, and that we would have to see how our budget goes. This just puts some of that back again,” Mr Bush said, dismissing Mr McLaughlin’s final query: “So your budget was not realistic?”

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Early childhood celebration evening Children retain more at an early age than at any other time period in their education. As a result of this, the Ministry of Education, Training and Employment has emphasised the need for all children to have a strong foundation which is a priority area in the education reform in the Cayman Islands. Early Year practitioners from both public and private institutions have been taking the Early Years Introduction Course facilitated by the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Unit in the Ministry of Education. This course provides base level training in order for practitioners to provide a strong foundation for the children with whom they work. On Thursday, 16 February 12 practitioners in Cayman Brac received their certificates of completion and on Monday 20 February 84 practitioners in Grand Cayman received theirs. Each of the practitioners at the ceremonies interacts with children ages six months to five years. A main focus of the ECCE is to teach students through play. The training also gave the practitioners the tools and resources to follow the new curriculum. Cayman Brac practitioners celebrated at Brac Reef Resort with Deputy Premier, Hon. Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, JP, Senior

Hon. Rolston Anglin, Minister of Education, Training and Employment; The Premier Hon. McKeeva Bush, OBE, JP and ECCE teacher recipient (Photo by Information Officer Kristi Anderson)

Policy Advisor for ECCE, Ms. Julie Madgwick and Early Childhood Officer, Mrs. April Tibbetts. In Grand Cayman the celebration took place at Mary Miller Hall. Chief Officer in the Ministry, Mrs. Mary Rodrigues spoke to the practitioners, saying, “Thank you all for participating with us. We are so delighted to be able to provide our children with highly trained individuals.” The Premier Hon. McKeeva Bush, OBE, JP was on hand to celebrate the achievement with the practitioners in Grand Cayman and said, “All of our children deserve quality learning experiences with caring and knowledgeable adults.”

He continued: “You nurture and support our children from infancy to primary levels. Your training shows you the best practices to implement in each of the centres and I applaud you all for participating.” Minister of Education, the Hon. Rolston Anglin, JP was proud of each of the teachers who were able to participate and complete the course. “Great teachers can inspire young minds, and young people, despite their circumstances, can prevail,” he said. “I am so pleased at the number of you that have completed the initial training and thank you for all of your diligent work and your continued support to the Early Childhood Curriculum.”

Youth shine in Parliament Youth Parliamentarians participated in a core democratic activity when they established their presence in the Legislative Assembly today (Monday, 12 March). Debating two motions, one each by the Government and Opposition benches, also helped the 21 students from local high schools and tertiary institutions understand the procedures involved in the legislative process. The event was held by the local chapter of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association to mark Commonwealth Day.

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Guatemalan gets 6,060-year sentence in massacre GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A former member of an elite Guatemalan military force extradited from the United States last July was sentenced to 6,060 years in prison Monday for his role in the killings of 201 people in a 1982 massacre. Pedro Pimentel Rios was the fifth former special forces soldier sentenced to 6,060 years or more for what became known as the “Dos Erres” massacre after the northern Guatemala hamlet where the killings occurred during the country’s 19601996 civil war.

The sentence was handed down by a three-judge panel is largely symbolic since under Guatemalan law the maximum time a convict can serve is 50 years. It specified 30 years for each of the 201 deaths, plus 30 years for crimes against humanity. Pimentel Rios, 54, is a former instructor at a Guatemalan training school for an elite military force known as the “kaibiles.” Pimentel lived in Santa Ana, California, and worked in a sweater factory for years until he was

detained by immigration authorities in May 2010. He was extradited to Guatemala the following year. Guatemala’s civil war claimed at least 200,000 lives before it ended in 1996. The country’s U.S.-backed army was responsible for most of the deaths, according to the findings of a truth commission set up to investigate the bloodshed. In December 1982, several dozen soldiers stormed the village of Dos Erres, searched homes for missing weapons and systematically killed men, women and children.

UK police arrest six in phone hacking investigation LONDON (AP) — British police made six arrests early Tuesday in a wide-ranging investigation into phone hacking in the British media. Britain’s Press Association and other British media reported that the former News International executive Rebekah Brooks (pictured) was among those arrested. The six people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, the force said in a statement. The charge is an indication that investigators may be focusing on a possible coverup of the scope of phone hacking.

The investigation stems from widespread wrongdoing at Rupert Murdoch’s now-closed News of the World tabloid. The victims have ranged from celebrities and major politicians to the families of crime victims. The Metropolitan Police said five men and a woman were arrested in various locations in and around London in a series of raids conducted between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. Tuesday. Police said searches of the premises are ongoing. The names of the suspects have not been released.

Police said a 43-year-old woman was arrested at her home in Oxfordshire and is being questioned by police there. Also arrested were a 49-year-old man in Oxfordshire, a 39-year-old man in Hampshire, a 46-year-old man in West London, a 38-year-old man in Hertforshire and a 48-yearold man in East London. A judge-led inquiry into media ethics has heard extensive testimony about wrongdoing by tabloid journalists, and Murdoch’s company has reached cash settlements with a number of victims.

Nightmare zoo in Indonesia shaken by giraffe death SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — The tigers are emaciated and the 180 pelicans packed so tightly they cannot unfurl their wings without hitting a neighbour. Last week, a giraffe died with a beachball-sized wad of plastic food wrappers in its belly. That death has focused new attention on the scandalous conditions at Indonesia’s largest zoo. Set up nearly a century ago in one the most biologically diverse corners of the planet, it once boasted the most impressive collection in Southeast Asia. But today the Surabaya Zoo is a

nightmare, plagued by uncontrolled breeding, a lack of funding for general animal welfare and even persistent suspicions that members of its own staff are involved in illegal wildlife trafficking. Incredibly rare species, including Komodo dragons and critically endangered orangutans, sit in dank, unsanitary cages, filling up on peanuts tossed over the fence by giggling visitors. “This is extremely tragic, but of course by no means surprising in Indonesia’s zoos, given the appalling way they are managed on the whole,” said Ian Singleton,

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a former zookeeper who A worker at Surabaya Zoo skins a Sumatran now runs an orangutan tiger, found dead in its cage, to be preserved. conservation program on Sumatra island. The zoo came under heavy fire two years ago following reports that 25 of its 4,000 animals were dying every month, almost all of them prematurely. They included an African lion, a Sumatran tiger and operation and he struggled, several crocodiles. The government appointed with some success, to bring the an experienced zookeeper, Tony mortality rate down to about 15 Sumampouw, to clean up the per month.

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The Editor speaks

Immigration, riches and injustice

Colin Wilson colin.wilson@ieyenews.com

It still comes as a shock when injustice is obvious to everyone except the very people who sit on the boards that have to do with immigration, and I am talking of the Cayman Islands. If you have money you are more than half way home. If you are exceedingly rich it often means a rubberstamp and you have your status or residency with the right to work. I use the word ‘rich’ here on purpose. The word ‘rich’ does not just mean money but this is the only meaning relevant to Immigration. It seems to be the only definition in most of the online dictionaries. The MerriamWebster dictionary has another meaning: “having high value or equality”. It gives examples such as : - The dictionary is a rich source of information. - A rich and spicy soup - The food was a little too rich for me. - Their country has a rich cultural heritage. - This area has a rich history. - She has a rich vocabulary. You see none of those examples

have anything to do with wealth. I know a man, he is Jamaican, and he doesn’t fit into the category of riches meaning wealth. He has, however, an abundant of riches I wish I possessed. He has riches in abundance when he uses his hands. He has riches in abundance when he cares for the elderly. He has riches in abundance when he cares for children. He has riches in abundance for his love of God. He has riches in abundance when he cares for his church. He has riches in abundance that are seen by everyone who works with him because he is honoured every year by a school principal, by parents of the children he helps, and he is much loved. He has lived in the Cayman Islands for FIFTEEN years. He has tried to obtain status and he has tried to get residency with the right to work. He is not wealthy and the $500 he has to find to apply for this costs him much more than anyone sitting on these immigration boards. $500 is the equivalent of trying to find $10,000 to an average wage earner. To a wealthy person $500 is one meal ticket. During Hurricane Ivan this man lost all his possessions. Every single thing he owned. Where he was staying was flooded and he

had to swim for his safety. His refuge was St George’s Anglican Church. He dedicated his time at no monetary cost to help rebuild the church and its hall. He maintains the church premises, he does the gardening, he drives the church bus to collect and take home the children and elderly who attend the church services. His applications to the Immigration Board have failed. His appeal to reconsider their verdict to the Immigration Appeals Tribunal has failed. The hearts of stone by these persons could not find a tear. They knew everything he has done for the community but he doesn’t conform to their rule book. Their final letter said they had “noted no valid grounds of appeal were made out pursuant to Section 15 (2) of the Immigration law (2010) Revision)”. A man who has made Cayman his home for FIFTEEN years. A man who has no dependants living here. A man who gives and does not take. Reginald Augustus Griffiths has been ordered to leave these islands forthwith. And I say THIS IS A DISGRACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I ask how many other Reginald Augustus Griffiths are there?

Reginald Augustus Griffiths

Just so the Immigration Board of the Cayman Islands and the members of the Immigration Appeals Tribunal know iNews Cayman is read in thirty two countries of the World EVERY DAY! And that is mounting. We have over 4,500 hits on our website and 85% download the PDF version. We are on Twitter and Facebook. Hundreds of people outside this Country will read this and what will they think? The Immigration Boards probably don’t care. When Reginald Griffiths departs these Islands by this gross injustice we are the losers. We have lost the benefits of his riches. And we will be there with our cameras at the airport to give him a good send off. A country who doesn’t deserve a man who has given so much to so many for FIFTEEN years.

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Arroyo husband’s arrest ordered in bribery case MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A court Tuesday ordered the husband of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo arrested on charges that he received millions of dollars in bribes — part of a wide-ranging prosecution of alleged corruption during her presidency. Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo, who was seen as a backroom operator during his wife’s troubled nine years in office, posted bail later Tuesday to avoid detention. He had been indicted on the bribery charges in December. He is accused of accepting money to push through a $330 million government contract with Chinese telecommunication company ZTE Corp. to set up a nationwide broadband network in 2007. The contract was originally priced at $130 million. His wife approved the deal but later backtracked under public pressure and a congressional investigation that found the contract vastly overpriced. Mike Arroyo has denied wrongdoing and says the graft charges are flawed because the former president canceled the deal. His wife, who left office in 2010, faces the same charges as her husband, and more. She has pleaded innocent to electoral fraud charges, but is in detention at a military hospital as she awaits trial. A former elections chief, Benjamin Abalos, and ex-

The husband of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo.

Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza also were charged over the ZTE contract and ordered arrested Tuesday. They previously testified in a Senate hearing and denied receiving millions of dollars in kickbacks. Mendoza posted bail, while Abalos is under arrest on the same electoral fraud charge as the former president. Former Economic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri had testified that Abalos offered him a bribe to approve the ZTE contract. Jose de Venecia III, a losing bidder with connections to the Arroyos’ inner circle, testified that the expresident’s husband was promised a $70 million commission. Arroyo had prevented top

Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

officials, including Neri, from continuing to testify in the congressional probe. Under her successor, President Benigno Aquino III, the Philippines’ ombudsman investigated and filed charges at the anti-graft court, which issued the arrest warrants. If convicted, they face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. The issue was never properly investigated because Arroyo had barred top officials, including Neri, from disclosing further details that might have implicated her. Aquino blames his predecessor for corruption and says he wants to clean up the government, starting with the prosecution of the Arroyos and their allies. The former first couple accuse Aquino of pursuing

a political vendetta. The ZTE case has tested the Philippines’ relations with China, which Arroyo aggressively pursued. Aquino appears more lukewarm to Beijing amid a resurgence in territorial tensions over disputed islands in the South China Sea. When the scandal broke, ZTE denied paying any kickbacks and there were concerns that the contract’s cancellation would adversely affect China’s investments in the Philippines. Aquino’s administration has also put on hold another flagship China’s investment, a railway project in the northern Philippines, on suspicion it was overpriced because of kickbacks.

NGO urges probe of Honduras journalist killings TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Press groups on Monday called for an international investigation into attacks on journalists in Honduras after a radio host was killed by machete blows, bringing to 19 the number of media employees slain over the past two years. Reporters Without Borders said Fausto Hernandez Arteaga, 54, of Radio Alegre de Colon was killed Sunday in Saba in the Colon

province in northern Honduras. Hernandez Arteaga was director of the station’s “Voice of the News” programme. The killing “shows once again the chaotic situation of lack of safety in which Honduras is submerged,” the press group said in a statement. “An international investigation mission should take over the most serious cases.” Saba police spokesman Carlos

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Rodriguez said Hernandez Arteaga was slain “for personal reasons, it was a quarrel.” “The two men were walking down a street and all of a sudden they started shouting at each other, they took out their machetes and attacked each other,” Rodriguez said. But Carlos Ortiz, president of the Honduran Press Association, said “the most recent case could

have been for personal reasons, or because something was said about third parties on his radio program.” Ortiz said that “since 2010, the association has been demanding a national and international investigation of the crimes against journalists.” Ortiz said 19 journalists have been killed over the last two years in Honduras and said “there are neither perpetrators (arrested) nor thorough investigations.”

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Chwasts’ share their store of love, determination, autism and art When her autistic son turned twenty, a vocational counsellor told Debra Chwast that Seth was unsuited for anything more challenging than janitorial work. He could not cross the street alone— or even be left at home alone—or have a conversation. But instead of putting a mop in his hand, Debra brought him to a painting class at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Seth, who rarely speaks, began describing his world in fantastical paintings... and miraculously, her world and Seth’s changed forever. Join Debra and Seth Chwast at Books & Books on Thursday 22 March at 7pm for the Cayman Islands launch of their inspirational memoir, An Unexpected Life: A Mother and Son’s Story of Love, Determination, Autism, and Art. In addition to an author presentation, group discussion and book signing, works by Seth will be on display at this free event. About the Book Debra Chwast and her husband were ecstatic when they learned she was pregnant after years of trying. Yet their hopes seemed shattered when their son, Seth— an inquisitive, cheerful child—was diagnosed with autism as a toddler. At first they tried to deny it, then to cure it. Along the way, their marriage foundered. But neither of them gave up on Seth. And Debra, especially, devoted herself to improving his life and finding ways to make him happy. Seth was remarkable, despite his difficulties learning language and other social skills. His raw musical ability astonished professional musicians. He delighted in rollercoasters and haunted houses. Yet notwithstanding the efforts of his parents, teachers, doctors, and therapists, the promise of this extraordinary boy was unfulfilled— until an art class opened the door to a prodigious and undreamedof talent and creativity. Almost immediately, paintings of breathtaking beauty began to pour forth from Seth—vibrant, energetic works

Seth and his mother Debra

reproduced here in all their stunning inventiveness, fantastic imagery, and inspired sense of colour and composition. When Debra produced a short documentary about Seth and his art, she opened another door: one that led to appearances on the Today Show, NPR, and PBS, as well as to solo exhibits in art galleries and public buildings from Cleveland, where the Chwasts live, to New York City, where Seth shares a studio with his mentor and fellow artist, Kip Jacobs, to the Cayman Islands and the Galapagos Islands. Seth’s paintings continue to evolve and speak to people around the world. Some might call him an Outsider Artist. But the truth is, his work touches so many others because it’s insider art: evoking not only what’s inside him, but also what’s inside us—the common humanity that our greatest artists have focused on. An Unexpected Life will strike a chord with anyone who knows the daily struggles—and triumphs—of a life with special needs, whether personally or through family or friends.

But it’s about more than that. This moving book explores how the power of love can challenge expectations and change lives—no matter what the odds. An Unexpected Life is now available at Books & Books. About the Author & Illustrator Debra Chwast received a master’s in social work from UCLA

Berkeley, and worked as a therapist for 33 years. In 1983 she gave birth to her only child, Seth. When he was diagnosed with autism at 21 months, Debra threw herself into an 18-year attempt to bring Seth into our world. She is now Seth’s manager, travel agent, promoter and—literally—his voice. Debra participates in panels on autism and provides keynote addresses about her life with Seth. Seth Chwast was diagnosed with autism as a toddler. A dramatic change came in 2003, when Seth, who rarely speaks, began describing his world in paint. He has shown at Penn State College of Medicine, University Hospitals of Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the United Nations, the Time Equities Building in New York City, and the DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center. His love of travel led to exhibitions in Galapagos, the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and Curaçao. Seth will have a solo exhibition entitled Mythic Creatures at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in 2012. You can visit Seth at: www.SethChwastArt.com. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com

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Every dog has it’s day All kinds of dogs of different shapes, sizes and temperaments came out in force to the 21st Cayman Islands Dog Show on Saturday, and so many different dogs meant that there were plenty of different categories -22 in all, with First, Second and Third rosettes offered in each, so that everybody and every doggy had a great chance of going home with something to be proud of. • Shala won the Best in Show category for owner Ginny Hobday • Jordan won the Best Neutered Male award for owner, Kenzy Huizinga Wight • Bailey won the Best Spayed Female award for owner

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Melanie Harbron • Dylan won Most Personality, Male, award for Faye Lockwood • Suzi Q won Most Personality, Female, for Laura Carter • Piper won the First Time Entry Award for Janet Robinson • Bella won the Junior Handlers award for Brianna Poy Fong • Storm won the Puppies award for the Humane Society • Fergie won the Seniors award for Susan Craig • Fifi won the Best Rescued award for Jenni Bradwell • Marley won the Costume award for Ella Beighton • Lunar won the Best Trick award for Melanie Harbron

• Suzi Q won the Obstacle Course in the Large Dogs category for owner Laura Carter • Jack won the Obstacle Course in the Small Dogs category for owner Mina Dixit • Shala won the Terriers award for Ginny Hobday • Bexar won the Toys award for owner Molly Dalby

• Tracie won the Hounds award for Kathy Kipp • Guiness won the Non-Sporting award for Mairead Campbell • Jordan won the Working Dogs award for Kenzy Huizinga Wight • Cassie won the Cross Breeds award for Joanne Ross • Max won the Cayman Dogs award for Ashton McTaggart.

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Cayman National Supports the 50-50 Conference Cayman National, one of the island’s largest financial services providers, is a Platinum Sponsor for the 5050 Caribbean Conference being staged by the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI), in collaboration with the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the International College of the Cayman Islands (ICCI). With its theme, “50-50: Surveying the Past, Mapping the Future”, the conference seeks to gather the community in examining the last fifty years and charting a course for the next fifty, both locally and regionally. As an important landmark in Cayman’s socio-economic map, Cayman National saw this as an important cause that is congruent with their organisational principles. “Cayman National has strong local roots with an effective global reach. We are committed to the socio-economic development of the Cayman Islands. Our business ethos is aligned with the strategies of this Conference and it provides us an opportunity to help shape the intellectual and strategic direction of the region,” said Mr Ormond Williams, President of Cayman

commitment to exceeding clients’ and support of our sponsors.” National Bank. Based in the Cayman Islands, expectations “The event celebrates Federation and delivering as an important marker in the West Cayman National has been providing excellent service. Indies and provides an opportunity a full suite of business and personal The Group is comprised of to explore the issues that led to banking services, trust and corporate Cayman National Bank Ltd., Cayman that event and how the lessons services, fund administration, and National Fund Services Ltd., Cayman learned can be used to chart a new wealth management to its local National Securities Ltd., Cayman way forward for Caribbean people,” and international clients for more National Trust Co. Ltd., Cayman than 35 years. Cayman National National Bank and Trust Company he said. As a good corporate citizen, is headquartered in the Cayman (Isle of Man) Limited and Cayman Cayman National believes in Islands with offices in Isle of Man, National Fund Services (Isle of Man) supporting education and other Dubai and Panama and a subsidiary Limited, Cayman National Bank community initiatives. Mr. Williams in the Turks and Caicos Islands Ltd. Oficiana de Representación added, “A sound education coupled (International Banking Group [TCI] (Panama), Cayman National Dubai) with effective critical thinking form Ltd). Cayman National boasts a rich Ltd., and International Banking the best foundation for individual, blend of local and international staff Group (TCI) Ltd. corporate and societal success. positioning the organisation to be Cayman National’s shares are Hence our reason for supporting innovative and responsive to clients’ publicly listed and traded on the education. We also believe in the needs. The ethos of the organisation Cayman Islands Stock Exchange holistic development of the Cayman is conservative with an unwavering (CSX: CNC-KY). Islands and our sponsorships are carefully directed to help achieve this objective.” Recognising the importance of corporate support in hosting this important community event, Dr. Livingston Smith, Conference Director, said “We are delighted to partner with Cayman National for the 50-50 Conference. Staging an event of this magnitude is by no Mr. Ormond Williams (centre), President of Cayman National Bank, presents a cheque to Dr. Livingston means an easy feat, and would not Smith (left), Conference Director in support of the UCCI/UWI/ICCI 50-50 Caribbean Conference. Also in be possible without the generosity the picture is Dr. MoniKa Lawrence, Committee Member.

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How to pass examinations without being an A plus student

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This is the third part of my article on collected tips and tricks to help you pass a school or university exam. They are called exam techniques and they helped me and they can help you. Part C) The Exam Itself 11) Planning your campaign The first thing to do is read over, carefully, the entire exam paper. Spend a good ten minutes reading before you write anything. In this time, work out which questions you are going to answer, which order you are going to answer them in, and plan your time in the exam: how much time you are going to spend answering each question. Take careful note of the marking scheme (see later) when making this plan. Write down the plan on the back sheet of your answer book - you can always score it out later. It helps you feel in control, and that helps keep you calm. Don’t be tempted to do a question on subject X just because it’s the subject you know the most about. It might be a real stinker of a question. Are you sure you can do it? Which parts can you do? How many marks do you think you could get on the parts of the question you can do? You might find there is another, much easier question on subject Y, which you might not have chosen because you found subject Y is harder, or because one part of the question looks really difficult. Work it out for each part of each question: which question is likely to get you the most marks? Do that one. Reading the whole question is also important because many questions lead you through a problem - the answer to part a) is used in part b), etc. There might be clues in later parts of the question about what the examiner is expecting. Make sure you spot them. As an examiner I am constantly amazed by students who set out to

do questions that clearly they haven’t got the first clue how to do. Surely there would be another question on the paper that they could have got a few marks on at least? When working out timescales, try and balance the time spent on a part of the question against the marks you will achieve. If it’s a 90 minute exam, and it’s marked out of 60, then on average you’ve got 1.5 minutes to get each mark. Plan time accordingly. Remember: exam questions are not about writing down everything you know about a topic - if you do this you’ll almost certainly run out of time. You’re trying to get the best mark you can on the whole paper, not just on the question you happen to be doing at the time. Obviously, the plan (with timescales) is not a rigid one, and going a few minutes over on one question is OK – but try and catch it up if this happens. 12) Do the easiest questions first There is absolutely no reason to do the questions in the order they are printed in the exam. I would recommend doing the easiest one(s) first. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, getting one question safely under your belt at the start of an exam is a wonderful boost to confidence, and can help reduce any feelings of panic that might arise when looking at the harder questions. The second reason is that the easiest question is likely to take less time than the average. That means you’ll be ahead of schedule from the start – another good confidence boost. It also means that when you get round to the most difficult question, you are free to spend all the time you have left on it, without having to drop it half-way through and come back to it later, if time permits – not a good idea if it can be avoided.

13) Look at the marking schemes – there’s lots of useful material there. We have strict marking schemes these days – it’s part of the drive to be seen to be fair. So, if there are four marks available for the description of XXX, then the marking scheme will probably have four key points. Mention them all, and you get the marks. Often, for a question like this, I will have a list of five or six points, and give

one mark for each of them, up to a maximum of four. One thing you can be (reasonably) certain of: if you haven’t made four key points, you’ve missed something. Don’t spend half-an-hour writing a long essay for two marks. People still do this. It’s a waste of time – better spent on other parts of the question. To be continued... to blog visit www.ieyenews.com

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Disturbing side effects of soda Georgina Wilcox georgina.wilcox@ieyenews.com

A very disturbing article under the above title appeared in Care2’s latest newsletter that I felt I had to share with you. I recommend you visit the Care2 website ( www.care2. com) and subscribe to their regular newsletter. The article was written by Emily Main, CEO and Chairman of Rodale Inc. Soda’s Bittersweet Side Effects If you’ve been reading health magazines and websites for any length of time, you’ve read a litany of reasons why soda is bad for you. It’s nothing but sugar water. It’s devoid of any nutritional value. It leads to obesity and diabetes. But we’ve dug up other disturbing facts about what soda does to your body, besides packing on the pounds, that don’t get much attention in broader discussions about soda and its impact on your health. Weird Fat in Weird Places In the latest bad news for the soda industry, Danish researchers discovered that drinking non-diet soda leads to dramatic increases in fat buildup around your liver and your skeletal muscles, both of which can contribute to insulin resistance and diabetes. The study revealed that people who drank a regular soda every day for six months saw a 132 to 142 percent increase in liver fat, a 117 to 221 percent jump in skeletal fat, and about a 30 percent increase in both triglyceride blood fats and other organ fat. Their consumption also led to an 11 percent increase in cholesterol, compared with the people who drank other beverages such as water or milk. Diet-Soda Belly It’s not surprising that drinking all the sugar in sodas would cause weight gain, but what is surprising is that even diet soda will pack on the pounds: Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center monitored 475 adults for 10 years, and found that those who drank diet soda had

a 70 percent increase in waist circumference over the 10-year study, compared with those who didn’t drink any soda. Those who drank more than two diet sodas per day saw a 500 percent waist expansion! A separate study the same researchers conducted on mice suggested that it was the aspartame, which raised blood glucose levels, that caused the weight gain; when your liver encounters too much glucose, the excess is converted to body fat. Caramel Cancer-Causers In 2011, the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest soda manufacturers have been retardant in plastics. Also found in petitioned the Food and Drug increasing the levels of phosphoric other citrus-based soft drinks and Administration to ban the artificial acid in their products over the past sports drinks, the chemical has been known to cause memory loss and caramel colouring used to make few decades. nerve disorders when consumed in Coke, Pepsi, and other colas brown. Water Pollution The artificial sweeteners used large quantities. Researchers also The reason: Two contaminants in the coloring, 2-methylimidazole in diet sodas don’t break down in suspect that, like brominated flame and 4-methylimidazole, have been our bodies, nor do wastewater- retardants used in furniture foam, found to cause cancer in animals, a treatment plants catch them before the chemical builds up in body threat the group says is unnecessary, they enter waterways, researchers fat, possibly causing behavioral considering that the colouring have found. In 2009, Swiss problems, infertility, and lesions on is purely cosmetic. According to scientists tested water samples heart muscles over time. California’s strict Proposition 65 list from wastewater-treatment plants, Whacked-Out Hormones It’s not just the soda that’s of chemicals known to cause cancer, rivers and lakes in Switzerland just 16 micrograms per person per and detected levels of acesulfame causing all the problems. Nearly all day of 4-methylimidazole is enough K, sucralose, and saccharin, all of aluminum soda cans are lined with to pose a cancer threat, and most which are, or have been, used in diet an epoxy resin called bisphenol A popular brown colas, both diet and sodas. A recent test of 19 municipal (BPA), used to keep the acids in regular, contain 200 micrograms water supplies in the U.S. revealed soda from reacting with the metal. the presence of sucralose in every BPA is known to interfere with per 20-ounce bottle. one. It’s not clear yet what these low hormones, and has been linked to Accelerated Aging Diet or regular, all colas contain levels are doing to people, but past everything from infertility to obesity phosphates, or phosphoric acid, a research has found that sucralose and diabetes and some forms of weak acid that gives colas their tangy in rivers and lakes interferes with reproductive cancers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flavour and improves their shelf life. some organisms’ feeding habits. have pegged soda cans, along with Although it exists in many whole Mountain Dew Mind Dentists have a name for the restaurant, school, and fast-food foods, such as meat, dairy, and nuts, too much phosphoric acid can lead to condition they see in kids who drink meals, as a major source of exposure heart and kidney problems, muscle too much Mountain Dew. They to the chemical. And while Pepsi and loss, and osteoporosis, and one study wind up with a “Mountain Dew Coke are currently locked in a battle suggests it could trigger accelerated Mouth,” full of cavities caused by to see which company can be the aging. The study, published in a the drink’s excessive sugar levels. first to develop a 100 percent plant2010 issue of the FASEB Journal, “Mountain Dew Mind” may be the based-plastic bottle–which they’re found that the excessive phosphate next medical condition that gets touting as “BPA free”–neither levels found in sodas caused lab named after the stuff. An ingredient company is willing to switch to BPArats to die a full five weeks earlier called brominated vegetable oil, or free aluminum cans. To read more: http://www.care2. than the rats whose diets had BVO, added to prevent the flavoring more normal phosphate levels–a from separating from the drink, is an com/greenliving/9-disturbing-sidedisturbing trend considering that industrial chemical used as a flame effects-of-soda.html#ixzz1owCRcsYN

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UCCI hosts first ever honours convocation

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Students from the UCCI Brac Campus flew in to receive their awards. L-R Mr. Jayson DaCosta, Registrar, UCCI Brac Campus Director Mr. Martin Keeley, Dean of Academic Affairs Dr. Allan Young, Dean’s List honoree Reeva McLaughlin, President’s List honoree Fraulein Whorms , Dean’s List honoree Jovonnie Anglin and UCCI President Mr. Roy Bodden.

Some 110 students of the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) were recognised at the institution’s first ever Honours Convocation last Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the UCCI Sir Vassel Johnson Hall. Shining examples of academic excellence, the honorees garnering a 3.75-4.0 GPA during the Fall Semester 2011 made it to the President’s List while those with 3.5-3.74 GPA were included in the Dean’s List. UCCI President Roy Bodden touted these achievements, and urged the students to keep up the good work. Dean of Academic Affairs Dr. Allan Young, made special mention of the honorees in the Dual Enrolment Programme, who are finishing their last year of

high school and doing their first year of college at the same time. In his speech, Dean’s Lister, Student Representative Council President and full time police officer Ian Charlery said it’s all about hard work and determination. “Luck has little or nothing to do with being rewarded. I am sure we have all been there… that moment of overwhelming feeling when you feel like your back is against the wall and you just want to quit. You just feel like giving up, but you don’t. You persevere, you work harder than the rest. While they sleep, you work! In the end what puts a smile on your face and in your heart is your A grade. Now you are filled with feelings of accomplishment

President’s Honoree Renee Lindo (right) receives her certificate from Ministry of Education Chief Officer Mrs. Mary Rodrigues (centre) and UCCI President Roy Bodden.

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and joy, and those feelings never get old,” he said. UCCI Alumnus Dennis Connor gave an inspiring speech, sharing his own experiences as a student, and his successes as a professional, obtaining his CPA within less than a year of graduating from UCCI. Both young men and President’s List honoree Renee Lindo also expressed their gratitude to the University College and their teachers for the gesture of recognition, and for helping them grow as individuals. Mrs. Mary Rodrigues, Chief of the Ministry of Education gave the congratulatory toast before the students and their guests enjoyed a mini reception that concluded the celebration.

Dean’s List Honoree Ian Charlery (right) is congratulated by Hon. Mary Lawrence, Speaker of the LA.

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Tiger drives off to an uncertain future DORAL, Fla. (AP) — The speculation at the start of the year was when Tiger Woods would win. Now it’s when he can play again. The sequence Sunday at Doral was troubling. Woods hobbled. He changed his shoes at the turn. He began lifting his left leg to try to flex his ankle. He limped. And after one last powerful swing that produced a 321-yard drive on the 12th hole, he winced and walked over to Webb Simpson to tell him he was done for the day. “He just shook my hand and said, ‘I’ve got to go in.’ You could tell he was hurting,” Simpson said. To what degree, only Woods knows. And when he does, it becomes a matter of how much information he will share. He started Monday night with Twitter, limited to only 140 characters: “Got good news from doc tonight. Only mild strain of

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left Achilles. Can resume hitting balls late in week and hopeful for next week.” Woods said his left Achilles tendon felt tight as he warmed up on the practice range before the final round of the Cadillac Championship, and it got worse from there. Still unanswered is how the tendon flared up without notice. Perhaps the more important question is whether — or when — it might happen again. Remember, it’s the same Achilles tendon that caused him to miss two majors last year. The Masters starts in 24 days. This is the one major he has never missed. Augusta National is where so many expected him to resume pursuit of the 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus, the only record that really ever mattered to Woods, who has been stuck on 14 since the 2008 U.S. Open.

Beyond that benchmark, however, comes another question that no longer seems as ludicrous as the injuries keep piling up. Will Woods ever win again? Until Sunday, he was making big strides in that direction. Woods ended last year with an unofficial win in his Chevron World Challenge against an 18-man field, with birdies on the last two holes. He started this year tied for the 54-hole lead in Abu Dhabi and finished two shots behind Robert Rock. Only a week ago, he shot his lowest final round ever — a 62 that was punctuated with a 5-iron over the water to 8 feet for an eagle that put a brief scare into Rory McIlroy. But he’s not winning. Worse yet, he’s not giving himself as many chances as he once did. Woods has played only 32 tournaments since returning, at the 2010 Masters, from the scandal in

Tiger Woods limps after hitting from the 12th tee during the final round of the Cadillac Championship

his personal life. He has missed the cut twice. He has withdrawn three times. And he has 21 finishes out of the top 10 — that’s as many times out of the top 10 from the 2004 U.S. Open to his last official win at the 2009 Australian Masters.

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Cayman Islands Athletic Association Truman Bodden Sports Complex | Results - 3 March 2012 - Part 5 Name

Age

Team

Finals

Male 17+ Long Jump 1

205 Johnson, Stephon

Unattached

6.70m

58 Lee, Tyler

Trinity Track Club

6.57m

11 Bryan, Robert

Stars A.C.

5.53m

37 Frederick, Jonatha

Male 15-16 Shot Put Brac Athletic Club

13.44m

Male 17+ Shot Put 1

35 Frederick, Andrew

142 Helvestor, Erick

Brac Athletic Club

13.39m

Stars A.C.

8.77m

Male 15-16 Discus Throw --

37 Frederick, Jonatha

Brac Athletic Club

Male 17+ Discus Throw --

35 Frederick, Andrew

Brac Athletic Club

142 Helvestor, Erick

Stars A.C.

Male 15-16 Javelin Throw 1

37 Frederick, Jonatha

Brac Athletic Club

43.83m

Male 17+ Javelin Throw 1

194 Pascal, Alexander

HyTech Tigers

64.55m

184 Terry, Mauricio

Mustang Track Club

49.56m

38 Frederick, Roshaun

Stars A.C.

44.80m

Male 9-10 Other Ball Throw 1

36 Frederick, Caleb

Stars A.C.

30.20m

360 Myers, Rhoan

Savannah P.S.

22.72m

157 Connolly, Shawn

Madisonite A.C.

20.21m

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Canada’s Nik Zoricic dies after skicross crash GENEVA (AP) — Canada and the action-sports world endured their second tragedy in two months Saturday with the death of skicross racer Nik Zoricic, who suffered head injuries after crashing into the nets on the side of the course near the final jump of a race in Switzerland. Ski authorities called it a “freak accident,” much the same way they labeled the fatal accident of Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke, who crashed during halfpipe training two months to the day before Zoricic’s accident. Both Burke and Zoricic were 29. International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge called Zoricic’s death “a very sad day for the whole Olympic Movement.” “He was a young, gifted athlete who tragically died doing the sport he loved,” Rogge said in a statement. Skicross debuted at the Olympics in 2010, joining its sister sport of snowboardcross in the latest attempt by the IOC to bring a more exciting, youthful feel to the games. It’s a dangerous discipline — known as “NASCAR on skis” — during which four racers jostle down a course filled with banks, rolls and ridges. Despite the inherent danger, Max Gartner, president of Alpine Canada, said he was satisfied with the safety precautions in place for the race in Grindelwald, Switzerland. “We’re pretty confident that this was a World Cup race and there’s lots of rules and regulations, and inspectors on site,” he said. Gartner, speaking during a conference call from Toronto, said: “I would say it’s a freak accident, from here. It doesn’t happen often, but it’s devastating. We look at all our athletes as members of our family, so it’s hard.” Zoricic’s death adds more fuel to the debate over safety in the world of skiing, particularly in the relatively new disciplines of freestyle skiing. More sports are being added to the Olympic program in 2014, including skiing halfpipe and slopestyle on both snowboards and skis.

Canadian National Ski Cross team member Nick Zoricic of Toronto

International Ski Federation secretary general Sarah Lewis said Zoricic’s death was “a terrible, tragic accident.” “All the safety measures were in place,” Lewis told The Associated Press by telephone from Grindelwald, a regular venue on the skicross international circuit. Zoricic was treated by doctors before being airlifted to a hospital at Interlaken. He was pronounced dead as a result of “severe neurotrauma,” the ski federation said in a statement. “Nik Zoricic fell heavily just before the finish in the round of eight, crashing directly into the safety netting and thereafter lying motionless,” the federation said. The governing body will work with Swiss ski officials to analyze the crash and course security. An investigation will be conducted by legal officers from Bern. “There will be plenty of discussions from all the experts

on the technical side and coaches, and any improvements people feel are right to make, will be made,” Lewis said Gartner, when asked about the Grindelwald course setting, said “lots of races” place a jump close to the finish line. Zoricic raced on the World Cup circuit for more than three years and was competing in his 36th event Saturday. He placed fifth in last season’s World Cup standings, and eighth in the 2011 World Championships held at Deer Valley, Utah. Zoricic’s teammate Ashleigh McIvor won gold for the host nation when it debuted as an Olympic sport at the 2010 Vancouver Games. “It’s probably just as safe doing our sport as driving down the highway,” McIvor said in a conference call. “I don’t think the finger should be pointed at any of the organisation.” Lewis acknowledged the potential danger in skicross, calling it “a highrisk sport.” to blog visit www.ieyenews.com

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Peterson faces Khan in rematch of contested fight LONDON (AP) — After a contested fight, American Lamont Peterson believes he will only receive full credit for beating Amir Khan if he repeats the feat in their upcoming rematch. Khan lost his WBA and IBF belts in a split-decision loss to Peterson on Dec. 10, but was granted a rematch at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on May 19 after complaining about the referee’s decision to deduct him two points for pushing. He was also upset at the presence of an unauthorised man at ringside seen distracting an official. Khan (26-2, with 18 knockouts) is not the only one feeling a sense of injustice. Claims that Peterson isn’t a legitimate champion because of the perceived shadowy events that transpired in Washington, D.C., has also left him feeling aggrieved. Asked if the aggressive complaints of Khan and his promoters took the gloss off his win, the lightwelterweight champion Peterson said: “Of course it did. But I’m a big boy, I’m a man. I’ll get over it. That’s the way I look at life.” Peterson (30-1-1, with 15 KOs) was in London with Khan on Tuesday for the official announcement of their rematch. Revenge was in the air for the British challenger, who said it “still hurts me seeing what went on” when he watches videos of the first fight. A relaxed Peterson said Khan needs to quit complaining. “I can only say that nothing shady happened in D.C. But I’m pretty sure they won’t take my word for it,” said the 28-year-old who resides there. “To me, he has to accept he’s not the champ any more. He’s said many times he’ll train like a challenger,” he added. “You are the challenger, so you will train like a challenger. To me, he just hasn’t accepted it yet. But he’ll have to because he can’t go in the record books and change the loss to a victory.” Khan acknowledged he underperformed in his loss to Peterson, but vows to make amends. “I made a few mistakes in the first fight but I still felt I won it,”

said Khan, who will head to the Philippines next month for highaltitude training. “It was tough, and the next one will be even tougher because we know what to expect from each other. “We’ll see a different Amir Khan for this fight. I’ll be explosive and maybe this fight can be one of the fights of the year, too.” Khan also is eager to start

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improving Britain’s reputation in the boxing world after the ugly brawl between David Haye and Dereck Chisora following Chisora’s loss to Vitali Klitschko in a world heavyweight title fight last month. “Boxing in Britain has not been in the best light, especially with what happened,” Khan said. “You won’t ever see me do anything like that. You just don’t need that in boxing.”

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Swimming and splashing at Governor’s Beach Photos by Christopher Tobutt

More than 130 swimmers of all ages and abilities flocked to the Governor’s Beach for the second in Camana Bay Aquatic Club (CBAC)’s three family-friendly openwater events. “The series has been great for

everyone,” says CBAC Associate Head Coach Katie Lambert. “It’s nice to see returning faces in open water swimming – but it’s fantastic to see a lot of new faces, too.” Over 25 little ones enjoyed a 200m Lollipop Dash, designed

Swimmers of all ages had a great time in the water at Governor’s Beach.

for swimmers 10 and under who are new to open water swimming, while more confident swimmers made strides in the 600m Sea Swim. But it wasn’t all swimming: the event concluded with the 600m “Water Walk,” where participants walked through the water at waist height. The Sea Swim was won by visiting Canadian swimmer, Madeleine Leger, 14, who was first introduced to the Club last November when the team travelled to Canada to attend the Youth Cup and Mega City meets in Toronto. “Madeleine had been training with us over the last week,” explained Ms Lambert. “This was her very first open water race – and she loved it.” Second and third place went to Brandon Williams and Antony Lyons, respectively. The series of three (the final one will be taking place on 31 March) is aimed at helping swimmers build water confidence in a friendly environment, as well as to offer the opportunity for more enthusiastic swimmers to dip a toe in the waters of more serious, competitive swimming.

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