Activists and MLAs unite
Posted on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 08:51 in Politics
(CNS): The West Bay groups fighting to keep the West Bay road open and the Bodden Town coalition aiming to keep the dump out of their district were joined by the opposition leader and two other MLAs on Thursday night as they stepped up their campaigns at a public meeting. More than 250 people turned out for the gathering, which focused heavily on opposition to government’s proposed deal with Cayman’s biggest developer. The activists and politicians all spoke about the pressing need not to give up the fight over what was described as the gifting of crown land to the Dart Group and other elements of the deal, which they all believe will in the long run be detrimental to the people. (Photo Dennie Warren Jr)
The politicians as well as activist leaders spoke about a rally that is being planned for when the Legislative Assembly eventually returns for business, though the premier has not yet set a date for when the country’s parliament will meet. They also spoke about occupying the more than 4,200 feet of the West Bay Road (a distance now confirmed by the Lands and Survey Department in contrast to Dart’s earlier claims of around 2,500 feet) which the government intends to swap with the developer.
Although parts of the proposed ForCayman Alliance appear to have already been sanctioned, including an agreement signed with the developer and the Ntional Roads Autjority, the main deal, which involves multiple elements, has not yet been signed.
The meeting focused very heavily on the concerns and fears in the community on government’s relationship with the Dart Group, which few considered to be beneficial for the wider community and in particular what many people see as a poor deal for the Caymanian people.
Current estimates regarding land value in the alliance suggest the deal could be worth more than $800 milllion to the developer in exchange for around $100 million of investment in public amenities and the dump move, and the activist say if this is the case Cayman is getting the raw end of the deal.
“We are losing this place fast,” said Captain Bryan Ebanks, one of the leaders of Save Cayman, and he urged people to stand up and stop the government from using the developer’s money to destroy the country. He pleaded with the Dart Group not to take the West Bay Road, pointing out that the (group) was already wealthy enough and did not need more land or more money.
Paul Rivers, a member of the West Bay Action Committee and former political candidate at the previous election in West Bay, spoke about government’s dismissal of a petition which contained more than 4,000 signatures against the closure of the West Bay to accommodate the wishes of just one developer. He said that occupying the road was probably the only message that the government would understand.
Activists all said that the Dart Group could still develop its land without closing the West Bay Road or moving the landfill. Gregg Anderson, one of the leaders of the coalition to Keep BT Dump Free, said that after considerable research there were no scientific, economic, social or geographical reasons to move the GT dump to Bodden Town and that it could be addressed on site.
This was echoed by Arden McLean, the PPM member for East End and former public works minister, who said that work by the previous administration, which had included a cross party committee, had all shown that the dump had to be dealt with where it was. He told the crowd that Dwayne Seymour and Mark Scotland must be sick of politics after just three years to support such a move as he urged the whole of Cayman to come together and stop the dump move and the road closure.
Opposition Leader Alden McLaughlin noted that the “absolutely idiotic proposals” were symptoms of a much bigger more frightening problem, which was that the country had a government that was “clueless”, as he described the premier as “flailing around” trying to come up with a solution to the country’s economic ills but failing at every turn. “The reality is there is no plan,” he said. “The only economic policy the UDP has is to sell assets and buy votes.”
Ezzard Miller, the independent member for North Side, urged the people to march and stand up to what was happening as he criticised the Dart Group for exploiting the low paid workers who were clearing the ground for its promotional material.
Pointing to the significant percentage of the land and businesses owned by the developer across Grand Cayman, he urged people not to give up. “The closure of the West Bay Road is the tip of the iceberg,” Miller warned as he encouraged everyone to march on the LA when it eventually reconvenes.
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Hey there 13:20 You are spot
Hey there 13:20
You are spot on!
Right on the money!
A spouse that has been wronged by his or her mate does not only
raise hell with the person who lured them into bed but they also raise
hell with the spouse who is unfaithul
Yes Dart is in bed with this UDP government that we criticize
so we're turning the guns of criticism on him too!
They all share responsibility for making us unhappy.
Capiche?
Volunteer! Help someone! None
Volunteer! Help someone! None but yourself can free your mind. Children and others need a leg up. Everytime I ask someone about the road moving? Well It's the last view. WHAT? Oh,!!!! Yes!!!! Let's march about that! Not the fact that kids are being neglected or abused...People are losing their homes. Our kids need a future, and a way to make a living.All of this energy blaming Mackeeva. There are so many ways to help this country> Visit an old person, donate an hour to a neglected kid....You know, the kids that will be holding the gun ina year or two. Let us mix again with each other. We have become a ntation of full time bitchers, gripers and whiners. Think about it.
All you misleading monsters,
All you misleading monsters, no one hates Dart.
We hate what the government is doing to the people in order to please Dart.
Caymanians are being discriminated against by being treated different by their government.The government undermines the will and wishes of the people ignoring them totally seasoned with disrespect while jumping to the every whim of Dart. when Dart tells McKeeva to jump he says "HOW HIGH?!"
That's a weak sick government.
Its even more sick to have to be stuck with a governor who does nothing better.
This kind of selfish bureaucracy pushes people to take to the streets.
this is a very provocative government capable of inciting riots in the not too distant future if something is not done about corruption in this region.
You're wrong. Dead wrong.
You're wrong. Dead wrong. What he actually says is "HOW HIGH would you like me to jump Mr. Dart SIR?!" "You see Mr Dart? I can jump forty million dollars in concessions high. And who gives a dam if I land on those stupid Caymanians. All I want is to mek the eejuts believe I am doing someting to hep um so dey can re-elec me".
Think again about who is
Think again about who is inciting riots.......
People want fair and
People want fair and responsible development.
They do not want favoritism to one person because he has money.
And people want their MLA's to represent them because they elected them into office.
They do not want them sold out to the money-makers, ignoring us 90%, and giving us cheap labor. People want to be heard, not Ignored by MLAs during elections and after elections!
I cant believe some of this
I cant believe some of this garbage on here, the dump must move, its the middle of the tourist center.
What we need to worry about is CHEC, this is a nightmare created by mac that we had to pay for with canceled contracts and will pay for for generations to come and has to be stopped. Leave Dart alone and thank him for the untold millions he has poured into the economy in Cayman and the jobs he has created. DO NOT let the Chinese in the door and get mac OUT.
I want to give you a thumbs
I want to give you a thumbs up but I can't because I don't agree with your first sentence. The rest of your comment Thumbs Up All The Way!
Camana Bay and the Ritz are
Camana Bay and the Ritz are two bright spots of class on Grand Cayman. If the Dart deal means we at last get another high end hotel and it is built with the care and attention to detail that Dart have shown to date it will be very good news. To move a scrubby little bit of road seems a tiny price to pay, if it is a price at al.
You don't get it, its okay!
You don't get it, its okay! Not everyone(believe it or not) believes in an island saturated with condos, resorts, and "class" as its called. Cayman with its limited attractions, had one thing few others had, tranquility(maybe before your time or beyond your understanding), our tourist came to relax and get away from it all, you know, the "class" of the civilized world, in fact it was so important to indulge in our tranquility that they would come from far and wide, year after year, remembering as-well that Cayman has always been an expensive destination; not bad for a laid back Island with no class huh?! On to the "scrubby little bit of road", for many it has taken us back and forth for years, we enjoy the beachside view,(another reason why another resort is not wanted)we enjoy access to our beaches, and frankly we dont trust that this deal will take Cayman into the future with Caymanians on board(our Govt(treasoness bunch) and Dart(shiny fellah) are both deceptive,greedy and selfish)
So my dear, we will fight to keep our "scrubby little road" as it represents more than land to us!
I have a great deal of
I have a great deal of sympathy for your points but there is unfortunately a little flaw in human character that it ignores.
Specifically we are very bad at believing 'you never had it so good'. There is no doubt that the influx of money that tourism brought to good old laid back Cayman wa welcome and improved the lot of many without spoiling the inherent charcter of the Island. Had it all stopped then then it woudl be fine but everybody was guilty of wanting that little bit more and the genie is always going to be let out of the bottle when that happens and as a result you get what you wished for 9and the stuff that comes with it that we didn't wish for).
it is not just Dart and / or Govt that have fallen into that trap but the majority of Caymanian Society. Woudl I want it to stop (or even better go back 20 odd years - yep. Is that realistic...Nope. All we can wish for is a controlled pace of 'progress'.
Patricia X 07:49 your
Patricia X 07:49 your comments are true, but since a few years back Cayman has developed some people who are not thinking well. WHY CAN'T THE MAJORITY SEE THAT THIS IS ALL POLITICAL ...........As I see it only a fool does not want to have money and live comfortable. The one thing I can see Dart doing is making the Island more beautiful. The man is not taking anything away from any Caymanian. I would wish that a Caymanian could write and identify himself on this NS saying that Dart has taken away his Land, his Boat or his Wife. For Pete's sake give the man a break.
Like the writter said, why all the fuss for just a little scrubby piece of road which no one sees but drive pass and do not even look left. Why cannot the people of Cayman, including the foreign people living here, see that Dart is improving the looks of the Island. I can still remember not so long ago, when the west Bay road look like Sh##it. Garbage, and bush all the way in. Now someone comes along with their own money and want to make a difference.
And as for the Bodden Town Dump, I would like to ask one question. Would Mr Arden, Mr Ezzaed consent for the dump to go in North Side or East End, better than that would West Bay or Cayman Brac want it there. So if the answer is NO, then tell me where the Hell they will put this dump. It need to be out of the CAPITAL CITY surrounding tourist thats for sure ..
They are only fanning POLITICAL FIRE and the people of Cayman are too dumb to realize what is happening., It is all being geared up for a Political movement. I would always hear these words, "If you can do a better job then do it and stop complaining" So if there is a solution to the problem, why dont one of the team members come forward and give it to the people. I SEE IT AS JUST AN OBJECTION WITH NO GOOD REASON.
Stale News, What is/was
Stale News,
What is/was Cayman known for? Pristine beaches, excellent diving, the friendliest most hospitable people in the entire carribean. How much undeveloped land has been commercialized in the past 5-10 years since Dart has "graciously donated" their investment into the country? Save the charity routine....do I agree Dart has provided significant benefits to the island? Undoubtably yes!!! Have they received unparalleled consessions in return? You bet your ass they have. If you can't draw the correlation between over development and an increase in crime, corruption, and the depletion of natural resources that is currently occurring at an unparalleled proportion open your eyes. Don't get me wrong I am not anti-Dart, however it is time to take a step back and consider implementing a proper infrastructure before green lighting development of an island that is not getting any larger in geographic size.
That "Scrubby little bit of
That "Scrubby little bit of road" is worth many many millions to Dart. He stands to gain way more than he is giving. amazing what you can do when you have the money to influence the political leaders.
There is no price for the
There is no price for the road being paid by Dart, it is being moved or closed for FREE by this UDP Government.
Not true. The road
Not true. The road realignment is part of a package deal that will cost Dart more than $108 million. As part of the overall deal, Dart will pay for the construction of the Esterley Tibbetts Highway extension. Also, since Dart owns most of the land that will be needed to create the Esterley Tibbetts Highyway extension, ait will give this to government as part of the deal. If the government were to build the road on its own (which it can't afford in the first place) it would have to pay Dart millions for the land, as it would any other land holder who owned it.
Please, is possible for you activists to do one ounce of research before you post inaccurate foolishness? Or is spreading misinformation your goal because it supports your political agenda?
The estimated gain to Dart
The estimated gain to Dart for the Alliance deal is 800 million, your estimate of the cost to dart is 108 million, based on my logic dart is getting something for FREE - so you tell me which part of the alliance deal he is paying for and which part he is getting for FREE.
That's the activist's
That's the activist's estimated gain. Others have said it was billion dollars once. Both numbers are made up nonsense. For instance, I could estimate the average number of living brain cells in Cayman's activists.... but I won't.
Well what is your estimate of
Well what is your estimate of the gain to dart?
A reasonable question by you,
A reasonable question by you, so I'll try to respond.
The answer is: I don't know. I could pull a figure out of the air, but it would just be a guess.
But I do know the deal is still dependent on an independent review of the equity of the trade, That's supposed to be done by next month. We'll all know more then.
The fact is, Dart owns the land and the beach already and that land is very valuable. Moving the road certainly makes the land worth much more. But you can't use Seven Mile Beach prices from down near the Ritz because the beach up north isn't as nice (and it's rocky in the water up there). But, whatever the value increase is of the land, Dart only gets benefit of that increase if he sells it. If he develops the land, which what he says he's going to do, then all the road realignment does is make whatever venture he puts there more likely to succeed - which I view as a benefit to everyone. In addition, moving the road allows Dart to develop the property, which will bring needed investment here.
Cayman gets a lot of things out of the deal: the Esterley Tibbetts HIghway extension to West Bay and the dump problem solved. The government gives up a lot, too, but it has no money to do these important infrastructure projects. Depending on the results of the independent review, I hope the deal goes through. Cayman needs it. I really don't care if Dart makes a profit. So what? He's done some very good things for Cayman and I'd rather have him than the Chinese any day.
The Cayman Islands Government
The Cayman Islands Government listens to business Owners, Rich people and big companies like Dart becuase they are the ones filling government coffers. The people of the Cayman islands contribute a very small percentage financially to the Cayman Islands. So when you look at the situation realistically it's not the people that are sustaining the island.
Actually the very rich, like
Actually the very rich, like Michael Ryan, are the people who contribute very little to the government coffers because of all the breaks they get. As in every capitalist society it is the little man who is squeezed.
Perhaps the super rich are contributing to someone else's coffers just not the Cyaman Islands govt.
lol... doesn't Ryan owe the
lol... doesn't Ryan owe the government millions of dollars already that he hasn't paid???
My point exactly.
My point exactly.
I disagree. Big businesses
I disagree. Big businesses get all the breaks from GOvernment, especially when it comes to Customs Duties to be paid, Stamp Duties, Planning Fees, etc. If it was not for the money collected from the activities of the local population, how else would Govt survive?
Of course big business and
Of course big business and millionaires get more breaks becuase they pay more. If you pay 10 percent of a Million dollars thats still way more then someone who pays 20 percent of a hundred thousand dollars. Look at the numbers and do the math. 10 percent of a Million dollars is 100000 Dollars while 20 percent off 100000 Dollars is only 20000. When compared even with the tax break Rich folk are still paying way more than the average man. Anyone who thinks these guys are paying less than the average man has to be ignorant, they me be paying a lower percentage but in the end its still way more money than the average man even makes.
May income tax should be
May income tax should be introduced to remove this problem.
Income taxes have not reduced
Income taxes have not reduced this problem in other countries like USA and UK, so why would you think it will work in Cayman? Somehow, the super rich always get bigger breaks on such things like income taxes, or any kind of payment due to Government, than do the majority average-to-low income population.
"Somehow, the super rich
"Somehow, the super rich always get bigger breaks on such things like income taxes, or any kind of payment due to Government, than do the majority average-to-low income population." The way they usually manage it is through financial manipulation via the offshore financial centres. Terrible isn't it?
Dart left the US to avoid
Dart left the US to avoid paying income taxes. You know he will not allow Mac to introduce them here. As Dart gets more and more control we loss a lot of options. Decisions made will be to his benefit not to the benefit of the Cayman people. As Mac has said. "Cash is King!"
You are absolutely right, he
You are absolutely right, he did leave the US to avoid thier rediculously hgh taxes, but think about it, all those taxes he would have been paying to the US are now being invested in the Cayman Islands. What's your problem with that? would you rather the money go to the US government.. I know I would rather have it here...
Put whatever twist on you like, but we are better off with him here than in the US..Thier loss is our gain..Keep listening to reverse politics if you want..
If the project continues,
If the project continues, maybe mr dart or whoever is in charge of the happy clowns driving the dump trucks could implore them to get down closer to 50 or 40 mph before someone gets killed.
This unique stand against
This unique stand against this government for its incompetence and its disrespect and disregard for the will and the wishes of the people of the Cayman Islands "Is way Overdue."
I support Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Ezzard Miller, Mr. Arden McLean, Mr. Anthony Eden, Mr. Kurt Tibbitts, the Concerned Citizens and all the opposition that is standing up to this UDP regime that is rapidly flushing our fundamental freedoms of democracy down the toilet. This is indeed a test of the democratic process and we must win this fight at all costs.
This is not about politics, its about democracy and freedom of speech, and proving that the democratic process must prevail.
9:00am Bulls eye! This is
9:00am
Bulls eye!
This is about Democracy, proving that IT MUST WORK!
17;10 I agree with you, but
17;10
I agree with you, but where are our traffic cops? again we see the inadequate, untrained, don't care attitude of our traffic cops. How in the hell can we the common public notice the high speed of these truckers, and they can't, its there job to be patrolling the streets. why do we hire these dummies and waste our money on them?
Our politicians just don't
Our politicians just don't get it! So long make deals and shake hands with private entities, developers, and persons like Dart, the people of Cayman will not accept such deals, so long, you keep excluding them from the deals, not holding public meetings, not consulting them, and representing your own interest other than their interest. NO DEAL WILL BE A GOOD DEAL SO LONG YOU EXCLUDE THE PEOPLE FOR A FEW WELL-OFF HEADS! Unfortunately, UDP, PPM, even Ezzard and Alden, still don't get the picture. The Opposition are protesting for their own political gain, but once they get is, will they represent us as well? You see, I don't think so, and that is why I believe they haven't got the message!
Any business is going to
Any business is going to spend money to make money. So of course the DART group will profit from this. It will also provide more jobs and more money into our economy. Arguing the closing of the road is a mute point. The deal is already done and the new road nearly complete. As far as how many people where there does it matter? if it was 100 or 500 that is still such a small portion of the caymanian people it will make no difference. In my opinion its a bunch of people getting together without a clue what the true facts are. It is more a bunch of adult babies throwing a tantrum because they are not getting what they think they want when in reality they will see a new issue to occupy there time and move on to that. DO SOMETHING TO HELP WITH THE REAL ISSUES!!! our island has so many other problems that could use three or four hundred people helping with and the closure of a road is not one of them.
I am concerned about the
I am concerned about the future of the Cayman Islands.
This is due to the obvious divisions that now exist in our community. A 50 / 50 split of 'the people' is never an easy thing to deal with and history has proven this time and again.
The situation is even more worrying as we see many of our newcomers (and even some natives) tending to oppose or criticize just about any and everything that the native Caymanians hold dear to their hearts. Many brush it off as a sign of ignorance, miseducation or 'nimbyism'.
The need for 'development' and progress is often touted as the catalyst behind many proposals today, however, if a nation does not develop its infrastructure for the benefit of the people that live there then trouble will eventually come.
At this point I would like to remind the room of the NY (and worldwide) 'Occupy' movements and the nationwide UK riots of just a few months back. Those are / were actions taken by disenfranchised young people living within the "richest" countries in the western world - granted, a fair number of them were lazy bums looking to score a few pairs of designer jeans. However, with fresh reports of the dire state of the UK's unemployment problem and over 25% of its young people being jobless, it is clear that they have a major issue on their hands.
Certainly the issue of "education" will now be injected however, I argue that "education", or a lack thereof, is NOT the fundamental reason for the troubles in the world today. For it were the "educated" policy makers, politicians, business owners and respected wealthy that failed to realize the ultimate disastrous results of the blatant and rampant removal of actual jobs from their economies.
*In essence, many Westerners still believe in slavery - this is the fundamental reason for the unemployment and socioeconomic problems of the western world today.
Western policy dictates that a bus driver is not worthy of a decent quality of life. A painter is not worthy of ever owning his own home. A factory worker should not expect to send his child to university.
This is what we are really saying when we spit out that rhetoric of "education". Of course, on an individual basis a good education is crucial, however there are services that are provided by the "uneducated" that are absolutely essential for modern life to function. In fact it was on the sweat, blood and toil of these very "uneducated" people that the western world rose to dominance in the past century (ignoring other pre-dating factors of course - wont go there today).
I said the above to remind those that oppose such sentiments of the consequences of following that good ol' modern day western approach to 'development' and 'civilisation'. It has failed.
(Another fine example is the forthcoming 2012 London Olympics. Major infrastructure was carried out in East London and it is now awash with million-dollar flats and homes as a result however, East London has long been the preserve of blue collar and low income Londoners as an affordable place to live. That reality has now been shattered for so many as they have now been pushed out to an even further fringe - however, the British PM, political elite, and London high-flyers have praised these changes as "development" and "progress". Standby for guaranteed future friction ... )
Unfortunately it has been rammed into our society at breakneck speed and it is failing here as well as it is a flawed approach to its very core.
Therefore, we can either continue along this path of self-destruction or we can wake up, identify where we are failing as a community, and do our best to address those shortcomings.
The easiest and laziest thing for us to do would be to simply follow the status quo and let the chips fall where they may. However, I believe that is a risk that we are too small and overlapped a society to take. Hopefully our society has not regressed to the point (as many other greater societies) where only after a member of the perceived elite is directly affected by the reality of the majority that we will realize exactly what is taking place around us.
What a load of
What a load of waffle...
Listen very carefully.
Educate yourself to the best of your ability.
Work as hard as you can to gain valuable knowledge and understanding.
Apply them together and you will suceed beyond your wildest dreams.
Today anyone can better themselves.
The only person STOPPING YOU ... IS YOU !!!!
The people that have stuff did just that AND the people that don't have stuff didn't.
Simple :)
There has been an incredibly
There has been an incredibly rapid polarization between the “haves” and the “have-nots” over the last forty years, in many western countries. The accumulation of wealth by a tiny minority in combination with the loss of middle class jobs, due to outsourcing, has resulted in significant social problems. The ridiculous insistence that only tax cuts for the wealthy will stimulate job creation, in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary persists, as it is very well funded by the beneficiaries. There is not a lack of money in Cayman, it is just not distributed in any way resembling a bell curve.
It is also interesting that you mention education, as one recent study in the US has provocatively suggested that a new elite is being formed by Ivy Leaguers (or OxBridge) graduates. Students at these institutions are almost exclusively coming from upper income families and then starting their own upper income families.
No simple solutions here, but the UK, Greek, Spanish… “Austerity” budgets are not the way to go (as your mouse quickly moves to the thumbs down, please check out the UK economic performance since the new budget).
Excellent post. And yes ...
Excellent post.
And yes ... you will most definitely be thumbed down to infinity, lol!
Trust is rarely popular - that has been proven to me many a time here on CNS.
Frozen yoghurt.
Frozen yoghurt.
Don't encourage him Slowpoke.
Don't encourage him Slowpoke.
What exactly is your point?
What exactly is your point? You ramble all over the place but never actually conclude anything (other than taking pot-shots at the UK and the West generally).
What makes you think you
What makes you think you enjoy the reality of the majority?
One of the major flaws of the "activists" is that they tend to be truly disconnected from what the youth of this country wants. They long, from a sense of nostalgic delusion, for a return to the good old days, when life was much simpler. Sorry to have to tell you this, but those days are gone and they are never to return. The path was forged decades ago and as a result, the Cayman Islands enjoys the highest standard of living in the Caribbean. This didn't happen because Caymanians were brilliant financial services professionals, but because Cayman's leadership saw an opportunity to create something other than a mosquito-infested backwater. What Cayman did best is facilitate this financial miracle, and what the Caymanian people did best was adapt to the changes it brought, which includes developement and vast immigration
Many, many Caymanians have benefitted from this miracle to a degree that would have been impossible to attain otherwise. Some of these Caymanians benefited merely from selling their birthright - their family land - but many others have benefited by taking advantage of the opportunities this miracle afforded. In many cases, this entailed getting a first-rate education.
Unfortunately, while all of this financial miracle was occurring, Caymanian values changed, away from the simple, modest, God-fearing people of the 50s, to a more materialistic and pretentious society that looks and acts more like Miami. It's no wonder why some of the older folks abhor what has happened, but to think they represent the majority of Caymanians now is misplaced arrogance. But the biggest arrogance of all is thinking that Cayman can stop the development and immigration train now and everything will be better, that Caymanians will fill the financial services industry jobs currently filled by talented expats and that the money will continue to roll in. It doesn't work that way. Lose the expertise and with it goes the money.
To get off the development and immigration train now means a fundamental and extremely painful societal change. And no, you don't get to keep all the toys you've become so accostomed to and be prepared for direct taxation because there won't be enough expats or rich Caymanians left to pay for the civil service welfare society we have.
You may want that, Whodatis, with all of your quasi-communist drivel, but I can tell you right now: you are not in the majority.
Re: "You may want that,
Re: "You may want that, Whodatis, with all of your quasi-communist drivel, but I can tell you right now: you are not in the majority."
Not really sure how I could want that when it was you that said all of it and not me.
Anyway, I guess to you it makes sense.
Once again Whodatis has
Once again Whodatis has outdone himself in confusing the facts and manipulating reality to serve his argument.
One of my favorite lines in his recent issue of "the world according to Whodatis" is this, "In essence many Westerners believe in slavery- this is the fundamental reason for unemployment and socioeconomic problems of the western world today."
Wow where do I begin with this bizarre comment. I hope he doesn't really believe this and it is an attempt at humor or satire. This is one of the most flawed comments I have ever read.
The policies of outsourcing
The policies of outsourcing jobs (manufacturing, customer service personnel, agriculture, factories etc.) to other countries / economies and or the importation of cheap labour (in order to undercut the costs and expected liveable wages of a local population) amount to modern day SLAVERY.
* I guess one has to spell things out for some of us to understand.
You obviously don't know the
You obviously don't know the meaning of the word "slavery". Perhaps you could google it as what you are discussing is not slavery. Take a look at the slavery history of Haiti if you want a refresher into the meaning of the word.
The activist are correct! we
The activist are correct! we need to stand together and preserve what is rightfully for Caymanians. You truckers and UDP Politicians got to realize that this is a short term gain and not a sustainable gain for us, our children and our grand children. The Dart Group are businessmen and they are GREEDY AGRESSIVE Business and will stop at anything to get to increase their business. This Group started with Parks, then they built Camana Bay, then they gone into the liquor business, then they were agressive on the waterfront and bought up, push out all the jewellery stores, then they are in to real estate, then they are moving in to waste management, they offer a scholarship now to the high school, they are in to mortgages, which leaves me to wonder what's next. These people started off with Foam cups for crying out loud. The Dart group are savvy greedy agressive businessmen and Lord help us when he asks for the payback. Remember Argentina, Russia, Belieze, Mexico???? Don't forget this group is all about them, they don't care about "FOR CAYMAN". This is a wool they are pulling over the UDP and their croonies eyes. Remember...If you DON'T STAND FOR SOMETHING, You will fall for everything. Please stand up and SAVE what is left for our Caymanian future now. Later on you will have to pay a toll on Mr. Dart Road to get from West Bay to George Town. There is NO deal for us, just for the Dart Group. For Cayman Alliance its good to know that The Dart Group money is used to push this concept and I know he has captured some of you money hungry caymanians to believe this concept and to sell it, but you can only fool some of us, not all. In regards to the dump, when he purchased his land he purchased it very cheap, as it was bordering the dump. Now he don't want the dump near his rich people, he wanrs to put it in the poor man backyard, you know what that is....yes!!.....Discrimination agains the locals.
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