Mac attacks Taylor
Posted on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 14:23 in Politics
(CNS): The Cayman Islands premier has launched a full frontal attack on Governor Duncan Taylor as relations between the elected leader and the UK’s representative deteriorates to an all-time low. McKeeva Bush accused the governor of doing “nothing of substance” to help Cayman and of “stealthily and insidiously” undermining what Bush said were his efforts to get the local economy off the ground. In his attack on Taylor the premier said he was playing the UK’s “age old game of divide and conquer” as he once again claimed to be innocent in the face of three police investigations and implied that these were nothing more than a conspiracy. (Photo by Dennie Warren Jr)
“He’s done nothing for three years to help us but to throw cold water on whatever we were trying to do,” Bush said in an official statement. The comments came in the wake of a short statement issued by the governor on Thursday in which he denied Bush’s accusations of a conspiracy between himself and the FCO bureaucrats.
Bush accused Taylor of announcing the additional police probes into his affairs as deflection form coverage in the UK press about the governor’s family as well as extending his stay in Cayman without telling Cabinet.
“When the London press went after him a few days ago, he made the commissioner send out that statement on me to draw attention away from him, and his troubles,” Bush claimed in his statement. “To top it all off, he went and got an extension of his time in Cayman without so much as a hint to me as Premier or to my Cabinet because he figured I would oppose it. That is not how Governors are supposed to behave,” the premier added.
The premier said neither the governor nor the Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials had done anything to help the Cayman Islands and when criticized in London they have not stood up for the Islands.
“We have suffered unemployment. Has he tried to help us? What has he done? He has done nothing of substance to help these islands,” Bush added, accusing the governor of opposing his projects. “He opposed Dr Shetty’s hospital project and I had to tell him 'you don't like this but you have no vote in cabinet' He didn't support me hiring Lord Blencathra. This is just a bit of what I've had to put up with; that’s the way he has performed,” Bush said.
“He has stealthily and insidiously undermined what I've been trying to do to get our economy off the ground and get jobs for people. Meanwhile he's got an extension of time for his job where he's never had it so good,” the premier lamented.
The tirade against Taylor comes following Bush’s persistent comments over the last week that the three police investigations surrounding him are baseless and merely a conspiracy against him.
The police commissioner has confirmed that Bush is involved in an investigation relating to an illegal shipment of dynamite, one into a land transaction involving developer Stan Thomas and a further issue regarding “financial irregularities", all of which the premier says are without merit.
See Bush’s full statement below.
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What a great pic!!!!!
What a great pic!!!!!
I'm sorry that my
I'm sorry that my abbreviation of His Excellency with HE seems to have not been understood by some folks. I'm grateful for those who have sought to clarify on my behalf. You are right - it was His Excellency the Governor that I was referring to.
Mr Bellingham, Mr Governor,
Mr Bellingham, Mr Governor, PLEASE do something... this is like sitting in a circus, but its not funny at all, its our lives these guys are playing with.
This is so true. It's over
This is so true. It's over Big Mac! The Fat Lady has finished singing!
Thanks Anonymous @ 9:04
Thanks Anonymous @ 9:04 today.
I used 'HE' as an abbreviation for 'His Excellency' and I'm referring to is His Excellency the Governor.
You're welcome. It was good
You're welcome. It was good to see you at Rundown last Friday.
Why is everyone so upset with
Why is everyone so upset with Mckeeva? It is obvious from his letter that he is not fit to run the country.
The people to be upset with are the rest of the UDP for not having a backbone to stand up to Mac and tell him the party is over.
If Rolston hopes to lead the country one day he has to start acting like a leader today and stand up for what is rite and not be scared of Mac.
The UDP needs to remember that you are only as good as the company you keep and by keeping Macs company is only bringing them down.
October 7th, 2004, almost 1
October 7th, 2004, almost 1 month AFTER Hurricane IVAN and at the time when Grand Cayman Island was devastated, the people were hungry, living in shelters, had no electricity and no water for some, no homes and our beloved leader was in the secured Government office, thinking about how much money he can make on rezoning? WOWE! that's a hard pill to swallow. He was not caring about his Island then nor his people, he was ONLY caring about the rest of the money. We still don't know what the first amount was, just about the USD350,000. Yes Siree, our caring leader.
follow the money, not the red
follow the money, not the red herrings!! follow the money, not the red herrings!!
Mac, you are finished...
Mac, you are finished...
Governor Taylor isn't
Governor Taylor isn't upholding the Big Mac and supporting his XXXXX, therefore, the Big Mac is definitely going to launch a frontal attack BECAUSE that is what he does best. If you are not with Big Mac then you must prepare for an attack. What the Governor needs to do is see that he ousted from the government never to be re-elected or put in any public office ever again and while he is at that, make sure that his followers are ousted with him. That includes, but is not limited to the likes of Ellio, XXXX the other three stoges in WB, however, I do believe that Cline could be reformed. “stealthily and insidiously” wow, how long did it take him to put those words in context, and if he bothered looking up the meaning of these words he would know that those words could easily constitute as direct deframation of the Governor's good character. What is most bothering about Big Mac is that he really believes that he owns the Cayman Islands and can do or say whatever he wants and that his powers exceeds that of the very Governor who by the way was not elected by West Bayers but was appointed by the powers that be in the United Kingdom.
democracy is not his strong
democracy is not his strong suit
The actions of our Premier in
The actions of our Premier in this instance are irresponsible and inappropriate. As Caymanians we ought to denounce this type of utterance. If the Governor acts against the Islands best interest it should not go unaddressed. However, attempting to address our concerns in this manner can only adversely affect our relationship with the CFO.
Civil dialogue, You need to
Civil dialogue,
You need to log in to the British Parliment. Or just ask our Governor..is this any different from the British way of slagging off MPs, Prime ministers, Governors, Commissioners, or any parlimentarian in the house of parliment. We are so quick to believe that Mr. Governor is going to kick Mac's ass for his comments. This happens in the house of Repensentitive everyday... in England. It's all there in the hansards as witness. How about you, Whodatis? you seem to know their behaviour.
This has been picked up by
This has been picked up by the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina under the headline 'Prime Minister of Cayman Islands rejects UK stance'.
It's in the Chicago paper as
It's in the Chicago paper as well
THE COURT OF PUBILC
THE COURT OF PUBILC OPINION
Know all ye present in these Cayman Islands and the world that the Honourable Court of Public Opinion is hereby duly assembled.
Before this Honourable Court of Public Opinion is the Hon Premier Mr. McKeeva Bush, Cayman Islands to answer questions on various matters in the ongoing conduct of three (3) investigations.
First Instance before this Honourable COURT OF PUBILC OPINION:
The matter of a certain letter widely known as the published “real estate invoice” from The Hon Premier McKeeva Bush, at the time the letter was issued you were Minister of Tourism, Environment, Development and Commerce (T,E,D&C) , the letter was to one Mr. Stan Thomas, dated October 7, 2004 and faxed from the Ministry’s fax machine.
You previously announced at a public meeting of your UDP party that the subject letter was written in connection with services in connection with the rezoning of lands in the West Bay Beach area known as Vista Norte owned by Mr. Stan Thomas.
Hon Premier Mr. McKeeva Bush you say your “heart is pure and your hands are clean”, you admitted that you sent the published “real estate invoice” to Mr. Stan Thomas for services provided XXXX. Your admission statement of having issued the letter creates more questions for this Honourable Court than it gives answers.
Continue your story to enable us to begin to believe you are speaking the truth, now please tell us the people duly assembled in this Honourable Court:
Mr. Bush after receiving the truth and the whole truth answers from you on all of the above questions we will consider your answers and then determine in the Court of Public Opinion if your “heart is pure and your hands are clean” statement is worthy of belief or rejection.
Following the completion of the investigation into the above matter and other matters that may arise as a result of this investigation and the information received in the other two (2) ongoing investigations you will be informed in due course of our decisions.
However, be it known to all that your cooperation in submitting all requested information promptly and cooperating with the investigators will assist in a speedy conclusion to the investigation.
Thanks in advance for your prompt answers, we will wait for them to be published in the Cayman News Service, Caymanian Compass or broadcast on Cayman Crosstalk, Talk Today or CITN 27. We are waiting.
The Court hereby looks forward to your full cooperation with the investigators on all three (3) matters at all times.
The Court of Public Opinion.
Your posting is a bit long
Your posting is a bit long and I have a short attention span - but I guess its hard to make the list of charges any shorter as I understand that the list is increasing every day.
So I will just give you a thumbs up...
Or wait until trial, don't
Or wait until trial, don't give any evidence so you can't be cross-examined, get Steve to talk about God for half and hour in a Chewbacca defence and wait for some West Bay numpties to help with the guaranteed acquittal. Then go on TV and tell everyone how wronged you were.
Oh if only it weren't so likely to pan out that way. . .
Which is why we need an
Which is why we need an commission of inquiry like the TCI.
don't forget that during the
don't forget that during the trial it will be very helpful for a gang of power people to show up and let the jury know who the power people support. It's tried and true.
Very good. You should become
Disgusting. HE worked very
Disgusting.
HE worked very hard during the 2 years that I served under him and I do not expect that this has changed in the last 3 months.
Unfortunately, most of his time and efforts were spent on trying to get the government to not do the wrong things.
So sad and embarrassing that this is the thanks he gets.
Donnie: stop using the "HE"
Donnie: stop using the "HE" civil service thing. It seems to bewilder people not used to civil service jargon from what I can deduce from some of the posts below and the ridiculous number of thumbs down. Otherwise your post is spot on. I'm really disappointed that Mac has reduced it all to this. Even Caymanians not too enthusiastic about the UK/Cayman relationship and the constitutional role of the Governor, will recoil from this absurd, rude and unfair outburst, surprising in one who is actually deep down normally a very astute politician.
Your old personnel buddy.
Donnie it sounds like you
Donnie it sounds like you setting yourself up for candidacy? Good luck!
"Unfortunately, most of his
"Unfortunately, most of his time and efforts were spent on trying to get the government to not do the wrong things". What a joke. Maybe you should get our Auditor General's, and Mr. Bellingham's and Governor Taylor's, and the CTC's, and the RCIP's opinions on that and get back to us.
I think that the "He" is
I think that the "He" is refering to in this posting is H.E. the Govenor....the confusion makes it appear that he is talking about Bush.
If this is not the case then the posting does deserve all the thumbs down it gets!
HE=His Excellency the
HE=His Excellency the Governor.
For those who are not sure,
For those who are not sure, it is the Governor that Donnie is talking about. He says that it is "So sad and embarrassing that this is the thanks that he gets" meaning that after spending 2 years trying to get the government to not do the wrong things this insulting & shocking statement is the thanks that the Governor gets from the premier. Remember, Donnie was the Deputy Governor (thus the statement "the 2 years that I served under him"). I agree with Donnie, this statement from the premier is disgusting, & it is also "So sad & embarrassing" for all of Cayman. It is a shame & disgrace, & if there was ever any doubt that the premier should step down because of the 3 ongoing criminal investigations into him, there should now be no doubt what-so-ever that he should step down, NOW!
19:51 lets not forget that
19:51
lets not forget that Donnie was a public servant. its a know fact that the elected Government and the appointed Government ( the bureaucracy side)had their disagreements.
lets not forget the bureaucracy played out by his official government.which led the appointed government to streamline projects and issues, dragged on by Donnie's side of Government.
McKeeva's Statement to the
McKeeva's Statement to the Governor May 4, 2012: "Let us show the world who we are."
McKeeva next time please ask us before you include us in your "we".
McKeeva know that the "we" Caymanians to which I belong, is not your set of "we" Caymanians.
XXXXX
McKeeva the "we" group of Caymanians to which I belong are honest hard workers, “we” expect to be fairly rewarded for our labour, “we” are not prepared to and we cannot work for the slave wages you and your friends want us to accept.
McKeeva, if you want to really assist our Caymanian unemployed then tell your cohort UDP Labour Masters who have big contracts with Dart that those days have come to an end of allowing them to import unlimited amount of labourers to be paid at slave wages. Send home a few thousand workers so that the 2,000 unemployed Caymanians can find employment at fair wages.
McKeeva, that would be applying the Immigration Law correctly, what is so hard with following correct process Mr. Mac?
McKeeva, do something right for once - comply with the Immigration and Labour Laws.
And the customs
And the customs law..............
It doesn't make sense why the
It doesn't make sense why the premier is saying these things that most would consider exceedingly rude to the Queen's representative and is seemingly antagonizing the Governor with his latest comments? Why could he possibly be saying these things and not showing due respect to the Governor? Is he deliberately goading the Governor into removing him from office so he can then turn around and sue? Is he trying to work up a rational for Cayman to go independent from England? Most persons in office would have stepped aside gracefully until the investigations are completed, but the premier is not only refusing to do so, but now openly criticizing the Governor in a highly personal and disrespectful way? I have never witnessed such an act of ill-graciousness on the part of a leader in politics. Even Bruce Golding and Mike Henry of Jamaica's ruling JLP party, had enough sense to step aside / down / resign or whatever you want to call it in the face of controversies that rocked their administration under their watch. I don't get it - why would the premier say such things? What could he possibly hope to gain by this? Someone? Anyone? Some enlightenment please.
David vs
David vs Goliath...............................McKeeva already took on the mighty UK in court and won, look like they forget.........This time aroud they might get a bigger lick!!
McKeever: “We have suffered
McKeever: “We have suffered unemployment. Has he tried to help us? What has he done?
It is NOT the Governor's responsibility to get the economy on track and to get us jobs. THAT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILTY - STUPID !!!
Stop trying to dispense your Half-A$$ed, propaganda on the people of the Cayman Islands!!!
What you NEED is to be made to STEP DOWN... FORCEFULLY, not having all this pussy-footing with all your dragonism and unruliness that you have thrashed out on the People of the Cayman Islands.
I would be the first to welcome you to a different Cayman Islands -Different Rules... The REAL stuff. Simply put you under HEAVY MANNERS.
And poor old Gilly, all he
And poor old Gilly, all he could say is "You're absolutely right! or you got a point there" to every piece of crap Foolio said defending his majesty. Poor old Gilly. Just like when he was UDP, and he couldn't see the cemetery for the sand and thus buried his political career, he couldn't see and hear this morning that Foolio was just talking crap to hear himself talk. Foolio na fooling us, but it sure sounded like he could fool Gilly with his FCO conspiracy crap. Gilly, let me explain it simply for you since it seems Austin wasn't there: The FCO/UK never drafted or sent the fax to Stan Thomas on Mac's (his majesty's) behalf; the FCO/UK never told Mac to try to "help" someone who was importing explosives without a licence or "proper documentation;" the FCO/UK never instructed Mac to circumvent the CTC process and negotiate with CHEC to build a port. So there is no conspiracy there I'd say, agree? "I know, I'm absolutely right! I got a point there." Now Monday you can tell Foolio that. Tell Mac that. Tell them stop, do the right thing; follow the laws, regulations and processes for good governance that once adhered to will bring fairness and equality to all. Then no one need fear the Anti-Corruption Commission, no one need fear FOI, no one need to claim the FCO/UK out to get them. What we need Gilly are politicians with integrity and come 2013 we hope to get them.
Politicians with integrity?
Politicians with integrity? Are there any?
That picture of Mac is not a
That picture of Mac is not a picture of a lunatic. Just try and see some good in Mac. The picture looks good.... he was singing at church.
Yes he was very obviously
Yes he was very obviously singing How Great Thou Art...er... I am.
OMG! Looky dah pic...wha a
OMG! Looky dah pic...wha a sight.
Lookin like he gone off alltogeda...
A picture is worth a thousand
A picture is worth a thousand words.
In releasing that
In releasing that hot-tempered, bitter, vitriolic and badly written News Release dated 4th May 2012, the Premier has achieved the direct opposite of what he was supposedly trying to achieve.
He has successsfully reinforced the view that it is much safer for Cayman to remain under the protection of Her Majesty's Government, without which Cayman would not have the stability, governance and security it needs to maintain its most important industry - the Finance Industry.
In classic Jamaican terms: "
Thank you very much bushy for
Thank you very much bushy for putting us again in the international spotlight
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/03/us-cayman-premier-idUSBRE8421HL20120503
Wow! The Premier countinues
Wow!
The Premier countinues to cause huge embarrassment for our Cayman Islands every day.
Clearly it's past time he step down!
We're through the
We're through the looking-glass here, people
McKeeva is making history as
McKeeva is making history as the Cayman Islands first premier and simultaneously the worst premier!
Thanks mac, the international press has picked up on your conspiracy theories and not only have you made yourself look a fool, you have damaged Cayman
Whoa, he has finally spun out
Whoa, he has finally spun out of control. Blasting the Governor in public is completely unacceptable behavior. Why would he do it? I suspect he will be in a position soon to blame others for his ultimate demise. "I was setup Mon". Yeah right. Investigations are just that, investigating something peculiar, let those run their courses, do not speculate, they soon come. There are rules of engagement and for many good reasons. Learn to play by the rules and be good at it. Nobody can criticize you for that. The UK accepts the CI procurement process. Use it. Bully outside the rules and you're done, done, done. We are an Overseas Territory and look what shameful silliness you have done and how badly that will affect our reputation with the UK and elsewhere. Please pack up your ball and go bye-bye because now almost nobody wants "Mac the Bully" anywhere on this island. You sir are indeed done, done done. Just watch, your Buds will jump ship rather rapidly. Good, bad or indifferent the Governor is the Governor. This should have been kept offline. That's RESPECT. You blew it Mon. But I am quite sure there is a method to your madness and that will soon come. Turks and Caicos comes to the forefront of my mind.
Every time I read comments on
Every time I read comments on Cayman News Service, I am more afraid. McKeeva Bush is a "wannabe" dictator, but without the proper education or even temperament, he can't even do that properly. Maybe he should visit Castro for instructions on how to do it. Between his buddy, Michael Misick, Hugo Chavez and the others, he should do well towards packing up and moving to Venezuela with the other dictators. The word Independence keeps on rearing it's ugly head. Right now we enjoy a lifestyle unparalled by the rest of the Caribbean. With independence comes an increase in the cost of just surviving, tourism will wander away, since, with independence comes taxation. We can just barely survive now. Think seriously about what it will be like with even less money coming in and more having to be spent just to have the basics. Maybe "Foolio" will be deputy dictator. Then, as the old people used to say, "dog dun eat unna supper".
His family and supporters keep on saying that he has not been questioned by the police. Stupid people, while the police are investigating someone, nothing is said to the subject of the investigation until facts are found and then the person is brought to the police station and questioned about the involvement. MCKEEVA BUSH KNOWS WHAT HE IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR AND HIS DIEHARD SUPPORTS NEED TO STOP AND THINK ABOUT FACTS AND STOP THROWING WORDS OUT TO THE PEOPLE. Caymanians are not stupid on a whole, and you know that, so stop blasting people and nthe British. They can pull the rug from under McKeeva's feet and we won't be able to do anything about it.
Is Mr. McKeeva Bush trying to
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