PPM berates Mac's travel
Posted on Tue, 10/16/2012 - 15:05 in Politics
(CNS): The opposition party has attacked the UDP government and in particular the premier for leaving the islands in limbo while he is on world excursions and not explaining the details of his frequent trips. The PPM's executive committee released a statement Tuesday describing McKeeva Bush's travel as unacceptable, especially given that the deputy premier was also away when the premier took off to Asia earlier this month. The PPM pointed to the recent headline on CNS which questioned who was in charge that generated close to a hundred comments, very few of which were in support of the travelling.
Despite making enquiries regarding the details of the latest trips taken by the premier and the deputy premier, including the reasons for the trips and who went with them, few details were forthcoming. As a result CNS has now submitted FOI requests regarding the full details and costs of the official travel of both the premier and the deputy premier. It is understood, however, that the premier, who is currently in Asia, is not expected back in Cayman until 28 October.
The Executive Committee of the People's Progressive Movement said it was deeply concerned with the ongoing absence of the premier from the country.
“Not only has the Premier been frequently absent for long periods, at times with the public not being advised of the reasons for his absence from the Islands, but recently we also see that the Deputy Premier was at the same time visiting Qatar for a Postal Union conference,” the opposition said in the statement.
In the face of the concerns raised by the public about the usefulness of the globetrotting by the UDP given the costs, the party said that as Cayman continued to face the results of the economic mismanagement of the UDP Government, the country needed all hands on deck at home to resolve the many challenges.
“The ongoing regular absence of the key leaders in the UDP Government, particular the Premier, in part explains why the Cayman Islands seem to be regularly adrift, or on autopilot but going around in circles. The fact is that no major decision can occur while the leadership is away,” the opposition added.
Pointing to government's failure to address the Framework for Fiscal Responsibility or the changes to the country's political landscape, as required by the constitution ahead of the General Election, for the addition of three new seats in the Legislative Assembly, the PPM said these were just two of many issues that were stalled while Bush was absent without leave.
“We cannot continue to accept the many instances of bad judgment and bad governance that Mr Bush and his Government has surrounding them," the PPM said as it called on the UDP to explain the whereabouts of the leadership and ensure that important matters received due attention.
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"well,history books have
"well,history books have years in them".........McNasty quote overheard at Banannas.
I for one wish he would just
I for one wish he would just stay where he is God Knows he would be doing this country a favour.
Some of the PPM should have
Some of the PPM should have travelled more. You cannot network unless you travel.
Is it correct that the
Is it correct that the Governor and senior civil servants have to fly economy and politicians fly first class?
Why can't most posters see
Why can't most posters see that this article is not about Mac and JuJu's travelling costs but about them being absent from their jobs on island and no one else is allowed to continue running the government. The UDP can't fart without Macs permission and THAT is what the problem is. The country has no leader.
They can't see what they
They can't see what they don't understand. Only education would help. Too late for now and the future looks grim. Cayman is a dumb and dumber country. Bush is dumb but still smarter then his people. Hence the free 5 star vacations instead of going to work.
I see MAC's absense as a
I see MAC's absense as a benefit. Less farting by the UDP members means less smell.
the ppm failure as an
the ppm failure as an opposition is that they have been totally over shadowed by one opposition mla.......
You mean the one who
You mean the one who originally voted with the UDP to form a government and then decided he was an opposition member?????
The PPM is right to raise
The PPM is right to raise this but it may want to consider the alternative. Do the Premier and Deputy do more damage here or abroad?
Only God knows the answer to
Only God knows the answer to that question my friend. We just have to pray to God to not let our beloved premier do more damage abroad than he does here.
More damage here or abroad? I
More damage here or abroad? I would say it is about equal.
Law suits come from MAC's trips abroad.
Corrupt and incompetent spending (aka the Turtle Farm) is home grown.
Go figure.
It is worth all the
It is worth all the politicians remembering that Cayman is not a real country and therefore they do not have to send a delegate to every event the real countries send people to. It is only a little territory with a mere 35,000 or so locals with certain elevated status rights.
Yes we are still an overseas
Yes we are still an overseas territory. But have you heard of full internal self-government?
This is what we have in terms of a 2009 Constitution, but the CI has been practicing this for many decades with our sophisticated economy. Ever heard of the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty that was negotiated by Caymanians?
How is that full internal
How is that full internal self-government working out for you?
pot calling the kettle black!
pot calling the kettle black! same shit different bunch that is Udp and ppm.
Free vacations for all my
Free vacations for all my friends!
He knows they are the last ones he will ever get...
Come on PPM you should be
Come on PPM you should be able to be more forceful than that in holding the UDP accountable. Did you listen to how former Minister Charles Clifford held Mark Scotland accountable on Rooster Monday morning ? Thats how you do it PPM......follow Chucky's lead and take no prisoners. Mark was KO'd !!!
Chucky himself needs to be
Chucky himself needs to be held accountable - showing up out of nowhere to "Save US" when he knows full well that he failed miserably as a minister and politician.
I find it hard to believe
I find it hard to believe that these people can sleep at night, and if they are able to, they have no conscience. They will be remembered as the ' T & T' government (Tax and Travel). All of these travels/trips are simply a waste of time and money as we gain nothing from them attending but I'm sure they are having a jolly good time flying first class, staying in five star hotels and dining in the most expensive restaurants they can find all on our dime. It is just amazing that this madness has gone on for three and a half years and we are powerless to stop it. Any candidates in the next election that can assure me if they are elected will reverse everything that has been enacted since May 2009 has my vote.
Cayman: The only country
Cayman: The only country who's leader appears on a milk carton:
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?
He is away, because he can!
He is away, because he can! Nothing happens to stop it. At least it's harder for him to screw us when he's off island. Good riddance. He'll soon be out of power so he's milking the system for as much as he can before he goes.
Can we file a "missing
Can we file a "missing persons" report with RCIPS along with a possible misuse of public funds charge?
That way the Police will have to investigate and if the missing people show up at some point, they will have to explain exactly why and how much they spent. Maybe the quickest way to a conviction???
I believe a "missing persons"
I believe a "missing persons" report can only be filed if there is someone who missed the person and wants them back.
The problem with filing a
The problem with filing a missing persons report is the police might find them and bring them back - not a desirable outcome!
Sorry but you're going to
Sorry but you're going to have to do better than jumping on the bandwagon with some mild criticism only after half the island made their feelings known. You want my vote how about telling me how PPM will make sure this kind of waste stops, how you would get some snouts out of the trough and how you would introduce some accountability into public spending? Unless you do that I assume you'll take just the same liberties with our money as the current lot.
The PPM are constantly
The PPM are constantly criticising the UDP for their wastage, you just aren't listening. They never wasted money on travel, and deals that didn't go through etc... like the UDP. At least you can see that the money went to build something that will last, not on first class tickets to the desert. They were accountable for their spending and they had Michael Ryan paying until election day when the UDP took over. They didn't have a nation building (slush) fund for their supporters either.
Collectively, the cabinet
Collectively, the cabinet members of this UDP Government will never be forgotten for setting the bar at a new standard of governance during their time in office. Cayman's electorate must ensure that no future Government is ever allowed to stoop so low again.
you guys suck it up be
you guys suck it up be hush!!!
sick of hearing PPM bash UDP.... thats why the country is the way it is....
08:26, you should also read
08:26, you should also read the staement that your leader has announced to the press, if you can garner anything from the diatribe it would tell you he doesn't give a flying f**k about continuing to spend money we don't have while we all have to pay the price.
Its our money he is spending recklessly, remember that at all times, because we have to foot the bill and each and every time they have absolutely nothing to justify it or get slammed by a fine or the threat of court action for breaking contracts.
Clearly an example of a true leader.
Yeah f**king right.
8: 26 They keep picking on
8: 26
They keep picking on Mac because they have no other grounds to tell the people to vote for them. mac is an easy scapegoat. Caymanians like to hear negative things so of course he is going to feed them the BS..it's the only thing left for him to do.
To be completely fair, I bash
To be completely fair, I bash them both.
Let the independents rule.
12;59 And tell us how the
12;59
And tell us how the independent will get anything done in the assembly.... especially when the votes are cast.
We haven't heard of one building block he has to put in the ground.
Stop fooling the people, you all, already met as a party.... typical Caymanians, dodgey, sneaky, and deceiving, black crabs.
You mean the independent
You mean the independent "we're not a party" party?
You mean the Independent Rich
You mean the Independent Rich boys club who are looking for a Government they can control because the UDP doesnt need them anymore? The same Independent party that contradicts their very definition? The same Independent party who have memners in their ranks like Austin on Rooster who still pretends to be a talk show host when he is in fact pushing their agenda and bashing both partys at every opportunity?
The Independent Party is backed by a bunch of rich businessmen who supported the UDP for years and now all of a sudden seem to have developed a conscience and want to represent all of us. These guys have no loyalty to the middle class and poor and I pity anyone who fall prey to this hyped up scam of a party.
It's obvious that people are
It's obvious that people are tired of the parties and the same personalities who pretend to offer leadership and solutions for Cayman every 4 years. The UDP are a shambles and the PPM are worse at being an Opposition party to the foolishness that goes on in this country. They have both had their chances and we are all living through their failed and expensive political legacies.
Now is the right time for a group of Caymanians with experience, ambition, proven leadership abilities and who want to see a better future for Cayman. Any new group or team which emerges will have former UDP and PPM supporters and have come about due to the failings and mismanagement by BOTH parties who are big on rhetoric, promises whilst leaving a trail of debt, instability and the same tired old faces who pretend that they can change their management style. Beware of anybody in politics because they need the salary.
We have tried both UDP and PPM and there is nothing democratic or progressive about either party as they have failed to put Cayman First.
08;26, either you need to
08;26, either you need to take your head out of the sand or you are completely deluded, I would imagine it's probably a combination of both. For you to say that the PPM got us in this mess (because of the schools?) is complete nonsense.
If you actually live here you surely would have heard of the follwing which has occurred under Mac's watch and decison making:
Cohen
GLF
Ryan
Dart
Stan Thomas
Fees, Fees, Fees / Increased cost of living
Waste
No Port
Gas Boy
Illegal Paving
Pay Cuts
Endless, unnecessary travel
NO DEVELOPMENTS OR INVESTMENTS.
MASSIVE BORROWING, WITH NO CUTS IN GOVERNEMNT EXPENDITURE.
If you call this current Adminsitration a success in any way having read the above you are in need of serious help and are placing these islands in serious if not grave jeopardy of becoming a "has been" by even contemplating voting Dumbo and The Flying Circus back into power come May 2013.
I am neither PPM or UDP, I am just a fed up Caymanian having to deal with people's incompetencies when it affects me directly in every facent of my daily life and continues to do so with no apparent end in sight.
Come May I will be voting but it will not be for any of these jokers, I will vote for the Independents and the only for the sake that there might actually be a chance of something new in the future of these islands.
The way the country is the
The way the country is the way it is is because of the UDP gowerment, who I am willing to bet you voted for. Forget about the new fridge next time my friend, and use your brain instead.
Sick of hearing UDP bash PPM
Sick of hearing UDP bash PPM when they are even worse.
I know how to send a clear
I know how to send a clear signal that we will no longer tolerate any party nonsense and greed, prosecute these politicians. This is pure stealing. I would have been fired long ago if I took my companies money and took off on a jolly.
NO MORE PARTIES AND NO MORE POLITICANS- WE DEMAND A SIMPLE BALANCED BUDGET FOR A SMALL COUNTRY WITH LESS THAN 75,000 PEOPLE.
Prosecute the bloated bums, demand accountability, and take this country back.
Sorry, Caymanian, but there
Sorry, Caymanian, but there are no people up there who are willing to bring charges against anyone for graft or theft or any under-the-table dealing for personal gain. They seem to think corruption in the government is O.K. Why??? I don't know! Maybe corruption is far more widespread than we think.
Just one more world tour
Just one more world tour before he has to do so on his own dime. But no, even then it won't be his dime. The over-taxed high fee paying citizens of Cayman will be paying his pension and who knows where in the world some narsicistic psycopath might have need of his expertise on how to dupe its citizens and grow fat and rich in the process.
Oh the grand rewards of leadership, Cayman style!
He's knocked up enough
He's knocked up enough airmiles now to keep him going for the rest of his lifetime
This is a PPM 'attack'
This is a PPM 'attack' ..?
Ferocious as a box of kittens!
Meow!
Ezzard has been critical of
Ezzard has been critical of govt's wateful spending from 2009. He even is critical of the fact that govt officials are traveling to China first class this week.
Ezzard knows that even many private sector firms have eliminated first class travel in light of the tough financial environment.
This govt continues to splurge less than 2 months after a major budget crisis.
Alden is too little too late.
I will vote for candidates that Ezzard endorses as he is consistent with his critisism of wasteful spending.
The same Ezzard who
The same Ezzard who proclaimed just before the 2009 election that he would vote with the UDP to form a government? He is as guilty as the UDP MLA's who made Mac premier and continue to let him be premier by refusing to vote against him in two votes of "no confidence" brought by the PPM MLA's.
You obviously don't read any
You obviously don't read any of the PPM critiques of the UDP government throughout their whole term.
The Premier is travelling to
The Premier is travelling to get business/development to come to Cayman but this is not what is needed for the country at this time. The leaders of the country need to come together with practical solutions that will have positive out come for the country in these difficult economic times. Very few countries and people have the money to make major investments in other countries at the moment. The government need to learn to live within its means. Cayman and Caymanians are in for the shock of their lives if nothing is done to control the spending of government. Social service hand outs are the the solutions for the people of Cayman jobs are the solution.
After 4yrs of travelling
After 4yrs of travelling around the world with nothing to show for it at the end of the day would tell a normal person you are wasting money as there are no new developments / businesses, in fact quite the opposite, but then again we are dealing with Mac, and that really says it all.
My friend, Cayman does not
My friend, Cayman does not really know Ezzard, only what he says but his record speaks loudly. Remember he was only able to get elected again in 2009 because Edna retired. North Siders know him and chose the best of the "evils" in 2009. Cayman has a serious problem - no one to REALLY replace McKeeva!
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