Candidate says: ‘Stop the Flip Flopper’

Cadian Ebanks is seeking support for his election
campaign

Friday,  January 28, 2005

A Merchant marine for five years, Cadian Ebanks also lived in New York for 10 years from the early 60’s to early 70’s, and has owned a construction company here from 1980. He is President of Society of Cayman Builders and Contractors.

Mr Ebanks said, “I’m looking for moral support from the people of West Bay in my drive to win the election,” he said.

“The people in West Bay believe that McKeeva Bush is the only one with brains, but recently he corrected his speech so many times. He has also made lots of blunders on issues such as the granting of status, rejecting our draft constitution, and the one-man one-vote system,” Mr Ebanks said.

“He also led the opposition to the Master Ground Transportation Plan. We need the Master Ground Transportation Plan for Cayman because new roads will help people get around, and people can build on the sides of the new roads.” he said.

“Land prices will go up, so more revenue would be created as increased fees will go to the Government.” Mr Ebanks also speaks about amending the Cayman Islands Constitution to “give a constitution designed to make elected members responsible to the Cayman People, rather than swearing allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen,” he says. 

One of Mr Ebanks’ slogans is “Stop the Flip Flopper,” by which he means all politicians who say one thing but do another.

“Mr Bush decided to have a national lottery, then went back on it. He also went back on a plan to charge $1,000 dollars for work permit holders to go fishing along the sea front,” Mr Ebanks said.

He is not short of vision when it comes to projects for West Bay: “I want to get the Barkers Beach cleaned up by the prisoners; there is too much trash there,” he says. “I also want to put the bible back in the heart of all the schools.”

Mr Ebanks’ Christian ideals extend to West Bay youth, whom he sees are in danger of going astray: “I would like to start a Christian youth club in West Bay, open seven days a week. Young people could play games or go there to study,” he said. Mr Ebanks would also like to make a law to make all beaches in Cayman public from the Sea to the vegetation line. “It was that way 100 years ago, up until 1980,” he said.

“I would Preserve the North Sound for future generations by banning dredging there, and preserve the waterways for future generations by regulation, and also preserve Marine life by introducing new laws.”

“I would also build new terminals to the airport, and extend the airport runway, as well as relocate the hospital.”

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