Letter to the Editor
Dr McField responds to Mr Thompson
Dear Sir,
First of all, let me thankyou for publishing Mr Norberg K Thompson's letter in the CaymanNetNews of Thursday October 12 - 18. I believe that it is goodfor the public to know exactly how this gentleman feels towardsme. He seems angered by the fact that I was one of the memberswho voted in the Legislative Assembly to remove duty from as manyfood items as possible.
It was a campaign promise and I am happy to say that I was ableto achieve some degree of success in this regard. However, I don'tthink that Wholesome Bakery was closed because of the removalof duty. Greed (not need) motivates this gentleman who shouldhave realised by now that although we might waste our humanityin acting like packed mules carrying loads of wealth towards ourgrave, we must become separated eventually from it.
The fact that I know this and have made my work for humanity moreimportant than the accumulation of wealth is a strong demonstrationof my faith and education. Paying penalty for preaching the truthis not an idle accomplishment.
I suppose that he knows that the Christ that we serve did notboast of any earthly shopping centre, apartments or tens of millionsof dollars, yet his life is considered full of meaning. Man doesnot live by bread alone; the good that men do lives after them.
As I construct this letter, I reflect on my past and the difficultiesI had in this country. However, it is because of that past thatI can say to him and others that NACE will live on whether I amelected in November or not. Today, I am 52 years old and I cantruly say that it is better to die for a cause than to live fornothing; it is better to have a messy bird on one's shoulder thana sweaty wig on one's head. Vanity, Sir?
I smile when I think he lays claim to the fact that he did atsome time support members of my family by employing them at hisbakery. I don't know to whom he is referring but I do know thatas a boy, I worked in his yard along with my cousin, whose nicknamewas `Coolie the Cool '.
I remember asking for a glass of water and receiving it in a tincan. I remember attending the Seventh Day Adventist Church andseeing him there. I remember him and his father-in-law sayingprayers; and the small campaign donation he gave me back in 1996.I also remember him saying that he wished he had more time inthis world.
I remember you, Sir; and the fact that you have done some good.But, Sir; all the benefits that you boast of are not the resultof your labour, because you have the same 24 hours per day asevery other person. So, you need to thank those persons you haveemployed over the years (me being one of them) for the fact youstand as a pillar of earthly accomplishments.
In closing, let me say that we all know that rum cakes sell betterthan bread.
Dr Frank McField
George Town
Who made whom
Dear Sir,
In response to Mr. NorbergThompson's letter to the editor titled `Duty Removed From BakeryProducts' in the October 12 issue of the Cayman Net News, it wouldcertainly be very nice if Mr Thompson could show even the slightestappreciation for the fact that it is THE MANY YEARS OF LOYAL PATRONAGEon the part of Caymanians just like "the kind of representativeswe have" that have enabled him to invest his tens and tensof millions of dollars into the Cayman economy.
This includes our former parrot toting member (who I am extremelyproud to have as our representative in spite of the fact thathe suffers from the handicap of being a born Caymanian ).
I would also like to point out that just like the tens of millionsthat Mr Thompson has "invested in the Cayman Islands"over the years, it is Norberg Thompson and the big-time foreigninvestors who come here to "invest in the Cayman Islands"that will benefit from the demise of Wholesome Bakery , and notthe average Caymanian on the street .
Please then Mr. Thompson, cease from expounding on how wonderfulyou have been to the Caymanian people while degrading us and theCaymanians who represent us in the process. It is WE WHO HAVEMADE YOU.
G. Manderson
George Town
Sponsors Contribute to CountrySuccess
Dear Sir:
The members of the LionsClub of Tropical Gardens would like to take this opportunity tothank the band members and other performers who contributed tothe success of the Country Showdown on October 7th, 2000.
Our special thanks to everyone who donated their time free ofcost, including: Papie Conolly, who brought the entertainers together,Kurt Tibbetts, McKeeva Bush, Dave Martins, Roy Bodden, CardinallDaCosta, Derri Lee, Lynn Espuet, Barbara Keyes, Quincy Brown,Angelica Rosas, Verlene Wallace and Band members: Allan Myles- guitar, Royce Scott - bass guitar, Jeremy Jackson - keyboard,Harry Bush - drums and Rene Conolly - guitar.
Special thanks also to the sponsors who advertised in the programincluding, Godfrey's Enterprises, Avon, Cayman Islands Hotel andCondo Association, Champion House, Radio Cayman, The PrintingCentre, Canon, Simmons Enterprises, Lillianís Restaurant,the Pirates Week Office, Howie Tipton for equipment and VigoroNursery for providing the palms for decoration.
We would also like to express our appreciation to those who attended,for their support of this fund-raising project. The funds raisedwill go to the clubís many youth projects, which includeassisting with overseas school tuition fees, assisting with medicalexpenses, support for underprivileged children and sponsoringsummer school lunch programs.
Judith Witter, President
Lions Club of Tropical Gardens