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• Don't Elect any Cabinet Member on Elections Day
  
  • Since Caymanians learned of the drive thru status grants, we have been filled with frustration as we looked on helplessly, feeling like all possible remedies were out of our grasp. We felt like we couldn't do anything about this very important issue.
    
    Well, Cayman, here's my suggestion. If you as a Caymanian felt like the drive thru status fiasco was like a slap in the face of every Caymanian (past, present and future), then DO NOT CAST A SINGLE VOTE FOR ANY CABINET MEMBER ON ELECTIONS DAY!
    
    If they could sit in a Cabinet meeting and give away our country, they do not deserve to be re-elected. Remember this:
    Because Cabinet members gave our country away
    Don't re-elect Cabinet members on Elections Day!
    
    The same is true for ALL of the UDP. Don't re-elect ANY UDP member on Nov 17th… but this is especially true of the Cabinet members. Of whom much is given, much shall be required.
    
    There is not a single Cabinet member that deserves re-election - Direct Current
    
     
  • I also feel passionately that not a single Cabinet member should be re-elected because of their part in the Status give away. That issue was our "Sept.11th crisis", if I may be so bold. When speaking of Sept 11th, the Americans admonish their fellow Americans to "Never forget that day of terror." I admonish Caymanians to "Never forget that terrible period in our history when Cabinet members sat by and allowed McKeeva to give away our country. Never forget, Cayman, never forget. Do not re-elect a single Cabinet Member in 2004." Help me spread the word that NOT a single Cabinet member should be re-elected for giving away Cayman during the Status fiasco - Bracker
    
    
  • Clean out the Cabinet on Elections Day! Turn it upside down, shake it up, clean it out! - Observer
    
     
• UDP party is NOT UDP Government
   
  • Mr. Bush and his party members are confusing the UDP party with the UDP Government. They are NOT one and the same. The difference is the rules that the UDP Government must follow are ancient rules based on the Westminster form of Government and do not necessarily reflect the UDP party rules.
    
    Once the party approved a document, the party leader should have presented it to his Cabinet for approval before presenting the document to the House. To bypass the Cabinet is, in effect, to bypass the Government. So, that document came from off the street to the House and was presented as the Government's position. But if Cabinet had not approved that document, it was simply a document from UDP members off the street and not an official document of the UDP Government. Like I say, they are thinking that the UDP party and the UDP Government are synonymous. It’s not, because although the party approved it, the Cabinet members could still have voted against it if they had the chance to do so. This latest fiasco in the UDP camp proves my point.
    
    I wonder if this was the procedure followed during the status fiasco as well. Because what this means is that the UDP executive is determining Government policies. And the UDP executive members have NOT been elected by the people of the Cayman Islands to run this country - Direct Current
    
     
• Seeking Stephanie
   
  • I'm French. On July 25, I met Stephanie from Cayman Islands in Venice (at a lido island beach). Could you help me to find her please? Thank you very much - Claudio
    • Editor’s note: If any of our readers can help Claudio, please write to us at PO Box 10707 APO, Grand Cayman or email editor@caymannetnews.com
      
       
• Pan Cayman House
   
  • It's been several years since we've been to the Cayman Islands (too long!) but we had always stayed at Pan Cayman House on Seven Mile Beach. I have heard that it is no longer there. True? - Al
    • Editor’s Note: Pan Cayman House was demolished to make way for a new development.
      
       
• Pirate Festival
   
  • Is the pirate festival in October really worth checking out? Is it simply for families or are there singles groups that participate in this 2 week event? I am considering making a reservation but I am a 36 year old Floridian with concerns about having a good time. Any response would be appreciated. Thank you - Phillip
    
     
  • I don't think we should have Pirate's Festival at all. The reason for this being that pirates were very bad people. They would kill, steal, and even rape women. Caymanians go out to see the floats witch at times are very creative, but if you want to go and have a good time I think that can be done without pirates being involved. Do you want the children of this island growing up and thinking pirates are and were good people? This island used to be a God-fearing country, now look at what is happening since we have forgotten God. There is a shooting almost every two weeks or someone is killed some other way. God has smiled on us, but I really think he is now turning his back on us. White people take their children out there to carry on, but I've heard Caymanians say they are not carrying their children out there to participate in sin (pirate). I know we have been doing this for a long time, but I think we can still make a change for the better - Ella
    
     
• God's Will?
   
  • Did I hear correctly when it was stated by Dr. the Hon Frank McField that two of the poor housing projects in George Town are named by him as "God's Will" and "Lord's Will"? It is not right that Dr. McField shall wait until the next life to suffer for such blasphemy, as we know the Lord will deal with him for that, but the Cayman people must make him pay, not only for this act of sacrilege, but for his very poor performance as a Minister of Government. He has simply got to go! Outta here, I say, out! - Arrested
    
     
  • He means McKeeva's Will. They are so misguided that they think McKeeva is God. There's something nauseating about someone trying to pretend to be a Christian, when their lifestyle is totally different that that of a Christian. How hypocritical can these Ministers be, trying to drag God into their dirt? Like a previous poster said, its sacrilege. I also call it blasphemy - Juice
    
     
  • The problems that exist in this island today are not new. If those persons that are so opposed to the status grants feel these people didn't warrant getting status, then they should have gotten rid of these people a long time ago. It is very easy to point fingers at others. Instead look yourself in the mirror and stop blaming others for that should have taken place years ago! - B. Lewis
    
     
• Beach Access
   
  • I read with interest the article from the Commissioner of Police in today’s Compass (Friday, 20 August 2004). While reading how our tourists were evicted from the Westin beach and how they received conflicting advice from different police officers, I had to shake my head in shame.
    
    Our beaches are our most precious land asset, yet we allow people to come in here and claim them to the point that these expats are evicting people who are paying guests in our country.
    
    May I point out to all that the Concerned Citizens have done an admirable job in documenting all existing beach accesses in the Cayman Islands? They turned their findings over to Government, whose only task was to gazette these accesses and pass them into law. Years have passed since the Concerned Citizens did their Herculean task and yet nothing has been done to protect our beach accesses.
    
    If we as a country do not look sharp, we stand to lose one of our most precious assets... our pristine beaches.
    
    This is a nagging problem and is not going to go away. We see where it has started to affect our tourist product.
    Caymanians, do NOT let anyone take away your God-given right to sit on our beautiful beaches.
    
    Government, get on the ball and document these beach accesses. Educate the landowners that they do not own the beach. The beach is there for us all - Direct Current
    
     
• Cayman Economy
   
  • Firstly, I would like to thank Cayman Net News for allowing its readers the opportunity to voice our opinions. It is readily apparent to all that Cayman's economy is stronger than it has ever been and is the result of our present government. More Caymanians are hired and are working today; more Caymanians are investing in the economy. I applaud Mr. Bush for the old Labor Law which gives benefits to everybody, sports facilities and the financial assistance to the elderly veterans and the seamen. Most importantly our youth has benefited as the number of scholarships for young Caymanians has increased. Mr. Bush is a strong leader and has a genuine concern for his people. Cayman is very lucky to have Mr. Bush lead our country as he has shown time and time again his care and attention to his people - Lewis
    
     
• Never Forget the Status Giveaway
   
  • Cayman, never forget the Status giveaways. Never forget how the UDP gave away Cayman. Never forget. Never forget. Look in your children's faces and never forget that the UDP gave away their birthright. Never forget the Status giveaways. Never forget. Never forget - Direct Current
    
     
• Well done Cydonie!
   
  • It was most pleasing to see where our very own Cydonie Mothersill won both heats in Athens to advance to the semifinals and, most exciting of all, her time was a new personal best! That's the way to go girl. You make us all proud. We all love and admire your hard work and determination. Well done! - Cydonie Fan
    
     
• Longest Serving Politician
   
  • I am wondering if there is anyone out there who can inform the public on who the longest serving politician for Cayman is. I know that Mr. Bush has been in for quite a number of years and that John McLean was also in for some 20 years. However, have these men been exceeded by any former politician? - Positive Caymanian
    
     
• Cayman's Olympic Athletes
   
  • Every time a news broadcast discusses our Caymanian athletes' inability to qualify for the finals of their Olympic events, the word 'fail' has been used. This pessimism is so disappointing. The accomplishments those five individuals have attained at their young age is a feat most people will never be able to achieve. Instead of focusing on the fact that they did not qualify for advancement, why not concentrate on their ability to qualify for the Olympics in the first place, to represent these Islands on an international stage. Caymanians cannot expect our people to progress if any efforts are greeted with negativity and not continuous encouragement - Annika Martins
    
     

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