$10k on offer for home repairs

Buy votes much?

I would love to go to take a loooong holiday in Europe.  Would you please sign off on my study leave as well?  Thanks KeKe.

When the Brits take over, all of this money will be called back and if you fail or refuse to pay your properties may be forfeited to the crown. By that time Mackeeva will be off the island enjoying his stash.

I am pretty certain the Brits will give him a running head start when they decide to come and take these islands back from this bunch of XXXX politicians presently doing as they like.

At 20.01  Last time I saw an article on this a couple of months ago it was reported that over there was over 10% unemployment REGISTERED with the labour dept. This does not include Caymanians having to leave there country to seek employment elsewhere and who is not registered . So estimate another 500-1000 on that number. 

I believe expats out number Caymanians and so they are getting employment easily and not Caymanians. Many posters on this forum only rant that this number is because we are lazy , whining or just unemployable. I may agree okay that maybe lets say 50% is justified in being labeled and its shameful. So then the problem lies then in our education system or the Immigration?  And all our Government representatives can do is waste money, fight and then give away money and still not address this situation. But then again there is a saying Lead by example!

I say let's hit the streets and start a march and demand for McKeeva (the DICTATOR) to stop or be brought down!  Enough is Enough Caymanians!

To those who think this money which we can clearly see and know comes from Dart Poses anymore a threat than the insidious hypocrites who are doing secret deals with the Dart group all the while pretending they care and even protesting about Cayman's future being destroyed. Yet those same very deceptive and shallow persons have no problem with taking Darts money quitely  and crawling around in their high end vehicles and expensive lifestyles whilst holding big political rallies in their yards. The PPM and it's so called leaders are infact so lost  that they are now babbling incoherent political fodder which serves to merely reinforce and justify the UDP's position to continue their Dart program and plan. Recent statements by the leader of the opposition on immigration clearly demonstrates what  the Premier has always insinuated that the oppostion leader merely wants his position. How sad for Cayman we have so many bottom feeders who in order to live extravagantly will jeopardize everyone else's future including those of our children. Cayman before we start blaming others we need to seek out and hold our very own accountable for their despicable actions and hypocrisy.

I can not even begin to comprehend the thought behind this "NEW SCHEME" there are people who do not have homes yet he is offering money to repair other's homes? Additionally the budget is not balanced and yet he is giving out money. Talking about they can not pay the civil servants but he can give away 10K!!!!!! Remember everytime the government "Gives" money for such housing "SCHEMES" a LEAN is placed on your property which then is probably usded as an asset in their books. It is all i pure BS!! Some one needs to do something about this or else we will end up in a really bad shape!!

Ok,

For the people too slow to realize this, the money from Dart is NOT PART OF THE BUDGET.

It is separate fund established for a specific purpose, Government just cant spend that money for its operational expenses.  The Environmental Protection Fund has millions in too but they cannot access that money either.

Only in Cayman would people associate Govt trying to help people with vote buying.  In the US, Cash for Junkers or something like that, gave people money for getting rid of thier old cars and that is only one example.  No one accused Obama of vote buying.  I am sure they are other schemes in place in the US and other developed countries that benefit their citizens.  What else are they supposed to do?  Hoard the money like Suddam and build personal palaces? All while their citizens and  thier children starve outside the palace gates?

NO! If granny has a bunch of useless children and the heat is stiffling and the roof leaky, buy her a A/C with some insulation and fix the roof.  Take care of the people first and foremost.

If Bush gave the 10K for scholarships for our young people, would you all be up in arms over that too?  Oh wait there already a program for that.  In the same thought he would be buying votes then too right?  Please!  Grow a brain if you can or atleast a heart.

 Last evening Bush called together at short notice nearly 100 Liqour Licence holders and told them that he is going to increase their fees because the FCO would not pass his budget.

Despite the industry being on its knees only one person objected while the rest sat like turkeys waiting for christmas. No unity within this group so no one dared question him. 

He played the "i'm a christian" card again as well as constantly blaming the last government and the FCO for his governments f...ups.

 

Bush is not even trying to pretend to be fiscally responsible anymore.  Does that mean we don't have to pretend to respect him?

Are people really surprised that he is doing this? It blew my mind when Caymanians stupidly put this man back in charge. It just showed me how little a large portion of the population of these three islands are capable of critical thinking. They are so engrained in to the wellfare nation that all of the politicians (especially bush) have created. The people who have all accepted handouts or favors are very much guilty of blatant corruption. There's nothing different from accepting bushes handouts and handling stolen goods. Rather than caymanian demand their government fix broken systems to help foster entrepreneurship and make doing business easier to fuel growth to the islands, thereby encouraging the populous to be self-reliant, self-sustaining and forward thinking; the caymanian politician (especially bush) has trained a certain segment of the populous to be like dumb yapping mongrels by throwing the table scraps of handouts to keep them barely fed and whimpering in content while he sits at the table gorging from the horn of plenty curiously shaped like Cayman. Meanwhile his yapping supporters growl and bark at any sensible Caymanian who tells bush it's time to leave the table. Because the mongrels are worried where the next piece of chicken bone will come from if bush isn't there to give it to them under the table. Then there are Caymanians like me who want to cook our own food and sustain ourselves… but bush has bought up all the appliances and we can't cook with gas because he's raised the duty. He screws us all in the end. What Cayman needs is a revolution of the mind.

If this money is from Dart and derives from crown land swap, why is it not going into the Government coffer and going through the proper procedures? Is this not the people's money and should be handled as such.  Why is the Premier in FULL control of this? is it not bad enough that he is giving away the people's properties without the people's approval? now he wants to control the money paid? It will be interesting to see, who benefits from this one too.  I know its fresh on everybody's mind the Nation Building Funds, the "slush" Funds and more.  Is this the replacement way for the fridges, the CUC Bills, the food vouchers etc etc.  Is this not a form of buying votes for the UDP? WOW! How low can one stoop.  I was always taught that the receiver is just as bad as the thief. Watch how you rob Peter to pay Paul.  All you receivers of these monies, beware you are not welcomed in the eyes of God.  God do not like ugly. So stop proffessing to be Christians.

A cash fund for handouts to voters?

 

I guess there must be an election coming up ...

 

Why is this seen as OK in Cayman, when in any other country in the civilised world it would be a police matter?

We know about the millions given to church communities, the mortgage relief that has been offered to individuals - now we have the public announcement of a " refurbishment " programme - $10,000 per qualifying home. What is the total amount of the funds that will be made available; what "independent" survey will be made to determine whether a particular property needs work done, how much work - and by whom? Whatever the answers, all these are issues in the public domain. HOWEVER, would Bush please quantify the amount of money purportedly being distributed as "Food Vouchers" ; to how many is it being distributed, and what is the Means Test to determine who qualifies. There seem to be more and more reports of shoppers being seen in Supermarkets, paying for trolley loads of top end groceries and produce using some sort of voucher - are they accurate reports. If so, why has this not made it into the local media? Taken as a whole, the picture is one of a descent into some sort of Welfare State. Not an attractive proposition in any context - especially if at some point there are Insufficient resources for it to be sustained - Bush must know what happens if you try to take back a lollipop you have have given to a small child.

How can the Premier give away more money when he can't get a balanced budget? This is real crazy now! is this just money for voters? I am so ashamed of this government. I feel like I am at the Miss Universe contest sitting by my grand mother, who is wearing a see through dress!.

Will this include Cayman Brac as well. There is just one home that was badly damaged on Watering Place that never got any repair, standing close to Government property, and more than that belonged to one of Macks big fans who used to say of Mack "THATS MAN'. Perhaps it dosent matter since he is passed on and cant vote by postal ballot that one vote for miss julie.

Well I be a monkey's uncle!

This is what you call 'Nit-Wit' economics...