Change of plan already?
McKeeva Bush and the Independents
(CNS): An hour before midnight Friday night and some six hours after he signed a deal with the leader of the Progressives to form a government, citing the “interests of the nation”, McKeeva Bush appeared to have backed out of that agreement, where he would have been made speaker, and secured himself the premiership instead. CNS has been unable to confirm the details with official sources but pictures of Bush with all of the independents, except Tara Rivers, posted on social media and believed to have been taken at the Grand Pavillion, show Bush back in control of government.
In another surprise twist in Cayman’s first ever OMOV poll in single-member constituencies, the least likely scenario has taken shape where the independents have been coerced into offering Bush the top job in order to seize back their chance at control. The deal was said to have been brokered by Dr Steve Tomlinson.
CNS was unable to get confirmation from Alden McLaughlin about what appears to be a bait and switch move by Bush and whether or not the PPM already had a possible counter-plan.
Check back to CNS for more on this story later,
Category: 2017 General Elections, Elections, Politics
Mac starting to look like the dog and the bone, but more so for Bernie who loses Minister of Sports since Mac will get higher salary as Leader of the Opposition.
Too bad we don’t get to see one week of an Independent government, the opening speeches alone would have been worth the price of admission.
Strange but I always believed that Mac’s word and signature is worth less than taking a good crap in the bush…
Breaking News.
I have just been reliably informed that Baines will be the next premier.
This group of goons aren’t qualified to run a Junior Achievement company never mind a country! A motley crew of criminals, barely-literates, woman beaters, gambling addicts, wannabe-Jamaican, and otherwise unemployables. Mac should be forced to return to his previous career mowing lawns!
Government elections should be the choice of the majority of people selecting whom they want to govern our country…….not brokered in a back room among the least majority! Whst is going on.
Arden as premier….Lord have mercy!!!
Moses as deputy….this one sure won’t lead us to a land of milk and honey 🙁
Alden as speaker…..what the hell?
Juliana a minister…..Bracers get others fret
WHAT A FREAKING MESS…WE NEED THE QUEEN HERSELF TO SORT THIS ONE OUT.
All overweight middle aged men ……. promoting healthy lifestyles and addressing women’s issues likely to be forgotten for four years.
LOL LOL, this the bes one since election came and went
This is such a disappointing display of democracy! It is not the majority choosing our leaders! It is a few people making decisions for their own benefit…not for what is best for our country!
Didn’t tale long for Brac Facts on FB to morph into Blossom Truths did it? Mr. Manderson’s warning remains the same. Perhaps more time should be spent on accounting and less time on FB.
Laws should apply to candidates – cannot change what Term they were voted as to something else once they are elected. This is criminal to the voters.
Tara was allowed to change from last election
Shame! What mortgage – to think there are people who dont even have job opportunities to afford rent!
The most important post of Premier should be voted by the People of these islands. Not hostage taking and back door deals.
This may be a better way of stamping out the least to have the most (highest role) – And Term limits, especially as Premier.
Unfortunately although your intentions are good and well meant, they show a complete lack of understanding of our electoral/parliamentary system.
Why in hell don’t all of you sideline Politicians shut the hell up? And let the people that you put your trust into to elect do their job. How do you expect them to be able to make sound decisions with all of this preasure that you are putting on them? And last but not least if you all thought that you could and would do a better job. Why didn’t you toss your hat in the political ring? Instead of casting your vote for someone you don’t have any confidence in. Sorry but you can’t have it both ways!
An absolute abuse of democracy by independents.
This is a call to all voters for the independents to express your absolute disgust to your independent candidate, that they have used your vote against your wishes to place McKeeva and the CDP back in power when the country and the voters clearly showed NO support for the CDP. Now that the election is over, Candidates have no interest in respecting their supporters truthful wishes on how they expect their vote to be used and directed.
The Sad Reality; is the misuse and abuse of the independent vote supporting independents. Reckless independent candidates have now redirected and misused their own supporter’s vote to give power to McKeeva and the CDP which the country clearly sent a message of NO support to in the election. A minority now runs our country and has the power to destroy it as McKeeva will surely do. How truly naive and stupid you are letting your democratic right to have your vote misused by your candidate in this way to give us a CDP Govt, we did not vote for, do not want or ever need. Dr. Tomlinson shameful and disgraceful.
The person making out here is Dr T, you don’t think he’s supporting these guys for nothing do you, the PPM denied one of his new businesses with shetty hospital and his pharmacy company, he still wants to bring this product in and stands a chance of making even more millions.
Whatever he can do to put his people in power he will.
But unfortunately, us ignorant caymanians don’t see this.
Also CNS you may want to check with Dart, marl road, he’s just brought the Ritz! Deal soon finalised.
What we ignorant Caymanians know is that using money to put the wrong people in power out of spite and greedy self interests is not good for the country or us ignorant Caymanians as a whole. That is mckeewa’s mentality, help those who can help me, a mentality that MUST and WILL be done away with in the running of this country’s government.
You need to shut up about Dr. T. You wished you had just a tiny speck of his brains. You will never live to be as intelligent as him. We as caymanians are smart but you making us look dumb as you with your stupid comments. Please keep them to your self. you are such a dumb ass. Even to your fake name sounds stupid (we screwed bobo) you sound more like (honey bobo) get a life Dr. T is a genius he should have ran and shut you all up. Best surgeon on the islands he has the brains and he has what it takes our Dr. T. The best politician ever lived.
A leopard never changes its spots. No-one should be surprized at Bush for he has just shown us what we already know, that he has absolutely no honour or interest in what is best for our country, only what is best for his insecurities and his massive EGO. Children at play and this is what is expected.
4:30 PM. That is all foolishness. Bush did not play anybody. The real Player here is Tara Rivers. Tara is an Independent. What is she doing with PPM? Tara should be with INDEPENDENT to form the government and invite only one member from either PPM or CPD to join the Independents. This way we will have a government and all this bullshit would have ended. Tara please do your part, or come clean and declare if you are an Independent or are you a PPM in Independent clothing? Cut the shit now and lets fix this.
THIS foolishness about not or cannot work with each other has to stop. All of you need to work together for us. Your job is not about you, but about country. Praise the Lord that He has spared Marco from all this hiccups and shame.
Tara does not hold the cards. Once MAC in the equation she does NOT hold the cards.
I don’t support her but please stop blaming everything on the woman. The picture is bigger than her.
And ppl wonder where the younger generation learned it from.
Same mentalty about EMPLOYMENT & ENTITLEMENT
GROW UP or GET TO STEPPING ALL OF YOU…
I think the is another motive begind all of this delay in forming a new government.
Maybe they WANT the UK to step in. Then they could/would push for Indipendance. Just saying….
The independents still needed another resin besides Tara to make 10. So no, that’s not all they needed.
Did you not observe that Tara spent the last 4 years in a PPM cabinet? Did you not listen to the election campaign where every last one of the other 12 berated her initiatives and mocked her every single chance they got? They would not and did not give her credit or a compliment for one single thing she achieved or worked towards. It would seem obvious she would align with PPM over the independents. Now you want to use her because she is labeled as one of you. You can’t have it both ways friends. Tara – it’s called conviction not ego. Hold your ground for an arrangement that works best for Cayman not just the Independents party.
Perhaps you are confused into thinking that Independent is the name of a party. Once two or more of them get together with common purpose they are no longer Independent. Most people who thought that they were voting independent were actually voting for a brand new 2017 Tomlinson Extension Cord.
Tara Rivers appears to be the only independent out there, and I’m a George Town voter.
No one should have thought they were actually voting for an “independent” if they voted for anyone funded by Dr T. His funding was exposed (not voluntarily either!) before the election. Anyone that is funding someone is going to “call the shots” when the time comes. People were flat-out stupid if they thought otherwise.
The only good thing about this is there will be a new landfill in Boddentown by the end of the year. .
Why is that a good thing? I don’t live in BT and I don’t think the dump should be moved. What happens when that one gets just as big then they need to find another spot? Cayman is too small. BT is primarily residential other than the up and coming businesses – the town already needs a facelift putting the dump there will only make it less appealing.
Where it is now is mostly industrial (yes there are some residences there – but no where else on the island has that much industrial businesses – it would be best to put a waste to energy plant there and cap the current dump, an have a robust recycling program that is underpinned by law.
Is not a landfil, you guys can sure get the facts screwed up.
Call it what it is going to be a “recycling facility” and yes it should be in the outer district
Exactly! If everyone actually recycled there would be very little trash!
It will only happen if a select few benefit from the deal, which UDP style, will go to the highest bidder.
Some of us wish that the UK would piss off. We will deal with Mac and Alden in due course. The British need to deal with their own shit.
They pissed off in Jamaica which left nobody to control the corruption and ruin that has infected that country.
And recent arrivals from there are amongst those now infecting here with the same issues.
Um, I thought Jamaica CHOSE independence and Cayman CHOSE to remain with the UK?
I think you mean maybe three of you. History has shown everyone just how great you all are at dealing with ……anything.
Apparently, Dart is now the proud owner of Dr. T’s hospital and Dart already owned Alden & McKeeva, so there is only one winner here. Let me guess?
Mr Dart, how many sugars would you like in your coffee?
If I suck up and kiss your magnanimous butt, will you let me retain my Caymanian status?
You already own the media here.
I wonder why the Belize folk tossed you out?
There are no courageous people left in Cayman. Our God is money.
CTMH was purchased by a group of doctors. Dart?
Dart don’t own the hospital, know your facts before running off your mouth.
Your ignorance is overwhelming.
We wouldn’t be in this mess had PPM not continued their arrogance in public. Marco would probably have gotten in and and Kenneth too had they not run in the same district and maybe Wayne might still be there had he not sat too high in the clouds.
I don’t support either PPM nor CDP I voted for the best person in my district who happened to be independent. All boils down to arrogance and pride yet they want the school children to learn working with others and respect others but they can’t even get this together.
We’re in this mess because a certain demographic shuns contraception.
It also shuns marriage, and education, and anything European or North American.
Someone posted earlier that Alden was the deal maker, but it seems that Mr Bush is the real deal maker. Talk about being shrewd! He could not get his way with the Independents at first so we can reasonably surmise that he wanted to be Premier and they would not capitulate. So what does he do? He decides to go to the PPM and form the government. As if to say to the Independents, “You won’t give me what I want, then you will get nothing at all and I will still be part of the ruling government”. (And I might add to take a position that was most likely even less than what he was being offered by you).
Wise up Independents! He was so quick to abandon you to get his own way (even to the point of looking like he was willing to accept less than you were offering). What does that mean? He knew that you wanted to be the government so bad but he was willing to sacrifice ALL of you to get his own way. If he was willing to sacrifice you once, he will sacrifice you again when it suits his cause.
He played you (and it seems, the PPM too) like a fiddle. Now he gets what he really wanted all along – to be Premier. He obviously doesn’t really care about you, he just wants the power. Its time for some of you to wise up and join with the PPM and really show Mr Bush that you are not his pawns. “Turn around is fair play”.
I’m hopeful with Arden and Ezzard being apart of this government they would keep Mr. Bush on a “short leash”, after all at any given moment they can bring the government down. Interesting times are ahead, no more one party rule and I think that’s a good thing.
Not much luck with that. They are not sitting in cabinet.
They don’t have to be in cabinet to ensure proper governance for the Cayman Islands.
These honorable gentlemen have proven themselves as effective law makers, so I have all confidence they will call out the Premier or his ministers if the need arise.
Give this government a chance, and hopefully they can bring us all back to a time when 3 or 4 factions came together and worked for the betterment of these islands.
I say down with one party rule and my hope for 2021, is that even more independents are elected as this will force them all to work together, which is a good thing in my opinion.
Stupse. We have a party system. This is what happens with voting for so many independents. Days later still no government. What did we expect with this. Stupse stupsee. Pure foolishness.
Good! PPM is half out and No ONE WANTS Alden! Stay OUT!
WOW!!! Backdoor deals already. Dangerous man that!!
A bunch of chameleons ! This seems to be the character of this little island .Deals are made and then changed . The electorate voted and the results known. Poor Independents We all knew what happened . Take care to get what you like or you’ll be forced to like what you get .Looked at another way this oppurtunist did his usual ; the people of Cayman wandered about in a swoon for several days after receiving the unexpected news of victory by the star boys with nine victorious candidates .They lacked authority . Mr Bush said he’d never be in a government with the man from Bodden Town west.. This island deserves what it now has ; as ignorant as the electorate is regarding the one man one vote system;they believed all that was espoused by its introduction.As an on- looker I will say this: DEMOCRACY SUBSTITUES ELECTION BY THE INCOMPETENT MANY FOR APPOINTMENT BY THE CORRUPT FEW.
Walk good my friends.
Michangelo.
Huh?
The uncertainty and games played, after the Election results were know has shut the door on Independent candidates being elected in our next General Election. The days of deals being made behind the curtain are over, I for one will no longer vote for any candidate who can take my vote do as he likes with it. Thank God for the OMOV.
A national vote is what the country needs. Not OMOV.
Give the people one vote in each constituency, which will include the sister islands.
This system is fair and truly democratic. With a national voting system the people really have a voice.
Careful what you wish for. We could end up with clowns in all 19 seats and not even a worthwhile opposition.
Mac, David, Kenneth, Chris, Alva, Roy, Anthony, Capt. Eugene, Ezzard and Arden….these are the men that should govern the Cayman Islands!!!
I hope they updated the civil staff handbook to expressly forbid use of Government credit cards for personal “loans” and spending.
We civil servants always knew not to use government cards like Mac did.
We know Dart agenda is development. What is Dr.T’s?
He wants to get the same concessions as Health City. After he was denied given the obvious differences between the two hospitals, notably one is for profit and the other charitable, he hasbeen brewing his plan for revenge to get back at them. That’s why he so quickly intervened when the announcement of PPM/CDP was announced. There was no way he was going to sit back and let his glorious independents plan go unfruitful and be the laughing stock of Cayman again.
I think it is a bit late for this..He sold the hospital a long time ago..
You are delusional if you think Shetty hospital is charitable. Furthermore, Dr. T sold CTMH so why would he want concessions at this stage?
He wants to go for the big money. Namely stem cells and newest stuff on the block in medicine!!! Stop being naive!!! Dr. T is no fool. Govt shut him out because they did not want to deal with the ABORTION issue associated with this latest come uppance.
Now he is getting even!!!
Yi tink he easy.
No suh.
Revenge, it’s that childishly simple.
Is Dt. T not doing something illegal here ?? I thought there was a limit on what each candidate could spend on their respective campaign?? This was not a level playing field here, when candidates could be bought. If Dr. T wanted to inject himself in polotricks, then he should have run himself. He is responsible for this chaos. It is the beginning of a downfall for our beloved Cayman Islands. It is dangerous when one has more money than sense !!! Wave bye-bye to the investors !!
Dr T wants to shut down Shetty, that’s his motivation here. He’s losing too much money because they’re doing so well. Money is a big motivation!
Does he really have to screw the entire country in the process???
Mac brought Shetty here and changed our laws for him to set up. I don’t know why Dr. T would think a government led by Mac would make competing with Shetty, who has a superior hospital, any easier. If I had as much money as Dr. T, I would sit in my house, not blow it trying to manipulate my fellow citizens (who I want as patients, people I’m supposed to take care of who are meant to trust me). Who wants to go to Chrissie Tomlinson now and pay back his political debts for him? Anybody? No? Faulty, arrogant thinking. This was a bad move for Dr. T and he must not be allowed to take us down with him.
Maybe he can’t control the dogs he fed now.
It appears he sold his hospital sometime ago…see the new sign called Doctors Hospital now
He no longer owns his hospital..Sold it months ago..
I really thinks that Alden should learn how to play chess , I think that the world champion is on the Islands or coming soon . But it was pretty poor of Alden to let Mac slip his King by .
Alden is playing chess with an entire country as his board and we the people are all his pawns.
His arrogancy and need to be in power has once again put the country in a tailspin.
He played two rooks against each other and the country lost one of their best politicians.
He tried to appoint himself as premier, then the white king flexed his medical muscles and all hell break lose.
Then the islands spins and spins, now the king of the east rides in with his knights and the pawns are left in darkness searching for a glimmer of light.
Oh! how I wish this was all in the movies.
Hello everyone…
I must say I believe this a much better move for the island. We should remember that our island is a small one and our rights as people.. ( Christian people) is being infringe on. Our society is not use to see gay men walking around holding hands.. What I would tell my young son, when he see’ s a wedding set up and two male persons holding hands.
It is not the norm for our small scoeity and while I understand that they have their rights too.. they must remember it’s our way of life, we are indigenous people of the island, we are the ones with historical ties to the island.
I believe under a ppm lead gov’t this would have happened. I should point out that I’m not in anyway discriminating against Gay/lgbt community, but if we were to give absolute rights, we would be changing the principles that we ( indigenous) people have grown up on.
This is not to offend anyone, but our way of life as people is in danger to becoming extinct, so or later, history about the Cayman islands and it’s people won’t be thought anymore ..
Looka bobo.. see you later ..
A gay marriage is the only thing that could keep that bunch of “independents” together
What do you tell your son when you hear stories about men fathering multiple kids with multiple women, and not looking after any of them, or domestic abuse? Think Cayman society has greater problems than two people who love each other making a binding commitment, irrespective of their gender.
Your Island also has a history of slavery. Is it time to bring that back too?
The entire world has a history of slavery. No points there.
On another note…jotnar has given the poster much to think about.
Ah, you love to twist truth. Truth will judge us all.
Of course you’re not “discriminating in any way against the gay LGBT community”. How could we ever think that? What a hidjut you must be.
That person has their opinion as much as you do and entitled to share it as much as you. Equally you can be looked on as an equal hidjut….
Stop expecting everyone to agree with the same ideals as you.
Ok bobo, you’re a hidjut too.
How is Mas\c going to serve both Dart and Tomlinson? He will have two masters.
So much for independents making better decisions.
JESUS said: “You can’t serve GOD & mamon; …you can’t serve two masters for you will love the one & hate the other or you will hold to the one & despise the other…”
Bush will find a way ‘cos his hands is clean and his hear are pure, or so he says.
For sake of country. Please Alden do something /anything I really don’t know what Dr. T agenda is and I am afraid to know.
You imbecile. You don’t even know what alden’s plan is! Or. What he has accomplished so far toward that said plan!
Drinking that kool-aid…ignorance is bliss.
Alden spent four years doing nothing, what makes you think he can do anything now?
You mean 4 years without direct handouts. That’s what you mean by nothing. This election is just another confirmation that there is a large voting block of people who think the best candidates are those that throw some mortgage payments their way.
So then the Standards in Public Life law will never see the light of day and we can expect the repeal of the Anti-Corruption Law in the first 30 days
Remind me what the ACC have done so far since appointed. Zilch.
Heard at the end of the gathering – Let’s get started with our new government, the Minister of Finance will now pass out 2 of no ask no tell government credit cards to each of us and then we will go to the GAB and find out which contracts we can skim from …
Great JOB keep this one for now NO PPM NO PPM NO PPM
Thank you Dr. T! Great move independents! Never PPM!
What is wrong with you?!
No brain obviously. BIG problem.
One picture is worth 10,000 words.
SELL! SELL! SELL!
and jurisdiction shopping begins in 3, 2, 1 …
Brac Facts on Facebook should really be careful what they publish. After all Mr. Manderson sent out a warning to all civil servants and public servants. This would include people who work for government companies (i.e. Turtle Farm of CAYMAN AIRWAYS)
And who told you we are civil servants ?
The correct is public servant because your employer is not central government 🙂
I am all politricked out.
I heard that the iguanas are revolting and have formed a coalition with the chickens to screw over the lion fish.
As part of the deal, all the turtles will be repatriated and the GMO mozzies will continue in the opposition as the national irritants.
Just another sandy hill/catron fabrication.
Better mac than alden
What’s the fastest way to put a cork back in a champagne bottle, Alden?
What a MESS again.
McKeeva is easily the most cunning and slippery politician there is. That deal with Alden was too one-sided and should never have been believed in the first place. Alden was set up. CDP helps the PPM to form government and Mac get speaker (a nothing role) and they do not at least get a ministry for Bernie. That did not make sense. Alden and Mac are not only arch-rivals but Alden played a pivotal role in bringing McKeeva down in 2012, plus I believe he has McKeeva in court on a libel charge. Alden – you should have formed the government within an hour of the final results being announced. You are the incumbent party, you won 7 plus 1 = 8 seats, 8 independents, and CDP 3. You were firmly in the driver’s seat. Independents are not a party, albeit that some of them may have associations with each other. Alden – you had 3 vacant ministerial seats and only need 2 independents to form the Government. No disrespect but you don’t seem to understand politics very well. It is still not too ate. No one wants McKeeva running anything in Cayman, and they must be 2 independents who can still join with you to form the government and still retain their ‘independent’ status; Tara did it successfully. Alden – you need to have someone assisting you here. Another mistake is that your statement suggests that you have capitulated, for the good of the country you can’t. No more comments to the media until you get the 2 you need, I suggest it will not be that difficult to find 3 (not the bare 2) independents who can see the benefit in keeping the incumbent government continuing as part of a coalition vs the group of them with a gangsta leader!
Alden was fooled by Mac. Alden is power hungry and Mac knows about it. Also that is why Alden deliberately set up the trap to bring down the best minister in PPM Govt. Marco Archer.
Whether you agree with the comment or not it is true what 4:24 said. Even those in PPM camp think so but they’re such Alden Bots that the same pride and arrogance that man is made of has permeated into the followers of PPM (some not majority) the man set a trap where now the best talent in the party got Boofed! (Marco).
You die hard PPM supporters will NEVER SAY IT OUTLOUD only amongst yourselves but you know darn well that’s as true as our sands are white!
Truth is hard to swallow. Thumbs down lol… the more you thumbs down remember “truth hurts”
While I’m concerned about the in experience of some of the independent candidates to form the government, one cannot ignore the fact that there is something seriously wrong with the PPM. I am curious as to why so many PPM candidates over the years left the movement on their own volition. These are some of those who were a part of the PPM. Arden McLean, Charles Clifford,Oswald Rankine, Anthony Eden,Alva Suckoo, Kenneth Bryan, (Kurt Tibbets retire) Alfonso Wright. Was this because of ego?
To :Tellme ;Charles Clifford,Alphonso Wright, were not re-elected;Oswald Rankine was not elected; Anthony Eden because of religious reasons; Kenneth Bryan because he broke the law; Arden McLean and Alva Suckoo because they were power hungry and wanted his job. I hope that answers your question.
I think it was their own ego that caused them to leave PPM. I suppose one does not leave the so called CDP as it is a “Worship of McKeeva” cult.
This looks like a wanted poster for the dirty dozen (some not pictured)
Apparently, there will be an extra delivery of Mycoxadrupin to help these people.
lol button where are you?
Lol
We don’t want Mac or Alden !
Hold up people! Alden Ezzard and Arden is meeting right now as I type this. Maybe it’s not finish yet!!
They need hurry with one. The island clearly said no more Mac.
West Bay clearly said yes to Mac
yea, west bay ain’t the whole island
Did you see their choices?
At first I could not believe this but after eating breakfast this could be one of the greatest things to happen to us.
We all know that he needs the votes of Arden and Miller to pass anything in the house, therefore each bill will have to meet the criteria of transparency of those independents.
So in closing he is the stooge pigeon for this government. No power
So let’s review this! INDS = 9 CDP = 3 PPM = 7. Who has the most negotiating power?
If 9> 7 and 7>3 then how come 3 Become > than 9 or 7?
Ans = Big Mac is equivalent to 7 so 7 +3 =10 and 10> 9 or 7
Wrong Bush Master, CDP 3, PPM & associate 8, , Independents 8. Until Tara officially divorces herself from PPM she is still a part of that Group (just not signed up as a party member).
The Premier was the one who opened up the McKeeva,s pandora box when he signed with him amid the popping of champagne corks. It was ok when it benefitted him but now ii is wrong. He and his ppm alternative facts (fax) machine needs to be recalibrated. As the worlds renowned statesman he should have invited some of the Independents to come join his government but because of selfishness he could not do that. He should now wish them the best and offer any assistance that he can on behalf of the country instead of wringing his hands and hoping for gloom and doom. Whatever the final outcome I pray God’s blessings on whoever are sworn in and on our beloved isles Cayman.
This may be true…but we need to look further than who started this and strategically think which persons are best to form the Govt. That will no doubt require all concerned to put aside ego and false pride. And remember the voters clearly voted for Independents and Progressives…not for CDP!
The UK government has raised the Cayman Islands terror threat level to “critical”