Politicians deliver video messages for Christmas

| 21/12/2018 | 35 Comments
Cayman News Service

Premeir Alden McLaughlin delivers his Christmas message

(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin said that Christmas was not just a time to celebrate the birth of Christ but to celebrate each other and the accomplishments of the year, as well as a time to rest and rejuvenate for the year ahead, as he joined the other elected members as they expressed their Christmas messages to their constituents on video. Opposition Leader Ezzard Miller urged the community to remember those on society’s margins, the jobless, the sick and those struggling to make ends meet, as well as those who are far from home and their families.

House Speaker McKeeva Bush said that he saw the Christmas miracle as a message of hope and urged people to be grateful for friends and family as well our free country.

See all of the elected officials deliver their messages on CIGTV

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  1. Anonymous says:

    If the tally of Cayman Exempt Companies is 90,000, and the number of Investment Funds is 10,900, then 79,100 are holding companies that fall into scope under BEPS/CIGA and will have to close or make other plans by July 2019…how many will be ramping up a full office presence in the Cayman Islands? Maybe a handful? CIG 2019 company fee revenue should be expected to be down approx $63mln, plus drop in permit fees, and company administration business down >$126.5mln lowering forecast 2019 GDP about 4%.

  2. Anonymous says:

    beatlejuice!?

  3. Anonymous says:

    And McKeeva Bush warned cockroaches not to get into a rooster fight!

  4. Chet Oswald Ebanks says:

    Really, A leader. How about you start promoting CaymanKind Mr. McLaughlin and start helping those of us unemployed CAYMANIANS get jobs. Like you and they rest of your so called Unity GOVERNMENT promised. And assist those of us in need for the 3 basic HUMANHU RIGHTS afforded. Proper housing, food, insurance. You are a total joke, never cared for your own people and never will. Try this for the coming new year. Give all thist useless, gossiping staff at the NAU and Ministry Of Community Affairs their walking papers. And put in place proper checks and balances, so that those of us CAYMANIANS, who really need assistance can get it. No instead I had to go and request my pension to live. While you and your so called Unity GOVERNMENT (JOKERS), fly around the world wasting our money.

    Mr. Alden McLaughlin charity begins at home, not in the amount of revenue and granted work permits. STOP importing slave labour into my country. A fed up and disgusted unemployed Caymanian. Oh and by the way do a clean up of that useless NWDA too for the coming new year. So that we unemployed CAYMANIANS can get back to work, instead of depleting our pwnPENS accounts to live daily, before we have to retire. A BUNCH OF SO CALLED POLLY TRICIANS. Do you darn jobs for once.

    Thank you,

    Chet Oswald Ebanks.

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  5. Anonymous says:

    Sir, when you outright lie to people, they are bound to lose respect after a while. The Beneficial Ownership register was to remain a private register, now we hear that it will be public by 2023. Lies and more lies.

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    • Anonymous says:

      Truthfully, there won’t be many Cayman Islands Exempt Holding Companies beyond July 2019, so what does it matter? About 79,000 exempt companies are on the chopping block in the next 7 months. #realitycheck

  6. Anonymous says:

    Christmas is indeed a special time of the year but through the hell of a year its been for many the last thing we want to hear is a scripted message from some of these representatives. And let me not start on the garbage the Premier spit out…. Sir you are truly fake and have done a great job over the years pretending to care about your people…. sad that the truth can no longer hide! The people truly wish for better, different leadership in the new year and beyond…. someone that genuinely cares and is real! #prayingforcayman

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  7. Pastor Alfredo says:

    I just watched Alden McLaughlin’s video. It’s like being wished a Happy Christmas by the love child of Steven Hawking and Davros out of Doctor Who. I can’t believe someone at CIG has managed to find the last working commodore 64 in the world to produce the video graphics on. Truly cutting edge stuff. In 1986.

    Pastor Alfredo

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  8. Anonymous says:

    Why do people try to pretend to be something they are not? Pass me the Listerine, I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.

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  9. Anonymous says:

    waffle.

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  10. Anonymous says:

    I imagine these are like the dozens of DoT promotional videos released in a vacuum and published blindly on obscure ministry websites – they cost us hundreds of thousands and get <50 views. I’m not going to waste a minute of my life searching for more hot air from truth-obscuring bozos. Time longer than rope for all of that business. Sign the petition.

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  11. Cayman Poltergeist says:

    Even Daffy Duck knows when to hush??unfortunately our dear leader and his Unity political sluts don’t and constantly waffle on whilst our beautiful little island is soldout and destroyed right underneath our feet like they care about Cayman?? Merry Christmas Cayman May we have new leadership in the New year!

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  12. The Puritan says:

    Our godless false prophets worshipping themselves again pontificating how great thou are ,yet they sell their souls and prostitute our hopes and dreams for their materialistic desires and debauchry with our money. Please hush dear leader let us at least drink our ale and suffer in peace eh mann???

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  13. Anonymous says:

    Take your speech Alden and you know where to put it.

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  14. Anonymous says:

    as the bible says…pray for the politicans

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  15. Anonymous says:

    lol they following kenneth

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  16. Anonymous says:

    216…Hello
    It is Christmas so please no bah humbug from you.
    These are our leaders and it is standard protocol for all leaders to address their nations.
    Thank you David for your sentiments on your faith. We too in our household are Christian and join you in your warm greetings and how great that you let God take control of your life.
    With the culture chewing up and spitting out our youth and culture let us all pray for Cayman, leaders and all citizens.
    Let us all strive to be good citizens that give back to our country and set good examples to those around us.
    216 you are not perfect and neither are our leaders. Pray for them please.

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    • Anonymous says:

      Except this isn’t a nation it is a 2×4 island owned by th UK and our politicians are certainly not leaders

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  17. Anonymous says:

    I think these messages might be ‘commercially sensitive’, best keep it a secret like they do with all the other major impact stuff

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  18. David Shibli says:

    Christmas is for everyone. Jesus the Christ, the Son of the Living God shed His Divinity to walk among us as one of us.
    He felt our pain and our frustration especially with the religious and government communities.
    Even today, organised religion and government quenches His message of selfless humility.
    Just to prove that He wasn’t blowing smoke, He allowed Himself to be handled dishonestly and unrighteously by fallible mankind.
    It is time for everyone to re-evaluate what they will do with Jesus, the Christ. For me, He lives in my heart. I love Him and will always do so.
    He saved me from so much and he has taught me the value of truth and service.
    I am not perfect by any means, but I know that God is merciful to those that seek Him.
    To our politicians and theologians, I am not asking for a theocracy, but just a society where truth is valued and we do unto others as we would have them do unto us.

    Merry Christmas to all the folk in the Cayman Islands.
    Sincerely,

    David

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    • Anonymous says:

      Do have a great Festivus David.

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    • Anonymous says:

      I’m sorry but going around telling everybody a 2000 year old hippie lives inside your heart is crazy but none the less hilarious. Thanks for the laugh I really that. Have a good Xmas everybody.

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      • Anonymous says:

        Maybe crazy to you but not millions of others. Have some respect and feel free not to celebrate Christmas.

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        • Anonymous says:

          I didn’t intentionally disrespect you or anybody else. Sorry if I did. It’s still funny that you think a hippie who lived two millennium ago is somehow squatting in your heart. I’m just saying it was funny and thanks for the laugh. Sorry for saying it is crazy, but hey it really is.

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          • Anonymous says:

            I am not offended. I am not a Christian, but I do not think they are crazy. Yes you might think it is funny to name call, but so would anyone with a mental age of ten.

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      • David Shibli says:

        I am really sorry that you feel this way.
        David

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        • Anonymous says:

          Don’t feel sorry it was a good laugh David. Like I said it was funny and I enjoyed reading what you wrote. Have a wonderful Xmas and happy new year.

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  19. Anonymous says:

    These glorified district councilors really ought to keep their opinions to themselves

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