Minister accused of ‘dodging’ CAL chairman
(CNS): In his resignation letter from the position of board chairman of Cayman Airways, Jude Scott accused Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan of avoiding him, instructing other directors without his knowledge and ignoring a number of critical and pressing issues relating to the future of the flag carrier while pursuing other policies that could be devastating for Cayman’s tourism sector.
CNS has received a copy of Scott’s 22 August letter from trusted sources following the revelation last week that he had quit. Leaving no doubt about the rift between Bryan and Scott, who was appointed by Cabinet just a year ago, the four-page letter sets out in detail several concerns that the departing chairman has about the policy direction the minister is taking and the things he is ignoring.
“In spite of making myself available, whether it is due to your other duties or otherwise, I have found it increasingly difficult to get access to you,” Scott wrote. “You have sought to instruct other members of the board without my knowledge and you have announced policies such as ‘dual destination’ tourism without engaging myself and the full board to consider and advise on the possible implications.”
Scott raised significant concerns about this potential new policy for Cayman to partner with Jamaica with regard to tourism and described it as a policy that is likely to have “a devastating result for Cayman’s tourism while primarily benefiting other countries”, noting that Cayman Airways is underwritten by the Cayman taxpayer to support Cayman’s interests.
But as well as accusing Bryan of pursuing a policy that Scott advised would decrease the number of nights visitors stay in the Cayman Islands without any certainty of increasing numbers per head, he outlined various issues that need the minister’s “urgent” attention that he has failed to address while ignoring proposed policies, such as collaborating with other government entities like Invest Cayman to attract new business.
Scott accused Bryan of neglecting the approval of funds the airline needs under the Public Authorities Act to compensate staff that so far have not been given the cost of living allowance that has been given to civil servants and other public sector workers. He wrote that the government “may not be delivering on its responsibilities and legal obligation” to pay the staff.
Scott also set out a catalogue of concerns about the situation relating to the unlicensed aerodrome on Little Cayman, which he said is putting the route at risk. The Edward Bodden Airfield is partly on private land that government leases but that lease has expired.
In addition, he said, CAL has to repeatedly apply for temporary waivers to fly there. He noted the limited capacity of the Twin Otter aircraft and the need for a third plane, given that it is the only aircraft that can land on the airstrip, as well as the government’s failure to appoint a formal aerodrome operator, all of which add to the challenges for this important domestic services.
Scott wrote that, despite his efforts and the urgency of some of the issues that haven’t been addressed, he has not been able to engage with Bryan, so he has no choice but to resign.
CNS has contacted the minister for comment about Scott’s concerns and we are awaiting a response.
Following the revelation last week that Scott had resigned amid some serious policy concerns, Bryan’s first public comment was to thank him for his “leadership” and guidance as well as “his insights and dedication”, which the letter clearly implies were all ignored.
Since Scott’s resignation, Deputy Chairman John-Paul Clarke has been acting as chairman and the ministry is expected to appoint a new chairperson shortly.
See Scott’s full letter in the CNS Library.
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Dearest 803am i hear you but the fact is Kenny B only qualification for his current job is an 8 months stint in her majesty prison for selling drugs to an undercover officer at Next level night club. Joseph Woods nor Jude Scott has no such distinctions. Saying that Mr Bryans apparent arrogance indicates he has learnt little or nothing from his life experiences including self respect for himself and others.
49 days he spent there….. XXXX….Operationtake down 5 miniscule club dealers whilst 50 kilos of coke goes missing on 2 separate occasions from the police vault I side Central Police Station and nothing….he moved on from it, most don’t…. There’s bigger criminals in our LA… Unnah pointing out the equivalent of soneone who has party favours at a rave whilst Pablo et Al carry on right under our noses….
If you read his letter, Jude spends half of it telling Kenny how great Jude is. Just because he can’t find the time to see you Judy, doesn’t mean you can’t go ahead and get everything in place to be fixed and working harder to do so despite being ignored and you’re feeling lonely
Little Cayman: truth is, it doesn’t unquestionably need an airport. There are plenty of archipelago’s that use boats between nearby Islands.. one of the Bahamas most popular Islands is only accessible after hopping over to a nearby Island runway and then boating in…we could get rid of the Twin Otters completely, let Little Cayman build a workable marina/landing and utilize the Brac runway and increase service there. Tourists would absolutely love the switch from air to boat by private and public ferry taxi, it happens all over the world and the Caribbean…the few mega wealthy recluses on LC can use their helicopters if they want to fly in. And the Police chopper can still be called for emergency airlift.
InvestCayman – they and any other private/quango entity can’t organize these charters and conferences without Kenny B? Wow. Ok Jude…most people will tell you that it’s easier to organize things without Govt departments than with.
Dual Destination – yep, 10 visitors with 2 nights is 20 nights and 5 for 7 nights is 35 nights…but 10 visitors might tell a lot more people about Cayman than 5 visitors do, right? At least agree that you’re not 100% sound here on the rationale.
Getting access to anyone on this Island is as easy as calling your mate who works with your mate and knows where he’s drinking or playing domino’s.
Jude wanted out, no shame in that. But go with humility, hey Jude? And as for Kenny B, making yourself available is kinda important. More so than being on the radio all the time talking about it.
8:03 am Obviously written by someone who has no idea of the average ocean condition between Brac and LC. Just to help you out, an average day between Brac and LC the sea state is roughly equivalent to a very bad day in the North Sound.
So right. He doesn’t have a clue..
Pure verbal diarrhea.
Have you spent even 5 seconds in tourism?
CAL cannot do certain things without Min approval. They cannot innact policy changes like the pay increases without CIG approval.
I sense a lot of elderly people aren’t happy with this idea!
The real problem with this PACT government it has way too many outside dubious influences running and advising it especially previous Jamaican and local political advisors and strategist and sponsors from the UDP / CDP it’s former leader now speaker Bush its former UDP chairwoman and her political nincompoops who are trying to influence political and socio economic outcomes in modern Cayman.The truth is they are long past their prime and are clearly no longer relevant in Cayman and so is their self serving style of garrison political leadership and advice and their ignorant political appointees like Kenneth Bryan are an embarrassment and a clear and present danger and threat to these island’s economic stability.The remaining are just lightweight ppm Hegemony players looking a paycheck and sorting out favors for wealthy friends and political supporters and family how sad for Cayman. The truth in fact is Cayman lacks real political maturity in it’s representatives and representation in such beautiful little Islands we call home.
Kenneth Bryan is McKeeva part 2. Really stupid, ignorant, arrogant, narcissistic and a threat to Cayman!!! Even more worrying though, his his good chance of being re-elected for many terms to come, with support of clueless people. Very disappointed in Wayne to have this kind of person in his team.
PACT isn’t Wayne’s “team” and that is the problem.
I don’t know how Wayne lives with himself when he looks in the mirror. He sold out to be Premier and has yet to accomplish anything he wanted to do…
That is why this notion about “independents working together” is a bunch of nonsense. No cohesive plan or goals.
One man one vote was a mistake. It stopped McKeeva, but it gave us Wayne and Kenny. And we are going to be stuck with seeing Kenny wink and smirk at us on TV. We can turn the TV off but we will still see him on obnoxious and illegal billboards around town.
I won’t waste a vote on any independent. It’s not worth it.
Just remember….we lost Marco for a convicted drug dealer
Alden set him up. Marco’s arrogance and ego pushed him to walk right into it.
This whole government is laughable. We must look very poor on a global scale. Can we please get some new blood in here? Sad, just sad.
Sorry to burst your global bubble but no-one outside of these 3 islands really gives a toss about Cayman or even knows where it really is.
The new blood bit I heartily agree with. Let status holders run for office. Most of these people are better educated, more wordly wise and have clear morals and ethical standards than the current bunch of self-serving individuals.
His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, CBE, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular doffs his cap to their corruption.
Sorry to burst your arrogance, but Cayman is a well known financial services centre and those who do business with us care very much about political stability and having people like Kenny B. at the helm of anything in elected government and saying/doing stupid things has the potential to make the international news – which isn’t a good look. Better he keep his stupid mouth shut and just ride the gravy train.
Nope. Caymanians. People can buy Caymanian status but have residency all over the world.
We want people with REAL vested interest here not just a home they can sell and leave.
We will never allow status holders to run for office. You are not Caymanian and never will be.
Then put up with the puddle (because it’s not and never will be a pool) of ‘talent’ to choose from.
Just remember Marco lost because he showed his true colors with his comments in public radio just before the election. Arrogant beings are not neccesary in our Parliament either. Get ma drift.
Can someone tell me his qualifications to run an airline.
I would say you’ve probably come to the right place with an extensive audience, so my guess would be if no one responds there probably aren’t any
OR….
OR….
We think the question so stupid that it shows EXACTLY how much you know.
Read up on Jude before opening your mouth.
Why is it that children of Caymanians who gained status can’t run for office? I was born and raised here and because my parents are originally from somewhere else, I can’t run, in my own country. There are a lot of Caymanians in my position and it makes us feel as though we aren’t really Caymanians. This is why the same men and women take office. We need new blood!!
Born here 1980 and 42yrs later i can obtain employment without a permit, vote, get my stamp duty waived on first piece of property I bought, go to Northward and remain here after my sentence unless its serious and end up getting my status revoked… Which could also happen if I say the wrong thing to someone like the truth and they don’t like it…invested everything in this place cause its home…have kids who are generational Caymanian now… more qualifications than Quaker got Oats.. 15yrs of representing Cayman internationally at rugby…a world record under Cayman..turtle stew and marinated Kunk I make better than most… Can dive a Kunk unlike the entire LA to list a few… . but can’t represent this country as a leader and get shit done….
Dats Cayman for ya Bobo.
Dats embellishment bobo
Your status can only be revoked if you commit a felony. What you should be worried about are the thousands of McKeeva grants of status to people (who then brought as many children as they could to claim their own) to get status too.
Status grants by cabinet are NOT revocable. I really thought that would be the end of Mckeeva Bush having sold our birthright away but the fools just keep voting him back in for a little $25 here & there, a fridge or their “light bill” paid or a driveway paved. They cannot see they are no better off three generations later!
For clarification, I am not talking about the many deserving people who were granted status at the same time (who were entitled to it and should have been granted it years before). They were just used in the process to muddy the waters.
His status can not be revoked if he received under section 29, as it’s acknowledgment of right of being Caymanian
Pretty sure status can be revoked if person doesn’t take the next step and become naturalized…..and our Govt can do whatever the F they want…if no one sees that then I don’t know what else to say.
Actually there is a legal argument that you should be allowed to run for office, if you are an individual who received your confirmation under section 29
Love all that you’ve done to be part of the culture now you just need to learn how to spell Conch and you’re all set!
It is being spelled phonetically dingdong. And when I read it, I could hear a faint Caymanian accent because I am saying it like they do.
Don’t tell me you have never had a conversation with a Caymanian speaking patois!? It is the local dialect.
not true, you are entitled to be a Candidate. You were born both a BOTC and British Citizen at birth. I guessing you received your acknowledgement as being Caymanian under section 29, so that means you have resided on Island since birth. There is nothing legally that bars you from being a Candidate.
Ignorance is bliss. Obviously you haven’t worked in an offshore business .
Ironically, he has.
It’s conch – not kunk.
Yep the book says conch, people pronounce it wrong but I have spelt it how I grew up pronouncing it…whats next, telling me 42elewenteen isnt a real number….
Correct me if I am wrong pls. Does not the USA have a similar policy? Like the only except is a military base?
You can. Where in the constitution does it say you can’t
Can’t in the US. I don’t know about any other country
In the US it’s only the President and VP that are protected I believe. Plenty of non-born US citizens in Congress.
Our mlas are our presidents as our governor is appointed.
Where are you getting this from? You can’t run for President In the US unless you are born there, but that’s about the only limitation of any vague relevance here.
Not that your comment is relevant at all to Cayman but you have to be born in the USA to be the President. You don’t have to be born there to hold other elected offices.
And it doesn’t matter whether your parents are citizens or not.
Why does it matter. Its how WE chose to do it. Don’t like it? Leave then. This is the separating line. This is all we know. We have no choice really.
Why people always go abroad to change abroad to back home??? Stay ya backside there and leave us. Bobo that. Hear one little catch phrase think you got roots.
Because every post in Government will be filled with “Jamaican-kind”.
Getting there slowly, or not so slowly.
Instead of which, those same people vote for politicians like Minister Bryan
Stop the rubbish now. This is about Cayman. If you keep pointing fingers, ntn will ever change in this place. I guess we should also be blaming our inflation, poor housing solutions, traffic congestion, and the George Town dump situation on Jamaica too. My gosh man! What are we willing to do to save our islands? We can’t blame Jamaica forever and honestly it’s becoming annoying.
There be a class of Caymanians enabling the gentrification of the islands
Good thing
And a class enabling the opposite!
Power. That is why. Also Caymanian ethnosuperiority.
Yes, that needs to change for sure. If you were born here and still reside here, then you are Caymanian.
It is the law and designed this way deliberately to control things.
Most new Caymanians especially those that were made rich and successful by the infrastructure they found here in financial services and development industries to name a few do not see Caymanians particularly Caymanians of color as equals. It is clear that most new Caymanians have no respect for generational Caymanians our heritage our history and our ways. We know what is said but more importantly see how new comers behave towards us and the overt discrimination goes unchecked.
We cannot allow new citizens to overrun us and ignore the multi-generational Caymanians and our families or self appointed traditional Caymanian merchant class. This will not become a new Fiji. Political control is the only thing we have left and will fight to maintain it.
New Caymanians have options the majority of multi-generational Caymanians only have Cayman to call home.
Is that true? Every multigenerational Caymanian I know has a UK or US passport too.
It is a total nonsense that all Caymanians, irrespective of birthplace, cannot run for election, a restriction that remains in place for the sole purpose of protecting the electoral prospects of the incumbents.
It simply doesn’t fly to suggest that non-native born Caymanians are in some way of questionable loyalty- that is at most a straw man, and in any event should be a question for the electorate to determine. The purported concern is rather at odds with an existing system in which one recent MLA actually pledged his allegiance to a foreign state prior to commencing service in its military.
If the incumbents were confident that they would prevail in the face of competition at the ballot box by all Caymanians, this rule would have been abandoned long ago. That it has not been speaks volumes.
Because you’re not Caymanian, you’re ’Driftwood’ 🙄
Because the current system limits competition and allows the usual candidates to be recycled. it’s time to change the rules on who can run for office to allow for new blood to enter the arena. No doubt this will not be done because the lawmakers don’t want to change a system that benefits themselves ( but not the country).
Is it not the case that if your parents were granted Caymanian status before you were born, you are Caymanian by birthright and you can run for office?
Yes!!
Factual incorrect, If you were born Caymanian it does not matter where your parents were born. For to be born Caymanian, your parents had to be Caymanian at the of your birth and domiciled in the Islands
Honestly the Cayman Islands needs quality leaders men and women to set examples for the next generation to feel proud and to be a Caymanian. These are some sad days for Cayman and I hope we have some people like Jude and Joey step up to the plate in the next elections.
“People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built” unfortunately, this guy left the stable a long while back.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Joey? Joey who? You can’t mean that Joey?
Or worse, Joey snort.
Ms. ER (she/he or mérquenqui) most if what you said huh made some logical sense but nah . We been in for sad days long before you even thought about it. It will definitely be much more sad if you re-elect people who are concessionary freaks and will give away our last dollar to developers just to be part of a select clique and whatever else .
Kenneth Bryan is completely unqualified and far too full of himself (loves to hear himself talk. On the other hand Jude Scott is a professional and accomplished gentleman. We really do need to find a way to elect better persons to public office as there are too many just like kenneth, McKeeva, John John and others, who are there only for themselves!
Bryan is not fit to run a lemonade stand, apologies for the lemonade folks .
Why don’t someone form a committee to push for a referendum so that the people can change this “Garrison” style of elections to a “National Vote”, thereby allowing the voting public to vote for whoever they see fit, regardless of the district. It is only then that the elected would have to show accountability.
Why don’t you?
It is sad to see someone of Mr. Jude Scott’s abilities to leave the Board because of a politician who is in way over his head.
The so called honourable Minister needs to realize his arrogance has only increased since he became part of the majority.
While i do not agree with many things about the previous tourism minister, he didnt have people resigning from lack of access. To Mr. Mo$e$ i give you credit for being accessible but question your perceived conflict of interest
I wonder how many contributors on this forum have actually read and understpod what was said in that letter of resignation?
The dominant issue seems to be that the requested funding did not come through which is not surprising given the amount of extraordinary expenses the Government has been dealing with recently.
The Little Cayman situation is mostly a CAA & Government issue not the CAL board
Beyond all that I see the letter writers Ego being quite visible.
Unfortunately, it appears that you are amongst those who may have read it, but failed to understand it.
We have really created an embarrassment for this country! All the members with brains and education are just about gone and we are left with PACT. Honestly this is so embarrassing. We had brainy members like Tara, Winston, Alva, CG, Mark, who sadly didn’t play politics well enough to survive because that’s all it is! A political game, nothing to do with ability or suitability. Sad sad day!
The problem is like the US, PACT played on Caymanian fears promising a government for the people but they failed to say a government who will mess us up so there would be nothing to give the people.
KB too busy kissing up to Miss Cayman Universe to do his damn job of meeting with one of his major stakeholders.
PACT needs to go. Caymanians needs to realise you need COMPETENT people doing jobs. I wouldn’t trust KB to sweap my yard.
So Wayne, has being premier really been worth having this clown as a minister?
They are as bad as each other. Cayman Airways serves no purpose other than to boost egos and waste taxpayers money. Bin it and let the commercial airlines in. No democratic sovereign countries have their own airlines and certainly none with a population of under 100,000!!
Fire ALL of the CAL leadership team now they are a complete waste of space and money
Nope. But that’s why Bermuda, Barbados, and many other small islands PAY American Airlines to fly into their country.
Wrong.
Bermuda destroyed its tourism product decades ago. They had no choice.
Barbados doesn’t pay for airlift. They get more than enough out of the UK with BA, Virgin and others flying in jumbos multiple times per week.
No country in the Caribbean pays anywhere near what we waste on KX every year.
Any country that doesn’t pay for airlift is subject to the whims of the airlines. That means they will cancel flights that do not have sufficient capacity to make it profitable for the airlines. So if you want your people and tourist to have confirmed flight times you pay the money or else.
Here is an excerpt from an online Bermuda newspaper showing the number of flights will reduce from 260 to 188 from August to September. https://www.royalgazette.com/tourism/news/article/20220820/skyport-announces-changes-to-some-flight-schedules/
Skyport now runs their airport and will for the next 30 years, keeping all the profits, since they financed the building of the airport. Any shortfall in projected revenue to Skyport is paid by the Bermuda government. So far, that is about $50 million. https://www.royalgazette.com/politics/news/article/20220719/skyport-paid-more-than-3m-under-guarantee-scheme-total-now-almost-50m/
I am not happy with Cayman Airways losses, but we have guaranteed flights, and the government can call upon them to evacuate tourists in the event of a hurricane threatening to destroy the island.
Additionally, Cayman Airways provides direct jobs for over 100 Caymanians who further contribute to the economy, and probably hundreds of others who earn a living by doing business with Cayman Airways. Would you prefer we add another 500 people to the NAU list?
Exactly.
Ee had CAL during the pandemic and having had urgent need to travel during the pandemic, I am grateful to have had them available.
The Cayman Airways staff can get jobs with the other airlines. Subsidizing flights that are not commercially feasible only helps those that are rich enough to fly in the first place.
The next time we are left with a crisis like a devastating hurricane, remember who has always been there for the Caymanian people. Not American, or other airlines, who are the first to pull out and strand us. CAL may have faults, but we are very fortunate to have our national airline. People with no sense of this country’s history are the first to criticize.
This is how the business world runs. No need to bash the Minister. As a leader if you dont agree with policies and procedures or certain desicions, you resign for your best interest. The businesss or Ministry will employ someone else. Simply put!
Sick of seeing his face already but sadly this clown will be in Cayman politics for a long, long time.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
-David Byrne
This guy shows up in scandals weekly.
And to the continued third-world expertise by ‘men-in-suits’ as Cayman Ministers.
Kenneth needs to swap places with Jude and MCGA
Tear down those illegal billboards Mr. Premier.
Only if voted in, a position subject to change.
And to think one day this bloke will be Premier….SMFH. Wur aw doomed! Doomed ah tell ye!
Those of us who have some education and concern for Cayman’s future, are lucky to have this CNS forum to express our fears and opinions…However, our words are totally useless, as Cayman’s fate is in the hands of Mac Kenny Saunders and Seymour supporters.
Don’t be scared , be terrified , and next elections do something about it.
Remember when KB got on his truck to wash off the rotten breadfruit from his political competitors sign – and did so in true grandstanding fashion with cameras rolling? Well the egg is on his face now and I assure you the cameras are still rolling, but this time the audience is international.
Ex acting port director Joseph woods depiction of you Kenny Is very accurate and puts the whole pact government into perspective weak leader and absent do nothing Governor only interested in personal empires whilst dangerous political elements menace our little society.
Well done Joey, and thank you for having the backbone to publish your name.
Our so called ‘minister of tourism’ is a loose cannon interested only in self publicity and personal gain.
He has realized that all he has to do is kiss the backsides of the dumb voters in his district, to keep his inflated salary and benefits.
The rest of his day can be spent being ‘big man’ at meetings…a Buttoo indeed contributing nothing to the betterment of Cayman.
Bryant’s incompetence and astounding displays of ego have become an embarrassment to our country in the international tourism marketplace. He will stand out like the clown he is during the CTO conference here. Remove him before he causes more damage!
Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan
Minister Kenneth Tourism Bryan ?
Bryan Tourism Kenneth Minister ?
Tourism Bryan Minister Kenneth ?
I give up, just four words that shouldn’t be together 🤠
The position is completely over his head. Slow down, concentrate, listen and learn.
Amateur vs Professional. One really shines through. Just because you have a big seat doesn’t mean you are meant for it or fill it. Non-performance is always followed by excuses.
He should never have been given a ministerial position as he is not sufficiently educated to hold such a position. Sad times!
or the intelligence
He should have never been elected – The Electorate holds blame here.
The day that this goofball becomes premier (and don’t laugh, if you know anything about Cayman politics, you know this is possible) is the day I pack my bags. We’ve had ignorant before, but his ignorance (and arrogance) is special.
He is bad enough but just remember the one who is fighting hard to be the next Premier. Too many who believe they know it all and won’t listen..
Petition to change the Elections Law to banish criminally convicted and/or charged, and we don’t have to talk about these bad batch any more. It’s on you for doing nothing.
When your day is done and you want to ride on…..
No aspersions intended but can anyone please shed some light on Dr. Jean-Paul Clarke? I see he has significant aviation “pedigree”. Just what is his connection to Cayman prior to being appointed to CAL’s Board? Is he a resident of Cayman? Is he “reaping” any compensation other than the standard board member fees for that pedigree?
There is a Caymanian-born lady who is a senior NASA scientist (Naul Bodden’s sister). Just curious, when Gov’t wanted an esteemed person with international aviation pedigree on CAL’s Board, was she considered?
FFS. Nasa engineer?
We need people who have run successful commercial airlines in a competitive environment. Neither the Deputy Chair nor a NASA engineer has that.
Get some independent directors with ACTUAL commercial airline experience. NOT AA or BA, but smaller, regional carriers.
Dr Clarke is extremely qualified and has consulted for all of the major US airlines as well as teaching at top rated US universities. He is married to a Caymanian. We should be grateful to have his experience on the CAL Board. I can guarantee you he is not doing it for the fee.
Here we go with the “we should be grateful” he is an aerospace engineer not a business man, when did CAL start making planes ?
As opposed to all the aviation related credentials of the other board members. Or any credentials of the minister, other than being a political bag carrier and one time drug dealer.
With additional qualification being “married to a Caymanian”.
30 @ 11:57 am – As the original poster on this thread, thanks for clarifying the connection to Cayman.
Rest assured I realized from his his “pedigree” that compensation might not have been a factor.
So, as others posters have queried, where is the benefit of his prestigious aerospace background in running a small regional airline?
Perhaps such services have great value to a very large airline when considering purchasing fleets of new, design-in-progress, unproven aircraft? Not exactly CAL.
Oh, perhaps the “knee-jerk” fall-out of the B737 Max fiasco has the whomever appointed Dr. Clarke gun-shy and thinks he has value in providing “aerospace” guidance on call? Hmmm….does it work that way?
No? Then I wouldn’t be surprised if someone’s ear was twisted with similar rhetoric – “we’re lucky to have him and he’s married to a Caymanian”. Baffled with bullshit! Simple.
The point I need to get to is, I am very well trained, qualified and experienced in more than one aviation discipline. But I’ve never been an aerospace engineer nor even a pilot. Also, despite my aviation background, I have NO airline background and little airline knowledge. Thus, if I were invited to join an airline’s Board of Directors my integrity would call me to decline. I could not honestly offer very much, despite the fact that I could definitely use the fee!
Per Dr. Clarke’s pedigree, and per your own confirmation that “he’s not doing it for the fee” prompts me to ask.. What exactly is he doing (what is his value to CAL) and what is he doing it for?
As I said, if CIG/CAL wanted international aerospace pedigree on CAL’s Board, for nothing but pedigree’s sake, why not the Bracka?
Elect buffoons, expect buffoonery.
If Kenneth was working in the private sector, he would be lucky to be a receptionist or assistant. Currently he holds one of the biggest positions in government and people are shocked that he cant do his job? Check his resume.
If Kenny was in the private sector, he’d be a statistic.
If Kenny was in the private sector, the private sector would be keeping it private
Cry’n Bryan or Crusin Kenny has a resume?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUWrsEOXotA
Manhunt International
I’ve seen this before Ralph, but tagging in to 2:58 – 😂
KB is just a pretender, he doesn’t have no qualities to be a minister. The man is all fake and those who knows him well can really tell how he is behind the façade he portraits.
Kenneth who demolished those buildings you over paid for on Noth Church Street ?
And did they have planning permission? Also, can we see the planning permission for those illegal campaign signs?
I can’t be the the only one that feels that people like mckeeva and Kenneth pose a clear and present danger to Cayman.
The fact that either of these ppl could weasel their way into political positions of power speaks volumes about the education level of the general public.
These people are supposed to represent the best of us, not the worst. #worldclassmyass
KB is a better minister than Jon Jon was.
12:27 pm. I agree with your comment. Guess he is still orbiting (full moon)
Low bar…. Low bar
Its all relative, such as stuff on the sidewalk versus sticking to your shoe and stinking your carpet up when you get home. It’s still on the sidewalk waiting for the next victim.
And I would rather die from colon cancer than bowel cancer.
Well, you have to change your own Elections Law to disqualify them. They are very comfortable with Cayman’s passivity and aren’t going to set out to limit their time at the trough. Voters hold the power.
Why are we surprised? The minister was out of his depth as a member of Parliament on the back bench. Mixing an out-of-control ego with arrogance and ignorance will result in the shit show we see today. We Caymanians have to wake up and STOP electing those who buy the voters’ votes, and those we like. We are destroying our country rapidly with this silly behaviour. We need strong educated leaders, with morals and ethics, leaders who will put Cayman and its people first.
You listed the duo but it should’ve been the trio including Saunders. There are dangerous waters out there and we need skilled swimmers.
Should be a foursome including Jay
No its not the education but the system we have with no local government. Time for District Councils now to start.
Jude Scott should run in the next election. We need intelligent people who actually get it.
Please correct me if I am wrong but I believe he did run a few years back. However as usual the ignorant voters chose the least qualified candidates. Gotta love Cayman politics.
At least some of the constituents can say they have representation but BTE has yet to have a representative.
Didn’t give out enough toasters, turkeys, hams or fridges. Schoolboy error.
Least qualified or the candidates prepared to buy their votes?
Have not done any research I can see.
Not all the glitter is gold……
In this instance sympathies should be with Kenny. Jude is self important baffoon who things he should have government ministers at his beck and call and is now just sulking as he is not getting his way.
Agreed.
I am sympathetic 11:21, sympathetic that Kenny has difficulty acknowledging his inadequacies, – I’ll stop there though because he certainly shouldn’t be getting encouragement
I am sympathetic with Jude who thought he could teach Kenny G a few things- sadly he couldn’t comprehend it.
You reminds me of a 45 vinyl record. You already said that , you and probably 5 others. Jude knows who he is and confident in who he is. The rest of the respondents on CNS agrees with him. So go figure!
KB is a joke
KB is lost and lacks discipline he is not ready for this role and has no self control. Big Mac taught him well
No he is just really tied up dealing with the Miss Cayman fiasco, what do you all expect this busy man to do?
This a difficult for me, do I put faith in Mr Bryan with his resume and history that he’ll sail us through or Mr Scott based on his. Now I’m not a gambling man, but then if I’m Kenneth playing with other peoples money would I even care
The voting public could petition to have the Elections Law modified so that persons with ANY lifetime criminal convictions and/or charges are immediately disqualified. Term limits imposed on career kleptocrats, publication of SIPL conflict disclosures, and real resources allocated to SIPL Committee would be gestures worth supporting. Simple and reasonable adjustments would improve governance tremendously. 25% of voters signing off would require consideration by Governor before next elections. Or we can whine forever about the poor quality and status quo…they won’t do it themselves.
The three amigos will never support a code of conduct for the Legislative Assembly.
Watch.
We’ve all watched passively long enough. It’s past time for voters to use their collective enfranchisement power to define what sort of people get to legislate for us. If we feel we deserve better, it’s obvious we will also need to intervene.
How could they when they have none. The majority of Caymanians do not want smart people with integrity to represent and manage the country’s affairs, they just want persons with plenty money or access to plenty money so they can sell their votes. If educated, smart and possess integrity you need not apply!
The voting public in some constituents are made up of 75% of voters from countries where vote buying and handouts is business as usual. These are our treasures.
Cayman’s Elections Law doesn’t restrict criminals from seeking the meddling power of office. Voters need to trigger an Amendment to the Law to disqualify the vote buying and favor peddling bad actors – they are on both sides of the aisle.
1:24 pm
No insult to anyone. To ease our election woes/selection of parliamentarians government must address Status Grants. This is where all the vote buying and loyalty has originated from. We created and encouraged the mess by poor selection of immigrants.
Thanks Mac, you got your votes and started thr ruin of Cayman.
One more Item to consider: Naturalized Status holders born outside Cayman eligible to run for election.
kenneth is a fool…but don’t blame the fool, blame the person who put him in this position and keeps him there…..any comment wayne?
GTC put him there.
#notmyMP
I am sure that Mr. Bryan is well intended. However, it seems like he has taken on more than he can realistically manage and it would be better for him to hand over the responsibility for Cayman Airways to someone else.
He who knows not and knows not he knows not is a fool to be shunned.
The road to hell is also paved with (good) well intentions.
shambolic…any comment mr governor?
how can wayne stand by this guy.. with his non-stop general incompetence
To Wayne he is just a number to hold his PACK together. They are all the same kettle of fish!
caymanians elect these people so you have no-one else to blame but yourselves.
and to make things worse, you also prevent the most qualified and successful people on island from being elected.
welcome to wonderland.
It is your English system of parliamentary supposed democracy which is at the root of the problem.
Says the registered voter with the ability (in theory) to enact change.
Go back to your mother country where you qualify to run for political office if you are desperate to make a difference and are so qualified.
Sadly, it’s the Economic migrants that are the most entitled people in Cayman.
Economic migrants with status that is taking us to the bottomless pit. They can be bought while we are sold.
Ladies and gents, please witness first hand the same ignorance that is tearing our country apart as we speak.
Ironically, expats are some of the only ones who seem to actually care about the >futuregrowthour own governing bodies< and the like.
Maybe if we stopped this nonsense, and all of the "smart" people on the island collaborated regardless of their heritage or where they hail from, we might make some progress.
Signed – A born and raised Caymanian who most Caymanians probably won't even consider Caymanian because my mother is Jamaican. Go figure.
The motherland seems to need all the help they can get right now.
The rules to be elected in the Cayman Islands are what they are and they will NOT be changed unless we Caymanians say so. We have had and will have in the future many qualified and successful Caymanians that should and will step up and run for elected office. Unfortunately, the last election was one of throwing out the baby with the bath water due to people’s frustration and anger due to the direction our islands were and are heading. Kenneth is poor at his job, he should be removed from his post by the premier!
Pretty much. If west bay didn’t keep voting in mckeeva, we wouldn’t have been so desperate. And to make it worse, we still ended up with mckeeva.
11:09 am
Too many illiterate/ uneducated voters from other countries. Where is the old Cayman Protection Law? Where is the statistics on the decline.
The tourism minister is completely unqualified and not fit for office!
He is not the first Dwene Seymour Joey Hew Juliana Connolly Alden McLaughlin McKeeva Bush were all disasters as ministers in cabinet.
True dat
Alden would not even keep him employed as his “Gofer” get real, Kenneth couldn’t walk a day in Alden’s shoes!
Please don’t compare the two. Ask Arden and Ezzard if you want to know what it was like trying to mentor Kenneth.
Bravo Joey!!
The Premier needs to tell Minister Bryan to stay off the radio and cease doing interviews until 2023.
He needs a break from putting his foot in his mouth every time. It harms all of PACT which seems to be pulling in several different directions with Minister Saunders as the clear leader of this unprofessional & dysfunctional group.
Anyone who knows and lives him should be counseling him to do just that. I wonder if they have tried but Kenny’s too arrogant to listen.
Morons in charge! Not Jude, the other “big” guys!!
Kenneth Bryan is hardly MP material and definitely NOT Cabinet material. He’s probably been dodging Jude Scott because he couldn’t even keep up with Jude’s vocabulary level!
That’s just a start.
“Stran, what did Jude mean when he said…..?”
When I was Acting Port Director, I experienced the same thing. The Minister would come and meet with a particular group of staff (one time at 2am) without the courtesy of informing me, or even speaking with me afterwards. I brought it to the Chief Officer’s attention and the Deputy Chief Officer witnessed it on one occasion. On the reopening of cruise tourism, it was the same thing; negotiations were taking place with no one from the Port involved. Talk about continuity and good governance? Politicians seats are only temporary; it’s the civil servants who transcend political recycling. And the Minister’s comments about being “blown away” by floating piers for GT Harbour shows that he hadn’t done his homework, because his Chief Officer is well informed on floating piers. Even the Premier said he had a good understanding of it. I need say no more. I think everyone is fast getting the picture.
Right on Joey.
Like Jude, as a man of integrity, you were right to resign , rather than stay and watch the system being milked by the self serving UDP incompetents.
Who’d have thought, back when Kenneth single-handedly ensured Mac’s survival, that he’d turn out to be a liability as a minister.
I’m shocked. Shocked, I tell you.
He needs to learn when to STFU. He loves the sound of his voice and spews pure nonsense it is embarrassing
Sandra Hill tried to school him on the air last week. Go figure. lol.
I’ve heard the expression the blind leading the blind, but the dumb schooling the dumb is a new one for me.
Kenny does not have the professionalism or sense to be the minister of any important subjects. He is arrogant just like mentor Alden.
Alden is educated and a gentleman to work with. Re Kenneth, a buttoo in a Benz is still a buttoo- wise words of the late Professor Rex Nettleford.
Alden XXXX sold out Cayman to special interests and the highest bidder. Failed as education minister and wasted eight years as Premier everybody life got better except for his Caymanians. A waste of a brain. A self centered arrogant man that is a legend in in own mind.
Premier Alden is smart, educated, and did a lot for the Cayman Islands. We didn’t have to hang our heads in shame when he went overseas to represent us either. He is nor
perfect, none of us is, but he was and is miles ahead of what we are dealing with now. One and a half years after they took over seems like ten years of regret and tomfoolery! Anyone thinks will will survive a four year term with them?
With any luck, Kenny Beach (AKA Turtle Farm II) will not be as big a financial mess as the high schools built during Alden’s turn at the Ministry of Education.
High schools are the least of our worries. They are just buildings. Kenneth is in charge of one of the pillars of our economy. No one needed to worry about Alde going overseas or even ending up in the newspapers sounding like a buffoon. I’ll take Alden any day over Kenneth and Saunders. Saunders is like a snake oil salesman slipping in. He worries me more than Kenneth sometimes because Kenneth everyone can see his mistakes readily but Saunders. He’s turning Cayman into Jamaica and with the two of them together, they will destroy us.