Bryan on the road, will be back for confidence votes
(CNS): Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan will be travelling for much of October promoting this jurisdiction “in a bid to “enhance destination awareness and deliver wide-ranging media coverage for the Cayman Islands”. But the MP for George Town Central will be back on-island for Friday’s parliamentary meeting when the government is expected to deal with two no-confidence votes, one against the PACT Government and one against Speaker McKeeva Bush.
As with all Cabinet members, Bryan’s vote will be very important in holding the PACT coalition together in the face of the opposition’s motion challenging the government. Two and a half years ago Bryan blocked a motion by his then opposition colleagues to hold a special meeting of parliament to oust him as speaker.
This had been suggested by Ezzard Miller, the MP for North Side at the time, following Bush’s arrest for assault against the Coral Beach bar manager in February 2020. Bush had taken a leave of absence but the PPM-led coalition had avoided dealing with the issue.
Seven members of parliament were required to call a special meeting and they needed Bryan’s vote to make up the numbers. However, he had scuppered the plans, justifying his position by saying the call was premature and the MPs should wait for evidence showing the speaker did something wrong. Because of this, Bryan was later thrown out of the official opposition.
Despite Bush’s ultimate conviction, no debate to oust him as speaker has ever taken place. But following the extensive horsetrading to form a government after the last election, PACT cut a deal with Bush and put him back in the speaker’s chair. And now, once again, MPs are dealing with a scandal resulting from Bush’s inappropriate behaviour towards women while intoxicated, this time at a government event.
If Bush continues to avoid demands by the premier, the public and even the governor for him to resign, when Bryan returns from a Caribbean tourism marketing meeting in Puerto Rico at the end of this week, he will have the chance to take part in the vote on Bush.
But Bryan will be on the road for the best part of five weeks, taking part in several speaking engagements, panel discussions and networking events “to optimise networking opportunities with airline, cruise and other industry stakeholders”. Bryan said the goal was to “drum up new business and reengage with our existing partners”.
Following this week’s trip and after Friday’s parliament meeting, he will be heading to the Dominican Republic on 11 October for the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference, then on to Las Vegas for the Routes World 22, before heading to Florida for the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show. Bryan will wrap up the trips with the inaugural Cayman Airways flight to Los Angeles in November.
“The Cayman Islands was one of the last countries in the Caribbean to reopen, fully removing COVID-19 travel restrictions only in August,” Bryan said. “Especially in the lead up to the high season, it is imperative we take an aggressive approach to marketing our destination.”
Bryan will also be hosting in-person meetings with the CTO membership as part of his role as president of the organisation. “We are capitalising on the instance that regional ministers of tourism will also be attending many of these conferences. This allows me to work efficiently in both capacities at no additional cost,” the minister added.
Bryan will be accompanied by a delegation from the Ministry of Tourism and Transport and the Department of Tourism during each travel appointment.
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“… enhance destination awareness and deliver wide-ranging media coverage for the Cayman Islands …”
That sounds like bovine excrement and/or a euphemism for “self-service vacation on the CIG teat.”
What a crock. Five weeks. To accomplish what? Talking to people and governments about diverting their own tourism share to the Cayman Islands?
You know what is terrible? We can only hope that this “tour” only costs us $50,000 — $10,000 per week.
…. but I imagine it will cost much, much more. SO glad we have money to burn, while Caymanian families are struggling to pay their bills and put food on the table.
I say, Beau…… You seem to keep up with the crappola from our leaders very well. Were you ever a part of our representation?
What’s going to be built on the Seamen’ Center dock and island that govt has leased to a private company?
What’s going to be built on the Cayman Islands High School site that PACT is fixing to sell? Affordable housing? Nah.
Lest we forget.
https://caymannewsservice.com/2020/03/bryan-blocks-meeting-ousting-speaker/
Perhaps Kenneth should stay home and focus on the latest issuance from the US Department of State and its impact on Cayman’s tourism sector:
There were 10 new “Level 3” Travel Advisories for people to “reconsider travel” due to “risks to safety and security.” These countries include El Salvador, the Cayman Islands, and Colombia.
I only saw ‘COVid 19 related restrictions’ 8:05, – ‘safety & security’ 🤷🏻♀️
@6.30, Covid is still related to safety and security, Dosent matter the heading, what matters is the travel advisory, makes us look bad. I think that’s what the previous poster meant.
Is the the guy that uses his government position to promote his family’s real estate business? Or is that a different guy? I lose track…
So he can finally travel to the U.S. A.
And to think he’ll be Premier one day. SMFH. Thank goodness i’ll have left the island before that happens. This place is going right down the Gary Glitter.
that’s scary
So Kenny is the Face of Cayman now? What have we come to……..
Who are you to speak? It’s a free world he was elected by a majority and the present Govt has faith in him.
He’s doing just as good or better job than the past Minister!
Find so else to pick on like the Speaker!
Aww. Is he going to cry again?
A few hundred people in George Town voted for him. He has told them he will look out for them and engages in the longstanding Caymanian tradition of “Gifting” as mastered by one McKeeva Bush.
He is an embarrassment to the Islands and if a Judge hadn’t done him a solid on his assault conviction we might not have to worry about his sorry backside.
https://caymannewsservice.com/2016/02/bryan-guilty-of-assault-but-no-conviction-recorded/
Never forget that he is also the Minister of Transport and has promised to “revolutionize” transportation in the Cayman Islands… still waiting on that one.
But hey he does great videos and billboards.
KB is a better face for Cayman than Wayne, Saunders, Alden, Roy, Ju Ju, Joey Hew, Dwayne “The Brain” Seymour, Sabrina, Heather, David or Barbara. Very, very sad. 😢
Many of our Ministers keep responding to the imaginary question, “how dumb can you get” as though it’s a personal challenge. What would really stand these guys out from the historics, is if they could produce auditable accounts every year as required. No point holding our breathe on that though. Egos away!
Bryan will be on the road for the best part of FIVE weeks:
✓Following this week’s trip and after Friday’s parliament meeting (7/10/22); then,
✓he will be heading to the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC on 11 October for the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference; then,
✓on to LAS VEGAS for the Routes World 22, before heading to Florida; for,
✓the FORT LAUDERDALE Boat Show; finally,
✓Bryan will wrap up the trips with the inaugural Cayman Airways flight to LOS ANGELES in November.
Wait, I thought he was not allowed to travel to the US?
Since Kenny is travelling for official Government Business, his travels in, on, and over U.S. Territory may suggest that he has political immunity.
Otherwise, an expunge criminal record may be his pathway to a legitimate U.S. Travel VISA and, as a result, unprohibited U.S. Travels.
Kenny’s U.S. Travels are permitted within State & Federal Immigration Laws & at the discretion of the U.S. State Department.
From the looks of it, He (Minister Kenneth Bryan) may be the only Active MLA/Politician/Member of Parliament (Cayman Islands) who is freely travelling to the USA-Mainland & its Territories, these days😊.
Something’s afowl; and it’s almost time for U.S. Christmas (Gift) Shopping & U.S. Winter Vacations.
Haven’t yet seen Jamaica, Cuba, Honduras, or Columbia as part of his current 5-week travel itinerary.
I presume it’s because Kenny doesn’t have Minister Jay Ebanks & Mac in tow. This might be a GOOD thing.
What’s Columbia?
British Columbia
High season is about to start, he has to promote cayman so people like me who work in hospitality has a job. Or do you want to go back to us getting hand outs (happy to but it wasn’t enough), and I like to work for what I get. Plus I like to see the tourists and talk to them.
Either way he doing his job at least compared to some.
Is he going to take Flashlights and Candles to Puerto Rico? I thought they just had a Hurricane.
He is conducting government business in a generator-powered building that is still in tack. With merely minimal damage, the town he’s visiting was spared by Hurricane Fiona.
04 @ 5:43 pm – “in tack”??!! Hopefully you’re not paid from public funds! Or…. perhaps you’re Kenneth Bryan’s personal secretary?
The word is “intact”.
Give it a rest.
get off your high horse already
Go back to school already. Maybe try a private one this time.
Just hoping is isn’t taking toilet paper and start throwing it like the other guy did.
What tourism is he going to drum ip at the boat show? Seriously? Just a jolly at our expense!
Isn’t the reason why we have the DOT is for them to market our country?
Kenny has NO marketing experience
He alone can fix things.
who cares.
.i dont…politics will be politics…i ignore…live longer happier life without politics in it!
He’s spending your money.
You don’t know that, this person could be on NAU payroll.
You don’t understand. You and me and everyone else are charged fees and duties. Those monies pay for whatever the government chooses to spend it on. CIG doesn’t have any money without us. Thus, it is YOUR money (unless you are a person who consumes nothing).
Because his conviction has been expunged so no one else outside of the islands would ever know?
Is it possible to have jail time “expunged”? Certainly, any drug crime will make a visa waiver impossible. Does he have diplomatic immunity?
Can we just call an early election please? This PACT government has done nothing to date that has truly benefited the people.
URGENT: Please sign this petition for a do-over election by December 2022!
We need all 19 elected seats, including the Speaker seat, to be vacated now by all current MP’s and whosoever wants to run again in December is free to do so!
https://www.change.org/p/my-cayman-mp-and-premier-we-demand-you-to-support-a-snap-general-election-in-2022
This is what the people cried out for a new government, and criticized the old, which kept Cayman with the lowest Covid results in the western world, kept Cayman’s residents safe. Sit at the table ad eat. You invited them over for diner. They are each running their ministries independent of each other. Careful what you wish for.
Might as well squeeze in a Pompey game or two while he’s at it. Big match against Fleetwood Town on Saturday…
The USA can allow whoever they want to enter their country – what is it to you?
Surely.
He has been cleared to travel to these US destinations.
So, what’s the fuss?
This donut again.
He can’t go to Vegas without taking Mac to show him around.
$25 says he’s either “unavoidably delayed” or comes back and votes in Bush’s favour.
“enhancing destination awareness” what complete BS.
Does he realize that most of the properties are booked to 75-80% already for high season so the cost of this travel is wasted. Perhaps spend the time enhancing the offerings at home that will bring the people back. What can people do when they arrive? Go see atingrays, that’s one day. Go to one expensive restaurant , that’s another. Go to the museum, that’s 15 minutes. Sit on the beach. That’s a lot of sitting on the beach. Develop som activities here on island. Don’t worry about swimming up Buainess. The people already come, they just don’t return because there is nothing to do
Agreed. Wife and I first came on a Honeymoon dive vacation in 1984. Loved the water activities and laid back island lifestyle and wonderful Caymanians. Now the restaurants are very over-priced, I don’t feel safe driving the roads due to the unsafe drivers (drove a scooter on our honeymoon), don’t feel safe walking back to our room after dark, little nice shopping in Georgetown, a markedly negative attitude to US tourists, poor protections for women in general, unwillingness to enforce laws, and the ongoing corruption in the gov’t is not a society I will support for very long – I am hoping for change in this Territory I loved for the past 38 years.
If you have not been to a restaurant since 1984, then yes… You will find them expensive.
But if you have been to an airport, a sporting event, an urban hotel or just about anywhere in BVI or Bahamas… We still offer good value.
You have got to be joking. A restaurant or grocery bill (given a lot of our tourists are condo bound) compared with a couple of years ago is way more expensive – comparisons with 1984 are hardly the point. I am sure the OP has been on holiday either in Cayman or elsewhere in the last 40 years, and is making a more immediate pricing comparison. As for suggesting we are price competitive with the Bahamas or BVI, you are living in a fantasy world.
2:45 here.
We have been back many times, and always eat out 2-3x/week. My comment is based on the steady increase of high prices over 38 years. And I have been to other countries and NO – Cayman is not a good value anymore. Your silence on my other comments is very telling – you apparently agree, or have no ability to refute; very sad.
Have fun in Turks, watch out for bullets.
Sad thing is that it’s people like Kenneth that have made Cayman the place that 2.45 is describing…heartbreaking truth.
A very distasteful but accurate list of only a few of the issues facing Cayman. We have neither the competence or moral fortitude in our Ministers for the changes that are needed.
There is a great Heritage tour up in the East highlighting Cayman’s culture (circa 30-60) which I am sure tourists would find very interesting. If Kenny had any sense he would develop this it could be a gold mine. Unfortunately, he lacks real vision.
Well, that head will be even bigger now if that is possible. He has been given a great opportunity and responsibility but watch him screw it up again because he is a legend in his own mind just like the dumb woman beater from West Bay!
Great!!! Not only can he embarrass himself here in Cayman he can go overseas and embarrass us all.
Junket –
8.03 No -“Junkets ad nauseam” for Air Miles Kenneth. How about he produces a spreadsheet detailing all his air fares, hotel and dining expenses, paid for by the taxpayer. Business class travel and deluxe hotels have gone to his head and now he can’t resist them.
yeh ha!! I have been pardoned by the governor, got my visa, now I am going to travel the world on the people money, got to make up for lost time you know!!
Brian instead of wasting tax payers money, fix the traffic problem it’s worst than ever and for no reason!!! Number to Bumber traffic from Bobby Thompson all the way to Hirst Road on both roads. The quality of residents and tourists are suffering. Fix this problem now!!! Ps the east west extension is not the answer either!
Of course he’ll be here. He has to vote in favour of his boss.
He is a very busy guy, isn’t he?
Jeez hope he flying economy and paying for offsets. What is he marketing?
This dope wouldn’t understand the word sustainable if it hit him in the face.
Where is the reopening policy to be safe, clean, recycle, reduce waste and stop polluting the environment that comes with tourism not to mention a decent bus service. Matey, you have to have a product to sell before doing a road trip.
Trying to bring in hurricane-battered tourists from Puerto Rico and DR.
product? the product being sold here is BS!!!!!!
what else!!
I’m wondering if during the jaunt prior to coming back for McBeaters no confidence vote one of his hosts might ask,- ‘Hey Kenny, why don’t you stick around for few a days before you head back ?’
Would his answer ever be, ‘Sorry I cant, I have another vote to attend for the same guy that I blocked a no confidence vote against him after he physically assaulted a female bar manager and was eventually convicted’. Would this shyster ever divulge that, and if he’d be unwilling to doesn’t that say he knows way down within himself what a real scumbag piece of s*** he is, – just wondering 🤫
Ah boy, his head wont fit through the GAB front door now
All the UDP behavior has started again with this PACT lot – taking a delegation for shopping and party trip after trip. Wasting the people’s money on a bunch of tourism nonsense. Anyone taking wagers that he won’t make it back in time to take the vote.
I am thinking the same thing. He will probably miss the flight or some such nonsense. Let me also remind you all that GTC is full of the Big Mac supporters. For years and years, every Sunday morning they flooded the airways on Rooster with requests for him. It was pathetic and sickening back then and moreso now. If he manages to get back for the meeting he will vote no! Watch this space. Also what is he trying to say in the sentence “we are capitalizing on the instance, bla,bla,bla”
maybe he can do a mail in ballot!
Anonymous @8:35 am, You are so funny, thanks fair a light moment in all of this chaos.
Best not mail it from the Brac, will take two weeks to reach.
There’s no shopping in Honduras, but plenty other attractions to keep a couple of our ‘honorables’ happy….and all at our expense.
Well done Mr. Bryan. Tirelessly putting your Country first. I travelled relentlessly with my job and know that hotel after hotel, plane after plane and living out of a suitcase is no fun.
but you were not traveling on a CIG expense account
And actually working, not attending a series of parties and freebies, or soliciting “deals”.
LMAO
I keep telling CNS they need a sarcasm font.
Spineless
Amazing that 1000 people can elect someone and they can travel the world all expenses paid as if they have a mandate to represent the 70,000 population of the island. What a mess.
1000 idiots.
One man one vote or we keep getting robbed
Second largest vote of all MPs, way larger than the Premiers. Bigger majority than most of the MPs. You may as well ask why someone with less than a 30 vote majority is the Speaker 😉. As for no mandate to represent 70K people, do remember that there are only 23K people allowed to vote at all.
17000 idiots collectively managed to elect the totality of our government and opposition – its not as if most of them did any better a job in picking honest, competent people, did they?
Didn’t Puerto Rico just have a Hurricane? He’s sure enjoying travelling on Govt’s dime.
Puerto Rico??? Puerto Rico is part of the US so don’t think it would fall under Caribbean tourism!
Cayman Airways now have direct flights to Colorado and Los Angeles, CA; so, what’s your point?
Umm – doesn’t say he’s going to PR. DR not PR.
10.40pm PR this week DR next week.
He needs to come back and take down his illegal signs. Then leave and stay away.
Who is paying for all of this travel ?
You and I
You are
I’m starting to consider a vote of no confidence against the PACT Govt might be correct vote if they have the confidence to send this clown gadding about the place in this capacity, I’m embarrassed before he’s left 🙈
I hear Venice is lovely this time of year.
He is always on the road. Never mentally checked in in Cayman
Does he know if he will be representing Cayman or the Caribbean?
Funny he didn’t mention his rinkydink football club somewhere in the U.K. Wasn’t that touted as ” tourism potential”?
He’ll be back to F&$K it up again.
“enhance destination awareness and deliver wide-ranging media coverage for the Cayman Islands”. LOL! Good one.
“Here! Look at the map. Cayman Islands are right there. Want to watch some Youtubes?”
I believe I also told everyone about home when I was last on vacation. Hard to recall for certain, as it was more than 15 years ago.
He has absolutely no need to travel. When words like ‘enhance destination awareness and deliver wide-ranging media coverage for the Cayman Islands’ are used it is meaningless because it is not measurable. There is no value for taxpayers money other than to give him a free trip. Total claptrap BS!
You can’t do smoke filled room deals unless you are in the room.
When will CoP Byrne announce new charges and make an arrest for probation breach? Deafening silence.
How does Bryan, also a felon, qualify for a USA travel VISA?
Diplomatic passport
UK Passport. No Visa required. As long as he didn’t apply for a Visa and have it refused he is good to go.
When applying for an ESTA, you required to disclose felony convictions. However, I believe that an expunged criminal record is prohibited among ESTA Q&A disclosures. In other words, expunged felony convictions are legally omitted from record; therefore, He is not required to make mention of his conviction(s).
Read question 3, carefully.
https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/eligibilityQs
He doesn’t need a us visa. Just use his UK passport like every other criminal that is caymanian do. Its not that hard. Fun part is why known one has tipped the US CBC that he has a record.
hes well connected maybe?
Clearly at the discretion of the US Government whether to issue a Visa or not. i.e., not our issue.