Editorial for 07 May: Political rhetoric getting old

The executives at the Dart group are, no matter what readers
may think of the company, all grown-up professional people.

However, it seems that even they are getting fed up with the
nonsense antics of one of the elected members of our Legislative Assembly.

“[Ezzard Miller] has continuously stated, in public forums,
that Dart’s actions were corrupt – even as the investigation, which he
initiated was under way, and [has] repeatedly stated that an invoice should be
required, when in fact the $5M [payment from Dart group to government]
represents the fulfilment of a contractual obligation…”

That’s Mark VanDevelde, Dart chief executive, talking about
the recent exoneration of his company in a complaint Mr. Miller filed with the
country’s Anti-Corruption Commission.

We feel Mr. VanDevelde’s pain, having been wrongly accused
ourselves by Mr. Miller – in a number of public forums and outside the
protected confines of the Legislative Assembly – of breaking the law; a claim
that has never been supported by any legal authority, neither the attorney
general nor the Cayman Islands Human Rights Commission.

It’s really too soon for politicians to be politicking,
especially at the expense of wealthy investors who have, and are bringing,
projects that generate jobs to the Cayman Islands.

It’s time to stop throwing darts at the Darts and let them
get on with the business of business.

We have always believed that Mr. Miller is a passionate
advocate for his North Side district and he has certainly done yeoman’s work in
supporting the ‘one man, one vote’ movement in the Cayman Islands.

We could say the same for many of our elected Members of the
Legislative Assembly.

But unfortunately, too often in our view, the positive work
done by some of our elected officials is overshadowed by the type of behaviour
described above.

If politicians are already politicking for the May 2013
election, tell us what you are going to do for the country, for those who don’t
have jobs, about the high cost of living in the Cayman Islands.

We really don’t need any more negative rhetoric.