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GEORGE TOWN (CMC): The opposition has called on Premier Wayne Panton to remove former premier and speaker, McKeeva Bush, from his government after he confirmed in a press statement that he was arrested and formally charged with rape and indecent...

Statement by the Honorable McKeeva Bush I DO BELIEVE IT IS THE FRENCH THAT SAYS

5 posts published by Cayman News on June 30, 2023

Leader of the Opposition Roy McTaggart and Premier Wayne Panton (file photo) (CNS): PPM Leader Roy McTaggart is challenging Premier Wayne Panton to remove beleaguered MP McKeeva Bush from the high-profile Public Accounts Committee following the news that he had been charged with rape. The opposition leader has also asked if Panton will continue to…

Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart making a statement on ex gratia payments (CNS): Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has called on the Cayman Islands Government to use the surplus it expects to have at the end of this budget cycle to fund a 58% increase in the ex gratia benefits paid to seafarers, veterans, their spouses and…

Courthouse in George Town (CNS): An application by Kayson Ricardo Holness (34) to reduce a 33-month sentence, which was imposed in May last year after he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges, has failed. Holness was convicted of possessing, posting and sharing videos of child sexual abuse. One of the videos he transmitted included images…

Premier Wayne Panton at the Cayman Islands Chamber Legislative Luncheon (CNS): Premier Wayne Panton has admitted that the PACT Government "took heat" from both sides of the political landscape for using public cash to help people navigate the cost of living crisis. While overspending will put the economy and the country's fiscal independence at risk,…

Chamber of Commerce President Nelson Dilbert (CNS): Local businesses are increasingly outsourcing support work overseas due to regulations, bureaucracy and the high cost of living in the Cayman Islands, Chamber of Commerce President Nelson Dilbert said Wednesday at the Chamber's Annual Parliamentary Luncheon. Dilbert outlined some of the stresses businesses face and said that some…

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (CNS): The local banks have agreed to give customers a 30-day notice before rolling out any more interest rate hikes, Premier Wayne Panton told a business audience on Wednesday, just after the US Federal Reserve paused its increases on interest rates in the United States after more than a year…

Premier Wayne Panton Chamber Legislative Lunch (CNS): As the population of the Cayman Islands continues to explode and the community attempts to tackle the legacy of past failures to plan, Premier Wayne Panton has said that Cayman urgently needs to have a conversation about what people want the future to look like. Panton told CNS…