MP McKeeva Bush has confirmed in a press statement that he has again been arrested, and indeed news reports confirmed that he made a court appearance on very serious charges involving a female. Mr Bush has denied the allegations and, like everyone, is entitled to a presumption of innocence until proven otherwise in a Court...
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May 15th, 2023 The Hon Roy McTaggart, Leader of The Opposition & MP for George Town East, and Sir Alden McLaughlin, MP for Red Bay, will be hosting a public meeting regarding the National Roads Authority’s proposed closure of the right exit onto the Grand Harbour roundabout to traffic wanting to proceed to South...
Madam Speaker, For the benefit of those who might be listening or watching that it is useful to point out that the Opposition only saw the Premier’s Strategic Policy Statement this morning, and there is little I can speak to in his Strategic Policy Statement at this stage. But Madam Speaker, I listened keenly to...
March 7, 2023 We agree with Premier Panton that the arrest of MP McKeeva Bush on charges of Indecent Assault is a most serious and concerning matter. We agree also that we can rely on our courts and system of justice to resolve the matter. Where we disagree with Premier Panton is in his...
30 November 2022 The Hon Roy McTaggart, Leader of the Opposition, has today requested the Government withdraw the National ID and Population Register Bills from the next sitting of Parliament to allow more time for public consultation. Mr McTaggart had earlier in the week suggested to Minister Andre Ebanks that he should consider extending the...
October 28th, 2022 Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VvTqusArqE An article on the Cayman News Service blog site had a headline stating that a recent report by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) “finds pre-election abuse of public cash” with work carried out by the National Roads Authority (NRA). In fact, the OAG report did...
October 13th, 2022 On Monday, October 10th, 2022 Premier Panton finally provided the Parliament and the country with an update on what was once called the Integrated Solid Waste Management System, now known as the ReGen Project. ReGen is the Project to cap and ultimately close the George Town Landfill and to replace it with...
September 30th, 2022 The Leader of the Opposition, Hon Roy McTaggart, advises the following: “I have today filed in Parliament a motion of ‘Lack of Confidence in the Speaker, the Hon. McKeeva Bush OBE, JP’. The motion is seconded by Ms Barbara Conolly, MP for George Town South, and supported by the entire Opposition....
September 23rd, 2022 My fellow Caymanians and Residents. Everyone should now be aware, that the Government has issued a Hurricane Alert for the Cayman Islands. By now, we should be preparing for the likely approach of a Hurricane on Sunday night and through the day on Monday. If you haven’t already done so, get...
From our foundation, the Progressives have been guided by one over-riding principle – love of country. When in government, Progressives Ministers have worked tirelessly to deliver action that will make the Cayman Islands an even better place to live, to work and to visit. In Opposition, we continue to stand up against those who take...
