Issue 142 iBusiness Unsung hero honoured Page 7
iWorld Judge says stay away from Hugh Page 9
iLocal Police hunt escaped convict Page 19
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BUSH ATTACKS iNEWS Premier accuses iNews editor of misinformation Tad Stoner tad.stoner@ieyenews.com
Premier McKeeva Bush, while denying responsibility for limited public discussions of Cayman-UK relations, on Wednesday in the LA accused iNews Cayman editor Colin Wilson of “jump[ing] on the
misinformation bandwagon”. Dismissing allegations that he had truncated the time allowed to gather public views on formal UKCayman arrangements, the premier said Mr Wilson had ”accused me of not telling the country about the public consultation until the 11th hour,” an inaccuracy, he went on, that “distorts what really happened”. Agreeing that the consultation had been too short, Mr Bush offered the public a version of events
blaming London’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) for insufficient notice. Referring to MP Henry Bellingham, responsible for British possessions abroad, Mr Bush said he should be blamed: “If the Minister for the Overseas Territories is telling me on September 16th that he wants responses from a consultation process that includes as many people of the Cayman Islands as possible by November 18th, how is that my fault? Continued on page 5
West Bay Heritage Day
West Bay Heritage Day’s ‘OldTime Cayman House,’ was a great place for kids from the Sir John A. Cumber Primary School to meet pirates - in this case from the Bowlegs Pirates group from Florida, who were visiting their Pirate brothers in Cayman. The day had plenty of local culture going on - everything from the Cayman Catboat Club to West Bay’s silver thatch artisans. There were also offerings of tasty fish, fritters, and salt beef for sale.
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Memories of a WWII vet Page 18
Kenny takes Liverpool to the Bridge Page 21
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