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MCKEEVA IS CROSS
Being Christian and a politician is tough - Bush
BECERT sets shining example
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Premier McKeeva Bush yesterday said he was a “man of God” - and declared he finds it difficult being both a politician and a Christian. In an exclusive interview with iNews, Bush admitted he is not the best Christian and that he “fails and falls down” sometimes. And he says his controversial decision to help churches in Cayman is not politically motivated. “It is not easy to be a politician and be a Christian,” said the Premier. “I am not the best Christian there is. I am challenged and I fail and fall down sometimes but I don’t stay down. I know that there is a God and that there is also a hereafter.” In response to the public and media backlash of the $4.3 million Nation Building grant, which was also keenly scrutinised by the Auditor General’s office, Mr Bush said, “There are heretics and atheists who go on the blogs to criticise. The devil is a roaring lion walking to and fro, that’s what is frightening me.”
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This trio is sew good at knitting! These three ladies were in absolute stitches at the Rooster Country Fair. The trio are all members of the East End Creative Hands group and they spent the day weaving
strands of silver thatch palm and knitting, creating fabulous items. Alddia Bodden, Vernett Bodden, and Eulene McLaughlin were at the event which also included a barbeque cook-off. Continued on page 16
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