Public pressure mounts for Bush’s resignation
(CNS): Not one member of government or the Legislative Assembly has issued any statement about the very public assault, in which the speaker of the House is accused of striking a bar manager on Friday night, but the community is not remaining silent. Among growing calls for McKeeva Bus’s resignation across social media, a campaign supporting the victim has also gone viral. The hashtag #Sheissupported is being re-posted over and over, making it clear that the people are behind the woman and want Bush to resign.
It is still not clear, however, if the Coral Beach bar manager has filed a police report. Bush was not arrested on the night of the incident but police have confirmed that a senior public figure is under investigation in connection with the assault.
Given the number of witnesses and the very public nature of the assault, the RCIPS’ efforts to keep a lid on the identity of the alleged suspect has failed. But the police still face an uphill struggle with the investigation unless those witnesses are prepared to give evidence.
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How much can one man (and I use that term loosely) get away with before he is found out? Honorable? I’ve had more honorable dog shit on the bottom of my shoes.
You need to go mac, you’re a disgrace to these islands and to yourself.
I am surprised that cross around his neck has not caught fire yet. WHAT A FINE CHRISTIAN HE THINK HE IS.
Yep!! what did he say? “My heart is pure and my hands are clean!!!!!!”
Can he even spell the word Christian
He has the OBE. That stands for the Order to Beatup Employees.
One of Cayman’s finest.
No hero bust for you Mac! Just resign both as Speaker and as an MLA.
We all know McKeeva will not resign. He was elected as a representative by a majority of his constituency. However, he was given the prestigious position of Speaker of the House, by the present administration. Perhaps the Premier can try to redeem himself, after disrespecting the Honourable House and the People of these Islands, by removing this individual as speaker. The embarrassment he has caused these Islands by far outweighs any good he may have attempted to achieve. No politician is above the law and should be held accountable like any other member of the community.
I really hope those that witnessed this go and give a statement. Show that #Sheissupported in not just words but backed by the actions of brave people.
I saw a barmaid on another web site say he did the same to her recently. She was brave enough to leave her name so I hope RCIPS are in touch with her and putting together some serious charges. Hopefully the US waitress that charged him with sexual assault testifies too. 60 eye witnesses, video footage and an alleged history of similar behaviour XXX.
I have to admit this really pisses me off.(pardon my language.) many have worked so hard to make this kind of action a thing of the past. Yet the sad part is, once again, it matters more who you are than what you did. It is time that the people get together and let government and the Police know that who committed a crime is not the deciding factor in whether you pursue the investigation or not. Justice can only be served if a full and open investigation is done and not a cover up. If the alleged perpetrator is innocent he should welcome this and encourage it.. The people of Cayman should settle for nothing less. Another contributing factor is people on work permits are frightened in situations like this to press for justice as they fear retribution and getting kicked off the island. This has to end. Caymanian, resident,or permit holder should not have to fear asking for justice. #Sheissupported
I wish the Caymanian people would understand that, as a politician, this man is your representative. HE REPRESENTS YOU – YOU’R VALUES,YOUR MORALS, YOUR ETHICS. Is this the type of individual you wish to be associated with?
I call for a boycott on that bar. There’s no way on earth I’m giving 1 cent to Bush. The manageress is so talented and personable that anyone would be lucky to have her as an employee. Poor girl will be petrified right now XXX.
Get Bush out.
The only reason I don’t go to that bar is because Mac owns it. That guy has taken more than enough of our money already! We may never know exactly how much.
Me Too in the rest of the world – women who have been assaulted by men coming forward and society being disgusted at the men’s conduct, irrespective of their fame. Me Too in Cayman, club of prominent men including several MLAs who have publicly assaulted women and get off scot free.
Why does he remind me so much of the other Leader Up North Mr T…. who seems to get away with similiar things.
What do his business partners have to say, or are they happy being complicit? Dale, Gene, any comment?
What happened to the presumption of innocence?
Not when people witnessed the crime bobo, and tell that to all the youth who’s future was ruined because of being persecuted to the fullest extent of the law for a spliff (consumption draconian charges)! McKeeva should be flogged in public then thrown in prison!
Anyone want to bet that the CCTV cameras at the bar were not recording at that time?
Better question, who is the owner of the footage?
Is the bar manager a) employed by Mr Bush or his minions b) on a work permit? If either applies no wonder she hasn’t filed a complaint. However since when do the police need an assault victim to complain before they arrest or at least interview the assailant? They only need some independent evidence, and no shortage of witnesses ( if they bothered interviewing any of them) and the social media pics and video. Of course might have helped if you interviewed witnesses at the time and questioned him. So RCIPS is it that you don’t want to take him on because of who he is, or is it that you don’t really have a problem with men assaulting women?
I wonder what statement his new BFF – The Leader of the Opposition is going put out.
Bush needs to go, you don’t get to his age and just accidentally keep having stuff like this happen
This is a pattern of behavior stretching back for his whole life and his vigorous pontificating and self righteous preaching at every opportunity should be disregarded for the bluster that it is
He is a drunk, a bully and nothing but an embarrassment to these islands and to decent Caymanians, he brings shame on us all
West Bay needs to take a long hard look at the type of people they elect, because this surely can’t be the best they have to offer
This is beyond the pale
Please Caymanians , can we not stand United on this one issue ? How much more embrassment do we need ? He needs to go ! As for the others…..
With the silence emanating from CIG and all of our elected officials we now know what they are made of. #sheissupported #votethemallout
Alden better front up over this or its time to get your pitchforks ready….
This matter should NOT be swept under the rug #Sheissupported
It will be swept under the rug, as follows.
1 His slick lawyers will put out a statement of explanation that pressure of work and medication combined to create this unfortunate situation.
2 An apology of sorts will be issued.
3 An out of court settlement with payment for suffering will be agreed, under a non disclosure arrangement.
4. The speaker will resume his duties confident as always that the public will forget this ever happened.
5. The public will shake their heads and go about their business as usual.
The victim should be allowed to bring most serious charges against him. XXXX As for our other politicians, their silence speaks volumes. Call a vote of no confidence and let’s get rid of the rotten bunch now. The world is watching how we handle this and EU has their finger on that Blacklist button.
It’s despicable how complicit the police are being, even in the simple fact of not naming him! 60 witnesses on a small island, it doesn’t take but 5 minutes for news to spread like a Dump Fire about a man, he’s no man, he’s The Speaker of the House
The silence surrounding this incident is deafening, sad and pathetic. We MUST stand with her, the innocent bar manager who did not deserve this! What kind of picture are we trying to paint for our tourists (who were also present that night) and our future generations? Are we trying to say that such behavior is okay? Or it’s only okay if you’re in the government body? Which is it? What do we have to do to get this fool out of his office, he does NOT deserve this position of power, enough is enough!
We have fought the government when it comes to the Port Project, Barkers and Smith Cove… let’s continue the fight for this woman, for ALL women and children alike, who suffer similar abuse every.single.day.! Enough! Tick tock to this complacent government- shame on all of you!!!!!
#sheissupported
#enoughisenough
#resignbigmac
Fix the dump
Agreed. Take put the trash in the LA!
Fix McKeeva.
This is the second incident he has been involved in in less than 4 years, its seriously time for Bush to go
How can anyone look our youth in the face and say we live in a decent and safe society, bound by rule of law when people like Mckeeva get away with stuff like this
If he hasn’t resigned before weeks end, people need to start publicly protesting and shaming him at any events or meetings of the LA he attends
Bush was removed from EXCO once. Do you remember his “Candle in the Wind” moment?
No. I don’t remember it. What happened?
The candle went out.
No. What was it?
The fact that William Mackeeva Bush is not being investigated nor arrested shows how far the Cayman Islands are down the toilet.
While Alden is out trying to tell everyone why Cayman should not be on a blacklist, he should look in his backyard and realize how the outside world looks upon Cayman.
I feel Mackeeva is a scary person who has a horseshoe up his bunky. The way he speaks to people in real life and on the internet blows my hair back each and every time.
I feel William Mackeeva Bush is rude, belligerent, arrogant, out of control, and dangerous with power that should be stripped immediately while this situation is investigated thoroughly.
This cannot be swept under the carpet with a silk broom.
This man is out of order he needs to take account for the disrespect that he has shown to the bar manager who is a women and also to all the other young girls and women that he has disrespected one way or another.
We should all show our support to the bar manager and hope that she will press charges against Bush.
Why should she have to do anything. The police have all the evidence they need. They should enforce the law!
The burden of pressing charges shouldn’t even be placed on her! The incident happened in a PUBLIC place with numerous INDEPENDENT witnesses! That should be sufficient for him to have been questioned, arrested, and charged!
Only in the Cayman Islands! Most civilized countries enforce their laws.
The cross of Jesus hanging around his neck tells you everything you need to know.
Right, why don’t you include billions of people in your idiotic generalization.
Typical arrogant atheist, vacuous of any intellect whatsoever.
I understand that the process includes a thorough investigation and persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
However, the silence from the government and all the elected members currently demonstrates they have no clue what leadership looks like or what is expected from public officials and senior government officials in those positions. Perhaps too many secrets and quid pro quo’s exist within the current administration.
It further proves they are so desperate to stay in power particularly the Premier, Deputy Premier and all Cabinet members they cannot afford to lose the support of the Hon. McKeeva Bush and MLA Eugene Ebanks if a decision is made to remove Mr. Bush as Speaker from the ranks of the government of National Unity.
A few questions:
1. Do they know the difference between right and wrong?
2. Do they care about public perceptions?
Their loyalty must be to what is in the best interests of Cayman not their political party.
There must be one standard of accountability applicable to all persons including all politicians and public officials.
#STAYWOKE🇰🇾
Johann Moxam
Bush resigns! First manned mission landing on the Sun! Which do you think is more likely?
This is the worst I have seen Cayman in many years! Some terrible S#@!$ is going on here in Cayman Foreign Police stealing, political scumbags taking bribes, their minions getting away with all types of criminal misconduct and behavior, overseas criminals and fugitives running amok here. Immigration running lotto language scam control by certain nationalities. Governor he telling us all is well according to his standards Our environment is facing total annihilation from greedy overseas developers and their suppose to be illegal fronting idiotic Caymanians, in order accommodate and facilitate work Permit holders who are displacing Caymanians at every turn in this society and our narrow roads. What a mess!!? start by get rid of the first drunken master of this foreign owned corrupt clan.
your country is being pillaged by your own Government and they seem to respect women like vikings and the “shity mongorians” did.
nothing gonna be done….😴😴😴😴
All those hashtaggers should be offering her a job instead. Pressing charges against your employer (even if only by extension) when you on a work permit wouldn’t be an easy choice.
woman has Cayman status
She has status.
Good. Governor, you realize that if she didn’t we believe it entirely likely her employment in Cayman would cease? That is how corrupt and twisted this society has become. Please step in. Why is our government silent? Why has there been no arrest? Why do we sit around waiting for the victim to do something? We are incapable of governing ourselves!
I totally agree. If it was another MP, he would already be in all the papers running them down and shaming them and making himself sound incapable of transgression. Really and truly, how much more can this one person embarrass the Cayman Islands?? I for one, demand he resign; and if his constituents insist on him representing them in the next election, they obviously do not hold themselves in high regard.
Resign? And keep his generous pension entitlements and title for life? How about the police start with an arrest?
Who did he give status to again?
Mckeeva 2021! Keep West Bay Great! #KWBG
He will have to be physically removed- doesn’t have the decency nor integrity to resign!, his Premier and his cabinet could order it though!!
Maybe his premier and cabinet are lacking in decency and integrity also!
Sorry, 10:18. His premier and cabinet are lacking in decency and integrity too.
Collapse this rubbish coalition and take back Cayman from the Brink. Its time for Bababushka to go and the rest of his bull#@$% entourage with him leave Alden in London Stateless and get rid of this useless Governor who along with his Photo op staff ain”t doing diddle squat about the serious level of corruption in Cayman now.
Name one governor since Gerard who cared – Sun/Sand/Sea!!
Helen did.
XXXXX In Britain he would not only be removed from his position as Speaker, but also forced to resign as an MLA. The silence from his fellow MLA’s speaks volumes, they should all be required to take their seats and eat a banana, to emphasise that Cayman in actuality. is still a banana republic
This is not the U.K. We are nothing more than a banana colony.
Really wish Mother in London would take over and straighten this place out before we become a second Jamaica.
we can only pray that karma catches up with mac…..
Firstly, if he was anyone else, XXXXX Secondly, why is government paying for a driver after hours to take him drinking in the official car!!
Well if the rumours are true she was lucky the driver was there, as allegedly he also assaulted the driver when the driver tried to intervene. #sheissupported
Third, why is the deputy governor staying silent in the face of a civil servant being physically assaulted in the course of their employment?
Fourth, can we please immediately strip everyone other than the governor and premier of drivers? They really are not that important, and we have homeless children in our society on whom we should be spending the money instead!
I understand her trepedation considering the nefarious ways problems are often solved here such as revolking permits of victoms or even unwanted expat baby momma’s. But I hope she understands this is not a one time episode and there will be more if this type of predator is not brought to pay for their horrible crimes. She is significantly and publicly supported and therefore safe from such backroom machinations.
victim is not on work permit
NOBODY is safe from the bozos running the Caymans.
Something is seriously wrong when a victim of abuse is intimidated to file a police report.
Did she say she is intimated. While we all want him to step down for the sake of Cayman, isn’t the onus on her to file a police report. Also can the police arrest him after they have done their investigation) for the abuse even if she does not file the report? Just asking!!
Surely at last this is one step (or slap) too far for this obnoxious man. Our representatives should be held to account for their behavior. There is no way I would want anyone to think this man represents me or our islands any longer.
I truly hope he will be the first of many of the current representatives and politicians to go this year. Along with the hateful remarks from that other demented nit-wit Eden, their beliefs, corruption, ineptitude and shameful actions no longer have any place in a modern society.
He should have apologized and resigned already.
He should have done that years ago. He has zero integrity.
Absolutely disgraceful. By not speaking up, they are just as bad as him. I guess that’s not such a surprise….
All men are created equal.
In this instance and yet again, we see that some Teflon coated ones are more equal than others .
Shouldn’t the Governor remove him. XXX
Thank you. Why do we need to wait for him to resign which he never will? Shouldn’t he simply be removed?
Many a time.
That would be very appropriate but London must order the removal.
Mother please save us.
He certainly won’t resign – if he had that kind of character he’d have resigned long since.
And Alden won’t sack him – he doesn’t have the balls.
So nothing will happen.
What sort of a society do you expect to have with leadership like this?
Why do the police face any issues with their investigation? The video evidence they have is enough.
In addition, I say we give all politicians 24 hours to unequivocally condemn the act and themselves call for the speakers removal, and banishment from politics, or we bring referendum calling for the removal of the entire elected government.
Sounds good to me!
Brilliant! I’m in. Really the RCIPS do not need that lady to press charges. They should already be interviewing Mac, showing him the video and asking him to provide a statement.
The man regards himself as untouchable. Arrogance presonified. He will not resign. Doubt in his eyes he thinks he has done anything wrong, #sheissupported