Tag: Alden McLaughlin
McLaughlin brags of ‘vast’ success
(CNS): The premier said his government had made a choice to embrace change and progress, as he outlined his administration’s plans for the coming fiscal year during the opening of the budget meeting Friday. Boasting of “vast successes and accomplishments” in his policy statement, Alden McLaughlin said it was important that the prosperity government was striving […]
Duddridge invited to Cayman
(CNS): The Cayman Island governor has sent an invitation to the FCO’s junior minister, James Duddridge, to come visit the Cayman Islands at the earliest opportunity, following news the conservative MP kept his job in David Cameron’s Cabinet. In an exceptionally short throne speech that lasted just a few minutes at the opening of the […]
2nd fuel duty cut coming NYD 2016
(CNS): The Cayman Islands premier has promised another cut in the duty placed on fuel imported by CUC, which will come into effect in January 2016, taking off a further 25 cents per gallon. He made the announcement as he delivered a policy statement in the Legislative Assembly Friday ahead of the finance minister’s budget, removing […]
Mac says he will face Alden in court
(CNS): The opposition leader is showing no signs of retracting any of the allegations he has made about Premier Alden McLaughlin having been involved in a conspiracy to topple him from office. McKeeva Bush has said that he intends to face the premier in court if that’s what he wants. Following the filing of a […]
Tories steal unexpected election victory
(CNS): After months of speculation that the UK government would be horse trading over another coalition today, Prime Minister David Cameron, the leader of the Conservative Party, will remain at No 10 Downing Street after his party scraped through the UK election to a full but slender majority in the parliament of 331 seats. The […]
Alden files suit against Mac
(CNS): The premier and opposition leader are heading for a major courtroom battle after Alden McLaughlin’s lawyers filed suit against McKeeva Bush Thursday for libel, slander and defamation, claiming unspecified damages. As expected, the country’s leader is taking his opposite number to task over allegations Bush made in a proposed private member’s motion and at […]
Mac seeks to oust CoP and officials from ACC
(CNS): The opposition leader has filed what could prove to be another controversial private member’s motion in the Legislative Assembly, requesting not just the removal of the commissioner of police (CoP) from the Anti-Corruption Commission but the complaints commissioner and the auditor general as well to create an entirely independent body. The motion is similar to […]
Mac makes no apology, Alden sues
(CNS): The premier said he had received no response at close of business on Friday to his request for an apology from the opposition leader regarding allegations he made in a private member’s motion about a conspiracy to topple the former leader from office. Alden McLaughlin told CNS that he was disappointed that McKeeva Bush […]
Hospital to step up urgent care service
(CNS): The government hospital has begun the process of recruiting two new doctors for the general practice clinic to improve the urgent care service and reduce the number of patients using accident and emergency when they are unwell. The health minister told the Legislative Assembly that the hospital has to prioritize acute patients in the […]
Premier flexes legal muscle against Mac
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin is turning to the courts for the next round in the fight with the opposition leader over his controversial allegations. The premier, who is also a qualified lawyer, is demanding a public apology from McKeeva Bush and a retraction of the ‘conspiracy’ allegations, which he has categorically refuted. McLaughlin’s lawyers have also […]
Speaker takes on Mac’s conspiracy motion
(CNS): The opposition leader has mounted the first of what could be a number of hurdles to his controversial conspiracy motion being debated by the country’s parliament. The speaker has confirmed that she has accepted McKeeva Bush’s motion calling for an internal enquiry surrounding his arrest and subsequent trial ,which he says was a conspiracy […]
