Topic: Bernie Bush
International Olympic Committee announces new policy protecting biological females
The International Olympic Committee announces a new policy designed to protect the female category in Olympic sport.
Bernie Bush named Cayman Islands Olympic Committee president
The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee has begun a new era of leadership following its general meeting and elections held on 13 June.
‘No one is above the law’, says Ombudsman in parliamentary meeting
The first public meeting of the Ombudsman Committee was held in Parliament and broadcast online on Wednesday, with Ombudsman Sharon Roulstone updating MPs and...
Former sports minister takes aim at football association
The evergreen criticism of the Cayman Islands Football Association continued, as former Sports Minister Bernie Bush expressed his frustration with how the association has been utilising its funds.
McKeeva Bush among parliamentary secretaries named by UPM government
McKeeva Bush is back in an official government role and formally part of Juliana O'Connor-Connolly's new United People's Movement administration after being appointed as one of three new parliamentary secretaries this week.
Seniors shine at talent show
Senior citizens from all three islands performed their hearts out during the 'Ageing Your Way' talent show held at Harquail Theatre on 20 Oct., as part of Older Persons Month.
Deputy premier says she stepped in amid inaction over Bernie Bush complaint
Though Premier Wayne Panton was aware of a February complaint lodged against Sports Minister Bernie Bush by a female civil servant, it was only following the intervention, months later, by Deputy Premier Juliana O'Connor-Connolly, that the MP issued an apology.
No joking matter? Bernie Bush issued written apology over lewd comments
Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Bernie Bush was forced to issue a written apology to a female civil servant over lewd comments he made to her, leaving the women shocked and upset.
Ebanks returns to Home Affairs Ministry
Civil servant Michael Ebanks has returned to duty at the Ministry of Home Affairs as acting Chief Officer, a post he vacated after a conflict last year which saw Minister Bernie Bush stripped of the Home Affairs portfolio.
Cyclist Forbes joins overseas team after local sidelining
Caymanian cyclist Nathaniel Forbes has joined an under-23 international development cycling team based in Portugal weeks after Cayman Islands Cycling Association decided not to include him in the national team at last month’s Pan American Games.
Governor Owen cheers on athletes at CARIFTA celebration
In her first week as governor, Jane Owen has been busy getting to know her new home including attending a CARIFTA team appreciation reception on Tuesday, 25 April.
Bernie Bush calls for CIAA board to resign following athlete controversy
Sports Minister Bernie Bush has called for the resignation of the Cayman Islands Athletic Association board despite a public apology from track-and-field officials over the handling of the Lacee Barnes-Riley’s expulsion from the CARIFTA Games.
Video | Interview with Sports Minister Bernie Bush
Sports minister Bernie Bush sits down with Cayman Compass journalist Seaford Russell Jr to discuss the recent developments involving Caymanian athletes Lacee Barnes and...
Bush advises against transgender athletes competing in women’s sports
Sports Minister Bernie Bush has described World Athletics' proposal to continue to allow transgender athletes to compete in female events as "not fair".
Bush to revamp ‘elite athletes’ programme
The Cayman Islands 'elite athletes' programme may undergo some significant changes this year, according to Sports Minister Bernie Bush.
CIFA and sports ministry at loggerheads over funding
Relations between the Cayman Islands Football Association and the Ministry of Sports seem to have taken a turn for the worse, following a dispute over funding.
Cayman to host international U-23 beach volleyball tour
The Cayman Islands will welcome international beach volleyball players this September when the islands hosts a leg of the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) U-23 Men's and Women's Beach Volleyball Tour, Sports Minister Bernie Bush has announced.
Pirates Week expanding into three-month Pirates Fest
At a press conference held on Friday, 8 July – opened quite dramatically by two pirates swordfighting – Minister for Youth, Culture, Sports and...
Bernie Bush removal: Chief officer’s letter raised red flag
As the fallout from Bernie Bush's removal as minister of home affairs continues, Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has confirmed a resignation letter from acting Chief Officer Michael Ebanks prompted the sanctioning of the West Bay North MP.
Rankine takes over as acting Sports Minister
East End MP Isaac Rankine has been sworn in as acting Minister for Youth, Sports, Culture and Heritage for a period of three weeks.
Governor to elected representatives: ‘Fully respect the separation of powers’
Governor Martyn Roper has urged all elected representatives to 'fully respect the separation of powers' in the aftermath of Minister Bernie Bush being stripped of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Explainer: What is the process to remove a government minister?
For the first time since its adoption in July last year, the government has used the Ministerial Code of Conduct to remove a minister from his role over a breach of that code.
Bernie Bush removed as Home Affairs Minister
West Bay North MP Bernie Bush has been stripped of the Home Affairs ministry and will be sent on two weeks no pay leave starting 18 April after comments about the fire services, which violated constitution and code of conduct, Premier Wayne Panton announced late Sunday night.
Bernie Bush sets out goals for sports
Three months after being elected Member of Parliament for West Bay North and named sports minister, Bernie Bush has announced several objectives for his term.
Bernie Bush walks out of Crosstalk debate
A Cayman Crosstalk district debate was momentarily derailed on Tuesday as West Bay North incumbent Bernie Bush refused to participate in the discussion after...
Crosstalk debate: West Bay North candidates face off
West Bay North candidates Bernie Bush and Rolston Anglin join Crosstalk host Barrie Quappe to discuss the issues affecting their district.
Premier ‘disillusioned’ as bill ends in defeat
The Domestic Partnership Bill’s defeat in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday may have shown a divided legislature, but Finance Minister Roy McTaggart said that is where the division ends.
OfReg chairman takes aim at audit report
OfReg chairman Linford Pierson went on the offensive Wednesday, taking aim at the auditor general’s performance audit into the local regulator and questioning the report’s validity and its objectivity.
Opposition calls on government to convene House sitting
North Side MLA Ezzard Miller is calling on the Opposition to join him in convening a special sitting of the Legislative Assembly to debate a motion of no confidence in House Speaker McKeeva Bush.
Bernie Bush resigns as Deputy Speaker
West Bay North MLA Bernie Bush has resigned as Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Bernie Bush resigns as Deputy Speaker
West Bay North MLA Bernie Bush has resigned as Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Educators eye cameras for classrooms
Education officials are considering adding cameras in local classrooms.
Bush marks 35 years of service
House Speaker McKeeva Bush issued a warning to legislators on Thursday to be mindful of their words.
Bernie Bush joins official Opposition
Independent legislator Bernie Bush has joined the formal Opposition led by East End MLA Arden McLean. It comes a week after he resigned from the government backbench.
Bernie Bush makes ‘port exit’
West Bay North MLA Bernie Bush occupied his new seat on the Opposition benches on Wednesday morning on the final day of the debate of the Referendum Bill.
Same-sex marriage: What your representative said on the issue
Cayman Islands legislators unanimously backed a private members’ motion last week supporting government to appeal the decision by the chief justice that legalised same-sex marriage to the “full extent of the appeals process”.
PAC members attend London symposium
Public Accounts Committee members Bernie Bush and Austin Harris attended a symposium in London last week that addressed tackling corruption in public spending and identifying wasteful spending.
PAC members attend public spending conference in London
Two members of the Public Accounts Committee, Bernie Bush and Austin Harris, are in London this week to attend a conference on public spending.
MLA Bernie Bush out of hospital
West Bay North MLA Bernie Bush has been released from the Health City Cayman Islands hospital following heart surgery and is now resting at home.
Bernie Bush recovering from heart surgery
West Bay North MLA Bernie Bush underwent a successful heart bypass surgery at Health City Cayman Islands Wednesday, but the second-term representative’s recovery is expected to take several weeks.
MLA Bernie Bush hospitalized
West Bay North MLA Bernie Bush is expected to undergo heart surgery at Health City Cayman Islands later this week.
McTaggart, McLaughlin blast opposition’s budget claims
Cayman Islands Finance Minister Roy McTaggart on Monday rejected opposition lawmakers’ claims that a $135 million, two-year projected budget surplus was a “duppy” (ghost) and that his government’s budget did little to help the ordinary Caymanian.
Independent legislators look to join new ‘unity’ government
The Cayman Islands new coalition government will have at least 13 members, possibly as many as 15, by the time it is sworn in Wednesday morning.
UPDATE: Longtime rivals join forces to form coalition government
For the second time in four days, longtime political rivals Alden McLaughlin and McKeeva Bush agreed to form a coalition government.
Candidate vows $500 subsidy for Caymanians in tourism industry
Mervin Smith, independent candidate in West Bay North, plans to use government funds and a higher minimum wage to support Caymanians in industries that have seen stagnating or falling salaries.
Deputy governor concerned about ‘politicized’ civil service
A heated Legislative Assembly exchange Monday over the fate of a Cayman Islands senior prisons manager brought warnings against “politicizing” the public service from Deputy Governor Franz Manderson.
Legislature may go until last day
Government is running out of time to consider a long list of potential laws, including the Legal Practitioners Bill, the elimination of independent FOI and complaints commissioner’s offices and the establishment of local fuel market regulations, as lawmakers face the final three weeks of their current term.
Bush, Bernie
Bernie Bush is a Cayman Democratic Party candidate for West Bay North.
Political coalitions forming ahead of May 2017 election
At least four, and potentially five political coalitions or political parties are readying to contest the Cayman Islands general election on May 24. Both major political parties, the Progressives and the Cayman Democratic Party, intend to field a slate of candidates.
More than 600 attend senior citizens social
The annual senior citizens social, hosted by the West Bay Community Council and West Bay MLAs McKeeva Bush, Capt. Eugene Ebanks and Bernie Bush, attracted more than 600 people when it was held on Dec. 17 at the Sir John A. Cumber Primary School Hall.
EDITORIAL – The troubling issues surrounding the Hewitt bankruptcy
In May 2013, Velma Powery-Hewitt ran for legislative office in West Bay, finishing fifth in the four-member district. The winners included fellow United Democratic Party candidates McKeeva Bush, Bernie Bush and Eugene Ebanks – as well as one independent candidate, Tara Rivers, who would go on to join the Progressives government in a ministerial position.
‘We need unity’: Former foes Anglin, Bush bury hatchet before election
Former Premier Mckeeva Bush and his one-time education minister Rolston Anglin publicly buried the hatchet Monday night as they appeared on the same political stage for the first time since their acrimonious split prior to the 2013 election.
EDITORIAL – ‘Super ombudsman’: Complaints from the complaints committee
The en masse resignations of four lawmakers (Bernie Bush, Eugene Ebanks, Ezzard Miller and Alva Suckoo) from the Complaints Commissioner committee are important not so much from a “practical” standpoint as from a “political” one.
Lawmakers resign in protest from ombudsman committee
Four Cayman Islands MLAs resigned Wednesday from the legislative committee that oversees the Complaints Commissioner’s Office in protest of the government’s plan to combine that office with other government watchdog entities. North Side independent MLA Ezzard Miller confirmed he had sent his resignation to the Speaker of the House on Wednesday.
EDITORIAL – Firefighters’ three-alarm mold emergency
People who become professional firefighters expect to encounter certain occupational hazards. Mold, however, isn’t one of them.
Baines rebuffs ‘litany of accusations’
Alleging misconduct and “inadequate performance” by Cayman’s top police officer dating back to 2009, West Bay MLA Bernie Bush filed a formal complaint against Royal Cayman Islands Police Commissioner David Baines last week.
