(CNS): Posting on a social media forum, Thursday morning, Speaker McKeeva Bush said the sexual harassment allegations against him are false and made comments likely to stir up further uncertainty over the future of the PACT government. The West Bay veteran MP still hadn’t officially resigned from his post at the time and despite reportedly telling Premier Wayne Panton that he would step aside in messages over the weekend as of noon today he remained firmly in the Speaker’s chair.
Commenting on the Facebook group Elections & Legislation Watch – Cayman Islands where the administrator called for a snap election Bush said that would “hurt the country” but he will allow a no confidence motion filed by the opposition yesterday to be heard and, “What members choose to do to defend themselves will be left to be seen,” he stated in the social media post.
In his comment responding to the Election and Legislation political commentary about the current situation, speculating that the PPM opposition has the votes to win their no confidence motion, Bush stated that the PPM’s motion had “…nothing to do with the false allegations against the speaker”. He also said the author’s post was “full of misconceptions” adding “a snap election is not called for” as it would “hurt the country.”
Bush’s situation and that of the government remained uncertain, Thursday, even though it would require a significant implosion of the PACT alliance for the opposition motion to succeed. But the Speaker...
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