Bush and Simmonds come face to face

| 04/12/2012

bush n simmonds (472x500).jpgCNS): The Cayman Islands premier and the UK’s overseas territories minister came face to face on Monday for the first time since the two men were engaged in avery public disagreement over the Framework for Fiscal Responsibility and the negotiations with China Harbour Engineering Company. Having met briefly in September, McKeeva Bush and Mark Simmonds met for the second time at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) ahead of the Joint Ministerial Council meeting in London, when they engaged in a head to head meeting. The smiles hide what is still a tense relationship between Cayman and the FCO.

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  1. Knot S Smart says:

    Mac to photographer : Hey take a picture of me with this donkey face.

    Simmonds to photographer: Hey take a picture of me with this Honourable for Life Buffoon.

    Photographer to both: Hold hands,smile, and pretend that Mac is a real doctor and is not wearing that scarf…

  2. Anonymous says:

    To heck with the scarf(write it off as a lifestyle choice), that looks like about a $6,000.00 jacket.

    • Anonymous says:

      Cashmere.

    • Anonymous says:

      The cost of that jacket probably comes under “travel expenses” it would be interesting to know if we paid for it! Also, all the air miles tthat government pays for should either go straight back to a government frequent flyer account to at least defray the expenses of the next trip.

      Mckeeva – the ultimate frequent flyer!

  3. Anonymous says:

    If you enters someones yard and the dog rushes you, What do you do???  You freeze and act polite, otherwise the dog may just bite you.

  4. Anonymous says:

    Mckeeva's looking pretty stylish here…whats that Burberry?!

  5. Anonymous says:

    Take a long hard look at Mark Simmonds face because to me it looks like he's thinking, "I've got better things to do than this."

  6. Anonymous says:

    Beauty and the Beast! Sadly the latter is from Cayman, and no redeeming features unlike his Disney counterpart.

  7. Whodatis says:

    Actually, that is a very nice picture of the two – especially considering the current state of affairs.

  8. Anonymous says:

    You'd think they'd at least offer to take his coat and scarf?

    • WHAT A JOKE says:

      Simmonds had probably just said – ” I think you know your way out. “.

  9. Anonymous says:

    Hes smiling because he just got off another plane. The photo says it all. " Air miles, Air miles, Air miles".

    • Anonymous says:

      kEEkE YOU LOOK VERY GOOD, and knowledgeable as those meeting with you.  Hello there Mr Premier, we are proud of you .

  10. Ya mon says:

    Why is he wearing a scarf?  He dresses very strangely.

    • Anonymous says:

      It's cold in London?

    • Anonymous says:

      He just stopped in briefly on his way to a football match.

    • Anonymous says:

      Because its bloody cold, wet and windy in the UK right now. I seem to recall him wearing that scarf in most pics taken in the UK in the past too!

    • Anonymous says:

      At least he's not dressed like a Korean dictator these days.  That was unbelievable.

    • Anonymous says:

      its cold in England ..you idiot!

      • Ya mon says:

        (a) The picture appears to be taken inside, where one normally does not wear outerwear during business meetings.

        (b) You are very rude with yout "idiot" comment.  It appears you were raised very poorly and this reflects badly on both you and your parents.  Shame on you.  Agression and insults are the last refuge of an incompetent mind.

        (c) Bite me.

    • Anonymous says:

      I guess he wasn't invited to stay for tea, but why would he be?

    • Anonymous says:

      09:18 that is his secret why he is wearing a scarf,and we are not going to tell.

  11. Anonymous says:

    Oh Oh….he better watch out for Keke and his mood swings!

  12. Anonymous says:

    Nice scarf!  Judge that Mr Bush had not taken his coat off, he can't have been expecting staying long!

  13. Anonymous says:

    Keke the puppet master is here lol!

  14. Say Wha? says:

    Based on the position of the hands in the handshake (Bush has a firm grasp of Simmonds' hand and is higher than Simmonds'), it appears that Bush is top dog – at the very least he thinks that he is…

  15. Anonymous says:

    If your heart is pure your right hand is always close to your heart, People please understand that is the reason Kekes right hand is where it is in the handshake.