This week has been an eventful one on campus. Yesterday we were visited by the local commission that is charged with doing a national survey on the relationship of the UK to its overseas territories in the greater Caribbean region. They were in a number of classes to talk to the students and discuss the implications of the survey and the input desired. This evening we received a visit from the Premier of the Cayman Islands, the Honorable McKeeva Bush, who came to do a guest lecture. Under the new constitution, the Premier is the leader of the majority party in the legislative assembly and is the leader of the government. Only the British Governor holds higher office. He spoke to a combination of three classes out in the new classroom building for a good two hours doing both a lecture and a question and answer session on the current Cayman economy and the role Cayman plays in the greater world economy. The college is apolitical and interestingly the instructor who invited the Premier, Joey Ebanks, is actually associated with the other political party but it is always good to get government officials out and on the campus. A reminder of the role ICCI plays in the Cayman Islands. The premier is the holder of an honorary degree from ICCI and he mentioned that during his lecture lauding the college for its role in helping the Cayman Islands over the years.
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| Greeting the Premier upon his arrival |
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| Listening to the Lecture |
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| With Premier Bush and Joey Ebanks |
