This is my response to the premier’s reply to the governor who commented on the premier’s allegations on a television show.

Whilst Governor Taylor’s press release to Hon. McKeeva Bush’s assertions that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including  himself, were without foundation and written in a diplomatic manner, the premier’s was not. It was disgraceful.

To use words that the Governor “has stealthily and insidiously undermined” what he (Bush) has been trying to do to get “our economy off    the ground and get jobs for people”, was disgraceful. Its rudeness, unfortunately, does nothing for the high office the premier holds. He keeps telling us how the news media pays little regard to what we say in our reporting and here he is, the most important Caymanian in           our country, lowering himself to this – something no new media house here has.

I (am so disgusted and I want H.E. Governor Duncan Taylor to know that this is not how Caymanians have been brought up to behave. I  was taught at my school here in Cayman, that “manners maketh man.” I am 77 years of age and, Mr. Bush, I am ashamed of you. I am no  UK Foreign Office mysterious person having a go at you and trying to undermine you and my country. I am trying to make you see the grave error you have shown in using nothing but downright rudeness in your reply to the Cayman Islands Governor – who represents the Crown, the Queen.

You say that “he’s got an extension of time for his job where he’s never had it so good!” And then this say this (talk about calling the kettle black):

“To top it all off, he went and got an extension of his time in Cayman without so much as a hint to me as Premier or to my Cabinet because he figured I would oppose it. That is not how Governors are supposed to behave. Simple good manners would tell you that you should make your intentions known in such matters.”

And you have the gall to preach to our Governor about “good manners”.

Where I can agree with you is when you say at the end of your statement, “We will all suffer for it if we do not; and we as a people are capable of far better than this. Let us show the world who we are. Let us live up to our well established reputation as God-fearing, law-abiding people.”

Mr. Taylor, on behalf of the Caymanian people please accept my apology.

Joan Wilson (nee Watler)