Cayman lawmakers oust premier a week after arrest

Published December 19, 2012 1:20am ET



KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Lawmakers in the Cayman Islands voted Tuesday to oust the premier of this British territory in a parliamentary vote of no-confidence a week after he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct.

Governing party, opposition and independent legislators joined in voting 11-3 in favor of the motion. It effectively ended McKeeva Bush’s role as head of government for the Cayman Islands, a three-island Caribbean territory that is the world’s sixth largest financial center and a major haven for mutual funds and private equity.

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