Derrington ‘Bo’ Miller announces candidacy

North Side’s Derrington ‘Bo’ Miller announced that he
will seek a seat in the Legislative Assembly
Photo: Alan Markoff

Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Derrington ‘Bo’ Miller announced last Friday that he had decided to run as an independent candidate for a seat in the Legislative Assembly as the representative for North Side in November’s general election.

Twenty years ago, Mr. Miller also ran for the Legislative Assembly. In looking back to that time, he noted, “If the truth is to be told, the same issues I was focusing on then are the exact same issues that are not being attended to today.”

The divisiveness he senses in the North Side is one of the major issues propelling him into the public arena.

“Our community is divided,” he said. “Politics has contributed immensely to this division and in many ways has brought the division about. I believe Cayman politics spends too much time on pettiness and personality. I want to work on issues that will start to bring the North Side together again.”

Saddened by the sacrifice of Rum Point to private interests, he vows to work to preserve open lands for the North Side denizens, with a look toward creating a national park and public beach.

Furthermore, he stressed the need for district councils to be established which would then decide how to spend certain funds in their districts. “These district councils will ensure the delivery of services often promised by and later neglected by the central government,” he said.

In summarizing the main objectives of his campaign, he concluded, “Bringing the community together is paramount. I want to unite the community, build a better community, and preserve the most beautiful part of the Island.”

Back...