By Colin Wilson

We have just heard that Cayman Brac East MP,Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, has joined Wayne Panton’s PACT team. In a message she wrote:

“I want to thank my PPM family for being such an organized and dynamic team and it has been a distinct honour working with each of you under the very capable leadership of Premier AL and DP Mose. We gave it our very best  and won our seats. Further, we spent endless hours endeavouring to form a PPM / ALLIANCE Government  and then a Coalition of PPM / INDEPENDENTS. For various reasons this did not materialize and in the end the INDEPENDENTS achieved the numbers to form the Government.

“Additionally, my constituents have expressed in no uncertain terms that Cayman Brac and Little Cayman need a Minister in the Government. As a result, I had to respect their wishes and accept the offer of a Minister. I have requested Mr Panton offer more seats to you my Colleagues and he is open to DP Mose and our Party Leader Roy M being Ministers. I am prayerfully hoping that this would materialize but if not, please know that my decision is based purely the requests my people on the Sister Islands.

“This is a most difficult decision for me but please rest assured that this decision will not diminish my love, respect and admiration of each you and I pray that somehow, someway we can all work together in the interest and love for our blessed country. I truly covet your support and prayers in this sacrificial leap of FAITH. I wish for each one of you the very best, as we try to continue to build these beloved Cayman Islands, into a safer stronger jurisdiction.

“Love and prayers Juli.”

It is widely reported that Isaac Rankine has also turned again and rejoined the PAACT.

The once proud PPM Alliance now looks like The Titanic as it slowly sinks. Will it rise again? Panton seems to have outplayed Roy McTaggart’s led party at every turn and dodged all the icebergs that was in his path.

At 3pm today we will saying prayers.

One will be, “God Bless the Cayman Islands”.