The newly elected Cayman Islands “Government of National Unity” celebrated with a “show of thanks” to their supporters at last Monday’s Constitution Day (3).

About 300 people attended the function at The Lions Centre that was supposed to start at 6:30pm. When I arrived at the specified time volunteers were still putting out tables and chairs.

There was recorded music being played and it was a pleasure to meet ‘old’ friends I hadn’t seen in years.

After an hour plus members of the live band arrived and thirty minutes later we were treated to ‘live music’ that was very entertaining and well worth the wait.

Another thirty minutes later the Premier, Alden McLaughlin, appeared on stage and announced he was not going to introduce any of his Progressive Party members who were all here, excepting for Deputy Premier Moses kirkconnell who was attending his sick wife in hospital, and Juliana O’Connor-Connolly who was in Cayman Brac.

McLaughlin instead announced all the coalition members, Speaker of the House McKeeva Bush representing the CDP, Dwayne “John John” Seymour, Austin Harris and Tara Rivers.

All of these persons made a brief speech, although not as brief as Bush’s that left Seymour slow in coming on to the stage. Seymour said that must have been the shortest speech McKeeva had ever made.

It certainly was. “I concur with everything the Premier has just said.” That was it.

The general message from everyone on the platform was “this was going to be the very best government the Cayman Islands has ever had”.

Then it was time for the food.

The entertainment, the food and the drinks (that included hard liquor) was all free to the public that was there.

Everyone present was indeed unified.

Long may it rein.