Premier chaired UKOT leaders meeting ahead of JMC
(CNS): Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly is in London this week leading a local delegation for the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) meeting, where she chaired the Political Council meeting for her fellow UKOT leaders, yesterday, in preparation for the meetings with the British government tomorrow. A number of issues will be on the agenda relating to the UK’s relationship with its territories, but with Labour now in power, the issue of public access to beneficial ownership registers is likely to be the most contentious issue for OTs with offshore industries.
According to a press release, O’Connor-Connolly began the trip with a meeting on Sunday with the local delegation to set clear intentions for the meetings, which include building and strengthening relationships with the new Labour government and advocating for the present needs of the UK Overseas Territories alongside her fellow heads of government.
Key points on the agenda are bilateral meetings with Stephen Doughty, the minister of the UK overseas territories at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Doughty will also chair the JMCl Plenary meetings on Wednesday and Thursday with other UKOT leaders.
The premier has also been invited to Buckingham Palace for a reception hosted by King Charles III and a special meeting at Speaker’s House hosted by Sir Lindsay Hoyle.
The delegation includes Attorney General Samuel Bulgin, Cabinet Secretary Samuel Rose, Financial Secretary Kenneth Jefferson, Chief Officer for Financial Services and Commerce Dr Dax Basdeo, Deputy Chief Officer-Policy Jason Webster, Special Advisor to the Premier Darrel Rankine, CIGO UK Representative Dr Tasha Ebanks-Garcia, Deputy Representative for Financial Services to Europe Julie Campbell, and Senior Regulatory Advisor (Ministry of Financial Services and Commerce) Micah Coleman.
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Category: Politics
We are hopelessly lost. There is nobody looking out for us, the electors, the citizens, the populace, the great unwashed. I pray for people to step up that actually care for the people.
Cayman is f@ked
Father God please take this case in hand. At least there is a small ray of hope here, no one will understand her rabble garble so everyone will smile politely and move on. Only hope she doesn’t go up there and ask that the FFR be llifted so she can leave us completely insolvent before next year’s election.
Darryl Rankine is “Special Adviser to the Premier”. Hmm? His “special” qualifications for that post are what? Oh, telephone technician??
Of course! Rock stars tour with their instruments technicians on hand, so why not our own political “rock stars?” Got to make sure those cell phones are always working!!
We’re screwed!!
No maan, she relying on the Bible saying that wise men came from the East, well my dear Premier so sorry to disappoint you, but definitely NO MORE.
What a shit show
That’s a lot of feet to wash.
The dress code from the Premier down is atrocious. MarlRoad pictures show an official picture with her and her political assistant in the front who is dressed in jeans, whereas the other UKOT people are dressed properly at the back.
What qualifications does Rankine have to advise anyone least of all a sitting Premier except we understand some low level Vocational Certificate in telecoms from the now defunct Cable & Wireless College? You just cant make this stuff up.
Why does she insist on wearing these hideous large print outfits to such important meetings? What is wrong with this woman?
How much time you got?
Enjoy. We paid for it. Must be nice. Wish I could afford to travel.
Yikes…….
What could go wrong?
This is where Andre is needed so they won’t laugh at us.
Hope Dax is allowed to represent us and leave the rest to go shopping, which after all is the real reason for the size of this delegation.
I don’t see Eric there..
The other members of JMC have to be embarrassed because many Caymanian are mortified when she leaves her house and talks on any subject
As a Caymanian working in the financial services sector I can’t tell you what a relief it is to have such a qualified and well rounded MLA looking out for our best interests.
You either don’t work in the industry or you are a token employee,
Which one is it?
Well rounded! I see what you did there!
Are you on drugs?
Rounded, for sure.