Tag: PACT Government
Panton ousted in favour of JOCC
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton has been pushed out as premier and replaced by Juliana O’Connor-Connolly MP (CBE), according to a social media message circulated on Wednesday by McKeeva Bush MP (WBW). After rumour and speculation about the future of PACT mounted in the wake of Tuesday’s no-confidence debate, MPs spent the day horse-trading over a […]
André lays out PACT doubts, warns of resignation
(CNS): André Ebanks MP (WBS) fell short of a public resignation from PACT on Tuesday night in the parliament, but he made it clear he had concerns about the PACT group’s conduct and culture that could see him resign in the near future. Riding high on his success as the financial services minister that got […]
King at all costs?
101 writes: Wayne Panton’s reign as Cayman Islands premier faces an inevitable early end unless a miracle surfaces over the next week or so. His PACT Government, ironically, doesn’t seem to have been kept together by any sort of ‘pact’ at all or anything remotely close to a consistent, agreed set of policies or principles.
MPs to meet but no-confidence vote may fail
(CNS): On Friday, the PPM secured enough signatures from MPs now sitting on the opposition benches to call a special parliamentary meeting for Tuesday in order to hold a no-confidence vote in the government. However, the vote could still fail. On Saturday, there were indications that they still had not locked in the necessary tenth […]
PACT looking for ‘sensible’ way forward
(CNS): In an extremely brief statement on Friday, Wayne Panton said the remaining members of PACT were looking for a sensible way forward. He said almost nothing about the turmoil surrounding his government in the wake of the resignation of McKeeva Bush MP yesterday. Despite leading a hung parliament, at 3pm Panton remained as premier.
PPM calls on Panton to go as PACT crumbles
(CNS): The resignation of McKeeva Bush MP (WBW) from the PACT Government on Thursday has left Premier Wayne Panton without a viable government, and he should step down, Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has said. He added that Panton cannot secure a quorum without opposition support with a hung parliament. As a result, the opposition wants […]
Mac resigns, leaving PACT in a tight spot
(CNS): McKeeva Bush MP (WBW) has resigned from the PACT Government. Bush sent a letter about his resignation to Governor Jane Owen on Thursday, just before he was due to appear in court for a case management hearing relating to his sexual assault case next month. No official announcements have been made, and CNS has […]
Seymour paints dim picture of PACT
(CNS): Dwayne Seymour MP (BTE) said the PACT coalition was going down the wrong road and that he was concerned about the future of the Cayman Islands when he resigned from Cabinet last month. He described the atmosphere in the current caucus as “cantankerous”, even suggesting that he had “parted fights” and that he wasn’t […]
PPM accuse PACT of heading for 2023 deficit
(CNS): Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has said the Progressives abstained on every vote during last month’s Finance Committee because of concerns that the PACT Government is heading towards a budget deficit for this year. In a recent statement, McTaggart, who has also urged PACT to increase welfare support and other spending, said government expenditure was […]
PPM watching and waiting for PACT’s demise
(CNS): The Progressives are not planning to push for a no-confidence vote in the government, despite the ever-growing differences within PACT, Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart and his deputy, Joey Hew, revealed last week and implied that they are, instead, watching and waiting for the coalition of independents to implode. Hew said the Progressives were not […]
Donkeys, developers and deaf ears
Wendy Ledger writes: Dwayne “John-john” Seymour MP owes Wayne Panton an apology after his unfounded public attack during his resignation speech Friday. The ex-minister chose to cross the floor and join the government in 2021 when he knew what Panton’s agenda was. But as someone who is still waiting for an apology from that minister […]
