include former Tourism Minister Mr. C.V. (Jim) Woolridge, The Royal Gazette has learned.

Dr. Saul logged his first broken promise yesterday when he failed to announce his Cabinet when he said he would.

Inability to reach a caucus member who was overseas was cited as the reason.

But sources said Dr. Saul ran into trouble when Mr. Woolridge and members of the anti-Independence group that supported him in his bid for the United Bermuda Party leadership balked at the Cabinet clout they were offered.

When contacted by The Royal Gazette shortly after 7 p.m. last night, Mr.

Woolridge said he had not agreed to sit in Dr. Saul's Cabinet.

"I said if he offered me something that I thought I would enjoy that I would give it serious consideration,'' said an angry-sounding Mr. Woolridge.

"I have considered,'' but "I haven't accepted.'' Asked what the stumbling block was, Mr. Woolridge then grew angry at the reporter, saying he had just explained that. "The Premier hasn't announced his Cabinet,'' Mr. Woolridge said.

"Call the Premier. He has all of his people. He's the one who can talk about it -- not me.'' Asked if Mr. Woolridge had refused to sit in Cabinet, Dr. Saul said he could not comment until today.

The Cabinet, which had been finalised, would be sworn in at Government House at noon, followed by a 3 p.m. news conference, he said.

Not only would Mr. Woolridge not be part of the Cabinet announced today, but Dr. Clarence Terceira, the Hon. Ann Cartwright DeCouto, Dr. David Dyer, and Mr. Trevor Moniz would not be part of it either, sources said.

They were all part of The UBP Group Against Independence Now, which backed the "no'' side in the referendum, as did 74 percent of those who voted.

Dr. Saul won the leadership contest last Friday in a 14-7 secret ballot vote by MPs. But polls showed Mr. Woolridge was far more popular among members of the general public.

While one source said the anti-Independence forces wanted four members of Cabinet and one Senator, another member of the group said: "We are not in the business of making deals.'' Yet another member of the group said it was more a question of "balance'' in the Cabinet, and that while the Labour and Immigration Ministry offered to Mr. Woolridge was one of the three major Cabinet posts, it could also be a "time bomb''.

There were also concerns that Government would finally increase the advertising budget in the Tourism Ministry and allow the new Minister -- tipped to be Mr. David Dodwell -- to show results that Mr. Woolridge had not, the source said.

Another disagreement in the UBP was over who should be Deputy Premier, a position to be decided on Friday in a secret ballot vote by MPs, sources said.

At least one supporter of Mr. Woolridge felt Dr. Saul should offer an olive branch by backing the former Tourism Minister for the post. But others were backing Mr. Jerome Dill, who confirmed yesterday that some of his colleagues Dill may be put up for Deputy Premier asked him to serve.

"If my colleagues decided I was the person they would like to have, then I would accept,'' Mr. Dill said.

Mr. Dill was expected to be the only nominee for the Deputy Premier's post when nominations closed at midnight tonight.

One UBP insider said there had been some "toing and froing'' between the Premier and the Woolridge camp and the former Tourism Minister had been given a deadline to accept the Cabinet post offered.

Dr. Saul's options included announcing a full Cabinet today with a replacement for Mr. Woolridge, or announcing only part of the Cabinet and buying more time to straighten out the internal wrangle.

Yesterday's delay also fuelled speculation that the Hon. Harry Soares and/or Mr. John Barritt could be joining the Cabinet. Both MPs were overseas yesterday. Mr. Soares would be the only member of the Portuguese community in the Cabinet, while Mr. Barritt, who is Dr. Saul's running mate in Devonshire South, was a member of The UBP Group Against Independence Now.

It is also believed a renewed effort was made yesterday to lure former Youth and Sport Minister Ms Pamela Gordon into Cabinet, possibly to take a new Cabinet portfolio that would be responsible for women's issues. The only other likely candidate for that post is lawyer Ms Lynda Milligan-Whyte, expected to be named the new Government Leader in the Senate.

Bermuda Party MPs who had just elected Dr. Saul as their leader looked on. But last night Mr. Woolridge said he had not accepted a seat in Dr. Saul's Cabinet.