OBA Announce Linda Smith As C31 Candidate
The OBA announced that Linda Smith will be their candidate for constituency 31, Southampton West Central.
A spokesperson said, “Linda has enjoyed a varied and extensive career spanning journalism, corporate communications, utilities, insurance and business consultancy. She has always had a keen interest in politics and public service.
“A graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, she holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and minored in political science. Upon returning to Bermuda, Linda worked at ZFB as a radio and television news presenter. Her position was later transferred to ZBM News, where she was the voice of early morning radio news and a television evening news anchor.
“Linda spent over 20 years at BELCO [and later Ascendant Group] where she established its Corporate Communications Department. She eventually became the first female senior manager as the company’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations.
“Between 2006-2009, Linda established and led the BELCO Hardship Fund, making it possible for three of Bermuda’s major charities to receive critical funding to help families and seniors navigating the economic recession.
“Linda also ran her own business, where she led some of Bermuda’s largest public relations and communication projects, including Bermuda’s participation in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C.
“Throughout her career, Linda has supported many local philanthropic causes both through her corporate work and personally. She served on several public and charitable boards. The most significant being 12 years on the Age Concern Board; six as Chairman where she was instrumental in restructuring the long-serving charity to meet the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.
“Linda was born in Bermuda and her Bermudian family includes Manuel Soares De Figueiredo, her great-grandfather, who founded Soares Grocery. Linda lives in Southampton with her husband, two dogs and a parrot.”
This is an interesting candidacy.
Not only interesting, one of the best experienced and savvy candidates put up by the OBA. This woman is a worker and wants to straighten out the problems we’ve been mired in for years. Good luck to her….
OBA, select more candidates like Linda Smith and you might win more than 6 seats. From my dealings with Ms. Smith she works hard, no works incredibly hard, has a brain and has Bermuda’s best interest at heart. Good choice! . Now, some of the other candidates, no.
If people actually voted for the best person for the job, she would walk this.
If the oba selected more candidates of quality instead of who’s black and black they might get more folks showing up to support them.
Odd comment, given the article. You seem a little obsessed.
I do not see that a poltical policy in a nomination of a candidate for any and all specifc zones that is, we never have contact with any specific person from one year to the next, they must just vanish in to thin air.
We locked in with a stalemate, with no address or phone contact available.
Is a Town Hall a thing of the past ?
We were not born yesterday. Recession can usually solve inflation which closes business and puts many people out of work with no income.
The remaining people here apparently I am thinking must be very concerned about their future as we know is being held under the power of control of one over thirty six with allot of talk but hardly any do.
It is a fact that they could end this inflation on any Friday afternoon with limitations and restrictons on profitability that has been done before.
Inflation with out doubt hurts ever one with a down grade in the quality of life.
For many being with out work as we all know brings hardship whicg invites crime .