OBA Statement On Court, Polling Station, More
“The OBA maintains that the current polling station is not a neutral venue, given the connection found to exist with the PLP candidate,” the OBA Leader said today.
Opposition Leader Jarion Richardson said, “Today the Bermuda Court found that the PLP candidate for the Sandys North bye election has a connection to the polling station.
“Nonetheless, the Court then declined the OBA’s application to move the polling station. The Court accepted the evidence of the Parliamentary Registrar that it would be “extremely difficult” to move the station and that if “another Election Room needed to be selected, there was only one day, namely today, to do so.”
“We in the OBA continue to believe this venue isn’t neutral as required by law.
“The proposition only needs to be stated to see it is correct: our elections need to be held in neutral polling stations, with no actual or apparent affiliation to any particular candidate.
We are please the Court expressly found that the Reverend Dr Dill “has a connection to the Allen Temple Church on which premises the Allen Temple Hall exists. That connection arises as she is the Assistant Pastor for the Allen Temple Church … I also accept that she is registered at the Residence which is near the Allen Temple Church and Allen Temple Hall.”
“The OBA maintains that the current polling station is not a neutral venue, given the connection found to exist with the PLP candidate.
“Despite this clear connection, the court accepted the Parliamentary Registrar’s evidence as to the extreme difficulty of changing the venue before tomorrow’s election.
“It is now for the voters to decide who should fairly and properly represent them in Sandys North.”
The Constituency 36 Sandys North by-election — which will be held tomorrow [Oct 4]— with the FDM’s Marc Bean, the OBA’s Carl Neblett, the PLP’s Reverend Dr. Emily Gail Dill and Independent Cire Bean all set to contest the election.
I have to agree with him here, this was a strange decision by the court. It seems the PLP influence is everywhere these days, often it places it isn’t welcome.
Political interference!
No one cares about the oba. 30-6
I believe people care about fairness.
You believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny or maybe worst you actually believe the OBA will win tonight. I know you don’t believe they will win the next election.
Well seeing as the CJ ran as a PLP candidate on a number of occasions, one would think that he would have recused himself from this..
this is a big scam by the PLP , nothing new here, they are scared of the OBA so they trying to find ways of winning By cheating just like trump, Maybe Burt wants to be like Trump.
Sounds like the reason of not enough time to change location was the reason. SO it therefore should have been changed, therefore there is bias.
OBA is trying to beat a dead horse.
They know their candidate is likely to come 4th so they are trying to disrupt.
When I go to vote, it matters not the place, but who I am voting for. And I am sure that is the same for most people.
so if the vote was being held in Marc Beans’s house, would you think that is fine?
Corruption= dishonest conduct, especially by those in power.
When you play with fire you may, given time, get burnt.
There is no way you can cheet at the game of marbles .
If we all just new what we were fighting for we might just win at something .
When you fall in the water of the stern of a cruise ship out in the middle there is no turning back.
One day I may get round to telling you all how to build an affordable house.
Straw will not do it.
OBA waited too long to make this an issue.
So, you agree there is an issue. Thanks for clarifying .
Don’t worry your replacement has already been scouted. Better get that I lost speech ready from the ubpOBA archives.
“ubpOBA archives.”
I think you mean UBPLP archives. After all, it is the PLP that has 2 former UBP leaders as sitting MPs.
Yes all the black people in the ubpOBA did leave that racist party.
The last place we went to vote was for an unknown individual .
The poling station was located at that school opposite Port Royal Golf Course .
We did not feel safe, as usualy tensions are high at poling stations, partly because as they had the “Fox guarding the Hen House”.
If , I were to asked to define danger these days it could be at best guess ” A Blue bird with a Machine Gun”.
Who wants to put their ” Head in the Lioins Mouth”? ” Not I ! Said the fly to the spider “.
Want to fee safe driving a car these days Drive a 60 MPH and you will have a Police escort with noise maker .
Glad i am not a shift worker wanting a nap .
No need to phone in !
There were a number of reasons for the decision. It is now available to the public at https://www.gov.bm/sites/default/files/2024-10/2024No.278-civ.pdf
THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE,with no power. !
I am not wanting to be moderator here and would not want the job if you paid me in gold.
If we want to exercise what little power we have and not keep missing the real target. Come on ! The target got lights on it!
How about a tax free Bermuda our leaders would need to get a second job like many of our people have been doing which also has been done in the past by many of us .
Could we all spend more time on improving the economy where every body gets rich , sell the car and ride a push bike ,that is money in every bodies… ” piggy bank “.
Here are a couple of fresh ideas .
Do you all want to know what it takes ? Just little fun in life !
Step forward the Miniter of Fun and Games .
We can do Bermuda Weddings. ! How great is that ? “B” marvelous if you ask me . Get a flash mob to put on a show, so long as they bring all the relatives we can rent the a pink buss with Garlands Flowers and Ribbons to the meet the Mayor of St George.
A Honey Mooning in Bermuda WOW ! is that ultimate dream to come true for every Bride .
No skimpy bathing suits please .
(1) Honey Mooners can stay here as long as they like so long as the make their own bed and do a little dusting .
No pets Go it ! Two Canaries max !
Those great idea gets a 4.29 which will go over the bridge to no where in particular .
(2) Brass band No uniforms just regular reatire , playing our new National anthem” We could have had it all ” at the arrivals gate or new.our bautiful airport.
(3). Turn one golf courses preferably the one near a beach into a tent citie.
for fun introduce our culture fly Bermuda hummer kites.
Bring in the clowns .
I really mean a funny guy for the camp fire to tell political jokes .
Transport the our Brass Band and a few C/D into three/ 3 electric buss regular one smell , for the evening entertainment.
(4). BIG DISCOUNTS. Half a cake is better than no cake at all.
To be serious ” A kind word of mouth” is our very best advertisement .
BINGO. !