Ruling PLP’s momentous week
Created: Nov 10, 2012 07:00 AM (Updated: Nov 10, 2012 07:01 AM)
Premier Paula Cox is serenaded along with other guests at the head table by Gene Steede, the entertainer hailed as Bermuda’s national treasure. His band provided music throughout the evening.
It would almost be an understatement saying this has been a momentous week for Premier Paula Cox and her ruling Progressive Labour Party.With speculation rife about her revealing the date she sets for the next General Election, it all began on a high social note, the PLP's 45th Annual Delegates Conference Banquet at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel.The Premier was the keynote speaker. Theme of the evening was ‘The Green Wave Builds.’ The upcoming election was mentioned many times throughout the night. All the PLP candidates for the election were highlighted by the Premier in a power-point presentation that also focused on party stalwarts past and present.
Retired educator and organist Doris Corbin, was hailed for including the banquet on her busy week-long calendar celebrating her 101st birthday. She was accompanied by Edwina Smith, Ross and Gloria Tuzo and Lois Weeks, mother of Government Minister Michael Weeks.
