A roll call of 36 Progressive Labour Party candidates was given at Alaska Hall today ahead of nominations for the General Election.

David Burt listed his full slate of contenders, completing the list to include Lauren Hayward Bell for Smith’s South (Constituency 8), André Famous for Devonshire South Central (Constituency 12) and Dawn Simmons, the party chairwoman, for Paget East (Constituency 22).

The Premier and PLP leader earlier addressed some people in attendance and reminded them that “there’s no reason to be quiet”.

He added: “This is a day of celebration.”

Mr Burt, surrounded by all of the candidates, listed each of them along with their most significant achievements.

He said: “This PLP team is the best choice for Bermuda.

“We are united by one common mission — to build a fairer Bermuda for all of us.”

Speaking of the One Bermuda Alliance, Mr Burt added: “They made one thing clear — they will not fight for us.”

He said the party had “resurrected the political career of the architect of Pathways to Status hoping that time will forget what they put you through the last time they were in office”.

It was a reference to the announcement yesterday that Michael Fahy will run for the OBA in Pembroke South West (Constituency 20), where he will face the PLP’s Iesha Musson and the independent candidate Vic Ball, formerly of the OBA.

Mr Burt said that the OBA, along with the Free Democratic Movement and independent candidates, were united to “take us backwards".

Mr Famous said he had worked in the construction industry to more than 40 years, owning his own business and working for D & J Construction, and wanted to find a way to “create housing at an affordable rate”.

He said he is also passionate about getting young people employed.

The lifelong PLP member said he received a call about five weeks ago inviting him to consider candidacy for the first time, having done a "lot of heavy lifting building support" behind the scenes for the party.

Having given it thought, he decided now was his time to stop forward, Mr Famous said.