local government elections

August 1999 Table of Contents

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

The old order changeth and giveth way to new... There were certainly some surprises in the Local Government elections held on 30th June. Long time political activist William Swain of Murphy Town failed to win a seat on the town committee while Benjamin Pinder of Sandy Point, the former Chief Councillor for South Abaco, also failed to be elected.

The following were established as members of their respective town committees:

Grand Cay District
Roosevelt Curry, George Russell, Kennedy Russell, Calvin Albury, Zendal Hield.

North Abaco District
Little Abaco Committee - Theora Burrows, Wilfred Curry, Joycelyn McIntosh, Charlie Mills, Tyrone Mills, Leon Pinder, Chris Russell. Coopers Town Committee - Boynell Williams, Sylvia Poitier, Everette Bootle, John Cooper, Garnett Edgecombe. Treasure Cay Committee - Joseph Norris, Simpson McKinney, Stephen Pedican, Andray Roberts, Veronica Henderson. Green Turtle Cay Committee - Roswell Sawyer, George Lowe, Christopher Sawyer, Jack Saunders, Lincoln Jones.

Hope Town District
Suzanne Bethel, Kevin Albury, Scott Patterson, Glen Laing, Arthur Elden, Richard Roberts, Roy Russell.

Central Abaco District
Marsh Harbour Committee - Mike Malone, Frankie Russell, William Johnston, Allan Lowe, Yvonne Key, Ray Clarke, Perry Sawyer, Bernis Pinder, and David Williams. Dundas Town Committee - Carl Archer, Wayde Archer, George Cornish, Faron Newbold, Cay Mills, Silbert Mills, Jimmy Williams. Murphy Town Committee - Cubel Davis Jr, Jason Swain, Eugene Dawkins, Ronnie Johnson, Paul Swain, Anderson Wilmore, Basil Wilmore.

South Abaco District
Cherokee Sound Committee - Derek Albury, Sandra Albury, Vashti Albury, Kathie Ann Sawyer. Crossing Rocks Committee - Theodore Carrol, Alice Williams, Isreal Williams. Sandy Point Committee - Robert McKinney, Stanley White, Valeria Lightbourne, Jason Roberts, Patrick Roberts.

Mores Island District
Alex Davis, Valentino Feaster, Solomon Hield, Thomas Hield, Nixon Simms.

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