Premier Ewart Brown called for the PLP not to rest on their laurels as the second decade of their Government begins at the Annual Delegates' Conference last night.

He made this plea in a speech that documented the Government's achievements including the Economic Empowerment Zone Design Plan and implementing the Electronic tagging on cars.

Also noted by the Premier was youth that had entered the party and the fact that the mortgage on the party's headquarters, Alaska Hall has been fully paid.

Last night he said: "As this second decade of a PLP Government dawns on us, I am proud to say that we have come a long way.

"Our party is a leaner, more efficient, and younger political machine. It is a dynamic force upon the Bermudian landscape and there is no more evidence of that than our election victory on December 18, 2007."

He went on to say: "I would like to thank Zane DeSilva to stand as Chair of the Building Fund Committee because as a result of combining the funds that Zane raised with some of the funds that were raised at our Premier's Gala I have news to share that will be music to our ears.

"The Bermuda Progressive Labour Party is now the proud, free and clear owner of Alaska Hall — we have paid off our mortgage.

"As this second decade of a PLP Government dawns on us, I want to caution that we cannot rest open our laurels. We have accomplished a lot but we still have a tremendous amount of work to do.

"We must continue to fight everyday for all of our people."

Though there was speculation on a challenge for the leadership, last night Dr. Brown remained the leader of the PLP and Government.

During the speech, the Premier also paid credit to those leaders before him and reflected on where the party has come from.

Asking former Premiers Dame Jennifer Smith and Alex Scott to stand as well as former Parliamentarians and Senators, the Premier said: "Many of you may ask why I tend to continuously honour our ancestors and our former members of Government.

"It is because we have come so far and accomplished so much that often we need to remind ourselves of the struggle that occurred to get us here."