Attorney General Philip Perinchief says apart from "big ticket" items such as housing, education and crime, a community centre in Southside, improved senior care and a medical facility top his to-do list in constituency four, St. George's South.

Mr. Perinchief is running against 29-year-old UBP newcomer Donte Hunt in the marginal constituency which retiring MP Renee Webb won by only eight votes in 2003.

Asked about the main issues in the constituency, Mr. Perinchief admitted because it is geographically split, there are a variety of issues to attend to.

"For example, St. David's seniors and juniors cry out for a community centre on Southside, improved senior care, traffic controls, an adequate medical facility, improved water services to Westcott and Miss Vickey's Lane residents, more street lighting and an economic empowerment zone."

He said he is working on getting rid of the drug and crime problems and also the noise pollution from airplanes and the motocross cycle track residents of St. David's and Tucker's Town are forced to deal with.

The candidate hopes to build an Indian Heritage Museum in St. David's, a youth community centre at Sea Breeze Oval, a fast ferry stop at Bailey's Bay wharf and a crosswalk or underpass for the seniors who live at the Easter Lily Residential Home.

Asked about one thing he would change in the constituency, Mr. Perinchief said: "To urbanise St. David's as a virtually self-sustaining, economically empowered community and to raise the mindsets of many Bermudians to view and appreciate St. David's as a unique, vibrant community worthy of world-heritage recognition within a wider united Bermuda."

As for his achievements, he spoke of working with St. David's PLP candidate Lovitta Foggo, to get a medical centre for the East End of the Island, assisting in removing dangerous walls in Highland Heights, Bailey's Bay and St. David's and getting safety fencing at Harlem's children's playground.

When it comes to his opponent, Mr. Perinchief said: "My opponent is a very nice person of course and has a lot of potential but is nevertheless 'very green and wet behind the ears' as far as politics and the 'cut and thrust' of life is concerned.

"He really should have apprenticed for five years under the UBP banner before launching his political career. He might then have been more of a credit to himself, his family and his country if he had done that. I hope he is not discouraged from going on after his defeat at this election."

He also suggested this newspaper is "loyal" to the UBP and tries to manipulate voters, his constituency in particular. He questioned why it referred to constituency four as "marginal".

The PLP won the seat in 2003 by eight votes out of 890 cast, the narrowest margin on the night.

Mr. Perinchief is the father of two boys and two girls. He attended universities in the UK, Canada, Holland and Africa where he obtained two bachelor's degrees, a law degree and a masters in political science and economics.