A story in Tuesday's paper incorrectly stated that PLP Hamilton East candidate Derrick Burgess ran for a seat in that constituency in the last General Election. Mr. Burgess did not. He ran in 1989 A doctor who once nominated ex-Opposition Hamilton East MP Trevor Woolridge has switched sides.

For Dr. Juanita Guishard signed up for the nomination papers for the ruling United Bermuda Party's Francis Furbert.

Dr. Guishard -- a counsellor in private practice -- declined to comment on her decision.

But it is understood she is a devout Christian who goes with her religious principles.

Mr. Furbert could not be contacted for comment last night.

The UBP man -- who has fought and lost in Hamilton East before -- is up against Progressive Labour Party candidate Derrick Burgess, an also-ran in the same seat at the last General Election. The desertion is likely to cause some embarrassment to the PLP in the run-up to the February 24 by-election -- in a seat which the party has to retain convincingly.

But the United Bermuda Party has pulled out all the stops with a massive doorstep campaign involving top Government figures from the House of Assembly and Senate, as well as an advertising blitz, in a bid to take the seat.

The Hamilton East area is likely to be a key contest at the next General Election -- which may be held as early as the Spring and must be held by November.

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Rev. Woolridge at the end of last year.

Earlier, he had been convicted in Magistrates' Court of sexually assaulting a woman parishioner.

But the conviction was quashed on appeal to Supreme Court, although decision will be appealed by lawyer Saul Froomkin to the Court of Appeal in March.

Rev. Woolridge, who had lost his Mount Zion AME Church, later opted to sit as an Independent.

But he chose to quit politics after being assigned by his church hierarchy to a parish in Philadelphia.