Bermuda Party announced yesterday.

In Pembroke East, Ms Keetha Lowe and Mr. Ramadhin Smith would challenge in the Progressive Labour Party stronghold, the UBP said.

And as reported in The Royal Gazette yesterday, chartered accountant Mr. David Lines will join businessman Mr. Lawson Mapp in contesting Pembroke East Central.

All four seats in the two constituencies are held by the PLP. Pembroke East is held by Mr. Nelson Bascome and Mr. Ottiwell Simmons. Mr. David Allen and Mr.

Stanley Morton represent Pembroke East Central.

Mr. Mapp won Pembroke East Central in 1985, but Ms Lowe, Mr. Smith, and Mr.

Lines have not run for office before.

In a news release, UBP chairman Dr. James King said the candidates were "part of the quiet change'' transforming the party.

"At the next election the United Bermuda Party will field 40 candidates which will represent the biggest influx of bright, new candidates since the party's inception,'' Dr. King said. "We have all worked hard to achieve this and feel that, coupled with the experience of older members, we have a balance which will be uniquely suited to shaping our future.'' Yesterday's announcements left only two Devonshire North candidates to be announced to complete the UBP's full slate of 40.

In Pembroke East, Dr. King described the new candidates as "young, dynamic professionals who feel strongly about Bermuda and its future direction.'' Ms Lowe, 32, who works in the advertising department at the Bank of Butterfield, graduated from Towson State University in Maryland, where she studied communications and public relations.

A single mother with three boys, Ms Lowe is a member of the Hamilton Kiwanis and the Festival for the Advancement of the Performing Arts.

"I have always admired Sir John Swan as an example of what can be achieved in this country,'' Ms Lowe said. "Despite the many obstacles, he has accomplished a great deal.

"We must begin to accept personal responsibility for ourselves, and not rely on or blame others when things don't go our way.'' Mr. Smith, 35, has his own paint company which is the distributor for MacPherson Paints in Bermuda.

He majored in computer science at Ohio Central State, and is a member of the Hamilton Rotary and the Chamber of Commerce. Married, he also holds a martial arts black belt and is a keen tennis player.

Raised in a foster home, Mr. Smith said: "I didn't have any advantages growing up, but I had the love and encouragement of my foster mothers and aunts, which taught me one thing.

"No-one owes you a living. We have to stop talking about what people owe us, and get on with what we can do for ourselves.'' Mr. Lines, born and raised in Cavendish Heights in Pembroke, is a partner at Cooper and Lines, which he founded in 1959.

A father of four, Mr. Lines is past chairman of the Bermuda Housing Corporation, Bermuda College, and the Economic Council. He currently chairs the Premier's Task Force on Employment.

"Every now and then you have to stand up and be counted,'' Mr. Lines said.

"I believe I can genuinely help the residents in Pembroke East Central and with my knowledge of Government, can make things happen.'' Mr. Mapp, owner of Mapp Signs, has been a Corporation of Hamilton common councillor since 1979.

Born and raised in Pembroke, Mr. Mapp is a Bishop's Warden at Holy Trinity Cathedral and a director of the Bermuda Housing Corporation.

"I continue to share the Premier's vision for the future in Pembroke East Central,'' Mr. Mapp said. "As the incinerator comes on stream, we can begin the long but rewarding task of redeveloping the Pembroke dump facility into something which will enhance the environment and quality of life for everyone.'' Ms Keetha Lowe Mr. Ramadhin Smith.