Independent election candidate Juanae Crockwell seeks to alter the status quo
Guided by service as a core value: Juanae Crockwell announces her candidacy. Image: Bermuda Broadcasting
The field of electoral candidates is growing by the day and the latest addition is Juanae Crockwell, who will stand as an Independent in Southampton West Central, Constituency 31.
Born and raised Southampton, Ms Crockwell is the Executive Director of the Women’s Resource Centre and describes herself as a community advocate.
At a press conference at her home this morning, she said ‘service’ is a core value guiding her personal and professional life, and shared that her political mentor was her late brother Shawn Crockwell, a former MP and Cabinet Minister.
Ms Crockwell said the party system had outlived its usefulness and what was once the solution is now the problem, as the system stifles innovation.
She said the Independents’ movement was an opportunity for people to come together for true and meaningful change.
Asked by Bermuda Broadcasting about the key issues in C31, Ms Crockwell cited road safety, trash collection, littering at Evans Bay – and uncertainty around what will happened to Port Royal Primary School after it closes.
At the 2020 General Election, the PLP’s Crystal Caesar narrowly beat the OBA’s Ben Smith to win Southampton West Central.
