Press Statement: Alexa Lightbourne

A Commitment to Service: Announcing My Candidacy for Devonshire North West

Good Morning, Everyone,

I want to begin by expressing my gratitude to the Party Leader, the Hon. E. David Burt, and Deputy Premier, the Hon. Walter Roban, for their confidence in my candidacy. I also wish to thank the branch of Constituency 14, the party, its executive, and its members for creating a platform that allows me to stand here today and announce my candidacy for Devonshire North West.

I would also like to thank and acknowledge MP Wayne Caines, who has served Constituency 14 with selfless dedication over the past eight years. To our former Leader, Paula Cox, I extend my sincerest thanks.

In 2012, she believed in my talents and supported my return home to support the campaign. Today, as I announce my candidacy, I wish to pay homage to her leadership, sacrifice, and love for Bermuda.

Who Am I? And Why Am I Here Now?

I stand before you today as a Dock Hill native, a proud Bermudian, a mother, and, above all, a servant leader.

My journey has been fueled by a lifelong commitment to service—service to my community, my country, and to people.

While my contributions may not have always been traced, they are driven by an ethos that places the needs of my community above my own. This ethos of service has shaped my journey and remains central to who I am.

I am deeply committed to:

✔ Spirituality
✔ Equality
✔ Justice
✔ Opportunity for all Bermudians

Today, I am here because I can no longer sit on the sidelines, hoping for progressive change to simply materialize.

We are in an environment where moral consciousness has been sacrificed for individualism and masked agendas.

A Call to Action

I am here because:

✔ I refuse to allow the sacrifices of those who fought for our place at the table—women and Black Bermudians alike—to be forgotten or rendered in vain.
✔ I refuse to stand by while individualism threatens to overshadow our moral fabric and better judgment as we strive toward the collective good of our island.

Growing up on North Shore, Devonshire, I was shaped by the village that raised me.

📍 Summers were spent jumping off Sandy’s Dock/Devonshire Dock.
📍 My daily commute to The Berkeley Institute included the No. 9 Prospect bus.
📍 I was taught piano by Olivette Morris and was once a proud member of the North Village Band alongside my grandfather, “Pommy” Lightbourne.

To Know Me Is to Know My Work

🟢 I was instrumental in the PLP’s 2017 and 2020 election victories.
🟢 I played a pivotal role in enshrining the Women’s Caucus into our party’s constitution.
🟢 I have served in numerous roles, always working in the shadows, driven by the belief that service to something bigger than me was my mandate.

Before returning home to Bermuda, I built a career as a strategic consultant, supporting governments in the US and the Caribbean.

I have served in:
✔ The private sector
✔ The public sector
✔ On many community executive bodies

I am also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., an organization founded by 22 women who sacrificed to secure voting rights for women, rights that they, as Black women, could not fully enjoy until 52 years later.

This is a true example of shared sacrifice.

A Government Committed to a Fairer Bermuda

In Bermuda, we are facing challenging times, and too many of our people are feeling frustrated.

No government is perfect, but what is unshakable is our moral foundation and commitment to do better.

I am proud that the PLP has implemented policies that have improved the lives of Bermudians, such as:

✔ Increasing senior pensions
✔ Introducing the minimum wage
✔ Expanding the childcare tax credit
✔ Building 70 affordable homes

Working in government, I have witnessed lives improve through:

🟢 Community grants for youth programs
🟢 The creation of a makerspace for our creatives
🟢 Sports groups given the opportunity to compete on the world stage

This Upcoming Election Is About a Choice

Beyond the PLP’s track record, this election is a choice of moral alignment.

What drives me to step out of the shadows is a commitment to advance the ideals that our ancestors fought for.

📜 History reminds us that we made a choice to emancipate ourselves from the ideals and agendas of the very individuals who now attempt to reinvent themselves to the voters.

We are experiencing a resurgence of ethical ideas and agendas that do not serve us.

Change is uncomfortable, and it’s easy to become discouraged and lose faith.

But I encourage us to draw strength from the memory of 1998—the dawn of change.

I remember my mother waking me in the night and dragging me to Hamilton to witness the PLP’s historic victory.

That euphoria came from knowing that our leaders understood us and would fight for us.

It showed what is possible when we have an unwavering commitment to purpose.

A Commitment to Serve

I stand before you as:

✔ A Bermudian
✔ An advocate
✔ A servant leader

I seek to work for the collective good, rather than the uncertainty of going it alone.

I stand on the shoulders of trailblazing women of the PLP, such as:

🟢 Ann Pindor
🟢 Dame Lois Browne-Evans
🟢 Dame Jennifer Smith
🟢 Paula Cox

Women who answered the call to serve and invest in a better Bermuda.

The Road Ahead

Let us resist the urge to cannibalize our ideals or succumb to fear.

Instead, let us refocus on the journey to secure the future we all deserve.

To my sister-friend who challenged me to find my voice…
To my village of colleagues and friends who carried and affirmed me…
To my high school social studies teacher who saw greatness in me and challenged my ideas of a utopian world…

Thank you.

To my sorority sisters, my father who flew to be here today with his wife, my 98-year-old grandmother, my uncle, my fiancé, and my three-year-old daughter…

From the bottom of my heart, I say thank you.

On February 18, The Choice Is Ours

We can choose to walk toward collective progress or gamble on rose-colored uncertainty.

I am committed to serving the people of Devonshire North West and to fighting for our dreams of a fairer, more equitable Bermuda.

To the residents of Devonshire North West—from Cedar Park, Devonshire Rec, to Evening Light Pentecostal Church, to Montpelier Road, to Berry Hill—I look forward to connecting with you and understanding your needs.

📞 Contact Me Directly: 441-732-8757
🌐 Visit My Website: alexaservesc14.com

Thank you.