23 July 2007 | The Royal Gazette

The Progressive Labour Party has stepped up its efforts to reach a wider audience by launching a channel on video-sharing website YouTube.

Internet surfers across the world logging on to the popular site can now watch footage of George Scott, Marc Bean and Zane DeSilva being unveiled as the party’s candidates for the coming General Election.

The link, which also features a clip of Premier Ewart Brown announcing the Endurance World Open Squash Championships in Bermuda earlier this year, is expected to contain more videos of PLP events in the coming weeks.

It comes after the PLP upgraded its website to broaden its online appeal and attached a blog for Progressive Minds, the youth branch of the party. Meanwhile, the Premier recently signed up to popular online community Facebook to target youths in his election campaign.

"It's no mystery to anyone that more and more things are going online and we are utilising the tools of the Internet," said party chairman David Burt yesterday. MORE! »