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A December 30th<\/sup> by-election will be held on Barbuda to following the death of Freeston Thomas.<\/p>

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Thomas was part of the victorious BPM team in the March council elections. He died nearly two weeks ago on the sister isle leaving a vacant seat on the council.<\/p>\n

One seat on the Barbuda Council became available after the death of councilman Freeston Thomas, who was one of four BPM members who claimed victory in the March 27th<\/sup>\u00a0biennial Council elections this year.<\/p>

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Human Resource and Training Officer at the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC), Ian Hughes says that based on the Barbuda Local Government Act, December 16th<\/sup>\u00a0will likely be Nomination Day, followed by voting day on December 30th<\/sup>.<\/p>

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A writ is expected to be issued soon for the poll.<\/p>\n

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Victorious BPM candidates Freeston third from Left<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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