It was the turn of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to introduce its slate of 30 candidates on Bay Street. The crowd was not of the same proportion of that which attended the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) meeting in Oistins the night before but it was large. The format of the meeting was different when compared to the BLP’s. The candidates were efficiently introduced by co-hosts Jessica Odle and Ian Gooding-Edgehill and there was the obvious focus to give candidates the opportunity to discuss issues of the day. To the political pundit it was a more desirable format compared to the DLP’s format.
Many of the BLP candidates came out swinging and although many of the speakers condemned the DLP for being too ‘gossipy’ on the campaign trail, so far they resorted in many instances to doing the same thing. To the BU household the impact speech was made my Mia Mottely who placed Donville Inniss, candidate for St. James South, on the witness stand and ripped him to bits. It will be interesting to hear Mr. Inniss defend the charge that his company, Global Overseas Ltd, managed companies whose core business was pornography. There was the further accusation that he resigned ten months after he promised that he would from the offended company. It is interesting that someone of Mia’s high standing would seek to target Donville Inniss who is a rookie to the political landscape. We can only conclude that this might be a rising indication that Liz Thompson could be struggling?
Prime Minister Arthur brought the curtain down and in a nutshell offered an argument which question why Barbadians would change the government if it is performing. To borrow the quote which he in turn borrowed from the Late Errol Barrow – how long is too long?
We are off to bed now. We are sure others who attended the meeting will offer their comments to paint a fuller story of what transpired on Bay Street.
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