‘BEES’ LIFT OFF

A sea of red was flowing at Weymouth, St. Michael last night as the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) launched its Campaign Lift Off.

Thousands of party supporters, dressed in red, carrying red flags, posters, whistles, and even bandanas, packed the venue to officially meet the candidates seeking to form the next government, and to hear about the philosophies of BLP 2018.

The “swarm of bees” started arriving as early as 2 p.m. for the 6:30 p.m. start of the event which kicked off with performances from local artiste including Pastor John Yarde, Dancin Africa, Mark Lorde, Sing Out Barbados, Edwin Yearwood, Peter Ram and Lil Rick. In his welcoming address, General Secretary and 2018 Campaign Manager, Dr. Jerome Walcott, reminded those gathered of how the party arrived to a point of readiness for the General Election scheduled to take place on May 24, noting that it was not an overnight journey.

“You all know that we have been working hard, we came with our Covenant of hope – we spoke about the philosophy of the BLP for 2018. We led assemblies with you and listened to your ideas, we had our rubbing shoulders programme, and finally last year we embarked on BLP on the road, all along with meeting, hearing from you, consulting, and that brought us to this place today, where we are confident. We are saying that we are focused and ready to take on the challenges of continuing the development of Barbados.

“You must vote for the Barbados Labour Party to rid yourself of a party that has flooded you with taxes, a party that has caused the cost of living of everyday [living] to increase, a party that cannot look after the public transport system, our garbage collection system in tatters and of course the disgrace with the south coast where sewage still flows almost daily. These are the reasons you must vote for the Barbados Labour Party,” he stressed.

The crowd went wild as BLP Leader Mia Amor Mottley, arrived at the scene with scores of supporters rallying around her. In her usual confident style, Mottley lived up to the crowd’s expectation and delivered an upbeat, fired up speech. The leader spoke of her vision for Barbados, and stressed the readiness of her party to bring the country out of economic turmoil. (AH/TL)