Caribbean leaders congratulate ABLP on success at the polls

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Motley is among Caribbean leaders who have congratulated Prime Minister Gaston Browne on his party’s success at the polls.

Browne and his ABLP party won a narrow third consecutive term in office winning nine seats in Parliament

“I eagerly look forward to working with you [Prime Minister Gaston Browne] to build a stronger, more resilient Caribbean,” Motley wrote on Twitter

Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, a very close friend of Browne said in a letter “I extend my best wishes for the success, stability, and progress of the government and people of Antigua and Barbuda and pledge our continued support and friendship.”

And, Philip J Pierre, the Prime Minister of St Lucia said “the people have spoken and entrusted you with leading them for yet another term. I pray for your government’s success, especially during this volatile global climate.”

Congratulatory messages also came from the likes of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Belizean Foreign Affairs Minister Eamon Courtenay, and Leader of the Opposition in Jamaica Mark Golding.