Four to Contest ABLP Primary for St. George next month

Four candidates will compete in the upcoming primary election for the St. George constituency on March 18, which the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) is organizing.

This candidate slate was officially approved on Friday during a special executive meeting at the ABLP headquarters, known as People’s Place.

The candidates include media figure Joel Rayne, sports administrator and entrepreneur Michael Freeland, former independent senator Bakisha Francis-James, and public sector worker and entrepreneur Salim Browne.

Each candidate took the opportunity to address the executive, introduce themselves, and share their vision for the constituency if selected as the primary winner.

They all committed to working diligently, both as individuals and as a team, to reclaim the St. George seat for the ABLP.

Registered voters in the constituency who are ABLP members in good standing will be eligible to vote.

The provisional list of voters is set to be published by March 14, and candidates have until March 16 to raise any objections, which must be resolved before the final list is released on March 17, just in time for the primary the following day.

Voting will take place at Potters Primary School from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. In addition, the ABLP plans to participate in this year’s Barbuda Council Elections, scheduled for March 25.

Former parliamentarian Arthur Nibbs will lead a group of five candidates for this election, with additional names to be revealed later.

Algernon Serpent Watts, of the United Progressive Party, currently holds that constituency. He unseated the ABLP’s Dean Jonas.