ABLP looks to challenge BPM’s dominance in Barbuda Council (file photo)
In a strategic move to challenge the longstanding influence of the Barbuda Peoples Movement (BPM), the Barbuda branch of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) recently introduced its five candidates for the upcoming Barbuda Council elections scheduled for March 26.
This unveiling occurred during a well-attended launch at Madison Square in Codrington on Sunday afternoon.
The selected candidates—Bernard Christian, Makesha Desouza, Bonita John, Orlando Morris, and Arthur Nibbs—are gearing up to break the BPM’s hold over the Council, which has persisted through multiple election cycles.
The event drew a notable turnout, highlighting community engagement despite the choice of a Sunday afternoon for the gathering.
Key figures from the ABLP, including Chairman E.P. Chet Greene, who also serves as the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Barbuda Affairs, and Senator Knackcynta Nedd, the party’s Barbuda Caretaker, were present to lend their support.
The Barbuda Council consists of eleven members, with nine elected by the public. Elections occur every two years, with a rotation system ensuring that some seats become vacant regularly.
However, even if the ABLP candidates achieve a clean sweep at the March polls, the BPM will maintain control due to the presence of two ex-officio members—Trevor Walker and Fabian Jones—who are affiliated with the BPM. This dynamic sets the stage for an intriguing electoral battle as the ABLP aims to reshape local governance.
The only how the ABLP is going to win, is if there are more foreigners than Barbudans living there.. No Barbudan should vote for them after what they have been through, and still going through..
Get over it. Land on Barbuda belongs to the state so government not stealing anyone from them.
The Kalinagos in Dominica have the “Kalinagos territory” but the know the land still belongs to the state. Why Barbudans have to feel so damn entitled
Because the land has been held as COMMUNITY LAND Since the Abolition of Being Enslaved for Hundreds of Years.
Plus the Fact that The Barbudans Already Have THEIR PLANS for Development which is Structured by THE PEOPLE; Is ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY; And is More Suitable to the LIFESTYLE of the Inhabitants, And The UNIQUENESS of The Island.
This FOURTH Generation of Barbudans since the Abolition of Being ENSLAVED, were Grateful for the Opportunities that the 2007 Land Act
Made Possible for Barbudans To DEMONSTRATE TO THE WORLD Exactly What Can BE ACHIEVED When UNITY, PURPOSE, DEDICATION, CONSISTENCY And PERSISTENCE Become The Driving Forces to Success.
But instead of Supporting This Bold And Energetic Foresight of The Barbudans (despite the Many Setbacks over the Years), one of the FIRST Actions of The Sitting Government was to REPEAL The 2007 Land Act ……
….. Only God Knows And Sees EVERYTHING!!! And God will have THE FINAL SAY …..
We know these barbudans aren’t going to vote for a person like Gaston. Plus the Entired ablp don’t treat them well.