Despite a reduction of two seats in the Opposition from 14 to now 12, the Barbados Labour Party pledged supporters renewed vigour for the new year.
Owen Arthur left the party in 2014 and chose to sit out his term as an independent after ongoing leadership challenges with Mia Mottley.
In late November, the party’s National Council chose to expel Maria Agard despite her being a sitting MP for Christ Church West, and the matter is now before the courts – yet Mottley vowed a stronger BLP in 2016 will address current Government policies and issues;-
These included former Attorney General Clyde Griffith, ex-Health Minister Dame Billie Miller and erstwhile Tourism Minister Richard “Johnny” Cheltenham.
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