The People’s Coalition for Progress (PCP), an amalgamation of three movements, declared it was contesting half the seats in the February 11 general election, while positioning itself as a new alternative to the traditional two-party contest.

The PCP (not to be confused with the American psychotic street drug), combines the New National Party (NNP), United Progressive Party (UPP) and Conservative Barbados Labour Party (CBLP), with 15 candidates offering their election deposits on Monday, finalising its lineup. Each candidate paid the $250 nomination fee at the Treasury, housed at the National Housing Corporation on Country Road.

NNP leader Kemar Stuart expressed confidence in his chances of winning the St John seat, where he will challenge Democratic Labour Party (DLP) leader Ralph Thorne and Barbados Labour Party (BLP) incumbent Charles Griffith.