Barbados’ ruling party sends members to help ULP

Members of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) arrived in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on Thursday, just one week before the general election scheduled for November 27. Their presence is reportedly aimed at bolstering the election day operations of the incumbent Unity Labour Party (ULP). This development comes as recent, yet undisclosed, polling data suggests that the ULP is trailing behind the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP). Among the arrivals were Kevin Henry, Kevon Henry, Alicia Deane, and Marcus Stephens, some of whom were seen wearing BLP-branded attire upon exiting the Argyle International Airport. Additional BLP representatives are expected to join them on Friday. The BLP members are part of a broader regional effort by Labour Party representatives to support the ULP’s bid for a sixth consecutive five-year term. Earlier, on October 22, the prime ministers of Dominica and St. Lucia, Roosevelt Skerrit and Phillip J. Pierre, visited SVG to endorse ULP leader Ralph Gonsalves for another term, despite their differing policy stances. Gonsalves has also pledged to campaign for Pierre’s St. Lucia Labour Party after the SVG elections. Furthermore, endorsements from regional figures like Grenadian MP Tevin Andrews and Dominica Labour Party member Ian Douglas have added momentum to the ULP’s campaign, with Douglas urging Vincentians to vote for the ULP despite their concerns, emphasizing a brighter future under the party’s leadership.