Barbados opposition leader, Owen Arthur, said that the administration now led by Freundel Stuart is a “broken government” with broken promises, which they intend to show Barbadians through a strong and vigorous campaign.
Arthur was speaking to reporters after the nomination of the candidates for St John on Wednesday afternoon in which Hudson Griffith is opposing Mara Thompson, widow of the late Barbadian Prime Minister, David Thompson, for the constituency held by her late husband.
The opposition leader said that the by election will not only be bringing to light the issues affecting the people of that constituency, but the people of Barbados in general and the failure of the government to address them.
The Barbados Advocate newspaper reported that the former prime minister added, “In this campaign you are going to hear about the issues that concern the people of Barbados… you have a government that is broken, you have an economy that is in shambles, and all across Barbados there is a sense of despair and we are bringing hope.”
He added that the Barbados Labour Party is a mass-based party, and it is the oldest political institution in the Caribbean.
