President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Dr Ronnie Yearwood, has lambasted the current administration for the “deafening silence” on the rate adjustment hearings being held by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) in which the Barbados Light & Power Company (BLPC) is seeking a hike in basic rates.Dr Yearwood voiced his concern during a Democratic Labour Party public meeting at the corner of Pine Plantation Road on Sunday, where he referenced recent comments by BLPC Managing Director Roger Blackman who warned that there might be implications for the quality of service if the increase is denied.According to the DLP President, such comments should not be taken lightly.“How can the sole electric company in your country threaten the people of a sovereign government, supposed to be a republic, and you have a government that is silent. You have all of these organisations sitting down, and you are allowing a private entity to literally say to Barbadians ‘[if] I do not get more mo
President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Dr Ronnie Yearwood is questioning why eight months after Barbadians went to the polls, the official report on that general election has not yet been published.He contended that political parties need the information contained in that report for their planning, and the Government should be pressured to have it made available.“At this moment, if you can’t produce a report eight months after the election, something must be wrong,” charged Dr Yearwood, who was a panelist in the 12th online town hall meeting of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Faculty of Social Sciences Republicanism series, Constitutional Reform and the Republic: the Role, Functions, Legitimacy, and Capacity of Political Opposition on Sunday.“To say there is a certain dysfunctionalism within the major organisation in Barbados tasked with managing and reporting on elections, that is not good enough and that is something that the Government should be held to task
President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Dr Ronnie Yearwood is calling on Barbadians locally and in the diaspora to present themselves to serve as candidates for the next General Elections.Dr Yearwood announced on Friday that all seats in the party are vacant and invited prospective candidates to step forward as efforts to build a new DLP moves full steam ahead.“Every single one of the 30 seats is vacant and I issue a call for all Barbadians to step forward to serve their country. It cannot be any clearer that this new party is turning a leaf and we are getting ready.“If you want to be a part of this big tent, this new politics, understanding the underlying principles of service, duty, accountability, transparency, openness and you have a genuine desire to serve your country, step forward. We want to hear from you as we embrace new talent and new prospective candidates to deliver what Barbadians are calling for, a new Democratic Labour Party,” Dr Yearwood said.
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President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Verla De Peiza is demanding answers on the status of the healthcare sector, particularly the management of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) which she claims has lost its accreditation.De Peiza, while speaking to party supporters at Sunday’s Christ Church West branch meeting, held at the Arthur Smith Primary School, hinted that all may not be well at the QEH, and called on Government to come clean on issues affecting the tertiary healthcare institution.She said in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Barbadians need to know what is going on in healthcare, especially as it relates to machinery breaking down at the QEH because it is not being properly serviced.