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First Alleyne, now Gibson swaps party allegiances Article by January 15, 2021 Less than 24 hours after the resignation of one of its own rising stars, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has embraced a former member of the People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PdP), Paul Gibson, into its fold. During a virtual meeting Thursday, DLP president Verla De Peiza announced that Gibson, a pharmacist who served as the PdP’s spokesman for health, joined the party “sometime this week”. He is an apparent replacement for Simon Alleyne, the DLP’s former health spokesman, who announced he was quitting the party, expressing an interest in switching to the ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP). ....
Alleyne dumps Dems, offers himself to Bees Article by January 14, 2021 Declaring he has no interest in standing on the sidelines of Barbados’ development, Democratic Labour Party hopeful Simon Alleyne on Wednesday resigned from the DLP and has offered himself to the ruling Barbados Labour Party. In a surprise move. Alleyne, best known as Koke, one half of the comedic duo Rum and Koke, a familiar face for the DLP for almost a decade, formally announced his resignation, which took effect on January 7. He said: “I can confirm that I have officially resigned from the Democratic Labour Party. I am grateful for the years of service I have given to the party. But at this point, as I reflect on the years in my life, and the future of Barbados and myself, my skill set can be better utilised elsewhere.” ....
Simon Alleyne has resigned from the Democratic Labour Party after ten years. In confirming his resignation as of January 7, Alleyne hinted that he could be switching to another political party since he wants to serve. “That is very possible. I’m giving serious thought to my next move since I believe I have something to offer and my skills can be used elsewhere,” Alleyne responded when questioned about switching party allegiance. … ....