Following a dozen general elections in the Caribbean community, several member states are getting ready to continue the trend.
Following on from a dozen general elections in the Caribbean community last year, several member states are getting ready to continue the trend with authorities in Antigua and the Bahamas, telling citizens to get ready to vote very soon.
The news mainstream media just doesn't cover. Racial justice journalism since 1909.Over the weekend, Antiguan and Barbudan Prime Minister Gaston Browne told citizens to prepare for general elections in 90 days as he moves to call snap elections and catch the main opposition United Progressive Party off guard. The UPP has been struggling with international leadership issues for months, ever since former leader and ex-foreign minister Harold Lovell had resigned after failing to win his city seat in the 2023 general elections. General elections are not scheduled to be held in the twin island federation until 2028, but Browne appears to be rallying his labor party to cash in on the problems of the UPP. This is just as Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley did to the rival democratic labor party in early February. In doing so, her Barbados Labor Party won all 30 parliamentary seats for the third consecutive time. Elections were not due until next year. “I’m now announcing that general elections will take place within 90 days and I’m asking my colleagues, in particular the candidates of the labor party , to go out on the road for the next three weeks…to make sure that we get our supporters registered. So, you know general elections are coming. I think it is known. So, I’m also making an appeal to the people of Antigua and Barbuda to do the responsible thing to get re-registered as soon as possible because yes, there will be general elections,” he told radio listeners in a weekend radio broadcast. He also said that recent polling shows him with a 75% approval rating with Lovell allegedly tallying only 5%. As the federation gets into full election mode, authorities in the Bahamas are also upping the ante. Seeking a second consecutive five-year term, Prime Minister Phillip Davis, during the weekend as well, placed the archipelago off Florida on “election watch.” Davis, an attorney, told party supporters on Friday night that the country is on “election watch” and urged his members to ensure that every voter is reached. “We are on election watch. Every branch is on election watch. Every polling division is on election watch. Every volunteer is on election watch. Every supporter is on election watch. That means every voter card matters. Every transfer matters. Every new registrant matters. Every address must be right. Every household must be covered. Every supporter must be checked on. Every young voter who turned 18 must be reached. Every family member must know where to go, what to do, and when to do it.” His Progressive Labor Party has been dealing with a plethora of national issues including severe pressure from public servants over salaries, sexual assaults against tourists by local jet ski operators, allegations of developmental neglect by some outlying family islands, and is facing accusations from the main opposition Free National Movement about the government’s inability to respond to national problems fast enough. Both parties had down-played campaigning during the current Lenten season, meaning that Davis is likely to actually name a date sometime after Good Friday. He says all political bases must be covered in order to win. “No waiting for the last minute. No assuming somebody else handled it. No acting like a strong crowd means a sure result. Crowds alone win nothing. Chatter wins nothing. Social media wins nothing. Organization wins. Turnout wins,” he said. Regional poll watchers are also focusing on enhanced preparations in nearby Dominica and Grenada with parties in Grenada making no secret that they are ready to contest polls this year even though the governing National Democratic Congress has until mid-next year to call elections. Two nearby parties, the Democratic People’s Movement and the very recently established People’s National Party are entering the race to challenge the NDC of Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell and the New National Party which lost the last time around in 2022.Support our Racial Justice JournalismOnly possible with support from you, our readers.
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