DLP Leader, pledges honesty and good governance

Leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) yesterday reaffirmed his party’s readiness for the 2026 General Election as he and the party’s full slate of 30 candidates assembled at the National Housing Corporation (NHC) to pay their nomination deposits in the Treasury Department.

Speaking to members of the media outside the NHC, the DLP Leader said ‘we are going to be a good and honest government. We will practice honesty, integrity and decency’. 

Emphasising  that the passing of anti-gang legislation, reduced value added tax and integrity legislation was a commitment of his administration with members publicly declaring their assets.

The 30 Democratic Labour Party candidates arrived on a bus at the  NHC around 10.20 am and after all deposits had been paid  supports  cheered while the candidates assembled for a group photo.

The leader stated ‘the people or Barbados know what is wrong with this Government. The people know  that we have a bad Government’. ‘We are moving on to expressing our vision for this country’.

The party leader also used the occasion to criticise the current administration, arguing that many Barbadians were struggling under the weight of rising living costs, housing challenges, and what he described as inadequate governance. He said the DLP  will not enter into an alliance with criminals paying them thousands of dollars rather he stated the party will confront crime.

Several candidates echoed the leader’s sentiments, describing the day as a milestone in the party’s election preparations and expressing that community service, work in the community has shown the party’s willingness to bring relief and help persons in the constituencies. They indicated that the coming weeks would see intensified campaigning across all constituencies, with a focus on listening to citizens and presenting practical solutions to national challenges.

Thorne is the candidate for the consituency of St John.