TWO OPPOSITION SENATORS SWORN IN

Tricia Watson, an attorney at law, and Ryan Walters, a member of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), have been named as the country’s next opposition senators.

During a brief ceremony held in the presence of President Dame Sandra Mason at State House, the island’s new senators took their oath of Office.

After the ceremony, Walters told media: “I see my role in the senate as complementary to any opposing voice of any other interest groups in Barbados. I remain committed to the Democratic Labour Party, as you are well aware I joined in 2018 after the first 30-0, and between 2028 and 2022 I served as the First Vice President, Third Vice President, spokesperson on business, I also responded to the Budget of 2022 when there was no office of the president. That commitment still stands today.

“I am looking forward to working not only on behalf of the people of St Michael North West, but on behalf of the people of Barbados as we go forward in this new journey.”

Meanwhile Watson stated: “I have been involved in service to the people of Barbados in terms of working with both governments when called upon to do so, and also in my personal capacity as you know as a consumer advocate [and] energy justice advocate. This is a furtherance of service, and its a service to the people of Barbados, and the country as an entity.”