Barbados Elections 2013 Statement
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| Prime Minister Stuart Opposition Leader Arthur |
Like most Barbadians
and other observers,TheMahoganyCoconut Group breathes a sigh of absolute relief
that the pollution and pollutants that pass for political discourse, comes to
an end tonight. Tomorrow, the populace goes into polling stations to exercise
what Maurice Bishop once called their “five minutes” involvement in the
democratic process.
During the last three
weeks, we have heard about the broad noses, the sexual orientation and the
dishonest proclivities. We have not heard of any new policies in relation to
agriculture, education, and the arts. These two political parties wasted
valuable paper in reproducing the same manifestoes, they presented five years
ago.
We have warned the
Barbadian public for the last five years that unless some new progressive
political party comes forward there will be no change.
The real winners of
this campaign are the media houses, entertainers, advertising agencies and
those who sold their wares at these entertainment gatherings.
The big corporate
investors will reap their sweets and sales when the dust settles and the new
parliament settles in. We conservatively estimate that this election approached
twenty million dollars or more in spending. Investors will expect high returns
not only from both parties but from those individual politicians who made deals
on the side.
So whether it is
Arthur/BLP or StuartDLP, the simple and unchallenged truth is that the same one
party establishment will be elected tomorrow, Thursday 21st.
February 2013.
We promise that our
vigilance in exposing BLP/DLP will continue. We will support any measures and
or policies that have a direct benefit to those who are least capable of
fending for themselves.
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