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Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Page 4 BLP can’t win without Arthur, warns former candidate by Colville Mounsey pledged his allegiance to the UPP, contended people within that party and he suggested that that Arthur was much more than just a good they had a duty to expose the goings on in A former (BLP) Prime Minister and was responsible for the BLP if they wished to see the 79-year-old candidate is suggesting that the “rescuing the BLP”. party return to its former glory. party needs former Prime Minister Owen “I can’t see how the Barbados Labour He specifically called on Member of Arthur now more than ever. Party is expecting to be returned to Parliament for St Andrew George Payne, who In fact, following Arthur’s decision to Government in 2018. What have they done? is also the BLP chairman, to stand up and be quit the party back in 2014, Hudson Griffith They don’t have , who rescued counted. believes that the -led BLP does and rebuilt the BLP in 1994 when they only “The MP [Member of Parliament] for not stand a chance of winning the next had three people in Parliament. St Andrew is a good man, I have nothing election, constitutionally due by the middle of “Wunna remember when they get beat to against him but he is keeping some secrets next year. three blind mice? It was Owen Arthur, Henry in a Pandora’s box. We need to kick down “[They are] only fooling themselves into Forde and David Simmons and it was Arthur that bloody box and break that lock and believing that victory at the next general who rebuilt the Barbados Labour Party. So I let we see what skeletons jump out of the election is inevitable, having severed ties with am wondering why the Barbados Labour Party Barbados Labour Party,” said Griffith. Hudson Griffith former Prime Minister Owen Arthur,” said is thinking that they are capable of winning,” [email protected]. Griffith, in an impassioned address to a United Griffith stressed. Progressive Party (UPP) meeting in Shorey He further suggested that the birth of the Village, St Andrew last weekend. UPP, who includes several BLP defectors, Insisting that he was baffled by his former including leader Lynette Eastmond, was partly party’s confidence of winning the next poll, as a result of Arthur’s departure. the twice unsuccesful St John candidate argued The former BLP candidate for St John also Redman upset over that Arthur’s controversial departure, which charged that there were fundamental issues came at the height of his dissatisfaction with with Mottley’s leadership. Mottley’s leadership style, had left a major “You feel that the UPP just start for the void that was yet to be filled. sake of starting? I never plan for this. Lynette leaked personal letter Arthur, who was elected to the House of Eastmond never plan to start the UPP,” he told President of the Barbados Assembly in 1984, served as Prime Minister the small gathering of UPP supporters. Secondary Teachers’ Union during one of the more prosperous periods of Griffith, who has also accused the current (BSTU) Mary Redman is Mary the country’s economic history from 1994 to BLP hierarchy of “humiliating and betraying” demanding an explanation from Redman 2008. him after turning in the party’s best showing government after a letter she But Griffith, who recently quit the BLP in in St John in the 2013 general election, wrote requesting withdrawal of less than amicable circumstances and has since acknowledged that there were still some good her voluntary retirement from the teaching service was apparently leaked. Calling the act “a serious breach of confidentiality”, an upset Redman explained that her VACANCY correspondence was specifically addressed to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Are you committed to the delivery of excellent customer service and patient care? Education June Chandler and If so, we are looking for you! was submitted to the board of management of the Lodge School, where she is posted, on A vacancy exists at November 24. BAYVIEW HOSPITAL for the position of “The act of taking a picture of my personal letter and circulating it via WhatsApp is an act to mischief Registered Nurse / Registered Midwife and not the type of behaviour had threatened to resign from that post last normally associated with public officers at month. Applicants should be quali ed in both general nursing and any level in this country,” Redman said, However, Redman dismissed such midwifery, be currently registered to practice in both areas and adding that “it is not the type of behaviour linkages as nonsense given that other that should be exhibited at any point in persons have served on the executive of the have at least two (2) years post-grad midwifery experience. time and it is type of behaviour that should BSTU long after they retired from teaching. be frowned upon and investigated by the “This bears absolutely no reference Applications, accompanied by up-to-date CVs relevant authorities and I am calling on to my public persona as the president of and the names of two referees should be sent by post or e-mail to: them to do so”. the BSTU and has nothing to do with the The veteran educator explained that she performance of my duties in that capacity,” had opted for retirement back in January, she said before reeling off a list of past e Hospital Administrator but since then “ongoing circumstances” executives that had done so. Bayview Hospital have caused her to reconsider. “I do not understand why there would St. Paul’s Avenue While pointing out that it was not therefore be attempts to make a legitimate uncommon for changes to be made to common act by a private citizen and Bayville retirement dates, she stressed that only a worker something of public concern in ST. MICHAEL handful of persons had access in the chain this manner,” she said while making it that such letters generally followed. clear that “the fact that I have continued as “In making that application I was acting or president has been as a direct result of the with the authority and power of any public refusal of the BSTU executive to accept my officer to withdraw such an application resignation”. [email protected] to reach no later than December 24th, 2017 with good and sufficient reason and it is She also suggested that the BSTU had something that is done across the public expressed a willingness to grant her a leave service, not only in teaching. of absence to address her unspecified health Only suitable applications will be acknowledged. “The letter, however, in its progress concerns. through the system would only have been “I find it distressing that a public service made available to a limited number of once well known throughout the Caribbean officers, yet on December 3, I was sent for its professionalism; integrity, efficiency a photograph of my letter to the PS via and transparency could now be seen to be WhatsApp,” Redman said, adding that guilty of such a breach and transgression of suggestions were now being made that her this type. What are the motivations in this withdrawal of the application was in a bid to scenario and what are the intended goals?” keep her job as head of the BSTU after she she asked. (CM)