Established October 1895 SEE INSIDE Monday May 24, 2021 $1 VAT Inclusive BLP GIVES Ruling party celebrates third THANKS anniversary in office YESTERDAY, the Barbados of thanksgiving. plained that she and her party Labour Party (BLP) com- Prime Minister Mia Amor understood then and now that it memorated its third an- Mottley, along with members of is important to always be an- niversary in office – after a Cabinet, were present at the chored, referencing the hymn historic landslide victory in service and Mottley said she was “Will Your Anchor Hold”. the 2018 general elections – proud to be in attendance at the “From the path on which we by visiting Pastor Rico sanctuary which she had at- were going when we took over Griffith and the congrega- tended four years ago at the three years ago tomorrow,it has tion at Bennet’s Temple beginning of the journey. not been easy.The others would United Holy Church in Pie As she addressed the congre- tell you I am an exacting task- Corner, St Lucy, for a service gation, the prime minister ex- BLP on Page 2 Ministers and Members of Parliament joined the congregation at Bennet’s Temple United Holy Church in Pie Corner, St Lucy, for a service of thanksgiving. INSET: Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley during her address as the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) commemorated its third anniversary in office with the congregation at Bennet’s Temple United Holy Church yesterday. De Peiza assures St Lucy residents she has their best interests at heart DEMOCRATIC Labour Party humbling honour to be named berland, and spending many litical life, De Peiza said that it Revealing that she did not (DLP) President Verla De Peiza as the candidate for the north- holidays there in her formative was her initial intention to rep- want the job as DLP head, she is assuring residents of St. Lucy ern constituency, De Peiza set years. resent St. Lucy, but instead said that she is nonetheless that she has their best interests the record straight about her Going on to say that it has threw her support behind the determined to do her best for at heart. ties to the parish. Noting that always been her intention to standing representative Denis the party and the parish. She made this revelation, she not only launched her polit- serve the people and give back, Kellman. Going on to mention that it is among others, as she delivered ical career in St. Lucy, she also she modeled her education and She also stated that her path not her way or the way of the feature address during a St. revealed that her affinity for the career path towards building a took her through St. Michael St. Lucy to cut corners, she noted Lucy Branch meeting of the parish came from having lived life of service that is meaningful West-Central before becoming that she is in for the long haul party on Saturday night. there in her early years with to her country. the candidate for Christ Church with the people of St. Lucy. Calling it an exciting and her grandparents in Northum- Chronicling her journey in po- West. DE PEIZA on Page 2 2 • Monday May 24, 2021 The Barbados Advocate De Peiza has big plans for St Lucy DE PEIZA from Page 1 “I am bold enough to cilitation for economic ac- included. “Having come to St. give kudos to the last ad- tivity. “We need to have the Lucy and being ratified in ministration for the fore- “The thing for me that growth of the rest of March of last year, I see a sight of the desalination St. Lucy needs the most is Barbados mirrored in St. lot of faces in here that I plant at Hope. I want the opportunity. There needs Lucy. And it is not really have met as I go from present administration, to be something in St. Lucy that hard to do. It is about house to house. COVID in- though, to speak as to why for St. Lucy. At present, government having the tervened, but we found its maintenance was not apart from our village will to do it because we are ways outside of COVID, upkept because that is a shops, you have to travel to in a climate now where because St. Lucy, dear to significant feature in the Mile and Quarter if you government does have to my heart, needs me. And I provision of water to this have a car, or Speights- drive revenue generation say that without fear of parish. But that is just the town. Moontown has some in terms of construction. favour.And I need St. Lucy start. Barbados has to service, but there needs to So what a perfect moment as well.” have a plan for addressing be a hub for entrepreneur- for development in St. Highlighting some of the what the scientists like to ial development in St. Lucy.This is the ideal time issues seen such as bad call non-revenue water, Lucy.” for developing St. Lucy – and overgrown roads, and but what we all know is She noted that there has when government has to poor bus service, De Peiza wastage,” she said. been government housing look for projects in order said that the inconsistency Adding that she plans to developments in pretty to generate work for peo- of the supply, colour and do whatever is needed to much every constituency ple in a time when the taste of water was one of get work done for people except St. Lucy, and be- climate does not allow Democratic Labour Party President Verla De Peiza the most serious chal- of St. Lucy, she said what lieves that the time has others to do,” she said. as she spoke during the St. Lucy Branch Meeting. lenges faced in the parish. they need most of all is fa- come for the parish to be (MP) Working together key BLP from Page 1 the corner yet again and been busy trying to pro- master, but that was to allow this nation to tect this country. because the task that we breathe, because it is crit- “And the truth is, we had was monumental ical not just locally, but can always do with more and remains challenging. internationally. In the effort, but I know what And while we have been words of Lt Col Bostic, you have been doing. And able to make serious that there should be no I asked the people of this progress, we have also surrender and no retreat. nation to recognise that, seen other challenges As long as this awful pan- and to work with us so come in our way,” said demic grips the global that we can fully turn the Mottley. landscape, all that we do corner on these chal- The Prime Minister will be challenged, and it lenges. This great nation then spoke to all of the is for that reason that it has what it takes to be people of Barbados, from remains the primary pur- world class, but it will the north to the south pose of this government only happen not just with and the east to the west, to fight it, and not to put our political will, it will asking them to recognise our people at risk as we only happen with the will that the mission which do so.” of the majority of right the island faces is one In respect and acknowl- thinking people in which requires the coop- edgement of the vision Barbados,” the prime eration of all Barbadians. with which they came to minister contended. “People who are com- office, the prime minister (AS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (right) receiving a gift from Shakira Johnson. mitted, first and fore- said that yesterday was most, to protecting those a reminder of not just the who are most vulnerable way the administration and cannot carry them- was elected into office, selves to lift the flooring, but also whom they came but at the same time, to to do it for. She said that excite the opportunities she is satisfied that the for those who believe that challenges that have they can soar, and that been faced have been they can soar to the rest complex and sometimes of the world and not just bruising, but they had not here. Our responsibility thrown down the govern- is to unlock that energy ment. and to unleash that en- “We stand still, as a na- ergy on the world. And we tion, against those crises have done well in many and challenges that measures and we will threaten to undermine talk about it this evening. us. We stand equally as But as we do so, never, individual members of ever, ever let us forget parliament, recognising that it is our anchor that that those who came be- holds us.” fore you have never had as difficult a task to PM thanks Barbadians measure in terms of how Mottley added, “With re- much you have had to do, spect to the COVID-19 particularly those of you pandemic, we entered it who serve in the execu- together and let us come tive. And therefore those out of it together. I want who may have wanted to to thank the people of see more of you, I say to this nation, for allowing them that you have not FROM LEFT: Senator Crystal Haynes; Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins; us, in the last few been idle; you have not Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Marsha Caddle; and Minister of Home Affairs, Information and months, to begin to turn been lazy, that you have Public Affairs after the thanksgiving service, Wilfred Abrahams.