ABLP Ratifies Candidates for Next General Election at National Convention

The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party on Sunday ratified its full slate of candidates for the next general election during its national convention at the People’s Place on Lady Nugent Avenue.

The announcement was delivered by General Secretary Shenella Govia, who confirmed that the party’s Central Executive had approved the candidates and caretakers ahead of the vote by delegates.

“The Central Executive further resolves that the candidates and caretakers for the constituencies who will represent the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party at the upcoming general elections… shall be as follows,” Govia told party members as she read the list.

Delegates at the convention formally endorsed the slate, with the resolution carried unanimously, solidifying the party’s lineup for the impending election.

Among the candidates ratified were Kendra Beazer for Barbuda, Dr. Philmore Benjamin for St Mary’s North, Michael Joseph for St John’s Rural West, Dwayne George for St Mary’s South, Randy Baltimore for St Philip North, and Gaston Browne for St John’s City West.

The list also includes several sitting ministers and party figures, including E.P. Chet Greene in St Paul, Daryll Matthew in St John’s Rural South, Maria Browne in St John’s Rural East, and Charles Fernandez in St John’s Rural North.

The ratification marks a key step in the ABLP’s election preparations as the party moves to mobilise support across constituencies ahead of the general election on April 30.