In February this year, Leader of the Democratic Labour Party David Thompson told the Nation Newspaper’s North American editor that he saw no need for a code of conduct to govern platform speakers during a general election campaign.

His exact words were: “ I believe in robust debate. In the election season things are said that sometimes stick and sometime don’t stick.”

We in the Barbados Labour Party also believe in robust debate, but we believe very strongly that high standards of decency must accompany robust debate. However, since the election date was announced last week, it has become abundantly clear that the Dems’ aim is to try to take the government at any cost.

On Saturday morning we had the outrageous charge that National Assistant Board hampers were being diverted from poor people to BLP candidates to support their election campaign.

We had to point out that more than 1,000 hampers had been distributed by the NAB, rather than the hundreds the DLP leader has spoken of, and that candidates from his party had been major beneficiaries, on behalf of their poor constituents, and that St. Lucy incumbent, Denis Kellman had himself collected 30.

One day later the Dems were at it again, charging that a poll published in the Sunday Sun newspaper, showing that Barbadians overwhelmingly supported Owen Arthur for the job of Prime Minister, had been commissioned by the BLP.

Again we, and officials of the University of the West Indies, have been forced to point out the truth — the poll was entirely the initiative of the UWI and they received no funds from outside sources for the poll.

Given this approach by the Dems, we have decided to establish a Truth Squad. Each day the squad will seek out and publish untruths by the Dems, so keep your computers connected to blp.org.bb.

Please see the video Mia Mottley Press Conference - Truth Squad

Don’t be fooled.

You know of our exceptional track record.

You know how you should vote.

Vote BLP.

Untruth Number 1 from the Dems:
Saturday Decenber 22: (David Thompson) The Bees are diverting National Assistance Board (NAB) hampers from the poor to their candidates for electioneering purposes:
The Truth: Video of Trevor Prescod Demolishing Thompson's Claims

Untruth Number 2 from the Dems:
Sunday December 23: (Chris Sinckler) The Bees commissioned and paid the UWI to undertake the election poll that appeared in the Press last weekend.
The Truth: Mia Mottley's Press Conference & Audio of George Belle

Untruth Number 3 from the Dems
Thursday December 27: (Steve Blackett) On Page 5 of yesterday’s Daily Nation, Democratic Labour Party candidate for St. Michael Central Steve Blackett questioned the authenticity of unemployment figures, as highlighted most recently by Deputy Prime Minister Mia Mottley.
He said: “Surprisingly, one of the issues was unemployment. It puts a lie, really, to the numbers being put out by the Government regarding the single-digit unemployment figures.”
The Truth: The complete report of the professional staff of the Barbados Statistical Service.

Untruth Number 4 from the Dems
Monday December 31: (DLP Ad) On Page 28 of the Daily Nation, the Dems purport to indict the Government for policies that allegedly led to the closure of a number of black-owned supermarkets, charging that “every major black-owned supermarket had gone out of business.
The Truth: Deputy Prime Minister Mia Mottley asked at a Press conference in response:
What about Jordan’s Supermarket, which operates stores in Speightstown, Fitts Village, Baxters Road and Fairchild Street?
What about Eddie’s Trading, now a virtual chain of stores in Speighstown?
What about the Carlton and A1 and Emerald City chain?
What about Popular Discount?
What about Shop Smart?
Who owns these and how do you account for their growth? What about the scores of indigenous retailers who have established businesses all over this island?
Click here for video of Mia Mottley Press conference.

Untruth Number 5 from the Dems
Monday January 1: (David Thompson) While addressing a party crowd at Oistins, he alleged that BLP operatives had cut a cable, silencing the show. His exact words were: “I'm a very troubled man tonight because I believe in democracy. And when people could go to the length of sending people in here tonight to cut the wires of our speakers to try and stop this meeting from taking place. And for the young people of this country to stop an outstanding and conscious Jamaican artiste from bringing his message to you, it tells you how desperate the BLP is to hold on to power in this country.”
The Truth: Click here for the truth of the cables that were never cut - Thursday, 03 Jan 2008 - 'Barbados Beware!' - Warning from PM Owen Aurthur