CELEBRATING 70 YEARS
The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) will be celebrating 70 years of commitment, service and progress. The celebrations run throughout the year and end in March 2009.
The BLP was founded on March 31, 1938. The founding fathers met at the home of Mr. James Martineau in Bay Street to create a political movement. At that first meeting Chrissie Brathwaite was elected Chairman and Grantley Adams who was out of the island on legal business, Vice-Chairman. The others present were C.A. Brathwaite, Dr. H.G. Cummins, Dr. Philip Payne, W.A Crawford, C. Edwy Talma and Hope Stevens, a Kittitian living in New York City.
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News & UpdatesSunday, 28 Sep 2008
Please see the video Opposition Leader's Presentation - September 28 2008Monday, 22 Sep 2008
A patriotic, responsible and caring Opposition Leader, Miss Mia A. Mottley, Q.C., M.P., - defends Barbados’ good name and reputation against wild, immature and irresponsible comments, made by Prime Minister Thompson.
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Did You Know?
That under BLP governement, the Royal Barbados Police Force has instituted training to better enable its officers to respond to domestic violence within our communities and records are now being kept on the incidence of domestic violence.
That under BLP governement, the Royal Barbados Police Force has instituted training to better enable its officers to respond to domestic violence within our communities and records are now being kept on the incidence of domestic violence.
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