Three face off in ABLP Primary

The ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party has started the process of selecting
its candidates for the next general election, constitutionally due in January 2028.
The party will hold its second primary elections for the year on Friday evening in
the All Saints West constituency to select a candidate who will be the party’s
standard bearer/caretaker during the interim period.
ABLP General Secretary, Sen. Mary Clare Hurst announced the names of the
candidates who will compete in the primary. They are business executive, Regis
Burton, agriculturalist/radio host, Lamin Newton and environmentalist, Arrie
Simon.
Sen Hurst said the primary election is an internal party matter and only registered
members of the party who are registered in the constituency are eligible to
participate. All three candidates along with the ALPB secretariat have finalized on
the electoral list for the primary.
It will take place at the Sea View Farm primary school from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
Following the vote, the secretariat team, led by Sen. Hurst, who will serve as the
Supervisor of the Election, will count the ballots in collaboration with the party’s
auditors, PKS. More than seven hundred and fifty persons are registered to vote in
the primary.
The primary marks the party’s determination to select its candidates well ahead of
the next general election thereby allowing them to solidify their presence and
connection with the respective constituencies.
Earlier, Michael Joseph was selected in a similar process as the standard
bearer/caretaker for the St. John’s Rural West constituency from a field of five
persons.
Sen. Hurst said the party will hold other primaries in other constituencies in the
coming months.