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What Next After the BPM's Triumph in Barbuda?


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The latest Barbuda Council Elections happened on Monday March 29th. The Barbuda Peoples' Movement (BPM) beat the Antigua Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) to win all five council seats up for election. What will the impact of the election be now that the ABLP has no representation on the council? Why did Barbudans embrace the BPM in this election? Why was the ABLP so roundly rejected? What will it mean for the future of Council-Government relations which were already under strain? These are the questions we tackle in this episode.

The host is Kieron Murdoch. The guests are:

  1. J'moul Francis, Law and Policy Consultant. Commonwealth Scholar.
  2. Chaniel Imhoff, entrepreneur, mental health and political activist, and a Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Team Leader in St. Peter.
  3. Carlon Knight, Antiguan graduate student abroad. Social and political commentator.

  4. This programme first aired on NewsCo Observer Radio 91.1 FM on April 4th, 2021. Get the latest news from Antigua and Barbuda at the Antigua Observer online.

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