Caribbean Times 90th issue - Friday 15th April 2016

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Friday 15th April 2016
Hurst scolds Lovell
Everton Barnes
United Progressive Party
(UPP) Political Leader, Senator
Harold Lovell, has been
criticized for his handling of
the issue regarding the decision
not to run Parliamentarian,
Joanne Massiah, on the
party’s ticket for the 2019
general elections.
Massiah is one of only
two females in the House of
Representatives and the single
female on the opposition
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The move announced by
UPP Public Relations Officer,
Sen. Damani Tabor,
effectively bars Massiah
from seeking a second term
representing the UPP in the
All Saints East and St Luke
constituency. The move is
widely seen as a de facto expulsion
of Massiah from the
UPP.
Reacting to this development,
government spokesman
Lionel Max Hurst has
described the move as an
example of poor leadership
in the UPP.
“The inability of the current
UPP leadership to settle
a quarrel without fracturing
the organization, is a clear
indication that their leadership
is unsound,” Hurst
opined.
In a clear reference to
Lovell, Hurst stated that it
is not enough to be able to
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the slate of candidates who will contest
the 2019 General Elections on the party’s
ticket.
The letter from the political leader also
speaks to what he described as “an extremely
acrimonious and divisive rift” between
him and Massiah.
The ever resilient politician indicated
that she is yet to fully internalize the contents
of the letter that she has received but
is fully aware that it is laced with untruths
and even goes against the party’s constitution
which “is alive and well”.
“I find that the contents are underpinned
by a high degree of “presumptuousness”
United Progressive Party (UPP) Political Leader, Senator Harold
Lovell
speak the English language
well in order to lead.
“The role of leadership
is to bring disparate parts in
any organization together. A
simple challenge within the
UPP to succeed an exiting
leader, ought not to result in
the appearance of misogyny
and personal dislike that are
now so public,” he noted.
Hurst gave his oft repeated
assessment that the UPP
continues to fail. “It has
failed the nation for over ten
years and two years in opposition,
it has failed itself and
the nation,” he added.
concerning the future. The letter is also
written with numerous untruths, which to
me evidences an absence of leadership giving
the political context”, she highlighted.
She expressed the view that the letter
also showcases a “lack of comprehension
for the UPP’s constitution, which lays out
provisions that should be taken when certain
actions are being contemplated and
“where a particular outcome is desired”.
The All Saints East and St. Luke representative
is appreciative of the support that
she has been receiving from members of
the public at large.
She said that despite everything, she is
comforted by the word of God.
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