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Reifer and Moore both confident

by Emmanuel Joseph
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Candidates of the two major political parties continued to stick to their guns that they will win today’s by-election in St George North.

Minutes after casting his vote at the Glebe Polyclinic, the Democratic Labour Party’s Floyd Reifer told reporters when he woke up this morning he had a good feeling of victory.

“I was confident from the start and all through the campaign,” said Reifer, although admitting that the campaign was a gruelling one.

“It was a tough campaign. It was very intense but we were confident all the way,” he added as his wife Amanda stood by his side.

The former Barbados and West Indies cricketer said he was happy he got the opportunity to highlight important matters during the campaign.

“We exposed a lot of issues in St George North, a lot of things that were swept underneath the carpet. You guys were following and you realise now that there were a lot more issues than people think that there are in St George North,” he said.

The DLP candidate identified the environmental problems which residents are experiencing from the dump at Lower Estate.

“I have been at it every day and I will continue to pick at it every day until there is a resolution. I know yesterday [Tuesday] there was this big press conference at the dump. I hope that is not all talk. The people down there want action; people down there suffering, they need to get relief,” he said.

Reifer was also asked if he was disappointed about anything during the campaign.

“Actually, nothing really…. They can say things about me, it don’t bother me. I’m a lion. Whatever they say, whatever they do, it doesn’t bother me; my back is broad,” the DLP flag bearer declared.

However, he did admit being bothered by the highly publicised and criticised comments by former DLP Cabinet Minister Delisle Bradshaw that “any idiot can play cricket” and statements by his daughter, Education Minister Santia Bradshaw who spoke about “pedigree”.

“I think that rubbed the people of Barbados the wrong way. I mean, people like us, people like you, who are working citizens, you are saying we don’t have any pedigree…we are second-class citizens? That’s what they think about us? That rubbed me the wrong way,” the former regional cricket coach said.

Reifer gave the assurance that he would continue to work in St George North after today’s poll, whether he wins or loses. However, he stressed that he was not thinking about losing, since “everything I go into, I go to win.”

The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) candidate Toni Moore spoke to reporters at the Valley Resource Centre during one of her monitoring visits at polling stations.

The General Secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) said she was satisfied with the voting process, even as she observed that the rain may have slowed the flow of electors arriving at the polls.

Moore revealed that even though the target she had set to reach every house in the constituency was not achieved, she was satisfied she had reached about 75 per cent.

“The responses, in a large majority [of cases], were very positive. But as with any election, it is important to see support converted into votes on the day…and that is what I am hopeful of. If support equals votes, I think we are well on the way,” she said.

Moore was also quizzed about what disappointed her during the just-ended election campaign.

She said it was the televised political debate that was held on October 29.

“The debate definitely, from the point of view that all parties did not see it necessary to present the issues. I think that we are at a stage in our development where it is not only about pontification on a political platform, it is not only about the few minutes you get to speak to each person when you interact with them, although I regard that as highly important, but I think it is also good when you are presenting yourself to a country or a constituency; is a presentation of self,” she said.

“I think it is important that people can make an informed assessment when they see the candidates on a level platform coming before them. It was disappointing from the fact that I think it was an opportunity for each candidate to do so.” (emmanueljoseph@barbadsostoday.bb)

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