Solutions Barbados backs other parties’ candidates

Solutions Barbados is throwing its support behind any candidate contesting the January 19 general elections who agrees with the party’s ideologies.

In fact, party president Grenville Phillips II told Barbados TODAY that in addition to Solutions Barbados’ ten candidates, he has endorsed seven candidates running in constituencies not being contested by his party.

“People approach us and we write their names down . . . . It doesn’t matter what party you belong to, once you agree with our policies and you meet the criteria we will endorse you,” he said.

“The endorsement means we are telling people to vote for these people. We will promote them and do all we can to see that they succeed. So we have Solutions Barbados and we are promoting all our candidates, but we are also endorsing other candidates who share Solutions Barbados’ policies and agree to [certain things].”

Among the non-Solutions Barbados candidates are: Patrick Tannis, who is contesting the St Michael South East constituency on an Alliance Party for Progress ticket; New Barbados Kingdom Alliance candidate for St Joseph, Antonio Gittens; Barbados Sovereignty Party candidate for St Thomas, Philip Catlyn; and independent candidate for St George North, Melissa Taitt.

“All of them love and fear God. They are highly competent, capable, and experienced persons who work and are paid for what they do. They are all wealth creators and can be trusted to manage Barbados a lot better than what we have had before,” said Phillips.

One of the policies the candidates are required to agree to is the revocation of the Charter of Barbados, which was passed in both Houses of Parliament.

“The Charter formally establishes a throne for Satan over Barbados, which can stop God’s blessings on Barbados since God does not share His glory or praise with anyone or anything,” said Phillips.

He said candidates must also agree that “Barbadians are to give their consent, or not, on Barbados being a republic because taking consent should never be tolerated or justified in Barbados”.

“This violation of Barbadians’ dignity must be corrected,” he insisted.

Phillips said all candidates of other parties that have Solutions Barbados’ backing have agreed to implement the party’s “favourably and independently assessed economic recovery plan” that includes lowering taxes, improving the management of government services, depoliticising the public service, and eliminating corruption, “all of which are proven to improve a national economy”.

The ten candidates running on a Solutions Barbados ticket are: Jacqueline Alleyne in St Andrew; Robert Toussaint in St Michael Central; Angela Edey in St Michael West-Central; Patricia Cox in St Michael South; Victorine Wilson in St Michael West; Kenneth Lewis in Christ Church West-Central; Susan Corbin in Christ Church East; Ronald Lorde in St Philip South; Karina Goodridge in St Philip West; and Fallon Best in The City of Bridgetown.

Phillips said those candidates have been out and about in their constituencies and will be upping the ante in the coming days as they try to drum up support. (MM)