Trotman named BLP candidate for St Michael Central

To  the strains of “Together for Tyra” sung by Biggie Irie, jubilant supporters welcomed 30-year-old lawyer Tyra Trotman to the stage at the Combermere School’s Noot Hall after winning the primary for nomination to stand for the Barbados Labour Party in the general election.

Trotman, who polled 156 votes to 45 votes by the small business association leader Lynette Holder, delivered an impassioned victory speech at the Combermere School that mixed gratitude, faith and a call to immediate campaigns  as supporters celebrated her recent political win.

Speaking to a crowd of supporters, family and party officials, Trotman thanked those who “walked with me in the rain” and endured long days under the sun during the campaign. She singled out her mother for “birthing me and supporting me,” and publicly acknowledged the contributions of party colleagues — including outgoing MP Arthur Holder and Dr Holder — for their roles in her success.

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Trotman told attendees, describing the victory as the result of hard work and focused effort by her team.

She emphasised that the win was earned through struggle rather than being handed to her, saying the campaign’s efforts “silenced the noise” and demonstrated her connection to the community as “a woman of the people”.

The speech was punctuated by an early, rousing call-and-response moment in which attendees sang lines of faith — “When Jesus say yes, nobody can say no” — reflecting the spiritual tone of the gathering. While celebrating, Trotman framed the victory as a beginning rather than an endpoint. She urged her supporters to prepare for the work ahead: “At the end of the day, this is just the beginning. We now have to get to work.”