Paul Gibson
Paul Gibson, who recently broke ties with the People’s Party for Democracy and Development and joined the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), says he is willing to do his part to ensure that the DLP is ready to contest the next general election whenever it is called.
He gave the assurance in a recent interview with The Barbados Advocate, as he reflected on his decision to join the “party of Errol Barrow”. Gibson disclosed that he was able to meet with President Verla De Peiza and has spoken to some of the executive members, who he indicated have welcomed him into the fold. Gibson’s comments came as he said that his desire is to serve and to make a contribution to the development of Barbados.
“I know that this party has very bright people in it and it has a rich history. There are a lot of contributions the party has made to Barbados in terms of education and social development, that is in keeping with what I am about. I am about influencing generations to come and I know I would be able to do that better so with the Democratic Labour Party,” he stated.
Gibson, who is a pharmacist, added, “I also believe that all thoughts must contend and it must be that the other voice of Barbadians is heard in the Parliament, and because the Democratic Labour Party’s architecture needed reinforcement, I have decided to become a part of the team in the rebuilding process”.
‘Barbadians not into small parties’
Meanwhile, touching on the future of third parties in this country, Gibson said that from what he has seen, he does not believe that Barbadians are really ready to bring an end to the two-party system.
He said while third parties have been able to ask questions and “rattle the cage a little bit”, they have not garnered the requisite support from the people that would allow them to be elected to the House of Assembly.
“Having gone through as a candidate in the 2018 elections, and then having gone through the St. George North by-election, observing it as a small party, I came to the conclusion that at this particular time in the history of Barbados, Barbadians are not into small parties… and in terms of being taken seriously, to win seats and to become an alternative government, that would be a way off,” he stated. (JRT)