Deputy Opposition Leader Dale Marshall says Barbados has been on auto-pilot for several months and is crying out for leadership.
Marshall told the MIDWEEK NATION yesterday it was disappointing to see Barbados drifting aimlessly without anyone “stepping up to the plate”.
“We can’t remain on hold any longer. The country has to have vibrant and readily apparent leadership. Barbados has been on auto pilot for at least six months. We can’t go on like this,” he said.
“The country must see leadership. Ministerial responsibility does not begin and end with the Prime Minister,” Marshall said.
“The Prime Minister continues to have the sympathy and prayers of the BLP [Barbados Labour Party], but while that is the case, the country must still go on.
“The ruling Democratic Labour Party has been on a go-slow for too long. There have been no ideas or initiatives to take the country forward, especially at a time like this. The Government is demonstrating clear signs of weakness without its leader.”
Marshall, a former Attorney General, said business leaders wanted to hear more and more of the BLP.
“It is especially heartening that the captains of industry and leaders of commerce are demonstrating a keen interest in hearing what the BLP has to say on economic and social issues as evidenced by Mia Mottley’s speech today at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon and former Prime Minister Owen Arthur’s recent presentation at the Barbados International Business Association luncheon.”
Prime Minister Thompson, who is battling cancer of the pancreas, has had to give up his official duties for the better part of the last three months. He returned home a few days ago to recuperate after receiving medical attention at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. The Prime Minister has been in and out of that New York medical institution.
