Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Weir: St Philip South being neglected

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IT’S TIME FOR the Democratic Labour Party Government to start creating opportunities for poor, talented Barbadians, and not just for the wealthy.

That advice has come from Barbados Labour Party (BLP) candidate for St Philip South, Indar Weir.

Weir was on the ground in the constituency yesterday, accompanied by former MP Anthony Wood, Opposition Leader Mia Mottley, party chairman George Payne, and MPs Cynthia Forde, Jeffrey Bostic and Dwight Sutherland, as the party’s Rubbing Shoulders project continued.

Weir bemoaned the fact that current MP for the area, Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite, holds one of the most senior positions in Prime Minister Freundel Stuart’s Cabinet but had done little to uplift unemployed youth or skilled individuals in St Philip South. (BA)

Please read the full story in today’s Sunday Sun, or in the eNATION edition.

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