Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Dems gather at the River

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It was an atmosphere of fun and togetherness at River Bay, St Lucy, yesterday as the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) continued its 69th anniversary celebrations with a picnic.

Not everyone was 100 per cent on board with the location, given the large amount of rotting Sargassum seaweed nearby, but general secretary Steve Blackett said they had scouted the area beforehand.

“We did surveillance before to make sure the place was commodious enough for a picnic and we found the atmosphere accommodating,” he said.

Fortunately, the seaweed did not carry the high odour sometimes associated with it.

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Carlos Atwell
Carlos Atwell
Carlos Atwell is a Reporter II with the Nation Publishing Co. Limited, with decades of experience, writing mainly news and current events stories. He has been described as “tall, dark and ridiculous” . . . by himself.

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