Mayhem at DLP conference

Utter chaos engulfed the second day of the Democratic Labour Party’s (DLP) Annual Conference yesterday forcing a premature end to it and the calling in of the Barbados Police Service to restore order.

The source of the commotion was a controversial motion from the floor, seeking to reinstate former president Dr Ronnie Yearwood and former general secretary Steve Blackett who were expelled on August 15.

The disruption began almost immediately after the conference was called to...