Opposition leader says DLP ready as February 11 election called

Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne says the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is prepared for a general election, after Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced tonight that Barbadians would go to the polls on February 11, 2026.

In a national statement on the Opposition Leader’s YouTube channel following the announcement, Thorne described the election as a defining moment and said the DLP had been preparing “with deliberateness and with purpose”.

Thorne said he understood the frustration many Barbadians were feeling...