DLP faces leadership dilemma

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is grappling with a political leadership puzzle after the swearing in of Senator Ryan Walters left him as the party’s only parliamentary representative.

With no seats in the House of Assembly following the third consecutive Barbados Labour Party’s 30-0 General Election victory on February 11, the DLP’s internal rules governing the selection of a political leader are now under scrutiny.

Rule 50 of its constitution states: “The parliamentary group shall...