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In keeping with her promise to \u201ckeep the slate balanced,\u201d the political leader of the National Democratic Alliance (DNA), Joanne Massiah, shocked the crowd last evening when she revealed Grays Green-native, Erica Edwards, as the DNA\u2019s choice for St. John\u2019s Rural South.<\/p>

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\u201cI\u2019ve always been one to shy away from politics, because I never ever want to be compromised,\u201d says Edwards.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut as I spoke with [Massiah] and I spoke with [Anthony] Stuart and I spoke with a few of the candidates, I recognized that we all share the same party desire\u2026 a desire for a new type of leadership in this country.\u201d<\/p>

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This will be Edwards\u2019s first foray into the political arena at the age of 41. Daughter of Veron Edwards, she is a marketing professional and, at present, manager of the Methodist Book Shop in St. John\u2019s. She possesses a wealth of experience in operations, customer relations, sales and marketing having worked across several industries including hospitality, banking, retail and online gaming in Antigua, Costa Rica and Curacao.<\/p>

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The candidate will potentially face off against the Antigua Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) incumbent, MP Eustace \u2018Teco\u2019 Lake, in the next general elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that Teco is a good guy,\u201d says Edwards, \u201cbut I think that I bring more in terms of representation for the people.\u201d<\/p>

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\u201cBased on what I\u2019ve heard in speaking with the people in the constituency, he has not been present. He has not been on the ground. And people think that he has been out of touch with their needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are not happy with his performance to date, but I believe that I will bring a certain level of humanness and understanding. I am very confident that in 2018 that I will be the Representative.\u201d<\/p>

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Antigua Barbuda True Labour Party chairman, Vere Bird III, also contested in 2014 for MP in the Rural South constituency.<\/p>

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In keeping with her promise to \u201ckeep the slate balanced,\u201d the political leader of the National Democratic Alliance (DNA), Joanne Massiah, shocked the crowd last evening when she revealed Grays Green-native, Erica Edwards, as the DNA\u2019s choice for St. John\u2019s Rural South. \u201cI\u2019ve always been one to shy away from politics, because I never ever […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","hentry","category-news","category-videos","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"\nDNA reveals female candidate - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-reveals-female-candidate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DNA reveals female candidate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In keeping with her promise to \u201ckeep the slate balanced,\u201d the political leader of the National Democratic Alliance (DNA), Joanne Massiah, shocked the crowd last evening when she revealed Grays Green-native, Erica Edwards, as the DNA\u2019s choice for St. John\u2019s Rural South. \u201cI\u2019ve always been one to shy away from politics, because I never ever […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-reveals-female-candidate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-09-29T12:17:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-09-29T12:31:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/maxresdefault-9.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-reveals-female-candidate\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-reveals-female-candidate\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"DNA reveals female candidate\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-09-29T12:17:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-09-29T12:31:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-reveals-female-candidate\/\"},\"wordCount\":318,\"commentCount\":3,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"News\",\"Videos\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-reveals-female-candidate\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-reveals-female-candidate\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-reveals-female-candidate\/\",\"name\":\"DNA reveals female candidate - 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