Is Barbara Coates Bowing Out or Being Pushed Out of All Saints West?
Barbara Coates, the United Progressive Party (UPP) candidate for All Saints West, appears to be at a crossroads in her early political career. Recent reports suggest she may no longer be contesting the seat against the incumbent, Hon. Anthony Smith Jr. However, speculation is mounting as to whether she is being pushed aside to make way for Harold Lovell or if Coates herself is recognizing the challenge of unseating Mr. Smith, who is widely regarded by constituents as “one of their own.”
Her relationship with the community has largely been formal, shaped more by structured engagements than genuine grassroots interaction. Now, as she attempts to change that dynamic, her efforts seem to be falling flat.
Supporters from both major political parties the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) and the UPP have struggled to forge a connection with her. Meanwhile, they continue to recognize the incumbent MP, Anthony Smith Jr., for his tangible presence and hands-on leadership.
As her campaign appears to stall, observers note a noticeable shift in her focus,not toward political reinvention, but toward familiar territory. With Everton “Batow” Gonsalves stepping aside in the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association (ABFA) race. Coates is now preparing to run once again for the ABFA presidency, with her political party’s attempts to push her out in favor of Harold Lovell.
Lovell, the former political leader of the UPP, is a man in his 70s who has contested 12 elections and lost 10 of them. He should remain retired from politics. There is no history of a genuine connection with him and the people of All Saints West. Forcing a lady out, for him to represent the constituency, especialsets the stage for a significant failure at the next general election.
Meanwhile, the UPP continues to experience internal squabbles over finding a suitable candidate for All Saints West, Anthony Smith Jr. remains dedicated to his service and continues to grow stronger through his consistent efforts in the constituency
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Gaston to stop writing and blogging under different names, it’s disgusting when you continue to use different Monika or acronyms to write and blog, it makes you look confused and unstable to write then answer yourself, I guess you soliloquize allot then?(Talking to yourself as though crazy) Ok do better Gaston and stop been so keyboard happy.
If you’re reporting the news, just do so. Do not insert your own opinions, for then your organisation will come off as being biased. This isn’t the first time that your writers have written an article with personal comments or undertones.
Her “FAILURE TO LAUNCH” event at Seaview Farm Football field was a harbinger.
Hot flashes, hormonal changes and losing football elections stacked against her.
You laboRATS are so so so transparent.
Whenever you feel threatened you create something to help you ride the wave.
You believe that Barbara is coming and taking back the UPP votes that Anthony “Babyface Judas” Smith sold to labour so you are now trying to come up with small distraction.
We will not be flustered.
We will not be shaken.
We will not be moved.
Barbara Coates will be the next representative for the constituency.
Anthony Smith will be looking in from outside.
What’s wrong if Barbara decides to run for leadership of the football association?
It’s a voluntary job.
There is no payment for doing it.
So, should she chose one or t he other?
Why?
Politics isn’t free.
She has to eat.
She has to live.
Isn’t Chet E P Green the president of the Olympics Association?
Has that obstructed, hindered or compromised his work as a parliamentarian or minister?
So only laboRATS should enjoy the sweets of anything in Antigua?
Well, laboRAT, your distraction will not work.
Barbara Coates is the woman of the day.
She WILL be tbe next parliamentary representative for the All Saints West Constituency.
Anthony “Babyface Judas” Smith nor any of his treacherous accolades will prevent that from becoming a reality.
Long live Barbara Coates!!!!!!
HAPPY CARNIVAL TO MY BLUE PEOPLE, TO MY RED PEOPLE #ITSAVIBE
UPP only strategy for Lovell to win an election would be to recall Pringle and he run in that constituency. Lovell can’t win anywhere else…
Whoever wrote this destabilising hit piece on the Honourable Barbara Coates and the UPP, are again trying to bad mouth and wreck the party.
ALL SAINTS IS AN ABLP NO VOTE AREA. FACT!
Without doubt this has all the hallmarks of someone very close to, or within the ABLP camp of Anthony ’30 pieces of silver’ Smith.
The writer either seems very wary that Barbara Coates might actually beat Smith at the next by-election, or even that the Most Honourable Harold Lovell will return to the UPP fold and annihilate him by a avalanche of votes from the All Saints West electorate.
Maybe the worry and anxiety of the KEDOGENOUS Anthony ‘Judas’ Smith push he to wrote this one-sided letter himself 🤣🤣🤣
She cyan never win Mr Smith. Whether he go red, blue or green arwe a vote fa he. She na lob people and arwe na want con man Lovell so best she gwarn fa real. She and fu shit inna high grass and look dung pan people now all a sudden she wan run? Chups back a pack please and thanks. We voting Smith simple.
ABLP has never beaten Harold Lovell in a FAIR election yet, maybe in a FEAR one. That constituency is very small and the margin of victory is always small which makes it easy to transfer voters to get an unfair advantage, the imposter masquerading as the representative now will one day confess. God doesn’t sleep
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