Baltimore Cites Warm Reception in St. Philip’s North Campaign
ABLP candidate Randy Baltimore says residents have responded positively as he canvasses door-to-door ahead of the March 16 St. Philip’s North by-election, where he faces former Senator Alex Browne.
Baltimore, a longtime campaign manager for Sir Robin Yearwood, said the transition to candidate has been smooth. “I know the people… the transition has been very smooth and easy for me because I am grounded in the community,” he said.
He outlined three campaign priorities: scholarships, improvements at the Glanvilles Polyclinic including a pharmacy, and economic empowerment through jobs and business support.
Young supporter Jawan Jackson described Baltimore as “a new and a fresh individual” and urged voters to back him.
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BALTIMORE is part of the Cabal that has kept the Constituency in this backward and parlous state for half of a century. It would be a catastrophic mistake to continue this backwardness. We have to awake from our drunken stupor
Randy: let me just be a nice boy and make my money see! Whatever a carry on up long bay between Gaston and he son and those lands is none a my business, he nar thump me in me mouth, he must a day how me short and easy for he to control, me a only front for Gaston who will be the real substantive minister of st Phillips north because they don’t want me in them land grab secrets.
For fifty years, Sir Robin Yearwood held this seat.
Fifty years.
That is longer than most young people in St. Philip’s North have been alive. Some of your parents were children when that political era began. Now you are adults — and the same system is asking you to quietly continue it.
But here is the truth:
You are the generation living with the consequences.
You are the ones searching for work.
You are the ones trying to start small businesses.
You are the ones wondering whether your future is here — or overseas.
This by-election is not about tradition. It is about your opportunity.
If fifty years of uninterrupted political control did not transform this constituency into a powerhouse of youth employment, innovation, and economic growth, why should you assume that simply changing the name on the ballot will suddenly deliver it?
Youth loyalty should not be automatic. It should be earned.
Look at the reality:
How many sustainable industries exist here for young entrepreneurs?
How many structured mentorship or startup programmes are active and measurable?
How many modern community spaces are designed for your development?
How many policies directly target youth wealth-building — not just short-term assistance?
If the answer feels underwhelming, then you already know something needs to change.
The most powerful weapon young voters have is not protest.
It is the ballot.
For too long, older generations voted out of habit. Out of tradition. Out of party loyalty. That is their choice.
But you are not obligated to inherit their political habits.
You are allowed to demand:
Clear job creation targets.
Real economic investment plans.
Public accountability reports.
Concrete youth development strategies with timelines.
You are allowed to say: “Show me the plan.”
Because this is not about nostalgia.
It is about whether you will build your life here — or be forced to build it somewhere else.
St. Philip’s North cannot afford another election decided by habit.
Young people must decide whether this moment becomes another continuation — or the start of something bold, demanding, and future-focused.
Fifty years shaped the past.
This vote will shape your future.
Choose with courage.