BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The main opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) continued its criticism of the Freundel Stuart government as it urged supporters to ensure the defeat of the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) in the February 21 general election. BLP leader, Owen Arthur, addressing a public meeting in the heart of the capital on Monday night, said that the island deserves better than the “failed government” now in power since it has failed the country in five years. “It is clear this is a broken Government. This is a failed government. They should be giving account of what they have done. Barbadians are hurting. They want this government to say when the hurting will stop. But we will stop the hurting.

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