Fellow Barbadians
One week has passed since the General Election in Barbados on February 21. I should like to express my heartfelt thanks to all citizens and residents for taking Barbados peacefully through one of the most exciting and exacting election campaigns in our post-independence history.
The voters of Barbados have shown the world the democratic maturity of our 46 year old nation, both during the election and upon the announcement of the results. We have emerged from this process with our democratic traditions for the most part intact, though we remain mindful of the obligation to guard jealously against any dilution whatsoever of these cherished traditions.
The unceasing prayer which accompanied the entire election period bore witness to the God-fearing character of our nation, and I thank the churches and the people of Barbados for their prayerful support. I give thanks to God for his many blessings bestowed on Barbados.
I commend the Electoral and Boundaries Commission for its leadership, and I congratulate the parties and candidates for their contribution to the maintenance and reinforcement of democracy in this country.
The elections are now over. We are aware of the many challenges that continue to face Barbados. These challenges cannot be successfully faced by a divided country. We owe Barbados our total commitment and support, for united we will succeed but divided we are bound to fail.
Let us come together as a nation, continue to give thanks to God, and put our hands to the plough, as we continue, with calm and with renewed energy, on our pathway to progress, on our way towards a better Barbados for all.
As your Prime Minister, I pledge my commitment to maintaining at all times the highest standards of leadership of our beloved Barbados.
The Cabinet with which I have decided to work in the pursuit of this objective is as follows:
Assignment of Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries with effect from February 28, 2013
FREUNDEL JEROME STUART, Q.C., M.P.
Prime Minister, Minister of National Security,
The Public Service and Urban Development.
DR DAVID CLEVELAND ESTWICK, M.P.
Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management
RONALD DACOSTA JONES, J.P., M.P.
Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
MICHAEL ANDREW LASHLEY, M.P.
Minister of Transport and Works
RICHARD LLEWELLYN SEALY, M.P.
Minister of Tourism and International Transport
STEVEN DECOURCEY BLACKETT, M.P.
Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment and
Community Development
JOHN DAVID EDWARD BOYCE, M.P.
Minister of Health
DR DENIS STEPHENSON LOWE, M.P.
Minister of the Environment and Drainage
CHRISTOPHER PETER SINCKLER, M.P.
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
DONVILLE O’NEIL INNISS, M.P.
Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and
Small Business Development
ADRIEL DERMONT BRATHWAITE, M.P.
Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs
STEPHEN ALBERT LASHLEY, M.P.
Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth
DENIS ST. ELMO KELLMAN, M.P.
Minister of Housing, Lands and Rural Development
SENATOR ESTHER ROSENNA BYER-SUCKOO
Minister of Labour, Social Security and
Human Resource Development
SENATOR MAXINE PAMELA ONETA MCCLEAN
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
SENATOR DARCY WILTON BOYCE
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister
SENATOR PATRICK MARTIN TYRONE TODD
Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office
I propose that the following persons should serve as Parliamentary Secretaries:
SENATOR IRENE SANDIFORD-GARNER
Tourism and International Transport
SENATOR JEPTER INCE
Economic Affairs
SENATOR HARCOURT HUSBANDS
Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
I take this opportunity also to name the following persons for appointment to the Senate:
SENATORS
KERRY-ANN IFILL
MAXINE MCCLEAN
VERLA DEPEIZA
DARCY BOYCE
DR. DAVID DURANT
JEPTER INCE
ANDRÉ WORRELL
IRENE SANDIFORD-GARNER
ESTHER BYER-SUCKOO
PATRICK TODD
REGGIE HUNTE
HARRY HUSBANDS
Barbadians are a resourceful and resilient people committed to the pursuit of the highest standards. These attributes were sorely tested over the past five (5) years by challenges which we did not create but which we had to confront and subdue. We did so with commendable resolve.
