Rawle’s ready

Rawle Eastmond is sticking to his guns.
The five-consecutive-time winner of the St James North constituency seat, at a heated meeting with his members yesterday, said he would rather become the Barbados Labour Party’s “sacrificial lamb” than be part of an impure nomination process.
Eastmond told more than 100 members of the branch that he was convinced the constituency’s voting list remains padded, had been infiltrated by agents of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) and that he would not participate in an open nomination.
“Today I am well. Today I am with you,” Eastmond said to loud applause at St Alban’s School.
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