Prepare to give more, BLP told

Reverend R. Luther Johnson (centre) sharing a light moment with Deputy Opposition Leader Dale Marshall (left) and Opposition Leader Owen Arthur. (Pictures by Ricardo Leacock.)

General secretary of the Barbados Labour Party, George Griffith (left), in discussion with Gilmore Roachford, the only living former Member of Parliament, during the Federal Government, following yesterday’s Founders’ Day Service.

By Ryan Gilkes | Mon, April 16, 2012 - 12:07 AM

The family of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) has been told to prepare to offer “even greater service”.

The appeal came from Reverend R. Luther Johnson as he addressed a Founders’ Day Service to mark the BLP’s 74th anniversary at Christ The King Anglican Church in Rock Dundo, St Michael.

“. . . Gird your loins for even greater service than you have given in your 74 years,” he told the gathering.

He added: “Is everything A-okay in this country? Is it a time to get concerned? May I suggest to you that it depends on your perspective. At some point in the life of every person and nation there comes a great intersection of opportunity or failure.

“What happen there is largely dependent on how we see things. It can either be the best of times or the worst of times.”

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