As you can tell from that cutting remark - there are more than a few hard feelings between Ramos and his party, the PUP - and you'll hear all about that tonight. But first to what matters most: the bye-election to elect a new area representative for Dangriga. The seat for Dangriga, Hope Creek and Sarawee is vacant tonight - and the Barrow Administration will waste no time in filling it. The maximum time that can be allowed to hold such an election is three months, but government will do it in just one month. Governor General Sir Colville Young today signed the writ setting the nomination day as June 22nd and the election as July eighth.
Yesterday at the endorsement convention for Darrell Bradley, Prime Minister Dean Barrow - who was apparently pre-briefed on the Ramos resignation told the gathering that his intention is to move ahead with the by-election in Dangriga as soon as is possible:
Hon. Dean Barrow - UDP Leader
"You know that is the only reason why i didn't call the elections next month you know. Because we are ready to beat up them PUP one time and march into the record books carried into history. But we need time to finish the work in the districts. We need time to come back to the old capital, so that when we do eventually call the elections, everybody from every corner of the country, throughout the length and breadth of this jewel, will be able to say we personally and individually feel the weight of Petrocaribe - feel this United Democratic Party government."
"But I will tell you, the PUP are making it harder and harder for me to hold on. I am here to tell you that the Honorable Ivan Ramos, the PUP area representative for Dangriga just announce at his father's day function sponsored by Petrocaribe that he is resigning his seat from the House."
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