The Nassau Guardian
PLP to hold convention in Nov. 2014
The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) will hold its convention in November 2014, PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts said yesterday.
The convention was originally expected to be held this month to coincide with the party’s 60th anniversary.
The PLP last held a convention in October 2009.
The party is mandated by its constitution to hold a convention annually.
Roberts said the party plans to hold several mini conventions on the Family Islands.
The first will take place on North Andros in January 2014.
He said the mini conventions will be an opportunity to interact with residents and built up to the major convention.
However, former PLP parliamentarian George Smith said last month that only in extreme circumstances has there not been a convention.
He also said that it does not seem like a good idea to have mini conventions.
Yesterday, Roberts said, “With the greatest respect to Mr. Smith, he is entitled to his opinion just like any other PLP.”
He said not all PLPs will agree with the date or process, but if they did “there would be no purpose of coming together”.
Roberts said the party has a lot of things to discuss, particularly the 2012 general election.
Of the 155,804 voters, the PLP secured 48.6 percent, compared to the Free National Movement’s 42 percent.
The Democratic National Alliance garnered 8.4 percent.
Roberts said the convention will provide an opportunity to reassess and handle party business that has to be addressed.
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