Opposition senators appointed

Shawn Nicholas, opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) Senator said that the public can expect more intense debate from her and her colleagues in the Upper House.
She said that the four UPP senators will be working assiduously to support the opposition’s lone Member of Parliament, Jamale Pringle.
“Coming out of the general elections, a lot of us have gotten tougher and are now willing and able to carry the fight, and to carry it to the next election cycle,” Nicholas said.
Nicholas, along with Richard Lewis, Damani Tabor and Johnathon Joseph will represent the opposition’s interests in the Upper House.
They received their instruments of appointment from Governor General Sir Rodney Williams on Monday.
The party released a statement on Sunday indicating that there was a list of eight “highly deserving persons” but only four could be considered.
(More in today’s Daily Observer)