The Tribune

By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS 

Tribune Staff Reporter 

lmunnings@tribunemedia.net

THE Coalition of Independents (COI) ratified seven new candidates for the next general election on Saturday, further expanding its roster ahead of the upcoming general election.

The new candidates represent a mix of constituencies across The Bahamas: Toni Stubbs Albury in West Grand Bahama and Bimini, Brian Rolle in Golden Isles, and Shura Pratt in Long Island. Byron Smith has been ratified for Exuma, Jamaal Woodside for Centreville, Kirk Farrington for Southern Shores and Justin Young for North Andros and the Berry Islands.

Charlotte Green, the party’s national chairman, said the candidates “were vetted, and the council felt that they would be fit to represent the organisation”.

The COI, led by Lincoln Bain, failed to secure a seat in the last general election but secured nearly 8,000 votes. COI contested 32 of the 39 seats and secured 7,852 votes, 6.2 percent of the total voter turnout. 

Last September, the party ratified its first 19 candidates.

The party has now ratified 28 candidates and held a Vision 2030 launch event on March 1 at Fusion Superplex.

The event featured party leaders discussing the Vision 2030 blueprint and outlining their plans.