The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) had representatives in Barbados during that country’s general election, according to Director General of Communications in the Prime Minister’s Office, Maurice Merchant.

Merchant made the disclosure Thursday during the post-Cabinet media briefing while responding to a question about Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s reaction to the Barbados election results.

Browne, he said, had already spoken with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley following her party’s clean sweep at the polls.

“Prime Minister personally would have spoken with Prime Minister Mia Mottley,” Merchant said, adding that it was “a strategic move by her to call early elections.”

He then noted the involvement of the ABLP during the campaign period.

“I can tell you that, in terms of party relations, the Antiguan Barbuda Labour Party had boots on the ground in Barbados, assessing and reporting on developments there in Barbados,” Merchant said.

Merchant did not indicate that the presence was part of any official government function, framing it instead as party-level engagement.

The Barbados election resulted in a decisive victory for Mottley’s party, leaving the opposition without parliamentary representation.