‘Boots’ Martinez Calls ‘Shyne’ a Dictator  

Veteran U.D.P. member Anthony “Boots” Martinez is firing back at Moses “Shyne” Barrow tonight. Martinez, who supports Tracy Taegar-Panton, summoned the media this morning in front of the U.D.P. headquarters. He held his press conference in front of the building, in the parking lot, and NOT inside. Martinez chastised Barrow after Barrow’s interview with News Five on Tuesday night, during which Barrow accused Martinez and others of corruption. Well, the emotive Martinez is not having it, and he didn’t only throw shade at Barrow. He threw the entire tree! According to Martinez, he has a lot of problems with Barrow’s leader and accuses Barrow of ignoring the party’s constitution.

 

Anthony “Boots” Martinez, Former UDP Minister

“One thing I will say, that he don’t know nothing about me, Sso when you di try malign me in terms of what you believe or what you think of me. Let me say this, mister Barrow, the former, not even say Mister Barrow, Jamal, deh dah soh chancey and bully individual. And I got certain things that I will say relating to this party. I have been in this party since 1980 with the YPF, longest active member of the United Democratic Party, up to 2024. Tek mi lick fi this party, get mi eye buss. All kind of thing. And listen to me now, there’s nothing wrong with people making their choices. But I have a problem with Mister Barrow wanting to take this party into a dictatorship kind of leadership, It don’t work like that. They noh follow no part of the constitution. They don’t do nothing to follow the part of the constituition, including helping the party. See unu de dah party headquarters yah? There is no full-time secretarial chair coming here five and ten minutes. The last time because the secretary was on holiday, you kniw what happen? The supplement that was delivered from elections and boiundaries was carried back you know. Neva come back until the last day for onjections I just dih show you. They run this party like fi ney own business. And I have wa fundamental problem with that. Where is the voice of reasoning within this party? Where are the senior people within this party? Where is the voice of reasoning. We can’t just allow  thing to happen. How you, there is a code of conduct for everybody you know. Including him. How you wa get on television and wah di call this one yah corrupt and this one yah woman beater?”

 

Reporter

“You dih talk about last night?”

 

Anthony “Boots” Martinez

“Yes. And then you have fi you own difficulty, memba you stamp yo wife inna ih back and that is recorded da police station. So who are you sir? Who are you sir to come to this nation and like you dih save this nation by getting rid of whatsoever the case may be. Yu see the tye of capable weh mi deh out deh? Deh da mi weh da mi doctorate in terms or birds and bees. Nenya da people weh had legitimate degrees. Denyah da people who have contributed to the development of this party. And you dih fling people like dat?”