Joe and Fonso are Out!

Outspoken talk show hosts Alfonso Noble and Joe Bradley have been ousted from Wave Radio’s Fus Ting Da Mawnin. The staunch U.D.P. supporters made scathing remarks against Shyne Barrow last week after the Alliance for Democracy took over the party’s headquarters. Following Friday’s court ruling, Barrow and his team regained control of the building, along with the U.D.P.’s media outlets, including Wave Radio and the Guardian Newspaper. Noble, who has been the editor of the weekly publication and a fixture on the morning show since 2008, was also affected by these changes. Here’s how Barrow responded to the recent shake-up.

 

Isani Cayetano

“Many were tuned in this morning to Wave Radio and Television to see what if any new changes in terms of the lineup of host and cohost would have been and, not surprisingly, two new faces showed up this morning to take on the morning.  What’s the fate of Joe Bradley and Alfonso Noble where the radio and the TV show is concerned?”

 

Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition

“The behavior of Alfonso Noble was reprehensible and it was telling, I guess, to how he always felt.  No employer, no organization can have people in those positions that behave that way, and to go along with the criminal, illegal takeover does not sit well with many, but the party chairman and the secretary general are dealing with that as whatever formal notices.  And there are some people that say well let them apologize and so we’ll see what the permanent decision is, but I have always been guided by many colleagues who felt that we needed a change on Fuss Ting Da Mawnin and we needed to diversify the hosts.  And so, this is a good opportunity to bring different people on different days and offer some diversity.  We look forward to having a day where a different standard bearer would host on that day.”

 

Late this evening, Tracy Taegan Panton issued a statement on U.D.P. letterhead, announcing that she has secured the backing of the majority of the U.D.P. Orange Walk South Executive Committee. According to Panton, thirteen out of fifteen delegates from that constituency signed a letter endorsing her as the party leader. She claims this brings the total number of constituency committees supporting her to eighteen. In her statement, Panton also called out German Tillett, the constituency leader, noting that he has yet to publicly support her leadership. Copies of the signed endorsements from the U.D.P. Orange Walk South Executive Committee were attached to the release.