Bajan Brief

Miss Violet's Corner — Barbados, Monday April 6, 2026

April 6, 2026 • 3 min read

Bajan Brief

Miss Violet writes from St Philip, Barbados, where she taught primary school for 34 years, knows everybody’s business, and has voted BLP since she was old enough to hold a pencil.

Good morning, Barbados. Miss Violet speaking.

Well. Three terms. Thirty seats. Three times. If you did not feel something when those results came in, then you were not paying attention. Mia Mottley has done what no Caribbean leader has done before her — three consecutive clean sweeps — and she is now the longest-serving female head of state or government in the world. Let that settle. Let it settle properly.

The Bajan Bugle — Barbados Brief, Monday April 6, 2026

April 6, 2026 • 3 min read

Bajan Brief

The Bajan Bugle — Little England, big opinions, and zero patience for spin.

THE THIRD 30-0: HISTORIC, AND SLIGHTLY CONCERNING

Mia Mottley’s BLP has won a third consecutive 30-0 clean sweep of Barbados’s 30 parliamentary seats, making her the first Caribbean leader to achieve three successive clean sweeps and, as of 2026, the longest-serving sitting female head of state or government in the world. These are real achievements and the Bajan Bugle acknowledges them without reservation.