‘We will be stronger, bigger and better’ — Broomes says as ALP marks one-year anniversary

Feb 02, 2026 News

Members of the ALP gathered at the Cara Lodge Hotel to celebrate the party’s one year anniversary.

Kaieteur News – The Assembly for Liberty and Prosperity (ALP) on Sunday marked its one-year anniversary; with party leader and women’s rights activist Simona Broomes declaring that the party is growing and positioning itself to become “stronger, bigger and better.”

Leader of the ALP Simona Broomes

The celebrations were held at Cara Lodge Hotel on Quamina Street, Georgetown.

The political movement was launched one year ago at the De Impeccable Banquet Hall on Brickdam amid much pomp and ceremony. ALP’s mission, according to Broomes, is to fight for dignity, justice and the protection of citizens’ rights. The party’s objectives include advocating for marginalised voices, ensuring access to free and quality education and healthcare, eradicating poverty, promoting access to jobs and fair wages, upholding democratic values, strengthening citizen security, building resilient and technological infrastructure, and encouraging innovation.

Following its launch, ALP contested the 2025 General and Regional Elections but failed to secure enough votes to gain parliamentary representation. Despite this setback, Broomes speaking at the anniversary celebration, emphasised that the party has continue to grow in membership and national reach.

“For a lot of people in this country, they taught that when we did not make it into the National Assembly that we lost and we’ll disappear. But I want to put all on notice and to say we are stronger, bigger and getting better,” she said.

She added that whether inside or outside of the National Assembly, ALP remains committed to operating with truth and integrity. “We will perform better than persons even within the National Assembly who do not carry those values. And so, we are marching on,” Broomes stated.

Highlighting the party’s expansion, Broomes revealed that ALP now has representatives in all ten administrative regions and plans to contest in every region at the next elections.

“We are there in the different communities. By the time we get to the next election, we will be contesting in all ten administrative regions,” she said.

The ALP leader also stressed the party’s commitment to addressing national issues such as poverty and violence against women and children, which she described as crises of national importance.

“We will work day by day to remove a government from office that is not working in the best interest of the people. At the same time, we will continue to reach out to the government to engage on national issues,” she said. “Poverty is a national issue. The slaughtering of women is a national issue. The most important resource that we have in this country is you and me,” she said.

The event concluded with a call for unity, collaboration and accountability, as Broomes reaffirmed the party’s mission and vision.

“The mission, vision and objectives of this movement belong to all of us. You have entrusted me to lead based on those principles. When we collaborate, we are not afraid — but we will not lose our identity,” she said.

ALP noted that invitations were extended to other political parties for the anniversary celebration. However, those in attendance included members of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), among them Members of Parliament Terrence Campbell, Dexter Todd and Saiku Andrews, as well as Justice for All Party leader Jaipual Sharma.

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