Beterverwagting (Baron) is one of our villages whose history is laced with legends, among which the win by the 8th of May Movement (8MM) at the recent local government elections will certainly takes its place. The fact that against the odds that group was able to make itself a force in local politics confirms my belief that there is a substantial streak of independence within the Baronian character which suggests to villagers that they must take a stand even in turbulent conditions if they are to live satisfactory lives.
Take for example, the first villagers suing the governor when he prevented them from purchasing what is now Triumph, the travails of Balram Singh Rai as he struggled against the ruling oligarchs in the PPP, and former Minister of Education Ceceline Baird, who fearlessly took on the PNC founder leader when necessary. In more modern times, we have seen in play the challenging nature of Paul Slowe and the doggedness of Adam Harris.
At the local government elections, 8MM took 12 (it claims 13 since the leader of its youth group, 19 year old Jimmaul Bagot, won as an independent) of the 18 available Beterverwagting/Triumph Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) seats, with the
