Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley on Saturday announced General Elections in Barbados would be held on February 11, 2026.

She was speaking at Westbury Primary School, where the nomination for the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) City of Bridgetown constituency was held.

She told party and government officials that “the writs for elections will be issued, having been proven and approved by the honourable Attorney General,” and asked that “the writs [be] prepared to deliver to His Excellency tomorrow.”

Mottley gave the timetable for the campaign: “nomination day shall be Tuesday, 27th of January,” and, she said, “when we are satisfied that candidates have been legitimately nominated and there are contests to be had, that polling day shall be Wednesday, the 11th of February.”

Invoking a unifying slogan for her party, the prime minister urged supporters to stand together, repeatedly calling for the Barbados Labour Party to be strong, and saying that “when we work together, we build that platform that can be fruitful”.

She framed the dissolution as a democratic renewal, saying, if a leader wishes to continue, “you must come back to us for a new mandate.”

Mottley also highlighted recent parliamentary action, noting that “only yesterday, we laid in Parliament a bill to vest ownership in the housing estates… to vest over 200 people with titles,” a move she described as delivering on past promises.

Election officials and party organisers now have short timelines to complete nomination and voting logistics ahead of the January 27 nominations and February 11 polling date.