IN the marginal constituency of San Fernando West, the national instrument is fighting a battle for housing as Government plans to increase the eroding population with new housing towers.
THE PNM on Sunday approved Marcus Girdharie and Sheldon “Fish” Garcia, two outgoing councillors who recently left the UNC, to be PNM candidates in the August 14 local government elections. The party presented 141 prospective candidates at a convention at NAPA, Port of Spain. The PNM chose Girdharie to vie for the Marabella South/Vistabella seat
Diego Martin West MP Dr Keith Rowley has retained leadership of the People's National Movement (PNM), receiving 92 per cent of votes in the party's internal election. Rowley, the Prime Minister, who has led the party since 2010 after the resignation of former prime minister Patrick Manning, received 8,424 votes. Former finance minister Karen Nunez-Tesheira,
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