TWO MORE CANDIDATES NAMED FOR THE PNM

Regional media is reporting that the People’s National Movement, PNM, in Trinidad and Tobago has selected two more candidates to contest the general election due this year.

They are Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, Randall Mitchell and engineer Christian Birchwood.

Mitchell is the prospective candidate for the La Brea Constituency. He received the nod over Jermel Pierre.

Both men were seeking to replace out-going MP Stephen Mc Clashie, who is not seeking reelection.

Birchwood, meanwhile, has been selected as the prospective candidate for the Laventille East/Morvant constituency.

The selection of Mitchell and Birchwood brings the number of prospective candidates selected by the PNM to 34.