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FOREIGN and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne and Communications Minister Symon de Nobriga have confirmed that they are offering themselves as nominees to be screened for the constituencies of Diego Martin West and Diego Martin Central respectively.
De Nobriga is the incumbent Diego Martin Central MP.
Browne, who represented Diego Martin Central from November 2007-June 2015, is seeking to contest Diego Martin West after the Prime Minister indicated on January 3 that he will not be standing for re-election there.
Dr Rowley has been Diego Martin West MP since 1991.
Rowley also said he will be resigning as prime minister and PNM political leader.
After the PNM's General Council meeting at Balisier House, Port of Spain, on January 11, party general secretary Foster Cummings said 20 PNM MPs have agreed to support Port of Spain North/St Ann's West MP Stuart Young to succeed Rowley as prime minister.
[caption id="attachment_1129933" align="alignnone" width="987"] Communications Minister and Diego Martin Central MP Symon de Nobriga -[/caption]
On January 6, Rowley said the PNM's parliamentary caucus approved Young as his prime ministerial successor.
In a WhatsApp comment on January 13, Browne said, "I can confirm that I have I given my consent to be nominated."
Referring to unconfirmed media reports which spoke about his being the PNM's Diego Martin West candidate after Rowley announced his intention to retire from electoral politics, Browne observed speculation often gets ahead of the facts.
"The particular process has only just begun, where a nomination period has been officially announced as open, and I am now in a position to say that I have indicated my consent to be nominated. I have already done so through the proper channels."
De Nobriga was asked if he has offered himself as a nominee for Diego Martin Central, which he won in August 2020.
He replied, "Yes."
Finance Minister Colm Imbert is the incumbent Diego Martin North/East MP. He has not indicated whether or not he intends to stand for re-election, and was unavailable for comment.
No dates have been set as yet for screening nominees for the three Diego Martin seats, Port of Spain North/St Ann's West, Port of Spain South and D'Abadie/O'Meara.
To date, the PNM has selected 33 candidates for the next general election, which is constitutionally due by August.
The party will reopen screening for nominees for D'Abadie/O'Meara after the death of incumbent MP Lisa Morris-Julian in a fire at her Arima home on December 16. Morris-Julian had been nominated unopposed for the constituency.
Before her death, the party had selected 32 election candidates (including Morris-Julian).
PNM candidates (so far)

Arima – Pennelope Beckles-Robinson
Arouca/Maloney ­– Camille Robinson-Regis
Barataria/ San Juan – Dr Muhammad Yunus Ibrahim
Caroni Central – Adam Hosein
Caroni East – Leena Rampersad
Chaguanas East – Richie Sookhai
Chaguanas West – Winston Mahabir
Couva North – Brent Maraj
Couva South – Aaron Mohammed
Cumuto/Manzanilla – Nadia Ramatahai Singh
Fyzabad – Kheron Khan
La Horquetta/Talparo – Foster Cummings
Laventille West – Kareem Marcelle
Lopinot/Bon Air West – Marvin Gonzales
Mayaro – Beatrice Bridglal
Moruga/Tableland – Lisa Atwater
Naparima – Sarah Nangoo
Oropouche East – Richard Ragbir
Oropouche West – Shawn Dube
Point Fortin – Kennedy Richards Jnr
Pointe-a-Pierre – Mukesh Ramsingh
Princes Town – Rocklyn Mohammed
San Fernando East – Brian Manning
San Fernando West – Faris Al-Rawi
St Ann’s East – Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly
St Augustine – Renuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal
St Joseph – Terrence Deyalsingh
Siparia – Natasha Mohammed
Tabaquite – Anil Ramjit
Toco/Sangre Grande – Roger Munroe
Tunapuna – Esmond Forde
Tobago East – Ayanna Webster-Roy
Tobago West – Shamfa Cudjoe-Lewis

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