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An attorney-at-law and a top football coach are so far ahead in a highly-contested field to succeed former D'Abadie/O'Meara MP, the late Lisa Morris-Julian, as PNM candidate for the constituency in the upcoming general election, as of January 22. Morris-Julian perished along with two of her children in a fire on December 16 at the family's Arima home.
So far, about nine people have sent in letters of consent for nomination, with one source recently telling Newsday the number has been varying.
A reliable source told Newsday that as of January 22, attorney Sanjiv Boodhu and TT senior men's football coach Derek King had each received the stated support of three party groups. King is constituency vice-chairman.
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The deadline for nominations is January 24 and the constituency executive is due to screen all individuals who receive a nomination by a party group on January 27.
Newsday was told Lenore Pamphille has the stated support of one party group, which had previously supported Brittany Pierre.
It is understood that Kim Garcia, a councillor, is expected to get the support of a party group which sent her to screen. Likewise constituency chairman Gillian Lewis was sent to be screened by the party group she chairs, while indications are that another party group is also supporting her, so far raising her expected tally to at least two nominations.
Newsday was told that no party groups had so far declared support for Sheldon "Fish" Garcia or for Jeniece Scott, both now members of the Arima Borough Council.
The tally could change, as two party groups were due to meet on the evening of January 22 and one party group on January 23.
 
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