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Battle for Tobago: PNM ahead of PDP in THA election
Sunday 24 January 2021
Jabali Entertainers drummers sound the battle cry for PNM during a meeting at Cyd Grad Sporting Complext, Roxborough on Thursday. PHOTO BY JEFF MAYERS -
After weeks of hectic campaigning, tomorrow’s eagerly anticipated Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election will again be a fight between the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) and the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP).
This is the view of political analyst Dr Bishnu Ragoonath, senior lecturer, Department of Political Science, UWI, St Augustine.
When the House was dissolved on November 17, 2020, the PNM controlled ten of the 12 seats in the THA. The party has led the THA for the past two decades.
Covid19 rules take back seat in THA election
PNM supporters on a truck during a motorcade on Sunday. PHOTO BY JEFF K MAYERS -
Covid19 guidelines seem to have taken a back seat as the excitement builds towards the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election on Monday. Supporters of the People s National Movement (PNM) and Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) have been guilty of gathering in large numbers, wearing masks improperly and not staying six feet apart.
And though police and members of the parties executives have been encouraging adherence to covid19 guidelines during meetings, they seemed near impossible to follow amid the election frenzy.
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PDP: PNM using ailing PM in desperation
Friday 22 January 2021
PNM Tobago leader Tracy Davidson-Celestine escorts Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley at Cyd Gray Complex, Roxborough to address a meeting on Wednesday evening. PHOTO BY JEFF K MAYERS -
The Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) has accused the People s National Movement (PNM) of desperation ahead of Monday s THA election.
In a release on Friday, the PDP said the PNM Tobago Council has called for reinforcements and placed the ailing Prime Minister on the campaign trail to instil fear in Tobagonians.
Dr Rowley, who recently had surgery at West Shore Private Medical Hospital to clear blocked arteries, spoke on Wednesday and Thursday on PNM platforms in Roxborough and Mt Pleasant.