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THE hierarchy of the People’s National Movement (PNM) continued its preparations for the forthcoming general election last night, even as several hundred of the party’s supporters staged angry protests across the country yesterday.

There were angry protests by three constituencies-Arima, St Ann’s East and Tobago East-all of which were won by the PNM in the last general election in 2007. However, the constituents are aggrieved their winning members of Parliament are now being discarded by the party.

Kamla: Leave Penny alone

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OPPOSITION Leader and Political Leader of the United National Congress (UNC) Kamla Persad-Bissessar has spoken out in defence of beleaguered former People’s National Movement (PNM) Arima member of parliament Pennelope Beckles.

Beckles, who also served as deputy speaker of the House of Representatives prior to the dissolution of Parliament, is being asked by her party’s leader, Patrick Manning, that she not contest the seat in the upcoming general election.

Sitting before the PNM’s election screening committee at Balisier House, Port of Spain, on Friday, Beckles was chastised for publicly praising Persad-Bissessar on successfully contes- ting the leadership of the UNC.

Beckles was also raked over the coals for being critical of the Government in a recent spatial plan meeting held in Arima.