Former MP for Arima and present Ambassador to the United Nations, Penelope Beckles Robinson gets the nod from the Peoples National Movement to contest the seat.

The PNM’s screening committee yesterday selected Mrs. Beckles Robinson.

Her selection means the sitting Arima MP, Anthony Garcia is out of the race.

Mr. Garcia is the current Minister of Education.

Newscenter 5 understands Mrs. Beckles Robinson, Hillary Bernard and incumbent Anthony Garcia screened for the seat.

Mrs. Beckles Robinson was screened while in quarantine having returned to the country from New York yesterday.

The PNM’s screening committee also considered nominees for Lopinot Bon Air and Toco/Sangre Grande.

Robert Munroe was selected for Sangre Grande/Toco.

Mr. Munroe is a sitting Alderman in the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation.

But after a reported six-hour screening session, the La Brea constituency is still without a PNM candidate.

The executive of the constituency was again told to find new nominees for the seat.

This is the second such instruction for the constituency.

Former government Minister Robert Le Hunte was the favorite among constituency groups but he was twice rejected.

Also rejected at the first screening was sitting MP, Nicole Olivierre.

It is reported today that the head of the screening committee, Political Leader and Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley explained why the preferred nominee, Mr. Le Hunte was not selected.

The screening committee last Saturday considered 9 nominees and all were rejected.