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  • 10 months ago
Before the Foreign Minister withdrew his bid to become the PNM's candidate for Diego Martin West, TV6 News spoke with businessman Hans De Vignes, who is now reportedly the frontrunner for the candidacy.

Juhel Browne reports.
Transcript
00:00Businessman Hans De Vins who first rose to the national spotlight via his work
00:05in the media tells TV6 News why he is seeking to be the PNM's candidate for
00:09De Gaulle Martin West in the upcoming general election. As Prime Minister Dr.
00:13Keith Rowley had announced he would not be offering himself to be a candidate
00:17for the PNM and intends to resign as Prime Minister before the end of his
00:21term. Mr. De Vins said now it's time to return in terms of service and serving
00:27the constituents of De Gaulle Martin West. Mr. De Vins told TV6 News that
00:32quote Dr. Rowley would have done an amazing job representing the individuals
00:36of this constituency this very diverse and geographically wide constituency so
00:42now it's really to take and build on the foundation that was set and carry us
00:47forward if I am chosen end quote. An apparent reference to the process that
00:52involves the PNM's screening committee. TV6 News spoke with Mr. De Vins
00:58before Foreign and CARICOM Affairs Minister Dr. Amy Brown formally withdrew
01:02his nomination to be the PNM's candidate for De Gaulle Martin West. Mr. De Vins
01:07offered no comment to our question on that matter on Saturday however on
01:11Friday he told TV6 News that the PNM has a very stringent as well as strategic
01:17method for selecting candidates. Mr. De Vins said after he submitted his
01:21nomination papers he would have gone to a few party groups and that those party
01:26groups would have actually nominated him as their choice. He said the next step
01:30would be the screening process by the PNM's screening committee but in between
01:35that it is still a matter of him going in depth into the constituency to find
01:40out what are the needs of the constituents and what the future of De
01:44Gaulle Martin West could possibly look like. The PNM's screening committee is
01:48chaired by its political leader who is Prime Minister Rowley. Mr. De Vins said
01:53he has been speaking with those who have within the constituency done the work
01:58with and alongside Dr. Rowley to make things happen and make things progress.
02:02Mr. De Vins told TV6 News he has not been in the media officially for the
02:07past three years. Mr. De Vins said that he had been managing his production
02:11company as well as serving on the board of directors of iGovTT and has served as
02:18a member of the Community Recovery Committee of Trinidad and Tobago
02:21appointed by the Prime Minister. Mr. De Vins said he completed his Association
02:26of Chartered Certified Accountants or ACCA qualification a few years ago and
02:31his Masters of Business Administration or MBA in Leadership, Entrepreneurship
02:37and Innovation less than five years ago. Mr. De Vins told TV6 News all these
02:42things have put him in the prime position at present to come forward and
02:46serve. Jewel Brown, TV6 News.
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