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A hairdresser, former police officers, Tema director, a barber, pastors, businessmen and women and former TTUTA Tobago officer Orlando Kerr, were just some of those vying

to be prospective candidates for the upcoming THA election, for the Tobago People's Party.
This as the TPP concluded its 3 day screening process shortly after midnight on Tuesday.

All nominees expressed confidence in the screening process when they spoke to TV6'S Elizabeth Williams. More in this report.

Transcript
00:00First nominee to be screened was teamer director Alan Stewart.
00:05There is another thing that I mention as it relates to representation.
00:10And it's that it has to do with persons who cannot make noise for themselves.
00:16And therefore it is necessary that we, as politicians, bring ourselves to a standard
00:24where we can truly represent the weak and the downtrodden
00:27and they get an effective representation.
00:31Screenings took place at the Shaw Park Complex with much fanfare,
00:35music trucks, balloons, flags, carpet rollout with high energy from supporters.
00:40Three former police officers were also screened for the electoral districts
00:44of Scarborough, Mount Grace, Mount St. George Goodwood and Mason Hall, Mariah.
00:49I would have served within the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
00:56for the past 28 years.
00:59And I know my record, my track record.
01:02As they say, a thousand Frenchmen can be wrong.
01:05And the population in Tobago alone knows the kind of service
01:09that I would have provided for them.
01:11You're a former police officer.
01:13What plans do you have to bring to the table in terms of your electoral district?
01:18Well, one of the things that every district, you know, would have that challenge with
01:24is safety and security.
01:27And my community, of course, is not outside of the challenge of criminality.
01:36But one of the areas that I've seen we can start to work to deal and bring back the community
01:43is our young people.
01:44We have a lot of young men who are unemployed.
01:47As a former officer, what do you plan to bring to the table if chosen for this electoral district?
01:56First, what I will want to do is to bridge the gap between the old and the young.
02:00In doing so, the youth, there will be discussions from the youth
02:08and there will be less fear from the elders about the youth getting into their space.
02:16Assemblyman Trevor James, Ian Pollard and Pastor Terence Baines
02:20all expressed confidence after being screened.
02:24The party has put together a process that is intended to select the best candidates.
02:29And I think tonight is just another day in the process.
02:33And we are hopeful and waiting to see where the final results are.
02:38We are confident that, of course, I will be the candidate.
02:42And we wait.
02:44How would you rank your stewardship?
02:46Scale of 1 to 10.
02:49Well, I don't rank myself.
02:50I think the people have spoken and the people feel that I am 10 or plus 10.
02:55Why should you be chosen again?
02:57To continue the good works that I have started.
02:59Exactly.
03:07How would you regard your stewardship, General?
03:10On a scale of 1 to 10?
03:1220.
03:128.5.
03:16Because I always say, like, I don't tell the screening committee.
03:20Lack of financing and the evilness of the PNM for the last few years
03:25caused us to be in the situation we are.
03:27Continent as one can be, you can't be arrogant,
03:30but you hope, my hope is that my work and how I operate speaks for itself.
03:37The list with the confirmed candidates for the Tobago People's Party
03:42will be issued by the party soon.
03:45Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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