By Alicia Chamely

OPPOSITION Leader Penelope Beckles’ ONE PNM slate for the 2025 People’s National Movement (PNM) internal elections has emerged victorious, with all candidates securing their positions.

Beckles, who ran unopposed, held her position as party leader.

The only position not filled by a member of ONE PNM was that of Welfare Officer, which the slate did not contest. Maxine Richards was elected to the position.

The preliminary results of the PNM internal elections were released by the PNM’s Elections Supervisory Committee (ESC) on Monday, after approximately 7,400 party members cast their votes on June 22.

ONE PNM was challenged by attorney Farai Hove Masaisai’s People’s Champions.

Thirty independent candidates had also gone up for the election.

The ESC stated that elections were held in 41 constituencies, with 51 party members volunteering themselves to fill 15 executive positions.

It was previously stated that 100,000 registered members of the PNM were eligible to vote, however only just over seven per cent voted.

Calls to Chairman of the ESC Richard Walcott regarding the low voter turnout and rumoured voter irregularities were not answered up to publishing.

The ESC stated, “The ESC reaffirms its commitment to ensuring transparency, accountability, and fairness and will, upon verification of the statements of the poll submitted by all presiding officers’ issue, under separate cover, the official electoral result.”

The preliminary results of the 2025 PNM internal elections are as follows:

Chairman

–            Marvin Gonzales – 4,392

–            Chinua Alleyne – 2,401

–            Farai Hove Masaisai – 422

Vice Chairman

–            Amery Browne – 4,469

–            Paula Gopee Scoon – 2,427

–            Muhammed Yunus Ibrahim – 333

–            Esau Mohammed – 187

Lady Vice Chairman

–            Dr. Nyan Gadsby- Dolly – 4,454

–            Donna Cox – 2912

General Secretary

–            Foster Cummings – 4,122

–            Roger Boynes – 2,620

–            Tova Lin Sandy – 687

Assistant General Secretary

–            Patricia Alexis – 4,565

–            Malika Blair – 2,736

Treasurer

–            Nal Ramsingh – 5,555

–            Anthony Davis – 1,670

Education Officer

–            Dr Jelani Reid – 4,394

–            Dr. Hilary Bernard – 1,925

–            Clayton Blackman – 558

–            Curtis Toussaint – 451

Public Relations Officer

–            Faris Al Rawi – 5,045

–            Lisette Weekes – 1,538

–            Christopher George – 722

Social Media Officer

–            Symon De Nobriga – 3,769

–            Dominic Romain – 2,833

–            Shawn Dube – 388

–            Runako Williams – 273

–            Krystale Horwood – 149

Elections Officer

–            Indar Parasram – 3,441

–            Sanjiv Boodhu – 2,048

–            Terrence Beepath – 815

–            Leslie Lynch – 743

Field Officer

–            Curtis Shade – 3674

–            Richard Thompson – 1880

–            Nyron Bayne – 787

–            Eric Hopkins II – 642

Welfare Officer

–            Maxine Richards – 4979

–            Alicia Legere – 1861

Youth Officer

–            Kareem Marcelle – 4871

–            Aben Phillips- Brooks – 2065

–            Josimar James – 392

Operations Officer

–            Irene Hinds – 5010

–            Eber Steele-Attong – 1182

–            Stern Barnes – 1058

Labour Relations Officer

–            Kenneth Deoraj – 3688

–            Andrew Alves – 1588

–            St. Clair O’Neil – 752

–            Natasha Mohammed – 458

–            David Taitt – 406

–            Wayne Gransam – 288