Op­po­si­tion Leader Pen­ne­lope Beck­les has ad­dressed any doubts about her ca­pac­i­ty to lead the Peo­ple’s Na­tion­al Move­ment (PNM) in the Low­er House, as­sert­ing that while her lead­er­ship may ap­pear un­der­stat­ed, it is firm­ly root­ed in ex­pe­ri­ence and un­wa­ver­ing ded­i­ca­tion to pub­lic ser­vice.

“Judge me not by the deci­bel of my voice but by the depth of my com­mit­ment and the strength of my con­vic­tion to lift every cit­i­zen high­er,” she told a gath­er­ing of PNM sup­port­ers.

She added: “Some may mis­take qui­et strength for weak­ness but I of­fer you firm re­solve, guid­ed by com­pas­sion and wis­dom, and un­der­pinned by ex­pe­ri­ence and bound­less faith in our des­tiny.”