Op­po­si­tion Leader Kam­la Per­sad Bisses­sar says that “we must not lose hope or faith that we each poss­es the abil­i­ty to change in our small way, our beau­ti­ful na­tion of Trinidad and To­ba­go for the bet­ter. In her New Years Day mes­sage the op­po­si­tion leader stat­ed “from the ef­fects of the pan­dem­ic to a wors­en­ing econ­o­my to ris­ing crime and food prices, our na­tion is en­dur­ing the worst of times. Yet, there is still much to be grate­ful for. It is dur­ing mo­ments of great dif­fi­cul­ty that we are able to see the things in life which tru­ly mat­ter; our fam­i­ly, our friends and the sim­ple things which bring us joy.”

The fol­low­ing is a press re­lease from the Op­po­si­tion Leader:

The end of the year is usu­al­ly a time when we take a pause and re­flect on the twelve months which have passed.

We re­mem­ber those who have lost loved ones in this ter­ri­ble pan­dem­ic that con­tin­ues to plague our na­tion and I of­fer my sin­cere con­do­lences to all who have lost those close to their hearts this year.

From the ef­fects of the pan­dem­ic to a wors­en­ing econ­o­my to ris­ing crime and food prices, our na­tion is en­dur­ing the worst of times. Yet, there is still much to be grate­ful for. It is dur­ing mo­ments of great dif­fi­cul­ty that we are able to see the things in life which tru­ly mat­ter; our fam­i­ly, our friends and the sim­ple things which bring us joy.

A New Year pro­vides us with the op­por­tu­ni­ty to start fresh, with re­newed vigour and op­ti­mism. As we be­gin 2022, let us face the many chal­lenges that con­front us with a re­newed sense of pur­pose and an open mind.
Now is the time to be­lieve in new pos­si­bil­i­ties and to strive in mak­ing them a re­al­i­ty.

Though we are in­deed in dark and dif­fi­cult times, the dawn of a new day is not far now. Now more than ever we must not lose hope or faith that we each pos­sess the abil­i­ty to change in our small way, our beau­ti­ful na­tion of Trinidad and To­ba­go for the bet­ter.
I have the hope that by con­tin­u­ing to work to­geth­er as a unit­ed peo­ple, we can make 2022 a year of safe­ty, peace and pros­per­i­ty and ush­er in the change our na­tion needs.
Hap­py New Year! Be safe Every­one.