Speeches

Good afternoon to you all,   It is my pleasure to address you on this auspicious occasion of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for the construction and outfitting of the new La Horquetta Youth Facility.   I also bring greetings and best wishes on behalf of my colleague, the Honourable Pennelope Beckles.  

This morning I consider it to be a defining moment in the housing construction industry in Trinidad and Tobago. A while ago when I heard my fellow MPs from San Fernando West and Port of Spain South and the kind of exuberance they demonstrated a while ago, I am almost tempted to request that the

Ladies and Gentlemen, It’s a pleasure to be here this evening at this gala event to lend support to Habitat for Humanity’s Hunger Banquet initiative which contributes much needed funding for the many projects that are carried out by the organization’s local chapter, Habitat Trinidad and Tobago. I also want to take this opportunity to

Ladies and Gentlemen, A pleasant Good Morning. It is indeed a pleasure for me to be here this morning and be part of a defining moment in the lives of the beneficiaries of the Government’s Housing Programme.   This development has been a long time in coming.  This project started in 2007 and was meant

Ladies and Gentlemen Good Morning and Welcome to today’s Housing Distribution Ceremony.   It gives me great pleasure to be here this morning, as it marks the completion of Phase 1 of this development, aptly called River Runs Through, which was started by this Administration in August, 2016. We are delighted to be able to

Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Morning and Welcome to today’s Housing Distribution Ceremony.   It gives me great pleasure to be here with you this morning, not only as your Member of Parliament but also in my official capacity as the newly installed Minister of Housing and Urban Development.   Despite what others may say, for

  I am indeed grateful for the opportunity to be here to celebrate with you, as this represents a welcome return to familiar territory. Having worked at the Ministry of Education, I am always pleased to attend functions such as this, which celebrates our young people, their ideas and achievements.   I wish to applaud

A very pleasant  morning to you all, Today’s Ceremony marks a milestone achievement not only for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and its line agency, the Land Settlement Agency (LSA), but also more importantly to the one hundred recipients who will be receiving Statutory Leases for the lands they now occupy.   As

‘Nurturing our children today to be self-assured adults of the future’   A Very Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and UDeCOTT, it is a pleasure for me, to deliver opening remarks and provide an overview of the Carenage Homework Centre and Police Youth Club, here

Good morning everyone. At these key distribution ceremonies I imagine these scenes of Happiness filling the air as a mother turns the key to her new home for the first time. The laughter of children as they ride their bicycles in open green spaces surrounded by well-developed streets. The excitement as families are able to

A warm good morning to you all! To those of you visiting us today, Welcome to the City of San Fernando! I am always happy to be present at these housing distribution ceremonies and share these joyous moments with you because it allows me to see the impact that the Housing policy has on our

Good Morning to you all!  Let me first congratulate you on this stage in your life’s journey. Home ownership is an important step. A step that you should take very seriously and one which, I assure you, will provide many rewarding experiences. I truly am delighted to be here with you this morning as we continue to deliver on our

SALUTATIONS Simone Thorne-Mora, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development Newman George, Chairman, HDC and other members of the HDC Board Brent Lyons, Managing Director, HDC and other members of the HDC management team New Home Owners All other Specially Invited Guests Members of the media   Good morning to you all! CONGRATULATIONS Allow

WELCOME TO VICTORIA KEYES Let me also take this opportunity to welcome you all to this long awaited Victoria Keyes development. This project has been 12 years in the making and today it is finally complete and ready for occupation. And isn’t she a beautiful property. Well situated in one of the most sought after

Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago My Colleagues – The Honourable Retired Major General Edmund Dillon, Minister of National Security Ms. Marlene McDonald, Member of Parliament for Port of Spain South Other Cabinet Colleagues and Members of Government Ms. Lydia Jacobs, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security;