Dookeran: Point Fortin Highway will bring new opportunities

COP Leader Winston Dookeran presents a plaque to Pastor Roddie Taylor

Minister of Finance and Political Leader of the Congress of the People (COP) Winston Dookeran has said projects like the $7.2 billion Point Fortin Highway will bring new opportunities to the people of the area.

Dookeran said the Point Fortin Highway was long in coming but, the PP Coalition Government was determined to see it come into fruition. "The Highway will enhance the area's social and economic opportunities," he said.


Dookeran was addressing members of the Mt. Beulah Evangelical Baptist Church in Point Fortin, South Trinidad, at a ceremony to honour its Pastor, Roddie Taylor. for his contribution to the community. Taylor was a COP Candidate in the last local Government Elections

Dookeran presented Taylor with a commendation as part of COP's 'Patriotic Series".

The Finance Minister praised Pastor Taylor for his, "commitment to duty, for your sacrifice, for your love and for your dedication to build a strong community, a strong society and by so doing to help build a strong national society."

He added, "I know it was a great struggle, but you have preserved and your commitment has borne fruits now, and will continue do so in the future." 

Citing similar initiatives of the late Martin Luther King Dookeran said, "The people of Point Fortin are rich in spirit and have a powerful history because of the works of people like Pastor Taylor.

"I am very happy to be associated with Pastor Taylor and I feel a part of the history of the people of Point Fortin," he stated.