"In case you may forget we must always remember the plunder and pillage of our treasury by a heartless foreigner who must be brought to account for the mismanagement of State funds," Persad-Bissessar said the opening of the Maraval access roundabout.
Hart left the country in March 2010 after resigning as chairman of UDeCOTT, the National Insurance Board, National Insurance Property Development Company (NIPDEC), the Home Mortgage Bank and the Trinidad and Tobago Mortgage Finance Company.
He is under investigation for perjury. He has been implicated in giving multi-million dollar contracts to a company owned by member's of his wife's family.
"We will do everything we can to do the best that we can to ensure that we not betray the trust that you put in us," the Prime Minister said.
Imbert, who was present for the function, took credit for the $13.6 million, which was started under his watch as Works and transport Minister.
Persad-Bissessar acknowledged that Imbert was involved in creating plans to build the road. “We give him credit for that but what took him 20 years to plan, was done in 11 months by our Government,” she said
She said they suffered not because an empty treasury but because the previous administration abandoned them while they squandered millions building tall buildings and hosting international summits.
"I apologise to you if you do not see any big buildings going up because that is not my vision or mission," Persad-Bissessar said. She added that her aim is to work with the people to make Trinidad and Tobago a better place.
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