 As this Christmas season warms our heart, I thank the almighty God for the health, strength and guidance he has bestowed upon us all. I want to thank my fantastic people of Sufra for Sejaq for the privilege and honor in serving you. Your prayers and encouragement continue to strengthen me and give me the spirit of commitment to deliver to you. As we celebrate this Christmas season with family and friends, it is our duty to reflect on the past year and give God thanks for his goodness and blessings to us for our spare lives. Let's all take a moment to pray for those who are not able to partake in this wonderful celebration. We are called to be a source of comfort to those in our hospitals, the homebound or afflicted with ailment at this time. Christmas is a time to reach out in giving and sharing. Let us each look inside ourselves this Christmas season, ask what it is that we can do to make the world a kinder and more welcoming place. We all can make a difference in being the light that others see. Since my last Christmas message, we have been very busy implementing a series of projects and programs. I thank all the individuals and agencies who have partnered with me during the past year. Your help and commitment are appreciated by those that you serve and invaluable to society as a whole. As we look forward to 2019 with great anticipation, we will realize the unveiling of several projects which were ongoing this past year and will be opening in the new coming year. I will bring much joy with the opening of the Hammond Bird Beach project, the Sufra Square project, the opening of additional pools at the Selfra Springs, the completion of the refurbishment of the Sufra police station to name a few. In the new year, there will also be the commencement of the second phase of the old Trafford project with the farmers market, the bus terminal, the rehabilitation of the new development roads, the enhancements of our sporting facilities and many more. It's our vision to make the constituency the best place to live, visit and invest for you the proud people of Sufra for Sejak. To my staff at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Corporatives and more directly the staff of the Department of Physical Planning, I thank you all for your dedication and service to the public and national development. To my colleagues, I thank you immensely for the support for the past years since joining the Cabinet and Parliament of St. Lucia. It has been a pleasure working with you all. I look forward to the continuation of the enactment of our policies which are crafted in building resilience today to secure a sustainable future for this country. It's my wish in 2019 that we all will come together as a nation, a people with genuine interest in the success of our future and that of our children. Let the spirit of volunteerism, compassion and optimism be our guiding light. Let us remain united in the unity of strength and harmony. My family and I wish each of you peace and goodwill on this Christmas Day and New Year. May you and your families experience blessings of health, happiness and good fortune throughout this coming year, both here and abroad. I wish everyone a merry Christmas and a prosperous 2019. I thank you.