 It seemed like only yesterday that I addressed you during the 2020 holiday season and here we are once again for yet another celebration. How quickly time flies. The holiday season is widely regarded as the most wonderful time of the year. It is a period during which family and friends come together to spend valuable time and also a time for reflection when we look back at the past year and we look with hope to what is to come in the ensuing year. The highlight of 2021 was the general election which saw the Labour Party return to government with an overwhelming mandate and then ring off you went to the polls for a third consecutive time to repose your confidence in my ability to champion the cause of our community in the parliament and wider scheme of government. We completed the hard trick three in a row. This was a victory for not just the supporters of Labour but instead for all the patriots of the valley because you know how much we get accomplished when we work together in government. I want to assure all the constituents of then ring off regardless of political affiliation whether you voted Labour, UWP, Independent or you opted not to vote at all that I will endeavour to be the representative who serves all constituents equally and without favour. The year 2022 will see the reinstatement of the work programme that distinguished us as a thriving constituency during the period 2011 to 2016. Our best years in terms of access to resources and project execution will be between 2011 and 2016. In the coming year we will be rolling out an impressive work programme which will include but will not be limited to the reinstatement of the Larisoo's Health Centre, the complete rehabilitation of the Austin Hill Road, the completion of the Alemon Road in Grand Revere, the surfacing of the Ridgefrog Ring Road, starting near the entrance of the Ridgefrog Combined School all the way to the Grand Reven Main Road so that Rufus Johnson and Selma Pastor Alfred, Lynette and others who live in that area will finally get the relief they deserve. We will be pursuing a land rationalisation programme to ensure that lands belonging to the government are developed to allow constituents, in particular young professionals, to acquire lots to build their homes. The restoration of the Larisoo's Plainfield to the pristine conditions that made it one of the best community plains in the OECS is also a priority. In 2022, the young people of the Mabuya Valley, like their counterparts in other parts of our country, will be afforded increased access to higher education by way of scholarships and training programmes in order to enhance their skills and make them more marketable, not just Herrington, Lucia, but anywhere in the world. The Canadian Farm Workers programme and the Cruise Ship Employment Initiative will also be tapped into on behalf of our young people who seek employment. Other unemployment relief programmes are expected to benefit the people of the Renault. In the education sector, our government in the first few months has indeed focused on putting students and educators first. We paid facilities fees for approximately 25,000 students in the primary and secondary schools. We have also paid the CXCCSEC fees for mathematics and English for our four five students in an effort to make education more accessible for our children and less burdensome for parents. To assist our children with the distributed learning method, we provided approximately 1200 Mi-Fi devices to households and we have already secured more devices for distribution in the school system. Barrying no major unforeseen circumstances, the government via the Ministry of Education will in the new year roll out or make available to the students and teachers in our school system approximately 10,000 devices to be used as instructional aids. In the area of sustainable development, we are committed to building awareness domestically on climate related issues and pay closer attention to our nationally determined contributions which signal how our country intends to play its part in reducing global warming. Our government will also place increased focus on adaptation and building our resilience to climate events. The continued trekking of garbage from the south of the country to the Deglu landfill at an approximate monthly cost of $76,000 cannot be allowed to continue for much longer. A suitable waste disposal site in the south has been identified and early in the new year, cabinet will decide on the way forward. I am very optimistic about the fortunes of our country in the year 2022. I want to thank the many individuals and groups who supported and worked with me in 2021. I want to thank Almighty God for health and fortitude and for His mercies throughout 2021. My family and loved ones, my constituency group in the north, my campaign team, my constituency office staff, Damian and Alfie and Miss Louisa previously, my well wishes in the diaspora or sea, Nathani, Candy Cane and others. My permanent secretary and line staff in the Ministry of Education, my permanent secretary and her line staff in the Department of Sustainable Development, heads and line staff of the statutory organizations in my ministerial remit, my cabinet and parliamentary colleagues, the Honourable Dr. Kenny Antony for his continued guidance, and last but not least, the Honourable Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre for his continued confidence in my ability to handle and lead key government agencies in the National Development First. Season's greetings, everyone, and best wishes to you and your loved ones in 2022. L'année 2021, Okonokadi Angle 2021, s'ete l'année ki denia shai dificulti, me mesi bondi nou chape, mesi bondi yi przeve l'anvi nou, ek mesi bondi nou isi anko anko konnoussa pali ek pis fei koneisans ek pis yon alon. On le prene l'okazion p'ou suiter tout je den renof a constituentimwe, tout set l'issien ki kaweti an set l'issi, meim kon set l'issien ki kaweti an lot peyi, an joye nul ek pis tout sakibon an l'année nef demil vendi. Mesi tout moun, merasete tout moun, tout sakibon. An once again, I want to take the opportunity to wish all my fellow senators at home and abroad, in particular my constituents of den renof, a most wonderful celebration during the festive seasons and the very, very best of 2020.