 special holiday greetings to one and all. It is this time of year when we pause to reflect upon the accomplishments of 2017 and to look forward to the new challenges of 2018. As I reflect upon the past year, I can see that there are many things to be thankful for though we've had many challenges. The holiday season gives us the opportunity to reflect on how we have lived during the past year and to also make new resolutions for the new year. As I recall, all of the events of 2017, we are much stronger nation today than when we started in 2017. And if we continue to work together to build St. Lucia, we would have a much better country in 2018. I want to take this opportunity to thank especially the members and staff of the Ministry of Economic Development, Housing, Urban Renewal, Transport and Civil Aviation for the level of support I have received and the commitment of those who have worked hard to be able to accomplish the task that we set out for ourselves. We do have a challenge in year ahead of us. Apart from the members of staff, I want to also compliment my colleagues and to wish them all the best for the holiday season. My cabinet colleagues and also my colleague parliamentarians on both sides of the political divide. It is this time of year when we set everything aside and we reflect and we decide on how we are going to do things better in the coming year. I want to wish all my colleague parliamentarians all the best for the holiday season in 2018. I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone and I want to give a good compliment to the holiday season and to everyone who has worked hard to be able to accomplish the task that we set out for ourselves. I also want to thank everyone who has worked hard to be able to accomplish the task that we set out for ourselves. I also want to thank everyone who has worked hard to be able to accomplish the task that we set out for ourselves. I also want to take this opportunity especially to thank my constituents of Castries Southeast. It is with your help that I have been able to represent you in the manner that I have been able to. As I reflect upon the level of support that I receive from the constituents, especially those who pray for me on a daily basis, those who meet me and encourage me to continue the work that I am doing, I am very thankful and I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone in Castries Southeast all of the best for the Christmas season and a bright and prosperous 2018. I also want to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Castries Southeast who has been able to come to the election for a long time. It is with your help that I have been able to work hard to be able to accomplish the task that we set out for ourselves. For everyone who has supported me, especially those who have helped me and encouraged me to continue to work hard to be able to accomplish the task that I am doing. I am very thankful that everyone has supported me and encouraged me to continue to work hard to be able to do the things that I am doing and to continue to work hard to be able to accomplish the task that I am doing. To the churches especially, I want to take this opportunity to thank all the pastors and leaders of all the churches within my constituency and the membership of the churches because the soul of the nation, the morality of the nation is so dependent upon where our church leaders lead our country. And so the work that you have been doing, I want to encourage you to continue to do it. As we go into this festive season, let us remember why we are celebrating. It is a time for reflection and a time when people should be thankful for the love of God towards us as a people and that Jesus came to be the person to show us how to love. Let us practice the love that he showed us. Also, I want to extend these special greetings to all Saint Lucians, both here and abroad. Wherever people are listening to this message at this point in time, I want to wish you God's richest blessings. I want to wish you all the best for 2018. As we reflect and we see 2017 could have been a better year, but we know that life will always have its challenges. I want to pause also to reflect upon my family, to thank my wife in a very special way for the level of support and encouragement that I receive from her all the time, even when the going is tough and when you've had a challenging day at work that I can go home to a place of peace and rest. I thank her for being who she has been and I want to thank her especially for her prayers and her support to the extended family, all my brothers, sisters, cousins, loved ones and even those who are not immediate family but treat me like family, I want to thank all of you. I would not have been the successful representative that I have been without your support and I continue to encourage you to continue to pray and support me as we go along. To all people all around the world who may have the opportunity to view this broadcast I thank you and I encourage you that we would live at peace as much as it depends upon us. I would not have the opportunity to thank my family in a special way for the level of support and all the support that I receive from her all the time. Without her support I would not have been able to do all that I have done. This is a place that I am very happy and I would like to thank all of you for your support and all the support that I receive from you. As we bring this year to a close, let us remember it is love that makes the world go round. Without love we cannot be the persons we ought to be. We cannot be the persons that God wants us to be. Let us love each other and let a true time of peace reign during this holiday season and for the remainder of our lives. God bless you and happy 2018 to everyone. I thank you.