Bish­op Claude Berkley has ex­tend­ed con­grat­u­la­tions to Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar on her ap­point­ment as Prime Min­is­ter of Trinidad and To­ba­go.

Speak­ing on be­half of the An­gli­can Church in the Dio­cese of Trinidad and To­ba­go, Bish­op Berkley de­scribed her re­turn to the post as “a sig­nif­i­cant mile­stone in her life of pub­lic ser­vice and lead­er­ship.”

“As she as­sumes the man­tle of na­tion­al re­spon­si­bil­i­ty, we pray that God will grant her the wis­dom, com­pas­sion and in­tegri­ty re­quired for the task,” he said.

Per­sad-Bisses­sar’s ap­point­ment comes at what Bish­op Berkley called “a piv­otal junc­ture” in the coun­try’s his­to­ry, not­ing the unique mo­ment of lead­er­ship shared among three women.

“We cel­e­brate the achieve­ment of this his­to­ry-mak­ing fe­male Prime Min­is­ter, sec­ond time around, work­ing in align­ment with the sec­ond fe­male Pres­i­dent, and with a fe­male Op­po­si­tion Leader,” he said. “We feel a sense of as­sur­ance by her com­mit­ment to jus­tice, uni­ty and the com­mon good.”

He added that the An­gli­can com­mu­ni­ty would con­tin­ue to up­hold the new prime min­is­ter in prayer.

“May God grant her the strength to lead with vi­sion and courage, and may her term be one of peace, progress and up­lift­ment for all cit­i­zens of Trinidad and To­ba­go,” he said.