The Min­istry of So­cial De­vel­op­ment and Fam­i­ly Ser­vices is giv­ing as­sur­ances that every­thing is be­ing done to get Christ­mas Food Cards to its clients as soon as pos­si­ble.

The Min­istry says in a re­lease that it re­ceived sev­er­al calls from Mem­bers of Par­lia­ment, re­lat­ing to the de­liv­ery and use of the cards for 2023.  It says it has been work­ing close­ly with the card provider, First Cit­i­zens Bank Lim­it­ed, to find a so­lu­tion quick­ly.

“First Cit­i­zens Bank Lim­it­ed, the Card Provider, has been no­ti­fied of sev­er­al chal­lenges be­ing ex­pe­ri­enced and is cur­rent­ly test­ing so­lu­tions to en­sure full ac­cess is af­ford­ed to card­hold­ers through­out Trinidad and To­ba­go,” the Min­istry re­ports.