Min­is­ter of So­cial De­vel­op­ment and Fam­i­ly Ser­vices Don­na Cox says new fa­cil­i­ties are be­ing put in place for lo­cals who live abroad and ben­e­fit from pen­sion pay­ments from this coun­try.

Speak­ing dur­ing a tour of the min­istry's new head of­fice on Tra­garete Road, Port-of-Spain on Wednes­day, Cox said she was un­fazed by spec­u­la­tion that the tour was po­lit­i­cal­ly mo­ti­vat­ed due to the up­com­ing Gen­er­al Elec­tion.

"At the end of the day, it’s tax­pay­ers' mon­ey, and we want to en­sure we get val­ue for it," she said. "So far, the project is pro­gress­ing well. We are very pleased. It’s im­por­tant to tour and as­sess our progress, as well as re­as­sure the pub­lic and our staff that we are look­ing out for them. This build­ing will serve them.