Scores of congregants packed the Santa Rosa RC Church, Arima, on August 3 to participate in the thanksgiving service celebrating the 137th anniversary of the Royal Chartered Borough of Arima.

Arima Mayor Balliram Maharaj, in addressing the congregation, asked God for his continued mercy and divine guidance over the borough.

“We pray first for the people of Arima, every child, every employee, every student, for the less fortunate, may our borough be a place of peace, security, opportunity, and may love dwell in all our homes, and may we lift each other as neighbours, friends and fellow citizens.”