Arch­bish­op Charles Ja­son Gor­don has praised Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar and her Gov­ern­ment for the re­cent in­crease in traf­fic fines, as well as the in­tro­duc­tion of age lim­its for al­co­hol us­age, mar­i­jua­na con­sump­tion and gam­bling.

“I want to com­mend the Gov­ern­ment of Trinidad and To­ba­go un­der the lead­er­ship of our Prime Min­is­ter, who has done a few things re­cent­ly that re­al­ly have piqued my in­ter­est ... The dis­ci­pline around dri­ving, you might look at it as ha­rass­ment, mak­ing mon­ey, this or that,” he said.

Speak­ing at the launch of the Samar­i­tan Move­ment at Arch­bish­op’s House, Mar­aval Road, Port-of-Spain, yes­ter­day, Gor­don said he views the tougher penal­ties as an im­por­tant lever for na­tion-build­ing.