Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar has ex­tend­ed greet­ings to the Chris­t­ian and Mus­lim com­mu­ni­ties as Lent and Ra­madan be­gin at the same time in Trinidad and To­ba­go.

In a na­tion­al mes­sage yes­ter­day, the Prime Min­is­ter opened by wish­ing the Chris­t­ian com­mu­ni­ty a Lenten sea­son that re­news faith, deep­ens com­pas­sion and strength­ens hope. She al­so greet­ed the Mus­lim Ummah, ex­press­ing hope that fast­ing, prayer and char­i­ty dur­ing Ra­madan will bring be­liev­ers clos­er to Al­lah and fill their homes with peace and bless­ings.

Chris­tians be­gin the 40-day pe­ri­od of Lent to­day, marked by prayer, fast­ing and re­pen­tance, lead­ing up to East­er.