Borough Corporation

The Emblem of the Seal is divided into four (4) Quadrants, depicting the History of Point Fortin.

1. THE FIRST QUADRANT

Represents the Industries of Point Fortin.

A Rig - The first Oil Well in Point Fortin was drilled in the year 1907.
A Refinery Plant - Trintoc, the first Government Owned Oil Company in the year 1974.
A Tyre - Dunlop, the first Tyre Manufacturing Company.

1.2 THE SECOND QUADRANT

Represents the people, a sporting community with remarkable records in Football, Basketball, Cricket, Athletics, Netball, Hockey, Table Tennis etc.

Indeed many, many sportsmen and women from Point Fortin have represented Trinidad and Tobago in every facet of sports.

1.3 THE THIRD QUADRANT

• Represents the Commerce or Economy of Point Fortin.
• Oil Tankers at Jetty Head - Our Foreign Export Market.
  
• The Longest Jetty in the Caribbean, 3.2km long.
  
• The Old Bitumen Load Jetty, which played a major role in the last world war.
  
• A Pumping Jack representing our secondary recovery near the sea. One of our first semi Marine Oil Wells owned by Trinmar, our First Marine Oil Field
  
• A Pirogue Type Fishing Boat on the beach in the early days in the history of Point Fortin. "A Fishing Village - Techier".

1.4 THE FOURTH QUADRANT

The Town Hall - represents the most marked occasion in the history of Point Fortin. The First Republic Borough in the history of Trinidad and Tobago, inaugurated on 30th April 1980.

2. COCOA BRANCHES

Two Cocoa branches enclose the sides and bottom of the shield, representing the early agricultural estates of Point Fortin, La Fortunee, Clifton Hill and Adventure, thus showing our origins.

3. COAT OF ARMS

The National Coat of Arms crown the tow of the shield, representing Point Fortin as the First Republic Borough of Trinidad and Tobago.

4. MOTTO

The Motto "Aspire to Achieve" words given by the late Prime Minister, Dr. Eric Williams to the people of Point Fortin on his last visit in the year 1975, when he said Point Fortin will be made the First Republic Borough in the history of Trinidad and Tobago.

5. COLOUR

The colour is Yellow Gold - representing the enriched talent of the people of the Borough.

The Borough Flag

1. The Colours of the Borough Flag are Red, White, Black and Yellow Gold. The Colours of the Flag were taken out of the National Flag since the Borough of Point Fortin is the First Republic Borough in the history of Trinidad and Tobago.
2. The dimension of the Flag shall be in the proportions of (5:3). The Flag will be divided into 1/3 Red, 1/3 White and 1/3 Black, bands on the vertical.
3. On the centre White Bank is superimposed the Yellow gold Emblem or Seal of the Borough.
4. The Red Band must always be nearest to the pole or Flag Staff.

The Meaning of the Flag

1. The Red represents the Energy of the People and the Industries of the Borough.
   
2. The White represents the "Purity" of the Borough since the nation achieved Republican status.
   
3. The Black represents the Oil, the indigenous wealth of the Borough and its potential.
   
4. The gold represents the enriched talent of our Burgesses.

The Mission of the Council of the Point Fortin Corporation is the provision of good governance for the Borough of Point Fortin aimed at the improvement of the quality of life of its burgesses by providing efficient and effective service within its statutory functions, to enable their social, cultural, physical, political and economic well-being through a participatory process.

The Point Fortin Borough Council is the local authority for the town and surrounding areas, responsible for the full range of local government services to a population of approximately 23,000 people.

Mayor (Alderman): Francis Bertrand The mission of the Point Fortin Corporation is the provision of good government for the Borough of Point Fortin aimed at the improvement of the quality of life of its burgesses by providing efficient and effective services within its statutory functions, to enable their social, cultural, physical, political and economic well-being through a participatory process. E-mail: [email protected]

Here I stand,
So proud of this my land
And of the progress in Point Fortin, my Borough.
Stately trees,
Parks and flowers you can see
But BEAUTY is just one of our mottos
In Point Fortin, my Borough,
In my lovely Borough.

Streets so clean,
Market stalls that stand supreme
Can be seen, right here in my Borough.
Pavement dwellers ne'er
Garbage pileups don't appear
For CLEANLINESS is another motto
In Point Fortin, my Borough,
In my lovely Borough.

Liquified natural gas,
Oil and Tyres of world class
You can get from point Fortin, my Borough.
Beach facilities so rare
To their rules of care we should adhere
COOPERATION is one other motto,
In Point Fortin, my Borough,
In my lovely Borough.

Calypso and Pan
Tassa drumming and folk dance
We enjoy in Point Fortin, my Borough.
Our sportsmen make us proud
When they perform we shout out loud,
APPRECIATION, of effort, and of heroes
Is shown in this, my Borough,
In my lovely Borough.

God Bless this lovely Borough.

BERNICE RENNIE