Gerard Montano home and doing well

FORMER People’s National Movement (PNM) Government Minister Gerard Montano is back in Trinidad and recovering well from an operation he underwent in Canada last month. The 84-year-old Montano developed bleeding of the brain shortly after arriving in Canada to vacation with his son Andrew and other relatives. The operation was performed at the Trillium Health Centre in Queensway, Missussuaga, Ontario.

Science, Technology and Tertiary Education Minister Danny Montano told Newsday yesterday that his father returned home from Canada two weeks and is making a slow but steady recovery.  Montano said his father is now able to move around with a little assistance and his health is improving daily. He stated that while it was “touch and go” prior to the operation, the entire family is very much heartened at his post-surgical recovery. The Minister expressed his family’s heartfelt thanks to all persons who supported them while his father was hospitalised. The elder Montano was Prime Minister Patrick Manning’s predecessor as San Fernando East MP and held several ministerial portfolios (Local Government, Housing, Works and Home Affairs) in the administrations of Prime Minister Dr Eric Williams. He was also a former mayor of San Fernando.