UNC supporters celebrate the party’s victory in the General Election at their headquarters in Chaguanas last night. PHOTO BY KRISTIAN DE SILVA

United National Congress (UNC) Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar, who turned 73 last Tuesday, received a national “Birthday Gift” last night when her party won yesterday’s General Election—tossing the People’s National Movement (PNM) back to 2010 defeat levels— and made history by becoming a female T&T Prime Minister a second time.