My fellow Trinbagonians, it is indeed a sad day in Trinidad and Tobago when our emotions are heightened to reflect deep rooted hate and divisiveness against our fellow brothers and sisters, based on ethnicity or ethnic heritage. While we may be of varying ethnicities, given the multi-cultural society in which we have the privilege to…
The Tobago Tourism Agency Limited (TTAL) is working in close collaboration with tourism stakeholders to make Tobago a “Safe Travels” destination, with the guidance of their recently published “Tourism Industry Health and Safety Manual for Post COVID-19”. Many of Tobago’s tourism businesses have already embraced the guidelines outlined in the manual, and have earned the…
ALL primary schools throughout Tobago are equipped, organized, and ready to receive teachers and students as they prepare for the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) on August 20th, 2020. These arrangements are in accordance with the protocols established by the Ministry of Health and adopted and implemented by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Division…
The Tobago Tourism Agency Limited and the destination’s tourism industry stakeholders are seeking ways to stimulate economic activity for the island with initiatives targeting the domestic market. When the Trinidad and Tobago government closed the borders in mid-March to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the Agency ran a user-generated campaign to keep travelers and locals…
Chief Secretary the Honourable Ancil K. Dennis joins the rest of the island of Tobago and by extension the country of Trinidad and Tobago, in expressing condolences to the family of former Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Councillor Neil Wilson. At the time of his passing, Mr. Wilson was a father, grandfather and astute businessman.…
COVID-19 has shown the importance of food security on our island. Long before the pandemic, the Tobago House of Assembly and the Division of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries began spearheading food initiatives. Initiatives to feed school children in need, the distribution of food cards, and the continued encouragement of Tobagonians to grow their own…
In less than 48 hours Tobago has been thrown into mourning as a result of two tragedies that have beset two Tobago families. Chief Secretary the Honourable Ancil K. Dennis says the incidents are shocking and horrific. “It was truly disheartening to hear about the double murder in Les Coteaux on Friday night. I thought…
The ‘I Love Tobago’ gateway sign was commissioned and unveiled on Thursday (June 4, 2020) on the Scarborough Esplanade, Milford Road. The project was spearheaded by the Urban Renewal Department within the Division of Settlements, Urban Renewal and Public Utilities. The signage serves as a tourist attraction and landmark, and will provide visitors with a…
All the necessary protocols will be observed to ensure that secondary schools in Tobago are in a state of readiness for the hosting of CSEC and CAPE examinations. The Division, through its school supervisor and principals, is ensuring that the cleaning companies that operate in the schools, sanitize the compounds and ultimately guarantee that all…
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) has commissioned a team of seventeen (17) professionals to form the Roadmap to Recovery Working Group, effective June 1, 2020. This group will work on identifying specific actions and policy measures that the THA can take to ensure the best chance of recovery for Tobago post COVID-19. “One of…
