Scarborough Market To Be ‘On Time’
The old Scarborough Market will be renovated at a cost of $28 million. Lois Leslie, the CEO of project manager Eco-Industrial Development Company of Tobago (E-IDCOT), said the contract was signed with Trinidad and Tobago-based Alpha Engineering and Construction Limited. “Tenders for this project were invited in June of 2016, we received bids from four […]
Junior Tourism Secretary’s secret to success… ‘Do the Best You Can’
Junior Secretary of the Division of Tourism, Culture, and Transportation Jahmone Madden believes this position has given him an opportunity to “inspire others”. The 15-year-old said the role has proven to be demanding. But he is encouraging Tobago’s youth to join as many clubs as possible. “You never know where it may take you,” Madden […]
Innovation Unit Coming
Tobago will set up an Innovation Unit in the next fiscal quarter. This was announced by Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles at Wednesday’s (August 8) post Executive Council media briefing. Charles is also the Tobago House of Assembly’s Secretary of Education, Innovation, and Energy. He added that schools will also be involved in enhancing innovation on […]
Expanded Schools ‘98%’ Ready
Four primary schools in Tobago are being expanded. And Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles announced that they will be ready for the new school term. Charles, who is the Secretary of Education, Innovation, and Energy, said each school is at least “98 per cent” ready, according to an update from the Urban Development Company of Trinidad […]
Emergency Responders Get Climate Change Training
Emergency responders in Tobago received additional training to strengthen the island’s resilience in the event of a disaster. The sessions on climate change vulnerability mapping training were held at the Crown Point Meteorological Office from August 2-3 and August 6-7, and included mapping exercises in the east Tobago villages of Kendal, Argyle and Roxborough. The […]
Good Progress on School Repairs
Repairs at the island’s primary and secondary schools are 12 percent completed. The School Repair Programme began on July 23, and Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles said by Friday (August 10), an estimated 40 per cent of the work should be completed. “…Certainly we are hoping that by the last week of August, 100 per cent […]