Registration Open for Youth Business Camp
It’s a different spin on the summer camp experience. The Financial Literacy Secretariat is inviting teens ages 13 to 17 to register for the You-Biz Camp, which starts on Monday (August 6). The business camp will be hosted by the Division of Finance and the Economy. It will focus on several areas of business development […]
URP Lends a Hand
In recent months, the focus for the Unemployment Relief Programme (URP) in Tobago has been to increase productivity. One of the areas where this strategy has borne fruit is the Furniture Workshop team. The team is currently restoring nearly 100 school benches for Scarborough RC School for the new term. The 2018-2019 school term opens […]
New Contracts for ‘REACH’ Committee
Several grants will be distributed to entrepreneurs through the REACH (Realisation of Economic Achievement) programme before the end of this fiscal year. Secretary of Health, Wellness and Family Development Dr. Agatha Carrington made the announcement at Wednesday’s (July 25) post Executive Council media briefing. “We’ve been providing seed capital to small business persons,” Dr Carrington […]
December Date for ‘Dwight Yorke’ Repairs
Phase I of renovations on the Dwight Yorke Stadium resumes next week. Contractors are being mobilised to begin work on the stadium’s infrastructure from next Monday (August 6). This phase should be completed by the end of September. Renovations include structural restoration, roof installation and electrical repairs. The procurement process is underway for Phase II. […]
Kids to get First Hand View of Tourism
There’s sport camp, STEM camp, and now, the Tourism Summer Youth Programme. The programme will run from August 13-17 and August 20-24 at the Betsy’s Hope Multipurpose Facility and Lambeau Multipurpose Facility respectively. The programme, which is an initiative of the Division of Tourism, Culture and Transportation, will educate kids ages nine to 15 about […]
Archery Kids Showing ‘National Potential’
Sport contributes to holistic development and correlates to better academic performances. This is the purpose behind the annual THA Tobago Sport Camp, which is hosted by the Division of Sport and Youth Affairs. Five hundred children ages seven to 15 were exposed to ten sporting disciplines at various sporting venues across Tobago. They include football, […]