Accelerating Growth
We close our highlights of the achievements over the past 4 years from the Division of Finance and the Economy, with a feature on the Secretary, Joel Jack. ACCELERATING GROWTH Finance Secretary (DFE) Joel Jack was first a staff member of the then Division of Finance and Enterprise Development before becoming the leading figure of […]
Preparing Tobago’s Future Workforce
This week we’re highlighting some achievements of the Division of Finance and the Economy for the period 2017-2020. PREPARING TOBAGO’S FUTURE WORKFORCE Participants at a Youth Energised for Success (YES) Professional Development Programme (2018). No country can thrive without a skilled labour force to support growth and diversification of its economy. Through the Division of […]
Investing In The Most Vulnerable
This week we’re highlighting some achievements of the Division of Finance and the Economy for the period 2017-2020. INVESTING IN THE MOST VULNERABLE A cross-section of the audience at a medical alert device distribution ceremony (2017). Medical alert systems allow persons to remain independent, while giving them the comfort that help is available if and […]
Glen Road Correctional Facility to be Shut Down Immediately
Chief Secretary, the Honourable Ancil K. Dennis, wishes to inform the public that the Tobago Correctional Facility, identified to house COVID-19 positive prisoners, will be shutdown with immediate effect. Chief Secretary Dennis held a consultation with the Glen Road residents via Zoom today (November 19), where residents had the opportunity to freely express their concerns […]
Message by Chief Secretary the Hon. Ancil K. Dennis on the racial tensions in Trinidad and Tobago
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 […]
Tobago tourism businesses become “Safe travels” endorsed
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 […]