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UK travel agents visit Tobago
Seven travel agents from the United Kingdom recently enjoyed a familiarization trip to the island. Hosted by the Tobago Tourism Agency Ltd., the trip allowed the agents to experience Tobago’s unique product offerings, and build their awareness to better sell the Thomas Cook Airlines direct service from Manchester to Tobago.
B.D.U. hosts training workshops
The Business Development Unit (BDU) began its training workshops (March 27, 2019) for entrepreneurs and clients who received loans and grants in preparation for May’s Tobago Road Show and the Trade and Investment Convention in July, both in Trinidad. The BDU is part of the Division of Community Development, Enterprise
Success at Sea
Tobago hosted the Pan American Club Crew Championships for the first time last week. The sea-based sporting event attracted over 1000 visitors and 41 local, regional and international dragon boat teams. The competition, held at the Pigeon Point Heritage Park, took place over a three-day period (March 22 to 24).
Produce, Process, Promote: Eat Local
The Division of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries will launch its Eat Local Campaign 2019 next Tuesday (April 2, 2019). The theme for this year’s campaign is ‘Celebrate Our Local Foods: Produce, Process, Promote’. The objectives of Eat Local Campaign include to promote and sensitize the public to the nutritional
Chief Secretary Denounces Incidents at Two Secondary Schools
Once again Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles publicly denounces what can be classified as criminal behavior displayed by some of our young people in the secondary school system. On Wednesday 27th March, a group of students dressed in the uniform of the Signal Hill Secondary School was observed dispersing themselves to
50 Receive Seed Grants
50 persons received seed grants to establish small businesses yesterday (March 26, 2019) during the Project for the Realisation of Economic Achievement (REACH) Unit’s grant distribution ceremony. The unit is part of the Division of Health, Wellness and Family Development. $375,000 in grants were distributed to persons interested in launching
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