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Tobago Day Awards
An exhibition of Tobago art, customer appreciation week, the burying of three time capsules, youth plenary sitting, youth cultural explosion, business exposition, street procession, cultural show, tree lighting ceremonies and Tobago Awards presentation as well as a football tournament, cycling classic and thanksgiving prayers by religious organisations are all part
Chief Secretary: Tobago needs more flights, reliable airline service
Inter-island travel is still a topic of concern for Tobagonians. And THA Chief Secretary Orville London wants to see some headway on these issues when the new board of Caribbean Airlines meets with Assembly officials within the next two weeks. The Chief Secretary said as a “national airline”, Caribbean Airlines
Public invited to Assembly session on autonomy
The Tobago House of Assembly will discuss the final draft bill for Tobago’s autonomy on Thursday (October 27) at the Assembly Legislature in Scarborough, and the public has been invited to witness the session. The document, which outlines Tobago’s demands for self-government, must be discussed by the house before it
Tobago celebrates its teachers
All schools in Tobago will be closed tomorrow, as the island hosts events to celebrate the nation’s teachers. This was confirmed by Secretary of Education, Youth Affairs, and Sport Huey Cadette. October is Teachers Month, and Cadette said the Division will be hosting activities throughout the month to celebrate Tobago’s
Chief Secretary offers condolences after L’Anse Fourmi tragedy
Chief Secretary Orville London has extended condolences to the family of accident victim Roosevelt Kerr, who died shortly after the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) bus he was travelling in crashed this morning (October 10) in L’Anse Fourmi. Kerr was pronounced dead on arrival at the Scarborough General Hospital, while
Finance Secretary: ‘Tobago will do more with less’
“Positively challenging.” That’s how Joel Jack, THA Secretary of Finance and Enterprise Development, is describing the country’s current economic climate. Commenting on Tobago’s fiscal 2017 budgetary allocation of $2.345 billion, Jack said the Tobago House of Assembly has managed well in the past. He stressed, however, that the island’s finances
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