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Sargassum problem more manageable in 2016
In August 2015, several of Tobago’s beaches were plagued by a continuous influx of sargassum seaweed, particularly around Speyside, which required a massive cleanup effort from the Tobago House of Assembly. This year, the naturally occurring phenomenon has returned, although not in the proportions faced a year earlier. Secretary of
Tobago draft autonomy bill goes to Cabinet at the end of October
Chief Secretary Orville London is reminding Tobagonians that it is their responsibility to participate in Sunday’s convention at the Lowlands Multipurpose Facility, starting at 3 p.m., where the public will have one final chance to voice their views on the draft bill for Tobago’s autonomy. The draft bill will be
Chief Secretary: Public input ‘critical’ for autonomy draft bill
Tobagonians will have one last opportunity, this weekend, to have their say before the draft bill for the island’s autonomy is sent to Cabinet by October 31. The convention, will take place on Sunday (October 2) at the Lowlands Multipurpose Community Centre from 3 p.m. The public will be updated
Visitor arrivals holding steady
Passenger arrivals to Tobago inched up slightly by 0.04 per cent from 705,374 in 2015 to 705,647 for the first eight months of 2016. This was disclosed Secretary of Tourism and Transportation Assemblyman Tracy Davidson-Celestine at Wednesday’s (September 21) post Executive Council media briefing at the Administrative Complex, Calder Hall.
Tobago gearing up for Blue Food Festival
Last year, Tobago’s Annual Blue Food Festival was rated by the US Cable Channel CNN as one of the World’s best food festivals. In 2016, organisers are seeking to stage an even better event for the festival’s 18th edition on October 16 at the Bloody Bay Recreation Ground. The Blue
Hunters urged to ‘respect the law’
Hunting season can be safe and profitable, but hunters are being urged to respect the law at all times. This was the advice from Secretary of the Division of Agriculture, Marine Affairs, Marketing, and the Environment Godwin Adams ahead of the 2016-2017 hunting season, which starts on October 1, 2016
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