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THA in budget talks on Wednesday
A four member team of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) will meet Finance Minister Colm Imbert and other senior officers of his ministry on Wednesday (sept 14) to have pre budget discussions on Tobago’s 2017 budget requests. The meeting takes place at the Ministry of Finance starting at 1.00

London wants ‘consistent solution’ to illegal vending problem
Illegal vendors clutter Scarborough’s streets. They also present a challenge to legal vendors and impact legitimate businesses. THA Chief Secretary Orville London wants to stop the expected influx of illegal vendors in Scarborough expected to roll in with the holiday season. “I spoke to the Assistant Commissioner [of Police Garfield

Task Force responds to Tobago Sargassum influx
More sargassum seaweed is expected on the Windward and Leeward sides of Tobago this weekend. Communities, beach goers and fishermen are being asked to exercise care near areas most affected. Masses of the reddish-brown seaweed have been observed floating and banked on several shorelines on the Atlantic side of the

Chief Secretary’s Address on the 54th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago 2016
Exactly 54 years ago, the Father of the Nation, Dr Eric Williams, expressed some sentiments when he made his first independence address to the new nation of Trinidad and Tobago. Those sentiments are just as relevant today, as I make my final independence day address, in the capacity of chief

Public invited to Independence Parade
All of Tobago is invited to join the Tobago House of Assembly to celebrate our 54th Anniversary of Trinidad and Tobago’s independence. The Independence Parade of the uniformed services starts at Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet on Wednesday (August 31) at 8 a.m. The parade will proceed along the Claude Noel

TRHA contract workers will also be paid
Contract workers at the Tobago Regional Health Authority (TRHA) will receive retroactive salary payments in the next two weeks. This was confirmed by THA Chief Secretary Orville London during yesterday’s (August 24) post Executive Council media briefing at the Administrative Complex, who said the decision was taken yesterday by the
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