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International recognition for Blue Food Festival
“One of the world’s best.” That’s how the Tobago Blue Food Festival is being regarded by a major international news organisation, according to acting Chief Secretary Tracy Davidson-Celestine. The Secretary of Tourism and Transportation (DOTT) said this is just the latest international recognition the island has attracted from reputable organisations.
Wages a priority despite funding challenges
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) has not yet received its full parliamentary allocation for the third quarter in fiscal 2016. Instead the Ministry of Finance has forwarded funds for one month’s recurrent expenditure and little more than one month’s funding for its development programme. However, Chief Secretary Orville London
Ministry seeking to adopt THA model of local government
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) has a wealth of experience which can be brought to bear on the current local government transformation process now on in Trinidad. This according to Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Senator Franklin Khan, who brought the transitional technical committee (TTC) on local
Homes for the aged get charity golf boost
Two more homes for the aged benefitted from the Chief Secretary’s Charity Golf Tournament, which brought in proceeds of $82,500 in 2015. The tournament’s organisers presented donations to Canaan’s Night Care Home for the Aged and the St Vincent de Paul Home for the Aged of Mason Hall, at the
Tobago set for smooth Jazz Experience
All systems are in place for the smooth staging of the 2016 Tobago Jazz Experience (TJE), which begins on Saturday (April 16). That’s the assurance from Deputy Chief Secretary and Secretary of Tourism and Transportation Assemblyman Tracy Davidson-Celestine. She was speaking at the post Executive Council media briefing on Wednesday
Road repair programme resumes in Tobago
The $63M island-wide road repair and resurfacing programme by the Division of Infrastructure and Public Utilities (DIPU) of the Tobago House of Assembly, which was launched at the end of January, has resumed in western Tobago. Assistant Secretary in the Division Assemblyman Handel Beckles said the DIPU is aware that
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