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Budget encouraging, but don’t expect economic miracles
“A fair share of the national cake.” That’s how THA Chief Secretary Orville London described Tobago’s budget allocation, which was announced by Minister of Finance Colm Imbert on Monday (October 5, 2015). The Tobago House of Assembly will get $2.772 billion (or 4.4 percent of the national budget), with $2.345
Good chance of success for Tobago’s autonomy
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) will resubmit its draft Bill on self-governance for Tobago to Central Government because the last administration did not respond, Chief Secretary Orville London has said. “It is a process that has started and a process that has a very good chance of success,” London
Chief Secretary expecting ‘fair treatment’ for Tobago in next week’s budget
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Orville London is hopeful that Tobago will be treated fairly in its allocation from the 2016 Budget, which Finance Minister Colm Imbert will present on Monday (October 5). London, Secretary of Finance and Enterprise Development Joel Jack and Chief Administrator Raye Sandy
Adventure mall gets green light to continue
Work on the Adventure Micro Enterprise Centre in Plymouth is scheduled to resume in a month. Chief Secretary Orville London made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (September 30, 2015) Post Executive Council media briefing at the Calder Hall Administrative Complex. London said he was updated on the project by Secretary of
Public Health Clean-up Campaign a success in Tobago
The Tobago House of Assembly’s Island Wide Clean-up Campaign is helping to keep Tobago clean, green, safe, and serene. The campaign has so far yielded 127 truckloads of mixed waste, collected by the Public Health Department across the island, up to yesterday (September 30, 2015). “A lot of time, a
THA, Ministry of Tobago Affairs promise better relations
The Tobago House of Assembly and the Ministry of Tobago Affairs are promising a more positive working relationship than under the previous Central Government administration. The Assembly had a very rocky relationship with the Ministry of Tobago Development, which was replaced with the Ministry of Tobago Affairs. The latter is
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