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Chief Secretary hopeful of improved relationship with Central Government
A “partner in Tobago’s progress”. That’s what THA Chief Secretary Orville London is hoping to find in the new Central Government that was elected in the September 7 general election. London and Secretary of Finance and Enterprise Development Assemblyman Joel Jack are expected to meet with Finance Minister Colm Imbert

THA calls on Central Government to help reduce impact of sargassum
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) will establish a marine unit to carry out continuous cleaning of the beaches in Tobago following the invasion of the sargassum seaweed in several areas on the island. The unit will comprise workers in the CEPEP and URP programmes, according to Secretary of Agriculture,

Street light upgrades to begin by month’s end
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) has so far provided $1.8 million to the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) for street light maintenance and installation, with a further estimated $1million worth of work requested. Chief Secretary Orville London made the disclosure during last week’s media briefing at the Administrative

Hillsborough Dam to be desilted
Tobago’s water supply will improve once the desilting of the Hillsborough Dam is completed, said Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Orville London. The Chief Secretary contacted the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) last week for an update on Tobago’s present water situation. London said the Authority informed him that


Division of Finance Strengthening Financial Literacy in Tobago
One hundred persons participated in the Division of Finance and Enterprise Development’s seminar on the NGL Initial Public Offering (IPO) yesterday. In addressing the gathering Secretary of Finance, Assemblyman Joel Jack encouraged the attendees to seize the opportunities available to them. He stated that the uncertain economic times coupled with
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