The Division of Agriculture, Marine Affairs, Marketing and the Environment has temporarily suspended cattle slaughter operations at the Scarborough Abattoir. This has become necessary, after it was discovered that the hoist system currently used to suspend the carcass of animals at the facility, is no longer sturdy due to structural

A team from the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) led by Chief Secretary Orville London will meet Finance Minister Larry Howai on Wednesday (28th August 2013) at the Eric Williams Financial Complex, Port of Spain to discuss Tobago’s allocation in the 2013/2014 national budget. Howai met the THA representatives on

More than 50% of the homes in Tobago are disasters waiting to happen even before there is a natural disaster, THA Chief Secretary Orville London disclosed on Thursday. “It goes even further; I have to say this soft, I don’t even know if I should say this loud, an overwhelming

The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) is not an ATM to fund activities of national sporting teams, Assistant Secretary in the Division of Education, Youth Affairs and Sport Assemblyman Jomo Pitt has said. He said there has been a disturbing trend that has developed for national sporting organisations seeking financial

The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) will debate Tobago’s disaster preparedness efforts on Thursday’s (22nd August 2013) at the monthly plenary sitting of the House of Assembly. A motion in the name of Chief Secretary Orville London noted that natural disasters have had a negative and sometimes devastating impact on

The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) has not yet had a follow up meeting with Finance Minister Larry Howai to discuss the “arithmetic” of the 2014 budget allocation for Tobago. Representatives of the Assembly led by Chief Secretary Orville London met Howai and technocrats of his Ministry on August 5