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Effective Management Protocols activated to Eliminate the spread of C.L.A. in Sheep at Studley Park and Blenheim Sheep Stations
The Division of Agriculture, Marine Affairs, Marketing and the Environment has activated detailed protocols for the management of Caseous Lymphadenitis (CLA) which was discovered on the Studley Park and Blenheim Sheep Stations. DAMME is now focused on containment and the eventual elimination of the disease among the population of sheep

Chief Secretary meets Prime Minister
Chief Secretary Orville London is currently preparing proposals on the process to be used for granting internal self governance to Tobago. These proposals will be forwarded to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar by Wednesday, London told the media at a press briefing in a committee room of Parliament on Friday. (June

Tobago’s $4.95B budget
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) wants $4.95 billion to run the affairs of Tobago in fiscal 2014. In addition it has budgeted $70 million for the Unemployment Relief Programme (URP). Details of the Assembly’s budgetary requirements were presented at Monday’s (June 24 2013) sitting of the House of Assembly

Prime Minister to meet Chief Secretary
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and THA Chief Secretary Orville London will meet today (Friday 21st 2013) for the second time this year at the Prime Minister’s Parliament Office at 3 p.m. High on the agenda for discussion is the process for the granting of Internal Self Governance to Tobago. London

Parliament approves back pay
The more than 9,000 monthly and daily paid workers of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) who have been waiting for their back pay for several months will eventually receive it by the end of July. Chief Secretary Orville London told an audience at the Bethel Community Centre on Thursday

Housing Developments in Tobago
Thousands of Tobagonians continue to wait on The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) for housing. This year’s THA budget will request significant funding from Central Government for housing development to meet the needs of the more than 6000 islanders who have applied for homes. As part of its housing programme,
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