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Housing initiatives move forward

More than 70 town houses are scheduled to be completed within the next ten (10) months at Adventure Phase II. The Division of Settlements and Labour has three major housing projects at Adventure Phase II, the Courland Housing Development and Belle Garden Phase II, undertaken by the Division to address

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Chief Secretary wants resumption of talks

Chief Secretary Orville London has reiterated his stance that the process for the granting of internal self government for Tobago should be subsumed with the national consultation on Constitutional Reform for Trinidad and Tobago. He said in a statement today (Friday 19th April 2013) that he has become even more

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Obesity to be discussed in House

Obesity among residents of Tobago and the efforts being made by the various Divisions of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) will be discussed at next Thursday’s (25th April 2013) plenary sitting of the House of Assembly. Secretary of Health and Social Services Assemblyman Claudia Groome-Duke noted that obesity is

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Tobago homeowners get assistance

In March, the Division of Settlements and Labour held three cheque distribution ceremonies at the Moriah Community Centre, Argyle Community Centre and the DIPU Conference Room where $1.2 million dollars in grants were distributed to 166 households across Tobago. The Division has a number of programmes geared toward assisting and

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Let Caricom Heads discuss Tourism

Chief Secretary Orville London is recommending that the issue of sustainable development of tourism in the Caribbean should be high on the agenda of the next Caricom Heads of Government meeting later this year. He was one of two delegates that represented the THA at this week’s 14th Annual Caribbean

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Meeting with IDB

The Inter American Development Bank (IDB) plans to mount a yearly mission to Tobago to discuss how it can assist in the island’s development, the bank’s country representative Michelle Cross-Fenty said on Friday. (19th April 2013) In addition the bank is going to redouble its efforts to engage with Tobago

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