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Climate change model
Over 100 Tobagonians recently constructed a scale model of Tobago which will be used to measure climate change on the island. Mr. Giacomo Rambaldi, Program Coordinator for the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation, ACP-EU and Ms. Neila Bobb-Prescott, Senior Technical Officer of the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute paid

Solar street lights for Cove
The largest solar street lighting system in the Southern Caribbean is being installed at the Cove Eco Industrial and Business Park in southwest Tobago. A contract worth $3.74M was signed between the Eco Industrial Development Company of Tobago (E-IDCOT) Limited and joint partner Active General Traders Limited of Carnbee, Tobago

Plymouth Fishermen Association meet with THA representatives
The Plymouth jetty is going to be demolished, but the Tobago House of Assembly is ensuring that fisherman have an alternative venue to unload their catch. “We have seen some light,” President of the Plymouth Fishermen Association Curtis Douglas said after representatives from the Tobago House of Assembly met with

THA seeks meeting with Finance Minister
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) plans to request a meeting with Finance Minister Larry Howai to discuss Tobago’s $2.356B allocation in the 2013 Budget. Chief Secretary Orville London said the request will be made following the debate of the budget in both Houses of Parliament. In the meantime, he

Chief Secretary warns against UNC politics
THA Chief Secretary Orville London has warned Tobagonians against bringing the “UNC brand of politics” to Tobago. “We in Tobago have got to understand that we have a responsibility to maintain our Tobagoness and it is in that context that I want to express my distaste of the obscene behaviour

Enforce traffic laws
Road behaviour in Trinidad and Tobago needs to be improved and the road traffic laws have to be enforced, according to top road transport consultant Rae Furlonge. He said a new dimension in road user habits has to be done and inculcated in the minds of motorists throughout the country.
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