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Chief Secretary replies to Attorney General
Attorney General Anand Ramlogan is “insensitive and out of place” to vilify the THA Chief Secretary Orville London for his repeated requests to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for a meeting to discuss the critical issue of self-government for Tobago. A statement today (Tuesday 24th July 2012) from the Office of

Chief Secretary praised for family planning
Chief Secretary Orville London has been recognised for his pioneering work in the area of family planning in Trinidad and Tobago. . On Wednesday, Assistant Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Ms. Tammy Yates, presented London with a plaque when she thanked him for his contribution. “I’m heartened

Improved road network
Traffic accidents at the junctions of Auchenskeoch Road and the Claude Noel Highway have been an ongoing problem, so the Tobago House of Assembly is spending $4 million to reduce the number of collisions. The Division of Infrastructure and Public Utilities (DIPU) is overseeing the construction of a new roundabout,

Faster Broadband Service in Tobago
Cable movies, easier Skype, faster downloads and a host of other Internet tasks will soon become easier with a new fiber optic cable in Tobago. The cable was installed on the seabed from Toco Mission Bay to Swallows, Pigeon Point Beach and will allow the increase in quality broadband connectivity.

$100 Million outstanding
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) is yet to receive the $100 million parliamentary allocation approved for the health sector in Tobago in the 2012 budget. The allocation was approved to fund the completion of the new Scarborough General Hospital which was scheduled to be fully commissioned in September. Several

CAL criticised
State-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) was heavily criticised at yesterday’s (Tuesday) monthly meeting of the Tourism Standing Committee on Tobago. Chairman of the committee THA Chief Secretary Orville London said at the media briefing following the four hour meeting at the Blue Haven Hotel Scarborough that the committee was “extremely concerned
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