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Spanking new $6 million Community Centre opened at Parlatuvier
Residents in the remote village of Parlatuvier, 25 kilometres northeast of Scarborough are now afforded the use of a spanking new $6 million community centre. The centre overlooking the scenic Caribbean Sea can boost of a large auditorium, a fully equipped computer room, library, kitchen, conference room, a spacious car

THA never refused to give financial assistance to Pan Trinbago for the 2012 Panorama steel band competition
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) never refused to give financial assistance to Pan Trinbago for the 2012 Panorama steel band competition, Chief Secretary Orville London has said. He recalled that Pan Trinbago’s President Keith Diaz and his executive met him on January 10 2012 to request funding to the

Chief Secretary takes Transport Minister Devant Maharaj to task
THA Chief Secretary Orville London has taken Transport Minister Devant Maharaj to task for refusing to meet the Assembly on the “vexing and critical issue of support for Tobago’s tourism industry by national airline Caribbean Airlines (CAL)”. He recalled that Tourism and Transportation Secretary Oswald Williams had written Maharaj seeking

The THA has not changed its stand on a second Carnival in Tobago
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) has not changed its stand on not having a second Carnival in Tobago. As far as it was concerned there should be no such Carnival this year. However, Chief Secretary Orville London said at Thursday’s weekly post Executive Council media briefing that he was

Tobago’s bigggest Carnival ever
Tobago had its biggest Carnival ever, according to Secretary of Community Development and Culture Assemblyman Tracy Davidson-Celestine. She told reporters at Thursday’s (February 23 2012) weekly post Executive Council media briefing that Tobago Carnival showed an improvement in the offerings of mas bands and individuals; a big increase in the

THA debates motion urging Central Government to appoint THA nominees to the Tobago Local Public Assistance Board
The controversy over the government appointment of the five-member Tobago Local Public Assistance Board made it way into proceedings of Thursday’s (February 23 2012) plenary sitting of the House of Assembly. A motion calling on the House to condemn the Central Government’s decision to ignore the THA recommendations and appoint
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