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UNESCO delegation visits Chief Secretary
THA Chief Secretary Orville London has said there was nothing about Africa to be ashamed of and was not comfortable with the portraying of the continent, especially civil wars and famine aired by the international media. “We are often not in a position to understand the true Africa through the

UNICEF Reprsentative visits Chief Secretary
UNICEF Representative for the Caribbean Area Khin-Sandi Lwin paid a courtesy call on THA Chief Secretary Orville London last week Thursday. (26th January 2012) She said it was her first round of visits to the 12 countries that the UNICEF covered out of its office in Barbados to look at

CIB meets in Tobago
The seven-member Criminal Injuries Board (CIB) headed by retired Justice Shafeyei Shah held its first sitting in Tobago on Tuesday (24th January 2012) to consider applications from six Tobagonians for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act. Earlier the Board paid a courtesy call on THA Chief Secretary Orville London

Chief Secretary extends best wishes to Manning
THA Chief Secretary Orville London has extended best wishes for a speedy recovery to former Prime Minister and former political leader of the People’s National Movement Mr Patrick Manning. In a brief statement London said: “On behalf of the Tobago House of Assembly and the people of Tobago I would

Floodlights to be installed at 11 recreation grounds
Floodlights are being installed at 11 recreation grounds across the island of Tobago. Assistant Secretary of Education, Youth Affairs and Sport Huey Cadette disclosed on Wednesday that the Central Tenders Board (CTB) had approved tenders totalling $23 million to two Trinidad-based firms to do the job. They are Tek Engineering

Housing thrust
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) plans to spend an estimated $140 million in a new housing thrust schedule to start in March, Settlements and Labour Secretary Godwin Adams revealed on Wednesday. He told the weekly post Executive Council media briefing that the Assembly has already signed a Memoranda of
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