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THA employees return from India
Three employees of the Tobago House of Assembly have returned home after attending computer-related courses in India under the Technical Cooperation Agreement with the Government of India. The employees met Chief Secretary Orville London and Coordinator of the THA Strategic Oversight Unit Rennie Dumas on Thursday to discuss their achievement.

Diplomats pay courtesy call on Chief Secretary
Resulting from one hour of frank discussions were more pledges to market Tobago to overseas destinations by another three of the nation’s diplomats who are weeks away from taking up their new assignments. High Commissioner designate to Nigeria, Nayahuma Obika; Ambassador designate to the United States of America and Mexico

“Bago Carnival the Magic of Mas and Music”
The $7 million-budget Carnival 2011 themed – ‘Bago Carnival the Magic of Mas and Music’ is set to be different from any Carnival celebration Tobago has ever seen or experienced. Speaking at the post-Executive Council media briefing on Wednesday (January 12, 2011), THA Secretary of Community Development and Culture Tracy

Studley Park quarry to become a major player in the market for aggregate
The Studley Park Quarry in east Tobago, which is fully owned by the Tobago House of Assembly (THA), is expected to bring in revenue of approximately $120 million a year to the coffers of the Assembly, according to Assistant Secretary in the Division of Infrastructure and Public Utilities Gary Melville.

British High Commissioner meets with Chief Secretary
THA Chief Secretary Orville London and British High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago Eric Jenkinson met face to face on Thursday (January 13 2011) to discuss the chopping incident involving Peter and Murium Green at their Bacolet home on August 1 2009. The two met for 45 minutes discussing a

Tourism Press Briefing
A second round of talks to determine the way forward for Tobago’s tourism sector and specifically the 200-room Vanguard Hotel failed to get a commitment from Trade and Industry Minister Stephen Cadiz on a proposed date for the hotel to swing open its doors for business. The Tobago House of
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