Independence Day 2017

Tobago
House of Assembly

August 31, 2017
News

Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles arrives along with Brigadier General Archilus L.N. Phillips, Vice Chief of Defence Staff to the 2017 Tobago Independence Parade.

Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles inspects the troops.

The women of the Defence Force march during the Parade.

Members of the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard are all precision.

Seventh Day Adventist Pathfinders take their turn on stage.

Members of the Trinidad and Tobago Cadets Force.

Member of Parliament for Tobago East and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Ayanna Webster-Roy, right, takes a photo as she looks on at the Parade.

Women police officers show their precision.

Chief Administrator Raye Sandy, right, and Administrator of the Division of Finance and the Economy Claire Davidson-Williams.

THA Secretaries enjoy a light moment at the reception following the Parade at the Assembly Legislature. From left are Nadine Stewart-Phillips, Secretary of Tourism, Culture and Transportation; Marisha Osmond, Assistant Secretary in the Office of the Chief Secretary; Clarence Jacob, Secretary of Settlements, Urban Renewal and the Public Utilities; Dr. Agatha Carrington, Secretary of Health, Wellness and Family Development; and Marslyn Melville-Jack, Secretary of Community Development, Enterprise Development and Labour.

Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Ayanna Webster-Roy, left, and Minister of Tourism Shamfa Cudjoe, right, toast with THA Secretaries following the Parade. The Secretaries are, from left, Clarence Jacob, Secretary of Settlements, Urban Renewal and the Public Utilities; Councillor Dr. Agatha Carrington, Secretary of Health, Wellness and Family Development; Joel Jack, Deputy Chief Secretary and Secretary of Finance and the Economy; Nadine Stewart-Phillips, Secretary of Tourism, Culture and Transportation; Kwesi Des Vignes, Secretary of Infrastructure, Quarries and the Environment; Marisha Osmond, Assistant Secretary in the Office of the Chief Secretary; Hayden Spencer, Secretary of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries; Marslyn Melville-Jack, Secretary of Community Development, Enterprise Development and Labour; and Shomari Hector, Assistant Secretary of the Division of Community Development, Enterprise Development and Labour.

Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles and his wife Catherine, right, toast to Trinidad and Tobago’s 55th Anniversary of Independence. Also in photo is Presiding Officer Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus, second from left.

Tobago celebrated Trinidad and Tobago’s 55th Anniversary of Independence with the 2017 Tobago Independence Parade. The Parade began at the Bacolet Ground (next to the Dwight Yorke Stadium) and proceeded along the Claude Noel Highway to Gardenside Car Park in Scarborough.

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