DIQE, ‘Self-Help’ Sign MOU
The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Tobago House of Assembly and the National Commission for Self Help Limited took place today (January 11, 2019) at the Executive Conference Room,Division of Infrastructure, Quarries and the Environment (DIQE). This MOU formalised a partnership between the two institutions to see the Division of Infrastructure, Quarries and the Environment providing […]
Opportunities In The URP Programme
Secretary of the Division of Infrastructure, Quarries and the Environment Kwesi Des Vignes said the Division is pushing for more agricultural development within the Unemployment Relief Programme (URP). “We have several training sessions set up including cassava industry development, cassava agrimony, pest and diseases and so on as we look to ramp up our production […]
Traffic Study Coming
Drivers may have noticed a mobile weighbridge along the highway near Botanical Gardens, Scarborough. This is part of the 2018-19 traffic study for Scarborough, which is ongoing. Electronic counters have also been installed at undisclosed locations, according to Secretary of Infrastructure, Quarries and the Environment Kwesi Des Vignes said. “We are gathering data,” Des Vignes […]
Road Resurfacing Programme
Tobago is seeking to introduce a four-year road resurfacing plan that will improve the island’s road networks. Secretary of Infrastructure, Quarries and the Environment Kwesi Des Vignes said this is because a number of major roads on the island are in need of repair. “The challenge that we’re facing,” Des Vignes said, “is that a […]
Tobago Urged to Support Cleanliness Brand
Clearing your home and throwing away large appliances is very common at Christmas time. And Secretary of Infrastructure, Quarries and the Environment Kwesi Des Vignes said some people dump their domestic waste “indiscriminately”. He said this makes programmes to clean up waste, such as the initiatives white waste removal conducted by the Division of Health, […]
URP Joins Coastal Care Efforts
The Unemployment Relief Programme (URP) is lending a hand in Tobago’s coastal zone protection efforts. The URP is part of an environment team tasked with planting sea grape trees along the coastline in the vicinity of the Lambeau River Bridge. The root systems of trees like almond and sea grapes help keep the soil embankment […]