Tobago not under threat from ‘Kick ‘em Jenny’
Tobago is not currently under any threat of a tsunami resulting from activity by submarine volcano “Kick ‘em Jenny” near Grenada. Information from the UWI Seismic Research Centre indicates that the volcano, which is located eight kilometres north of Grenada, began to show signs of activity early this morning. The threat level for Kick ‘em […]
Testing of the Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems
The Tobago Emergency Management Agency as per regular schedule would be testing its four (4) Multi- Hazard Early Warning Systems. Testing would be conducted today Thursday 02nd July 2015, between the hours of 11:30am and 12:00 noon. Early warning systems are increasingly considered to be an integral component of disaster preparedness. As such the Tobago […]
Warning Systems Commissioned in Tobago
Tobago can now boast having four solar powered Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems. They will be used to notify the public of disasters such as tsunamis, earthquakes and hurricanes. The Tobago Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy hosted a commissioning ceremony of the island’s Multi-Hazard Early Warning Sirens on Thursday (June 11, […]
Tobago had more autonomy in 1996
Tobago had more autonomy in 1996 than now. This is how Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Orville London explained the island’s current governance situation to students of Bishop’s High School at Mt Marie on Wednesday (May 27, 2015) during a visit by the Forum of Political Parties. It was the first stop in […]
Government out to make THA ‘irrelevant’
Central Government’s efforts to erode the authority of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) could eventually render the Assembly irrelevant, Chief Secretary Orville London has warned. London said he is seeing a pattern where Central Government is overstepping its jurisdiction in Tobago through the Ministry of Tobago Development, as well as in cutting the THA’s […]
Government encouraging Ministry to break the law
“Intense provocation” is how Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Orville London has described Cabinet’s decision to put the Ministry of Tobago Development in charge of the island’s Designated Development Areas (DDAs). Nearly two years ago, London said, the THA requested that Crown Point be added to the list of Designated Development Areas, which […]