Brighter Days
A number of farming districts are earmarked for street lighting. This is part of the Street Lighting Programme from the Division of Settlements, Urban Renewal and Public Utilities. Last year, the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) installed 19 street lights in predominately agricultural communities in the final quarter of 2018. The latest recipients were […]
Four Get Blenheim Homes
Four Tobago residents received new homes at the Heights of Blenheim. Patrice Harris, Arlene Job-Thomas, Makeda O’Neil and Kevern Phillips received their keys at a ceremony at Blenheim last Tuesday (January 29). The houses were constructed by local contractors, and managed by the Project Execution Unit of the Division of Settlements, Urban Renewal and Public Utilities. […]
Stepping Up Supply
Tobago’s water supply is set to be significantly increase within a year. This followed the decision to begin upgrades to the Hillsborough Dam at Mt. St George. The dam was commissioned back in 1952. It has been the major source of pipe-borne water for the island since, with the largest water storage capacity on the […]
Tobago homes getting disaster readiness support
Tobagonians are getting help protecting their homes from potential damage in the event of a natural disaster. At Wednesday’s (November 2) post Executive Council media briefing, Secretary of Settlements and Labour Deon Isaac said his Division has introduced the Disaster Mitigation Programme. The initiative was recently approved by the Assembly’s Executive Council. “Over the years, […]
$.5 million limit for public housing in Tobago
The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) will no longer construct housing costing more than $500,000. Secretary of Settlements and Labour Deon Isaac said constructing housing at high cost is not sustainable, and many of the island’s 7,500 public housing applicants would not qualify for a mortgage beyond $450,000. He was speaking at the start of […]
THA looking at starter home model
Saturday (April 9) marks a very important day in the Tobago House of Assembly’s thrust to provide affordable housing to Tobagonians. That’s when the construction of a model starter home unit will commence at Kilgwyn, Bon Accord, Secretary for Settlements and Labour Councillor Deon Isaac announced on Wednesday at the weekly post Executive Council media […]