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]]>“I intend to get approval in the very near future for the Tobago House of Assembly to raise loans in the local market with a sum of $300 million for a number of development projects including health and sporting facilities, housing, road and bridges, coastal protection and the THA’s innovative intelligent island.”
Out of the $1.84 billion dollars to supplement the 2019 national budget, Minister Imbert stated $85.7 million will be for payment for daily paid workers attached to the sea-bridge as well as the charter-hire of the Jean De La Vallette vessel. He also announced that plans for the new airport terminal are well underway.
“The Andean development bank of Latin America is providing technical assistance for the project and the main terminal is being constructed by a design finance build contractor and associated works by sub contractors with public financing. Construction work is scheduled to begin in December 2019 with practical competition by early 2021.”
The Finance Minister, however, made no announcements where compensation for the compulsory and acquisition process is concerned.
]]>Candice Murray of Pembroke delivered her bouncing baby boy at the Signal Hill institution at 2:13pm. The child is Ms Murray’s first, and weighed at 4.416 kilograms at birth. Officials of the Tobago Regional Health Authority visited the new mother with a party that included Administrator Diane Baker-Henry; Mr. Winfield Quamina, TRHA board member; Acting CEO of the TRHA, Michelle Edwards Benjamin; Dr. Rufaro Celestine, Medical Chief of Staff; Head of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Dr. Victor Wheeler and acting Secondary Care Nurse Manager, Sarah Celestine-Balfour. They not only visited the new mother but also gave out hampers to the mothers on the ward.
Definitely a mother’s day to remember.
]]>With less than 2 weeks left until the ‘Greatest Show On Earth’, there is an electric vibe in the air as we anticipate Carnival Monday and Tuesday. In Tobago, offerings by our local artistes have been on rotation on the airwaves and have been receiving high praise. One such offering is a patriotic piece that some have called the unofficial Tobago Anthem.
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