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THA Cleared for $300 Million Dollar Loan

ByKandace Jackson

Turning to the announcements for Tobago, within the 2019 mid-year budget review, Finance Minister Colm Imbert approved the Tobago House of Assembly’s request to apply for a $300 million loan. The Minister said; “I intend to get approval in the very near future for the Tobago House of Assembly to raise loans in the local…

Hope after Sandals
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Hope after Sandals

ByAisha

Some individuals have stated that Sandals would have encouraged more direct airlift as well as other investors to the island. A month after the hotel giant’s withdrawal; questions linger about the future of the tourism industry. The Tobago Hotel and Tourism Association remains hopeful but knows there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. Here is more.

Meet With Residents
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Meet With Residents

ByAisha

Residents of Bon Accord and Crown Point were blindsided in 2018 with the shocking news that they may lose their homes through compulsory land acquisition for the construction of the new airport terminal. Government’s plans changed and put on hold. However residents have seen notices in the newspaper about a new area to be used and they are calling for a meeting with the relevant authorities to understand what is going to take place.

Mill Ruin Experience Pkg
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Mill Ruin Experience Pkg

ByAisha

Littered all over Tobago are relics such as sugar mills and copper pots, remnants of the island’s a reminder of our island’s sugar producing past, powered by slavery. On the grounds of the Goodwood Secondary School, there are ruins of the Goldsborough estate sugar mill and instead of keeping it a secret, the school has decided to turn the ruins into a tourist attraction.