Corpus Christi is a day when most people plant crops. In keeping with this tradition, the Minister of Food Crop Production, Land and Marine Affairs Vasant Bharath launched a Home Gardening Initiative. According to a release from the Minister of Food Crop Production, Land and Marine Affairs Vasant Bharath, the Home Garden Initiative was launched with the establishment of a model home garden at the Ministry’s Head office.
Pensioners, the physically challenged, the sick, persons in abusive relationships and those who are without caregivers are to benefit from a new Medic-alert system to be introduced by the Tobago House of Assembly from August
THA’s Chief Secretary, Orville London has expressed his unhappiness with what has taken place recently in Tobago, citing that the People’s Partnership Central Government is “playing very cheap politics and in fact, in some cases obscene politics” ; with the issue of self government for Tobago.
Impostors on board!!! That’s the cry of one fisherman as he says that there is now a rush by persons claiming that they are fishermen in order to capitalise on the compensation money from Petro- Canada. Several years ago, the international oil drilling company Petro Canada conducted a seismic survey in the waters of Tobago.
The Tobago Organization of the People Political Leader, Ashworth Jack made it clear during the People’s Partnership’s 2nd anniversary celebrations on Saturday in Tobago, that the reason for his party joining the partnership was solely in an attempt to help Tobago and the people on the Island.
Former Division of Agriculture worker, Delano Davis, a sixty five (65) year old man from Signal Hill Development, was found washed ashore at Lambeau Beach on Sunday evening, according to police officials.
Last Friday, the Water and Sewerage Authority launched its Courland Pipeline Replacement Project on Plymouth road. This marked the beginning of a series of work to be conducted by WASA. At the launch, the deputy Chief Secretary and the Minority Leader agreed that the project would assist in saving both water and money.
Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly, Orville London is questioning the motives behind government’s call for a forensic audit into the financial records of the THA. The Auditor General’s report on the financial records of the Tobago House of Assembly for the period 2004/ 2005 identified several concerns.
T&T’s Olympic bronze medal winner, George Bovell III got the better of USA’s Michael Phelps as both men are the fastest qualifiers for the 100m butterfly final at the Longhorn Aquatics Elite Invitational Swim Meet, which was held in Austin Texas.
Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar cut the ribbon to declare the Magdalena Grand Beach Resort officially open. According to the Prime Minister this four star resort is currently rated number one in Tobago and number two in Trinidad and Tobago. The official opening ceremony took place on the Prime Minister’s recent visit to Tobago in the Colibri ballroom of the beach resort.
