As is customary, the Senior citizens in the Carnbee/ Mt. Pleasant electoral district were on Tuesday- treated to a luncheon hosted by the village council.

Channel 5 News has learned that patients visiting the Scarborough General hospital are being told that the Xray Machine is out of service. These patients are then referred to other institutions to have their X-rays done.

It has become part of Tobago’s rich tradition that Easter Monday is ‘Mt. Pleasant day’ in local palance. Well, the Carnbee/ Mt. Pleasant Community council has launched the annual event. This year would be the 41st staging of the sports and family day.

The Buccoo village council has proposed that more than one major goat race event be held in the village each year.

The sun came out in all its glory earlier as hundreds turned out to witness the 87th edition of the annual Buccoo Goat and Crab Race on Easter Tuesday. To some it was a customary event but to others it was an eye filling activity and one that consumed their full attention.

Easter Monday labeled Derby day in Tobago as many flocked to the Mt. Pleasant Recreation Grounds to take in the annual Goat Race and Sports Day. This year marked 40 years since the beginning of the event and was set to be a very special day for those attending.

Last night tragedy struck when 23 year old Gary Kerr of Mt. Pleasant died in a freak road accident. According to a police report, around 9:15 Thursday night 36 year old Stephen Young of Young Street Canaan loaded his 3 tonne Mitsubishi truck, registration number TCN 3638, with garbage from the View Port Supermarket outlet in Canaan

With the increased sponsorship to the Annual Sports Day in Mt Pleasant on Easter Monday by the Division of Finance and Enterprise Development, there is a fear that there may be some form of control by the Assembly.