Tobago West MP Delmon Baker has told the Opposition Leader, Dr Keith Rowley, to instruct the PNM-controlled Tobago House of Assembly to call the Tobago elections now. “We’re ready.
Opposition leader, Dr. Keith Rowley announced that the Tobago House of Assembly will receive $2.337 billion from this year’s $58.24 national budget and not the $3.56 billion that was previously announced by the Minister of Finance, Larry Howai.
A series of coastal cleanup activities took place early this morning at approximately seven beaches here in Tobago as a part of the International Coastal Cleanup day.
Following the national 2013 budget reading, Chief Secretary of the THA, Orville London explained that the treatment in this budget is identical to how they’ve been treated in the past.
According to Chief Secretary Orville London, the contract for the construction of a new Vendor’s Facility at Charlotteville has been awarded to MTS.
In a few days, Finance Minister Larry Howai is expected to make the national budget presentation in the House of Representatives. This, the third budget since the People’s Partnership Government was elected into office.
$2.356 billion has been allocated to the Tobago House of Assembly in this year’s 2013 budget. Of that allocation, $2.006 billion would be for recurrent expenditure and $350 million for capital expenditure.
Newly appointed Justice Minister Christlyn Moore, in her first appearance in Tobago since being installed, bashed Chief Secretary Orville London and the current THA Administration.
At Wednesday’s executive council media briefing, Legal Counsel for the THA, Mr. Alvin Pascall attempted to clear up the controversy about the land arrangement at Shirvan Road which will house the Division of Agriculture, Marine Affairs, marketing and the Environment.
The Charlotteville Health centre isn’t being used for its intended purpose, this according to Minority Leader in the Tobago House of Assembly, Ashworth Jack. A Trinidad and Tobago Regiment truck capsized in Charlotteville Last Sunday resulting in a number of people being injured.
