Mrs Fete

Kamla keeps up heavy party schedule Amidst fiery protests in the Siparia constituency and bitter complaints by some constituents that she is missing in action, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is keeping up a heavy party schedule of Carnival fetes, in one instance hitting three — in different parts of the read more…

Health Challenges (Part Two)
January 22nd 2012 2:07 PMToo much PR in Life Fund IN the previous column I reaffirmed the critical and crying need for the establishment of a system of national health insurance in this country so that all citizens can be in a position to have access to an acceptable level of health care in read more…

Porsche economics
January 22nd 2012 1:57 PMIT is clear from Housing and Environment Minister Dr. Roodal Moonilal’s announcement of the plan to purchase (or lease – it is still not clear) a light aircraft at undisclosed price but with maintenance costs of $3 million a year, that the PP administration has still not developed a philosophical read more…

Community Centre finished at long last
January 22nd 2012 1:46 PMAN impressive-looking community centre project now towers over the beachfront of the tiny seaside village community of Parlatuvier. However, fishermen on the bay are still dissatisfied with the development efforts of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) for their village community. They are also questioning the size of the building read more…

UK team in ‘bees’ exchange with Tobago Apiary society
January 22nd 2012 1:42 PMA SEVEN member “Bees for Development” group from the United Kingdom (UK), arrived in Tobago for a week-long safari of the sister-isle from last week Monday. They were greeted on arrival at the ANR Robinson International Airport in Crown Point by President of the Tobago Apiary-cultural Society Gladstone Solomon and read more…

Castara fishermen wait in vain for Melville
January 22nd 2012 1:37 PMTHE Fishermen of Castara are still waiting patiently for the return of Secretary for Agriculture, Marine Affairs and the Environment Councillor Garry Melville to complete consultations on their new fishing depot for the sea-side village community. Melville along with Assemblyman for the area Tracey Davidson-Celestine had held a meeting with read more…

TOP kicks of THA 2013 elections with a queen show
January 22nd 2012 1:32 PMTHE countdown for the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) elections due in January 2013 has begun and already the island’s political parties are gearing up for battle. Jumping the gun, however, is the Black Rock Action Group Youth Arm of the Tobago Organisation of the People (TOP) with plans for read more…



