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…

Minister defends $3.2m to send bands to Trinidad
February 12th 2012 12:09 PMTHE Tobago Development Ministry has been under fire for underwriting a $3.2 million expense bill to allow qualifying Tobago steelbands to travel and participate in the semi-finals and finals of this year’s National Panorama championships in Trinidad. Pan Trinbago had first approached the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary read more…

BIF says Murray dismissed himself
February 12th 2012 12:08 PMFORMER manager of the Buccoo Integrated Facility (BIF) Angus Murray, who was fired by the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) after just three months on the job, has lashed out at the Buccoo Integrated Facility Committee (BIFC) for statements made in a media release to refute his dismissal claims last read more…

New staffing structure for Scarborough Regional Hospital
February 12th 2012 12:07 PMTHE Tobago Regional Health Authority (TRHA) is moving full speed ahead towards implementing a new administrative structure of its nursing staff for the Scarborough Regional Hospital. Word of this has come from Secretary for Health and Social Services Claudia Groome-Duke following a meeting she had summoned with the board of read more…

TOP slams PNM at political rally
February 12th 2012 12:06 PMTHE Tobago Organisation of the People (TOP) rolled its political bandwagon through the Windward community of the sister-isle with a mini-motorcade two Sundays ago. Led by its political leader, Ashworth Jack, the TOP held a spot meeting at the Roxborough Courtyard and then opened a full-service party office in the read more…

Kinda wins Black Rock queen title
February 10th 2012 12:07 PMAmid cheers and tears, 13-year-old Kinda Stephens from the village of Whim was crowned as the first ever Black Rock Majestic Queen last week Saturday night. The pageant was organized by the Youth Arm of the Black Rock Action Group of the Tobago Organisation of the People (TOP) and was read more…

Independent Senator knocks THA’s failure to attend airport meeting
February 5th 2012 12:11 PMINDEPENDENT Tobago Senator Dr. Victor Wheeler has weighed in on the raging debate about the presence of Minority Leader Ashworth Jack at a meeting called by Transport Minister Devant Maharaj to discuss plans to open the ANR Robinson International Airport on a 24-hour basis. Secretary of Transportation Oswald Williams, who read more…



