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  • Coker’s ‘mystery job’ explained

    Chairman of the Tobago Organisation of the People (TOP) Lionel Coker, has responded to looming questions about his present employment status. The Chairman wants an end to the speculation about his relationship with the CEPEP Company of Trinidad and Tobago. Coker spends considerable time at the Glen Road office of CEPEP, the agency that runs parallel to the Tobago House of Assembly-run CEPEP. ...

  • Who served the court order

    THA Senior Counsel Alvin Pascal last Thursday insisted that "he had not been served with the court order." The order was verbally handed down by the judge of the high court in the presence the claimants inclusive of Irwin 'Jabba' Hercules and his attorney Deborah Moore-Miggins. Last Wednesday, when Secretary Hilton Sandy was contacted by the media, he stated that he was ...

  • Conflicting accounts of 6 year old death

    General Manager of the Turtle Beach Hotel Leslie Amedee said the incident involving the tragic death of six- year old Eric Gittens was an unfortunate one. According to Amedee, the hotel was doing all it could to be in communication with the family members. Six year old Eric Gittens died in a freak accident at the hotel where a table toppled, pinning the little boy on May 10. "The focus ...

  • Illegal Dumping in Charlotteville

    Patricia Turpin, the owner of the Charlotteville Estate is deciding on what action to take against dumping illegal on her property. Turpin, a longtime resident of Charlotteville, with a keen interest in conservation, was not at home when debris was dumped on her property. She believes that several truckloads of dirt mixed with garbage, inclusive of concrete slabs were dumped on her property. ...

  • THA defies court order

    In a judgment of the High Court dated May 10, 2013 between the Claimants, Irwin Hercules, Samuel Mapp and Kenneth Murray, who are all members of the Charlotteville Beachfront Movement (CBM) and the Tobago House of Assembly as defendants the THA was ordered to stop work on the project until the next hearing on June 21, 2013. The Court Order which is signed and stamped by Assistant Registrar ...


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The World According to Garp

For all the weird events that transpire during its 131 minutes, "The World According to Garp" is a strangely unaffecting movie. Interesting, yes. Original, yes. Often hilarious, yes. But, despite the fact that it sets itself up as a tragicomic social satire striking several specific targets, not much of it really stays with you after it's over. Instead, it just seems to waver between almost sitcom ... ...

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  • THA wants to benefit from housing loan for housing

    The Tobago House of Assembly (THA) wants a share of any housing loan acquired by government and to have the opportunity to finance off budget funding for housing projects in Tobago. These are some of the issues raised at a recent meeting between Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal and THA Secretary of Settlements and Labour Assemblyman Huey Cadette. Cadette told Wednesday's post Executive ...

  • TOP ready for Internal Elections

    After suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Tobago Council of the People's National Movement less than six months ago, the Tobago Organisation of the People will be holding internal elections on June 2. The party will first meet on May 26 for its Annual General Meeting at the Mason Hall Secondary School where they will accept some amendments to the party's constitution, ...

  • THA opens ICT Centre in Parlatuvier

    The community of Parlatuvier is now home to a spanking new Information and Communications Technology (ICT) walk-in centre which was officially opened last Tuesday evening. Secretary of Community Development and Culture, Dr. Denise Tsoi-A-Fatt Angus commissioned the multi-purpose facility building at a cost to the division of $105,000, outfitted with 12 computers, fax machines, printers, ...

  • Farmers share concerns with Agriculture Secretary

    The Division of Agriculture, Marketing, Marine Affairs and the Environment held its fourth meeting, in series of its District meetings with Farmers' Group's. This meeting took place last Tuesday at the Whim Community Centre and targeted farmers and stakeholders in the Plymouth District. Scores of farmers attended the consultation with a few of expressing their concerns, opinions and ...

  • Energy in short supply at Tobago Fashion

    Good, but not explosive. Exciting but not energetic. Those were some of the comments overheard by patrons at the opening night of the Tobago Fashion Weekend on Friday night at the Pigeon Point Heritage ...

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