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Tobago Chamber: Govt must clear the air

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The Government cannot stay silent and avoid accountability in the face of an allegation that there is half-a-billion dollars in cost overruns in the construction of the ANR Robinson International Airport terminal in Tobago, says Tobago Business Chamber chairman Martin George. He said any normal responsible Government would provide transparency, adding that failure to give an account will lead to calls for a criminal charges to be laid or a public enquiry. “In relation to the allegations of cost overruns on the Tobago airport project, it would appear that a reasonable and prudent course of action would be for the Government to...

07 December

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George: $42M drug bust in Tobago ‘a drop in the bucket’

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Chairman of the Tobago Business Chamber, Martin George, says the $42 million drug bust in Tobago is just a drop in the bucket, as it relates to crime detection on the island. Police believe the narcotics and firearms, which were found during a police operation at Pigeon Point Beach on Monday night, were en route to another Caribbean island. Two suspects were arrested during the bust and are expected to be charged soon. Martin George told Guardian Media that drugs are the driving force behind violent crimes in Tobago. He believes there is a lot more work to be done by the police. “I am...

07 December

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Martin George discusses the recent highlights in Tobago

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07 December

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Kamla, Rowley spar on Tobago airport project

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Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar are now in a war of words on the ANR Robinson Airport expansion project in Tobago. This, as Rowley accused Persad-Bissessar of making a “scandalous outburst and torrent of baseless allegations” in the wake of her accusations of mismanagement and corruption on the project by Government. In a WhatsApp message yesterday, Persad-Bissessar doubled down on accusations first made at a United National Congress cottage meeting in Las Lomas on Monday night. Calling for a criminal probe of the project, she asserted Government has been misleading the public about the project’s escalating costs....

07 December

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Farley lauds police for historic $42M drug bust

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Chief Secretary Farley Augustine has credited recent leadership changes within the T&T Police Service’s Tobago Division for Monday’s historic $42 million narcotics haul at Pigeon Point and the recent decline in serious crimes. In fact, Augustine said this is the level of performance he has been advocating for. “This is the biggest step in restoring confidence in the public,” he said yesterday, commending the division for executing Tobago’s largest-ever drug and weapons seizure. “This kind of find further justifies the THA’s spend and support for the TTPS, the Defence Force, and all of the security machinery on the island… It shows how the...

24 November

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Mr. George on the charges dropped against the Cops

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20 November

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Nomination of new members of the Police Service Commission

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12 November

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Tobago Talks with Martin George

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12 November

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RBC defends its credit card limits

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