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Tobago safe zones not all ready

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The lifting of restrictions on restaurants, cinemas, casinos, gyms, and bars on Monday, allowing them to reopen as safe zones for vaccinated customers only, proved challenging for many of these businesses in Tobago, which remained closed. According to the Ministry of Health, in a safe zone all staff members must be vaccinated. Customers are also expected to show their vaccination card to enter a safe zone and have one form of ID in their possession while on the compound of a safe zone. Workers who can’t be vaccinated because they are pregnant, recently recovered from the virus or have any other medical...

12 October

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Martin George – First Day of Safe Zone Policy

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12 October

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Post Budget Panel Discussion

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12 October

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CHAMBERS ON FIRST DAY OF SAFE ZONE POLICY

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08 October

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Tobago Business Chamber: Be transparent in $50 million investment for hoteliers

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The Tobago Business Chamber is urging the Government to be transparent in executing its $50 million bailout plan to assist struggling hoteliers and tourism-related businesses on the island. Finance Minister Colm Imbert announced the initiative on Monday during the budget presentation in the House of Representatives. He said it will be implemented to provide much-needed working capital for those in the sector, who have been severely affected by the pandemic. Imbert said the programme, titled Tobago Hotel and Tourism Support, will be managed by the Tobago House of assembly and Evolving Tecknologies and Enterprise Development Ltd (EtecK). Both entities will screen applications...

06 October

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Martin George – Post Budget Discussion

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03 October

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Faris under fire from public, pressure in the PNM

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Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi is under fire from several quarters after the collapse of the Police Service Commission (PSC) left behind a tangled mess. The AG is also under heavy public scrutiny for a seemingly failed selection process for an acting Commissioner of Police and CoP, and the ongoing legal matters involving Gary Griffith, the PSC, former attorney general Anand Ramlogan and the Government. Questions have also been asked about the Legal Notice 183 (2021) which was compared to the infamous Section 34 under the People's Partnership government and seemed to be specifically drafted with one person in mind. Controversy surrounding...

03 October

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Tobago Chamber expects ‘sweeteners’ for THA elections

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President of the Tobago Business Chamber Martin George says with the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election due soon, he expects ‘sweeteners’ for Tobago in the upcoming budget presentation. In an interview on CNC3’s The Morning Brew with host Jason Williams yesterday, George said although there was no clear winner in the THA election in January, with a six-six deadlock, he believes there was a clear loser. “I think it is obvious that we are going to see from the Central Government is an attempt to boost their fortunes in the upcoming THA elections and along with that would come the added...

02 October

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Tobago Business Chamber: Budget may contain ‘sweeteners’ for Tobago

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