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Tobago Business Chamber: Lifting beach time limits will boost business
The Tobago Business Chamber says the Government’s decision to remove the time restrictions for people to be at beaches and rivers will help to promote greater business activity as the island’s economy slowly reopens. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh made the announcement on Saturday at the ministry’s virtual covid19 media briefing. He said the existing covid19 health protocols are still in effect, including no consumption of alcohol, gathering in groups over ten and loud music. In a WhatsApp voice note on Monday, the chamber’s president Martin George said the Tobago Business Chamber always supported "any initiative which fosters greater business activity and the reopening...
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Martin George – Come Leh We Go Tobago!!!
The importance of human resources development in Trinidad and Tobago has been recognized by all. A focused discussion on the sister island of Tobago is accorded priority at our next Tea With HRMATT. It’s time to reflect and commit to taking action when we consider the unique demographic, economic and geographic constraints faced by Tobago as the island’s development call for a strengthening of the concerted efforts at human resources development.To kick start our discussions on Thursday, we introduce to you our first speaker, Mr. Martin George, Chairman of the Tobago Business Chamber.Martin George is the Principal of the Law...
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No Carnival taste for Tobago, stakeholders eye October
Tobago stakeholders say they support the THA Division of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation’s decision to not host a physical Carnival celebration on the island. It came hours after the National Carnival Commission announced that an estimated $30 million has been allocated for its Taste of Carnival initiative for mas, pan and calypso at safe zones in Trinidad. There will also be a brass concert and Carnival history showcase on February 28 and March 1, which would have been Carnival Monday and Tuesday. The NCC also unveiled over 200 pods at the Queen's Park Savannah in Port Spain where groups of...
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Martin George: Forget about Tobago Carnival for 2022
Head of the Tobago Business Chamber, Martin George, strongly believes Government should forget about staging any kind of Carnival activity for 2022, especially for Tobago. “The time frame left for planning and putting on any semblance of a carnival 2022 is insufficient and therefore, safe zone or not, carnival 2022 should not be a major consideration for Trinidad and Tobago, but more so Tobago,” George argues. According to George, not enough thought has gone into the planning of any of the events being proposed at present. “It does not appear realistic or feasible to push ahead with this half-baked duck of an idea...
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Tobago Chamber: Carnival safe zone events not practical at this time
The Tobago Business Chamber is urging the Government to focus its energies on other pressing matters, instead of pushing ahead with its proposed “Taste of Carnival”. The safe zone Carnival events would allow certain Carnival activities for vaccinated persons only in safe zone arrangements deemed to pose the smallest potential COVID-19 risk. Chairman of the Tobago Business Chamber Martin George questioned why Government would move ahead with these plans when T&T was experiencing record COVID-19 daily totals. Just yesterday, more than 1,000 new virus were reported – the highest number of infections recorded since the first case was detected in March 2020. George noted...
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The Delayed Implementation Of The Public Sector Safe Zones
Attorney-at-Law Martin George shared his views on the government’s decision to delay the implementation of the public sector safe zones. https://youtu.be/c_k2CJtbJ1I BY: TTT NEWS ...
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THA Elections 2021 – Tobago Business Chamber
The Chairman of the Tobago Business Chamber, Martin George shares his thoughts on next week’s THA Elections. https://youtu.be/nTClUvLbNHU BY: TTT NEWS ...
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