Author: Corey Connelly
SOLDIERS held three men from Signal Hill during a roadblock in Harmony Hall, Mt Grace, on January 13. Acting on information, the army men, who have powers of arrest during the current state of emergency, held an exercise between 10 am and 11.15 am. They army men stopped a car, which was occupied by a […]
BARRING any unforeseen developments, Secretary of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation Tashia Burris said the first phase of the Store Bay redevelopment project should begin in July. Last September, vendors at the Store Bay Beach Facility called on the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) to clear the air about their plans for the popular spot […]
THA SECRETARY of Infrastructure, Quarries and Urban Development Trevor James says he has been nominated to contest the general election for the Tobago People’s Party (TPP). The Scarborough/Mt Grace assemblyman had first expressed interest in contesting a seat during a news conference at the Shaw Park Cultural Complex on September 7, 2024. At that time, […]
THA Secretary of Infrastructure, Quarries and Urban Development Trevor James has said the Shirvan/Store Bay connector road should be completed before Carnival. He was speaking on Tobago Updates on January 13. The Shirvan/Store Bay connector road and roundabout, which was officially commissioned on August 6, 2024, comprises two roundabouts and several streets named after prominent […]
THA SECRETARY of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation Tashia Burris says the division is re-activating its visitor relations unit for tourists during the state of emergency (SoE). She spoke at a Tobago security council stakeholder meeting at the Hochoy Charles Administrative Complex, Calder Hall, on January 9. The meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, […]
OSWAIN SUBERO, ACP, Tobago Division, says this year his officers will be focusing on removing guns and narcotics from the island. He made the statement at a Tobago security council stakeholders meeting at the Hochoy Charles Administrative Complex, Calder Hall, on January 9. The meeting, which explored strategies to cushion the negative impact of the […]
EARL ELIE, Snr Supt, Tobago Division, has revealed that children as young as 12 are becoming involved in gang activity. He was speaking at a Tobago security council stakeholder meeting at the Hochoy Charles Administrative Complex, Calder Hall, on January 9. The meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, examined the strategies being implemented to […]
FINANCE MINISTER Colm Imbert on January 5 avoided comment on Dr Rowley’s decision to step down as Prime Minister. He also did not respond to a question on who he would support as a successor to Rowley as political leader. Imbert, a senior minister and MP, spoke briefly to reporters shortly before the start of […]
TOBAGO has recorded its first murder for 2025. The victim has been identified as Beris Joseph, 15, a student of the Signal Hill Secondary School. Police said residents of Mt Hay heard gunshots on the night of January 3. The teenager’s body was discovered on the roadway on January 4. Investigations are continuing. The island […]
The Innovative Democratic Alliance (IDA) says implementing a state of emergency (SoE) is not the solution to crime. “The latest SoE is yet another band-aid on a gaping wound which clearly demonstrates this government has no plan,” the party said in a statement on December 30. “It fails to address the deeper roots of crime, […]