Concerned Citizens of Tobago

20/04/2023

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27/01/2023

22/04/2021

A snippet of our history...

18/02/2021

29/01/2021

Tobago we need to rally together to solve this crisis!

Tobago should elect its own Chief Secretary and Presiding Officer immediately!

12/01/2021

Found on Google from ropelocker.co.uk

12/01/2021

“Zip line your Lips”

This is the response of the aspiring Chief Secretary when faced with proof that she is directly responsible for another failed PNM project. No remorse, apology no attempt to blame Kamla (we might ah actually bite on the Kamla line).

I am not surprised for in the land of the blind one eye man is King and Queen. So this democratically elected Dictator Monarchy as has been their standard operations respond with scare tactics and intimidation.

Ask the Accounting Officers in the THA who are transferred when they dare to stand up.

Ask D’Angelo

Ask the Festival Commission

Ask Sheldon Cunningham about the food cards

Ask Denise about the trust worthiness of the snakes she once lay with

Ask about you Pension

Ask about your increments

Ask Sanctuary and Manta Lodge

Ask the residents of Bon Accord who have been displaced

Go Stand in the bus shed and ask you really cost

Then again you have a choices continue Zip line your Lips or remove the Monarchs from Office.

I fear that the latter option will not be exercise unless you free your from mental slavery. They have taught you to zip your lips and distrust other Tobagonian’s with xenophobic rhetoric that they may be affiliated to another race ah mean party.

The choice is yours on January 25th Zip your lips or stand up for your children!

12/01/2021

Deputy political leader of the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) Farley Augustine is calling on PNM Tobago Council leader Tracy Davidson-Celestine to answer to taxpayers about a zipline project planned years ago for the Main Ridge Forest Reserve. In 2015, the 1.5-kilometre zipline project was an...

08/01/2021

It is important that we know our history!

✔ WHO WAS A.P.T. JAMES? ✔

Alphonso Philbert Theophilus James was born in Patience Hill, Tobago. He later migrated to Trinidad, where he worked as a laborer with the Brighton Lake Asphalt Company and rose in the ranks to become a foreman, before eventually becoming an independent contractor. He was involved with the Uriah Butler labor movement in the 1930s and was an advocate for labor issues, though he is best known for being the most ardent advocate for political, social, and economic development in Tobago. James was a member of the Trinidad Labour Party, and he won the Tobago seat in the Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago in 1946. His tenure in office lasted until 1961.

James believed that Tobago, though disadvantaged by years of neglect, was an equal partner in the former united colony of Trinidad and Tobago, not a subordinate, dependent adjunct. He demanded that Tobago have separate representation and a separate voice on all issues and in all forums, even in the parliament of the British West Indies Federation. He contended that if Tobago's infrastructure, sea communication, and social services were improved, and if its agricultural, fishing, and tourism resources developed, the island would achieve economic viability and thus free itself from dependence on the Trinidad treasury. Probably the most significant of James's convictions was that Tobago should once again be granted administrative autonomy and become a separate entity, independent of Trinidad. At the end of his career he advocated secession from Trinidad.

His advocacy for Tobago resulted in several victories, including the purchase of two new steamships for the inter-island route in 1960, the construction of the North Coast Road, the appropriation of more money for the improvement of medical service and equipment at the Tobago hospital, and the construction of at least two elementary schools in Tobago. James strongly believed that Tobago could regain economic viability, mainly through the development of its agricultural and fishing industries and by encouraging tourism. Thus, in 1948, he visited the secretary of state for the colonies and presented a memorandum for the economic and political development of Tobago from the Tobago Citizens Political and Economic Party (TCPEP), which recommended, inter alia, that the Colonial Development Corporation provide fifteen million dollars towards the development of Tobago. James also lobbied for the extension of water distribution and the provision of electricity to Tobago. In 1952, Scarborough, Tobago's capital, was finally electrified.

By 1947 the uneven development in Tobago led James to threaten to work toward the separation of the island from Trinidad. In 1948 James also championed the cause for full responsible government—that all members of the Legislative Council should be elected, and that Tobago should have two seats in the council and representation on the Executive Council and the Estimates Committee, which created the colony's annual budget. James believed that because Tobago was separated from Trinidad by the ocean, Tobagonians knew best what the island needed. Thus, their increased representation in the corridors of power was essential for the progress of the island. Further, James and the TCPEP demanded that a special ministry to handle Tobago affairs be created, and the Ministry of Tobago Affairs was duly established in 1964.

In 1956 the People's National Movement (PNM), led by Eric Williams (1911–1981), came to power. James was optimistic about Williams' "Tobago Development Programme," with its 9.2 million dollars promised for economic development in Tobago. Williams also proposed a Ministry of Tobago Affairs, with a minister who would be a member of the Executive Council. James soon became impatient with the pace of progress in the development program, however, and that and other matters led to strained relations with the PNM. By 1960 James had formed a group called the Tobago Independence Movement (TIM) to explore the possibility of Tobago gaining internal self-government status within the West Indies Federation. The group proposed a referendum on separation from Trinidad. The proposal was condemned by the PNM government, which James charged with having a colonial mentality toward Tobago.

In 1961 James lost his seat in the general elections. One month later, on January 5, 1962, he died of a cerebral hemorrhage and hypertension. To James's credit, Tobago was a better place because of his unrelenting advocacy on its behalf. The political pressure he put on the central government forced Trinidadian officials to abandon the view that Tobago should only be considered a rural backwater with little economic potential, not worthy of much administrative attention and devoid of political consciousness.

Taken from Encyclopedia.com:
https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/james-p-t

30/12/2020

THE LONG-AWAITED bond for the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) in a sum of $300 million, which will be used to finance a suite of capital projects, is expected to

30/12/2020

As of De­cem­ber 29, 2020, the Peo­ple’s Na­tion­al Move­ment’s (PNM) cur­rent area rep­re­sen­ta­tive and prospec­tive can­di­date for the Canaan/Bon Ac­cord elec­toral dis­trict Sec­re­tary Clarence Ja­cob has not an­swered cor­rup­tion al­le­ga­tions levied against t...

27/12/2020

A sobering take on Tobago's future...

https://newsday.co.tt/2020/12/27/tobagos-future/

Recently, while driving along Milford Road, I saw an elderly man walking ahead of me on the sidewalk. The sight of him struck such a chord in my mind that I wished I had a camera to capture the symbolism. He was bent, hobbling with a cane, with the words “Tobago’s Future” emblazoned across the...

27/12/2020

ALL MUST SUE D STATE FOR VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS!!!

SPECIAL TREATMENT

25/12/2020

A Crown Point res­i­dent yes­ter­day en­gaged in a stand-off with a crew of work­men rep­re­sent­ing the Na­tion­al In­fra­struc­ture De­vel­op­ment Com­pa­ny (NID­CO), af­ter they turned up on his prop­er­ty and start­ed de­mol­ish­ing the out­er fenc­ing. Solomon Lovel...

24/12/2020

NOTE WELL....
“We implore the AG to respond to the issue raised that ‘these amendments to the act require a special majority as they infringe upon the rights enshrined in section four of our Constitution.’ We humbly submit that this is a case of the spirit of the constitutional law as opposed to the letter of said law.”
https://newsday.co.tt/2020/12/23/jcc-fact-checks-faris-on-procurement-law/

President of the Joint Consultative Council for the Construction Industry Fazir Khan fact-checked the Attorney General and called for further clarification of aspects of the new procurement legislation in a release sent to the media on Wedensday. The release was sent days after a press conference at...

23/12/2020

With the countdown on for the ANR Robinson International Airport Expansion project, comes word that out of 127 properties to be acquired, some 92 families have settled. But not only

23/12/2020

Out of the 12 elec­toral dis­tricts in the To­ba­go House of As­sem­bly (THA) elec­tions, the Lam­beau/Sig­nal Hill area has the unique dis­tinc­tion of be­ing the on­ly one to have sup­port­ed the Peo­ple’s Na­tion­al Move­ment (PNM) since elec­toral pol­i­tics be­gan in 19...

23/12/2020

Although long lines of shoppers can be seen outside of supermarkets and other establishments in Tobago, business owners say this has not necessarily translated into increased sales for Christmas. They reiterated businesses continue to be negatively affected by covid19. “Basically, what we are seei...

22/12/2020

THE Opposition will not support any legislation brought to Parliament until Government returns the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act to its original form. At a press conference at the office of the Leader of the Opposition, Charles Street in Port of Spain, opposition senator Wad...

22/12/2020

21/12/2020

A FOREX CONCERN FOR ALL!
https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/shipping-firms-say-no-more-paymentsin-tt-6.2.1266205.6b45257360?fbclid=IwAR1lo8pquCE031WFzrzj8QdKU1IG6aevsRkJtcpxo6u97LnL_gPEa0Qjd18

Two ship­ping com­pa­nies an­nounced on Fri­day that come Jan­u­ary 17, 2021, cus­tomers wish­ing to im­port items in­to Trinidad and To­ba­go will have to pay their freight charges in US dol­lars.

20/12/2020

https://newsday.co.tt/2020/12/18/scarborough-vendors-clash-over-stalls/

A Scarborough market vendor is crying foul, after a neighbouring vendor placed his goods on her stalls and refused to move them.Tara Maharaj told Newsday on Friday, a nearby vendor has been illegally occupying two of her four stalls for the past week. She said the man has four stalls, which he has l...

19/12/2020

https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/transport-boss-admits-bobol-rampantat-licensing-office-6.2.1265619.ba9b1560f2

Weeks af­ter Guardian Me­dia pub­lished the sto­ry of a Valeni­ca man who said his car was seized af­ter an­oth­er ve­hi­cle with the same reg­is­tra­tion was dis­cov­ered, the Trans­port Com­mis­sion­er says that prob­lem is much more wide­spread.

19/12/2020

LITERACY FOR ALL!
https://newsday.co.tt/2020/12/18/pdp-promises-to-prioritise-adult-literacy/

If elected chief secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly, Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) candidate Farley Augustine promises to dedicate two evenings per month to host adult literacy classes. At Primetime with Farley Augustine: Transforming Tobago streaming series on social media, on Tuesda...

19/12/2020

PROMISES NEVER MATERIALIZED
https://fb.watch/2tgrbXJmGO/

18/12/2020

TRHA MONITOR
Some staff members of the TRHA are "very concerned" about outstanding gratuities and allowances owed to them! "Besides our gratuities for the years 2018/19/20, many are still owed increments and acting allowances," they insisted. They are calling on the THA Health Secretary to make good on her promise to pay all outstanding debts owed to staff.

17/12/2020

Some political history as told by Newspaper Columnist OPUKU WARI

"Looking back at first THA election in 1980 ANR Robinson "Robbie" and his party the Democratic Action Congress (DAC) won 2 Tobago seats in 1976 national elections. PNM won local election in Tobago 1977. Robbie went to Parliament for Tgo THA in 77. First THA vote was 1980. PNM vs DAC for 12 seats. NJAC enters campaign with 'Smash PNM ' campaign but did not put up candidates. NJAC plastered 5000 Smash PNM posters across Tobago, 20 car mikes with well trained public speakers hit the roads.10 public meetings were held every night and hundreds of spot meetings were held daily. Tobagonians were in frenzy and were chanting, "smash the PNM!" The DAC won 8- 4 and Robbie was the first leader of the THA.

17/12/2020

What about our main bus terminal facility in Scarborough?
https://newsday.co.tt/2020/12/07/tha-division-bus-sheds-are-priority-projects/

The Division of Settlements, Urban Renewal and Public Utilities has blamed the “political climate” for the recent leaking of invoices for projects within the division. In a statement on its page on Friday, the division said it is no coincidence that the leaking of the invoices is happen...