PNM Tobago marks one year

Callendar said the executive’s first success was the 10-2 victory in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) elections in January.

He said the executive recently concluded an in depth analysis of the THA election campaign and is now in a position to take the council forward.

Callendar said the council fully supports the efforts of THA Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles and other members of the Assembly, “as they grapple with the challenging economic and social scenario at this time on the island.” Callendar was confident that solutions on greater autonomy for Tobago; a lasting resolution to the air and sea challenges between Trinidad and Tobago and the regularisation of land titles in Tobago.

He congratulated former THA chief secretary Orville London and former THA deputy chief secretary Tracy Davidson Celestine on their respective diplomatic postings in the United Kingdom and Costa Rica. Callendar also welcomed Tobago East MP Ayanna Webster- Roy as the council’s new lady vice chairman.

He expressed the council’s sadness of the passing of former government minister Rennie Dumas earlier this year.