THA councillor: It’s not over

Speaking with Newsday on Tuesday, Yisrael, while describing the swim protest as a success, said the mission was twofold.

“One was to bring the issue of inter island transportation, particularly the seabridge on the national agenda and I think that we succeeded at that,” Yisrael said. “The second mission is to ensure that Tobago particularly the Tobago House of Assembly has the deciding voice on whatever vessel or vessels have been identified for the inter island ferry route.” Going forward will be the continuation of the second mission, according Yisrael.

“We sent three letters; one to the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, one to the chairman of the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago and also to Caribbean Airlines requesting a meeting to sit with each of them individually to discuss how we in the Tobago House of Assembly can be part of the decision making process.”