ALL THE PNM WORK DONE IN TOBAGO

ALL THIS IS PNM WORK IN TOBAGO

Agriculture and Fishing

1. Provided capacity enhancement training to farmers in a range of areas including crop production, livestock production and agro-processing;
2. Developed Agricultural access roads in various areas in Tobago thereby allowing farmers to have greater access to land.
3. Introduced the Home Garden Initiative and Eat Local Campaign to boost agriculture production on the island
4. Established the Youth Apprenticeship Programme in Agriculture (YAPA) to support the participation of young people in agriculture.
5. Established new companies inclusive of, Tobago Cassava Products, Fish Processing Company of Tobago and Tobago Cold Storage and Warehouse Facility, that has now been merged into The Tobago Agri-Business Development Company, in an continuing effort to increase value added from the agricultural sector in Tobago
6. Provided financial support to Beekeepers Association, Tobago Agricultural Association and Tobago Apicultural Society to assist them in their ongoing work in the sector.
7. Reconstructed the Scarborough Market
8. Constructed new fishing facilities in various areas of the island, inclusive of Delaford, Charlotteville, Mt. Irvine, Studley Park, Belle Garden, Castara, thereby providing facilities for fisherman to sell their products in a more sanitary manner
9. Provided financial assistance to fishermen through the Business Development Unit to purchase boats and engines
10. Provided capacity enhancement programmes for fishermen in areas such as safety at sea
11. Provided financial assistance and support to purchase devices for fishermen such as GPS tracking to improve safety at sea
12. Provided support for farmers in Tobago as part of the COVID 19 response by the provision of land clearing services, provision of planting materials, distributed start-up kits and seedlings for the home garden initiative

Road Network and Traffic Management Systems

1. Constructed several new link roads in Tobago including L’Anse Fourmi/Charlotteville, Spring Garden Trace and the Mason Hall/Les Coteaux Link Roads;

   • Conducted refurbishment and resurfacing works across the island. Some major roads included:
   • Mt. St. George to Studley Park;
   • Windward Road,
   • Northside Road,
   • RocklyVale to Providence,
   • Easterfield Branch Road,
   • Gardenside Street and Lambeau Main Road,
   • Arnos Vale Road,
   • Daniel Trace in Carnbee,
   • Farm Road in Mason Hall, S
   • mithfield Connector Road in lower Scarborough.

2. Upgraded of a number of secondary roads across the island in areas such as:

   • Blenheim Housing Project in Hope;
   • the Arnos Vale Road;
   • Farm Road in Mason Hall;
   • Idlewild Trace; and
   • McKnight Trace, Bon Accord;

3. Completed the retaining walls and slipper drains in numerous communities including

   • Charlottesville;
   • Delaford Phase I;
   • Belle Garden Bay Road;
   • Spring Street, Belle Garden;
   • Betsy’s Hope;
   • Idlewild;
   • Pembroke; and
   • Farm Road;

4. Improved drainage in communities across Tobago including

   • Man of War Bay, Charlotteville;
   • Robert Street, Roxborough;
   • Sheep Pen,
   • Glamorgan;
   • Cadiff,
   • Glamorgan;
   • Dinnette Trace,
   • Moriah;
   • Top Hill,
   • Mason Hall/Les Coteaux Road;
   • MtThomas;
   • Daniel Trace,
   • Carnbee;
   • Wafe Trace,
   • Bagatelle;
   • Fort Street;
   • Mt. Pleasant; and
   • Luke Road, Signal Hill;
5. Completed the Lambeau River Dual Lane Bridge and Thompson River Bridge;
6. Completed of Phase I of the Claude Noel Highway Rehabilitation Project
7. Installed traffic lights at the Shirvan Junction Buccoo/Mt Irvine Intersection, Orange Hill Junction and Rockley Vale/Bacolet Connector Roads, to enhance road safety on island
8. Constructed roundabouts at Auchenskeoch, Shaw Park and Signal Hill Buildings

9. Constructed several Government institutions for the provision of enhanced services; inclusive of

   • The Victor E. Bruce Financial Complex,
   • Shirvan Office Complex and more recently Roxborough Administrative Complex and Office of the Chief Secretary building
   • Restored historical buildings, among them
   • The Tobago House of Assembly Chamber,
   • The Scarborough Methodist Church,
   • Fort King George Heritage Park and
   • The St Andrew’s Parish Hall Culture
   • Constructed the Shaw Park Cultural Complex

Community Development and Culture and Tourism

1. Introduced the Tobago Night Market geared towards fostering an entrepreneurial spirit in communities and to display skills and talents acquired through the outreach programmes of the Division of Community Development and Culture.
2. Provided financial support for the activities of village councils, churches, cultural groups and fishing associations
3. Provided funding the purchase of instruments by steel bands in Tobago
4. Established Tobago Performing Arts Company (TPAC) to develop the cultural and performing arts on the island Tourism.
5. Marketed Tobago in several major international trade shows and conferences such as ITB Berlin and WTM.
6. Collaborated with the Central Government to ensure the introduction of fast ferries to revolutionize travel between Trinidad and Tobago on the sea bridge and boost domestic tourism. First there was The Cat and The Lynx and more recently the Buccoo Reef and the APT James
7. Successfully negotiated several arrangements with international airlines inclusive of Monarch, Thomas Cook, Condor, Sunwing and Virgin Airlines, to transport airlift out of the UK, Germany and Canada.

8. Introduced and hosted numerous tourism festivals including

   • Tobago Jazz festival,
   • culinary festival, Dragonboat Festival and
   • provided financial support for festivals such as BluefoodFestival and Heritage Festival to enhance the island’s tourism product
9. Provided financial assistance to facilitate the upgrade of guesthouses and hotels on the island through the Assistance to Small Properties Grant and Tourism Accommodation Upgrade Programme(TAUP)
10. Established a Management team for the management of North East Tobago that saw the destination being awarded the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve (MAB) Award
11. Established the Tobago Tourism Agency to lead the revitalisation of the tourism sector on the island;
12. Rebranded destination Tobago as: “Tobago Beyond Ordinary” for which the island gained a silver award for “Best National Tourism Board Campaign” at the World Travel Market’s International Travel and Tourism Awards in 2019;
13. Provided financial assistance to hotel and guesthouses on the island to assist them in upgrading their facilities as part of our overall COVID response.
14. Provided financial support to auxiliary business in the tourism sector; to assist them in coping with the COVID 19 pandemic

Youth Development

1. Established the YES Programme which facilitated professional development training through a number of initiatives including: resume writing workshops, life skills training, internships as well as training to ease the transition to the world of work.
2. Secured internships for young Tobagonians pursuing tertiary education at the Central Bank and Inter-American Development Bank in various disciplines
3. Established the Financial Literacy Programme which has a number of initiatives to assist improve financial education and assist young people in making better financial decision making
4. Hosted Tobago Youth Awards and THA Sport Awards to recognise youth achievement and excellence in a wide range of areas
5. Established a “pan in schools” programme
6. Provided financial assistance to youth and sport organisations
7. Funded the participation of Tobago athletes in several national regional and international sporting events
8. Provided funding and support to elite athletes through the Lalonde Gordon Fund

Housing

1. Developed housing estates in Roxborough, Hope, Plymouth, Castara and Belle Garden to add to the housing stock on the island and provide affordable housing to Tobagonians
2. The acquisition of lands for housing at Shirvan, Courland and Friendship to provide residential lands to Tobagonians
3. Distributed service lots in Belle Garden and Courland
4. Regularised land leases for lands at Aldelphi
5. Introduced several new programmes to assist Tobagonians to upgrade and expand their houses inclusive of Home Improvement Subsidy, Home Completion Programme, Beneficiary Owned Land Programme

Vulnerable Groups

1. Introduced a number of new social programmes to support vulnerable groups through:

   • The Programme for the Realisation of Economic Achievement
   • The Golden Apple Adolescent Partnership Programme
   • The Child and Family Development Programme
   • The Programme for Adolescent Mothers
   • The Alcohol and Drug Prevention Programme

2. The various programmes of the Economic and Technological Empowerment

   • Established CEPEP and expanded the URP’s to include a women’s programme which provided employment for female headed households
   • Distributed emergency social assistance cards, providing financial relief to qualifying applicants
   • Provided emergency medical alert devices to medically “at- risk” persons
   • Collaborated with Central Government to establish a Regional Office and Assessment Centre of the Children’s Authority in Tobago
   • Collaborated with Central Government to provide support to persons who have been adversely affected by COVID 19 pandemic by providing salary/income relief grant, rental assistance, food cards and disability grant

Community and Recreational Infrastructure

1. The lighting of sporting facilities in communities throughout the island including Lambeau, Signal Hill, Plymouth, Mt Pleasant, Moriah, Goodwood and Roxborough
2. Constructed and upgraded hard courts in areas such as Goodwood, Roxborough Secondary School, Whim, Dusty Park, Mason Hall, Montgomery, Plymouth, Mt. Pleasant, Calder Hall, Signal Hill and Patience Hill, Constructed new recreational grounds at areas such as Black Rock, Bloody Bay, John Dial
3. Upgraded several recreational grounds including Hope, Speyside, Goodwood, Roxborough, Shaw Park and Plymouth;
4. Constructed and upgraded Community and Multipurpose Centres throughout Tobago to the extent that almost every community is served, among the new facilities include Belle Garden, John Dial, Lowlands, Bethesda, Speyside among othersConstructed the Tobago Innovation Centre to encourage innovation in ICT
5. Collaborated with the Central Government on the construction of new gas stations in Spring Garden Trace and Bon Accord
6. Constructed community swimming pools at Courland and Kendall
7. Collaborated with the Central Government towards the refurbishment of the Dwight Yorke Stadium
8. Collaborated with the Central Government to construct the Shrivan and Roxborough Police Stations to improve the security architecture in Tobago
9. Collaborated with the Central Government towards the reconstruction of the Roxborough Fire Station and more recently the Scarborough Fire Station
10. Constructed the Buccoo Integrated Facility
11. The construction and upgrade of pan theatres for the Carib Dixieland, Katzenjammers and East Side Steelband orchestras
12. Constructed Y Zones at Plymouth, Mason Hall and Calder Hall

Environment

1. Collaborated with Water and Sewerage Authority to construct the Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant to assist in preserving Tobago’s marine environment
2. Introduced CEPEP to assist in beautification of the environment
3. Established the Coastal Zone Management Unit to improve the management of our coastline in Tobago.
4. Established a Wetland System Inventory and Monitoring Programme to collect baseline data to inform restoration activities

Healthcare

1. Constructed the Scarborough General Hospital and more recently the Roxborough Hospital

2. Constructed new health centres across the island including

   • Scarborough,
   • Charlotteville,
   • Bon Accord and more recently
   • Moriah
3. Increased hours of operations at Health Centres to facilitate greater access

4. Introduced several new health services including:

   • laparoscopic (keyhole) surgeries,
   • Gynaecological cancer surgery,
   • oncology services,
   • corneal transplant services,
   • hemodialysis services,
   • speech therapy services, and
   • cardiology services.
5. Increased the number of outpatient clinics and department services at Scarborough General hospital including neurology and cardiology clinic as well as CATH Lab department for MRIs
6. Created the Blue Room, Pink Room, the Stroke AndDiabetes, Foot and Ankle Centre for a more targeted approach to healthcare and health education.
7. Established a Research Ethics Committee to oversee all health-related research on the island as well as conducted Research Ethics Training for researchers on the island. This is aimed at advancing medical innovation on the island.
8. Established the Emergency Medical Assistance Programme to provide financial assistance to Tobagonians with medical expenses from procedures

Education and Human Capital

1. Constructed and upgraded Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) centres across the island including Signal Hill, Buccoo and Montgomery

2. Reconstructed new primary schools in Tobago inclusive of

   • Scarborough Methodist
   • Scarborough Anglican and more recently
   • Scarborough RC

3. Expanded and upgraded primary schools across the island inclusive of

   • Hope Anglican,
   • Patience Hill Government,
   • Signal Hill Government and
   • Whim Anglican
4. Expanded and upgraded the Happy Haven School

5. Constructed several new secondary schools inclusive of

   • Speyside High,
   • Goodwood High and
   • Mason Hall Secondary, and provided support in the construction of
   • the Pentecostal Light and Life, to expand student capacity at secondary level
6. Constructed computer labs in all primary and secondary schools with and equipped them
7. Upgrade primary and secondary schools’ infrastructure on the island under the School Repair Programme;

8. Facilitated greater participation of Tobago students through special arrangements with several tertiary providers including:

   • University of Trinidad and Tobago,
   • University of the West Indies,
   • Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies,
   • The College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago Roytec,
   • the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business and
   • the University of the Southern Caribbean.
9. Provided funding for Tobagonians to access tertiary education programmes under the Financial Assistance Programme of the Department of Advance Training and Advisory Services (DATAS);
10. Established the Tobago Information Technology Limited (TITL) to provide and support ICT literacy and training in Tobago
11. Established IT Literacy and Walk in Centres in various communities in Tobago including Bagatelle, Buccoo, Bon Accord and Black Rock, so that residents may access online and distance educational programmes
12. Re-constructed and upgraded the Tobago Library Facility
13. Established the Professional Development Centre at Mardon House in John Dial to provide training opportunities for curriculum officers, principals and teachers
14. Designed and implemented a Post-Secondary Entrance Assessment Developmental Programme for remedial students;
15. Expanded the school feeding programme to provide breakfast and lunch to all pre, primary and secondary schools across the island
16. Funded and sourced devices for both students and teachers for virtual education.
17. Provided extensive training to all teachers and auxiliary staff in the areas of school administration and management, lesson planning and delivery and the best environment for student learning
18. Collaborated with the relevant stakeholders on the island to assist in the purchase of buses to be used for school transportation
19. Collaborated with the relevant stakeholders to transport school children on the island.

20. Established the Public Service Training and Development Centre to capacity enhancement training to Public Officers in Tobago