The Tobago People’s Party has officially unveiled their plans for Tobago once elected on January 12th.
The document titled the TPP’s “Blue Print” was presented by the party’s Political Leader Farley Augustine at the Uptown Fascinators Pan Theatre on Thursday.
Once elected on January 12th, the Tobago People’s Party will be exploring five strategic areas to ensure Tobago’s development. These are covered in what the party is calling their Blue Print. Political Leader Farley Augustine said this document includes plans for 2026-2030 but is part of the party’s broader plan up to the year 2045. Among projects outlined were efforts to revive commercial activity in the island’s capital Scarborough.
“We will do three transit hubs. We will have a central transit hub which will be in Scarborough and we have already eyeballed the area just behind Victor E Bruce right next to the market and the area that we now call Gardenside Car park those two areas together connected by an overpass overhead we will allow for retail activity, office spaces for critical THA offices, we will accommodate national insurance there and we have already had the conversation with First Citizens Bank to return downtown.”
Mr. Augustine also outlined that suburban areas will also be developed and looking at Tobago’s main revenue generator, the TPP plans to boost tourism on the island through the engagement of luxury hotels.
“Last year through some intervention in New York we got Hilton to sign on to Elephant Tree and they will be part of Hilton Tapestry there at Roxborough. The return of Hilton to Tobago since they dropped out at Plantations and as you know the Mariott I met with the EMA two weeks ago and we have been told that they are pretty close to getting the certificate of environmental clearance.”
In the area of food security and sovereignty the Blue Print highlights incentives for young farmers.
“We are going to provide our own grant of $100,000 to young Tobago farmers. The Megafarming program down at Friendship Agro Park that will be completed within the next 12 months and the Tobago Agricultural Research Institute or TARI is ongoing. You heard how you can get the UTT certified degrees right up there at Kendall Farm School.”
Plans to further roll out the digitization of Tobago House of Assembly systems and health care administration were also promised.
“So when we talk about introducing tele-medicine into Tobago and remote monitoring that is to also to help in reducing wait time at public facilities and to ensure you get the assistance in a timely manner.”
The TPP’s Blue Print will be officially published on Monday January 5th.