Deputy Chief Sec calls for Tobago's self-determination

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Deputy Chief Sec calls for Tobago's self-determination

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News THA Deputy Chief Secretary Watson Duke. FILE PHOTO/JEFF MAYERS - THA Deputy Chief Secretary Watson Duke is calling for self-determination for Tobago. Duke, the electoral representative for Roxborough/ Argyle, was delivering the feature address during the Caribbean Diaspora Investment Forum’s Invest Tobago town hall meeting at the Brooklyn Museum, New York, on Monday. He said there is a need for Tobago to be on equal status with Trinidad. “Tobago is […]

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