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  • 1 year ago

Head of the Tobago Business Chamber Martin George said the defeat of the Tobago Autonomy bills in Parliament came as no surprise to him, as it was nothing more than a political charade. More in this Elizabeth Williams report.

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00:00It's actually not a surprise at all that the Tobago autonomy bills were defeated in the Parliament today.
00:08It appears that the regular charade of these bills being brought forth and the shenanigans which accompany them,
00:19it's been played out once again in the National Parliament.
00:24Mr George said political parties continue to play political football with the Tobago autonomy issue.
00:30Too often it appears that the political leaders, they use this as a political football
00:38and they have Tobagonians chasing behind the ball, running up and down the field
00:44while they keep shifting the goalposts on them each time so that it becomes impossible to score.
00:50George said financial autonomy and independence are necessary.
00:55He then used the analogy of parents to their children.
00:59You think of a simple scenario of a child growing up at home.
01:03When you are small, you depend on your parents.
01:06They are the ones who have to take care of you to provide food, clothing, shelter, etc.
01:11But when you are grown and you become a man and you are earning your own money,
01:16you don't have to ask them if you can move out and go on your own or rent somewhere on your own
01:22because you are financially capable of doing so.
01:25So once again I urge Tobagonians to start focusing on achieving that level of financial autonomy and independence.
01:34Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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