ATTORNEY GENERAL TAKES ACTION

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Action is to be taken against some employees of the Registrar General's Office in Tobago,  following a delay in a number of operating systems and documents for the people of Tobago.   This from Attorney General Reginald Armour during a media conference in Tobago on Wednesday. More from Elizabeth Williams.

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00:00In our investigation so far, we have identified that there have been some deeds, a number

00:05of deeds, deed pulls, will duties, and bills of sale that had not been processed for submission

00:11over the last two months, totaling over 50 documents.

00:16These have since been addressed, and it has been narrowed down to the actions of one or

00:20two employees, with investigations continuing and with the requisite action to be taken.

00:26For months, Tobegonians have had to put up with issues at the Registrar General's office

00:31in Tobago, with employees there at times turning away people seeking their services.

00:37The Attorney General, in acknowledgement of these delays, apologized to the people of

00:42Tobago.

00:43Ladies and gentlemen, members of the Tobago public, as Attorney General and Minister

00:49of Legal Affairs, I stand here today to apologize to the people of Tobago.

00:55As to the lockout of Tobegonians from operating systems in Trinidad via the Tobago office,

01:02the Attorney General explains.

01:04About a year ago, the operating system for the companies crashed.

01:10And that goes to the last point that you made, that some forms are no longer available and

01:14new forms have to come on board.

01:16The point is that the operating system for companies crashed and a new system was purchased,

01:22a new software system was purchased and installed.

01:26And the instructions on that new system is that for security reasons, only the persons

01:33operating the system in Trinidad are allowed access to the operating systems.

01:40The Attorney General says additional personnel are being interviewed and hired to address

01:46the inefficiencies of the Registrar General's office in Tobago.

01:50As we speak, two senior legal officers were supposed to take up office today.

01:55And there are other interviews that have been completed and persons who are coming in.

01:59As for the way forward, the Attorney General has given a period of six months for a more

02:05efficient delivery of services.

02:08I would want to hope that we will have a timeline in the short term, and you will recall in

02:14the timeline I gave, I gave short term, in the short term, six weeks from today.

02:19Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.

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