Skip to playerSkip to main content
CCNTV6
  • 4 months ago
A recent fight at one of Tobago's tourist attractions No Man's Land has caused a boycott by some reef tour operators from transporting tourists to the area. President of the Store Bay Reef Tour Association Michael Frank, told TV6 News, measures must be instituted to prevent future occurrences. More from Elizabeth Williams.
Transcript
00:00What took place a few days ago is the fact that a glass bottom boat pulled into the beach,
00:06unknown persons from onshore stormed the boat to attack somebody on board the boat.
00:12It's not the issue of a glass bottom boat to fight off intruders onshore.
00:16We do not carry weapons, so we don't have any way to fight off these people.
00:19So the best we can do is try to defend ourselves and our clients.
00:22Mr. Frank of Frankie Tours said the cutlass attack that occurred is bad for Tobago's tourism
00:29and the area should be regulated.
00:31But in the case where we are just doing our jobs and people from onshore is coming on board our boats with weapons,
00:38we can't resist this type of thing. It's too much.
00:42It's bad for tourism generally, but because anybody can go anywhere in Tobago and do anything,
00:47it seems like everybody can do what they want.
00:52People are walking around the street with weapons. People are cursing in the public anyway.
00:56People are just doing whatever they want and there's nothing to stop them from doing that.
01:00Frank said measures for the tourism sector must be instituted.
01:05First to begin, maybe there should be a restriction as who to come on the beach and how you can operate on the beach.
01:11For instance, I would like to see starting from the beach all the way out of the boats,
01:16where there should be zero tolerance on disobedience on any beach.
01:22You're not allowed to come there and curse. Somebody should apprehend you immediately.
01:27If there's tourists around the area and you curse, it should be even more fun.
01:30If you fight on the beach or you fight in the public place, also should be apprehended.
01:34People is allowed to get away with anything, anytime, without no problems.
01:40You know what I'm saying? And this has to stop.
01:42He said the operations of vessels at no man's land and the surrounding areas must be regulated.
01:49You cannot stop somebody who has a private boat to jump on and say,
01:52OK, I'm going to go to an island pool.
01:54You cannot stop people with a fishing boat to say, I'm going to go to no man's land.
01:58And I'm not saying that they should actually stop it.
02:01There should be some type of control as to who takes who.
02:04It's the same like doing an island tour.
02:06Anybody could jump out of their hotel or out of their bedroom and decide that they are tour guide.
02:11It's not supposed to happen.
02:13They should be trained to do the job.
02:15These are what is unregulated.
02:18The whole system, the country, needs to be regulated in a way that you can't just decide
02:23today for today, you're going to do this.
02:25I reached a group of tourists on the beach, man, they've had a nice conversation.
02:28I'm crying to them on a tour to the rainforest.
02:30You know it's not more the rainforest.
02:31What are you going to tell them?
02:33Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
02:35What are your concerns?
02:50What are your concerns?
Be the first to comment
Add your comment