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Friday's declaration of a new State of Emergency, just 201 days after the last, comes like a dagger to the heart of Tobago's already fragile tourism industry. This from Minority Leader Kelvon Morris. More in this Elizabeth Williams report.
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00:00We are less than three months away from the October Carnival,
00:03an event that was supposed to give Tobago's economy a much-needed boost.
00:09And yet here we are again, facing more uncertainty, more cancellations, and more economic fallout.
00:16Mr. Morris said Tobago is already grappling with sagazum along Tobago's shores,
00:22declining visitor arrivals, and a general downturn in tourism confidence.
00:27He warns that for Tobago, where tourism is still trying to recover, this announcement could be devastating.
00:35And yet the winter season, which should be our lifeline, is now on the track.
00:41And what is even more alarming and concerning to me is that while we are seeing a stark increase in criminal activity
00:51post the last state of emergency in Trinidad, one cannot help but accept that in Tobago there has been some serious improvement.
01:04Mr. Morris is asking, what and was it necessary to impose a measure that affects both islands equally?
01:12Could the state of emergency not have been limited to Trinidad alone?
01:16Most importantly, what is the government's plan to support Tobago's economy through this new disruption?
01:24Tobago's tourism stands to lose in a big way.
01:28And the question is, who will compensate or who will ensure that the tourism stakeholders,
01:34our hoteliers, our restauranteurs, our taxi drivers, our artisans,
01:40who will ensure that these people are compensated for loss of earning during this time?
01:48Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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