00:00The biggest challenge is that the TCH does not have lawmaking powers.
00:07And so even with the policies we do have, they're not as enforceable with police action.
00:15And that is why early in this government, I've said to the Prime Minister
00:22that the bill that we sent down to Parliament all the way back in 2020, November of 2020,
00:31for the management of the marine parks in Tobago,
00:35that she has to take that bill up and put it on the Parliament floor.
00:40Mr. Agustin said Mr. Morris has dual citizenship
00:44and was on island with a group of approximately 50 visitors from the UK and Grenada
00:51for the past week and a half, celebrating a birthday and an anniversary.
00:57Mr. Morris has dual citizenship.
01:00He's a citizen of both Grenada and the United Kingdom.
01:04In fact, he travelled into the country on a UK passport.
01:10Mr. Morris, unfortunately, drowned in the marine park area.
01:15Mr. Agustin said preparations would be made to have the body of Mr. Morris handed over to his family members.
01:34I have spoken to Mr. Morris' children and his niece and a sibling who is a resident in Trinidad.
01:45Currently, we are making preparation for his niece and a brother that lives in Trinidad to visit the island
01:53so that we can have the necessaries done so that the body can be turned over to the family
02:01where they desire to take his body to Grenada as his final resting place.
02:09Agustin also gave an update on British national David Henry, who underwent surgery on his leg on Sunday.
02:17We have Mr. David Henry, who was injured by the propeller of an engine on his left foot.
02:25He had successful surgery last night.
02:30And we have some specialists looking at his situation today.
02:35And his wife is in the care of one of the crisis managers at the Division of Tourism
02:43where we are ensuring that the family gets all that they need
02:48in preparation for the departure from the island.
02:55The Division of Tourism is coordinating response efforts at the site,
02:59ensuring immediate support and assistance are available where they are most needed.
03:06While the Division of Health is also providing trauma counseling
03:09to the friends of the deceased and injured who are visiting Tobago.
03:14Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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