ENHANCING DELIVERY : STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS
WE DELIVERED - PNM ’ S CONTRIBUTION TO TOBAGO ’ S DEVELOPMENT
WE DELIVERED !
Infrastructural And Physical Development
Developments in the economy , the business sector , infrastructure , human capital appreciation , and improvements in the Social and Cultural landscape , have all been shaped by strategies outlined in Tobago ’ s Comprehensive Economic Development Plan . These developments have changed all of Tobago and at the same time provided opportunities for everyone to access comfortable and healthy lifestyles , educational advancement and opportunities for recreation . The initiatives include :
• The construction of major institutions for the provision of enhanced services and world class work environments for our worker : the Victor E . Bruce Financial Complex , the Scarborough General Hospital , the Shaw Park Cultural Complex , the Shirvan Office Complex
• The restoration of historical buildings , among them the Tobago House of Assembly Chamber , the Scarborough Methodist Church , Fort King George Heritage Park and the St Andrew ’ s Parish Hall
• The construction of the L ’ Anse Fourmi / Charlotteville , Spring Garden Trace and the Mason Hall / LesCoteaux Link Roads
• The installation of traffic lights at the Shirvan Junction Buccoo / Mt Irvine Intersection , Orange Hill Junction and Rockley Vale / Bacolet Connector Roads
• The construction of roundabouts at Auchenskeoch , Shaw Park and Signal Hill
• The construction and upgrade to Community Centres throughout Tobago to the extent that almost every community is served
• The construction of community swimming pools at Courland and Kendall
• The lighting of sporting facilities in communities throughout the island
• The upgrade to hard courts in areas such as Goodwood , Roxborough Secondary School , Whim , Dusty Park , Mason Hall , Montgomery , Plymouth , Mt . Pleasant , Calder Hall , Signal Hill and Patience
• The construction of new health centres in Scarborough , Charlotteville and Bon Accord
• New fishing facilities at Delaford , Charlotteville , Mt . Irvine , Studley Park , and Belle Garden
• The building of new secondary schools at Speyside , Goodwood and Mason , and new primary schools at Scarborough ;
• IT Literacy and Walk in Centres established in various communities in Tobago so that residents may access online and distance educational programmes
• Refurbished our twelve ECCE centres and assisted in repairing private centres
• The Happy Haven School has been expanded and upgraded .
• Equipped all schools with computer labs ; seven of them utilise tablet technology to enhance learning while one has been converted into a Samsung ‘ smart ’ classroom
• Government and denominational schools are equipped with state of the art surveillance systems , and well-furnished computer and science labs
• Tobago students have access to tertiary facilities such as University of Trinidad and Tobago , University of the West Indies , Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies , The College of Science , Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago
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