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Social and Cultural Development

The PNM Administration in Tobago has significantly upgraded and expanded social and cultural infrastructure on the island through:

• The development of housing estates in Roxborough, Hope, Plymouth and Castara and Belle Garden

• The acquisition of lands for housing at Shirvan, Friendship and Courland

• Establishment of the Buccoo Integrated Facility

• The construction and upgrade of pan theatres for the Carib Dixieland, Katzenjammers and East Side steelband orchestras

• The construction of Y Zones at Plymouth, Mason Hall and Calder Hall

In addition, the Assembly has undertaken several initiatives aimed at empowering both individuals and social and community groups:

• Financial support to Tobagonians under the Home Improvement Grant Programme, the Home Improvement Subsidy and the Home Completion Programme

• Social safety net support for vulnerable groups through:

o The Programme for the Realisation of Economic Achievement

o The Golden Apple Adolescent Partnership Programme

o The Child and Family Development Programme

o The Programme for Adolescent Mothers o The Alcohol and Drug Prevention Programme

o The various programmes of the Economic and Technological Empowerment Centre and the Tobago Rehabilitation and Empowerment Centre.