Tobago CivilNet, the non-governmental organisation responsible for the groundbreaking “Conversations with the Candidates” forums for the Tobago East and Tobago West constituencies, says it is open to working with stakeholders who wish to replicate a similar election-debate model in Trinidad.

Broadcast live on Tobago Channel 5 and streamed online, the debates on April 16 and 23 at the Bishop’s High School auditorium brought together the general-election candidates for both constituencies in a moderated format that allowed real-time questioning from voters.

The sessions covered issues crucial to Tobago’s future.