Webster-Roy: Tobago’s autonomy was betrayed by one of our own

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Elections 2025

April 16, 2025

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Ayanna Webster-Roy said she broke down in Parliament when she realised Tobago’s autonomy was betrayed—not by strangers, but by one of their own.

She was referring to Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, who she claimed instructed the opposition not to support the island government bill.

Now, she’s urging voters not to let it happen again.

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