Augustine defends splitting Tourism portfolio; insists it’s not illegal

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Elizabeth GonzalesJournalist at Guardian

September 30, 2025

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Augustine defends splitting Tourism portfolio; insists it’s not illegal

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Tobago Correspondent

Chief Secretary Farley Augustine is defending his decision to have two secretaries in the Division of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities, and Transportation, insisting he had done nothing wrong.

Augustine said the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Act gave him the power to reassign or split responsibilities among secretaries, and that his actions were fully within the law.

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