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As Tobago heads into another election cycle, economist Dr Vanus James has issued a stark warning: without fundamental changes to how the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) and central government approach development, the island risks remaining underdeveloped indefinitely.
Speaking on the state’s role in entrepreneurship and economic diversification, James argued that the Government is ill-equipped to drive “Golden, high profit-making entrepreneurship”—the kind of ventures that could transform Tobago’s economy.
“You can’t do development under those conditions. If you don’t want to face it as a country, you’re just making the decision to stay underdeveloped forever,” he said.
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