Secretary of Culture and Antiquities Zorisha Hackett has said masqueraders and even artistes are finding it difficult to get to Tobago for the annual October carnival, which officially gets under way from October 24-26.

At a media conference at the Office of the Chief Secretary at the Hochoy Charles Administrative Complex in Scarborough on October 16, Hackett said the THA has been unable to make significant gains when it comes to getting additional flights to the island.

Hackett said, “You must appreciate that there are challenges right now administratively with Caribbean Airlines (CAL) that are further compounding the issues we now face. We have been doing everything we can from this level; the letters have been written, the voices have been raised, conversations have been had. Right now, we’re just hoping that this thing happens in the way that it should.”