Businesswoman and former chair of the Tobago branch of the TT Chamber of Industry and commerce Diane Hadad commended the government on its plans for project-based allocations for Tobago, as was proposed by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar at a special sitting of the THA on November 4.

However, she said a few things must be considered before changing the fiscal policy for Tobago. She said Tobago needs to have a plan for its development and future.

“As far as I see it, Tobago has never properly represented itself to Trinidad in order to get the place developed, because I don't know that they actually sat and said, 'This is the plan for our 116 square miles and this is what we want to do with it,'” Haddad said while speaking to Newsday on November 5.