To­ba­go is brim­ming with op­ti­mism fol­low­ing a ma­jor po­lit­i­cal shift at the na­tion­al lev­el. With the Unit­ed Na­tion­al Con­gress de­thron­ing the Peo­ple’s Na­tion­al Move­ment and new­com­er the To­ba­go Peo­ple’s Par­ty cap­tur­ing both of the is­land’s seats, hopes are high for mean­ing­ful change.

Chair­man of the To­ba­go Di­vi­sion of the Trinidad and To­ba­go Cham­ber of In­dus­try and Com­merce, Cur­tis Williams said he’s look­ing for­ward to strong re­sults—es­pe­cial­ly in the fight against crime and the in­tro­duc­tion of laws and ini­tia­tives that can breathe new life in­to the is­land’s econ­o­my.

Williams said the is­land is un­der “tremen­dous pres­sure” and called on the new UNC-led ad­min­is­tra­tion to pri­ori­tise To­ba­go’s de­vel­op­ment, in­clud­ing in­fra­struc­ture, busi­ness sup­port and tourism.