For­mer Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley has crit­i­cised Chief Sec­re­tary Far­ley Au­gus­tine over gov­er­nance in To­ba­go and the im­pact the out of ser­vice Blue Wave Har­mo­ny is hav­ing on his op­er­a­tions.

Row­ley said Chief Sec­re­tary Far­ley Au­gus­tine want­ed and se­cured all 15 seats in the To­ba­go House of As­sem­bly and the two Par­lia­men­tary seats so that no voice could ques­tion de­ci­sions. He said the sit­u­a­tion has led to chal­lenges for pro­duc­ers on the is­land.

He said he op­er­ates pens with thou­sands of chick­ens, pigs and sheep and can­not ac­cess feed be­cause there is no feed­mill in To­ba­go. He said his week­ly truck­ing arrange­ments have been dis­rupt­ed due to re­duced sail­ings and the ab­sence of a fixed sched­ule for the car­go ves­sel serv­ing the is­land.