tobago

These are changed times for Tobago, according to the man in the street. The recent boom in construction brought new faces to the island, among them an expatriate oriental community, and a fair amount of 'Trinis' across from the sister isle. There's even been a few new residents from as far away as the Indian continent itself. As it happens, not everyone who comes to stay, looks the same way as those who comprise the key population. To repeat, it's all part of the times in which we live.

People see the fire on the hills, and if they would pay attention to the silent voice of conscience they'd feel the chill. A lot is happening each time a bushfire begins somewhere in Trinidad and Tobago, and it all leads to the dread spectre we hear of in other places - drought.

The problems which Tobago faces in this current dry and fiery period are at the top of the news daily, but instead of gazing on idly, there are many things which ordinary people can do make life easier. These are not grand fixes but we must admit at some point we are facing problems we created ourselves, over time.