T&T’s growth plans are two-pronged: it seeks broad-based development while preserving its heritage and environment. Even as it looks to modernize, the Ministry of Tobago Development places great emphasis on keeping the island – which is dubbed “the capital of paradise” – pristine, considering it a gift to future generations.
Developing paradise comes with its challenges, no doubt, but the Ministry is not afraid to embrace modernity in an effort to move towards self-sufficiency and entrepreneurship, while leaving a survival and subsistence economy behind as a thing of the past.
One key to a safe and sustainable transition is the employment of green technologies so as to achieve a neutral carbon footprint. Though a modern concept, Trinidad and Tobago’s economy traditionally depended on eco-friendly windmills and water-driven factories, so in a sense, the country is going back to its roots.
Collaborating with universities, the Ministry of Tobago Development is seeking ways to foster a “sea-friendly” maritime industry, as well an approach to revitalizing agriculture. Indeed, Trinidad and Tobago was formerly known as “the bread basket of the Caribbean”.
Another area the country would like to further develop is tourism, especially through the public-private partnership model, and the yachting industry. Trinidad and Tobago has won the World Travel Award for Best Eco-Tourist Destination in the World over four consecutive years, as well as the Best Heritage Destination Award, for the island’s preservation of nature and culture for future generations.
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