Biography of orville london
He served as a Councillor in the Tobago House of Assembly from to , and in , he began his first term of office as Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly..
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Interview with Orville London, chief secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly
The position of Chief Secretary is held by the leader of the majority party in the Tobago House of Assembly, which is the local government body responsible for the island of Tobago.
Orville London, who currently holds the role, sat down with The Report Company to explain the differences between Trinidad and Tobago and the work underway to boost the smaller island’s economy.
The Report Company: How does Tobago differ from Trinidad?
Orville London: There are certain similarities; some aspects of our history are similar and we have been a joint country for quite a number of decades but there are definitely some differences.
A former Principal of Signal Hill Senior Comprehensive and Sports Editor of the Tobago News, Mr. London began his political career in as a Senator in the.
There are a number of influences in Tobago: the French, the Dutch, the English and the Spanish. Unlike Trinidad, we didn’t have too much migration so there is an almost homogenous culture. Furthermore, we remain a more tourism-oriented rather than oi