Wild Tobago

A long way from home, Richard JackJames sends Christmas greetings to Tobago from South Korea where he is stationed with the US military, his employer for the last eighteen years. Pat Ganase found him on FaceBook where he has been posting stunning aerial photos from all the places he visited, but especially Tobago. This was featured in the Newsday Tobago December 24, 2020.                                                                         Richard JackJames “shouts out” to Tobago from South Korea.     I was born in Hopeton, Bethel. I grew up with my two younger sisters and my parents who are now both deceased. My father Claude Jack was a fireman and my mother Roslyn James-Jack was self-employed, “a jack of all trades” and business woman.   I att...

­­ Last week it was announced that Trinidad and Tobago was awarded the Man and the Biosphere Designation from the UNESCO, identifying northeast Tobago as a biosphere reserve. Dr Anjani Ganase, marine scientist, looks at what it means and the implications for Tobago.   The Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme was established during the 1970s by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Culture Organization), during the decade of a series of pivotal global environmental movements towards environmental policy and concerted efforts to monitor and conserve our natural resources for the sake of our livelihoods. The MAB Programme recognises that human wellbeing and conservation are interlinked and aims to improve livelihoods as a means to safeguard our natural ecosystems.     Aerial View of Hermitage Tobago, where the Main Ridge meets the ocean. Photo Courtesy Richard JackJames               ...