Tobago's legislature passes motion beginning referendum process for autonomy

Tobago’s self-governance push is gaining momentum, following the Tobago House of Assembly’s (THA) passage of a motion beginning the consultative referendum process yesterday. [ . . . ] During a session at the Assembly Legislature in Scarborough yesterday, THA Secretary of Strategic Planning and Development Trevor James laid a motion calling on Cabinet to take steps to recognise Tobago’s right to self-determination and for the Secretary of Legal Affairs to begin the legislative drafting process. He said constitution and international law experts, assemblymen, civic society, business and youth groups will be consulted on the process. [ . . . ] James said Parliament will be asked to enact a referendum framework, which he suggested be titled the Tobago Consultative Referendum Act, to codify who would be allowed to vote, who would be allowed to call a referendum, and the threshold for it to be held.
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