Reef tour operator: Beach closure influenced THA election

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Reef tour operator: Beach closure influenced THA election

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Tobago Frankie Tours reef boat workers get the engine ready on Sunday ahead of Monday's reopening of the beaches from 5am to noon. Beaches had been closed since April as a measure to curb the spread of covid19. - David Reid POPULAR reef tour operator Michael Frank, owner of Frankie Tours, believes the closure of beaches played a part in the PNM's heavy 14-1 defeat to the PDP in the December […]

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