Health ministry says no inter-island border controls as Tobago braces for Trini tourists Thursday 7 January 2021 Wednesday 4 November 2020 Friday 26 February 2021 Tuesday 23 February 2021 Health ministry says no inter-island border controls as Tobago braces for Trini tourists Tobago is getting ready to see a jump in travellers from Trinidad over the Easter holiday. At today’s Ministry of Health virtual media conference, the county medical officer of health (CMOH) for Tobago, Dr Tiffany Hoyte, said villas were predicting a 98% occupancy rate, while apartments and hotels were expecting 76% and 67% occupancy rates. Wired868 was told there were no separate border controls, such as negative PCR test requirements or mandatory isolation, for travellers between the islands.