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First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from India between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar production as well as the cocoa industry. The discovery of oil on Trinidad in 1910 added another important export. Independence was attained in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for expansion and is growing. The government is coping with a rise in violent crime.
Trinidad and Tobago is a parliamentary republic.
Source: CIA World Factbook
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Displaying 36 - 40 of 53Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Regulations (Cap. 59:53).
These Regulations prescribe forms for purposes of the Agricultural Small Holdings Tenure Act. Forms include: a tenancy instrument required by section 5 of the Act; a receipt issued under section 6 of the Act; an application made by a tenant or landlord to the Agricultural Tribunal under section 22 of the Act; a notice of the Tribunal's intention to inspect a small holding given under section 30 of the Act; a notice of appeal required under section 36 of the Act; and an application by a landlord for possession of a small holding or ejectment of a tenant.
State Land (Regularisation of Tenure) Act (Cap. 57:05).
The Act, for purposes of promoting security of tenure and facilitating access to land, protects squatters to which this Act applies from ejectment from State lands. The Act applies to squatters on state lands, squatters and tenants in designated areas and squatters and tenants occupying land of State Agencies listed in the Schedule (sect. 3). Section 4 protects squatters from ejectment from dwellings subject to sections 11 and 27. Section 11 provides for the granting of a certificate of comfort against ejectment. Such certificate does not constitute a title in land.
State Grants and Leases (Re-issue) Act (Cap. 57:02).
This Act grants power to the President to certify the reissue of a grant of lease of State lands which was destroyed or lost. The President may require the lands in respect of which a certificate is applied for to be surveyed and the certificate shall be registered in the office of the Registrar General.
Registration of Deeds Act (Cap. 19:06).
This Act makes provision for the registration and execution of deeds. It also provides for the protection of purchasers and mortgagees. For the purposes of this Act a memorandum of a statutory lease executed in accordance with the provisions of the Land Tenants (Security of Tenure) Act, shall be deemed to be a deed registrable under this Act. Deeds shall be certified by a licensed Surveyor within the meaning of the Land Surveyors Ordinance.
Resumption of Land Act (Cap. 57:03).
This Act provides for certain aspects regarding the resumption of land under the powers for and the purposes contained in a State grant. The Minister may make Regulations for carrying out the provisions of this Act. The resumption shall not confer upon any person any right to compensation in respect of the land except for cultivations.