Trinidad & Tobago: New legislation following floods and landslides

New legislation will be introduced in Trinidad next year enforcing errant developers to pay compensation to homeowners of property damaged by floods and landslides due to poor building practices.

"And there is a project that I intend to make a personal project to make sure the laws are changed in 2009 so we can get tough with developers, so we can fine them, so we can charge them, so we can force them to compensate people who have been affected by mudslides and muddy water and damage to property and households," said Works and Transport Minister, Colm Imbert yesterday following serious flooding and landslides caused by the torrential rainfall that besieged several areas of the country since last Thursday.

The announcement was made as Minister Imbert also revealed a plan for the reconstruction of three major rivers in North Trinidad set to commence next year.