More than 200 former Caroni (1975) Ltd workers were granted long-awaited land leases on August 12, ending a 22-year wait for two-acre agricultural plots and residential lots in the Picton area in south Trinidad.

The distribution ceremony took place at the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts (SAPA) in San Fernando, under the theme Rooted in resilience.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar delivered the feature address, reflecting on the closure of the sugar-producing company in 2003 under the then-PNM government, which she said had devastated livelihoods and communities across the country.