As the rainy sea­son be­gins, the Plan­ning, Eco­nom­ic Af­fairs and De­vel­op­ment Min­istry has be­gun re­view­ing the Town and Coun­try Plan­ning Act of Trinidad and To­ba­go.

Es­sen­tial­ly, the act pro­motes or­der­ly and pro­gres­sive de­vel­op­ment of land, en­sures prop­er plan­ning for towns and rur­al ar­eas, pro­tects the en­vi­ron­ment and pub­lic health as well and pro­vides a frame­work for grant­i­ng per­mis­sion for build­ing and de­vel­op­ment.

The min­istry’s move fol­lows a week­end of floods and a warn­ing from cli­mate change ex­perts that weath­er con­di­tions will wors­en.