6-559: Diego Martin is a Borough of Trinidad and Tobago . The region has a land area of 127.53 km. Urban areas within the region include Carenage , Diego Martin , Maraval and parts of Saint James . The local government body is the Diego Martin Borough Corporation (formerly known as the Diego Martin Regional Corporation). On Thursday 19 November 2020, while addressing the public on the re-opening of
12-541: A unified colony government. In 1945 when the county council system was first introduced, Tobago was administered as a single county of Trinidad. In 1980 provisions were made for the Tobago House of Assembly to be revived as an entity providing local government in Tobago. Under the revived system, Tobago is made up of 15 local electoral districts since 2021, previously 12 districts, with each district electing one Assemblyman to
18-502: Is divided into seven regions, five boroughs, two city corporations and one ward. The following are the municipalities and regions created after the amendment of Act No. 8 of 1992: The following regions were merged after the amendment of Act No. 8 of 1992: Before 1990, Trinidad was divided into eight counties . Tobago is a ward of Trinidad and Tobago and is governed locally by the Tobago House of Assembly . Historically, Tobago
24-666: The Diego Martin South Community Centre, Prime Minister and MP for Diego Martin West Dr Keith Rowley announced that Diego Martin, along with Siparia , would be elevated to borough status in 2021. Both Diego Martin and Siparia were declared boroughs in 2023. In the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, Miscellaneous Provisions (Establishment of the Borough of Diego Martin and the Borough of Siparia) Act, No. 6 or 2023
30-462: Was assented to and enacted by Parliament on June 09, 2023 and same was proclaimed into operation by Her Excellency Christine Carla Kangaloo, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, on June 20, 2023. https://newsday.co.tt/2020/11/24/mp-corporation-chair-optimistic-about-diego-martin-borough-status/ Regional Corporations and Municipalities of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
36-510: Was divided into seven parishes (Saint Andrew, Saint David , Saint George , Saint John , Saint Mary , Saint Patrick and Saint Paul ). In 1768 each parish of Tobago had nominated representatives to the Tobago House of Assembly . On 20 October 1889 the British crown implemented a Royal Order in Council constituting Tobago as a ward of Trinidad, thus terminating local government on Tobago and formed
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