There are three type of grants available:

1. National Sporting Organization and Sport Service Bodies
2. Individuals in Sport
3. Community Action for Revival and Empowerment

For application forms and guidelines click here

Yes, see list of Best Village Groups, Best Village Offices & Best Village Groups Contact Information

Please contact the District Office closest to you. See list on Contact Us & List of Community Centres

Yes, there is. The adult (ages 12 and over) fee is $2.30 per hour and the child (ages 11 and under) fee is $1.15 per hour.

More information can be found at the following link: Community Swimming Pools

Yes, “Learn to Swim” classes for both children and adults are offered at our Community Swimming Pools.

Specific information on class times and associated fees for each Community Swimming Pool is available on its informational web page.

The  Ministry’s Indoor Sporting Arenas throughout Trinidad accommodate a variety of sporting activities including football, cricket, hockey, basketball, netball, badminton, table tennis, gymnastics, dance, martial arts and music.

They can be booked for Sport & Family Days and several of them have conference rooms for hosting of meetings and and small scale events. There are also after school lessons at some of our facilities.

Specific information on each of our Indoor Sport Arenas can be found by clicking this link: Indoor Sport Arenas

The Club will be required to fill out the registration form which can be downloaded below: Registration Form for National Sporting Organisations / Sporting Clubs

In addition, the following information must be provided as attachments:

1. The Club’s Constitution
2. A list of the Club’s elected officers with contact information and the date of the last election
3. Minutes of the Club’s last Annual General Meeting (AGM)
4. A history of the Club
5. Evidence of affiliation to any Leagues/Zones and to a National Governing Body
6. An income and expenditure statement for the previous financial year
7. A proposed income and expenditure statement for the current/upcoming financial year
   These documents should be submitted at the nearest Sport District Office and can be given to the Physical Education and Sport Officer for that District.

Please contact your district office. A list of District Offices contact information can be found in the ‘Contact Us‘ & ‘List of Community Centres’ section.

A list of contacts is available in the ‘Contact Us’ & ‘Sporting Facility‘ section.

Please call the Regional Complex directly to book. All contact information can be found at the ‘Contact Us‘ & ‘List of Community Centres’ section.

1. This is a national competition which focuses only on the growth of food crops by non-registration farmers. Persons who are professional farmers or engage in large scale farming are ineligible for entry.
2. The emphasis is on growing healthy crops within a home environment.
3. All gardens should be grown at the home of the competitor within the boundary of their property.
4. The judging will be limited to the crops grown within the six (6) week competition period.
5. The crops which will be adjudicated for the competition are:

Short term (30 days est.)

1. Amaranthus (Spinach/bhagi)
2. Pak choy
3. Lettuce
4. Celery
5. Kale
6. Chive(30)
7. Carrot Greens
8. Shadon Beni (30)
9. Mustard Greens (30)

Long Term

1. Tomatoes (80 days)
2. Sweet peppers (60 days)
3. Cucumber (60 days)

6. All competitors must grow at least four (4) of the listed crops in their kitchen garden which should be listed upon registration.
7. No food crop outside the approved list should be grown in the same garden plot/ grow box/ pot as the crops being adjudicated.
8. There will be four (4) main categories and two special categories for adjudication:

Main Categories

Special Categories

1. Most Innovative Kitchen Garden
2. Most Sustainable Garden
3. People’s Choice

9. Crops can be planted in any object available (e.g. ground, grow box, pot etc.) and may be of any shape but must:
   1. Be within the boundaries of their property and
   2. Stay within the square footage allocated for the category.
10. Guidelines and links to videos highlighting best practices for gardening can be found on the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts’ website.

1. District categories will be adjudicated by a panel of five (5) judges consisting of members of the community, technical experts nominated by the Ministry of Agriculture and officers from the Ministry of Agriculture and Community Development, Culture and the Arts.
2. Overall categories will be adjudicated by a panel of experts as selected by the Ministries of Agriculture and Community Development, Culture and the Arts.
3. Most Innovative Kitchen Garden prize will be given to the top competitor with the highest Overall Innovation score in each category.
4. Most Sustainable Kitchen Garden prize will be given to the top competitor with the highest Sustainability score in each category.
5. The People’s Choice Award will be issued based on the competitor whose videos achieved the most amount of votes on the MCDCA website.
6. The main categories will be adjudicated as follows:
   1. Best Kitchen Garden

1. District Prizes- Top three (3) gardens in each main category in each of the ten (10) Administrative Districts. 1st place winners will move forward for consideration for the overall prize in their category.
2. Overall Prizes- Top three (3) gardens in each main
3. Special Prizes: These will be selected from all thirty (30) District Winners
   1. Most Innovative Kitchen Garden
   2. Most Sustainable Kitchen Garden
   3. People’s Choice

4. Prize breakdown

1. All dates will be confirmed during the registration process.
2. The competition will run for six (6) weeks, the expected duration for the selected crops to achieve maturation and produce.
3. Each garden should utilize at least four (4) of the listed crops across any category.
4. Competitors will be required to submit three (3) videos no longer than 90 seconds, showcasing their garden before the specified date.
5. All videos will be uploaded via the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts’ website.
6. The videos should highlight the garden after the following timeframes and be submitted no more than three (3) days after the corresponding period of competition:
   1. Week 1
   2. Week 3
   3. Week 6
7. Random site visits will be conducted by Ministry Officials during the competition.
8. The People’s Choice will be adjudicated via Social Media in the week following the close of submissions.
9. All results will be announced within four (4) weeks after the close of competition.

Community Mediation delivers the benefits of the mediation process at the level of communities and those elements within the community such as individuals, families and groups.

• Yes, Community Mediation will adhere to all rules of confidentiality, whereby;
• All notes of actual discussions are destroyed
• No effort is spared to properly secure relevant documents
• Sessions are not electronically recorded
• Your confidence is even protected under the law (Act 08, 2004)

Yes, Community Mediation has various Supporting Programmes outside of Mediation. The Division seeks to resolve other existing conditions that may give rise to conflict or distress.

It is free of charge, there is no cost to the disputing parties since the cost is met by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago.