The Official Site of the CHAGUARAMAS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies

Following the decision to close the naval base and hand over the Peninsula to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in 1967, the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) was, by an Act of Parliament in 1972, established to administer the area.

Under the CDA Act (Chap 35:02), the CDA is vested with all the lands of the northwest peninsula including the offshore islands of Gaspar Grande, Gasparillo, Monos, Huevos and Chacachacare. Under Section 14 of the same act, the CDA has as its principal function the development of the North-West Peninsula in accordance with a development plan and development order. And, to ensure that such development is carried out in conformity with the requirements of the Town and Country Planning Act (Chap 35:01).

In concert with Government's Medium Term Policy Framework, the CDA is now pursuing a direction that will satisfy the objectives of the growth and diversification of it productive base. With the CDA's new prospective, it is projected that by pressing standing, wasting assets into active service, the CDA can become a more vibrant and pro-active facilitator, partner and landlord.

Sustainable maximisation of  the peninsula's potential is essential to any development plan undertaken at Chaguaramas.