T&T Legacy Stories The Merikins, Episode 3

From freedom fighters to landowners. The largest group of Merikin settlers was granted 16 acres of land. They settled according to Companies they had served in Colonial Marines. We take a closer look at the Six Companies and the names associated with these villages, and the issue of land regularisation faced by modern-day descendants.
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National Archives of Trinidad and Tobago
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The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago
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