Portal:Trinidad and Tobago

Main Indices Projects Trinidad and Tobago Portal Flag of Trinidad and Tobago The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a country located at the southern tip of the Caribbean. It borders the countries of Grenada and Venezuela. It was the first Caribbean country to host the Summit of the Americas. It shares maritime boundaries with other nations including Barbados to the northeast, Guyana to the southeast, and Venezuela to the south and west. A treaty between the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Republic of Venezuela on the delimitation of marine and submarine areas, 18 April 1990. The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometres (1,980 sq mi) and consists of two eponymous main islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous smaller landforms. Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the main islands; Tobago is much smaller, comprising about 6% of the total area and 4% of the entire population which is estimated at 1.3 million (2005). Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago's economy is primarily industrial with an emphasis on petroleum and petrochemicals. Trinidad and Tobago is well known for its African and Indian cultures, reflected in its large and famous Carnival, Diwali, and Hosay celebrations, as well being the birthplace of steelpan, the limbo, and music styles such as calypso, soca, rapso, parang, chutney, and chutney soca. More about Trinidad and Tobago ... Selected article - 1779 map of Tobago by Thomas Bowen The history of Tobago covers a period from the earliest human settlements on the island of Tobago in the Archaic period, through its current status as a part of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Originally settled by indigenous people, the island was subject to Spanish slave raids in the sixteenth and early seventeenth century and colonisation attempts by the Dutch, British, French, and Courlanders beginning in 1628, though most colonies failed due to indigenous resistance. After 1763 Tobago was converted to a plantation economy by British settlers and enslaved Africans. Tobago came under French control in 1781 during the Anglo-French War, returned to British control in 1793 during the War of the First Coalition, but was returned to France in 1802. The island was recaptured by the British in 1803, and remained under their control until independence in 1962. (Full article...) List of selected articles Eric Williams Black Power Revolution Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt Crown Point, Tobago Scarborough, Tobago Pigeon Point, Tobago Learie Constantine Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics Queen's Park Oval Andre Boucaud Main Ridge, Tobago Kenwyne Jones Clifford Roach Andy Ganteaume Trinidad and Tobago at the 1994 Winter Olympics Nicki Minaj Trinidad and Tobago at the 1998 Winter Olympics Trinidad and Tobago at the 2002 Winter Olympics Music of the Lesser Antilles Culture of Trinidad and Tobago Music of Trinidad and Tobago Lalonde Gordon V. S. Naipaul Piarco International Airport Basdeo Panday History of the TT Pro League C. L. R. James Johnny Hamilton (basketball) TT Pro League Trevor McDonald A. N. R. Robinson Mighty Shadow Dwight Yorke Arima Point Fortin Couva San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Chaguanas Attalea (plant) National Union of Freedom Fighters Joe Small (cricketer) Edwin St Hill Wilton St Hill Trinidad and Tobago at the 1994 Winter Olympics Trinidad and Tobago at the 1994 Winter Olympics Trinidad and Tobago at the 1998 Winter Olympics Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics Hurricane Tomas The Jumbie Bird Winsford Devine Categories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago-related lists Buildings and structures in Trinidad and Tobago Culture of Trinidad and Tobago Economy of Trinidad and Tobago Education in Trinidad and Tobago Environment of Trinidad and Tobago Geography of Trinidad and Tobago Government of Trinidad and Tobago Health in Trinidad and Tobago History of Trinidad and Tobago Organisations based in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago people Politics of Trinidad and Tobago Society of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago stubs Select [►] to view subcategories Tobago Archdeacons of Tobago Chief Justices of Tobago Geography of Tobago People from Tobago Selected quote In the news 7 July 2024 – 2024 North America heat waves Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, reaches 120 °F (49 °C), the city's highest temperature of all time, and surpassing the previous record of 117 °F (47 °C) set in July 2021. (KTNV-TV) (Las Vegas Review-Journal) 6 July 2024 – 2024 North America heat waves Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, investigates over 160 suspected heat-related deaths related to ongoing heat waves in Arizona, California, and Oregon. (AP) 5 July 2024 – Hurricane Beryl Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico after killing twelve people in the Caribbean. (AP) 3 July 2024 – 2024 Atlantic hurricane season The death toll from Hurricane Beryl in the eastern Caribbean increases to nine, with deaths reported in Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela. (Reuters) 25 June 2024 – 2024 North America heat waves Puerto Rico announces its first island-wide heat advisory to all 78 municipalities due to predicted highs of 114°F (46°C) and widespread power outages. (AP) 21 June 2024 – 2024 North America heat waves At least six people die due to heat-related illness in the Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona, United States, as temperatures reach 115 °F (46 °C). (AP) WikiProject You are invited to participate in WikiProject Trinidad and Tobago, a WikiProject dedicated to developing and improving articles about Trinidad and Tobago. General images The following are images from various Trinidad and Tobago-related articles on Wikipedia. French attack on the British island of Tobago in 1781 with text. French painting from 1784. (from Tobago) Moruga – Christopher Columbus monument. Columbus landed here on his third voyage in 1498. This is on the southern coast of the island of Trinidad, West Indies (from Trinidad) A medallion commemorating the capture of Trinidad and Tobago by the British in 1797. Divali Nagar in Chaguanas, Caroni County, Trinidad and Tobago. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Historical parishes of Tobago (from Tobago) Eric Williams, the first prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago (from History of Trinidad and Tobago) Maha Shivratri festival (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Panoramic shot of Downtown Scarborough, Tobago (from Tobago) Location of Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean Fishing - Tobago, West Indies (from Tobago) Green stone ceremonial axe. From shell midden, Mt Irvine Bay, Tobago, 1957 (from History of Trinidad and Tobago) Seventeenth-century map showing the fort of Nieuw Vlissingen. (from Tobago) Tobago Cuisine - Crab and Dumplings (from Tobago) Nativity scene in Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Castara Bay (from Tobago) Pigeon Point, Tobago. (from Tobago) Red-billed tropicbird on Little Tobago. (from Tobago) Temple in the Sea historical marker. (from History of Trinidad and Tobago) Hummingbirds of Trinidad and Tobago (from Biota of Trinidad and Tobago) Diyas lighting on Divali night in Trinidad and Tobago. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Krishna, Radha, and the Gopis celebrating Phagwah. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Tobago Cuisine - Pacro Water and Sea Moss drinks (from Tobago) People celebrating Phagwah. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Regional Geology of Trinidad and Venezuela (from Trinidad) Newly arrived indentured Indians in Trinidad and Tobago (from History of Trinidad and Tobago) Protector of Slaves Office (Trinidad), Richard Bridgens, c. 1833. (from History of Trinidad and Tobago) St Giles Island, northernmost part of Trinidad and Tobago, a bird sanctuary (from Tobago) Castara village beach (from Tobago) Greenstone ceremonial axe, from shell midden, Mount Irvine Bay, Tobago, 1957. (from Tobago) Tobago - August 2013 (1530) (from Tobago) Selected picture Shurwayne Winchester and Traffik Performing Shurwayne Winchester and Traffik Performing Did you know ... that El Cerro del Aripo is the highest point in Trinidad and Tobago? It is part of the Aripo Massif and is located in the Northern Range on the island of Trinidad. ... that Pitch Lake is the world's largest natural deposit of asphalt? ... that Tobago's Main Ridge is one of the oldest protected areas in the world set aside for conservation, having been created by the British Parliament in 1776? Selected cuisine An aloo pie is a fried dumpling popular in the cuisine of Trinidad and Tobago. It is a soft, fried pastry made from flour and water, and filled with boiled, spiced and mashed potatoes (aloo being the Hindi word for "potato") and other vegetables like green peas or chana dal (split chickpeas without their seedcoat). Its shape is similar to a calzone, and it is usually larger than a samosa, approximately 13 centimetres (5 inches) long. 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