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 - The history of the TT Pro League (formerly known as the Professional Football League) has its roots spanning back to the 1970s and 1980s when Trinidad and Tobago experienced an upswing in support for its domestic football. Several of the national team players featured for Defence Force during its dominance of the National League, which included the Teteron Boys becoming the first Trinidadian and only second club from CONCACAF to accomplish the continental treble in 1985. In addition, the national team also rose to prominence in the late 1980s after falling short by one match of qualification for the nation's first FIFA World Cup in 1989. Optimism for the growth and community interest of football in Trinidad and Tobago was at an all-time high. However, the early 1990s would mark a low point in Trinidad and Tobago football. In 1993, after a streak of poor performances, the Soca Warriors gave its worst ever showing in the 1993 Caribbean Cup after finishing a disappointing third, which was preceded by an early exit from its '94 for Sure campaign to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup hosted in the United States. In response to the downward trend in the sport, several initiatives were implemented by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association to repair its credibility and return confidence among the clubs and businesses to support domestic football. In 1994, the Football Association secured a four-year agreement with Umbro to sponsor the national team with equipment and apparel. This was soon followed by an announcement that local beer manufacturers Carib agreed to become the title sponsor of the National League, which included the injection of prize money for the first time in domestic football. The following year, Trinidadian and former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner proposed that the creation of a professional football league in Trinidad and Tobago was needed to strengthen its national team and improve the development of its domestic players. In order to establish a professional football league in the country, the Football Association created the Semi-Professional League in 1996 to provide teams and players a three-year period to meet admission criteria and transition to life in a professional league. (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 History of Tobago Music of Trinidad and Tobago Lalonde Gordon V. S. Naipaul Piarco International Airport Basdeo Panday 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 History of Tobago People from Tobago Selected quote In the news 5 January 2025 – January 2025 North American storm complex The National Weather Service issues winter storm alerts for areas covering nearly 70 million people from the Great Plains to the East Coast of the United States, with nearly 4 million currently under blizzard warnings. (CNN) 4 January 2025 – January 2025 North American storm complex Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declares a state of emergency for Kentucky, United States, amidst the upcoming winter storm. (WNKY) 3 January 2025 – January 2025 North American winter storm The National Weather Service issues winter storm warnings across the central Great Plains and an ice storm warning in Missouri, in anticipation of severe freezing rain and icing events. The winter storm begins impacting the northwestern continental United States with heavy snowfall. (The Weather Channel) 30 December 2024 – Trinidad and Tobago declares a state of emergency as gang violence escalates in the country, due to five people shot dead at a shop in Laventille, Port of Spain the previous day. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera) 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. Red-billed tropicbird on Little Tobago. (from Tobago) Coral Point, on the south of Trinidad (from Biota of Trinidad and Tobago) St Giles Island, northernmost part of Trinidad and Tobago, a bird sanctuary (from Tobago) Grande Riviere, in a moist forest region (from Biota of Trinidad and Tobago) Nativity scene in Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Trinidad and Tobago is a major nesting site for Leatherback Turtles (from Biota of Trinidad and Tobago) Panoramic shot of Downtown Scarborough, Tobago (from Tobago) Tobago Cuisine - Pacro Water and Sea Moss drinks (from Tobago) Tobago Cuisine - Crab and Dumplings (from Tobago) People celebrating Phagwah. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Protector of Slaves Office (Trinidad), Richard Bridgens, c. 1833. (from History of Trinidad and Tobago) A medallion commemorating the capture of Trinidad and Tobago by the British in 1797. Caroni Swamp, Trinidad (from Biota of Trinidad and Tobago) Tobago from space (from Tobago) Diyas lighting on Divali night in Trinidad and Tobago. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Regional Geology of Trinidad and Venezuela (from Trinidad) Historical parishes of Tobago (from Tobago) Green stone ceremonial axe. From shell midden, Mt Irvine Bay, Tobago, 1957 (from History of Trinidad and Tobago) Temple in the Sea historical marker. (from History of Trinidad and 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) Location of Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean Pigeon Point, Tobago. (from Tobago) Castara Bay (from Tobago) Newly arrived indentured Indians in Trinidad and Tobago (from History of Trinidad and Tobago) Eric Williams, the first prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago (from History of Trinidad and Tobago) Fishing - Tobago, West Indies (from Tobago) Seventeenth-century map showing the fort of Nieuw Vlissingen. (from Tobago) Hummingbirds of Trinidad and Tobago (from Biota of Trinidad and Tobago) Greenstone ceremonial axe, from shell midden, Mount Irvine Bay, Tobago, 1957. (from Tobago) Scarlet Ibis is one of the national birds of T&T (from Biota of Trinidad and Tobago) Krishna, Radha, and the Gopis celebrating Phagwah. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Castara village beach (from Tobago) Divali Nagar in Chaguanas, Caroni County, Trinidad and Tobago. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Tobago - August 2013 (1530) (from Tobago) French attack on the British island of Tobago in 1781 with text. French painting from 1784. (from Tobago) Maha Shivratri festival (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Selected picture On Pigeon Point Tobago Pigeon Point Did you know ... that Trinidad and Tobago lie within a plate boundary zone near the south-eastern margin of the Caribbean Plate? ... that Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago? ... that based on proximity, Trinidad and Tobago are sometimes grouped with the Windward Islands, culturally and politically? Selected cuisine Buljol is a salad dish of the cuisine of Trinidad and Tobago. It consists of chopped codfish, tomatoes and chilies. The name is of French origin. 18th century colonial power Spain launched the cédula de población in 1783, an edict that successfully promoted the settling of French (i.e. likewise Catholic) planters in Trinidad who quickly set the population majority. The name is a combination of the French words brulé (burnt) and gueule (muzzle), which was changed into "bu'n jaw" in Trinidad's 19th century patois and finally morphed into "buljol". The name does not relate to the temperature of the dish (it's served cold) but to its hotness, caused by the added hot pepper. Selected panorama The Twin Tower The Twin Towers are landmarks in downtown Port of Spain. (2002) Topics Lists Trinidad and Tobago-related lists Culture Artists Novelists Playwrights Poets Writers Education Universities Schools Economy Companies Hospitals Geography Cities Corporations Reservations Government Presidents Prime Ministers Political parties House of Representatives House of Senate Media Newspapers Radio networks Television stations Natural history Rivers Mountains People People from Trinidad and Tobago Protected areas Protected areas Religion Hindu temples Transportation Airports Highways Select [►] to view subcategories Trinidad and Tobago-related lists Lists of biota of Trinidad and Tobago Lists of buildings and structures in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago communications-related lists Trinidad and Tobago education-related lists Trinidad and Tobago geography-related lists Trinidad and Tobago history-related lists Lists of organisations based in Trinidad and Tobago Lists of Trinidad and Tobago people Trinidad and Tobago politics-related lists Trinidad and Tobago religion-related lists Trinidad and Tobago sport-related lists Lists of tourist attractions in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago transport-related lists Recognized content Featured articles Learie Constantine National Union of Freedom Fighters Featured lists List of Caribbean membranophones List of international cricket centuries by Brian Lara List of snakes of Trinidad and Tobago Good articles Attalea (plant) Andre Boucaud Cyrus Prudhomme David MF Doom Andy Ganteaume Kenwyne Jones Main Ridge, Tobago Sankar Montoute Port of Spain Gazette Queen's Park Oval Clifford Roach Joe Small (cricketer) Edwin St Hill Wilton St Hill Trinidad and Tobago at the 1994 Winter Olympics Trinidad and Tobago at the 1998 Winter Olympics Trinidad and Tobago at the 2002 Winter Olympics Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics Did you know? articles Stella Abidh Adolf Hitler (calypso) Mike Agostini Henry Alcazar Alexander's Ragtime Band (band) M. 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Alladin Bactris campestris Jonas Mohammed Bath Gale Benson James Biggart Mighty Bomber British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939 John Mohammed Butt Trevor Carter Chinese Trinidadians and Tobagonians Cocoi heron Frank Crichlow Cyrus Prudhomme David Winsford Devine Duguetia tobagensis Endemic flora of Trinidad and Tobago Froudacity Céline Gittens History of Tobago Isaac Hope Kenny J Kareem Joseph Justicia flaviflora Rudi Kappel Ismith Khan Utrice Leid Deon Lendore Clement Ligoure List of West Indies women Twenty20 International cricketers List of international cricket centuries by Brian Lara Main Ridge, Tobago The Mangrove Althea McNish Merikins Anisa Mohammed Fazeer Mohammed Sankar Montoute Gustavus Murray National Union of Freedom Fighters Northern green anaconda Victor Pascall Joseph Lennox Pawan Tina Pereira Michel Maxwell Philip Port of Spain Gazette Lord Pretender The Right and the Wrong Camille Robinson-Regis Selwyn Ryan Edwin St Hill Sarran Teelucksingh The Jumbie Bird UWI Seismic Research Centre Charles William Warner Rodney Wilkes Sir William Young, 2nd Baronet Featured pictures Black-bellied whistling ducks (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Featured portals Portal:Latin America In the News articles 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election Mike Agostini Courtenay Bartholomew MF Doom Gas Exporting Countries Forum Darcus Howe Deon Lendore Althea McNish V. 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