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 - Constantine in Australia in November 1930 Learie Nicholas Constantine, Baron Constantine, Kt, MBE (21 September 1901 – 1 July 1971) was a Trinidadian cricketer, lawyer and politician who served as Trinidad and Tobago's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and became the UK's first black peer. He played 18 Test matches for the West Indies before the Second World War and took the team's first wicket in Test cricket. An advocate against racial discrimination, in later life he was influential in the passing of the 1965 Race Relations Act in Britain. He was knighted in 1962 and made a life peer in 1969. Born in Trinidad, Constantine established an early reputation as a promising cricketer, and was a member of the West Indies teams that toured England in 1923 and 1928. Unhappy at the lack of opportunities for black people in Trinidad, he decided to pursue a career as a professional cricketer in England, and during the 1928 tour was awarded a contract with the Lancashire League club Nelson. He played for the club with distinction between 1929 and 1938, while continuing as a member of the West Indies Test team in tours of England and Australia. Although his record as a Test cricketer was less impressive than in other cricket, he helped to establish a uniquely West Indian style of play. He was chosen as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1939. (Full article...) List of selected articles Eric Williams Black Power Revolution Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt Crown Point, Tobago Scarborough, Tobago Pigeon Point, Tobago 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 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 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) 20 June 2024 – 2024 in archosaur paleontology Researchers announce the discovery the Lokiceratops rangiformis, a dinosaur species named after the Norse god Loki, in North America. The findings are published in the journal PeerJ. (ABC News) 13 June 2024 – A Russian warship and a nuclear-powered submarine conduct military drills in the Caribbean sea simulating a missile strike on enemy ships after passing near the coast of Florida in order to reach Havana, Cuba. (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. Krishna, Radha, and the Gopis celebrating Phagwah. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Greenstone ceremonial axe, from shell midden, Mount Irvine Bay, Tobago, 1957. (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) Seventeenth-century map showing the fort of Nieuw Vlissingen. (from Tobago) Divali Nagar in Chaguanas, Caroni County, Trinidad and Tobago. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) French attack on the British island of Tobago in 1781 with text. French painting from 1784. (from Tobago) Diyas lighting on Divali night in Trinidad and Tobago. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) St Giles Island, northernmost part of Trinidad and Tobago, a bird sanctuary (from Tobago) Eric Williams, the first prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago (from History of Trinidad and Tobago) Panoramic shot of Downtown Scarborough, Tobago (from Tobago) Regional Geology of Trinidad and Venezuela (from Trinidad) Green stone ceremonial axe. From shell midden, Mt Irvine Bay, Tobago, 1957 (from History of Trinidad and Tobago) Red-billed tropicbird on Little Tobago. (from Tobago) Pigeon Point, Tobago. (from Tobago) Tobago Cuisine - Crab and Dumplings (from 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. Maha Shivratri festival (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Castara village beach (from Tobago) Hummingbirds of Trinidad and Tobago (from Biota of Trinidad and Tobago) Nativity scene in Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Location of Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean Castara Bay (from Tobago) Fishing - Tobago, West Indies (from Tobago) Temple in the Sea historical marker. (from History of Trinidad and Tobago) Tobago - August 2013 (1530) (from Tobago) People celebrating Phagwah. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago) Tobago Cuisine - Pacro Water and Sea Moss drinks (from Tobago) Historical parishes of Tobago (from Tobago) Newly arrived indentured Indians in Trinidad and Tobago (from History of Trinidad and Tobago) Selected picture The secluded Englishman's Bay The secluded Englishman's Bay in Tobago. Did you know ... that the music of Trinidad and Tobago is best known for its calypso, soca, chutney, and steelpan? ... that M. P. Alladin (1919–1980) depicted rural Indo-Trinidadian life in his art, and has been credited with giving "a new dignity" to the subject? ... that in 2012, the Trinidadian Céline Gittens became the first black ballerina to dance the twin rôles of Odette and Odile in Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake in the United Kingdom? 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. Selected panorama Castara village beach looking south, Tobago (March 1999) 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 Nicki Minaj Northern green anaconda 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 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 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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On this day: Trinidad and Tobago January February March April May June July August September October November December 30 June: Time: 05:49 UTC   Date: 30 June << June >> S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Events 1802, Trinidad becomes a colony of France for the third time (after being nominally a part of France since November 1801). 1803, Trinidad cease to be a colony of France for the third time, due to the Treaty of Amiens, becoming again a British Colony under the short-lived resumption of governorship by Thomas Picton 2007, the Trinidad_and_Tobago_Football_Association#2006_World_Cup_players.27_bonus_dispute national football team players file a lawsuit against the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association Deaths 1888 Michel Maxwell Philip, Trinidadian novelist, lawyer, and civil servant Associated Wikimedia The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject: Commons Free media repository Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals Wikidata Free knowledge base Wikinews Free-content news Wikiquote Collection of quotations Wikisource Free-content library Wikispecies Directory of species Wikiversity Free learning tools Wikivoyage Free travel guide Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus Portal information This portal is maintained by WikiProject Trinidad and Tobago Discover Wikipedia using portals List of all portals The arts portal Biography portal Current events portal Geography portal History portal Mathematics portal Science portal Society portal Technology portal Random portal WikiProject Portals