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  Trinidad and Tobago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trinidad and Tobago is famous for its pre-Lenten Carnival and as the birthplace of steelpan, calypso and limbo.
Trinidad and Tobago is one of the most prosperous nations in the Caribbean, although less so than it was during the "oil boom" between 1973 and 1983.
Twelve athletes from Trinidad and Tobago have won medals at the Olympics, beginning with a silver medal in weightlifting, won by Rodney Wilkes in 1948 [3], and most recently a bronze medal with by George Bovell III [4].
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago   (2960 words)

  
 Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is a unitary state, with a parliamentary democracy modeled after that of the U.K. From 1962 until 1976, Trinidad and Tobago, although completely independent, acknowledged the British monarch as the figurehead chief of state.
Tobago was given a measure of self-government in 1980 and is ruled by the Tobago House of Assembly.
Tobago's infrastructure for tourism was expected to expand in general after 1987 as a consequence of the 1986 election of a native Tobagonian as prime minister.
www.onlinelearning.net /instructors/smurr/LatAm/Carib/trin&tbgo.html   (10094 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago (08/05)
Trinidad and Tobago is the 5th largest exporter of LNG in the world and the single largest supplier of LNG to the U.S., supplying between 70-75% of all LNG imported into the U.S. Overall, the petroleum sector grew by 10.5% in 2004, the third straight year of double-digit growth.
Recognizing the role that energy plays in the economic life of Trinidad and Tobago, where it was the source last year of 37% of governmental revenues, the government is seeking to diversify the economy to reduce dependence on the energy sector and to achieve self-sustaining growth.
Trinidad and Tobago is a democracy that maintains close relations with its Caribbean neighbors and major North American and European trading partners.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35638.htm   (3790 words)

  
 History of Trinidad and Tobago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Columbus landed in Trinidad in 1498, and the island was settled by the Spanish a century later The original inhabitants--Arawak and Carib Indians--were largely wiped out by the Spanish colonizers, and the survivors were gradually assimilated.
Trinidad and Tobago were incorporated into a single colony in 1888.
Trinidad's East Indian culture came to the island with indentured servants brought to fill a labor shortage created by the emancipation of the African slaves in 1833.
www.historyofnations.net /northamerica/trinidad.html   (844 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Trinidad and Tobago Defence force has the world's only military steelpan band.
Military of: Antigua and Barbuda  • Bahamas  • Barbados  • Belize  • Canada  • Costa Rica  • Cuba  • Dominica  • Dominican Republic  • El Salvador  • Grenada  • Guatemala  • Haiti  • Honduras  • Jamaica  • Mexico  • Nicaragua  • Panama  • Saint Kitts and Nevis  • Saint Lucia  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  • Trinidad and Tobago  • United States
Military of: Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Uruguay · Venezuela
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago   (228 words)

  
 Visit Trinidad & Tobago.
For much of the colonial period, Tobago was fought over by the Dutch, French and Spanish, pirates and even settlers from Latvia, until it became British in 1814.
The island was joined to Trinidad as a single country at the end of the 19th century, after the collapse of its sugar market; together, the sister islands gained independence from Britain in 1962, and became a republic in 1976.
The American military had a tremendous influence on Trinidad the classic calypso "Rum and Coca-Cola", which was made into a big hit by the Andrews Sisters in 1944, celebrates this relationship.
www.socawarriors.net /T&T_carnival.htm   (1290 words)

  
 InternationalReports.net : Trinidad & Tobago 2003
He was to become the founder of independent Trinidad and Tobago when, after a period of “federation” with other Caribbean islands, British colonial rule ended and Independence was granted in 1962.
Trinidad is proud of its racial mixture and integration.
Thus, Trinidad’s parliament is fairly evenly divided (90 percent of Tobago’s 45,000 citizens are of African origin).
www.internationalreports.net /theamericas/trinidad/2003/visionof.html   (1553 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago - A brief New-World History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Trinidad would consequently be ruled by only two empires, the Spanish for 299 years and the British for 179 years, before enjoining the twin-island Republic in 1976; which approximates to 478 years of foreign rule, 24 of self-rule, in 502 years of New World existence to the turn of the New Millennium.
Trinidad would remain essentially underdeveloped for just 16 years short of the the first 300 years under Spanish occupation; their attentions focused elsewhere, until around the early 1780's.
Given Tobago's previous history, it may be assumed that there are small European colony groups [most likely Dutch] living on the island probably with their slaves, and an equal or larger number of runaway and some free slaves, and the Amerindians.
www.seetobago.com /tandt/carnival/dates/cdttnwhistory.htm   (12972 words)

  
 Top20TrinidadandTobago.com - Your Top20 Guide to Trinidad and Tobago!
Tobago was adminstered as a Ward of County Saint David.
Trinidad and Tobago are supplied with the North Easterly winds which blow from the north east of the islands to the south west of the islands.
Trinidad and Tobago are famous as the birthplace of calypso music, as well as the development of the steel pan, which is widely claimed to be the only acoustic musical instrument invented during the 20th century.
www.top20trinidadandtobago.com   (2202 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago - Colonial and Pre-republican Flags
The Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Limited is a subsidary of RBTT Financial Group, a holding company fully owned in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Birds represented on the Coat of Arms of Trinidad and Tobago are the Scarlet Ibis, the Cocrico (native to Tobago) and the Hummingbird.
flagspot.net /flags/tt.html   (1415 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Letter: Colonial power over death penalty
It is supposed to be based in Trinidad and Tobago, which has provided a building to house the court and, indeed, is bearing most of the expense for its establishment.
But appeals from Trinidad and Tobago will still have to go before the Law Lords in London, and that is because the Trinidad and Tobago government has so far been unable to pass the required special amendment to its constitution.
The result of their ruling had a ripple effect - not just in Trinidad and Tobago, where there were 86 men and women on death row, but in the entire Caribbean where the penalty for murder was death by hanging.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/4185745.stm   (1892 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: Trinidad and Tobago are the two southern most islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.
Trinidad Island's most prominent natural feature is the three mountain ranges called the Northern, Central and Southern Ranges which run east to west.
Tobago Island has an uneven terrain dominated by a main ridge, which is a series of volcano mountains while an extensive coral platform is located to the southwest.
www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/trinidad.htm   (1132 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago - Caribbean CHOICE - Your Gateway to the Caribbean!
Trinidad and Tobago is a twin-island Republic located off the northeast coast of South America and only eight miles from Venezuela.
Tobago is twenty miles northeast of the mainland, this much smaller more laid back Island is a treasure in terms of the picturesque scenery.
It is said that in spite of its small size, Tobago is unparalleled in its population of birds.
www.caribbeanchoice.com /trinbago   (427 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, is a parliamentary democracy in which there have been generally free and fair elections since independence from the United Kingdom in 1962.
However, when the President selected the PNM's Patrick Manning, the UNC refused to abide by the decision, and the deadlocked Parliament was unable to pass legislation or elect a speaker for 9 months, until new elections on October 7 yielded a 20 to 16 working majority for Manning and the PNM.
Trinidad and Tobago was invited by the Community of Democracies' (CD) Convening Group to attend the November 2002 second CD Ministerial Meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea, as a participant.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18346.htm   (5195 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago - Gurupedia
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a nation located in the southern
While Tobago has the status of ward, and is not subdivided, the Trinidad is separated into eight
Both groups form about 79.8% of the population; most of the remainder are people of mixed descent, with small minorities of whites, Chinese, Syrian-Lebanese and Caribs (descendants of the indigenous inhabitants, not recognized as a distinct census category).
www.gurupedia.com /t/tr/trinidad_and_tobago.htm   (753 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago - Military Flags   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
I located Trinidad and Tobago defence forces flag side by side with the naval ensign (that appears as the coast guard flag) at <
Both flags appears at the HQ page (no flag at regiment page and naval ensign at CG page) but you could be right and the site shows the two military flags of the Defence forces, the army (which is the regiment), and the navy (which is the CG).
The flag is actually that of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment (or First Trinidad and Tobago Regiment as it should be properly refered to).
www.fotw.net /flags/tt^.html   (169 words)

  
 Map Of Trinidad and Tobago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
If you would like to use this map of Trinidad and Tobago or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
If you would like to use this flag of Trinidad and Tobago or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
If you would like to use this information for Trinidad and Tobago or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
www.appliedlanguage.com /maps_of_the_world/map_of_trinidad_and_tobago.shtml   (264 words)

  
 Trinidad News, Trinidad Newspaper, Trinidad Sports, Trinidad politics, Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago News, Trinidad ...
The USS Underwood sailed into Trinidad's waters on Tuesday as part of the United States' war on narcotics with the help of their Caribbean counterparts.
As part of a carrier group now patrolling the Caribbean and South American region, the frigate, which has a complement of 250 personnel, has the means to "take out" enemy aircraft, submarines and other surface vessels using a wide array of options at its disposal.
On board yesterday were the top honchos of Trinidad and Tobago's military-Chief of Defence Staff Brig Ancil Antoine, Regiment Head Col Edmund Dillon, Coast Guard head, Capt Jeewah Ramoutar and Commander Kent Moore of the Air Guard.
www.trinidadexpress.com /index.pl/article_news?id=160371913   (389 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago. The World Factbook. 2003
The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean, thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing.
Trinidad and Tobago dollars per US dollar - 6.2432 (2002), 6.2332 (2001), 6.2998 (2000), 6.2989 (1999), 6.2983 (1998)
Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (including Ground Force, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
www.bartleby.com /151/td.html   (976 words)

  
 Government in Trinidad & Tobago online
Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
The President of Trinidad and Tobago - ANR Robinson
The Commonwelath - Trinidad and Tobago is a member nation.
www.search.co.tt /trinidad/government   (79 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago 2003 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Military branches: Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (including Ground Force, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 327,823 (2003 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.4% (1999)
www.theodora.com /wfb2003/trinidad_and_tobago/trinidad_and_tobago_military.html   (100 words)

  
 Welcome to Trinidad & Tobago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Trinidad and Tobago's Mista Vybe is the Inaugural Caribbean Soca Monarch King
All properties listed here have been inspected and met the minimum established requirements by TDC (Trinidad) or the Tobago House of Assembly - Department of Tourism (Tobago).
TDC wishes to advise that it has taken every reasonable precaution to ascertain that all properties (hotels, guesthouses and host homes) which are included in this booklet provide services in accordance with reputable practices.
www.visittnt.com /aug.html   (169 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago Military manpower - fit for military service - Military   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Trinidad and Tobago Military manpower - fit for military service
This entry gives the number of males and females age 15-49 fit for military service.
This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to account for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
www.indexmundi.com /trinidad_and_tobago/military_manpower_fit_for_military_service.html   (116 words)

  
 trinidad and tobago map and information page
Trinidad and Tobago came under British control in the 19th century, then gaining their independence in 1962.
The country is one of the most prosperous island nations in the Caribbean, primarily due to its offshore petroleum and natural gas production and processing.
Trinidad & Tobago (Complete) information on the (GDP) overall economy, imports and exports, resources, government, population, military, transportation, and more here!
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/namerica/caribb/tt.htm   (220 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago
1 Mar 1976 Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
The style of the ruler to 1 Aug 1976: "By the Grace of God, Queen of Trinidad and Tobago and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth."
Territorial Disputes: Barbados will assert its claim before UNCLOS that the northern limit of Trinidad and Tobago's maritime boundary with Venezuela extends into its waters; Guyana has also expressed its intention to challenge this boundary as it may extend into its waters as well.
www.worldstatesmen.org /Trinidad.html   (1651 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt :   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Brigadier Antoine, who graduated from the course in 2000, is the third military officer from Trinidad and Tobago to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
To be considered for induction, the CGSOC graduate must have attained one of the highest positions of military importance in his or her country’s armed forces.
Of the 212 Hall of Fame inductees from 61 countries, 26 have gone on to be the chief executive of their countries, a CGSOC release stated.
www.newsday.co.tt /news/0,26618.html   (276 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago (British Empire & Commonwealth Land Forces)
Trinidad - Country Profile, by US Library of Congress.
Trinidad National Security, by US Library of Congress Country Study.
Trinidad and Tobaga, by Gunnar Anzinger (Governments on the WWW)
www.regiments.org /nations/westindies/trinidad.htm   (212 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago :: CountrySeek.com - World Information Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The islands came under British control in the 19th century; independence was granted in 1962.
Trinidad and Tobago, the leading Caribbean producer of oil and gas, has earned a reputation as an excellent investment site for international businesses.
Trinidad and Tobago dollars per US dollar - 6.2816 (2004), 6.2929 (2003), 6.2487 (2002), 6.2332 (2001), 6.2998 (2000)
www.countryseek.com /geos/td.html   (971 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago Military 1997 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Trinidad and Tobago Military 1997 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
Military branches Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard,and Air Wing), Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
Military expenditures - dollar figure $83 million (1994)
www.photius.com /wfb1997/trinidad_and_tobago/trinidad_and_tobago_military.html   (86 words)

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