Loop Trinidad & Tobago News (2024)

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Trinidad and Tobago were ceded to Britain in 1802 under the Treaty of Amiens as separate states and unified in 1889. Trinidad and Tobago obtained independence in 1962, and became a republic in 1976.

Reconsider travel to Trinidad and Tobago due to crime. Exercise increased caution in Trinidad and Tobago due to terrorism and kidnapping. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory.

These factors which can cause the problem in the tourism industry include but are not limited to, discriminatory travel taxes, the lack of seamless transportation to the destination, the emergence of additional competitors, an apathetic local populace, poor service quality, inadequate monitoring and enforcement of ...

Corruption remains a pervasive problem, especially within the police force and among high-ranking government officials and immigration officers. Several pieces of anticorruption legislation exist but are generally poorly enforced.

Trinidad and Tobago is a stable country, which has been independent since 1962. The Caribbean state is one of the southernmost of the Lesser Antilles, off the coast of Venezuela and is one of the wealthiest countries in the Caribbean, due to its large reserves of natural oil and gas.

Name. The original name for the island in the Arawaks' language was Iëre which meant "Land of the Hummingbird". Christopher Columbus renamed it La Isla de la Trinidad ('The Island of the Trinity'), fulfilling a vow he had made before setting out on his third voyage. This has since been shortened to Trinidad.

Update 2021-11-18: On Thursday (18 November), the government ended the State of Emergency and curfew that had been in effect since 16 May. Update 2021-07-17 (1): Canadian authorities stated Saturday (17 July) that travellers to Trinidad and Tobago need a TTravelPass, which can be obtained here.

Background. Trinidad was connected to Venezuela (as also with Tobago) during the last ice age by natural "land bridges" between them. Trinidad and Tobago are part of the continental shelf of South America, and Trinidad is, at its closest, only about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the South American mainland.

There are no holidays in Trinidad and Tobago today. Holidays are calculated using the local time in Port of Spain.

How COVID affected Trinidad and Tobago? ›

The COVID-19 crisis will likely have medium-term economic consequences, which could involve sluggish economic growth, increased unemployment, rising public debt and sustained pressure on the country's external accounts.