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Trinidad and Tobago.

Carnival Cruise Lines.

Some T&T Histroy.

1498 - Christopher Columbus visits the islands, naming Trinidad after the three peaks at its southeastern tip and Tobago after a local type of tobacco pipe.

1532 - Spain colonises Trinidad, appointing a governor to rule it.

1630s - The Dutch settle on Tobago and plant sugar-cane.

1781 - The French capture Tobago from the Spanish, transforming it into a sugar-producing colony.
British rule.

1797 - A British naval expedition captures Trinidad from Spain, Trinidad was a Spanish island for 200 years until this.

1802 - Spain cedes Trinidad to Britain under the Treaty of Amiens.

1814 - France cedes Tobago to Britain.

1834 - Slavery abolished; indentured workers brought in from India to work on sugar plantations.

1889 - Trinidad and Tobago administratively combined as a single British colony.

1945 - Universal suffrage instituted.

1956 - Eric Williams, a moderate nationalist, founds the People's National Movement (PNM).

1958 - Trinidad and Tobago joins the British-sponsored West Indies Federation.

1959 - Britain gives Trinidad and Tobago internal self-government with Williams as prime minister.

Independence

1962 - Trinidad and Tobago leaves the West Indies Federation; becomes independent with Williams as prime minister.

1967 - Trinidad and Tobago joins the Organisation of American States.

1968 - Trinidad and Tobago and other English-speaking Caribbean states form the Caribbean Free Trade Area, which was replaced in 1973 by the Caribbean Common Market.

Domestic unrest

1970 - Rioting erupts and the army mutinies against the minority East Indian population; state of emergency declared.

1972 - State of emergency lifted.

1975 - Strikes by workers in the oil, sugar, transport and electricity sectors paralyse the economy.

1976 - Trinidad and Tobago becomes a republic with the former governor-general, Ellis Clarke, as president and Eric Williams as prime minister.

1980 - A rash of firebombings, arsons and political shootings afflict the country.

1981 - Agriculture Minister George Chambers becomes prime minister following Eric Williams' death.

1986 - The Tobago-based National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR) headed by Arthur Robinson wins the general election.

1987 - Noor Hassanali becomes president.

1990 - More than 100 Islamist radicals groups lead by Abu Bakar blow up the police headquarters, seize the parliament building and hold prime misinster ANR Robinson and other officials hostage for several days in an abortive coup attempt.

1991 - Patrick Manning becomes prime minister after his PNM party wins the general election.

1995 - The Indian-based United National Congress (UNC) and NAR form a coalition with Basdeo Panday as prime minister.

1999 - Trinidad and Tobago restores capital punishment.

2000 - Panday wins another term in office after his UNC emerges as the biggest party in the general elections.

2001 - Election time again (Dec-10-2001), prime minister Basdeo Panday was force to call another general election, because of corruption claims against the government, this election is the ninth since Trinidad gained independence from Britain in 1962.
Also, Trinidad and Tobago became the smallest Country and first Caribbean nation to host the World Youth Soccer Championships.
Inhabited mostly by people of African and Indian descent, the two-island state enjoys a per capita income well above the average for Latin America thanks to its oil wealth, which in the early 1970s made it the third biggest exporter of petroleum in the western hemisphere.

2002 - Patrick Manning became the Prime Misister of Trinidad and Tobago after President ANR Robison made a decission to give the win to Manning after a 18-18 tie between the 2 leading parties - UNC and PNM.

Tobago there's good tennis and golf (at the Mount Irvine golf course you can play 18 championship holes under the shade of the palms), and a full range of watersports, as well as some excellent restaurants. Tobago hosts a major Caribbean regatta each May, and a popular game fishing tournament.

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. For many years it was the most prosperous sugar island in the Caribbean. Today, the great majority of Tobagonians are of African descent. 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. Tobago now has its own House of Assembly; its population is about 95,000.

Manzanilla Beach, South Trinidad.

Trinidad is half forested; its steep and dramatic north coast is guarded by the mountains of the Northern Range, rising to 3,085 feet. The middle of the island is a lovely windswept plain where cane sugar is grown, giving way to low rolling hills in the south. There are some fine beaches along the north coast, and miles of beach along the east coast, cooled by the Atlantic breezes. Its people are descended from Africa and India, China, Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East; they are legendary for their warmth and vitality. These are people who know how to live and enjoy themselves.

But Trinidad has developed fast in recent years; traditionally an agricultural island, it has become the region's most industrialised economy Port of Spain is a cosmopolitan city teeming with activity - steelband music, chutney, calypso and soca (Trinidad must have more musicians and performers per square mile than any other place on earth), theatre and painting, fashion design, parties and festivals. With its open Savannah, the non-stop action of St James and the new Brian Lara Promenade downtown, this is one of the liveliest places to spend a holiday.

Pigeon Point: Tobago.

How To Choose | When To Go | What To Wear | What About Money | How Do I Start How do I choose.

By deciding what you want most out of your holiday. Each country offers something a little different: maybe it's music, or festivals, or Carnival, diving or golf or tennis, eco-holidays, hiking, mountains, nightlife. Or maybe it's pure relaxation. The profiles in this book will give you a start: Caribbean tourist boards and travel agents can give you more information.

When should I go? The months from December to April are the coolest and driest - and also the most popular, so prices tend to be higher. Seasonal differences are much smaller than in temperate countries, though (average daytime temperatures are in the high 20s centigrade); even in the wetter months, rainfall tends to be in short sharp bursts. What should I wear? Light summer wear, in cool comfortable fabrics. The Caribbean dresses informally - but it does like a bit of style, and in most countries beachwear needs to be kept for the beach.

What about money? Each country has its own currency, nearly always linked to the US dollar either at a fixed or floating rate. The major credit cards are accepted in nearly all tourist areas, and in some countries ATM banking machines allow visitors to access their home accounts through their credit cards.

Miss Universe candidates 1999, chilling in T&T.

Miss Universe 1998. History During World War II, Trinidad was a base for US military forces, and most of the north-west peninsula Chaguaramas was occupied by US naval and air force personnel. Many of the large military structures are still there today. 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. Adjoining the Pageant site is the Military History and Aviation Museum, which records Trinidad´s role in World War II and in many other military events from modern and colonial times. The Pageant Site One of the US military buildings a large hangar set beside the ocean is being completely refurbished and will make an ideal space for the 1999 Miss Universe Pageant. It´s about five miles from Port of Spain, along a winding coastal road. On one side is a sheltered bay which is a favourite base for yachts from every corner of the globe. On the other are the forested hills of the northern range. The coast is dotted with yacht anchorages and marinas, restaurants, and several of Trinidad´s prime entertainment centres, nightclubs and performance spaces where large musical events take place in relaxed surroundings. One of the most successful and sophisticated Carnival designers, Peter Minshall, operates his mas´ camp nearby.

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Links To other great T&T Carnival sites.
3 Canal.	Brother Resistance.	Bunji Garlin.
Barbarossa International.	Carnival Map.	Carnival Massbands.
David Rubber.	Harts Carnival.	i955fm.
Listen to Soca.	Mighty Sparrow.	Macheal Montano.
Pan - Trinibago.	Poison Band.	Power102fm.
Ronnie Mc Intosh.	Renegades.	TnTisland.
Tronto Lime.	Triniscene.	thefrontlineradio.com
T&T Carnival.

	Nicky Crosby.
Anslem Douglas.	Twin Towers: T&T.	Denise Plummer.
Ras Shorti - I.	Ronnie Mc Intosh.	Black Stalin.
Shadow.	Kitchener.	Sanell Dempster.