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Trinidad and Tobago

Coordinates: 11°N 61°W / 11°N 61°W / 11; -61

Trinidad and Tobago ⁱ/ˈtrɪnᵻˌdæd ənd toʊˈbeɪɡoʊ/, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is a twin island country situated off the northern edge of South America mainland, lying 11 kilometres (6 mi) just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of Grenada. Bordering the Caribbean to the north, it shares maritime boundaries with other nations including Barbados to the northeast, Grenada to the northwest, Guyana to the southeast, and Venezuela to the south and west. The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometres (1,980 sq mi) and consists of two main islands, Trinidad and Tobago, with numerous smaller landforms. The two main islands are divided into nine regions, and one ward. Sangre Grande is the largest of the country's nine regions, comprising about 18% of the total area and 10% of the total population of the country. Trinidad and Tobago lies outside of the hurricane belt.

Tobago

Tobago /təˈbeɪɡoʊ/ is an autonomous island within the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located northeast of the mainland of Trinidad and southeast of the Caribbean country of Grenada. The island lies outside the hurricane belt. According to the earliest English-language source cited in the Oxford English Dictionary, Tobago bore a name that has become the English word tobacco. The national bird of Tobago is the cocrico.

Population

The population was 62,219 at the 2011 census. The capital, Scarborough, has a population of about 25,550. While Trinidad is multiethnic, Tobago's population is primarily of African descent, although with a growing proportion of Trinidadians of East Indian descent and Europeans. Between 2000 and 2011, the population of Tobago grew by 12.55 percent, making it one of the fastest-growing areas of Trinidad and Tobago.

History

Christopher Columbus first sighted Tobago in 1498. Subsequently, several powers fought over possession of the island.

The original Island Carib population had to defend the island against other Amerindian tribes. Then, during the late 1500s and early 1600s, the natives defended it from European colonists, for instance in 1654 from the Courlanders, who colonised the island intermittently between 1637 and 1690. Over the years, the Dutch, English, Spanish, Swedish, Curonians (Duchy of Courland) and French transformed Tobago into a battle zone and the island changed hands 33 times, the most in Caribbean history, and often name, before the Treaty of Paris ceded it to the British in 1814.

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T&Ta; s a worsta economic decline*Nov. 11, 2016, 8:30 PM Ast

Edit Topix 13 Nov 2016

TRINIDAD and Tobago has suffered the biggest quarterly economic contraction in its history. The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago yesterday said the economy contracted a record -6.7 per cent in the first half of 2016 year-on-year compared to the same period in 2015, where a contraction -0.6 per cent was due to a fall in activity in the energy sector ... ....

Kamla: 'Wife's club' in Cabinet

Edit Topix 13 Nov 2016

'Something is happening in Trinidad and Tobago, which was reflective of the story,' Persad-Bissessar said in an analogy of one of the 14th century writer's best known pieces from 'The Canterbury Tales .' ... ....

Bravo axed over tweet, given ultimatum to apologise

Edit Jamaica Observer 13 Nov 2016

And in a letter to the player dated November 11, the board also gave Bravo until 4.00 pm (Eastern Caribbean time) yesterday to apologise for his actions and to remove the offending tweet from his Twitter account ... Bravo, who was part of the camp in Potchefstroom, did not travel to Harare with the remainder of the squad on Saturday and instead headed for his native Trinidad and Tobago ... He continued ... Big idiot.” ...  . ....

Suriname chase history in Reggae Boyz clash

Edit Jamaica Observer 13 Nov 2016

Ronald Kolf, the technical director for Suriname’s football programme, says today’s rescheduled Scotiabank Caribbean Football Union (CFU) qualifying clash versus Jamaica is a “very important” one as they hunt a first-ever berth to the CONCACAF Gold Cup ... “We’ve had a good time in Jamaica ... Suriname’s unit is local-based outside of midfielder Dimitri Apai, who plays in Trinidad & Tobago ... ....

Tappa’s Boyz take aim at Suriname

Edit Jamaica Observer 13 Nov 2016

Defending champions Jamaica will look to punch their ticket to the semi-finals of the Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup when they host Suriname in a play-to-finish encounter inside the National Stadium at 6.00 pm today ... Romario Williams has also been added to the 18-man squad ... But in their last meeting a month later on May 28, 1996, the Surinamese emerged 3-1 victors in Caribbean Cup football play in Trinidad and Tobago ... ....

New book drives introspection in the Jamaican film industry

Edit Jamaica Observer 13 Nov 2016

That, he says, has undermined what he sees as an industry that has been mismanaged to its own detriment ... Recent years have seen an increase in films produced in Jamaica and the region, with a particular emphasis on the rise of the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival as a key player within the region in terms of premiering international film content and championing regionally produced content on par with their international peers ... ....