Discover Trinidad & Tobago 2018 (#29)
Discover T&T has published 29 issues since 1991, and helps readers discover where to stay, dine, lime, party, and shop; and what to see (including the islands’ best sites) and experience (festivals, arts and culture, sports, and eco escapes), in both islands. There’s also a national calendar of events; info on getting here and getting around; tips for safe and sustainable travel; T&T history and society in a nutshell, maps; and more. For the third edition in the row, the magazine features a distinctive dual-cover design, with one cover for each island — a ruby topaz humming- bird photographed in the Arima Valley (photograph by Wendell Stephen Jay Reyes) and the relaxing scene of someone lounging atop a glass- bottom boat in the Nylon Pool (photograph by Tarique Eastman). Discover T&T is aimed at local and international explorers planning getaways to the islands — whether for an eco adventure, business trip, or beach holiday. For more: http://www.discovertnt.com
Discover T&T has published 29 issues since 1991, and helps readers discover where to stay, dine, lime, party, and shop; and what to see (including the islands’ best sites) and experience (festivals, arts and culture, sports, and eco escapes), in both islands. There’s also a national calendar of events; info on getting here and getting around; tips for safe and sustainable travel; T&T history and society in a nutshell, maps; and more.
For the third edition in the row, the magazine features a distinctive dual-cover design, with one cover for each island — a ruby topaz humming- bird photographed in the Arima Valley (photograph by Wendell Stephen Jay Reyes) and the relaxing scene of someone lounging atop a glass- bottom boat in the Nylon Pool (photograph by Tarique Eastman).
Discover T&T is aimed at local and international explorers planning getaways to the islands — whether for an eco adventure, business trip, or beach holiday. For more: http://www.discovertnt.com
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1937: oilfield and labour strikes led in<br />
southern <strong>Trinidad</strong> by Tubal Uriah<br />
“Buzz” Butler<br />
1940: Crown Point Airport opens in<br />
<strong>Tobago</strong>; national airline British<br />
West Indies Airways (BWIA) commences<br />
operations<br />
1941: Chaguaramas peninsula leased<br />
to United States for 99 years;<br />
American military remain<br />
through World War II<br />
1945: public emergence of steelbands;<br />
universal suffrage implemented<br />
1951: repeal of ordinance prohibiting<br />
activities of Spiritual “Shouter”<br />
Baptist faith<br />
1956: self-government under Eric Williams’<br />
People’s National Movement<br />
(PNM)<br />
1960: <strong>Trinidad</strong> campus of University of<br />
the West Indies (UWI) established<br />
1962: islands gain independence from<br />
Britain; Williams becomes first<br />
prime minister<br />
1963: Hurricane Flora devastates<br />
<strong>Tobago</strong>; Chaguaramas returned<br />
to <strong>Trinidad</strong>ian control<br />
1974: Garfield Blackman (Ras Shorty I)<br />
releases first soca album<br />
1976: new republican constitution<br />
1980: <strong>Tobago</strong> House of Assembly<br />
restored; islands enjoy economic<br />
prosperity<br />
1983: oil prices fall, crippling local<br />
economy<br />
1986: National Alliance for Reconstruction<br />
(NAR) unseats PNM in national<br />
elections; <strong>Tobago</strong>nian ANR<br />
Robinson becomes prime minister<br />
2007: Caribbean Airlines replaces BWIA<br />
as national carrier; record oil<br />
prices fuel economic boom<br />
2010: UNC-led coalition government<br />
(People’s Partnership) ousts PNM<br />
at general and local elections<br />
under Kamla Persad-Bissessar,<br />
the country’s first female prime<br />
minister<br />
2015: oil prices crash, causing economic<br />
slowdown; PNM, under Dr Keith<br />
Rowley, wins general elections.<br />
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