Discover Trinidad & Tobago 2016 — 25th Anniversary Edition

t&t in a nutshell
Economy
Oil and gas account for about 40% of GDP
and 80% of exports, but only 5% of employment.
For the first time in its history,
Trinidad and Tobago was removed from the
OECD’s Development Assistance Committee
(DAC) list of aid recipient countries in
2011. The list excludes countries which have
met a “high income” threshold for three
consecutive years.
Emergency contacts
Ambulance (public hospitals): 811
EMS (emergency medical services):
624-4343 (north Trinidad), 653-4343
(south/central Trinidad), 639-4444
(Tobago)
Hyperbaric medical facility
(decompression chamber,
Roxborough, Tobago): 660-4369
Fire: 990
Office of Disaster Preparedness: 640-
1285 (Trinidad),
660-7489 (Tobago)
Police: in Trinidad, 999 or 555; in
Tobago, 639-2520 or 639-5590
Tourism contacts
Division of Tourism, Tobago: 639-
2125, visittobago.gov.tt
Immigration Division: 625-3571 (Trinidad),
639-2681 (Tobago), immigration.gov.tt
Tourism Development Company: 675-
7034, tdc.co.tt, gotrinidadandtobago.
com
Tourist information offices: 639-0509
(Crown Point Airport); 635-0934
(Cruise Ship Complex, Tobago); 669-
5196 (Piarco Airport)
Major resources: oil and natural gas
Major industries: petroleum and petroleum
products, Liquid Natural Gas
(LNG), steel, methanol, ammonia, urea,
light manufacturing and assembly.
Major services: tourism, conference
and convention facilities, financial
services, construction
Key Indicators (2014): GDP per capita
approx. US$32,000 (2014); unemployment
rate approx. 4% (2014); GDP
growth in 2014 was approximately 2%.
Sustainable tourism tips
Buy local goods and souvenirs
Mind your gas (petrol): choose
the smallest vehicle to suit your
needs when renting (or buying)
a car; drive within the speed
limit; don’t let your car idle; keep
your tires inflated; try to carpool;
and when you can, walk or cycle
Recycle: use Ace, Carib Glass,
Piranha, Plastikeep (which
operates receptacles at Massy
supermarkets); Recycling in
Motion (RIM), It’s Up to Me
Environmental, and SWMCOL
Reduce: turn off electrical devices
when you don’t need them;
avoid plastic bags and styrofoam;
buy and consume only
what you need; reuse when you
can
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