?>

Trinidad and Tobago

News

Caribbean's First Diplomatic Academy Opens in Trinidad

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean officially opened at the University of the West Indies St Augustine Campus in Trinidad on Tuesday. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla […]

News

BP Chairman Visits Trinidad

Above: the meeting at the Trinidad Hilton By the Caribbean Journal staff BP plc Chairman Carl Henric Svanberg visited Trinidad and Tobago earlier this week, according to the country’s government. On Wednesday, Svanberg, who is also the chairman of Volvo, […]

News

Trinidad, China Plan to Partner on "Agricultural Innovation Park"

Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and China are planning to partner on the development of an “Agricultural Innovation Park,” according to Trinidad’s government. The University of the West Indies St Augustine campus recently hosted a […]

News

Caribbean Eats: Trinidad's Best Roti?

PORT OF SPAIN — IT IS not a science, this. Searching for the best roti in a country like Trinidad and Tobago seems an ultimately futile quest; everyone has his or her preferred place, just as there are multitudes of […]


New Ferry Coming to Trinidad

Above: the MV Super Fast Galicia By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Trinidad and Tobago is planning to add an additional inter-island ferry, it announced this week. Trinidad’s government is expected to invest around $7.4 million USD annually […]


New Trinidad Tourism Minister Makes First Visit to Tobago

Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Incoming Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Minister Gerry Hadeed has made his first official visit to Tobago. The trip included talks with Tobago Chief Secretary Orville London and tourism officials including Tobago […]

News

Trinidad and Tobago Mourns Loss of Former PM ANR Robinson

Above: Former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister ANR Robinson By Andrea Perez CJ Contributor PORT OF SPAIN — Trinidad and Tobago is mourning the loss of former Prime Minister and President Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson . The 87-year-old Robinson passed […]


Radisson Hotel Opens in Trinidad

Above: the new Radisson hotel in Trinidad (photo: Rhondor Dowlat) By Andrea Perez CJ Contributor PORT OF SPAIN — The former Capital Plaza Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad is now a Radisson Hotel. The $30 million dollar structure was […]


Trinidad, China Talk Infrastructure

Above: the Chinese delegation with Trinidad Urban Development Minister Roodal Moonilal By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Housing and Urban Development Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal recently hosted a high-level delegation of Chinese officials for talks on infastructure. The […]

News

Tobago, Major Energy Player?

Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Could Tobago soon become a “major energy player?” That’s the view held by Victor Hart, chairman of the Steering Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Hart said […]


Trinidad Names New Tourism Minister

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has appointed Senator Gerry Hadeed as the country’s new Minister of Tourism. Hadeed, who had been serving as the country’s Minister of […]


Trinidad Tourism Minister Resigns

Above: former Trinidad Tourism Minister Chandresh Sharma By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has revoked the appointment of Tourism Minister Chandresh Sharma after accepting his resignation. The departure of Sharma came after allegations that […]


SUBSCRIBE!

Sign up for Caribbean Journal's free newsletter for a daily dose of beaches, hotels, rum and the best Caribbean travel information on the net.


No. Thank You