News Trinidad and Tobago to Receive $20 Million Loan From IDB
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago will be receiving a $20 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank. The loan seeks to improve the country’s handling of property registration, by cutting the […]
Trinidad and Tobago Courts Investment From Scandinavia
Above: Oslo By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s High Commissioner to London recently wrapped up a tour of Nordic countries as part of a bid to court investment. Ambassador Gavin Nicholas, who also serves as non-resident ambassador to […]
New Trinidad Tourism Minister Meets With Tobago Officials
Above: Tobago By the Caribbean Journal staff New Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Minister Chandresh Sharma held talks last week with Tracy Davidson-Celestine, Tobago’s Secretary of Tourism, last week. Davidson-Celestine said she hoped to continue the dialogue that had taken place […]
Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Beach in Trinidad
This week’s Caribbean Photo comes from CJ reader Niambi Davis, who took this snapshot at Las Cuevas Beach on the northern coast of Trinidad. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com and it could […]
Rum Journal: Trinidad's Angostura Jammy Rum Sour
Above: Angostura’s rums We rather like Angostura Rum here at Rum Journal — usually with ice alone. But the famous House of Angostura’s rums are actually quite at home in a number of unique cocktails, from simple daiquiris to complex […]
Trinidad Shaken By 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Near Venezuela
Above: a map of the quake (Graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the coast of Venezuela on Friday evening and was felt in Trinidad and Tobago, according to the United States Geological Survey. There […]
News Trinidad "On a Path of Recovery"
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s local economy has grown in each of the last four quarters, and appears to be “on a path of recovery,” according to the country’s Central Bank. The Central […]
Caribbean Plate: Trinidad's Chaud Creole
Trinidad is the undisputed street food capital of the Caribbean. Doubles. Corn soup. Roti. Bake ‘N Shark. At every corner, there is a new taste, a new flavour, a new experience. For Chef Khalid Mohammed, the challenge is taking Trinidad’s […]
Trinidad and Tobago, European Union Hold Talks on Climate Change
Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago recently held discussions with the European Union on climate change. The talks in New York last week included Ramona Ramdial, Minister of State in Trinidad’s Ministry of the […]