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Alma mater. University of the West Indies. Keith Christopher Rowley MP, (born 24 October 1949) is a Trinidadian politician serving as the seventh prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, first elected into office on 9 September 2015 and again following the 2020 general election. [6]
98.55%. Male. 99.1%. Female. 98%. Primary. % (%attendance rate) Education in Trinidad and Tobago is free and is largely and primarily based on the British education system, compulsory between ages 5 and 16. Trinidad and Tobago is considered one of the most literate countries in the World with a literacy rate exceeding 98%. [2]
19 June. Labour Day. Marks the labour uprising on 19 June 1937 which is generally recognised as the start of the modern trade union movement in Trinidad and Tobago. 1 August. Emancipation Day. Recognizing emancipation from slavery. The first country in the world to recognise the end of slavery in the British colonies.
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago. July 2 – Tropical Storm Bonnie: One person is reported missing as Tropical Storm Bonnie makes landfall in South America. Deaths. January 1 – Mighty Bomber, 93, calypsonian. January 2 – Kenny J, 69, calypsonian and Assistant Commissioner of Police.
Trinidad and Tobago is a major nesting site for Leatherback Turtles. Information about vertebrates is good, with 472 bird species (2 endemics), about 100 mammals, about 90 reptiles (a few endemics), about 30 amphibians (including several endemics), 50 freshwater fish and at least 950 marine fish. [88]
The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of the executive branch of government in Trinidad and Tobago.. Following a general election, which takes place every five years, the president appoints as prime minister the person who has the support of a majority in the House of Representatives; this has generally been the leader of the party which won the most seats in the election ...
The country of Trinidad and Tobago has a high literacy rate, thanks in part to public education being free from ages 5 to 18 and compulsory from the ages of five to sixteen. In addition to public education, there are many faith-based schools and other educational institutions that are either partially funded and thus charge some tuition, or are ...
From shell midden, Mt Irvine Bay, Tobago, 1957. Human settlement in Trinidad dates back at least 7,000 years. The earliest settlers, termed Archaic or Ortoiroid, are believed to have settled Trinidad and Tobago from actual Venezuela at northeastern South America around 4000 BC. Twenty-nine Archaic sites have been identified, mostly in south ...