Our first stop is in Trinidad and Tobago ‚ We Touched Down Jn Port Of Spain And Proceeded To The Hotel To Freshen Up A Bit . Once All Of That Was Done We Headed Out To Participate In The World 2nd Largest Celebration Of Carnival Basically A Large Scale Cultural Festival Or Street Parade . They Play Soca ‚ And Calypso Music While Doing Local Dances Like " Whining " While Admiring All The Culture We Were Participating We Soon Got Into Challenge Mode ‚ The Task Was To Learn A Trinidadian
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Trinidad and Tobago The beaches here give me a sense of what heaven would be like. As I walk in the pure white sand‚ I compare it to the white clouds of heaven. While looking out into the water‚ I cannot tell the where the Caribbean Sea begins and the clear blue sky ends. Continuing to walk along the beach I come across two tall palm trees that grow over each other‚ creating an arch; that is my gate to heaven. The ebb and flow of the small waves creates a soothing rhythm as I continue to walk
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HOW TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO WAS GOVERNED BEFORE INDEPENDENCE Our Nation’s Attainment of Independence in 1962 marked the end of colonial rule that had started during the 16th century under the aegis of Spain and had continued when the British captured Trinidad. In the meantime‚ Tobago had its own uneven political history‚ changing hands from one European power to another whilst having its own bicameral elective legislature from as early as 1768. As Crown Colony governance became tighter from the mid-19th
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Trinidad Carnival Carnival is a festival of colours which is transformed into costumes‚ calypso‚ steel band music‚ dance and different foods and Caribbean art which attracts many people from the different countries. The carnival season is usually during the two weeks before the traditional Christian fasting of Lent. This is celebrated to mark an overturning of daily life.The roots of carnival both lay in Africa and France(Liverpool:57). Trinidad carnival is a very significant festival in the
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There are several causes of crime in Trinidad and Tobago but this essay will analyse four of these causes of crime in Trinidad and Tobago.Firstly I will analyse the laxity with which the government has been dealing with the crime situation; It will also be discussed that a nation that forgets God will sin in this way; The eroding morals of society is another ;and the impact of the media on people’s lives. causes of crime And the raison d’etre successive governments have been unable and
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The Culture Of Trinidad And Tobago Course: Basic Nutrition Due Date: February 10‚ 2014 Trinidad and Tobago was named by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage to the New World on July 31‚ 1498. Today the population is approximately 1.337 million people. These islands are the two southernmost islands in the
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TRINIDAD BECOMES A BRITISH COLONY Spain‚ Britain and France always fought over colonies. These countries were always at war because they wanted to expand their empire‚ this ultimately resulted in them gaining more power. The British conquered Trinidad and took over the island by the year 1979. The British had control of T&T for 165 years. The country eventually gained independence in 1962. When T&T became independent we were no longer under British control. However‚ we became part of the
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Why in Trinidad and Tobago during the Lenten period fish prices increase and before the Divali festival chicken prices decrease? During the Lenten period most Christians in Trinidad and Tobago would fast from something they like most and for some reason most stay away from meats and eat fish only. Christians in Trinidad and Tobago accounts for approximately 1/3 of the population which is around 433000 people and when this amount of people decides to eat fish only the fishermen needs to supply
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become independent from Britain as a single state. This Federation consisted of ten (10) territories which were: Antigua and Barbuda‚ Dominica‚ Barbados‚ Montserrat‚ Jamaica‚ Grenada‚ Saint Lucia‚ Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla‚ Saint Vincent and lastly Trinidad and Tobago. The total population of the West Indies Federation was between three (3) and four (4) million people‚ and contained around twenty-four (24) inhabited islands with the largest being Jamaica. The Federal Parliament was bi-cameral consisting
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Trinidad and Tobago The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago occupies the southern part of the Caribbean and consists of two islands: Trinidad and Tobago. The country has a population of around 1.3 million. During the 15th century the islands have been a Spanish colony. During the same century Tobago has been formed of not only Spanish‚ but British‚ Dutch and French colonies as well. Since 1962 the country is independent and became a republic fourteen years later in 1976. The republic is sharing its
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