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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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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POLLUTION SHIVALLI RAGBIR UPPER SIX B ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OIL SPILL IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO The Petrotrin oil spill was a series of oil spills that transpired on the island of Trinidad and Tobago. There were a total of eleven oil spills that took place in December 2013. The first spill began when the 16-inch sea line No 10‚ operated by the Trinidad’s national oil company‚ Petrotrin‚ ruptured at the bottom of the Gulf of Paria near the company’s Pointe-a-Pierre refinery
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Economic Paper Trinidad and Tobago Jurgen Budike Introduction Trinidad and Tobago is one of the wealthiest and most developed nations in the Caribbean and is listed in the top 66 High Income countries in the world. Economic reforms adopted in the early 1990s had resulted in an average economic growth of 7.7 percent per annum‚ until the start of the world financial crisis in 2008‚ when the country began to experience a period economic downturn. This endured until 2012 when the economy slowly
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Social Institutions in Trinidad and Tobago Social Institutions such as family and religion play a major role in determining consumer behaviour because of their highly influential role in today’s society. Their effect is even more telling when it comes to consumer behaviour in Trinidad and Tobago and the world as a whole. Entertainment’s appeal and influence on consumer behaviour in Trinidad and Tobago is highlighted by the media. This has caused the media to be seen as a social institution
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Title: A Strategy for Marketing Table Eggs in Trinidad Background of the industry that will be researched The table egg industry of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) is an important and integral component of the livestock sector‚ providing gainful employment and producing useful nutritional benefits for the population. In recent years‚ the table egg industry has been faced with a number of changes including a reduction in the amount of eggs consumed by the population. According to the President of the
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inaugurated the very first English Language newspaper in Trinidad and Tobago called ’The Trinidad Weekly Courant’. In 1825 the ’Port of Spain Gazette’ was introduced . Later‚ on the 21st January‚ 1832 the government established ’The Trinidad Gazette’. This move by the Governor brought with it competition in the newspaper market in the country. By the early 19th century there was over nine major published newspaper in Trinidad and Tobago. This signal and began a boom in the industry‚ since newspapers
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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 of
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