2024 in Trinidad and Tobago
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Events in the year 2024 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Christine Kangaloo
- Prime Minister: Keith Rowley
- Chief Justice: Ivor Archie
- Leader of the Opposition: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Events
[edit]- 17 January – Three people are killed and five others injured during a mass shooting against a group of men outdoors in Morvant.[1]
- 7 February – The barge MV Gulfstream capsizes off the coast of Tobago, producing an oil spill that affects 15 kilometers of the island's coastline[2] and prompting the declaration of a national emergency.[3]
- 18 August – Prime Minister Keith Rowley announces a revision of the country's coat of arms to remove images referencing the voyages of Christopher Columbus in favor of a steelpan, a native invention, as part of efforts to remove "colonial vestiges".[4]
- 2 December – Police seize 243 kilograms of marijuana and cocaine valued at $6 million from a boat in western Tobago and arrest two suspects.[5]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[6]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 12–13 February – Carnival
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 30 March – Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 10 April – Eid al-Fitr
- 30 May - Corpus Christi
- 30 May - Indian Arrival Day
- 19 June – Labour Day
- 1 August – Emancipation Day
- 31 August – Independence Day
- 24 September - Republic Day
- 31 October – Diwali
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Sports
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 1 January – Basdeo Panday, 90, politician, prime minister (1995–2001).[7]
- 16 December - Lisa Morris-Julian, 48, politician, MP (2020-2024).[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Trinidad police are investigating a shooting that killed 3 people and wounded 5 others". AP News. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "Oil Spill Hits Caribbean Island of Tobago". VOA. 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Mystery ship capsizes in Trinidad and Tobago, triggering massive oil spill and national emergency". CBS. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ "Trinidad is redrawing its coat of arms to remove Columbus' three famous ships". Associated Press. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Police in Trinidad and Tobago seize $6 million worth of drugs from a boat". Associated Press. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "BASDEO PANDAY HAS DIED". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "MP LISA MORRIS-JULIAN AND CHILDREN DIE IN FIRE". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
