Trinidad and Tobago News News Trinidad and Tobago » History: Trinidad and Tobago - History and Heritage
Christopher Columbus landed on Trinidad, which he named for the Holy Trinity, in 1498 and found a land quietly inhabited by the Arawak and Carib Indians. It was nearly a century later that Europeans ...
News Trinidad and Tobago » History: Important Facts to Know About Trinidadian Independence And History
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trinidad and Tobago Flag waving in the air Located off the mainland of South America, Trinidad is rich in at least two ways. It's ...
News Trinidad and Tobago » History: Trinidad and Tobago and Its Neighbours in the Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago is two islands at the point where the Caribbean island arc meets South America. Trinidad, the large industrial island, holds the capital, Port of Spain, and the oil and gas ...
News Trinidad and Tobago » History: Trinidad and Tobago redraws coat of arms to remove Columbus’s three ships
Trinidad and Tobago is redrawing the island’s coat of arms for the first time since its creation in 1962 to remove references to European colonisation – a move lauded by many in the eastern Caribbean ...
News Trinidad and Tobago » History: Caribbean Matters: Trinidad and Tobago ends tribute to colonialism
The ugly parts of history of the Caribbean continue to define much of the present. From the “discovery” by Christopher Columbus, the ensuing genocide of native populations, European colonization, and ...