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The annual Carnival in Trinidad dates back to the 1780s, when an influx of immigrants from the French West Indies emigrated to Trinidad in response to the Cédula de Población. [10] [11] [12] These immigrants included French planters and 'free coloureds' (free people of mixed race), [13] [11] [14] as well as enslaved Africans.
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 ...
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.
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The day Trinidad and Tobago declared independence from the British: 24 September Republic Day: Celebrating the day Trinidad and Tobago became a Republic. Variable Eid al-Fitr: End of Ramadan. Locally taken as an official recognition of Islam.
The school shares a campus of nineteen acres of land space with Trinity College East and collectively, these two schools are referred to as Bishop Anstey & Trinity College East (BATCE). Pride is taken in maintaining a clean, safe and positive environment conducive to teaching and learning and the all-round development of students.
Trinidad and Tobago offers free tertiary education to citizens up to the undergraduate level at accredited public and select private institutions. Both the Government and the private sector also provide financial assistance in the form of academic scholarships to gifted or needy students for study at local, regional or international universities.
St. Mary's College (CIC, which stands for College of the Immaculate Conception) is a government-assisted selective Catholic secondary school located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Notable alumni