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Criminal activity in Trinidad and Tobago is a controversial topic on the two islands. Gang violence, gun crime and murders have been rising dramatically since the late 1990s. Approximately 605 people were murdered in 2022, the highest number ever recorded.
Dole Chadee (born Nankissoon Boodram) (executed June 4, 1999) was an accused drug lord and convicted murderer.His base of operation was in Piparo, Trinidad and Tobago.. Chadee was reputed to be one of the top drug lords in the Caribbean, but was never convicted of drug-related offenses.
The Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt was an attempt to overthrow the government of Trinidad and Tobago, instigated on Friday, 27 July 1990.Over the course of six days, Jamaat al Muslimeen, a radical extremist Islamist group, held hostages (including Prime Minister A. N. R. Robinson and other government officials) at the Red House and at the headquarters of the state-owned national television ...
Trinidad and Tobago: National Joint Action Committee: Victory. Arrests of Black Power leaders; In response, a portion of the Trinidad Defense Force, led by Raffique Shah and Rex Lassalle, mutinied and took hostages at the army barracks at Teteron; The mutiny was contained and the mutineers surrendered on April 25; Jamaat al Muslimeen Coup ...
Soldado Rock or Soldier's Rock, formerly known as Soldado Island, is a small island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the Gulf of Paria 10 km off Icacos Point in Trinidad [1] and north of the Venezuelan mainland. The island was originally a possession of the Venezuelan government, but became part of the territory of ...
The Black Power Revolution, also known as the Black Power Movement, 1970 Revolution, Black Power Uprising or February Revolution, was a period of political unrest in Trinidad and Tobago as a result of a series of actions spearheaded by Black power and left-wing political groups in the country aiming to achieve radical socio-political changes.
Trinidad and Tobago, [a] officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean.Comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with numerous smaller islands, it is located 11 kilometres (6 nautical miles) northeast off the coast of Venezuela, 130 kilometres (70 nautical miles) south of Grenada, and west of Barbados.
Lorraine Toussaint (/ t uː ˈ s ɑː n t / [2] [3] born April 4, 1960) is a Trinidadian–born actress based in the United States. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Black Reel Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.