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Website. www.socamonarch.net. International Soca Monarch is an annual soca music competition/fete event, the finals of which are held on every Carnival Friday (aka Fantastic Friday) in Trinidad and Tobago. Contestants in the event vie for two separate crowns or titles, the International Soca Monarch (aka the Power Soca Monarch) for uptempo ...
Trinidad and Tobago, [a] officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago and numerous much smaller islands , it is situated 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and 130 kilometres (81 miles) south of Grenada . [ 11 ]
While Trinidad's carnival has its origins in the 18th century, a singing contest was first held in 1911, when the Jubilee Establishment offered a prize for "the most original song on a local topic". [1] Further competitions were held after World War I, and the Calypso King contest was first held in 1939. [1]
Keshorn Walcott. Keshorn "Keshie" Walcott, ORTT (born 2 April 1993) is a Trinbagonian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He is an Olympic champion, having won gold in 2012. He is the first Caribbean male athlete, as well as the first of African descent, to win the gold medal in a throwing event in the history of the ...
1966 Trinidad and Tobago general election. General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 7 November 1966. [2] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 24 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 65.8%. [3]
Early general elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 6 November 1995, [1] after the ruling People's National Movement had seen its majority reduced to a single seat due to a defection and a lost by-election. [2] The results saw the PNM and the United National Congress both win 17 seats. Although they had received fewer votes, the UNC was ...
The National Anthem was written to celebrate Trinidad and Tobago's independence from Great Britain on August 31, 1962. A nationwide contest was held and the winner of the contest was Patrick Castagne. [1] [2] Coat of Arms: Coat of Arms of Trinidad and Tobago: Coat of Arms of Trinidad and Tobago: National Motto "Together We Aspire, Together We ...
N. V. S. Naipaul. Categories: Nobel laureates by nationality. Trinidad and Tobago award winners. Science and technology in Trinidad and Tobago.