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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]
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, 10 August 2020, [ 1] to elect 41 members to the 12th Trinidad and Tobago Republican Parliament. It was the 14th election since gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 and the 22nd national election in Trinidad and Tobago ever. Tracy Davidson-Celestine, political leader ...
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]
1. Councillors. 72 / 139. 67 / 139. Councillors +/–. 11. 13. Map showing the 2019 Trinidadian local election results of the 14 corporations. Local elections in Trinidad and Tobago were held on 2 December 2019, [1] contesting 139 electoral districts across Trinidad's 14 municipal corporation electoral areas.
2000 Trinidad and Tobago general election. General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 11 December 2000. [1] The result was a victory for the United National Congress, which won 19 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 63.1%. [2]
Early general elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 7 October 2002, [ 1] after People's National Movement leader Patrick Manning had failed to secure a majority in the hung parliament produced by the 2001 elections. [ 2] This time the PNM was able to secure a majority, winning 20 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 69.6%.
Trinidad and Tobago first participated in the Summer Olympic Games in 1948, before they attained their independence from Great Britain.Despite being a small nation in the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago has been able to place themselves firmly in international sports.