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The economy of Trinidad and Tobago is the third wealthiest in the Caribbean and the fifth-richest by GDP (PPP) per capita in the Americas. [ 17] Trinidad and Tobago is recognised as a high-income economy by the World Bank. Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean, the country's economy is primarily industrial, [ 18] with an emphasis on ...
2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election. 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.
19 January – The 2020 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement leadership election is won by Tracy Davidson-Celestine. 12 March – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago. 10 August – The 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election was held to elect 41 members to the 12th Trinidad and Tobago Republican Parliament.
Sixty eight (68) nationals left for a 7-day cruise on the Caribbean sea on 5 March. After a suspected outbreak of COVID-19 on board, the Costa Favolosa was forced to anchor off the coast of Guadeloupe for several days. The nationals returned to Trinidad and Tobago on 17 March via a chartered flight from Guadeloupe.
The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of the executive branch of government in Trinidad and Tobago.. Following a general election, which takes place every five years, the president appoints as prime minister the person who has the support of a majority in the House of Representatives; this has generally been the leader of the party which won the most seats in the election ...
Rowley entered politics in 1981, where he unsuccessfully contested the Tobago West seat in the general election of that year. To date he has the distinction of being the only People's National Movementcandidate to have contested a seat in a General Election in both Tobago and Trinidad. He first served in Parliament as an Opposition Senator from ...
The 41 members of the House of Representatives are elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.Registered voters must be 18 years and over, must reside in an electoral district/constituency for at least two months prior to the qualifying date, be a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago or a Commonwealth citizen residing legally in Trinidad and Tobago for a period of at least ...
13 January 1992 – 6 October 1995. Minister of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources. Keith Rowley. 13 January 1992 – 6 October 1995. Minister of Planning and Development. Lenny Saith. 18 December 1991 – 20 April 1992. Minister of Local Government. Kenneth Valley.