2024 in Trinidad and Tobago
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Events in the year 2024 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Incumbents[edit]
- President: Christine Kangaloo
- Prime Minister: Keith Rowley
- Chief Justice: Ivor Archie
- Leader of the Opposition: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Events[edit]
- 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 – A ship known as 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.[3]
- 28 February – Oil begins to wash ashore on Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, believed to have originated from ship Gulfstream with around 35,000 barrels of oil on board that capsized near Tobago earlier in February.[4]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[5]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 12–13 February – Carnival
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 30 March – Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 10 April – Eid al-Fitr
- 30 May - Corpus Christi
- 30 May - Indian Arrival Day
- 19 June – Labour Day
- 1 August – Emancipation Day
- 31 August – Independence Day
- 24 September - Republic Day
- 1 November – Diwali
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Sports[edit]
Deaths[edit]
- 1 January – Basdeo Panday, 90, politician, prime minister (1995–2001).[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Trinidad police are investigating a shooting that killed 3 people and wounded 5 others". AP News. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "Oil Spill Hits Caribbean Island of Tobago". VOA. 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Mystery ship capsizes in Trinidad and Tobago, triggering massive oil spill and national emergency". CBS. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ "Olie aangespoeld op de kust van Bonaire, zorgen om milieuschade". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "BASDEO PANDAY HAS DIED". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
