Brief
History and Contemporary Information of Trinidad & Tobago:
Trinidad
& Tobago are Caribbean countries that lye off the coast of South America. Their
year of first colonial contact
was in 1498 by Christopher Columbus. They were later colonized by the British
in 1797 and Britain took final possession of Tobago in 1803.
Trinidad’s date
of independence was August 31, 1962, from the
British to join British Common Wealth. The primary language of Trinidad &
Tobago is English. As of 2011, Trinidad & Tobago’s estimated population is 1,227,505 people.
Alexis
Rountrea
One popular food that is made and eaten in Trinidad
is Pelau. For more information and how to make Pelau, check out the video
posted.
One musical artist associated with Trinidad &
Tobago is Machel Montano. Montano is known for his influential songs of Soca
and Calypso. One song by Montano is ‘One More Time’, for lyrics and to catch
the soca vibe, check out the video posted.
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