2026 in Trinidad and Tobago
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Events in the year 2026 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January – Trinidad and Tobago Newsday ceases publication after having been in operation since 1993.[1]
- 12 January – 2026 Tobago House of Assembly election
February
[edit]- 6–22 February – Trinidad and Tobago at the 2026 Winter Olympics
March
[edit]April
[edit]June
[edit]- 3 June – Trinidad and Tobago is elected to a rotating seat at the United Nations Security Council.[5]
July
[edit]- 24 July – The United States imposes a 10% tariff on Trinidad and Tobago, citing the presence of alleged forced labour in the supply chain.[6]
September
[edit]- 17 September – The government ends its state of emergency.[7]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[8]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 16–17 March – Carnival
- 21 March – Eid al-Fitr
- 30 March – Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 30 May – Indian Arrival Day
- 4 June – Corpus Christi
- 19 June – Labour Day
- 1 August – Emancipation Day
- 31 August – Independence Day
- 24 September – Republic Day
- 8–9 November – Diwali
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Deaths
[edit]- 19 May – Jacqui Chan, 91, actress (The World of Suzie Wong, Cleopatra, Krakatoa, East of Java), dancer, and singer[9]
- 27 September –
- Robert Rivas, 80, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Kingstown (1989–2007) and archbishop of Castries (2008–2022)[10]
- Mighty Sparrow, 80, Grenadian-born calypso musician[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "A blow to Caribbean democracy as Stabroek News and Newsday papers fold after social media shift". AP News. 2026-03-15. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
- ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago declares new state of emergency over persistent violent crime". AP News. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
- ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago extends state of emergency for another three months". Al Jazeera. 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "Police in Trinidad and Tobago investigate after 56 bodies are found dumped at a cemetery". AP News. 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "Germany blames Russia for 'bitter defeat' in UN Security Council bid". BBC. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ Race, Michael; Velasquez, Francisco; Crew, Jemma; Chia, Osmond (24 July 2026). "US hits dozens of countries with new wave of tariffs". BBC News. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- ↑ Gibbs, Anselm (17 September 2026). "Trinidad and Tobago ends long state of emergency as anger mounts over arrests". AP News. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
- ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ↑ Hayward, Anthony (21 May 2026). "Jacqueline Chan obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "Trinidad-born Archbishop Robert Rivas dies at 80". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 27 September 2026. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "Calypso Icon Mighty Sparrow Dies at 91". Trinidad & Tobago Guardian. 27 September 2026. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
