On this day, 26 July, in 1951, the Trinidad All-Steel Pan Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) performed at the Festival of Britain, and in doing so introduced the steelpan and a new music genre to the world.

The Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago offers express ferries for inter-island travel. The trip takes a little less than three hours with a one-way fare costing about $8 USD.

In a United Nations resolution adopted just last year, August 11 is officially World Steelpan Day.While citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, where the pan was born, have long regarded it as the country's ...

According to the U.S. Embassy, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago declared a SOE on December 30, 2024. That warning was extended by three months on January 13th, 2025.

Americans planning Caribbean getaways now face heightened warnings about visiting Trinidad and Tobago, as the U.S. State Department has elevated its travel advisory to level 3, urging travelers to ...

The party of former Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has regained power in Trinidad and Tobago after a sweeping victory at the polls. Preliminary results from Monday’s snap election show ...

Trinidad and Tobago is known for its white sandy beaches, mountainous rainforests and steel pan drums. But its economy depends on oil and natural gas, not tourism.

Trinidad and Tobago residents are not strangers to states of emergency. In 2021 the Keith Rowley administration implemented one to restrict movements and limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus ...

Trinidad and Tobago's PM has said the new Coat of Arms with the Steelpan shows that the pan had reached the country’s “highest heights." STEELPAN HISTORY: The iconic Steelpan on the Coat of Arms.