Events in the year 2024 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Incumbents President: Christine Kangaloo Prime Minister: Keith Rowley Chief Justice: Ivor Archie Leader of the Opposition: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Events
17 January – Three people are killed and five others injured during a mass shooting against a group of men outdoors in Morvant. 7 February – The barge MV Gulfstream capsizes off the coast of Tobago, producing an oil spill that affects 15 kilometers of the island's coastline and prompting the declaration of a national emergency. 18 August – Prime Minister Keith Rowley announces a revision of the country's coat of arms to remove images referencing the voyages of Christopher Columbus in favor of a steelpan, a native invention, as part of efforts to remove "colonial vestiges". 25 September – Laurel Lezama-Lee Sing resigns from the Senate and is replaced by Ancil Dennis. 2 December – Police seize 243 kilograms of marijuana and cocaine valued at $6 million from a boat in western Tobago and arrest two suspects. 29 December – Five people are killed in a shooting at a shop in Laventille. 30 December – A state of emergency is declared due to an increase in murders associated with gang violence.
Holidays
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 31 October – Diwali 25 December – Christmas Day 26 December – Boxing Day
Sports Trinidad and Tobago at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Deaths
1 January – Basdeo Panday, 90, politician, prime minister (1995–2001). 16 December – Lisa Morris-Julian, 48, politician, MP (2020–2024).
See also 2020s 2024 Atlantic hurricane season 2024 in the Caribbean
References
External links Online calendar