Trinidad & Tobago
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- August 1, 1976
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and House of Representatives
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, High Court of Justice; the highest court of appeal is the Privy Council of London.
RELIGIONS
26% Catholics; 22% Hindus; 7.8% Anglicans; 6% Muslims, other
From the country
- NOVEMBER 10, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On November 10, speaking at the Third Committee of...
On November 10, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, the representative of Trinidad and Tobago referred to the portion of the statement by Finland on behalf of the European Union regarding the death penalty
- OCTOBER 8, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On October 8, Chief Justice Michael de la Bastide of...
On October 8, Chief Justice Michael de la Bastide of the Court of Appeal overturned the death sentence on Indravani Ramjattan and reduced the charge against her from murder to manslaughter for the February 12, 1991, killing of her husband, Alexander Jorda
- OCTOBER 1, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
In October, it was reported that the murder rate in...
In October, it was reported that the murder rate in this southern Caribbean nation of 1
- AUGUST 27, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On August 27, a delegation led by the Italian Vice...
On August 27, a delegation led by the Italian Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies' Committee on Foreign Affairs Enzo Trantino, and composed of Ambassador Claudio Moreno, and Hands Off Cain's representatives Sergio D'Elia, Secretary, and Elisabetta Z
- JULY 28, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On July 28, Anthony Briggs, 31, was put to death at...
On July 28, Anthony Briggs, 31, was put to death at the Royal jail in Port of Spain
- JULY 22, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
Trinidad and Tobago signed the letter, dated 22 July...
Trinidad and Tobago signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question of the death p
- JUNE 7, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On June 7, Joel Ramsingh, Stephen Eversley and Bhagwandeen...
On June 7, Joel Ramsingh, Stephen Eversley and Bhagwandeen Singh were put to death within 3 hours, starting at 6
- JUNE 5, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On June 5, Clive Thomas, Robin Gopaul and Russel Sankerali...
On June 5, Clive Thomas, Robin Gopaul and Russel Sankerali were also hanged for the above murder
- JUNE 4, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On June 4, Dole Chadee, 47, was hanged in the Royal...
On June 4, Dole Chadee, 47, was hanged in the Royal jail in Port of Spain at 6
- JUNE 4, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On June 4, Prime Minister Basedo Panday announced the...
On June 4, Prime Minister Basedo Panday announced the date for a local government election, the first time in many years that a local poll has been called during the legal term of an existing local government campaign
- MAY 1, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
In May, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council...
In May, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council refused to grant petitioners, Nankissoon Boodram, also called Dole Chadee, and 8 others, special leave to appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago on May 16, 1999, upholding the
- APRIL 21, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
On April 21, Cletus Timothy, Dexter Reid and Sheldon...
On April 21, Cletus Timothy, Dexter Reid and Sheldon Lewis, 3 men held on death row in Trinidad and Tobago for nearly 4 years, were released after the British Privy Council overturned their convictions