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Isaac Rapp


's brother William Morris Rapp moved to Trinidad and the firm of Rapp and Rapp was created. (This should not be confused with the architectural firm of Rapp and Rapp, noted for their theatre designs, composed of Isaac Rapp's two youngest brothers, Cornelius and George.) Eventually a third brother, Charles Rapp moved to Trinidad, but did not join the architectural firm. The First Christian Church in Trinidad, built in 1922, was one of the later works by Rapp. Isaac Rapp died in 1933 at his home
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Culture of Jamaica


on moves in the lyrics of the songs themselves. Soca music from Trinidad and Tobago is popular with most of the popular artists from Trinidad, but many soca Jamaican artist such as Byron Lee, Fab 5, and Lovindeer are famous but also represent Jamaican music. Daggering is a form of dance originating from Jamaica. The dance incorporates dry sex, wrestling and other forms of frantic movement. Bruckins is a Jamaican dance performed to celebrate Emancipation Day. Jamaica's earliest theatre was built in 1682. Several more theatres opened in the
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Little Carib Theatre


The Little Carib Theatre (LCT) was established in Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1947 by Beryl McBurnie "to showcase the vibrant and rich culture of the Trinbagonian people". The first permanent folk-dance company and theatre in Trinidad, it has been described as "the mecca of West Indian folk dance". It remains the only dance theatre of its kind in the region. The Little Carib Theatre was formally opened in November 1948. The foundation stone was laid by Paul Robeson, who at the
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Black Theatre Workshop


Black Theatre Workshop is a professional not-for-profit theatre company based in Montreal, and is Canada's oldest Black theatre company in Quebec. Black Theatre Workshop was incorporated in 1972 but has roots going back to the Trinidad and Tobago Drama Committee. The Drama Committee was created by Clarence Bayne and Arther Goddard, both of whom were the founders of the Trinidad and Tobago Association and wrote its first Constitution and bylaws. Dr Bayne invited a number of professional Black Trinidadian artists resident in Montreal in the late sixties (1968)
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Trinidad Government Railway


The Trinidad Government Railway existed between 1876 and 28 December 1968. Originally built to connect Port of Spain with Arima, the railway was extended to Couva in 1880, San Fernando in 1882, Cunapo (now Sangre Grande) in 1897, Tabaquite in 1898, Siparia in 1913 and Rio Claro in 1914. The first attempt to establish a railway was a private affair in 1846 by the Trinidad Railway Company. Trinidad Railway Company's very first steam locomotive was the "Forerunner" which was built by Hunslet of Leeds and arrived in
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Beryl McBurnie


to become a dance instructor with the Trinidad and Tobago government's Education Department in 1945. In 1948 she established the first permanent folk-dance company and theatre in Trinidad. Her first show was "Bele" (pronounced Bay-lay) pre-carnival 1948 at her newly opened Little Carib Theatre in Woodbrook, Port of Spain. Paul Robeson laid the cornerstone of the building during a tour of the Caribbean in 1948. Among the many highlights of her work from this period were "Talking Drums"; "Carnival Bele
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Rongo (catamaran)


Rongo was a ketch rigged catamaran built in Trinidad by James Wharram and sailed by him and his two German women companions from Trinidad to Ireland, via New York, arriving in 1959. Rongo was the first catamaran to sail from West to East across the North Atlantic. Rongo made two more Atlantic crossings, from Canaries to Trinidad in 1960 and the return voyage in 1961, when she was still the only catamaran to have made this West to East voyage. Wharram then proceeded to live on the vessel in North Wales. After
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Catholic Church in Trinidad and Tobago


in the 16th century resulted in the death of a number of missionaries. In 1516, Trinidad was named a territorial abbey, which was the first Catholic structure in Trinidad and Tobago. This Territorial abbey ceased to exist in 1650. The first Catholic church in Trinidad was built in 1591. Capuchins worked there from 1618 to 1803. In 1672, Trinidad and adjacent islands were included in the Diocese of Puerto Rico and in 1790 in the Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana, now Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolivar. In 1797, Trinidad
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South Trinidad cricket team


The South Trinidad cricket team played first-class cricket from 1959 to 1979, competing in the Beaumont Cup and its successor competition the Texaco Cup. South Trinidad played North Trinidad annually for the Beaumont Cup from 1925-26 to 1957-58, when the matches were not considered first-class, and from 1958-59 to 1969-70, when they had first-class status. Of these 12 first-class matches, North Trinidad won five and the rest were drawn. South Trinidad's highest score in this
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Culture of Trinidad and Tobago


the varied origins of its people. Three influences predominate, Creole, Indian, Amerindian, and Chinese cuisine. African Creole food commonly includes callaloo, macaroni pie and red beans. Indian food is based on curry. Although the Chinese element in the population is small, it is cooked in most homes, and is served in almost all sit-down restaurants. The first permanent folk-dance company and theatre in Trinidad was the Little Carib Theatre. See also: Beryl McBurnie. Indian plays, such as Ram Leela has
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Central Trinidad cricket team


Central Trinidad did not win a match until their third season, 1973–74, when they beat East Trinidad by an innings, Inshan Ali taking 10 for 67 (6 for 48 and 4 for 19), Central Trinidad's best match figures. They went on to beat North Trinidad in the final and take the title. In the first innings Harry Ramoutar took 7 for 43, Central Trinidad's best innings figures. They also won the title in 1978–79, when by defeating East Trinidad by 103 runs in their last first-
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List of dams and reservoirs in Trinidad and Tobago


in north Trinidad supplying Arima, Port of Spain and other areas of north Trinidad. It is also a popular tourist attraction. Located about three miles off the Valencia Road, the Hollis Dam is the oldest dam in Trinidad and Tobago. It was built between 1934 and 1936, under the reign of Sir Claud Hollis, who governed Trinidad and Tobago from 1930 to 1936. This man-made lake is fed from the waters of the Quare River and rainfall from the surrounding mountains. When full it can supply 8.2 million gallons
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North Trinidad cricket team


The North Trinidad cricket team played first-class cricket from 1959 to 1979, competing in the Beaumont Cup and its successor competition the Texaco Cup. North Trinidad played South Trinidad annually for the Beaumont Cup from 1925-26 to 1957-58, when the matches were not considered first-class, and from 1958-59 to 1969-70, when they had first-class status. Of these 12 first-class matches, North Trinidad won five and the rest were drawn. Their highest score in this period was
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Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago


Rio Claro is the largest town in southeastern Trinidad, in Trinidad and Tobago. Rio Claro lies east of Princes Town, west of Mayaro and northwest of Guayaguayare. It serves as the major commercial centre for southeastern Trinidad. It lies in a primarily agricultural area. It is the seat of the Rio Claro–Mayaro Regional Corporation. The town was named for a small stream, which was named "Rio Claro" by Spanish surveyors in the 1770s. A "rest house" was built there in 1850 when a road was
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Fatel Razack


Fatel Razack (Fath Al Razack, "Victory of Allah the Provider", ) was the first ship to bring indentured labourers from India to Trinidad. The ship was built in Aprenade for a trader named Ibrahim Bin Yussef, an Indian Muslim merchant in Bombay. It was constructed from teak and had a carrying capacity of 415 tons. When the British decided they were going to bring Indians to Trinidad in 1845, most of the traditional British ship owners did not wish to be involved. The confusion as to the proper name
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Pierre La Borde


Pierre La Borde (born 12 May 1964) is a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, and is part of a well-known sailing family. His parents are Harold La Borde (died 11 June 2016) and Kwailan La Borde, whose first major voyage was from Trinidad to Poole, England, in their home-built, 26-foot plywood boat "Humming Bird". In 1969, the La Borde family set off on a circumnavigation of the globe, when Pierre was just 5 years old. They sailed in their home
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Natal Railway 4-4-0T Perseverance


identical to the engine "Perseverance", were also built for the Trinidad Government Railway on the island Trinidad in 1875, with Kitson works numbers 2022 to 2024. Trinidad's engines no. 1 and 13 were two of these locomotives and photographs exist of them. Later models of these locomotives which were acquired by the island railway, Trinidad's no. 16 and 17, differed mainly in respect of their larger side-tanks. The engine "Perseverance", like the first three Trinidad engines, had smaller tanks with a
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History of Trinidad and Tobago


Margarita, but he returned a year later and built a settlement at Cumucurapo (modern Mucurapo in what is now Port of Spain). After failing to attract more settlers to Trinidad, Sedeño was forced to withdraw in 1534. In 1553 Juan Sedeño was authorised to settle Trinidad, but the contract was never fulfilled. In 1569 Juan Troche Ponce de León built the "town of the Circumcision", probably around modern Laventille. In 1570 this settlement was abandoned. In 1592 Antonio de Berrio established the first lasting settlement, the
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History of cricket in the West Indies from 1970–71 to 1980


Islands and Barbados, and drew with Jamaica and Guyana. The Beaumont Cup, a first-class knock-out competition competed for by North Trinidad, South Trinidad, Central Trinidad and East Trinidad, was retained by North Trinidad when the final between themselves and East Trinidad was drawn. This was the first season in which the competition had been expanded to four teams. From its inception in 1926, only North and South Trinidad had previously competed. Note: DWF = drawn, won on first innings. LWF = drawn,
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Sam Walters


return to England in 1971 he founded the Orange Tree Theatre, first in a room above the Orange Tree pub and then in a purpose-built theatre, in a converted former school. The Orange Tree was London's first purpose built Theatre in the Round. "When we started the Orange Tree Theatre in 1971, we only wanted to put on plays. There was no political or social aim, nor did we philosophise about theatre-in-the-round or a style of minimal theatre. There was no money
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Southern Main Road


The Southern Main Road is a major road in Trinidad and Tobago running from Curepe in the north through Chaguanas, Couva, San Fernando, and Point Fortin to Icacos in the southwest. The Southern Main Road was the major north–south road in Trinidad until 1957 when the Princess Margaret Highway (now the Uriah Butler Highway) was built to more directly connect Chaguanas with the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway, and in the 1970s when the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway was built to connect Chaguanas with San Fernando. The Southern Main Road remains
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Eintou Pearl Springer


has served as a founding member of various cultural organizations, including the Writers Union of Trinidad and Tobago, National Drama Association of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Caribbean Theatre Guild. In 2011, her play "How Anansi Brings the Drum" celebrated the United Nations' International Year for People of African Descent (IYPAD) and was part of UNESCO's Youth Theatre Initiative. Springer is a devotee of the Orisha-Yoruba religion. She has three children and lives in San Juan, Trinidad. Her daughter Dara Healy is a
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East Trinidad cricket team


The East Trinidad cricket team played first-class cricket from 1971 to 1979, competing in the Beaumont Cup and its successor competition the Texaco Cup. When the Beaumont Cup, which had been contested by South Trinidad and North Trinidad since 1925–26, was expanded in 1970–71, East Trinidad and Central Trinidad were added to make up a four-team first-class competition, which was renamed the Texaco Cup in 1971–72. In 1978–79 Tobago joined the competition in its final season of first-class status. East Trinidad were successful immediately
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Postage stamps and postal history of Trinidad and Tobago


This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago lies northeast of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. Trinidad and Tobago was a Spanish colony from the times of Christopher Columbus to 1802, when it was ceded to Britain. The country obtained independence in 1962. The first stamps of Trinidad were the famous Lady McLeod, a private local post, stamps of 1847. The first definitives for Trinidad were issued in 1851. Tobago used stamps of Trinidad from 1860.
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Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone


The Cockpit Theatre is a fringe theatre in Marylebone, London. Designed by Edward Mendelsohn and built in 1969-70 by the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) as a community theatre, it is notable as London's first purpose-built Theatre in the round since the Great Fire of London. When ILEA was disbanded in 1990, ownership of the Cockpit was transferred to the London Borough of Westminster, who made it part of the newly renamed City of Westminster College. It remains one of a handful of purpose-built
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Valiama Narain


the art of massage. Her abilities were so high in demand Valiamma built a great relationship with her clients and hosted parties and massage sessions. Shortly after her arrival to Trinidad Valiamma was around twenty when she was approached by a young Tamil Indian immigrant who settled in Trinidad and Tobago by the name of Narain The two made an excellent match and Peruammal Valiamma's mother had arranged for them to marry and settle at her home on cotton hill. Narain had adopted Anise Valiamma's daughter from her first marriage and they together had several
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Félix Trinidad


but after the first 30 seconds, another Trinidad punch injured him. Trinidad followed with a combination, scoring a knockout at 1:49 in the round when the referee stopped the fight. Afterwards, tournament organizer Don King's exclusive relationship to stage fights for the cable channel Showtime meant that Trinidad would be showcased regularly on Showtime Championship Boxing. Trinidad defended his title for the next three years against several opponents. Trinidad's first fight in Las Vegas was against Héctor Camacho on January 29, 1994. He was cautious during the first rounds
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Central Trinidad cricket team


The Central Trinidad cricket team played first-class cricket from 1971 to 1979, competing in the Beaumont Cup and its successor competition the Texaco Cup. When the Beaumont Cup, which had been contested by South Trinidad and North Trinidad since 1925–26, was expanded in 1970–71, Central Trinidad and East Trinidad were added to make up a four-team first-class competition, which was renamed the Texaco Cup in 1971–72. In 1978–79 Tobago joined the competition. That was the final season in which it had first-class status.
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Globe Theatre, Stockton-on-Tees


The Globe is a redundant Grade II listed Art Deco theatre, in Stockton-on-Tees, England which is currently undergoing restoration work. Situated at the north-western end of High Street, the original Globe Theatre was built in 1913 and was Teesside's first purpose-built cinema. Demolished in 1925, it was first rebuilt in 1926, when it showed the area's first talkies. It was rebuilt again, still on the same site in 1935, designed as a leading variety theatre but also including cinema facilities
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Valerie Bettis


1948, she won a Theatre World Award for her performance in "Inside U.S.A.", a revue that would run for nearly 400 performances at the New Century Theatre and the Majestic Theatre. Her performance in the 1950 revue "Bless You All" was praised by Life magazine both for her dancing and for her singing abilities. Rita Hayworth's dances to the songs "Trinidad Lady" and "I've Been Kissed Before" (in the 1952 movie "Affair in Trinidad"), as well as the "Dance of
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National Theater (Manhattan)


The National Theater was a Yiddish theatre at the southwest corner of Second Avenue (Chrystie) and Houston Street in the Yiddish Theater District in Manhattan, New York City, United States. When first built it was leased to Boris Thomashefsky and Julius Adler. Its grand opening as the Adler-Thomashefsky National Theatre was on September 24, 1912. The theatre was one of the many designed by architect Thomas W. Lamb, and seated 1,900 when it opened. It was built as one of a pair of theatres, with the Crown
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Chestnut Street Theatre


The Chestnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the first theater in the United States built by entrepreneurs solely as a venue for paying audiences. The Chestnut Street Theatre (originally named the New Theatre) was the brainchild of Thomas Wignell and Alexander Reinagle who in 1791 convinced a group of Philadelphia investors to build a theater suitable for Wignell’s company to perform in. Wignell had not yet formed his company when the New Theatre was being set up to be built, but as the New Theater was being built, Wignell was in
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First Methodist Episcopal Church (Trinidad, Colorado)


The First Methodist Episcopal Church in Trinidad, Colorado, which has also been known as the First United Methodist Church, is a historic church at 216 Broom Street. It was built in 1911 and was added to the National Register in 2005. It was deemed "a good local example of an ecclesiastical interpretation of the Romanesque Revival style. Its metal-clad, central dome roof is a distinctive feature within Trinidad's architectural heritage, as is its yellow brick construction. Dome roofs are not often seen in Romanesque Revival churches in
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Trinidad Labour Party


The Trinidad Labour Party was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. Formed in 1924 when the Trinidad Workingmen's Association changed its name, it was the country's first party. The party was originally a trade union named the Trinidad Workingmen's Association. Its leader Arthur Andrew Cipriani was elected to the Legislative Council in the 1925 elections. It was renamed the Trinidad Labour Party in 1934, becoming the country's first political party. The party's ambition was to reform the colony's system from within through a series of gradual
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Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad


The Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad ("Holy Trinity Church") was organized by British residents in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as an Anglican congregation in 1869. They built their first church of wood and metal at this site in 1873, aided by materials sent by Queen Victoria's government, including a bell cast in England in 1870. Located at the intersection of Marina, Mayor, and Abolicion streets, it was the first Anglican church built on the island. Holy Trinity was still the only Protestant church in Puerto Rico
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Kmart


Super Kmart in 2001 in Trinidad but halted in 2002 when the store was 80 percent complete. There were plans for more stores to be built in Trinidad, as well as in Millennium Heights in Barbados, five stores in the Dominican Republic, and a potential foray into Jamaica. The unfinished Super Kmart store in Trinidad and Tobago is now a Tru Value Supermarket, which is the largest supermarket. There are two Kmarts each on the two largest of the (Territory) of US Virgin Islands: St Thomas and St Croix.
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Trinidad Theatre Workshop


Trinidad Theatre Workshop was founded in 1959, by 1992 Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott, with his twin brother Roderick Walcott and performers including Beryl McBurnie, Errol Jones and Stanley Marshall, and started at the Little Carib Theatre before moving to other venues in Port of Spain. Derek Walcott was the founding director, from 1959 to 1971. In its inaugural season, the Workshop presented "The Blacks" by Jean Genet, Eric Roach's "Belle Fanto", and "The Road" by Wole Soyinka. The company continues to produce
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Theatre Royal, Sydney


The Theatre Royal in Sydney is Australia's oldest theatrical institution, though the theatre building itself is modern. Sydney's first Theatre Royal was built in 1827 behind the Royal Hotel, by Barnett Levey, whose widow sold it to Joseph Wyatt, owner of the Royal Victoria Theatre in 1838; it burned to the ground in 1840. The name was dormant for 35 years until 1875 when a new Theatre Royal was built for Samuel Lazar in Castlereagh Street on the corner of Rowe Street, adjacent to the Australia Hotel. The theatre
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Trinidad (Washington, D.C.)


Ave NE and Trinidad Avenue NE from 1901 to 1904. It was home to the Washington Senators The first two blocks north of Florida Avenue feature classic Victorian rowhouses similar to those in nearby Capitol Hill. Further north, many of the row houses are built in a flat porch-fronted style (similar to craftsman style) that gained popularity during the 1920s. Northern portions of Trinidad were developed later, some parts as late as the 1940s. Crummel Elementary School is located in Trinidad. Wheatley Education Campus is a DC Public School
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Frances-Anne Solomon


where she continued to write, direct, and produce films, television programs, theatre plays, and new media projects. Solomon is the granddaughter of Trinidad and Tobago independence politician Dr. Patrick Solomon. When her grandfather left politics and took a role as a diplomat, the family lived in different countries including Canada, the United States, Europe and Venezuela. She moved back to Trinidad at nine years old, and attended the girls' "prestige" school, Bishop Anstey High School. At 18 she moved to Canada to live
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Théâtre des Folies-Marigny


first built his reputation as a theatre composer. It was subsequently used unsuccessfully by several companies until 1864, when it again became a profitable operetta theatre called the Folies-Marigny. When this company diminished in popularity, the theatre was closed. It was demolished in 1881 and replaced with the Panorama Marigny which was converted into the Théâtre Marigny in 1893. The first recorded entertainment use of the site dates to 1835, when a showman set up attractions at the Marigny junction. After the French Revolution of 1848 a small theatre called
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Black Theatre Workshop


to conduct Black Workshops as part of the activities of the Drama Committee. It was the Black Workshops under the auspices of the Trinidad and Tobago Association that produced the first professional play of the BTW, written by Professor Lorris Elliott, and named "How Now Black Man". Dr. Bayne was appointed by the Trinidad and Tobago Association to be the Executive Producer of that production and to represent the Association's interest. Except for a brief absence from the company 1970-1972, Dr, Bayne continued to hold the position of
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Finnish National Theatre


The Finnish National Theatre (), established in 1872, is a theatre located in central Helsinki on the northern side of the Helsinki Central Railway Station Square. The Finnish National Theatre is the oldest Finnish speaking professional theatre in Finland. It was known as the Finnish Theatre until 1902, when it was renamed the Finnish National Theatre. For the first thirty years of its existence, the theatre functioned primarily as a touring company. The theatre did not acquire a permanent home until 1902, when a purpose-built structure was erected
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Surujpat Mathura


important first focus on Indian culture on the subcontinent and around Trinidad. He remained at the radio station from 1947 until April 1994, when he moved FM 103, the country's first station completely dedicated to Indian programming. In the 1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election he fought for the seat of Tunapuna and lost to Learie Constantine. He was the longest serving radio broadcaster in Trinidad, and was also the youngest Mayor of Trinidad's capital city, Port-of-Spain. He was a widely respected radio personality in Trinidad
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Peter Minshall


Peter Minshall (born 16 July 1941) is a Trinidadian Carnival artist (described colloquially in Trinidad and Tobago as a "mas-man"). Minshall was born in Georgetown, Guyana, but moved to Trinidad as a small child after his father took a job as a cartoonist. Growing up in the capital, Port of Spain, Minshall was exposed to Carnival from a young age. He made his first costume at the age of 13. He attended Queen's Royal College, then went on to study Theatre Design
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Beaumont Cup


The Beaumont Cup was a Trinidadian first-class cricket competition which regional sides competed for, the matches taking place over three days. The competition began in 1925-26, when Rolland Beaumont, the South African Test player who had moved to Trinidad and become manager of an oil company, donated the cup to be played for by North Trinidad and South Trinidad. Beginning with the 1958-59 season the annual match was granted first-class status. In 1970-71 East Trinidad and Central Trinidad joined the competition, which
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Basford, Staffordshire


Burslem by train. In the 1970s a very major physical intervention in the geography of the area was the construction of the A500 road, running north-south along the escarpment bottom. This involved a complex new road interchange being built at the bottom of Basford Bank. In 1986 Basford became home to Europe’s first purpose-built theatre in the round, when the New Vic Theatre was built on the Newcastle-under-Lyme side of Basford. This replaced the nearby Victoria Theatre at Hartshill. As some heavy industry became
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Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory


The Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory (T.R.V.L.) was established in Port of Spain, in 1953 by the Rockefeller Foundation in co-operation with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. It was originally housed in an old wooden army barracks near the docks in Port of Spain. A large wired-in "animal house" was built out back to house the many wild animals brought in for study. The Virus lab's first Director was the renowned epidemiologist, Dr Wilbur Downs who served in that role until 1961. In that year
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Trinidad (Washington, D.C.)


street in the neighborhood bears the name of Trinidad Avenue NE. The land passed to and from the Corcoran family who used it as a country estate, to Columbian College, which later became George Washington University, and then to the Washington Brick Machine Company. The brickworks intended to excavate clay from the land, but not needing all of the land, began selling off parcels, and, in the late 19th century, the first houses in southern Trinidad were built. The American League Park was located at the corner of Florida
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Trinidad and Tobago


Both the Government and the private sector also provide financial assistance in the form of academic scholarships to gifted or needy students for study at local, regional or international universities. Women have a key role in Trinidadian demographics. While women account for only 49% of the population, they constitute nearly 55% of the workforce in the country. Trinidad and Tobago claims two Nobel Prize-winning authors, V. S. Naipaul and St Lucian-born Derek Walcott (who founded the Trinidad Theatre Workshop, working and raising a family in Trinidad
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Guaracara Park


1947-48 when the touring MCC played a one-day match against South Trinidad. In 1948 it replaced Skinner Park in San Fernando as South Trinidad's home ground in matches for the Beaumont Cup. The first match of first-class cricket at Guaracara Park was played between Trinidad and MCC in 1959-60, when David Allen took 7 for 33 and 3 for 30 to give MCC victory on a pitch helpful to the spin bowlers. From 1960 to 1985 first-class matches in the Beaumont Cup and Texaco Cup
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André Tanker


grew up close to the Invaders' pan yard and the Little Carib Theatre. His first instrument was a steelpan that he received from legendary pannist Ellie Mannette at the age of seven. When he was aged 12 or 13 Tanker began to play the guitar and cuatro. In his teens he formed a number of small ensembles with Ray Holman which played local parties. This evolved into "André Tanker and the Flamingos", which played at the Trinidad Hilton. He added jazz and was influenced by the Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaría.
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RMS Strathaird


two convoy voyages taking troops from Australasia to the Middle East Theatre of the Second World War and then went to Liverpool for a refit. This was interrupted in June 1940 when "Strathaird" was ordered to take part in Operation Ariel to evacuate British and Allied personnel from western France. "Strathaird" evacuated 6,000 civilians and troops from the port of Brest. In 1941 she supported the transfer of the first unit of Foresters from British Honduras (Belize) to Trinidad before transporting 114 Foresters to Greenock, Scotland. She remained a
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Randall Lyon


John Randall Lyon (born 4 March 1952, Trinidad) is a former Trinidad cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1974 to 1983. He toured India in 1978-79 with the West Indian team but did not play Test cricket. A wicket-keeper and lower-order batsman, Randall Lyon made his first-class debut for North Trinidad in the Texaco Cup in the 1973-74 season. He first played for Trinidad in the 1975-76 Shell Shield, when he led the competition's fielding statistics with
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Prince Bartholomew


won. Captaining East Trinidad in the Beaumont Cup, he took 5 for 35, 4 for 29, 2 for 33 and 2 for 73, as well as top-scoring in the final with 82, to lead East Trinidad to the title in their first season in the competition. Captaining North and East Trinidad in their first match in the Beaumont Cup in 1975-76, he took 8 for 27, which remain the best figures in the competition. He captained Trinidad in the 1975-76 season, when they
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Félix Trinidad


Trinidad's championship. This fight was part of a card that took place on April 3, 1998, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico and marked the first time that Trinidad had performed in the island in five years. Trinidad began the first round by cautiously analyzing the challenger's style, but the round ended with quick exchanges after Zulu took the initiative in the offensive. In the second round Zulu was actively pursuing the champion, but retreated when he received a solid jab sequence. Early in the third round a series of jabs
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Daniella Walcott


Daniella Wallcott (born March 13, 1991) is a Trinidadian model and artistic painter. She won the 2016 edition of Miss Trinidad and Tobago beauty pageant and represented Trinidad and Tobago at Miss World 2016. Walcott was born in Trinidad but had her early childhood at Scarborough, Tobago. She was a student at the University of Trinidad and Tobago where she studied Theatre Design and Production Management and graduated in November 2017. She once worked for a Trinidadian insurance company as an assistant project manager before she took up a job as creative
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Errol John


Errol John (20 December 1924 – 10 July 1988) was a Trinidadian actor and playwright who emigrated to the UK in 1951. Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, John was home-schooled, then began his career as an artist and journalist. Deciding to pursue a career in acting, he joined the Whitehall Theatre Group in Trinidad. Following the Second World War, John moved to Britain in 1951 and continued to work in the theatre, appearing on the London stage in productions including "Salome" (1954)
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Trinidad station (Colorado)


The Trinidad station is a train station in Trinidad, Colorado served by Amtrak. It is served by Amtrak's "Southwest Chief" line. Trinidad station was originally built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, however it was not built in the Spanish Mission style, as many former Santa Fe Railroad stations were. In the late 2000s, the South Central Council of Governments (South Central COG), which operates a local bus service, decided to pursue funding for a new multimodal transportation center to serve intercity passenger
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Felix Trinidad Sr.


. In 1993, Félix Trinidad Jr. became Trinidad Sr's first world boxing champion when he knocked out Maurice Blocker in two rounds to win the IBF's world Welterweight title. Eight years later, Trinidad Sr. led Nelson Dieppa to a world championship also. In addition to those two boxers, he also trained his nephew, Juan Gomez Trinidad, Fres Oquendo and Felix Flores. Trinidad Sr. also acted as his son's manager. In 2000, he won the Al Buck Award as the Boxing Writers Association of America's
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Nina Baden-Semper


Nina Baden-Semper (born 1945) is a British actress of Trinidadian descent, best known for her role as Barbie Reynolds in the 1970s sit-com "Love Thy Neighbour" from Thames Television. Born in Trinidad, Nina Baden-Semper was a dancer when she first came to Britain, before going on to act. In an acting career that spans more than 40 years, Nina Baden-Semper has appeared in numerous radio, television, film and theatre productions and has toured worldwide in many plays. She has
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Presbyterian Church in Trinidad and Tobago


were established in Couva, Princes Town, San Fernando and Tunapuna. In 1883 the first secondary school was opened. In 1891 the communities planted by Canadian and Scottish ministers were gathered into a Presbytery. In 1892 the Presbyterian Theological Seminary was opened. In 1893 the Presbyterian Church in Trinidad and Tobago was known as the Presbytery of Trinidad. In 1896 Rev. J. S. Wilson, a Scottish minister, established the Marabella Presbyterian Church which later become Wilson Memorial Presbyterian Church. In 1898 Morton Memorial Presbyterian Church built a secondary school. In
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Trinidad and Tobago national football team


in the West Indies, as the most often used venue. The cricket ground served as the country's largest stadium until the new National Stadium was built in Mucurapo, Port of Spain, to host the nation's athletics competitions and international football matches. The stadium later was renovated and renamed after Hasely Crawford, the first person from Trinidad and Tobago to win an Olympic gold medal, prior to Trinidad and Tobago hosting the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. The stadium currently has a seating capacity of 23,000 and is owned by the
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Clifford Roach


his legs. Roach was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and attended St Mary's College, for whom he played football. He played his early cricket on matting pitches in Trinidad, and represented Maple, a cricket club for middle-class players. He was coached by George John from an early age. He made his first-class debut for Trinidad in February 1924, when he scored 44 and 22 against British Guiana. He did not play for Trinidad again until 1926, when he faced the touring Marylebone
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First Christian Church (Trinidad, Colorado)


First Christian Church (First Christian Community Church) is a historic church at 200 S. Walnut Street in Trinidad, Colorado. It was built in 1922 and was added to the National Register in 1995. It was designed by architects Isaac Rapp and Arthur C. Hendrickson. According to its NRHP nomination, "The building is an interesting interpretation of the Mediterranean style by the prominent architectural firm of Rapp, Rapp & Hendrickson. It is one of the last buildings designed by the firm and illustrates the firm's breadth of architectural styles.
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Talibon, Bohol


Trinidad") in honor of the patrons of their fateful ship. The survivors became the first lay missionaries to Bohol and Fr. Luengo called them the Trinidad Christians of Talibon. In 1830, Talibon was established as an independent municipality from Inabanga. The following year, Talibon became a parish dedicated to the Most Holy Trinity, with Fr. Ramon de Santa Ana as the first parish priest. At first, a ramshackle hut built by the natives served as the church but in 1852 construction of the permanent church was started.
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Abdur Rahman Slade Hopkinson


1962 the family went to live in Trinidad and Slade Hopkinson joined Derek Walcott's Trinidad Theatre Workshop and was a celebrated Corporal Lestrade in Dream on Monkey Mountain. He studied at the Yale Drama School on a Rockefeller scholarship between 1965 and 1966, taught at the University of Guyana (1966–68), then returned to the TTW. However, by 1970 there was a falling out with Walcott and he founded the Caribbean Theatre Guild in 1970. His writing career began in 1954 with the publication of "The Four and Other Poems"
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Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago


developmental growth of the telephone network in Trinidad and Tobago from the mid-1930s until 1960. Approximately 6,300 lines were in service when the country got its first 1000-line step-by-step exchange in 1936. In 1947, Consolidated purchased the government-operated system in Tobago and the first teleprinter (TELEX) link was established in 1949. After a prolonged strike in 1960, which existed for 1,124 days, the government of the day purchased the company, and on November 30, Trinidad Consolidated Telephones Limited became the state owned Trinidad and
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Bahá'í Faith in Trinidad and Tobago


, when he died. With local converts and a few pioneers, the first Bahá'í Local Spiritual Assembly was subsequently elected in Port of Spain in 1957. As far back as 1951 the Bahá'ís had organized a regional National Assembly for the combination of Mexico, Central America and the Antilles islands. Further Bahá'ís continued to travel to Trinidad and Tobago. Winston Evans toured the Caribbean including Trinidad in 1957. In 1962 Joel Caverly from Massachusetts came to Trinidad for the first time as a member of the music band from the Washington DC Navy
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Teatro La Caridad


Teatro de La Caridad or Teatro La Caridad (Spanish for "Charity's Theater"), located in Santa Clara, is one of the few remaining colonial theatres in Cuba. It is a National Monument of Cuba. Teatro de La Caridad was built in 1885 and is one of The Eight Grand Theaters of Cuban Colonial era along with Teatro de la Marina in Santiago de Cuba [1823], Milanes in Pinar del Río [1838], Tacón in Havana [1838], Brunet in Trinidad [1840], Principal
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Little Carib Theatre


time was visiting Trinidad, and whom the founder Beryl McBurnie had met in New York. By the 1960s, the work of the Little Carib Dance Company had been recognised and celebrated overseas, having performed at such events as the Caribbean Festival of Arts in Puerto Rico in 1952, the Jamaica Tercentenary Celebrations in 1955 and the opening of the Federal Parliament of Toronto in April 1958. In the 1960s the Little Carib building had to be closed down and was re-built in three years. Many of the plays of Nobel Prize
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Theatre Royal, Drury Lane


first two centuries, Drury Lane could "reasonably have claimed to be London's leading theatre". For most of that time, it was one of a handful of patent theatres, granted monopoly rights to the production of "legitimate" drama in London (meaning spoken plays, rather than opera, dance, concerts, or plays with music). The first theatre on the site was built at the behest of Thomas Killigrew in the early 1660s, when theatres were allowed to reopen during the English Restoration. Initially known as
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Edgar Marsden


Edgar Gabriel Marsden (25 March 1919 – 15 October 2010) was a Trinidad cricketer who played two matches of first-class cricket in 1949. Edgar Marsden captained Trinidad in the only two first-class matches of the 1948-49 West Indies season, when Trinidad played Barbados twice at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, over two weeks in January and February 1949. He batted in the lower middle order and made 30 runs in three innings. He also played several times for South Trinidad in the Beaumont Cup in the 1940s,
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Harwan Theatre


The Harwan Theatre was a movie theatre in Mount Ephraim, New Jersey. Originally known as the Mount Ephraim Theatre, it was built in 1929 at the corner of the Black Horse Pike and Kings Highway, and first opened on Thanksgiving Day in 1930. The original owners, Elias and Eva Harwan, named it the Mount Ephraim Theatre; it was renamed the Harwan Theatre when it was sold in 1968. It was originally a vaudeville theatre, with a stage, a single screen and 600 seats. It was torn down in
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Prince of Wales Theatre


The Prince of Wales Theatre is a West End theatre in Coventry Street, near Leicester Square in London. It was established in 1884 and rebuilt in 1937, and extensively refurbished in 2004 by Sir Cameron Mackintosh, its current owner. The theatre should not be confused with the former Scala Theatre in London that was known as the "Prince of Wales Royal Theatre" or "Prince of Wales's Theatre" from 1865 until its demolition in 1903. The first theatre on the site opened in January 1884 when C.J. Phipps built the
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Culture of the Caribbean


" (ANSCAFE) launched in October 2005 to awards in the Arts (and other areas). Up to 2010, they were made biennially, but as of 2011, the awards will be made yearly in ceremonies in Trinidad. Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham (late President of Guyana) facilitated the first Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA) in 1972 in Georgetown, Guyana. The Caribbean has a thriving stage theatre scene. Judy Stone writes: "In addition to the conventional drama of social realism and the yard theatre,
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Augie Hiebert


August Gottlob "Augie" Hiebert (December 4, 1916 – September 13, 2007) was an Alaskan television executive. Hiebert is credited with building Alaska's first television station, KTVA in Anchorage in 1953. He is often called the "father of Alaskan television." Augie Hiebert was born in Trinidad, Washington. Fascinated with electronics as a teenager, he built his first amateur radio in Bend, Oregon, when he was only 15. He landed his first job in Wenatchee, Washington, at a radio station after
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Colonial Theatre (South Hill, Virginia)


Colonial Theatre, also known as The Colonial Center for the Performing Arts, is a historic movie theater located at South Hill, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It was built in 1925, and housed in a three-story, brick, commercial building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. It is now mainly used for community theater productions and local events. First built in 1925, the Colonial Theatre was closed between 1970 and approximately 2001, when an effort was made to restore the building to
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Irish theatre


from the 18th century theatre which preceded it, and is built on the foundations of the first Theatre Royal from 1662. It is thus often referred to as Ireland's "oldest new theatre" or "newest old theatre". The Lord Amiens Theatre was built as a private theatre wing of Aldborough House in 1795, and used as such until 1830. Despite alterations to the interior, structurally the building remains exactly as it was designed and first constructed, and it is thus considered the oldest purpose-built theatre building in
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Rock Island (Trinidad and Tobago)


citizens by the Government in the early 19th century for use as a holiday home. It was first leased to T.F. Johnston who subsequently sold it to Doctor R. Mercer. Dr. Mercer then gave the lease as a present to Master Thomas Laughlin. During these times, a house was built on the island and rented out to the public. By 1888, the island was being used as a quarantine depot for first-class passengers of ships that may have highly contagious diseases. A flagpole was placed on the island, which when
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Laventille


Laventille is a ward of Trinidad and Tobago. The name "Laventille" hearkens back to colonial times, especially when the French dominated the cultural traditions of the island. One etymological derivation of the name is because the northeast trade winds come to this part of the island of Trinidad before reaching any other part of colonial Port of Spain – hence the metaphorical name "La Ventaille" ("The Vent"). Geographically, it is the source of Orographic precipitation for the capital city. Laventille was built by people of poorer
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CIBC Theatre


the Nederlander subsidiary, Broadway In Chicago, and has hosted pre-Broadway productions and world premieres. Nederlander sells naming rights. In May 2008, the theater was renamed the Bank of America Theatre when that company acquired LaSalle Bank in 2007. In 2017, it became CIBC Theater when that company bought the then current naming rights holder, PrivateBank. As the first theater built in Chicago after the Iroquois Theatre fire, the Majestic Theatre was specially cited for its fire safety. This theater was also constructed to bring a more elegant
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Hålogaland Teater


Hålogaland Teater is a regional theatre serving the region of Nord-Norge, the northernmost of Norway. When established in 1971, it was the first regional theatre in Norway, and the first professional theatre in Nord-Norge. Many of its productions are staged in the regional Norwegian dialects. Although based in Tromsø in the Arctic Circle, where it occupies a modern purpose-built building, the theatre also tours the surrounding rural areas. The varied schedule includes a mixture of genres, contemporary and classic drama, and musical and
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Teatro Berga


the building was intact to allow Andrea Palladio to draw up a detailed plan, including dimensions that he measured personally. Other architects were later also able to draw up drawings of the theatre. The theatre was destroyed in the first half of the 17th century, when its site was built up with residential buildings which still exist. The theatre's semi-circular plan is still evident, being preserved by the location of the roads surrounding it and the houses built on its site, but little remains of the structure. Some of
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Maraval


from the past have been retained and allow for a glimpse into the history of Trinidad and Tobago. As with many urban and suburban areas in Trinidad, Maraval is prone to flash floods during the rainy season. During this period, houses built along the main roads or close rivers and streams are in danger of being flooded. The West Indian cricketer Learie Constantine included 'Maraval' in his full title when, in 1969, he became a Life Peer and member of the British House of Lords. On February 5, 2015
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Pointe-à-Pierre


courts (and in the mid-1960s an 18-hole golf course and a secondary school, of which only the golf course remains). The oil refinery was originally built by Trinidad Leaseholds Limited (TLL) and expanded by Texaco. It was transferred to Trintoc when the government purchased the land-based assets of Texaco Trinidad Limited, and then incorporated into Petrotrin. The town is also the home of the world-famous Pointe-à-Pierre Wild Fowl Trust, a wildlife reserve for waterfowl located within the secured premises of the Petrotrin
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President of Trinidad and Tobago


The President of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of state of Trinidad and Tobago and the commander-in-chief of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. The office was established when the country became a republic in 1976, before which the head of state was Queen Elizabeth II. The last Governor-General, Sir Ellis Clarke, was sworn in as the first President on 1 August 1976 under a transitional arrangement. He was formally chosen as President by an electoral college consisting of members of both houses of Parliament on 24
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Ministry of Finance (Trinidad and Tobago)


The Ministry of Finance is a cabinet ministry in the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The head of the ministry is the Minister of Finance and is appointed by the President of Trinidad and Tobago on the advice of the Prime Minister. The incumbent, Mr. Colm Imbert, assumed office on September 11, 2015, and succeeded Mr. Larry Howai following the Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2015. The first mention of The Ministry of Finance was in 1956 when an elected Minister of Finance would replace the Official Financial Secretary (British civil
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Trinidad Legarda


Trinidad Fernandez Legarda (28 March 1899 – 1998) was a Filipina suffragist, clubwoman, philanthropist, and editor. She was the first woman ambassador from the Philippines, when she was appointed in 1958. Trinidad Fernandez y Rodriguez was born in Cuyo, Palawan, the daughter of Clemente Fernandez and Vicenta Rodriguez. While she was still a teenager, Trinidad Fernandez trained to be a teacher, taught school in her hometown, and began working as secretary to an American clubwoman in Manila. She was a beauty queen as a young
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Rugby union in Trinidad and Tobago


Rugby union in Trinidad and Tobago is a popular sport. There are currently 4,457 registered players, and 13 clubs. They are currently ranked 45th in the world. The governing body is the Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union (TTRFU). The first record of rugby union being played in Trinidad and Tobago dates to the expatriate community in 1922. The game remained confined to this community until the late 1960s when an emphasis on schools development began. This period declined by the end of the 1970s and was not renewed until 1990
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Rudolph Walker


2001. Rudolph Walker was born in San Juan, Trinidad, and began acting as an eight-year-old in primary school, going on to join Derek Walcott's Trinidad Theatre Workshop as its youngest member. With the aim of furthering his career he left the island at the age of 20 in 1960. He had been planning to go to the United States, where he had connections, but actor Errol John — who had already migrated to Britain but was in Trinidad doing a play — convinced him to go to
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Ogunquit Playhouse


Theatre Movement of the 1920s and early 30s, Walter Hartwig organized an annual theatre tournament in New York. When the Depression put an end to the tournament, Hartwig started the Manhattan Theatre Colony and brought it to the town of Ogunquit. In 1937, the theatre moved to a new building at its present-day location on Main Street in Ogunquit, Maine. The Ogunquit Playhouse was the first, and remains the only, summer theatre from the summer stock era built exclusively as a seasonal theatre. After Walter's death in
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Trinidad Head Light


Trinidad Head Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse in Trinidad, California. It is north of Eureka, California, built in 1871. The low, square, brick tower, painted white, was built in 1871. The light is only above ground, but the headland on which it stands gives it an elevation of above the sea. Despite the great height above the sea, heavy seas have been known to reach it. In 1914, the keeper made the following report: The wave he described was the highest recorded wave on
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Grand Theatre (Manhattan)


The Grand Theatre was a theatre in the Yiddish Theatre District in Manhattan in New York City built for Yiddish productions, the first of its kind. The theater was built in 1904 by Jacob Pavlovitch Adler, a famous Russian-born Jewish actor. On March 12, 1902, Sophia Karp, with Jacob Fischel and playwright Joseph Lateiner, founded the Grand Theatre in New York City. The city's first theatre built specifically for Yiddish productions, the Grand was typical of Yiddish theatres of the time by being largely artist-managed
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Finnish National Theatre


Finnish-language theatre. For the first thirty years of its existence, The Finnish Theatre functioned primarily as a touring company. Its first directors were the siblings Kaarlo and Emilie Bergbom. The theatre did not acquire a permanent home until 1902, when a purpose-built structure was erected prominently in the heart of Helsinki, adjacent to the city's main railway station, the Helsinki Central railway station. The building was designed by Onni Tarjanne in the National Romantic style, inspired by romantic nationalism. At the same time, the
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Teatro Olimpico


. Some authors have incorrectly stated that when the Teatro Olimpico was constructed in 1580-1585, it was the first purpose-built theatre in Europe in over a thousand years. In reality, the theatre was one of a number of new permanent theatres being constructed at the time. Records show that permanent theatres were constructed in Ferrara (1531), Rome (1545), Mantua (1549), Bologna (1550), Siena (1561), and Venice (1565). This last theatre was designed by Palladio
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La Trinidad, Benguet


2nd, 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, 1st Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary, and the 66th Infantry Regiment of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines - Northern Luzon or USAFIP-NL liberated La Trinidad. La Trinidad was transformed into a full-fledged town from its former status as municipal district by virtue of "Republic Act No. 531", approved June 16, 1950. On June 23, 2016, La Trinidad was highlighted in the media when the first
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Theater (structure)


rain or sunlight. Some Roman theatres, constructed of wood, were torn down after the festival for which they were erected concluded. This practice was due to a moratorium on permanent theatre structures that lasted until 55 BC when the Theatre of Pompey was built with the addition of a temple to avoid the law. Some Roman theatres show signs of never having been completed in the first place. Inside Rome, few theatres have survived the centuries following their construction, providing little evidence about the specific theatres. Arausio, the theatre in
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Roman theatre (structure)


to provide shelter from rain or sunlight. Some Roman theatres, constructed of wood, were torn down after the festival for which they were erected concluded. This practice was due to a moratorium on permanent theatre structures that lasted until 55 BC when the Theatre of Pompey was built with the addition of a temple to avoid the law. Some Roman theatres show signs of never having been completed in the first place. Inside Rome, few theatres have survived the centuries following their construction, providing little evidence about the specific theatres. The
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Culture of Halifax, Nova Scotia


demolished to make way for an office building (the Maritime Centre). Halifax is home to a number of theatre groups, the most prominent being the Neptune Theatre. Though Neptune was founded in 1963, live theatre had been performed on the present site since 1915 when it was reputed to be the first Vaudeville house designed and built specifically as a theatre. Other notable theatre groups include the "open air" Shakespeare by the Sea, Eastern Front Theatre, based in Alderney Landing and "Canada's longest continuously running community theatre
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