Alex Smailes In Trinidad and Tobago, carnival rites begin two days before Ash Wednesday with Jouvay, a pre-dawn "mas," or masquerade, that has roots in celebrations of the emancipation of the ...

run by the National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago, get better and better, serving up a variety of Trinidadian art forms, including the lyrical battles of Extempo music and the social ...

The Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, often referred to as the 'mother of all carnivals', unfolds annually over two full days on the Monday and Tuesday preceding Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent.

Late last year, amid a surge in murders and gang violence, the Government of Canada issued a warning to Canadians to ...

foreigners and a U.S. legal permanent resident have been recent victims of kidnapping in Trinidad and Tobago, an island nation known for its beaches and Carnival celebrations. On Dec. 30 ...

CLAUDETTE WARNER’S world was a swirling tapestry of colour and imagination, her small hands wielding a brush like a maestro ...

Compared to Tobago, Trinidad's hotel prices are fairly stable this time of year. But rates do spike in January and February due to the Trinidad Carnival. Despite the price jump, it's still a great ...