2025 in Trinidad and Tobago
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Events in the year 2025 in Trinidad and Tobago.
- President: Christine Kangaloo
- Prime Minister: Keith Rowley (until March 16); Stuart Young (until 1 May); Kamla Persad-Bissessar (since 1 May)
- Chief Justice: Ivor Archie
- Leader of the Opposition: Kamla Persad-Bissessar (until 1 May); Pennelope Beckles-Robinson (since 6 May)
Events
March
- 17 March – Stuart Young is inaugurated as prime minister following the resignation of Keith Rowley.[1]
April
- 28 April – 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election: The opposition United National Congress wins a majority of seats in the House of Representatives.[2]
May
- 1 May – Kamla Persad-Bissessar is sworn in as prime minister.[3]
July
- 18 July – A state of emergency is declared following the discovery of a plot by criminal organisations to assassinate key government officials and attack public institutions.[4]
- 21 July – A woman is rescued after being abducted in northeast Trinidad on 13 July in a police operation that kills one of her abductors.[5]
August
- 6 August – The statue of Christopher Columbus in Columbus Square in Port of Spain is removed amid criticism over its symbolism of colonialism.[6]
September
- 7 September – A Caribbean Airlines pilot is rescued after being abducted in northwest Trinidad on 3 September.[5]
- 23 September – The High Court blocks the extradition of former FIFA vice president Jack Warner to the United States on corruption charges.[7]
October
- 9 October – The United States gives Trinidad and Tobago clearance to negotiate a gas agreement with Venezuela without facing sanctions.[8]
- 18 October – The US embassy warns its citizens against US government facilities over the Diwali weekend, with Trinidadian authorities attributing the warning to regional tensions.[9]
November
Deaths
- 3 August – Deoroop Teemal, senator (since 2018).[11]
- 16 October – Edward Joseph Gilbert, 88, American-born Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Port of Spain (2001–2011).[12]
Holidays
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- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 3–4 March – Carnival
- 30 March – Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day
- 31 March – Eid al-Fitr
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 30 May – Indian Arrival Day
- 19 June – Corpus Christi
- 20 June – Labour Day
- 1 August – Emancipation Day
- 31 August – Independence Day
- 24 September – Republic Day
- 20 October – Diwali
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
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